Kevin Durant broke the NBA

[thunderc]

Maybe, it might have been Reggie Jackson. And if so what a waste, lot of talent, empty head. He's in the strip club club with Harden.

 

[ChrisperJ10]

We're all going to the strip club! My treat!

 

[ChrisperJ10]

Maybe, it might have been Reggie Jackson. And if so what a waste, lot of talent, empty head. He's in the strip club club with Harden.

Lamb, and Adams were in that Harden trade... But I'm pretty sure they drafted A guard. Can't remember who.

 

[ChrisperJ10]

Maybe it was Jackson...

 

[tlance]

Maybe, it might have been Reggie Jackson. And if so what a waste, lot of talent, empty head. He's in the strip club club with Harden.

I am with you on Reggie Jackson. A lot of talent there, but I would never want him to be anything more than a backup for my team. Very selfish player.

 

[PolarVortex]

This guy is single handedly destroying the competitive product known as NBA basketball. The playoffs were by far the most boring and uneventful that I've ever seen.

1) everyone wanted him to go to the eastern conference, or that was the consensus seemingly. He joins the one team nobody ( except warriors fans) wanted him to join.

2) After the worst playoffs in forever, Durant takes a pay cut to keep the same team together that just rolled through the playoffs without any adversity.

I cant blame the guy for wanting to win, but a super team like golden state shouldn't have staying power. The CBA was constructed to encourage competitive balance and instead we are left with this monstrosity.

Basketball won't be fun to follow for the next few years folks.

Durant did not set a precedent. He wasn't the first to bring all star talent to a already dominant team. The Heat did it. The Celtics did it before them. The Lakers did it before the Celtics. The 76ers did it before the Lakers. This nothing new. I think your opinion is biased because you are a Spurs fan and the Warriors have clearly ended the Spurs era of dominance.

 

[thunderc]

Going to a team you were clearly just VERY competitive with is new, this is beyond debate.

 

[Heatles84]

Going to a team you were clearly just VERY competitive with is new, this is beyond debate.

Lebron got the Cavs to the ECF multiple times and even in the Finals before his Heat days. This isn't beyond new. You're just in your feels because Durant won a title.

 

[thunderc]

No, Durant winning a title really doesn't matter to me because of how he did it. Put him down for half a title at best. Just how I feel, it does not mean what it would have in OKC. Lebron chose to go be a sidekick as well but at least he didn't go to a team that could have won it without him.

 

[Nightcrawler]

Durant did not set a precedent. He wasn't the first to bring all star talent to a already dominant team. The Heat did it. The Celtics did it before them. The Lakers did it before the Celtics. The 76ers did it before the Lakers. This nothing new. I think your opinion is biased because you are a Spurs fan and the Warriors have clearly ended the Spurs era of dominance.

The Spurs never won back to back titles. I'd say we didn't really have an "era of dominance".

 

[Heatles84]

The Spurs never won back to back titles. I'd say we didn't really have an "era of dominance".

From 2003-2014 the Spurs won 4 titles (and won one in '99). The Spurs for the last twenty years have won 50+ games. That's called dominance.

 

[True Lakers Fan]

This guy is single handedly destroying the competitive product known as NBA basketball. The playoffs were by far the most boring and uneventful that I've ever seen.

1) everyone wanted him to go to the eastern conference, or that was the consensus seemingly. He joins the one team nobody ( except warriors fans) wanted him to join.

2) After the worst playoffs in forever, Durant takes a pay cut to keep the same team together that just rolled through the playoffs without any adversity.

I cant blame the guy for wanting to win, but a super team like golden state shouldn't have staying power. The CBA was constructed to encourage competitive balance and instead we are left with this monstrosity.

Basketball won't be fun to follow for the next few years folks.

Bullshit - It's sour grapes For LeBron lovers because some one found a way to neutralize his dominance in the finals for seven straight years and guarantee his losses. The NBA is still quite a loss and I am looking forward to seeing LeBron lose again next year

 

[True Lakers Fan]

From 2003-2014 the Spurs won 4 titles (and won one in '99). The Spurs for the last twenty years have won 50+ games. That's called dominance.

In that period, the Lakers and Spurs were in the finals something like 8 of 10 years and in the 80's the Lakers were in the finals 8 of ten years. I call that dominance. Not sure what others call it

 

[PolarVortex]

From 2003-2014 the Spurs won 4 titles (and won one in '99). The Spurs for the last twenty years have won 50+ games. That's called dominance.

Yep. Exactly.

 

[msgkings322]

There was much more balance in the West when KD was in OKC versus now. It's obvious because KD wasn't on the Warriors. The games/series then were much more of a game/series. How can you not see how much more top heavy the West is now?

The Spurs really aren't a factor now and OKC without Durant? OKC isn't winning 3 games in 7 against the Warriors now.

How can you say the Spurs aren't a factor? Either the soft Warriors were gonna lose the series if Kawhi was healthy or they really are an all time great team.

 

[msgkings322]

Yup, OKC built that team through the draft. Imagine if OKC could get another star with KD, Russ, and Harden...

Warriors built their team through the draft too, Sparky.

 

[SJ76]

How can you say the Spurs aren't a factor? Either the soft Warriors were gonna lose the series if Kawhi was healthy or they really are an all time great team.

Kawhi can't do it by himself. Is Aldridge a factor?

 

[msgkings322]

Going to a team you were clearly just VERY competitive with is new, this is beyond debate.

Nothing in sports is beyond debate especially if there's no data involved.

 

[msgkings322]

Kawhi can't do it by himself. Is Aldridge a factor?

Again, were the Warriors in trouble (down fairly big before Kawhi goes down in game 1) or not?

 

[msgkings322]

The Spurs never won back to back titles. I'd say we didn't really have an "era of dominance".

Warriors haven't either