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Thank goodness the NBA rule for calling a timeout without having one included the change of possession, otherwise GS would have had a catch-and-shoot inbound play from half-court down by two. Steph could have redeemed himself for missing the open 3 with 6 or 7 seconds left, and Draymond would have been hailed as a no-timeout genius.

It's not in the same category as Webber's; if Draymond didn't call it the clock would have run out before they got a shot off. It was enjoyable to have the Webber gaffe remembered, though.
 
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The Warriors sacrificed half their window for what ended up being 2 championships with KD. They got spooked by the Cavs getting lucky one year even though they would have been the best team in the league for at least 5-6 years if they just made smart moves and kept their core together. IIRC KD has a player option for next year so you can guarantee he'll pick that up and rehab on the Warriors dime. Someone will still throw a 3-4 year deal at him next summer even though that is an injury that you never come back 100% from.
 
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exhawg said:
The Warriors sacrificed half their window for what ended up being 2 championships with KD. They got spooked by the Cavs getting lucky one year even though they would have been the best team in the league for at least 5-6 years if they just made smart moves and kept their core together. IIRC KD has a player option for next year so you can guarantee he'll pick that up and rehab on the Warriors dime. Someone will still throw a 3-4 year deal at him next summer even though that is an injury that you never come back 100% from.
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Yeah, KD picks up his player option for $30M. They'll have to offer Klay the 5-6 year Max. And they'll be in salary/luxury cap hell while Steph has to go at it alone next season. I'm not sure an era/dynasty has flamed out in that spectacular of a fashion.
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A dynasty that lost 40% of the time it was favored to win.
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Steph won 1 title without KD and it was when Kyrie and Love were out.

Interesting career arc for him. Very very good at one skill. He's the best shooter of all-time (to go with some sick, but very careless, handles). He can fire from anywhere, but he's not up there with the transcendent, takeover greats. What's the difference between him and someone like Reggie Miller, other than playing in an era where he can shoot 10 threes a game, while Reggie shot 4-5 attempts?


(ok, I'm stretching with that last part out of bias, but whatever)
 
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Warriors offseason breakdown: How Kevin Durant leaving could save $1 billion; why DeMarcus Cousins could be back

The Bottom Line
The Warriors are going to sell out to re-sign Durant and Thompson this summer because they are moving into the $1.4 billion Chase Center and they don't have any other means of putting a championship team on the floor given their cap situation. If Durant leaves, Cousins, in terms of All-Star talent, becomes the only current Warrior with a high enough ceiling, if he were to completely return to his pre-injury form, to make enough of a leap from last year's production at least marginally replace Durant's production. At his best, he can get you 25 points and 12 boards a night. On paper, that's Durant production, though we all know the difference.

Whether the Warriors can keep Cousins will depend on what other teams are willing to offer.

Either way, the Warriors are not going to have many new faces next season. Those lineups with Quinn Cook and Jonas Jerebko and Alfonzo McKinnie you saw in the NBA Finals? Get used to them. Even if Durant re-signs, he's out for next season. On the court, the Warriors will have to get by for probably 60-plus games with a core of Curry, Draymond, an aging Andre Iguodala and perhaps Cousins and Looney until Klay can hopefully get back in time for the stretch run and playoffs.

If they can make it there.

That sounds crazy to suggest, but the West, as we know, is stacked, and there's a chance that the Lakers turn into a super-team within the next few weeks with an Anthony Davis trade a growing possibility and still a max slot available to bring in a third star via free agency alongside A.D. and LeBron James. The Mavericks are going to be a lot better with Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis paired up. The Clippers could very well get Kawhi Leonard and be fantastic. That's on top of the Rockets, Blazers, Thunder, Jazz, Spurs and all the other usual suspects.

Doubting a team led by Stephen Curry and Draymond Green is not smart business. I wouldn't be surprised if they got on one of their "us against the world" rolls next season and still wound up a top-four seed with Klay coming back for the playoffs. But they're going to be limited, no doubt. There is no quick fix to the reality of losing Durant, whether it's for the long term or just next season with his injury.

Entire article: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/...1-billion-why-demarcus-cousins-could-be-back/
 
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