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And despite the heat he gets here Pop is a draw if Donovan hadn't done a good job this playoffs I think that would of DEFINITELY been an attractive selling point ...
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The post Big 3 era Spurs are an unknown. Durant could be a big part but he could also just be going to another deep playoff team that's over matched by hot 3pt shooting teams and teams with fast PGs. If he leaves, I think GS would be his destination. Lakers would be second choice, because they have a void right now for superstar.
And despite the heat he gets here Pop is a draw if Donovan hadn't done a good job this playoffs I think that would of DEFINITELY been an attractive selling point ...
You want that choker, Juan Pablo Alberto? Even Fredo isn't as desperate as you.
KD to SA would not end well. KD > KL offensively. KL can't play SG full time to accommodate him either. And who guards the yard, LMA? I forsee 22-year old Adams pushing his in.
KD ain't going to Washington nor will he sign with the Dubs. The only logical choice:
Once he signs with LA, the floodgates will open. FAs will want to play alongside him. They'll even take less to sign with the Lakers. He'd flourish even more so in det Dub offense Luke bringing to SoCal. KD + another max player and Simmons/Ingram is the core of a playoff team. Then we'll have enough cap space to sign another max FA next Summer.
Come ta Lakers, KD.
Yep. MJ wasn't until Phil made him share the ball. Luke will do the same for KD.
Marc Stein posted Durant likely to sign a 2 year deal with opt out after 1.
Yes - very seriously. You seem to underrate many of the Spurs and imply Adams is better than LMA? WB/KL a wash? Ok maybe I buy that but WB seems to be a tough guy to trust where Kawhi has no ego and can take the defensive burden off of KD that Turn over, gambling Russ cannot.
Plus, Danny Green is way better than Roberson too.
I think you are sorely under estimating how good LMA was on defense too. That LMA/KD/KL/DG lineup would easily be the best defensive team in the league.
Even with Ibaka/Adams OKC was mediocre on defense all year and gave up a lot of uncontested shots in the playoffs. If the Spurs wouldn't have missed some open looks and knocked OKC out would you have said what you said?
Donovan narrowing the gap with Pop?
lol did you just get ahead of yourself a bit there? Pop is a HOF coach, Donovan just entered the league.
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Billy the Kid 4 wins, Pop 2 wins. Advantage Billy the Kid
After 67 wins, I'd think DPG wouldn't resort to begging.
When it mattered most, none of that proved true.
Aldridge did well with an all time great paint anchor, probably the best defensive perimeter defender since the GP/Pippen/Rodman in Detroit era ..., and Green another top 5 defender.
Not saying he didnt do well he did. But I dont think he is all that much of a great defender On defense I would rather have adams just like on offense I would rather have Aldridge ...do you disagree?
Sure KL has much less ego but he also plays teh same position as Durant and both KL and LMA both like to shoot from the sweet spots mid range that Durant prefers.
I just dont see it as a natural fit. Sure Danny green is better than Roberson much better tbh but do you truly think that Danny Green (who is older and probably not ascending) over Roberson will be a factor in his decision?
He will forego money, leave a team that just beat the team he is supposed to join leave a promising big man and a dynamic PG?
i dont see it.
Only way Spurs get KD is this:
He signs the one plus one and Kl keeps climbing next season and as part of Team USA they become best buds Pop sells thedream ala Riles and they decide to superfriend it up like James/Wade placing aldridge in the Bosh/Love role.
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Pop 5 rings, Billy and every other OKC coach 0Billy the Kid 4 wins, Pop 2 wins. Advantage Billy the Kid
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I know you have low expectations now but goddamn Paco, you're supposed to be a Lakers fan, act like somebody.
jejejejejeAfter 67 wins, I'd think DPG wouldn't resort to begging.
What?After 67 wins, I'd think DPG wouldn't resort to begging.
That's just jargon. That's like saying Russ is a loser because every time it's mattered most he's been a loser who couldn't get it done. By that logic, Kawhi is then wayyyy better than WB & not a wash because he's a champion, finals mvp & 2x DPOy.
You can't have it both ways. You can't call WB/Kawhi a wash with all that Kawhi has done compared to WB and then not analyze what happened when you said "when it mattered most none of that mattered".
The fact OKC beat SA was not because none of that mattered & certainly doesn't change the fact that it's more than reasonable to say Kawhi/KD/LMA/Green is a better higher ceiling core than OKC.
I am not saying that what you are saying is false.
I agree the spurs were the better team and won 67 games ...
When it mattered that did not prove itself in the series vs. OKC
The reason it matters is because Durant played in that series.
He saw first hand that Donovan held his own and that by the end of that series they were better than the 67 win Spurs.
Adams even with his improving but limited game was able to impact that series more than any other big and that is even with LMA scorching hot to start the series ...
I can see him staying for that one year plus another option as rumors and reports have suggested. But it would be in his best interest to bail this summer.
If I were KD, I'd bail on the entire Western Conference. I'd go to the best fit in the Eastern Conference. And while Washington didn't even make the playoffs this season, if you add Durant to the Wall and Beal and Gortat core, I think that's already the best compe ion for the Cavs in the East. It's also a good fit for Durant on paper. He gets paid like the franchise superstar, but he'll have John Wall to carry him when he wilts. Getting away from the Western Conference and the multiple power teams to a soft Eastern Conference where any team he goes to will automatically be the 2nd best team in the conference should appeal to him. Having the chance to be perceived as the man, but having a failsafe in John Wall when he can't come through. That's a good situation for him.
And it's close to home, which gave rise to rumors of him going to Washington for the last couple of years anyway.
John Wall couldn't bail anyone out
He's going to be a fail safe for KD when he couldn't make the playoffs in the East?
I don't disagree that going East is an option but there are much better options than Washington (BOS for example).
Not a bad fit with wiz but Celts may be even better if they can make some additional moves.
A good young coach, proven franchise strong front-office. (even if I hate this prick).
Don't be obtuse. You've just had the best RS in franchise history. Now you're begging for KD and tryna justify it. Act like somebody son.
John Wall couldn't bail anyone out
He's going to be a fail safe for KD when he couldn't make the playoffs in the East?
I don't disagree that going East is an option but there are much better options than Washington (BOS for example).
Winning and losing, making or missing the playoffs is a team accomplishment or failure. It's not all on Wall. They were a couple wins of squeaking in with Brad Beal missing nearly 30 games.
I happen to believe that adding Durant to the Wizards automatically make them the 2nd best team in the East.
And I do believe Wall would be able to bail Durant out when Durant fails. Wall shares some similarities with Westbrook actually, in not only style of play but ego and confidence. A player like that is a good fit for Durant's sometimes passive personality. Washington was middle of the road defensively last year, but they were bottom 10 offensive team. They were so reliant on Wall and Beal to score. Durant would boost their offensive efficiency a ton.
And there's always that Scott Brooks connection. Durant's favorite head coach. And now he's there in Washington.
I agree that KD would boost WAS but using Wall as some selling point when he's a poor mans Westbrook and KD has the real thing already doesn't resognate to me.
Even if that would make WAS the 2nd best team in the East (I disagree but it's possible) are they really a threat to the Cavs or west team in the finals? I don't think so. KD only leaves for a team he thinks can win the finals and imo no way does WAS check that box.
Man you're dumbDon't be obtuse. You've just had the best RS in franchise history. Now you're begging for KD and tryna justify it. Act like somebody son.
Wall being how you put it a poor man's Westbrook is NOT the only selling point, as I already stated the others. 1) Getting away from the Western Conference and the grueling playoff process it would take to get out of the West, 2) Washington being close to home, 3) Scotty Brooks who Durant has made it known was his favorite coach now being the Wizards head coach, 4) being paid as the "man" without having to be the "man" with Wall there
It's not just about Wall being a "poor man's Westbrook." I thought it was obvious when I listed all the other things already as factors and considerations that made Washington a good fit for him.
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