We all know Dame and Steph are similar players. But I was wondering, what if Dame had been on the Warriors, and Steph had been on the Blazers? Would Dame have 4 championships, would Steph have none? I kind of think so. I'm not sure Dame would have 4, but he would have at least 1. And I doubt Steph would have any.
Then thats the teams they would've been on. No, Dame would not have 4 rings; IMO. I don't think Steph has a ring if the Blazers draft him; but even a fraction of a percent is more likely than the 0 we know Dame has. Dame is phenomenal, but he's not as good as Steph. Steph is a better passer, better at avoiding traps, better at driving, better without the ball, and a better shooter.
I think that if Dame were on that team with KD that he's a much better and more vocal leader than Steph and therefore probably could have held that team together longer. I don't know if KD would have ever gone to that team though because they wouldn't be the dominant force they were with Steph pre KD. Dame is just not as good as Steph. I do think that if he were playing in Kerr's system with Klay, Draymond, Barnes, Iggy, Bogut and the rest that they would have won at least one of the two championships that team won together. If the KD thing happened as a result Dame might even have more titles than Steph because I do think that Dame could lead the team better but I think that dynamic might also work because after the theoretical second title with KD it would be looked at as KD's team which also might keep KD around. I sincerely doubt that Dame would have the MVPs and the teams wouldn't be as dominant as the GS teams with Steph have been.
since Curry has 4 championships, I think it's pretty safe to say Dame would have at least 2, if everything else had been the same meanwhile Curry would have 0 as a Blazers and would have left Portland in 2017 as a free agent. He wouldn't have the loyalty to Portland Dame has and he wouldn't have had Dame's patience with Olshey
You’d lose weight because you wouldn’t crave anything and get sick of eating the same thing over and over. Plus, the food would lose flavor after a short time
And people here would still be saying "You can't win a championship with a small guard who isn't a good defender."
The oft repeated phrase here is/was "You can't compete for a championship with 2 small guards who aren't good defenders" The W's traded away Ellis, Portland stuck with CJ until they went with Ant instead... STOMP
I get what you're saying, but obviously it's far too simplistic. Had the Blazers traded CJ for a solid center, that wouldn't have been near enough. Golden St had multiple 3/D or playmaker/D guys around Steph. I'm not sure getting rid of Ellis was as big of a part of their championship run as having Klay/Green/Iggy/KD.
True, but trading away the wrong one would have been catastrophic and KD probably doesn't go to GS. So it's just klay and Draymond with Ellis and that doesn't seem as potent.
Iggy was awesome at the start of the Warriors run. Heck, he won finals MVP. Barnes was a very good starter too. Livingston was one of the best bench players in the league. They lost all that depth getting Durant.
