OT: Durant to Golden State

[Caliknight]

Regardless of what you think of KD's decision, you have to give credit to the Golden State front office. To have a championship caliber team already AND be able to sign the top FA on the market is what is known as "gettting it done".

Jerry West. The dude is money.

 

[RU_Planning]

Agree. He's already an all time player. This is the new NBA -- superstars now change teams. This won't hurt his legacy at all.

IMO, the signal of legendary has become championship rings, it separated the greats from the legends. The players today see Shaq on TNT killing Barkley non-stop about not having any rings. Fans and media make arguments that players with rings are better than players without
(Montana better than Marino, Jeter better than ARod, etc.). Great careers are now defined by championships and as a result players on the cusp of legendary status are going to do whatever it takes to get a championship.

It is like society, boomers complain about millennials, yet ignore that the way they raised their kids is a result of the "millennial attitude". Same goes with the athletes of yesterday, the media and fans so caught up on rings that players have adapted to that environment. It used to be that fans were so quick to criticize a player for picking a destination that they couldn't win in yet got the most money, now they are getting criticized for the opposite.

I state this all being in Durant pressed the easy button camp, but former players, fans and the media have created the current environment of rings above all. The question now is, is that a bad thing? Is stacking the deck for a championship better than chasing the dollars only?

 

[RUschool]

The NBA has become a joke. 2 or 3 relevant teams out of 30. The 2016-17 NBA Finals, and likely beyond, have already been determined.

Sounds like the NCAA football championship.

 

[theRU]

lame...this is why i dont watch the NBA

 

[PhilaPhans]

I haven't read through this thread yet. Has anybody determined whether we'll be getting more football recruits because of Durant?

 

[anon_ivydyf0amkzay]

I haven't read through this thread yet. Has anybody determined whether we'll be getting more football recruits because of Durant?

Couldn't hurt!!

 

[ATIOH]

The NBA has become a joke. 2 or 3 relevant teams out of 30. The 2016-17 NBA Finals, and likely beyond, have already been determined.

• Cleveland only went 5-4 vs Toronto this season.
• The Spurs won 67 games this year. Many thought they were the 2nd best team in the league going into the playoffs.
• Many thought the Thunder were the 2nd best team after the playoffs started.
• The Clippers have a first team all-NBA center with D. Jordan, a second team guard (Chris Paul), Blake griffin, and plenty of supporting talent. Plus a relatively new billionaire owner and a decent coach.

OKC will probably drop off the list, but there are plenty of teams with young talent that are ready to step up.

Also Westbrook is one of my favorite players to watch. IMHO, I think OKC has a chance to be right up there again too.

 

[TMCB]

NBA is unwatchable

 

[RU_Planning]

NBA is unwatchable

You're unwatchable.