skinsfan1523 Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Durants OKC team is much better than the Cleveland team lebron had when he left. And lebron went to a team who was not going to win any championships until he got there, unlike GS who doesn't even need KD to win chips. If anyone deserves to get crushed it's him. I wouldn't blame him for going there though, cause all we do is count rings when it's all said and done to say who's better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 I don't care if he goes to GS. THis is the NBA man. All the good players bandwagon on good teams. LeBron going to an awful Cavs team (remember they had worst record in NBA that year) was an aberration. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinfan2k Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Durant joins the Warriors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 He's going to GS good fo rhim I mean I have no problem with this at all, guy wants a ring. GS is basically unstoppable now. GS - Cleveland in the finals again. Big upgrade over Barnes at SF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Bill SimmonsVerified account@BillSimmonsFans of the other 29 teams that aren't Golden State - let's have a scared group hug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBash Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 America now prepares to tear them down. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinfan2k Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 i am going to root for Lebron even more now to take down these assholes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor703 Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 The NBA just seems weird at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 The problem people have with this is something that's been happening FOR YEARS...no...DECADES...in the NBA. Players want to join successful teams. Durant wanted to join a championship team. So he went to Golden State. This is the way it's ALWAYS BEEN PEOPLE. If you didn't like this, where were you when Boston traded for all those players and basically brought a championship, or Miami brought one, or Cleveland did, or GS? This has been going on for years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade7 Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 The new team everyone is going to love to hate coming to an arena near you. Not going to want to hear the excuses if Durant doesn't get at least one with the Warriors. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 2 year, 54.3m contract Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chew Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 (edited) i am going to root for Lebron even more now to take down these assholessarcasm? after what Lebron did in Miami?! Bron, Wade, and Bosh all agreed to meet/stay in miami. Barf.It's only kd going to GS. the current big names in GS were 100% drafted. Edited July 4, 2016 by Chew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrypticVillain Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 The team that I enjoyed because of their style of play became the team I liked because everybody else started to hate on them. Now said team has two of my favorite players in the league not named Wall. I'm loving it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 The LeBroninization of the NBA is complete. Might as well have 6 super teams and just tour around like the Globetrotters. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 It's all about markets and television ratings now and what is trendy and hip. And OKC was a market that didn't appeal to Durant. There was no loyalty with him, he said "Screw it I'm tired of being Messi'd around here I'm going to join a ****ing good team." This has been going on time and time again in the NBA, from Boston engineering a coup to basically dominate the NBA for 2/3 years...to Miami constructing the Big 3, to Cleveland luring LBJ back and bringing Love aboard, to this. This sport is about superpowers. It's them and everyone else. That's why there is no parity in this league. That's why I don't watch anymore. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinfan2k Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Lebron in Cleveland is better than the Lebron in miami. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 The LeBroninization of the NBA is complete. Might as well have 6 super teams and just tour around like the Globetrotters. Dude this has been going on since at least the 1990's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor703 Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 The only thing I don't understand is OKC had to have some idea they might lose KD, same how Cleveland was when Lebron left...why not set up some kind of trade beforehand? Send KD to GS during the season for Klay Thompson and Harrison Barnes. Do something, anything to get a return on your investment. Now he just walks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilMonkeyBoy Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 2 year, 54.3m contract I know it makes the most financial sense but this is the only part of this I got wrong, since he said he didn't wanna go through this 2 years in a row. I guess he doesn't have to but I still thought he'd sign for 5. Has any star outside of Melo stayed with his current franchise after meeting with that many teams? Once I saw the long list of suitors I knew he wasn't coming back. Only was a matter of who'd convince him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 NBA is stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chew Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 (edited) The LeBroninization of the NBA is complete. Might as well have 6 super teams and just tour around like the Globetrotters.Exactly. why would smallsmall market teams even bother? this is why I hate Lebron so much. SO much. MiamiMiami set the precedent for the new world NBA. yes, big name players have gone to other teams in the past. But Wade, Bron, and Bosh openly admit that they met several years before they were all free agents and agreed to take LESS MONEY to team up. how does that not disgust people?! GOODBYE PARITY. I have nothing against wanting to win, but for star players to just serve out their rookie contracts at whatever flyover team they were drafted by....just to move to a coastal juggernaut team with other allstars....BARF. as Gold Pants said, the NBA might as well just have 10 teams in the 10 biggest markets and called it a day. Edited July 4, 2016 by Chew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momma There Goes That Man Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 I know it makes the most financial sense but this is the only part of this I got wrong, since he said he didn't wanna go through this 2 years in a row. I guess he doesn't have to but I still thought he'd sign for 5. Has any star outside of Melo stayed with his current franchise after meeting with that many teams? Once I saw the long list of suitors I knew he wasn't coming back. Only was a matter of who'd convince him. I think he's made his longterm decision he just has the 2 year player option to maximize the money on it. He has no intent of doing this again and going elsewhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearrock Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Karmic retribution for Clay Bennett. I wonder if KD would have pulled the trigger if LeBron didn't pull through with Miami. Despite all the hate in the beginning, at the end of the day, lot of people moved on after LeBron got his rings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justice98 Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 It's all about markets and television ratings now and what is trendy and hip. And OKC was a market that didn't appeal to Durant. There was no loyalty with him, he said "Screw it I'm tired of being Messi'd around here I'm going to join a ****ing good team." All that belies the fact they were up 3-1 and he was a big part of them not closing it out. If he got his head outta his you-know-what in game 6, he would been in the Finals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade7 Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 (edited) Warriors also simultaneously wiped out their primary threat in the West with this move. Savage, really. NBA needs a franchise tag or something, there's no way a 73 win team should be able to sign an former MVP in his prime like that and small market teams be powerless to stop it. Edited July 4, 2016 by Renegade7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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