Good overview: You guys think the Warriors win will "inspire a generation of copycats around the league"? Not so sure about that one - there are still a lot of basketball diehards around the league mot enamored of the small-ball offense, and the quick threes. And Curry is a pretty unique talent.
It nice to see Ron Adams escape and get a ring. He was treated like shit by the Bulls organization. He now has a ring and GarPax doesn't. Thibs obviously has great taste in assistant coaches and Steve Kerr/the world champion Warriors seemingly agree with Thibs and disagree with GarPax on that one. The Warriors are considered a current example of a "smart" organization. Curry is a MVP level talent in a league that has shifted to less physical defense and has totally realized that 3 > 2. They also were going up against a decimated Cavs team that was still plenty dangerous (ask the Atlanta Hawks) but wasn't at full strength. If Love and Kyrie were there I would have loved to see that series. Drafting Draymond Green was also a great decision by their front office.
I think this team is on course to become the most successful, by any definition, since the Jordan Bulls. They've already changed the paradigm for success in the NBA and had one of the winningest seasons in NBA history. And the thing that kills me? All of that team's core is years away from its prime. Barring injuries, I don't see any reason that this team isn't on course for six or seven championships.
The Finals MVP is one of the most underrated players in the league. The Warriors traded for him. What a concept. The Bulls have zero players on the roster acquired in a trade, other than a draft day deal.
The Bulls have made trades in the past 5 years. Hinrich for cap space. Deng for cap space. Korver for cap space. Fiscal championship!
Anyway, back to the thread's actual purpose: http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-year-of-the-warriors/
I'd take the Cavs at full strength vs these Warriors. Probably would have been an epic series. How about Miami Heat superteam from 2 years ago? I'd take the Heat.
A team that even more aggressively made trades to best position the team for success. Not afraid to make a mistake - they'll deal with any when the time comes.
This is certainly true. The midseason trades that team made enabled them to get to the Finals, even though two of their big three went down.
Why does everything become a overt or covert Bulls slam? It doesn't belong in this thread. You, as a site leader, should know better. You're like a cop who uses his shield to get away with stuff other citizens would be held accountable for. I can ignore the other guy, but everyone is forced to scroll past your posts.
I don't use my shield for anything. You're posting opinion contrary to mine, so do quite a few people. And freely. I don't scroll past anyone else's posts.
Pelicans with no Jrue Holiday. Grizzlies with a masked Conley and hurt Allen. Cavs with no Irving and Love.
"Luck" is a part of every championship run. OTOH -- Those Warriors really know how to keep their guys healthy, don't they?
No, the Warriors didn't keep their guys healthy. Bogut and Lee both missed huge chunks of the season. Bogut was their starting C in all but 2 games he was healthy.
