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  1. 06-17-2015 #1
    Koolaid_Man
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    http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ba...192859425.html

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    "West adamantly opposed a trade centered around Klay Thompson and Kevin Love. West argued that trading Thompson would be an enormous mistake. The Warriors were built on defense and Love, while a skilled offensive player, was a subpar defender. What’s more, West was certain Thompson would continue to improve, giving the Warriors a potential Hall of Fame backcourt for the next decade.

    West felt so strongly that, according to one person close to the negotiations, he threatened to resign if the team made the trade— when the most successful talent evaluator in league history feels that adamantly about something, it’s probably worth listening.

    A source with knowledge of the negotiations counters that, “The deal was done. And Jerry put his foot down.”
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  2. 06-17-2015 #2
    Venti Quattro
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    The Logo aka the king-maker
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  3. 06-17-2015 #3
    whitemamba
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    Non surpise , jerry west knows his stuff better than anyone else in the business.
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  4. 06-17-2015 #4
    Killakobe81
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    The GOAT GM doing GOAT things ...

    And freaking Phil pushed his ass out of L.A. ...we are lucky we still won a le after that bull . Respect Phil but he will never be over Riley in my book for that . his ego ran amok ...
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    Quote Originally Posted by whitemamba
    Non surpise , jerry west knows his stuff better than anyone else in the business.
    80's and 00's Lakers, all Jerry West. I dislike the Lakers but I like West as a player and GM. The guy gets the job done. Certainly built a good Warriors team over the past 4 years.
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  6. 06-17-2015 #6
    Franklin
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    Love is just a prime David Lee plus 3pt shooting tbh. Klay has flaws in his game but just like West thinks dude can still improve, and Curry wouldn't want him traded either because with him hypothetically gone, Curry would probably face double team all over the half court on the offensive end, and it'd be extremely difficult to find him another shooter as clutch as Klay is. Badass 3pt shooters are rare talents in the league today even Korver made the all-star squad this year, and Klay is 2-3 times the player Korver is.
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  7. 06-17-2015 #7
    UZER
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    Quote Originally Posted by Killakobe81
    The GOAT GM doing GOAT things ...

    And freaking Phil pushed his ass out of L.A. ...we are lucky we still won a le after that bull . Respect Phil but he will never be over Riley in my book for that . his ego ran amok ...
    So...

    Phil ego = shame on him

    Kobe ego = he's a badass

    Kobe ran off Shaq Phil and West
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  8. 06-17-2015 #8
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    Smart guy. Love just isnt a winner...
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  9. 06-17-2015 #9
    whitemamba
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cowboys_Wear_Spurs
    80's and 00's Lakers, all Jerry West. I dislike the Lakers but I like West as a player and GM. The guy gets the job done. Certainly built a good Warriors team over the past 4 years.
    Very much so, he has an eye for talent, and he knows how to build championship teams. That def hurt when he went to gs.
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