CirocBoy Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 ^ ^ ^ da fuq!??? What you smoking on? Quote Link to comment
startoffbeat Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 hindi masamang mangarap ng mataas para kay thomas. remember, jeremy lin had far more hype than steph curry. Quote Link to comment
Mad Damian Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Warriors were a team in disarray till Steve Kerr took over.Made them go back to the basic as a team.Something Mark Jackson couldn't do/see. If only Dwayne Casey could see the potential of his Raptor other than just developing DeRozan And Lowrythey'll go farther in the weak East. To answer the question, the team as a whole is the most important players.From the bigs who anchor the D to the shooters and passers who open up the floor for the slashers.No one player stands out till the final moments of a clsoe game. Quote Link to comment
Guiness Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Well the narrative that the Warriors were displaying, that its because they were a team, they became successful, kind of like what the Spurs are only they were younger. Thing is, they were exposed by two teams that hold on the old adage of basketball that rely on top level Superstars to get them over. They struggled mightily against the OKC Thunder who were being burned by Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. They won because the Thunder didn't have the mental toughness to finish them off when they had the 3-1 lead. Against the Cavs they ran into the best player in the game in Lebron James who put up monster numbers. Maybe it means. that team play can only get you so far and when it comes to crunch, you still need a player you can rely on to win you the game. A Go-to-guy to make the shot in the final moments of the game. Kind of like what Irving did when Curry couldn't stop him from hitting the game winning 3. Curry couldn't duplicate the Irving shot at the other end. Something a player of his talent level should have made. And now they are making a play for Durant. Is it because they need a CLOSER at the end of the game? Something that Curry is incapable of doing when the going gets tough the tough gets too Scurry for Curry? Quote Link to comment
Guiness Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 (edited) Kevin Durant to sign with Warriors Kevin Durant is joining the Golden State Warriors.Saying it has been "by far the most challenging few weeks in my professional life," Durant announced his decision Monday in a post on The Players' Tribune.He is expected to sign a two-year, $54.3 million contract, sources told ESPN's Marc Stein. The deal would include a player option after the first year. "The primary mandate I had for myself in making this decision was to have it based on the potential for my growth as a player -- as that has always steered me in the right direction," Durant wrote. "But I am also at a point in my life where it is of equal importance to find an opportunity that encourages my evolution as a man: moving out of my comfort zone to a new city and community which offers the greatest potential for my contribution and personal growth."With this in mind, I have decided that I am going to join the Golden State Warriors." The contract can be finalized July 7, when a leaguewide moratorium is lifted on signings and trades.With Durant's decision, the Warriors are unlikely to match the reported four-year, $95 million offer sheet that Harrison Barnes agreed to with the Dallas Mavericks. The biggest catch on the free-agent market, Durant met with six teams the past three days: Oklahoma City, Golden State, San Antonio, Boston, Miami and the Los Angeles Clippers. The Warriors held their meeting with Durant on Friday. On Saturday, Durant spoke with NBA legend Jerry West, a member of the Warriors' executive board, on the telephone, sources told ESPN's Chris Broussard. West outlined reasons why he believed Golden State would be the ideal fit for the superstar forward.The 27-year-old Durant has spent all nine seasons of his career with the Thunder organization. He won the MVP in 2014, has been named first-team All-NBA five times and has made seven All-Star teams. He has appeared in four Western Conference finals and one NBA Finals, losing in five games to the Heat in 2012.Durant bounced back last season to earn second-team All-NBA honors after undergoing three surgeries on his right foot to repair a Jones fracture suffered prior to the 2014-15 season, when he was limited to 27 games before undergoing a season-ending bone graft procedure in March. Without Durant, the Thunder missed the postseason. With him back for 72 games last season, the Thunder improved to 55-27 and finished third in the West. The Thunder beat the Dallas Mavericks in five games in the opening round, upset the 67-win Spurs in six games in the second round and pushed the Warriors to seven games in the Western Conference finals.Durant averaged 28.2 points, 8.2 rebounds and 5.0 assists last season, and he scored at least 20 points in 67 straight games.In nine seasons, Durant is averaging 27.4 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game. Information from ESPN staff writer Royce Young was used in this report. Edited July 4, 2016 by hahnz Quote Link to comment
Sadmellow Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 almost all-star starting lineup na to GS lol Quote Link to comment
Guiness Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 i don't know about you guys, but this smells awfully the same back in 2010 when a guy from Cleveland left to go chasing championships in Miami. Outside of the Golden State fan base you can surely bet bandwagon fans are already riding the caravan of the Warriors when they hear of this news Quote Link to comment
BigBen28 Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Welcome to the Warriors Mr Kevin Durant !! Quote Link to comment
*kalel* Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/kevin-durant-announces-join-golden-state-warriors-40329716 Good choice! I hope he fits in Quote Link to comment
kind patron Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/kevin-durant-announces-join-golden-state-warriors-40329716 Good choice! I hope he fits in I hope he doesn't haha Fantasy wise, Steph, KD, Draymond and Klay are in the top 15 -- their values will surely take a hit. So I guess, I won't draft any of them in the first two rounds to be safe Quote Link to comment
startoffbeat Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 there goes the neighborhood Quote Link to comment
daphne loves derby Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 WARRIORS will be scary next season. Not the defending champs. main concern here is KD only signed "two years" which means, for him, it will be a trial and error process ala Howard in LA. They have the bigger pressure to win the title next season than the cavs to repeat. What will happen if they didnt even reach the finals? Lets see... Quote Link to comment
Hari ng Spakol Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 if you can't beat them, join them! Quote Link to comment
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