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These voices will fade with time. The important thing for Durant now is winning. If he wins eveything will change.The thing I don't get with American sports is that if KD stays and his team is rubbish but he plays really well people will say he's not this or he's not that but if he puts himself in the best possible position to win a ring then it's hollow etc. I mean considering the way KD played down the stretch in his last series in a OKC shirt then this is pretty cold but feck it, get your money and your rings.
Damn I was waiting for KD to complete his heel turn and post a video of him dunking on Lil B on his first day in Oakland, looks like that will be unnecessary nowTweet
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You can thank Jerry West. Stupid Buss family...Woohoo, woohoo, woohoo again. Sorry! Just can't believe it. More woohoos.
Woohoo!
I think Boston should be dangling those draft picks over OKC management's head. Put him in the East with Horford and that group, second best in the East?Called it . Who was it i was debating with?
Also, Westbrook to the lakers?
Bogut is rumored heading to Dallas and Barnes will likely sign the offer from Dallas as well. Guess that's another 7/8th seed and first round exit for the Mavs.NBA over for the next few years, absolutely zero chance anyone will lose to these mob now. Absolutely nuts. Can they do this though, they don't have cap space without offloading Bogut or Iggy?
With westbrook undoubtably, although they already have Isaiah thomas who is more than good enough. Durant was the big one for Boston to make them into a contender.I think Boston should be dangling those draft picks over OKC management's head. Put him in the East with Horford and that group, second best in the East?
Probably for the best. I would be really sad seeing Duncan come off the bench.Tweet
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It is going to be great for the league. Everyone will be tuning in seeing if they can beat them.It's fun and it's fun that we can see such an all time great team but it's just horrible for the competitiv character of the league. It's just boring if you already know which teams will end up in the final.
On paper who can beat them?It is going to be great for the league. Everyone will be tuning in seeing if they can beat them.
On paper last years Warriors should have beat the Cavs. On paper the Mavs had no business beating the Heat in 2011. That is the beauty of it.On paper who can beat them?
Ultimately it's not going to matter. He has been in the league for a decade now and hasn't even been to the finals once. Do you think LeBron will feel hollow for winning those two rings with the Heat? Of course not. If KD stays at OKC and doesn't win a ring for the rest of his career, people would be saying he should have moved when he got the chance.Should have stayed with OKC.
Even if he wins a ring with the Warriors its going to feel hollow.
Not fair! In La Liga Barcelona and Real Madrid receive about 30% of total league revenue with the other teams, relatively speaking, left in the cold. The Dubs, on the other hand, have managed to put this team together by drafting wisely and convincing their players to buy into the team ethic with their players often taking less money than market value. They have just been smarter than everyone else.The NBA is turning into La Liga...
Try again...Ultimately it's not going to matter. He has been in the league for a decade now and hasn't even been to the finals once. Do you think LeBron will feel hollow for winning those two rings with the Heat? Of course not. If KD stays at OKC and doesn't win a ring for the rest of his career, people would be saying he should have moved when he got the chance.
Who have they convinced to take less money?Not fair! In La Liga Barcelona and Real Madrid receive about 30% of total league revenue with the other teams, relatively speaking, left in the cold. The Dubs, on the other hand, have managed to put this team together by drafting wisely and convincing their players to buy into the team ethic with their players often taking less money than market value. They have just been smarter than everyone else.
It's not about money; it's the power the players have to put together super-teams, rendering all but a minority of the league irrelevant. The draft was supposed to prevent this but, as we've seen from the Sixers, it isn't working.Not fair! In La Liga Barcelona and Real Madrid receive about 30% of total league revenue with the other teams, relatively speaking, left in the cold. The Dubs, on the other hand, have managed to put this team together by drafting wisely and convincing their players to buy into the team ethic with their players often taking less money than market value. They have just been smarter than everyone else.
Only Curry is paid below market value. And that is because he signed his contract after a year in which he only played 26 games due to injury. That club friendly contract has bought them a ton of flexibility over the years.Who have they convinced to take less money?
Curry of course is underpaid but there are reasons behind that (injury). The best example is Andre Iguodala (from sbnation) "Iguodala turned down a four-year, $52 million contract with the Sacramento Kings, a $60 million five-year deal with the Nuggets, and a "lucrative" deal with the Mavericks. The Warriors were able to land Iguodala at a discount in comparison with a four-year, $48 million contract."Who have they convinced to take less money?
Reasons or otherwise, they were still able to work it out so Curry took less. They took a chance and it worked out for them. Either way, that's 2 out of their top 4 players (the ones in the meeting with KD) and the reason why they were able to sign Durant.So one player then.
Curry signed his current contract in 2013-14 (4yr/44 million). As a comparison, two players from the same draft as him, James Harden and Blake Griffin signed a 5yr/79 million contract and a 5yr/95 million contract respectively in the same year. Curry liked his situation at the Warriors, they believed in him as a player. They both came to a reasonable agreement and it worked out.It was market value for Curry at the time he signed it.
Just like with LeBron.These voices will fade with time. The important thing for Durant now is winning. If he wins eveything will change.
Curry signed his contract in 2012 after playing only 26 games that year and averaging less than 15 points per game. It would be another 2 years before he even made an all NBA team. Blake Griffin was a 2 time all star, all nba 2nd team who averaged 21 and 11. James Harden was the 6th man of the year who was a key scorer on a finals team. Here are some reactions from the Curry extension at the timeCurry signed his current contract in 2013-14 and his base salary was a little under 10 million. From the same draft, James Harden made a little under 14 million in 2013-14 and Blake Griffin about 16.5 million. Curry liked his situation at the Warriors, they believed in him as a player. They both came to a reasonable agreement and it worked out.
ESPN said:Golden State was keen to secure Curry long-term as one of its two cornerstones, alongside center Andrew Bogut, despite Curry's ongoing struggles with ankle problems.
Curry missed 40 of 66 games last season and sprained his twice-surgically repaired right ankle again in the preseason. New Warriors general manager Bob Myers and Lacob felt Curry was still worth the risk given the point guard's production when healthy.
SFGate said:For Curry, the trade-off for possibly being underpaid is the security of knowing where he'll be playing through the 2016-17 season. The Warriors had to weigh the risk of a long-term deal with a player coming off two ankle surgeries.
It was a market value deal at the time, due to the injury issues Curry had.CBS Sports said:At first glance, the number for Curry looks incredibly reasonable. Just $44 million for a player of Curry's talent seems like a steal, but you have to weigh in his ankle injury issue, which is likely what kept Golden State from going much higher.
I thought the NBA overstepped there but, worth mentioning the NBA owned the New Orleans franchise at the time.Yet the bastards blocked Chris Paul's trade to the Lakers!
I think your 3 quotes just reiterated what I said.Curry signed his contract in 2012 after playing only 26 games that year and averaging less than 15 points per game. It would be another 2 years before he even made an all NBA team. Blake Griffin was a 2 time all star, all nba 2nd team who averaged 21 and 11. James Harden was the 6th man of the year who was a key scorer on a finals team. Here are some reactions from the Curry extension at the time
It was a market value deal at the time, due to the injury issues Curry had.
Curry of course is underpaid but there are reasons behind that (injury).
In other words they convinced him to take less. Yes there were reasons (as I pointed out) but your three quotes seem to basically say that yes the Warriors got a steal but both sides took a chance. I think if Steph would have wanted more money he could have forced the issue and got more but he wanted to stay with the Dubs and the rest is history. I think we are going round in circles here.Curry liked his situation at the Warriors, they believed in him as a player. They both came to a reasonable agreement and it worked out.
16 titles.Laker tears are the best.