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KD to GSW... I hate those guys

ElRoach0 said:
I'm not sure I concede this point without deeper consideration.

Besides star power, what strengths would Karl bring to the table? Remember; he was given the ball by some silly point guard a lot. I don't recall the triangle offense does not really highlight the PF position.
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Malone averaged 13 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 assists that year for the Lakers.

Pretty good numbers that they missed when he got hurt
 
Hack said:
I dont think its weak. You cant blame players for wanting to win and not trusting GM's and team owners. They make bad decisions all the time. I wpuldnt want to put my legacy in their hands. The Thunder already showed whats more important, the money side or winning side, when they traded Harden for nothing basically. Its either being cheap or incompetence. Neither of which as a player I would want to roll with. As bad as Harden is on defense, he still would have made them a lot better had he stayed. That probabaly still bugs Durant.
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Yeah, we know it as fact that three guys who need the ball in their hands a ton would've co-existed just fine and been a better team even though their front line would've been a complete joke without Ibaka.
 
Cunning Linguist said:
Yeah, we know it as fact that three guys who need the ball in their hands a ton would've co-existed just fine and been a better team even though their front line would've been a complete joke without Ibaka.
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Warriors are doing a pretty good job with small ball. They could have been the Warriors before the Warriors. They already showed they could coexist too. They went to the finals with it. Ibaka turned out to not really matter all that much after all. They would have been better with a cheap shot blocker and keeping Harden. Regardless of what we argue. Its how Durant felt about it anyways or how he perceives what would have played out.

It might not have been a great combo. Maybe only one ball wouldnt have been enough for them, but its different with the Warriors. A lot different. Its a way better fit. A lot less dribbling around and a lot more passing to wide open guys for quick shots. Its going to fit Durant a lot better. Im sure he can see that.

As crazy as it sounds, Durant might average more ppg with all that new room he has to work with.

Im sure thats a big part of why he wants to go there. He is going to play with smarter players.
 
The Thriller said:
Yikes.

The only way to beat them now is to go big and try and pound the hell out of them inside.

The NBA needs to do something to stop this. These super teams kill competition and will kill ratings.

The NFL is so successful in large part to the parity. Everyone (except for Browns fans) feel like they have a chance.

Meanwhile, does anyone outside of Cleveland, San Antonio, and Oakland feel like they have a chance next year?
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Kill ratings? Just the opposite. Just broadcast GSW or Cleveland every night. Silver is probably hoping Lakers get back on track soon. All the league needs is 3-4 great teams. Sure, the others don't have a chance. But it doesn't matter. Revenue just keeps increasing. Look at the past 10 years. How many different teams won the title? Did it hurt? Not a bit. The league just entered into a mega broadcast deal which will push player salaries and owner profits to an all-time high.
 
Huge additon for the Warriors! They needed a player like him to make the dirty work! He accepted a low salary in order to try to win a ring.
 
Diamond77 said:
Huge additon for the Warriors! They needed a player like him to make the dirty work! He accepted a low salary in order to try to win a ring.
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He isnt as skilled as Bogut as far as on the floor IQ and playmaking, but he is a better foul shooter and is just as tough/dirty. He can also play more minutes than Bogut.
 
fishonjazz said:
Malone averaged 13 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 assists that year for the Lakers.

Pretty good numbers that they missed when he got hurt
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Thirty point game in the playoffs is fantastic, but injuries are part of the game... unfortunately so is nailing Kobe's wife. He still fought with a sprained knee through 4/5 games in the NBA finals even if it wasn't enough.
 
ElRoach0 said:
Thirty point game in the playoffs is fantastic, but injuries are part of the game... unfortunately so is nailing Kobe's wife. He still fought with a sprained knee through 4/5 games in the NBA finals even if it wasn't enough.
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You were downplaying how effective Malone would have been for that laker team and I was just saying that he actually still had some gas in the tank.
 
fishonjazz said:
You were downplaying how effective Malone would have been for that laker team and I was just saying that he actually still had some gas in the tank.
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Not quite what I intended, but point taken.

FWIW, I think he could probably still put in a solid 10 min a game.
 
ElRoach0 said:
Not quite what I intended, but point taken.

FWIW, I think he could probably still put in a solid 10 min a game.
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Lol, probably right
 
I hope the Warriors will be worse than we think but I don't think they will. The difference between them and other such goliath rosters that underperformed are:
1) SPACING/SHOOTING
2) Unselfish players
3) players in their primes.
 
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