The gap between Jordan's Bulls and the rest of the league was never this large.
That's like saying he's better than Pol Pot.
I know everyone loves Adam Silver because he stood up for 's or whatever, but Stern would have never allowed this to happen as it's obviously now at a point that it's bad for the game.
This is, talent wise, arguably the golden age of basketball. But it will mostly be remembered as one of the least competitive times in the history of the league. That isn't good for the game.
They were calling the Jordan years a golden era, with a massive amount of talent throughout the league, and one team...the Bulls...won most of the titles. It didn't diminish how great the overall NBA was at that time, though. The GS thing hasn't, so far, but it could. As fondly as many recall the Magic vs Bird era, it was a pretty dull time to be an NBA fan unless you were a fan of the Lakers or Celtics.
The gap between Jordan's Bulls and the rest of the league was never this large.
That's like saying he's better than Pol Pot.
Not so sure this is a good fit. Cousins can shoot but he isn't a perimeter player. He's going to mess up their spacing. Granted, he likely won't play until Christmas or after due to his injury. Then you have the head games - Cousins is a hot head. How does he mesh with Draymond - also a hot head. Also, at what point is there not enough ball to go around?
Not really sure what Silver could have done to prevent this.
This is just the continuation of a disturbing trend in the NBA, but the actual impact of this single move will be much less than many think. Cousins won't play for a substantial part of the season. Old Boogie doesn't strike me as one of those intense rehab guys. Once he does return, the Warriors will beat everybody by 25 instead of 20 then run through the playoffs as previously expected.
The NBA has become increasingly unwatchable. MLB has had a long term problem with the "haves and have nots" based on the lack of a salary cap and the ability of some teams to just outspend the others, and now the NBA has become even less competitive than MLB. While shooting and athleticism is at an all-time high, fundamentals and defense have decayed considerably. The fan game day experience consists of an "Ahmad" type announcer screaming through every break to blaring hip hop music. I guess that all promotes the brand to a generation that buys shoes and plays NBA2K, but it's getting more and more difficult for me to enjoy.
Oh, and get off my lawn.
Players making concessions and sacrificing stats and playing time. Owners willing to spend more to make more.
A team that drafts well and continues to add pieces to their winning formula.
The Cavs were loaded with Lebron, Kyree and Love to build around. Gilbert was willing to spend the money. While it may change GSW's players are coexisting in the spotlight where Lebron and Kyrie were not. Drafting and free agent signings along with the one year hostage take over was on LBJ. Hard to do business in that world.
Seeing this as a really good top to bottom organization at GSW more than a league problem. Build it and they will come.
Comparing 36 year old Ray Allen joining the Heat to 28 year old, second best player in the league, Kevin Durant joining the 73-win Warriors?
It's time for a hard salary cap per team but no limit on a single player's salary (within the team salary cap of course.)
This would spread the top players out much better.
Comparing 36 year old Ray Allen joining the Heat to 28 year old, second best player in the league, Kevin Durant joining the 73-win Warriors?
Him calling Rodman a ring-chaser is pretty funny, too.
I've been saying this needs to happen as soon as LeBron leaves Cleveland again, but it won't happen unless the fans leave.
Agree with both of you on this. Do you think the fans won't come back ?
Cousins' assist averages have been pretty high for a big the last couple years. I think he's a spacing asset more than a hindrance.
Golden State loves throwing it into the low post/short corner area, followed by their "elbow split" screening action (one to the basket down the lane, one to the corner). Cousins is a perfect fit IMO since he can both score and pass from the post spot in this action.
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