Meeting between Dame and Cronin today

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  1. BrianFromWA

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    Serious question---defensive wing/big need aside (I find it hard to believe they won't address that in FA), what's the difference between the 2020 Warriors and the 2023 Blazers for you? Steph>Dame (but not horribly), but Klay isn't all-world, Barnes and Poole can be approximated by Grant and Simons or one of the Untouchables, and that leaves Draymond and coaching. They tried to straddle two timelines and failed at that by winning the championship and having busts in Wiseman and Kuminga and likely one in Moody.
     
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    ok
     
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    But I am a resident idiot!
     
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    I appreciate the kind words, but it's not just me. There's this growing divide between the fanbase and it seems to be only getting worse. I don't like it. I understand that people are emotionally invested in this. I think I can see both sides, and I actually agree with both sides, but I tend to lean towards one side more than the other. I just wish that people weren't so toxic towards other fans over an opinion. I don't think someone is an idiot for wanting to keep Dame, and I don't think someone is an idiot for wanting him to go.

    That's not to say that I haven't seen some idiotic takes... hell... I have probably floated a few myself, but I just wish people could disagree about the content of the post without attacking the poster.
     
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    Lillard doesn't even belong in these type of conversations..
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    I would take Dame over Westbrook in any situation.
     
    Natebishop3, Jun 28, 2023
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    Westbrook doesn't belong on that list. Stud bigs are generally more valuable than stud guards, so sure...

    I think that's why Dame was "Top 75" rather than "Top 30".
     
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    Westbrook has some severe situational awareness problems.
     
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    Thanks for trolling. I think it's arguable that Dame was as good in his prime which he's still in as Russ, Harden or CP3... none of those guys have won a chip and all three have had way better teams around them than Dame ever has. I don't think they belong in that convo either. Harden and Russ are former MVPs but they got those by stat stuffing/clout chasing. But keep hating on Dame for just being one of the top 75 players in league history and not one of the top 25.
     
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    Dude was on a team with prime Durant and Harden and he clearly thought he was the best player.
     
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    Is this Swipa person someone who you actually follow on twitter or did you find a tweet that supports your bashing of Dame?
     
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    From Colin Cowherd? FFS...
     
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    You don't know who Swipa is? Everyone knows who Swipa is.
     
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    She's the current host of Regis Philbin's old show, right?
     
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    She? I thought it was that wetjet mop thingy.
     
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    Come on, Nate is the most disliked person on this board who gets into it with many different people on a weekly bases. But it’s not him, it’s the many other people he gets into it with right?

    what did he say that was offensive? Residents idiots? I have seen Nate say way worse, calling people a loser and all that.

    What he gets thrown back at him he 100% deserves and more.
     
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    IMO "resident idiots" isn't a personal insult since it isn't specifically calling out a member of the forum.
     
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    Dora's nemesis?
     
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    Exactly. Dude took it personal. Ears must have been burning. All i did was respond to him and then i'm the bad dude. Appreciate the level headed post
     
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