Kevin Durant will sign with the Warriors...

[Hector]

Durant and his new teammates will get along fine, just fine...

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/kevin-durant-two-warriors-players-193706587.html

[hedrap]

Hec - it's really not about the Warriors. I assumed they were getting Dirk as he made more sense. Everbody would have been cool with that move even with Dirk coming off his best season in years.

It's about Durant being a former MVP joining a defending champion. It's the equivalent of jumping to the front of the line when you were already in third place. If KD stayed, OKC was going to get Horford. Al didn't sign because KD wouldn't commit. Put Horford on last years OKC, along with Oladipo, and Warriors are out of contention. If KD went to the Clips or Spurs, Warriors were done.

But because KD's mentally soft he's continuing a chain reaction LeBron tried to correct. The league is tired of teams tanking it season after season just to draft high and hope to have a good, cheap squad for three years, as it's not paying off. Look at Philly or CLE pre-LeBron. It will be a miracle for Minnesota or Bucks to keep all those young players and they can't get the necessary veterans to consider going there and helping them move out of the first round.

As for the Heat analogy...nothing was guaranteed to work. Remember, Big3 Heat lost to The Mavs their first year. That's why I don't see this paying off. Like Cavs did two years ago, Warriors have to spend this entire season adjusting to each other.

I'll take the bet. We'll do it before training camp starts.

[hedrap]

Oh, poor Westbrook, he was jealous...

https://www.yahoo.com/news/russell-westbrook-supposedly-put-off-232006231.html

Come on, Hec. Your previous post was all about winning above all and here's KD sowing doubt about his commitment by talking to Draymond all year.

[Goblin19]

If this type of thing continues, I do think it's a terrible thing for the long term success of the league. How many people will continue supporting teams with no chance to win. In the short term, it will be s huge spike in ratings. Mostly because people will want to see them together, then shortly after it will be because everyone wants to see them lose. They will be the new villains in sports. People were already starting to turn on Golden State. It's inevitable when they get covered so much. I don't think anyone in Northern California will care if they win it all. I wouldn't.

[megomania]

Dwayne Wade to Chicago.

The NBA is ridiculous.

Another "This was tough but I feel I've made the right choice".

These guys get fed their lines by some great spin doctors.

[Hector]

Wade, took eight million dollars more...and bailed to Chicago.

Yeah, that's more honorable than what Durant did (he took less $ to go to the Warriors), sure...lol.

Durant wants to win, who can blame him. Wade wants to provide Gabrielle Union with more diamonds...

[Hector]

If this type of thing continues, I do think it's a terrible thing for the long term success of the league. How many people will continue supporting teams with no chance to win. In the short term, it will be s huge spike in ratings. Mostly because people will want to see them together, then shortly after it will be because everyone wants to see them lose. They will be the new villains in sports. People were already starting to turn on Golden State. It's inevitable when they get covered so much. I don't think anyone in Northern California will care if they win it all. I wouldn't.

Of course you wouldn't, you hail from Cleveland, come on, man, lol.

"I don't think anyone in Northern California will care if they win it all"

I'm sorry, but that sentence is bordering on Pinnochioville...come on man...where that heck did that Brothers' Grimm tale came from?

We love the Warriors. Trust me, what everyone agrees on here...is that the Bay Area HATES LeBron and company...we have vengeance in our veins...we want YOUR BLOOD...

[Hector]

WHAT AN AWESOME THREAD!!!

DO YOU FEEL THE BROTHERLY LOVE IN THE AIR???

[megomania]

WHAT AN AWESOME THREAD!!! DO YOU FEEL THE BROTHERLY LOVE IN THE AIR???

Hahahaha

True Dat!

[Goblin19]

Hector, I can feel your fanaticism, all the way in Ohio. Notice in my post I didn't criticize anyone. I'm a lifelong NBA fan, and even though my team is one of the haves right now, it doesn't mean I don't pay attention to what everyone else feels. This trend, and yes, Lebron is included, is dangerous for the league in the long run.
And, I actually understand Wade's move more. He kept getting put on the back burner. Riley's a snake pile salesman. I think Wade was tired of promises to take care of him for past sacrifices. I also understand Miami's perspective. It might be an okay move for them. They weren't going to win anything anyway. This could clear space for future moves next year.

[Goblin19]

And, yes, this is s good thread. Heated debate, but not disrespectful.....................so far.

[Hector]

It's all in good fun, fellas...it's just guy sports talk...

[MIB41]

Trust me, what everyone agrees on here...is that the Bay Area HATES LeBron and company...we have vengeance in our veins...we want YOUR BLOOD...

"You wanna know my secret to beating you? I wear a cup..."

[toys2cool]

Going back to Cleveland yeah but not when they first came to Miami....it had been 7 years since Miami had one and they were a Lottery team right before so it's not same...I don't care but it's not the same lol

If you guys think LeBron didn't assemble his own super teams, you are kidding yourselves. The Heat had won a title before (Wade and Shaq). LeBron joined fellow superstar in Wade...and recruited Bosh...that's a fabricated big three right there.

Warriors win one measly title in 40 years...they get a superstar (Durant) to join another in Curry (sorry, Green and Thompson are not superstars)...now are the bad guys, hilarious, lol...

[toys2cool]

Oh, poor Westbrook, he was jealous...

https://www.yahoo.com/news/russell-westbrook-supposedly-put-off-232006231.html

let's see if Miami can pull off a trade and get him..That'll be Pat Riley's last great thing before he goes