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Best Posts: 2017 NBA Finals | GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS ARE CHAMPIONS [GS WINS SERIES 4-1]

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Kon

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Saying there's 'quite a few teams' today that could beat the 96-97 bulls is ridiculous to say the least.

The Warriors would have a shot, imo a good shot.. but 'quite a few teams' in a season where there wasn't even many good teams and the NBA as a whole was weaker than it's been in years? Uh... no.

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Man f--- Durant.

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Jun 5, 2017
Well the 73-9 Warriors added Durant, would only be fair if the 72-10 Bulls got to add Olajuwan, Malone or David Robinson.

See how ridiculous that sounds? lol

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James Young irl like a 53

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Enigma said

Exactly.... and KD's a b---- for doing that, the same way Lebron was a b---- for going to Miami lol.

His rings with Miami will always be some what disputed. Especially when it comes in comparison with guys like Kobe and Jordan. Though I give him credit for the Heat-Spurs final that the Heat won. They were underdogs going into that final and came back to win it.
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The difference between us then is that I don't think it's as big a deal as you and some others do. What was he supposed to do, sit around in Cleveland while they continue to bring in the likes of Mo Williams, Larry Hughes, and Antwan Jamison to be his 2nd best teammate?

Kobe demanded a trade to get the Lakers moving on contending again. MJ was so frustrated after losing to Detroit he wanted to trade Pippen for Kemp.

At the end of the day a great player is only as good as the ones around him. Some aren't fortunate enough to be traded away from Charlotte and get paired up with the most dominant big ever in their rookie season, or have a SF from Arkansas turn into a top 30 player and arguably the best defender of all time. I can't get mad at somebody for trying and successfully putting their career and future in their own hands.

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f--- KD

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Kon said

The NBA is in such a horrible spot right now and it'll probably only keep getting worse cuz players know they're in control and can team up.

Spurs will get CP3 this offseason I bet then other super teams will form as well over the next few years.
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Celtics are the NBA's only hope of restoring balance.

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God I hate this Warriors' team so much.

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Jun 4, 2017
The Warriors are truly a f---ing cancer to the NBA.. What's the point in playing all year when they have a roster like this?

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Jun 1, 2017
Why is there a three-day gap between games 1 and 2? These TV scheduling deals are horrible.

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Modest said

KG was technically traded to the Cs. But since he has a NO TRADE CLAUSE he had 100% control over where he landed.

It's true that KG was "technically" traded to the Cs. It's also true that he was "technically" traded to the Nets. However it is you that seem to have forgotten some details.

At first KG made it clear he was not interested in a trade to the Cs. If the Cs would have traded for him he was going to opt out of his contract and leave the Cs that year in free agency. Not wanting to part way with assets for a one year rental held up the trade for a while. So KG had leverage in this situation. But then the Cs got Ray Allen. And all of a sudden KG was willing to sign an extension with the Cs.

Now to the Brooklyn move. KG had a no trade clause which means he controlled where he was going to play for the remainder of his contract. But a player by the name of Paul Pierce convinced him to waive it to join him in BK to form what he thought would be a superteam:

"That's when I made the call [to Garnett]," Pierce said.

And that conversation, maybe more than anything else, is at the heart of Garnett's willingness to waive his no-trade clause and allow himself along with Pierce and Jason Terry, to be traded to the Brooklyn Nets.

Pierce spent his entire career with the Celtics, so he was all too familiar with the struggles that come when a franchise is all about rebuilding, which is where the Celtics are right now.

To go through that again, at this point in his career, would have been a tough pill to swallow for the 35-year-old.

"Like I said over the last couple of years, it would be tough to go back to an environment that wasn't trying to win a championship," Pierce said. "When you get that taste of success ... you don't want to go backwards. That's how I felt. I think Doc [Rivers] felt the same way. Kevin [Garnett] felt the same way. That's why we all put ourselves in these situations where we could try and win."

I actually have no problem with players playing a role in their future and teaming up to form great teams but these old heads need to stop acting as if they're above this. KG made a basketball decision that would allow him to compete for titles just like KD did. We've also seem past greats do it too. And I don't want to hear the "they waited until they were out of their prime argument" because:
1. They made the decision hoping to form a team of all stars that could win a title
2. You don't get "credit" or let of the hook for doing the same thing you are criticizing others for doing just because you were "old". In fact you should be criticized for not being able to swallow your pride in pursuit for a ring.
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You probably should have saved yourself the hour it took you to write/copy and paste stuff. None of those things is remotely close to Durant blowing a 3-1 lead and then joining the team that beat him...

Almost every non Warrior basketball fan, had a problem with a move except this fucken guy, Who nobody knows who he roots for, outside of just a Cavs/Warriors final.

Go away.

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Kon

May 31, 2017
Warriors so f---in stupid, already talking trash bout Bron when they don't even realize that's what fired him up last year and basically why they lost along with the Green suspension.

They asked Draymond what he thinks of Bron being in the GOAT discussion and he basically said that doesn't matter and he can have that title, he just can't have the ring.

Didn't say anything too bad just not sure why they'd say anything that could potentially piss off or motivate Bron.

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Modest said

I wonder if Pierce feels the same way about KG.
Also we ain't forget about Brooklyn
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KG didn't get beat by the Celtics in an intense playoff series right before joining them.

What does Brooklyn have to do with anything, didn't he get traded there?

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Kon said

anddddd the 'Curry wasn't 100% in the finals" excuses begin yet again.
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I think he's been dealing with that for awhile, pretty sure he rocked the sleeve last series and shot as well as he usually does.

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May 31, 2017

anddddd the 'Curry wasn't 100% in the finals" excuses begin yet again.

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Kon said

He'll probably win finals MVP tbh..
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#notmymvp

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May 29, 2017
Didn't Seething A just pick the Cavs last week? must be covering all his bases so he can't technically be wrong.

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KXNG said

That's why I love to come up with the fact that LeBron is the only one on that list to have beaten a 70+ wins team. Yeah yeah, people gonna say that there aren't many teams to have held that record. Well guess f--king what, there were 2 teams in history with a 70+ record and LeBron came back from 3-1 in the finals to beat one of them. If that doesn't k--- that argument, I don't know what does.
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Not even on some MJ vs Lebron bs I just hate the stat because it's stupid and we as fans know it is.

All that stat says is so and so team has won so and so series vs 50 win teams. But espn or whoever made that chart took it upon themselves to represent 50 win teams as giant when we know it's not true.

Atl won 60 games. Nobody thought they were contenders. We just watch a 50 win team and a 60 win team get manhandled in the conference finals by real contenders.

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Modest said

Worthless stat.

1. When did 50 wins become the benchmark for a great team or a "giant".

2. MJ played during an expansion so the top teams got to pad their wins.

3. The Hawks won 60 games in a season once and no one considered them to be a contender. W-L means nothing w/o context.
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That's why I love to come up with the fact that LeBron is the only one on that list to have beaten a 70+ wins team. Yeah yeah, people gonna say that there aren't many teams to have held that record. Well guess f---ing what, there were 2 teams in history with a 70+ record and LeBron came back from 3-1 in the finals to beat one of them. If that doesn't k--- that argument, I don't know what does.

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