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Durant to Warriors - not a big fan
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07-04-2016, 09:28 PM
and whose glaring weakness is best addressed by exactly what you have to offer?
What exactly is GS glaring weakness? I thought if anything it was defense. Durant is not known for his defense, but his offense.
07-04-2016, 11:05 PM
fmgtech wrote: Nope, not defense. Correct me if I'm wrong, but they were among the leaders in defense during the season, and held Cleveland under 100 in 4 of the 7 games (89 pt average). That defense should have been good enough to win the series. No, in the playoffs, where foul calls are few and far between, having someone who is a legitimate threat to take it to the hoop--or pull up for a three with defenders trying to prevent the drive--was glaringly missing from the GSW lineup. If the GSW had a legitimate threat to drive the ball on every play--that would have forced Cleveland to play a more honest defense against Curry and Thompson. As it was they could, and did, successfully overplay the 3-point line neutralizing GSW's scoring threats. Cleveland was successful defending GSW not just this year, but the year before. What saved GSW last year, was Cleveland's lack of depth that resulted in their wilting down the stretch. With Durant, if teams overplay the 3-point line, Durant will go for 40. If they try to stop Durant, then Curry and Thompson will average 30 each.
07-05-2016, 12:13 AM
It was a good move for Durant. Yes, it was 'weak' in the sense that Durant prioritized winning over the struggle to win. But what is sports about? Is about trying to win or winning?
I'm always dissatisfied when there is a consolidation of the best players in a single team (unless it's a Detroit team, of course). I'm amazed that Cleveland won this year. Barring horrific injury or inexplicable meltdown (a Kobe-Dwight struggle is soooo unlikely but would be soooo satisfying), the Warriors are winning 3 of the next 4 titles.
07-05-2016, 05:50 AM
St. Bernard wrote: They'll be tough to beat. But there are unfortunately injuries and other maladies that plauge teams. The NBA Playoffs of today are comprised mostly of teams that have survived the season intact. The Warriors have been fortunate lately. People wonder why Steph is so underpaid, don't remember when he had glass ankles that ruined his negotiating position at the time. I don't think The Dubs will be as good as people think, though I do believe they'll be formidible. Durant counters the fact that Curry was essentially solved by league to a degree ("I held Steph to 30!). Now when teams take away his space, KD can be ravaging teams down in the post. That's a lot of weapons. If the Lakers had won the KD sweepstakes 4 years ago, the League would have stopped it.
07-05-2016, 09:22 AM
vision63 wrote: And look at the Lakers now. We can't blame the League for the sorry state of the Lakers, but their kiboshing the Chris Paul deal clearly was a contributing factor. Today's unbeatable titan may be a cellar dweller in a few very short years. Accordingly, I think the League is wise to let these deals play out.
07-05-2016, 04:05 PM
Billybob wrote: And look at the Lakers now. We can't blame the League for the sorry state of the Lakers, but their kiboshing the Chris Paul deal clearly was a contributing factor. Today's unbeatable titan may be a cellar dweller in a few very short years. Accordingly, I think the League is wise to let these deals play out. You heard it here first. The Lakers are going to have a surprisingly successful season. Whoop Whoop! |
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