Did Kevin Durant REALLY fit with the WARRIORS? 

He fit in perfectly during the first year.. and then suddenly he wanted to play more ISO ball... The motion offense confused the defense and gave him more one on one opportunities...

I feel the analysis is spot on. KD is a little confused about what he wants. He came to Golden State for the same reason he said be left. So that tells you he is searching for something. And the end of the day, he's just a 30 year old guy looking for the same things as the rest of us. You feel a little miffed by his selfishness and also a little sad for him because if you don't feel like you fit in with Steph, Klay, and the warriors, where are you gonna feel you belong?

Kerr: No system is just going to dice a finals defense up 2014 Spurs: I am a joke to you?

I see we blowing the budget on special effects

When was the last time that Kevin was actually happy? Lol

We know bballbreakdown has been waiting 3 years to make this vid.

I feel like I saw this happen, kd in his first year with the warriors was the most unstoppable team I've ever seen

He really complained about all the iso in OKC then complains about the warriors ball movement. Nothing was wrong with the system they would've 3 peat of he was healthy.

Yeah kd. The motion offense didn’t work. But somehow it was able to beat you and your individual style in 2015-16

does a rocket launcher go well with a pistol? who cares, its a rocket launcher

He fit in the system perfectly in that first season, where they were pretty much unstoppable. But when they won and he still felt he didn’t get enough love, he decided to go back to iso ball to get more attention and pursue individual success.

KD wanted the team to win because of him and not the golden state warriors way that was evident. It's sad because that team could of won 2 to possibly 3 more.

The Spurs destroyed the Heat in 2014 with system play. ISO ball may be the norm in the playoffs, but it's not the requirement.

That lil KD NEXT TO COACH 😂

When he realized that everyone perceived Curry to be the more valuable player is when he stopped caring. He's a very insecure, mentally fragile guy and he didn't want to be anywhere where his preeminence was questioned. So he teamed up with Kyrie who will never be in the same conversation as Durant. He's a player motivated by his insecurities - no different from LeBron.

Steve Ker is gentleman! He dont want to get into argue and beef with players....he is smarter than all of this.

NO, he just took two years of amazing Stephen curry highlights

Look at those special effects. The tiny KD! That Seat Geek money hits differently hunh?

Kyrie and Durant 2 egoist = 0 championship

You nailed it.. I been sayin all along that KD and the Warriors were not working out well froma systematic standpoint. Kd started to do more iso and moved the ball less. And without the ball he just stand in the corner wanting the ball half the time. This was going on for about a year and a half before Draymond got fed up with it and basically let Kd have it. Say what you want about Draymond but he has always been a team first player. When he saw KD basically going through the motions at times while the rest of the team was actually trying(steven a snitch even called kd out for this) it pissed draymond off. He was out to prove a point in that clippers game and well that point got through because kds gone now. People wanna make it seem like it was all draymonds fault that kd was gone when it wasnt. Id give more blame to the warriors though because ownership did expose themselves calling kd a step child basically. But kd was just as responsible for how things went.

I'm glad KD is gone from GSW. As talented as he is, I am tired of hearing him adjusting everything around him to his darn liking. Once Klay has returned, Warriors will be contenders again - without drama and teddy-bears to hug every week after a game.... Hungry Steph, Klay and Russell are going to be crazy good together.

maybe if he sticked to the warriors' ball movement and schemes he wouldn't be injured coz he was taking easy shots.

*Let's be honest, that 2016-2017 Warriors was the best version out of all those GSW teams, that Curry-Durant pick and roll was too much for the opposing teams.*

Have to totally disagree with Durant. They were absolutely dominant the first year when Durant was mostly part of the greater team offense. It seems like most teams get worse when they start doing more isolation play and hero ball deeper into the playoffs.

Those two years when the big 4 had Javale and D.West. Probably the best team in history.

Seriously: I am glad he‘s with the Nets now

When healthy they went something like 25-4 both years combined! He better stop that! And if he played this year it would've been 3 straight years of championships!

KD clearly suffered from the disease of me in year two and year three. The dude has issues and I was glad to see him go, win or lose. I hope the Warriors get back to the style of play that brought them their first title in the Steph/Klay/Draymond era. KD will be 32 when he comes off his devastating achilles injury and he'll be past the last title of his career.

I like KD and he was amazing with the Dubs, but Pat Riley is right. Once KD stop buying into the offense and began contracting the disease of "Me" from Russell and Kyrie the beautiful game was going to be over. You can see it with his body language and although we all jump on Draymond he was among the first to spot it. I wish KD the best with that two ISO player combo in NY, because he is definitely a killer and even if he is a little sour with the Dub, he is still a Warriors great.

Without kd the warriors have ball movement and it is more competitive. But kd fit the first year and kd started to ball hog a bit more after his first ring.

Can't agree more. Warriors team basketball was beautiful to watch before he joined.

When I saw what draymond said to KD in the huddle after regulation vs LAC and saw later what draymond said I knew he was gone and also I watched the 2017 and 2018 nba finals and the difference between the two is enormous.KD in the second finals played almost 90 percent iso

I've seen the comment section and I agree with those who said that KD fit in the first year but wanted to iso more after the first ring. And Coach's what if hit differently. What if KD stayed in GS for maybe 1-2 more years? It would've been an epic journey and could possibly win both seasons.

Nice editing, coach Nick!!!!🤘🤘🤘

4:04 That was about 60 minutes before San Antonio's franchise history got ruined.

Coach Nick nailed it. He just started running more ISO on his own and became less interested in the Warriors offense.

Kinda wish you had taken a closer look at the end of the 18-19 regular season where for whatever reason he was operating with a pass-first mentality. There was a ten game stretch where it looked like he was resting up for the playoffs and just getting all the role players involved. It was back to the beautiful game. Everything warriors fans hoped for when kd came. Ball movement to keep everyone’s head in it, and a release valve of one of the top five greatest scorers of all time.

raptors won rings with team plays though

Yea he wouldn't have had the injury if he committed to the system

KD MADE THEM BETTER

Durant was a perfect fit in the 16-17 season. He really bought in, but after that season he progressively reverted back to his OKC play.

Thanks be to God I didn’t stop watching the video because of my impatience. I was waiting for the classic background music.another marquee breakdown , thanks coach

Kd went to GS to get chips. We all knew this... of course his nature is ISO

2017 was magical, and they would have swept Cleveland if not for the refs in game 4 trying to stretch the finals out. When KD played within the offense, like a super Saiyan Harrison Barnes, GS was unbeatable. The issue came when when the warriors started to focus on KD iso game. It would throw Steph and klay out of their game. The last best example of GS capability with KD was in the game he got hurt in the finals. An agressive Steph and a lurking KD, lethal combination.

Thank you so much for posting this video! This is exactly what I think.

*wins two straight titles w/ KD* "DID KEVIN DURANT REALLY FIT THE WARRIORS?"

He's an ideal fit but KD has a personal agenda which became detrimental to the team at some point.

Honestly, this was way beyond basketball. The Spurs were very fortunate to have Duncan, Parker, and Ginobli treating basketball as an art form of passing, cutting and team effort. Warriors did have this (2014-15) but BETTER with KD (2016). I'm grateful for KD's 3 years with us, but you could tell that he was not pleased with his individual stat lines and the media's constant nagging. In short, KD wishes for a lot of things and when he got those things (Championships, Team Culture, Money) it didn't necessarily make him happy.

I'm 100% on Durant's side. The Warriors completely messed everything up by not trading Draymond Green at the deadline. As good as he is, on offense you don't need him and Durant. It's like when the Heat had LeBron James and Dwayne Wade in the starting lineup together. Yes, they are good enough to mask the issues, but they aren't operating at the level that they could be. Not by a long shot. There were a lot of trade destinations that made sense. One of my favorites was the idea of trading Green, Iggy, and Livingston to Denver for Millsap, Porter Jr, and some filler. Denver get that veteran presence and defense that they needed to become a true contender. Warriors get a huge expiring contract that would help them extend their core, a veteran for the playoffs, and a young boy with the potential to be a great stretch four going forward. Teams are just too scared to rock the boat. They don't realize, they could've kept both Durant and Cousins if they played their cards right. And if that roster is healthy by the time the playoffs come back around, they'd of won it all easily. Now, I don't now if they make it out the west. Almost all the playoff teams from last year in the west improved this offseason.

3 finals with 2 chips, I'd say yes

Durant will find it impossible to win a ring at Brooklyn, ESPECIALLY if he goes iso crazy.

Kevin Durant is one of the most immature athletes in sport. Baffling why he sooks so much

The problem is the Ws bench got markedly worse after the 2017 Finals. Iggy, Shaun, David West got older and less effective. Even Ian Clark, Zaza, Javale and Pat McCaw were making solid contributions. Draymond made 41%, yes 41% of his 3s in that playoff run.

Kd was in the perfect offense with the perfect spacing because of the shooting of the greatest backcourt ever i believe in Steph and Klay. Easy buckets and everything all he had to do was just keep running it smh, why he would leave GS is still beyond me but KD is a weird person still my guy tho will def be watching Brkln games when hes playing again!

Amazing Analysis Video....

What KD fails to understand is that while he is on ISO, there is also a motion offense going around him. He can ISO all day with ease bec. the help defense is too busy guarding the motion offense.

I agree with your take coach Nick.

Hey coach what are your opinions on Tacko Fall? Is he any good or is it just hype?

The quality of your videos is impeccable Coach!

exactly what i been saying to all my beer buddies for over a year lol. now i dont feel so bad. but really a great snapshot of this behavior was the famous blowup with draymond. EVERYONE was quick to pile on Draymond, but he made the right BBALL play by pushing and if KD only trusted his teammate and ran, KD himself would have had a trailing dunk or a wide open three. look at the replay why would a guy like Draymond with his proven passing and vision pass backwards to KD in a wide open court with time running out??

Was hoping for this . Thanks coach!!

Warriors were fun to watch Pre-KD because the ball was moving around so much. No hate on KD, hes a great player but its just satisfying seeing that ball movement and teamwork end with a bucket instead of ISOs most of the time

4:36 'playoofs' is see what you did there coach 😂

This is exactly how i felt the whole second year playoff run. Very good analysis. KD stopped caring about the offensive system and even the defensive schemes like the off ball rotation they used to hide Steph from mismatches.

waiting for that background music until at 3:40, made my day.

Kinda funnyfor me KD menrion the word "system" He critics Kawhi before being a guy that benefits a system

yes he did won 2 chips and 2 FMVPS and could have been 3 if healthy could have been

I'm not a warriors fan, but damn, that offense was amazing. So efficient, and unstoppable. I've been watching NBA since the end of the 80s, I really think those recent Warrior teams were the best ever. I don't remember the Bulls having an offense like that. I wish more players could buy into that type of system.

But because of KD's decision to join the Warriors, Warriors became the best offensive team in the history of NBA. Surpassing even the Bulls

I think how he started so passive against the Clippers last playoffs spoke volumes about where he was with the team.

Great analysis, I thought there were some very spot on observations in this

To me, 2018 playoffs third round against the Rockets the injury to Iguodala and Draymond Green's shot falling off (weirdly) is what transpired the heavy iso offense. That series Warriors basically played without the famous "death lineup" and even then they still won..lol

Bet yall didn’t notice he was wearing that 7 hat while playing for gs. He just an indecisive person

If he wanted to be the man and iso so bad, he should've just stayed in OKC.

I respectfully disagree with this. Just because they don’t always run the motion offense in the playoffs doesn’t mean that they don’t fit. It means that the teams that they play have caught on to their system. Which means that the warriors have to rely on their raw talent to get over the hump. To be honest I believe the whole league knows the weakness to the motion offense. It’s just that the warriors raw talent transcends those weaknesses. Also I see nothing wrong with iso ball. Tons of teams do it so does that mean that players like Kemba walker and Tray Young also not fit with their teams. No. It just means that the team sees a miss match, that the system that they run isn’t working, or it’s time for the teams star player to take over.

I havent seen the breakdown, but i agree 1000% with what KD said. At a certain point, its becomes "who has the better superstar". Doesnt matter how fluid your offense is, there is always a series/game or even just a quarter, where youre going to have to rely on your best player doing what they do best. Its what seperates the stars from the superstars.

Faxx *EXCEPT* the fact that he slither his way to the Warriors

Pat Riley was right. Once he was out of that 'good but no ring' category it was all about his own stats and highlights.

Its pretty clear GS gave KD pretty much exactly what he wanted and he turned around and asked for the opposite thing.

He definitely did but he wanted to be iso Jesus in a system that guarantees 5 pass and cuts in a possession

It's not that its a bad system that made it kind of ineffective in the end, it's just that the other teams got smarter overtime and finally figured out how to beat it.

Perfect last scene

what a nice presentation well done love your channel sir

Steve Kerr is who everybody should be... don’t get offended by facts.

It might be a blessing in disguise for the warriors that Durant parted ways with them this year. They still have their key players in their primes. I'm wondering how Russell will fit in since he's a guard and they already have two solid starters at the 1 & 2.

Who goddamn calculates the percentage of isolation of a team throughout a whole season? Come on how can you do it

Uh... yes. It was only injuries that really prevented them from three-peating. Hell, they were super close to five-peating.

Steve Kerr did mention it in the pod that that the peak of their offence with KD was during his first year there, which is what this is saying.

Yes, KD was a good fit for the Warriors. He was a major reason why the Warriors won back to back championships. KD was an NBA Finals MVP in both championships. Have any more easy questions?

3 straight finals each year shooting above 50% literally almost swept the first two finals and now KD people are saying he didn’t fit lol he made them wayyyyy better the 2019 finals shoulve shown everyone that when he played 1 qtr and was in complete control. Yeah he disrupted the offense from time to time with his ISO but that was a choice he chose to make when he was dialed in and played within the system, especially that first year, the league was basically owned by them (pre video opinion)

Love the new format. This is my favorite sports show 🏀

Great video coach

Ad transition on fleek as always

Kevin Durant fits with anyone as long as you are willing to let him just iso all game.

that 2k11 KD next to coach😭😭

Biggest change from 17 to 18 was that Kd got hurt at the end of the regular season in 17, and Steph got hurt at the end of 18. Kd got hurt so the Warriors went to team ball and Kd joined back in, but when Steph got hurt, the warriors went to Iso ball and fit Steph back in

I believe Curry getting the supermax, not taking any kind of discount, and then Bob Myer's stupid comment as the cherry on top bothered KD a lot more than it was ever reported. anyways.. I went to a bunch of Warriors games, KD was acting weird. He didn't warm up with the rest of the team, he came out separately.. on one occassion, he came out as the rest of the team was finishing up. (the game against the Suns where they were down by 20 points or something in the first) During commercial breaks he'd often stand by himself underneath the basket. There was also at least one game where he didn't shoot until the 3rd quarter, he just racked up assists .. which made me think Kerr probably asked Durant to try to move the ball more/play in the system/ease up on the ISO (or whatever) and rather than take it to heart.. KD decided to take Kerr's advice literally, and didn't shoot at all. Regarding the Warriors system, you'd see teams ready to jump at passing lanes, it'd be especially noticeable against really long teams (Raptors). They'd also slow the game down, fouling all the time, holding/grabbing/bumping/etc, limiting their transition game.. pretty much anything to keep them from getting into any kind of flow. Seems like the motion offense either works extremely well at it's best or subpar to counterproductive at it's worst. Maybe that's partly what he was talking about.

Steve Kerr: “No system is going to dice a Finals defense up” Me: Yea, ok *flashbacks of 2014 Spurs in the finals*

What’s up with KD? Saying all this nonsense. He may have a point on ISO stuff but stats show how effective he is in the GSW system. I still wish him well in Brooklyn.

Healthy KD warriors won the finals every year. This shouldn’t be a question.