Agreed

KD p!ssweak, has the ability to be #1 on his own team leading them to Finals like he did with OKC. Instead he goes to an already loaded team.

I know i can always come on here find idiots with simple mindsets. Was a great game has been a great season. Respect greatness unfolding before your eyes.

Personally feel like it would be a bit of a hollow victory, I'm not saying they haven't worked hard this year, but almost like they haven't 'earned' it.

The whole KD/Warriors is pretty crazy really. I'm no Lebron fan, but I found the whole big 3 thing with him in Miami now Clevland fine. I don't have a problem with good players coming together (Bostons 3, Wade/Shaq, Kobe/Shaq etc) because its a team sport and you need multiple good players and a good team to win. All that was nothing compared to this tough.

Lebrons teams were average sides that got a few key pieces to build around. Both sides did still need to work hard to move up the ranks and through the playoffs. KD, an MVP, literally walked onto a side that would have already been redhot favourites to win after a record 73-9 season and going 3-1 up in the finals. Lebron and co actually lead there sides to championships and made the team what it was. Where as KD (even though he's playing well) pretty much jumped on board knowing he'll probably get a ring.

I was optimistic Spurs/Cavs may beat them, but really the season/playoffs this year have just been a formality and the Warriors (as long as they stayed healthy) have been engraved on the trophy for the last 11 months.

"Respect greatness unfolding before your eyes."

More like stackedness unfolding. *YAWN*

As said above LeBron was on two assembled teams twice now but really ground it out and worked up to winning titles.

KD walking in to an already favourite team is just way too easy and takes any drama out of the league. We watch the league to see players grind it out and struggle before reaching the promised land. KD just bandwagons and gets a title straight away. BORING. Life isn't that easy, that's why we like watching battles via sport. It reflects life. This is so hollow.

KD didn't like The Slim Reaper nick ppl came up with for him a few seasons ago. Well I've got a new one - The Hollow Man.

Go back in time during the OKC seasons with Durant, Westbrook and Harden on the team. If someone told you what was going to happen and that the best player out of those three goes to a stacked team yet the other two are on teams now where they are _the_ man you'd be saying WTF WHY.

Forgive my ignorance, but it just seems Players demand more and more money and the NBA caved in, therefore allowing these super teams to assemble. all teams are doing are buying championships, and then when they get close to their cap, the NBA just raises it again.

The icing on the cake or nail in the coffin for many fans would be if MVP was given to Durant or any warriors gicen they are a big 4 now in an already standout team. Take away one of them and they should still be able to win.. Take out LBJ from Cavs and there is your answer.. Most Valuable Player to a team is just that.. Take them out and the team is definitely losing its most valuable piece. Please NBA get this one right and save some face...

What's the deal? You play ball to win championships, good on his for having the balls to go there.

Breaking no rules, even when kd and curry are on the bench they still can't make inroads.

Kd is living the dream and good luck to him.

Draft

Warriors
Durant pick 2
Curry pick 7
Thompson pick 11
Green pick 35
Pachulia pick 42

Cavs
James pick 1
Irving pick 1
Thompson pick 4
Love pick 5
Smith pick 18


Pick the right players and win...
Credit to them.

Both using other body parts to think.

I suppose Jordan ruined it as well winning all those titles, as well as the Lakers and Celtics in the 80s and Bill Russell back in the day.

I will never respect KD. Sure he may get a ring this year and a finals MVP, he's a great player. But he's not a champion if he wins with this team.

It's funny how suddenly LeBron is viewed as the good guy. He left Cleveland with nothing in the cupboard and joined the heat with Bosh and a prime Wade plus as many top veterans chasing a ring and Mike Miller, Battier, Ray etc. He was absolutely vilified throughout his Miami days. Then when Wade was showing his age, the veteran's were too old, he goes back to Cleveland that had Kyrie and the pieces to add Love and did his whole attracting veterans after a ring. He never built anything except his first run with the Cavs, when that wasn't working he bolted.
Warriors gave up Bogut,Harrison and a lot of their bench to get KD. If it was so dominant why didn't they win more than 73? It's an arms race. Did the Bulls thinks too much about trading Purdue for Rodman (actually probably did), did the Lakers think too much about signing Payton and Malone, same with Rockets getting Drexler.
Every good story needs a villain, gone from LeBron to KD, ratings are through the roof, Warriors play a fun style with plenty of points and freedom, plus their defence isn't terrible.
Don't like it, switch off, simple.

It's kind of funny people complaining about the salary cap etc etc The Cavs are spending a shit load more than the Warriors are and there down 3 - 0. The reality is Curry is ridiculously under paid but that is the situation the Warriors find themselves. It's called smart business.

Well, Hespect, you are wrong mate. There are multiple reports of KD being very very salty about reporters, articles, keyboard warriors not giving him the respect he deserves. He's one of the few athletes who actually pays attention to that crap. It's probably part of the reason why he wanted to win so bad he bitched out.

It's how you win a championship not whether you won one. KD winning one is hollow.

And LOL at people bringing up MJ. That was entertainment. This isn't.

Warriors were likable up until they got KD. An organic team who came out of nowhere to dominate. Now... meh. Boring to watch.

It's how you win a championship not whether you won one that matters*

Don't watch then

I'm not.

KD character vs LeBron along the way lends itself to likeability and respect. KD defensive, LeBron reflective and a huge philanthrapist as well. Creates not joins already created.. Understanding and not Bitter. The list goes on. Credit to Cavs to get so close last game and the story lines behind the team lending itself to warmth and respect of the LeBron and teams. Yes lots of other great individaul back stories and up til this season so did GSW but the big picture gives credit as to why LeBron and team has so many followers worldwide and the depth of passion behind this season of who do you respect. To have had an OKC Spurs GSW battle and come up against Cavs or even Celtics and other upcoming teams still tweaking their rosters this year and beyond was leadinng to a changing of the guard over the next few seasons.. Now it just seems all too obvious and predicatable.

Yeah KD is very defensive. Look at him in press conferences, shows disdain to reporters. Shocking he hasn't learnt.

How is it weak by gsw, they'd be idiots not to get KD. Any team would have signed him, any team, including cavs!!! He moved, was in the rules, move on. Money's not really going to be Factor now for him after signing Nike deal, except maybe the greatest dynasty since Celtics, only stumbling block I see if Thompson wants to shine on his own ala Harden.
Be interesting to see if Paul goes to spurs, is he a sellout as well then???

^^^
I think you mean 73-9?


How has KD gone from being the nicest guy in the NBA to being the villain? He spent 9 years with Seattle/OKC in that small market, they were consistently close but never having the complete package. He paid his dues and chose to go get his own. Does anybody expect him to have signed with the Kings, Nets or any other bum franchise? Of course not. And should The Warriors have passed on him and said "nah we're good with Matt Barnes".

Call KD a bitch all you like, but truth is he's turned up every night and been the one to lead the Warriors as a juggernaut team through these playoffs and finals series. He's currently on the highest scoring average in NBA Finals history in the face of "the best player in the world". You are witnessing greatness and the beginning of a new dynasty.

Also, how deep are the Warriors really? Outside of a big 3 they've got a couple of great role players in Iggy and Draymond, JaVale was scrapping in and out of the league and was bought with loose change, and we all know Zaza is not a legit All Star but was voted in by the bandwagon fans. Their 2nd unit is led by Livingston and then a bunch of nobodies looking to stat pad in the final 2 minutes they get as they'd be eaten alive when it counted.

We can make the same comparisons with LeBron's Heat teams. And we all recall that once the Spurs got redemption on Miami after Ray Ray's life saving 3 that LBJ bailed once again to a hand chosen team playing in a weak eastern conference, he just didn't expect the competition to have figured out you have to fight fire with fire.

LBJ had his run via super teams and the only way to bring parity was to form your own. He's now facing off against level competition.

This is the NBA. Relevance and dominance of teams comes and goes. In 10 years we might be having this same conversation about The Greek Freak skipping out on the Bucks to team up with Simmons and Lonzo to take out Brandon Ingram and Porzingas.

^^^

I should also add that everyone whinges that the All Star games don't have any meaning to them anymore. Well here's your All Star/Superstars/Future HOFers game this series.

Durant chokes a 3-1 Thunder lead vs. Warriors then immediately goes to Warriors. Weak.

Last I heard its a team game, without KD they ain't even close to warriors. Sick of Westbrook hogging it, averaged Triple double coz they had no-one else and told teammates not to grab rebounds whenever he was near. What a cop out, KD an amazing player, warriors had a better team so won, why not say why didn't Kanter or Ibaka step up.

Let's start a thread, has LeBron ruined the Eastern Conference, just as stupid as this one!!!

86 in a half? What an absolute joke. No defense. Warriors can't be the top team ever as people are starting to claim after this farce.

Why didn't Westbrook average triple double when KD was there? Would have been lot easier, because he had to pass because even he wouldn't shoot with 3 defenders on him.

Whatever you say about him one thing you can't say about Westbrook is that he took the easy way.

"How has KD gone from being the nicest guy in the NBA to being the villain?"

By making the weakest move in NBA history

"Also, how deep are the Warriors really? Outside of a big 3 they've got a couple of great role players"

How deep do you need to be when you are running the all star west team? Iggy and Draymond are no role players either. Thats an all star and finals MVP. Livingston and West are no scrubs for bench either

"We can make the same comparisons with LeBron's Heat teams."

Not really. Lebron built an average Miami team into something great. Something that has been done for many years KD joined the team that was being argued as one of the greatest in history, the same team that knocked him out of the finals. No sacrifice, not even a salary drop.

"And we all recall that once the Spurs got redemption on Miami after Ray Ray's life saving 3 that LBJ bailed once again"

LBJ bailed out (once again?) after earning a triple double and scoring the preceding 18 pts in the final quarter. That was one of the greatest finals performances. But you focus on 37 year old Ray Allen's one shot?

"Do you know the warriors owners are set to make $22mil from game 5? Just sayin!"

KA-CHING!

KD is such a beta male so it was sad but hardly surprising he made this gutless move. Beta gonna beta.

What a boring boring inevitable outcome. RIP NBA why not have all the all-stars on one team.

Hollow championships. Warriors beat Cavs even without signing KD, KD could have gone somewhere else and created another competitive team. But noooo let's just have super duper teams.

In 50 years from now the KD example will be cited by NBA fans as being the transaction which gave the league a reality check and began a new era of measures to stop teams from becoming superteams, restoring parity.