SIRcumalot:

new coach, a fully recovered superstar able to play to his Max ability an exciting new players under rookie contract like Adams.
again defeating the spurs and taking the warriors
they even traded away ibaka because he wasn't happy with his role anymore.
2015 this team wasn't even in the playoffs.

James Harden is the leader of the 2015 rockets and you saw he started 2016 not the same thing.


some of this reporters are saying Durant acted preemptively because WB was going to join the Lakers.
if he was fully assured that WB would remain,maybe This don't happen

chic2pimp:


1. Where the Suns the best team in the NBA when He moved there? NO they weren't. So I don't see how you can compare the two.

2.Charles was definitely on the decline (compare those stats to when He was vying for the MVP title)with a well documented back problem unlike KD who is right in his pomp. Plus the rockets were not even the best team on their conference never mind the NBA so yet again it's a different scenario.

3. Ifs and Buts. He did not go there so yet again two uncomparable situations.

As I said already I don't blame KD. He wants the rings and is only giving himself the best possible chance of doing just that but abeg it's not comparable to Sir Charles's.

Mizzzbeee:
I won't lie I am pained especially speights and Barbosa leaving.... Since speights signed with the clips for a min why ddn't Warriors sign him for the min

Speights showed max improvement, staffs invested in him, started shooting the three, our hype bench is gone.... Especially when that three goes in and the sleeve dance is out.... Wud miss all that

All this oldies vet that we are packing on the bench ehn it's all short term dnt see them staying with the team like Mo, SDot, Rush and Barbosa did

Just as the saying goes: You can't eat your cake and have it

I am sad.

Eruditor:


KD had been on GSWs radar for 2 years at least. They wanted him even before they won the championship in 2015. OKC beating SAS and what not was one-off. Just like Toronto getting to ECFs this past season. It doesn't appear they will repeat. Same as OKC.

KD left because he wasn't convinced. They were still going to fall short even if they got past the WCFs.

Manutd19:




not so good but won't complain. Getting Durant is huge.

Skywalker5:


Warriors still need a center position.

SmooshCHN:
Zaza Pachulia and 2 rookies are readily available..

Skywalker5:


cool. Zaza looks like a good fit but is age on his side? Hopefully, the rookies with be inspired. I want warriors to win no one, not two, not three.... you know what i mean

Skywalker5:


Warriors still need a center position.

Kenekene1:
Looks like with the addition of KD to warriors, splash brothers will be changed to splash family. http://eneprom..ae/2016/07/its-crazy-kevin-durant-joins-golden.html?m=1

Mizzzbeee:
Zaza and David West

Mizzzbeee:
Why are you posting a link to your

Kenekene1:
. Missy, please cut me some slack. U r right. I dey try promote my blog.

Kenekene1:
. Missy, please cut me some slack. U r right. I dey try promote my blog.

A40:

Every contribution is welcome. There is no one here that knows it all. Everyday I come here I pick up something new from every poster on this page and that is the beauty of it. You have made lots of sound contributions on this page and I'm sure I speak for everybody here

Maybe due to my German bias and just because Dirk na humble and quiet guy but the guy is too underrated. I look at his career and in his prime his team's second best players oscillated between Josh Howard and Jason Terry. Yet look at his achievements.

About Durant I can get OKC fans being disappointed, a Durant fan can also be disappointed it boils down to preference but you need to see Cavs fans or should we say LeBron fans raking and venting on social media. And I'm like wetin concern una with where Durant wan play? Is it his fault that they don't have cap space and why are they so angry. One mumu friend of mine who be diehard LeBron fan said he was disappointed in Durant and I was like. Da phuq?

SIRcumalot:

no it wasn't they've defeated San Antonio in the past,nobody gave them much of a chance against This spurs team because this particular one just broke their regular season record.
with a few changes,I think they could've easily returned to the WCF what is done,is done sha.
now am just curious how teams will defend against this warrior team. and the weakness to be exploited.
I don't think the defence will suffer that much.

nairamaniac:

About Durant, I wd HV made more comments about this long ago. But I'm not that kind of guy. I always like to hear from all parties including Durant before saying anything.

I just don't jump on threads or posts for the sake of attention or to draw likes.

Now that Durant has spoken, I can draw all final conclusions.

I heard him talk to chemistry, unity and equality withing GSW. Heard him talk of their style of play which I know suits his.
I was like "pleeeez, there's nothing he went there for that he couldn't create in OKC if he had a strong character". It takes a lot of character to influence the people around you.

Jordan did it in Chicago, surrounded by weaklings, including him in terms of physique, strenght. Most people never realised that what made the bulls finally overcome Detroit wasn't just Jordan flying up and down.

Jordan was all flash and less of substance in his first few years. Bird, magic, Kareem, and the entire badboys pistons were stronger than him. But he trained sooo hard and got much stronger. The entire bulls team followed him in that regard.
Jordan had that aura of influence on the entire bulls organisation.

Besides Jordan. Kobe did the same in Lakers. Kobe was on the bench for first 3 to 4 years in the league. He improved so much that that had to give out Eddie Jones and nick van exel.

Leave a Kobe of 20 to share the spotlight with shaq. 2 alphas were on the team. If became a problem. Lakers had to loose 1 of them. They lost shaq. Surrounded Kobe with bunch of new guys. Alas, 2 championships without shaq.
I'm not a diehard Kobe fan mainly becos he got into the league same season with my greatest inspiration "Iverson".

But to be frank, at their best its much easier to build ur franchise around Kobe fan building it around Iverson.

Strength of character in sports, goes far beyond skill set.

Durant has failed in that regard.

Let's even agree that its obvious its easier for him to play with Stephan and Westbrook, cos Westbrook is a ballhogger, unlike Steph. Wasn't shaq a ballhogger next to Kobe?

As eratic or ball-possesive as Russell is, Durant's influence on the rest of the weaker players should have neutralised that. U really need to see the kind of weakling Jordan had in the bulls before they started winning championships. Besides, pippen, there was none of them that seemed to be capable of being a good player.

Horance Grant, bill Cartwrite they were so horrible. I could swear Jordan had the worst and weakest teammates in the NBA for the first 5years of his career.
Now, let's dont validate Durant's move by comparing it to Lebron's move to Miami.

Miami won less than 40game prior to that move. Miami won 42games 2004, 59games 2005.
They were not amongst the top10 most stacked team in the league. Truth is there was/is no top10 team in the league Lebron would go to that wouldn't get to the finals or win the cham. We can't say the same of Steph or Durant.

Compare that to Durant that moved from a team that was 1game from defeating Golden state. And most likely dethrone them at the west. OKC to me cracked the code of how to play against or defeat Golden state. I tell people, the cavs borrowed okc's template in the finals.

All u do against GSW are:
1) always anticipate screens even when u are off the ball.

2) stay glued to ur man, irrespective of mismatch.

3) stay close to shooters like klay and curry when they are on the arc to either unsettle them from shooting or taking the bait to for them to dribble you and move closer to the basket. 2points is always better than 3points.
OKC had broken the code the same way morinho broke the code of how to play or defeat barca. Morinho did it with Chelsea, inter and finally Madrid. It became obvious that it was no fluke.

Durant had the chance to create something great with OKC. They were one or two pieces from totally Cracking GSW's kind of basketball for life.

If I were OKC, I WD have gotten a pure creative, none-stylish pointguard like Chris Paul, wall or rondo to play point next to west brook. So west brook could play off the ball as forward or scoring guard.
Philadelphia 76's did the same thing year 2000 and they got to the finals. That year, Larry brown moved Iverson from shooting guard and played a shorter Eric snow next to him. I saw these changes and see where it got them, finals!!!

Truth is Durant would win ring(s) in GSW. But its only gonna be ceremonial. It would never have as much value as those that won it through tougher adversities.

Iv never been the type to measure greatness with rings.
I would always put strength of character, aura of positive influence and unequalled charisma over Rings, anytime, any day.

At times; "The story of success in the face of adversity, can be sweeter than the story of your glory when served at your doorstep".
nairamaniac, 2016.

CC lolawilliams and rest of da crew.

nairamaniac:

About Durant, I wd HV made more comments about this long ago. But I'm not that kind of guy. I always like to hear from all parties including Durant before saying anything.

I just don't jump on threads or posts for the sake of attention or to draw likes.

Now that Durant has spoken, I can draw all final conclusions.

I heard him talk to chemistry, unity and equality withing GSW. Heard him talk of their style of play which I know suits his.
I was like "pleeeez, there's nothing he went there for that he couldn't create in OKC if he had a strong character". It takes a lot of character to influence the people around you.

Jordan did it in Chicago, surrounded by weaklings, including him in terms of physique, strenght. Most people never realised that what made the bulls finally overcome Detroit wasn't just Jordan flying up and down.

Jordan was all flash and less of substance in his first few years. Bird, magic, Kareem, and the entire badboys pistons were stronger than him. But he trained sooo hard and got much stronger. The entire bulls team followed him in that regard.
Jordan had that aura of influence on the entire bulls organisation.

Besides Jordan. Kobe did the same in Lakers. Kobe was on the bench for first 3 to 4 years in the league. He improved so much that that had to give out Eddie Jones and nick van exel.

Leave a Kobe of 20 to share the spotlight with shaq. 2 alphas were on the team. If became a problem. Lakers had to loose 1 of them. They lost shaq. Surrounded Kobe with bunch of new guys. Alas, 2 championships without shaq.
I'm not a diehard Kobe fan mainly becos he got into the league same season with my greatest inspiration "Iverson".

But to be frank, at their best its much easier to build ur franchise around Kobe fan building it around Iverson.

Strength of character in sports, goes far beyond skill set.

Durant has failed in that regard.

Let's even agree that its obvious its easier for him to play with Stephan and Westbrook, cos Westbrook is a ballhogger, unlike Steph. Wasn't shaq a ballhogger next to Kobe?

As eratic or ball-possesive as Russell is, Durant's influence on the rest of the weaker players should have neutralised that. U really need to see the kind of weakling Jordan had in the bulls before they started winning championships. Besides, pippen, there was none of them that seemed to be capable of being a good player.

Horance Grant, bill Cartwrite they were so horrible. I could swear Jordan had the worst and weakest teammates in the NBA for the first 5years of his career.
Now, let's dont validate Durant's move by comparing it to Lebron's move to Miami.

Miami won less than 40game prior to that move. Miami won 42games 2004, 59games 2005.
They were not amongst the top10 most stacked team in the league. Truth is there was/is no top10 team in the league Lebron would go to that wouldn't get to the finals or win the cham. We can't say the same of Steph or Durant.

Compare that to Durant that moved from a team that was 1game from defeating Golden state. And most likely dethrone them at the west. OKC to me cracked the code of how to play against or defeat Golden state. I tell people, the cavs borrowed okc's template in the finals.

All u do against GSW are:
1) always anticipate screens even when u are off the ball.

2) stay glued to ur man, irrespective of mismatch.

3) stay close to shooters like klay and curry when they are on the arc to either unsettle them from shooting or taking the bait to for them to dribble you and move closer to the basket. 2points is always better than 3points.
OKC had broken the code the same way morinho broke the code of how to play or defeat barca. Morinho did it with Chelsea, inter and finally Madrid. It became obvious that it was no fluke.

Durant had the chance to create something great with OKC. They were one or two pieces from totally Cracking GSW's kind of basketball for life.

If I were OKC, I WD have gotten a pure creative, none-stylish pointguard like Chris Paul, wall or rondo to play point next to west brook. So west brook could play off the ball as forward or scoring guard.
Philadelphia 76's did the same thing year 2000 and they got to the finals. That year, Larry brown moved Iverson from shooting guard and played a shorter Eric snow next to him. I saw these changes and see where it got them, finals!!!

Truth is Durant would win ring(s) in GSW. But its only gonna be ceremonial. It would never have as much value as those that won it through tougher adversities.

Iv never been the type to measure greatness with rings.
I would always put strength of character, aura of positive influence and unequalled charisma over Rings, anytime, any day.

At times; "The story of success in the face of adversity, can be sweeter than the story of your glory when served at your doorstep".
nairamaniac, 2016.

CC lolawilliams and rest of da crew.

nairamaniac:

About Durant, I wd HV made more comments about this long ago. But I'm not that kind of guy. I always like to hear from all parties including Durant before saying anything.

I just don't jump on threads or posts for the sake of attention or to draw likes.

Now that Durant has spoken, I can draw all final conclusions.

I heard him talk to chemistry, unity and equality withing GSW. Heard him talk of their style of play which I know suits his.
I was like "pleeeez, there's nothing he went there for that he couldn't create in OKC if he had a strong character". It takes a lot of character to influence the people around you.

Jordan did it in Chicago, surrounded by weaklings, including him in terms of physique, strenght. Most people never realised that what made the bulls finally overcome Detroit wasn't just Jordan flying up and down.

Jordan was all flash and less of substance in his first few years. Bird, magic, Kareem, and the entire badboys pistons were stronger than him. But he trained sooo hard and got much stronger. The entire bulls team followed him in that regard.
Jordan had that aura of influence on the entire bulls organisation.

Besides Jordan. Kobe did the same in Lakers. Kobe was on the bench for first 3 to 4 years in the league. He improved so much that that had to give out Eddie Jones and nick van exel.

Leave a Kobe of 20 to share the spotlight with shaq. 2 alphas were on the team. If became a problem. Lakers had to loose 1 of them. They lost shaq. Surrounded Kobe with bunch of new guys. Alas, 2 championships without shaq.
I'm not a diehard Kobe fan mainly becos he got into the league same season with my greatest inspiration "Iverson".

But to be frank, at their best its much easier to build ur franchise around Kobe fan building it around Iverson.

Strength of character in sports, goes far beyond skill set.

Durant has failed in that regard.

Let's even agree that its obvious its easier for him to play with Stephan and Westbrook, cos Westbrook is a ballhogger, unlike Steph. Wasn't shaq a ballhogger next to Kobe?

As eratic or ball-possesive as Russell is, Durant's influence on the rest of the weaker players should have neutralised that. U really need to see the kind of weakling Jordan had in the bulls before they started winning championships. Besides, pippen, there was none of them that seemed to be capable of being a good player.

Horance Grant, bill Cartwrite they were so horrible. I could swear Jordan had the worst and weakest teammates in the NBA for the first 5years of his career.
Now, let's dont validate Durant's move by comparing it to Lebron's move to Miami.

Miami won less than 40game prior to that move. Miami won 42games 2004, 59games 2005.
They were not amongst the top10 most stacked team in the league. Truth is there was/is no top10 team in the league Lebron would go to that wouldn't get to the finals or win the cham. We can't say the same of Steph or Durant.

Compare that to Durant that moved from a team that was 1game from defeating Golden state. And most likely dethrone them at the west. OKC to me cracked the code of how to play against or defeat Golden state. I tell people, the cavs borrowed okc's template in the finals.

All u do against GSW are:
1) always anticipate screens even when u are off the ball.

2) stay glued to ur man, irrespective of mismatch.

3) stay close to shooters like klay and curry when they are on the arc to either unsettle them from shooting or taking the bait to for them to dribble you and move closer to the basket. 2points is always better than 3points.
OKC had broken the code the same way morinho broke the code of how to play or defeat barca. Morinho did it with Chelsea, inter and finally Madrid. It became obvious that it was no fluke.

Durant had the chance to create something great with OKC. They were one or two pieces from totally Cracking GSW's kind of basketball for life.

If I were OKC, I WD have gotten a pure creative, none-stylish pointguard like Chris Paul, wall or rondo to play point next to west brook. So west brook could play off the ball as forward or scoring guard.
Philadelphia 76's did the same thing year 2000 and they got to the finals. That year, Larry brown moved Iverson from shooting guard and played a shorter Eric snow next to him. I saw these changes and see where it got them, finals!!!

Truth is Durant would win ring(s) in GSW. But its only gonna be ceremonial. It would never have as much value as those that won it through tougher adversities.

Iv never been the type to measure greatness with rings.
I would always put strength of character, aura of positive influence and unequalled charisma over Rings, anytime, any day.

At times; "The story of success in the face of adversity, can be sweeter than the story of your glory when served at your doorstep".
nairamaniac, 2016.

CC lolawilliams and rest of da crew.

lolawilliams:

Exactly, nice write up, K.D ring would only be ceremonial, it wld never have as much value as those who won it through tougher adversities.

What's going on with cavs, looks like they trying to fill that team with old veteran players, R.J, mike dunleavy and there are rumours going on that we're trying to get chris anderson. I dont think thats a good idea, though I read that dunleavy has a good defense, a 3pts shooter and a lil dirty, It wld hve been grt to see delly play with him. Old players can never beat that warriors startin 5

But I havent seen a big signing, leBron and JR are yet to sign also. Im not feeling all of this, I swear.

Eruditor:
Nairamaniac,

Sorry but your story is laddened with anecdotes that simply do not tell the real story. Jordan was a beast in the NBA from the word go. No matter how many times you want to over estimate how he improved within 84-91, the fact remains that he always had big ppgs from the beginning.

It is on record that Larry Bird called Jordan "Basketball god" the very first time they would play. He simply had not seen anyone as talented as Jordan and Jordan's numbers were showing it. What improved from 84-91 was that Jordan got better teammates. Forget all that talk about him working out and getting buff, he would have still been scoring big, but his teammates would have been letting him down like before.

Also Horace was so big to the Bulls, they needed Rodman to replace him. Horace was part of the first 3 peat squad and only left because he thought Bulls would be on the decline and quickly hopped to a fledgling Orlando Magic side that would go on to beat Jordan's bulls in 1995 ECSFs. That's history anyways. You should get the drift. Jordan NEEDED great team mates. Tony Kukoc (best Croatian player), Longley (best Australian player), Pippen (top 5 USA player of his day), Rodman (Top 2 rebounder of his day), Kerr (excellent 3pt shooter) etc etc. From the earlier 3peat squad we would also find worthy hands as well.

And the strength of character fib is just fib. Kobe should have stayed with Charlotte Hornets if he truly had the strength of character. It was easier for Kobe like Duncan to stay put because they had won rings very early in their careers. Kobe was like 21/22 in his first ring and had 2 more by age 23/24. The pressure was off him and yes he needed Shaq to get the first 3. Without Shaq, Kobe wasn't going to get natta.

To add insult to injury, Kobe asked to be traded in 07 when he felt he was being surrounded with scrubs in the lakers. I don't know how anyone can epitomise Kobe as an icon for loyalty or anything. Kobe is a winner, and KD just like him wants to be one as winners (as far as the NBA is concerned) are determined by RINGS. Don't be misled.

Whether KD left because WB was a ballhog is still debateable. Now I know Shaq was the most of Lakers' offence (and not Kobe) in their 3 peat days but I won't go as far as calling him a ballhog. Let us for the sake of this discourse agree that he was, did they not win 3 rings while at it? What did KD benefit from WB's ballhogging? Did he win a ring? So you cannot compare both cases.

As for Miami, you people should stop selling us this false narrative. It is not what Miami were before he got there, but who and who he went there to meet. He played with Bosh and Wade. Also, the false narrative about every team he is on gets to the finals: you mean Cleveland 2003-2010 or what? I remember only 1 final that he played in within those years, so where did you get that idea from?

Then as for the last part about code cracking, that will just be tiring to elucidate. It is funny the double standards I have to keep pointing out to people. First OKC leads 3-1 and loses the next 3 games. All we keep hearing is how they are the best team bla bla and deserved to win bla bla. Then GSW leads 3-1 and Cavs win 3 games and guess what? Nobody says GSW almost won, all we hear is how great X and Y were. It is exasperating to say the least.

Mourinho cracked this and cracked that yet he has lost more times than he has won, and yet he cracked something? OKC were a piece away from beating GSW but GSW that beat OKC were not better than them? Or GSW were not a-player-better-than-Harrison-Barnes away from beating Cavs?

Lastly, you said this: "never been the type to measure greatness with rings. I would always put strength of character, aura of positive influence and unequalled charisma over Rings, anytime, any day."

OK. So KD had all these until he left for GSW? Hahahahahaha!

Eruditor:
Nairamaniac,

Sorry but your story is laddened with anecdotes that simply do not tell the real story. Jordan was a beast in the NBA from the word go. No matter how many times you want to over estimate how he improved within 84-91, the fact remains that he always had big ppgs from the beginning.

It is on record that Larry Bird called Jordan "Basketball god" the very first time they would play. He simply had not seen anyone as talented as Jordan and Jordan's numbers were showing it. What improved from 84-91 was that Jordan got better teammates. Forget all that talk about him working out and getting buff, he would have still been scoring big, but his teammates would have been letting him down like before.

Also Horace was so big to the Bulls, they needed Rodman to replace him. Horace was part of the first 3 peat squad and only left because he thought Bulls would be on the decline and quickly hopped to a fledgling Orlando Magic side that would go on to beat Jordan's bulls in 1995 ECSFs. That's history anyways. You should get the drift. Jordan NEEDED great team mates. Tony Kukoc (best Croatian player), Longley (best Australian player), Pippen (top 5 USA player of his day), Rodman (Top 2 rebounder of his day), Kerr (excellent 3pt shooter) etc etc. From the earlier 3peat squad we would also find worthy hands as well.

And the strength of character fib is just fib. Kobe should have stayed with Charlotte Hornets if he truly had the strength of character. It was easier for Kobe like Duncan to stay put because they had won rings very early in their careers. Kobe was like 21/22 in his first ring and had 2 more by age 23/24. The pressure was off him and yes he needed Shaq to get the first 3. Without Shaq, Kobe wasn't going to get natta.

To add insult to injury, Kobe asked to be traded in 07 when he felt he was being surrounded with scrubs in the lakers. I don't know how anyone can epitomise Kobe as an icon for loyalty or anything. Kobe is a winner, and KD just like him wants to be one as winners (as far as the NBA is concerned) are determined by RINGS. Don't be misled.

Whether KD left because WB was a ballhog is still debateable. Now I know Shaq was the most of Lakers' offence (and not Kobe) in their 3 peat days but I won't go as far as calling him a ballhog. Let us for the sake of this discourse agree that he was, did they not win 3 rings while at it? What did KD benefit from WB's ballhogging? Did he win a ring? So you cannot compare both cases.

As for Miami, you people should stop selling us this false narrative. It is not what Miami were before he got there, but who and who he went there to meet. He played with Bosh and Wade. Also, the false narrative about every team he is on gets to the finals: you mean Cleveland 2003-2010 or what? I remember only 1 final that he played in within those years, so where did you get that idea from?

Then as for the last part about code cracking, that will just be tiring to elucidate. It is funny the double standards I have to keep pointing out to people. First OKC leads 3-1 and loses the next 3 games. All we keep hearing is how they are the best team bla bla and deserved to win bla bla. Then GSW leads 3-1 and Cavs win 3 games and guess what? Nobody says GSW almost won, all we hear is how great X and Y were. It is exasperating to say the least.

Mourinho cracked this and cracked that yet he has lost more times than he has won, and yet he cracked something? OKC were a piece away from beating GSW but GSW that beat OKC were not better than them? Or GSW were not a-player-better-than-Harrison-Barnes away from beating Cavs?

Lastly, you said this: "never been the type to measure greatness with rings. I would always put strength of character, aura of positive influence and unequalled charisma over Rings, anytime, any day."

OK. So KD had all these until he left for GSW? Hahahahahaha!

Eruditor:
Nairamaniac,

Sorry but your story is laddened with anecdotes that simply do not tell the real story. Jordan was a beast in the NBA from the word go. No matter how many times you want to over estimate how he improved within 84-91, the fact remains that he always had big ppgs from the beginning.

It is on record that Larry Bird called Jordan "Basketball god" the very first time they would play. He simply had not seen anyone as talented as Jordan and Jordan's numbers were showing it. What improved from 84-91 was that Jordan got better teammates. Forget all that talk about him working out and getting buff, he would have still been scoring big, but his teammates would have been letting him down like before.

Also Horace was so big to the Bulls, they needed Rodman to replace him. Horace was part of the first 3 peat squad and only left because he thought Bulls would be on the decline and quickly hopped to a fledgling Orlando Magic side that would go on to beat Jordan's bulls in 1995 ECSFs. That's history anyways. You should get the drift. Jordan NEEDED great team mates. Tony Kukoc (best Croatian player), Longley (best Australian player), Pippen (top 5 USA player of his day), Rodman (Top 2 rebounder of his day), Kerr (excellent 3pt shooter) etc etc. From the earlier 3peat squad we would also find worthy hands as well.

And the strength of character fib is just fib. Kobe should have stayed with Charlotte Hornets if he truly had the strength of character. It was easier for Kobe like Duncan to stay put because they had won rings very early in their careers. Kobe was like 21/22 in his first ring and had 2 more by age 23/24. The pressure was off him and yes he needed Shaq to get the first 3. Without Shaq, Kobe wasn't going to get natta.

To add insult to injury, Kobe asked to be traded in 07 when he felt he was being surrounded with scrubs in the lakers. I don't know how anyone can epitomise Kobe as an icon for loyalty or anything. Kobe is a winner, and KD just like him wants to be one as winners (as far as the NBA is concerned) are determined by RINGS. Don't be misled.

Whether KD left because WB was a ballhog is still debateable. Now I know Shaq was the most of Lakers' offence (and not Kobe) in their 3 peat days but I won't go as far as calling him a ballhog. Let us for the sake of this discourse agree that he was, did they not win 3 rings while at it? What did KD benefit from WB's ballhogging? Did he win a ring? So you cannot compare both cases.

As for Miami, you people should stop selling us this false narrative. It is not what Miami were before he got there, but who and who he went there to meet. He played with Bosh and Wade. Also, the false narrative about every team he is on gets to the finals: you mean Cleveland 2003-2010 or what? I remember only 1 final that he played in within those years, so where did you get that idea from?

Then as for the last part about code cracking, that will just be tiring to elucidate. It is funny the double standards I have to keep pointing out to people. First OKC leads 3-1 and loses the next 3 games. All we keep hearing is how they are the best team bla bla and deserved to win bla bla. Then GSW leads 3-1 and Cavs win 3 games and guess what? Nobody says GSW almost won, all we hear is how great X and Y were. It is exasperating to say the least.

Mourinho cracked this and cracked that yet he has lost more times than he has won, and yet he cracked something? OKC were a piece away from beating GSW but GSW that beat OKC were not better than them? Or GSW were not a-player-better-than-Harrison-Barnes away from beating Cavs?

Lastly, you said this: "never been the type to measure greatness with rings. I would always put strength of character, aura of positive influence and unequalled charisma over Rings, anytime, any day."

OK. So KD had all these until he left for GSW? Hahahahahaha!

Eruditor:


OKC over achieved last season. It is that simple.

SIRcumalot:


Making the WCf is an over achievement?
Like it is something they haven't done before.

Decale:


You guys will still get to the finals. Winning another one is an entirely different discourse

aliondo: