Very similar. Durant joined a better situation, but Wade was arguably the

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Apr 25, 2017
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second best player in the game at that point in his career.

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Kevin Durant seems to be having the most irrelevant postseason of any superstar

GRCoug

4/25/17 10:41am

it is way too early to tell

man-at-arms

4/25/17 10:43am

it's obvious they don't need him considering they won it all without him.

smokymountainrain

4/25/17 10:46am

they do need him. In those past seasons they had Harrison Barnes

thebruce

4/25/17 10:48am

Harrison Barnes and a younger Andre Igoudala.

RdF3

4/25/17 10:50am

they'd be the favorite to win it all without him.

smokymountainrain

4/25/17 10:53am

I would probably pick Cleveland to win it that circumstance.

thebruce

4/25/17 12:54pm

You think? Golden State got up on Cleveland 3-1 with relative ease, and that was

messi

4/25/17 1:36pm

I'm not very confident picking the cavs

thebruce

4/25/17 2:06pm

Yeah, Iguadola does as good as good as job as anyone (except Kawhi) guarding

messi

4/25/17 2:16pm

Also, I do think the Cavs have the mental edge if such a thing exists. All of

messi

4/25/17 2:31pm

How worried are you about Kerr being out?

thebruce

4/25/17 2:40pm

He will be helping with game planning still and giving lots of feedback

BYU1982

4/25/17 2:49pm

Me neither. The wild card is Draymond. If he starts to become unhinged, who will

messi

4/25/17 2:57pm

You have nothing to worry about. It's over if the Warriors are healthy.

wapiti

4/25/17 4:00pm

Their decision was basically max out Barnes, or pay a higher max to KD and

messi

4/25/17 11:06am

I think Curry and Draymond are the two most important.

thebruce

4/25/17 11:39am

I agree with Green. He is the only guy on the team with any nastiness. Oh,

messi

4/25/17 11:46am

I actually think Curry is the least important of the four

wapiti

4/25/17 12:09pm

Thompson is the least important, but some valid points about curry-Durant-green

PHXSUNS31

4/25/17 12:16pm

Then you don't know enough about the team. And Curry is a pretty good defender.

messi

4/25/17 12:18pm

All you had to do was watch last night's game to see this.

RdF3

4/25/17 12:24pm

Yep. Or look at his + -, or look at how neither Durant or Klay has been able to

messi

4/25/17 12:27pm

Yeah, you are right about that.

wapiti

4/25/17 1:58pm

Curry is underrated on defense. He's actually a very good defender

byukirty

4/25/17 12:24pm

I think he benefits from being surrounded by really good defenders

wapiti

4/25/17 1:56pm

I personally think Curry is a superior offensive player.

thebruce

4/25/17 12:47pm

Yeah, Durant is the better player, but for this team, Curry is more

messi

4/25/17 12:56pm

But they also lost it all last year when Curry wasn't himself. Whether that was due to injury or he just wasn't 'on'

byukirty

4/25/17 11:20am

i think we're in agreement. without question Durant helps them - makes

smokymountainrain

4/25/17 11:32am

I think they are too weak on the interior without Durant

wapiti

4/25/17 12:11pm

Wait till there is a relevant series. GS slept walk through Portland.

PHXSUNS31

4/25/17 10:49am

Does this make him a bandwagon player?

WhiteKnight

4/25/17 10:53am

Meh, plenty of stars ring chase, LBJ and Shaq were in prime and many others

Mizzou-Blue

4/25/17 11:17am

Great post, and exactly right. It's funny. So many posters on this board killed

messi

4/25/17 11:30am

Do you seriously think what LBJ did in Miami was anything close to what Durant

Duke Silver

4/25/17 11:53am

Very similar. Durant joined a better situation, but Wade was arguably the

messi

4/25/17 11:58am

They aren't the same, but they're pretty close

PHXSUNS31

4/25/17 11:59am

Close as in ring chasing!?! Yes, not just close but exactly the same thing.

Mizzou-Blue

4/25/17 12:08pm

Plus, I think Durant saw how much fun it was and wanted to be a part of it.

messi

4/25/17 12:14pm

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Shteve

4/25/17 12:10pm

Because LeBron went to Miami to CREATE a great team, not JOIN a historically

Duke Silver

4/25/17 12:30pm

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Shteve

4/25/17 12:41pm

That remains to be seen, and you're only looking at this year.

messi

4/25/17 12:43pm

LBJ would have done the same thing if he was given the opp. He wanted rings just

Mizzou-Blue

4/25/17 12:46pm

Yep, these guys are smart enough to know that their careers are viewed

messi

4/25/17 12:58pm

LBJ and Shaq did not go to a 73 win team that beat them in the conference finals

GRCoug

4/25/17 11:54am

Not really. That wasn't a good basketball fit. KD was a perfect basketball fit.

messi

4/25/17 12:01pm

And what LBJ did before him was unprecedented and people hated it and hated him,

Mizzou-Blue

4/25/17 12:17pm

You mean the guy coming off an injury? That averaged 25,8,5 this year?

Shteve

4/25/17 11:19am

He's definitely riding the gravy train.

Duke Silver

4/25/17 11:21am

The Warriors' 1st Qtr last night was about as good as basketball can be played

CaliWG

4/25/17 11:42am

And isn't it great that his ego is such that this isn't an issue?

BYU1982

4/25/17 12:03pm

RE: Kevin Durant seems to be having the most irrelevant postseason of any

gwill

4/25/17 12:14pm

They lost in the finals because Malone got hurt

wapiti

4/25/17 2:19pm

"Pathetic." Lol, relax. Let go of your hate, or at least have fun with the hate.

messi

4/25/17 2:33pm

It's not hate. It's just pathetic.

wapiti

4/25/17 3:58pm

There is also a ton that don't agree with you

gwill

4/25/17 4:05pm

Yeah, Warriors fans.

wapiti

4/25/17 4:12pm

My guess is you are a Jazz fan

gwill

4/25/17 4:15pm

I guess Barkley, Miller, and a host of others are all Jazz fans too

wapiti

4/25/17 5:03pm

"Barkley agrees with me." That is about the worst argument you can make.

messi

4/25/17 5:22pm

Very different to chase a ring late in your career

wapiti

4/25/17 6:31pm

Hahahahaha, you actually believe what you're saying. If Miami was still

messi

4/25/17 6:42pm

Hahahahah. Now you're being ridiculous.

wapiti

4/25/17 7:02pm

"Lebron went to a worse team." No, he went to a team that had younger talent

messi

4/25/17 7:11pm

It's actually similar to LeBron engineering the team in Miami

wapiti

4/25/17 7:45pm

Because you got fooled by the narrative of "returning home."

messi

4/25/17 7:54pm

That's your opinion. Not all titles are made the same.

wapiti

4/25/17 8:07pm

That's a different discussion. Also, using your logic,

messi

4/25/17 8:30pm

Reading comprehension fail.

wapiti

4/25/17 8:35pm

MJ to the pistons is a bad example. He never had that opportunity.

PHXSUNS31

4/25/17 4:19pm

You should listen to the podcast KD did with Bill Simmons

PHXSUNS31

4/25/17 4:17pm

And those same people said worse things about Lebron, and now fawn over him.

messi

4/25/17 4:18pm

The move was competitively weak and tarnishes his legacy

wapiti

4/25/17 5:02pm

Yeah, like Charles Barkley. Lol.

messi

4/25/17 5:23pm

10 yrs from now no one outside of Okc and some lousy radio hosts will give a

thebruce

4/25/17 5:43pm

Yep, nobody got more crap than Lebron did (undeserved),

messi

4/25/17 5:57pm

It's also obvious that you live in your California bubble

wapiti

4/25/17 5:04pm

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Shteve

4/25/17 2:56pm

I won't disagree with that

wapiti

4/25/17 3:58pm

That's funny

gwill

4/25/17 2:59pm

Yeah, definitely revisionist history. It hurt their chances, no question. To

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