gourimoko
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Delly's a RFA. Can't trade him until next off-season.
You can trade him, but he has to agree to it.
Delly's a RFA. Can't trade him until next off-season.
Can we retire the phrase death lineup?
I disagree my man Durant played at 90% Lebron level on defense in the 2016 WCF. He was so good I actually thought he finally surpassed LeBron on that end until the King enacted prima nocta on the Warriors. He's absolutely gonna make the Death Lineup better defensively. I think KLove will exploit his skinny ass in the post better than he could against Barnes tho. He's always been soft against LeBron.I agree that they are better offensively. My argument is that it's marginal.
Defensively, they are worse.
I agree Love isnt optimal against this new lineup, but any time Iggy is on the court that's who he'd get match-up wise. There's no clear upgrade anyway so why not go into next season as constructed and see how it plays out?
I think people are caught up in the shock of an MVP caliber player joining a 73 win team and overlooking the still-relevant flaws that cost GS a title. The Cavs still have a massive advantage on the boards, and they can still get Irving or James switched onto Steph. That hasnt changed, nor will it.
Add in the fact that GS at this point has zero rim protection outside of Green and will likely have major bench/depth issues, I'm not sure GS is a significantly better overall team today. Time will tell.
Not glossing over the fact they clearly they have a chance to be historically great offensively, better than last year even...
I disagree my man Durant played at 90% Lebron level on defense in the 2016 WCF. He was so good I actually thought he finally surpassed LeBron on that end until the King enacted prima nocta on the Warriors. He's absolutely gonna make the Death Lineup better defensively. I think KLove will exploit his skinny ass in the post better than he could against Barnes tho. He's always been soft against LeBron.