Dream Team 4: Golden State Warriors

[Cavatt]

This "need 3 stars to win" theory is absolute shit. What good is that if your third star doesn't play like one?

You can't begin to use Kevin Love as evidence to support that theory. I love the guy and he had a crucial play in Game 7 but our title was the result of a brilliant 2-man act between LeBron and Kyrie. They closed the deal while Durant and Westbrook couldn't. Tristan Thompson and Richard Jefferson, role players if there ever were any, were more integral to our title that year than Love.

This post isn't designed to impugn Love in any way. I really like the guy and will acknowledge that he contributed. I'm merely shooting holes in this dude's wild theory.

What quantifies a "star" anyways? Love wasn't an all-star that year. Ibaka was a 4x 1st-team All-Defense. Are we going to keep splitting hairs here?

Of course, haha. You only find out if they are stars after the fact. Only in hindsight can you tell.

I forgot Wade and Shaq Winning a title too. There are a lot of examples. It is just easier to say you need 3 stars right now, because that that is what has been happening lately. Especially because stars are teaming up.

 

[Lyst]

This "need 3 stars to win" theory is absolute shit. What good is that if your third star doesn't play like one?

You can't begin to use Kevin Love as evidence to support that theory. I love the guy and he had a crucial play in Game 7 but our title was the result of a brilliant 2-man act between LeBron and Kyrie. They closed the deal while Durant and Westbrook couldn't. Tristan Thompson and Richard Jefferson, role players if there ever were any, were more integral to our title that year than Love.

This post isn't designed to impugn Love in any way. I really like the guy and will acknowledge that he contributed. I'm merely shooting holes in this dude's wild theory.

What quantifies a "star" anyways? Love wasn't an all-star that year. Ibaka was a 4x 1st-team All-Defense. Are we going to keep splitting hairs here?

Lol, delirious Cavs fans overrating the Thunder Roster, and throwing K-Love under the bus to do it.

Nice.......

Btw, only big stars can make big plays. You want to underrate K-Love all you want. You might as well say Bosh was a nonfactor as well for everything the Heat did.

Like it means nothing that LBJ and Kyrie had someone like Kevin Love to back their asses up.

 

[Lyst]

I forgot Wade and Shaq Winning a title too. There are a lot of examples. It is just easier to say you need 3 stars right now, because that that is what has been happening lately. Especially because stars are teaming up.

This was already discussed. Lakers are the exception NOT the rule in the past 10 years. Every other team had 3stars+.

 

[Lyst]

I'm sorry but this Roster was atrocious. Do not bring up Adams because he was not good then. This is shit put around two great players. They were not winning shit. This roster is shit. SORRY.

C12Adams, Steven7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)255 lb (116 kg)1993–07–20New Zealand
PF4Collison, Nick6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)255 lb (116 kg)1980–10–26Kansas
SF35Durant, Kevin (C)6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg)1988–09–29Texas
SG6Foye, Randy6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)213 lb (97 kg)1983–09–24Villanova
SF34Huestis, Josh6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg)1991–12–19Stanford
PF9Ibaka, Serge (C)6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg)1989–09–18Spain
C11Kanter, Enes6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)245 lb (111 kg)1992–05–20Turkey
PF33McGary, Mitch6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)255 lb (116 kg)1992–06–06Michigan
C13Mohammed, Nazr6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)250 lb (113 kg)1977–09–05Kentucky
SG2Morrow, Anthony6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg)1985–09–27Georgia Tech
PG22Payne, Cameron6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg)1994–08–08Murray State
SG21Roberson, André6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg)1991–12–04Colorado
SF5Singler, Kyle6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)228 lb (103 kg)1988–05–04Duke
SG3Waiters, Dion6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)220 lb (100 kg)1991–12–10Syracuse
PG0Westbrook, Russell (C)6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg)1988–11–12UCLA

 

[Cavatt]

This was already discussed. Lakers are the exception NOT the rule in the past 10 years. Every other team had 3stars+.

I mentioned the heat, bro.

 

[Lyst]

I mentioned the heat, bro.

Heat had Wade, LBJ and Bosh.

 

[Cassity14]

I'm sorry but this Roster was atrocious. Do not bring up Adams because he was not good then. This is shit put around two great players. They were not winning shit. This roster is shit. SORRY.

C12Adams, Steven7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)255 lb (116 kg)1993–07–20New Zealand
PF4Collison, Nick6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)255 lb (116 kg)1980–10–26Kansas
SF35Durant, Kevin (C)6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg)1988–09–29Texas
SG6Foye, Randy6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)213 lb (97 kg)1983–09–24Villanova
SF34Huestis, Josh6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg)1991–12–19Stanford
PF9Ibaka, Serge (C)6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg)1989–09–18Spain
C11Kanter, Enes6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)245 lb (111 kg)1992–05–20Turkey
PF33McGary, Mitch6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)255 lb (116 kg)1992–06–06Michigan
C13Mohammed, Nazr6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)250 lb (113 kg)1977–09–05Kentucky
SG2Morrow, Anthony6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg)1985–09–27Georgia Tech
PG22Payne, Cameron6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg)1994–08–08Murray State
SG21Roberson, André6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg)1991–12–04Colorado
SF5Singler, Kyle6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)228 lb (103 kg)1988–05–04Duke
SG3Waiters, Dion6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)220 lb (100 kg)1991–12–10Syracuse
PG0Westbrook, Russell (C)6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg)1988–11–12UCLA

Except they did. 11 postseason games to be exact - including 3 of the first 4 against the team with the greatest record of all time.

Then the two stars shit the bed and the team lost the series.

 

[Lyst]

If you really think the Thunder tried their best and took risks and spent money to put the best players around the Thunder with this roster... You need to go to the eye doctor. Or get your brain checked.

C12Adams, Steven7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)255 lb (116 kg)1993–07–20New Zealand
PF4Collison, Nick6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)255 lb (116 kg)1980–10–26Kansas
SF35Durant, Kevin (C)6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg)1988–09–29Texas
SG6Foye, Randy6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)213 lb (97 kg)1983–09–24Villanova
SF34Huestis, Josh6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg)1991–12–19Stanford
PF9Ibaka, Serge (C)6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg)1989–09–18Spain
C11Kanter, Enes6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)245 lb (111 kg)1992–05–20Turkey
PF33McGary, Mitch6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)255 lb (116 kg)1992–06–06Michigan
C13Mohammed, Nazr6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)250 lb (113 kg)1977–09–05Kentucky
SG2Morrow, Anthony6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg)1985–09–27Georgia Tech
PG22Payne, Cameron6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg)1994–08–08Murray State
SG21Roberson, André6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg)1991–12–04Colorado
SF5Singler, Kyle6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)228 lb (103 kg)1988–05–04Duke
SG3Waiters, Dion6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)220 lb (100 kg)1991–12–10Syracuse
PG0Westbrook, Russell (C)6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg)1988–11–12UCLA

 

[Cavatt]

Heat had Wade, LBJ and Bosh.

Shaq and Wade was what I was talking about. That is modern NBA. That also makes me think of the Mavs win. They had 3 stars, Old ass Kidd, Dirk, and JJ berea

 

[Lyst]

Besides Adams who just was not that good then, who on that 2015 roster amounted to anything more than shit or mediocrity?

 

[Lyst]

Shaq and Wade was what I was talking about. That is modern NBA. That also makes me think of the Mavs win. They had 3 stars, Old ass Kidd, Dirk, and JJ berea

The whole argument is based around Recent shit. Within the past 10 years. Why bring up something when the whole league was different at the time?

Also, was Tyson Chandler not a top 3 bigman in the league at that time?

 

[Cassity14]

Besides Adams who just was not that good then, who on that 2015 roster amounted to anything more than shit or mediocrity?

Serge Ibaka was in the midst of being named and all-nba defender every fucking season while knocking down 35%+ from 3 and well over 50% from the field to give them an efficient 13 ppg. Yeah, he was a scrub.

Tyson Chandler though, that dude was a superstar.

Who was Golden State's third "star player"? Green? If you're going to write off OKC Ibaka, then you have to do the same with Green.

 

[Lyst]

Serge Ibaka was in the midst of being named and all-nba defender every fucking season while knocking down 35%+ from 3 and well over 50% from the field to give them an efficient 13 ppg. Yeah, he was a scrub.

Tyson Chandler though, that dude was a superstar.

Who was Golden State's third "star player"? Green? If you're going to write off OKC Ibaka, then you have to do the same with Green.

You are kidding me right? Green is a far superior player to Ibaka. Are you high?

 

[Cassity14]

You are kidding me right? Green is a far superior player to Ibaka. Are you high?

Tyson Chandler was a star player, but I'm the one who's high. Alright man. You want to continue to attack ME, but you provide zero substance to your own argument. Real quality stuff.

 

[Cassity14]

Who was Kobe/Pau's third star? Bynum? Please.

This "big 3" bullshit is self-perpetuated because people search to claim the third 'star' on every team that wins anything.