From bottom feeders to potential NBA dynasty: The incredible luck that led to the Warriors superteam 

Dom2k Everyone hates on golden state, but to build this thing with no top 5 picks (except KD) is incredible

Dom2k they only got lucky acquiring KD but other than that they worked their way starting from the bottom

Dom2k i think you're forgetting about the salary cap increase of 2016 that led to Gsw having the money for KD's deal without trading Curry Green Thompson Iggy or Livingston

I remember the 2006-07 warriors with Jason Richardson, Steven Jackson,Matt Barnes, Montei eills,Mike Dunleavy,Baron Davis,Al Harrington

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People don't realize that 90% of warriors fans can not tell u the starting pg before curry

Patrick Patterson Fax

Patrick Patterson ah you're dumb

Patrick Patterson starting pg Before curry isn't better then curry so it dont matter

Patrick Patterson or literally any fact before 3 years ago. "I'm not a bandwagoner!" "Who was coach before Steve Kerr," "uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh"

Kinny Boy Few true.....I remember going around school talking how this lightskin pg lit up New York....that's when I started watching him

Kinny Boy Few same that game at the garden was unbelievable

You know I'm glad Curry didn't hit that shot in the game Kobe was injured, I'm so happy he missed it.

Kinny Boy Few for me it was the time when faked the fuck out of the birdman twice (the 2nd one by doing the rondo) during his rookie season. I became a fan of his that day. Imagine the feeling watching your favorite player trying to develop more into his game but kept getting hurt for consecutive years. My friends kept laughing at me everytime i played 2k against them using the warriors.

Sarken So???

I concur

Monta was cool. He wasn't anything spectacular imo. Baron Davis in his prime on the 2016 warriors coming off the bench would be heavenly. If he would be willing to take the cut.

A.K.TM lebron is a diva though

lebron has never complained of a series being "rigged"

Jonathan Isaac he has complained about absolutely everything else though

Jonathan Isaac neither did curry it was his wife

Jonathan Isaac You better take us to the playoffs this year.

Chi Chi forget what everybody else say be you

Chi Chi Fuck em it's not your fault that the warriors are the successor they did everything right building through the draft and spending the right amount of money to get the free agent they needed to gel with the players they drafted look st the cavs everyone remembers how bad they were and though they drafted kyrie they still weren't a fan of his until Lebron came back that proves how fake they are all together

Chi Chi The only bandwagons here are the haters.

Bay Area Warriors fans are the only ones I respect

Lmao i live in the Bay also (not a warriors fan whatsoever) and while for the most part there's always been fans and high attendance, the entire fucking bay area hopped on the bandwagon. That comes naturally with winning tho so Im not surprised.. but theres a good percentage of people out here who hadnt seen or been to a game before 2014. Alot of them didnt even know Curry's career was nearly over after 2012.

Really steve Kerr watched the nba from 2004-2007 as a broadcaster...became the suns gm in 2008-2010 ...got to the conference finals in 2010 after rebuilding a team that had shaq into a good 3 point shooting team and then losing to la in 6. And then became a broadcaster again for 4 years and then became their coach after watching film and being around the best coaches especially miami and San Antonio and he changed the warriors culture...lets.not forget he played for Phil and popovich and learned from them ...kerr is also 8-0 vs popovich in 2 different playoff series since 2010...he swept him twice...something the suns couldn't do in the Nash era aka beat spurs 4 times in 7 steve kerr did with dragic in 4...

ADAJ3 They had great fans, then got even more bandwagon fans

Adam Leon nah it's called kids being introduced into basketball BECAUSE of the warriors and how they play. Stop hating, fuckboy.

ADAJ3 w

ADAJ3 the cavs are the worst Franchise and have the worst fans

Hellno Hellno Partially true. All the winning teams have bandwagons but Warriors' ones are the worst. They constantly contradict themselves, believe that jus because you can shoot a three you're an amazing player and constantly make excuses when they lose or when one of their players get embarrassed. Its so fuckin annoying. Most of them were jus calling Durant a choker now they say he's the greatest player of all time...

lol key vets ???? they added iggy and cupcake DurBitch 2 all-stars and Finals MVPs lmfaoooooooooooo......larriors superteam is a fraud faxx lol.

David James you sound like a fool. Hating ass bitch

Thing is in the 00s Lakers didn't have superteams. I didn't hate the Warriors until they signed KD, I was rooting for the Cavs at the time because of LeBron. But I didn't hate the Warriors, I just wanted to see LeBron get better. And I'm a Lakers fan as well.

Sarken the 2000 Lakers had shaq and Kobe 2 top 5 players, then you surround them with the perfect cast. Then.in 2004 they add Malone and Payton when both of them were averaging 20 ppg. Try again

Sarken You root for Lebron yet you don't mention how lebron been in 2 superteams for the past 8 years

@o7 You are a real NBA fan my bro, I'm a bulls fan but i love watching the warriors play they are such a great team and I know what KD did was wrong, Its his decision he's a grown man and he can do whatever he wants. Anyways they are a good NBA dynasty and I enjoy their play.

Wilmington's Finest I don't think what he did was wrong. If he really left Russell and he didn't even tell him himself about it then yeah I agree that part is wrong but really there wasn't any reason why he shouldn't have gone to the Warriors

o7 TBH you're right KD has every right to go there, If I was in his shoes I probably would have gone to GS as well It's the best situation for him and he wasn't going to win a ring anywhere else. He made a good career decision cause no NBA future hall of famer wants to go down as one of the greats that didn't win a ring, the whole point of the NBA is to win a championship

Wilmington's Finest exactly. People don't talk about guys like Charles Barkley in the same conversation as the Tim Duncan's Kevin Garnett's and Dirk Nowitzki's because he doesn't have a ring. When KD retires he'll be in the same conversation as Lebron and Larry Bird

Exactly and IMO Kawhi is the 3rd best player in the world behind LeBron and KD, I could see him winning multiple mvps and going down as one of the greatest as well.

Its a big difference between losing your 2nd and 3rd best player the entire series and losing you 3rd best player for 1 game and you 5th or 6th best player. And Irving was played injured aswell. If your team played without draymond and klay against a healthy cavs it would be a massacre

Paulo Resende but love is trash in the finals every game

Paulo Resende not a big difference when Draymond was their best player that series. They lost their only true rim protector too in Bogut. Kyrie I'll give you, but he ain't better than a healthy Curry. 2017 proved that. Love is a literal nonfactor. No explanation needed. Gets bullied by Draymond and Cavs fans petitioned to have him benched. He's been better this year tho. He'll be a factor in the 2018 Finals definitely.

It's true but at the same time Love opens up the floor so Lebron could do his thing and it's not easy playing well against Draymond.

And people forgot really quick how a linup like dellavedova shumpert lebron tristan tompson and mozgov took the series to 6 games. And iguodala was finals mvp.

the same was said about the heat bro. do you not see a pattern with these superteams

ryanr20091 the heat were completely different

ryanr20091 3 stars vs 4 they a dynasty

4 prime allstars vs 2.5 prime all stars cause wade aged too much

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Jadine Anderson I'm reading this high af like wtf that's says dom2k😂😂

Jadine Anderson me too lol

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NoDefense I can't take you serious if your profile name is no defense and your pic is James haren

Not enough capital letters

Caleb Dickie if he was on my team I would probably like him but he made the NBA softer and more about hitting threes. It's great for him and his team but I miss flashy dunks and big men being a big part of the game but it's also how he is so nice like the NBA with Kobe and before felt like everyone had beef on the court which is why he won't go down as the greatest if he wins he makes it look like a cakewalk

Caleb Dickie He revolutionized the game. No one in today's NBA can stop him but himself. He is already the 2nd greatest PG of all-time behind only Magic and without question the greatest shooter of all time

Matt Money true

Denden if he's top 2 all time Westbrook is top 7 all time.

Goatbrook maybe so. 1. Magic 2. Curry 3. Big O 4. John Stockton 5. Steve Nash 6. Jason Kidd 7. Russell Westbrook

LaVar Ball so can I join them dad

lonzo Ball the lakers are still the best and you can lead them to the nba finals

LaVar Ball ok thank you dad You're right I need to stay in my lane

Lakers too

Nah lakers are just a wealthy team buying superstars in free agency because of the limelight of L.A

Robbo1.0 finally win back to back

Jordan Fifer ha truee

Jordan Fifer Fax

Mugen Champloo Idk why he stopped that

Mugen Champloo Idk why he stopped that

TbeforetheJ We heard you the first time 😀

MadCow44Gaming You'll hear me the second time 💀💀😂

LeMagic James who won tho

Hasan S. The Heat lol. Im referring to the 14 playoff series against the Nets

I remember when JJ barea lockdown Lebron in the 2011 finals good times

Reminder: Prime LBJ vs elderly Pierce. Not much to be proud of

A. E. Cooper Pierce still said he could guard the future goat

no shit

Stephen Lin duh

Stephen Lin There will be nightfall and daytime in 2018.

Stephen Lin Horrible guess, the sun's are winning it...

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Javier Grant yeah it wasn't really luck lol they all worked hard

Javier Grant Thank you. Someone that gives credit to Mark Jackson!

That's why it was lucky. They got players who happened to develop into stars

Javier Grant they got lucky that draymond got as good as he did and how curry suddenly developed to a star

Curry was amazing in college

Does 15-1 equal it ?

Cactus Jack Guy idk is 16 equal to 15?

Jahlil Okafor Do you realise that they played 17 games?

I Feel Like Yeezus well, I feel like LA could have gone for 16-1 as well, seeing as the game missing is just a first round match

vro my bad im tripping. ill take the L

As a U of A fan, where Kerr played college ball, I will definitely admit he had a truly horrific experience happen to him when his father ( a diplomat) was killed in a terrorist attack overseas. But besides that point in his life, his professional career as a player and coach has always been somewhat lucky. He played with Michael Jordan's Bulls, and received probably the most wide open looks that a player could get. Then he played with the dominant Spurs, and kind of the same deal. Then as a rookie coach he walked into a group of guys that Mark Jackson laid the foundations for. Then after their first championship season, he missed the first 43 games and they went 39-4 without him. Then this year he missed time during the playoffs and they swept their way thru. I'm not saying he doesn't put forward the effort or commitment, but I have to admit this guy finds himself in pretty lucky situations. I mean in all honesty I'm sure almost every coach in the league would look like they were excelling if they coached Golden State. At least that's what it looked like for Gentry and Walton. But that ms just my two cents.

Alex Castillo Thank you, whenever I see the Warriors and their success I always remember watching the 2012-2013 Warriors getting better because of Mark Jackson!! He developed all the players into what they are today!

Alex Castillo Marks problem was that he wasn't really a good offensive coach and he made the morale in the locker room bad. Plus he wasn't too fond of gays, which is a no no in the Bay

Aaries Harris Im pretty sure him not liking gays was the main reason he was fired, which sucks.

Mark Jackson was a dick to the players from what I heard. He'd play mind games with them and set them against each other to try to motivate them with negativity. Check out the story about him bullying Festus Ezeli. I don't think that kind of stuff works and they probably got him out just in time. Their ball movement and movement of players without the ball also improved dramatically once Kerr took over.

Elijah Rigg-Perez how are you

Jonathan Z the storm has pretty much passed by me now. The place I'm staying at still has power. I'm hoping that my house still has power, since I'll probably be going home tomorrow.

Elijah Rigg-Perez same man God kept us safe we fine now

What if gs hadn't signed kd? Would there be competition

Patrick Patterson it's not their fault their good. If u had the chance to sign KD wouldn't u?

Patrick Patterson yes I would love to see the warriors and the thunder battle It out

Yes I would, but it shouldn't be allowed, I know how it sounds but it's not fun to watch one team win everything, it's boring. When the regular season is more exciting than the post-season you know something's wrong.

Sarken Bro how is this a problem now? Timberwolves have a possible super team, Cavs has been a super team, Miami was a superteam, Kobe was on a superteam, SA was a superteam, Celtics, MJ's chicago, etc. This shit isn't new. All it takes is great players, a good coach and chemistry.

M.C the Sixers weren't really lucky tho they were just bad and got good players in the draft

and lakers soon

and theyre doing that on purpose haha. The Warriors weren't bad on purpose. They were just bad. The 76ers literally tanked for 3 years straight to get these picks. And now finally (barring another injury), it might be time to see all the talent theyve put together. Even as a Warriors fan, Im excited to see Embiid, Fultz and Simmons all play together. It might take awhile to gel, but they could be awesome. The way Simmons plays really shows flashes of Magic.

Lil Dagga especially the timberwolves that passed on Curry twice 🤦🏻‍♂️

Erasmo Gomez smh 🤦🏽‍♂️

He explained how a lot of it was luck

He said the same thing to GS. I'm sure he would of said the same thing to any team that wanted him ahead of NY knicks. NY Knick would of gotten him if he have drop a few more slot down which is where he wanted to play.

Its luck that they passed on them. None of them, not even Curry was projected to be as good as they all have individually become.

TheOneUndOnly lol

Not gonna happen. 76ers are a bunch of hungry players. Not a pass first team.

hey its 2019 sad news bruh..Dario was traded to T'wolves...lebron signed with lakers...you didn't own the east...kawhi killed you at game 7...embiid cried..simmons still don't have a jumpshot...Jimmy thanked philly fans as if he wanted to say "im outta here"..

THE NBA STORYTELLER Well Stephs injuries that led to his smaller contract The injuries that led to him being slowed in the playoffs (leading to eventual loss) Constant misfortune on the Thunders side Being able to draft Klay and Barnes There was a lot of good planning on the Warriors side sure but there was definitely luck involved

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+ THE NBA STORYTELLER that's what i just wrote, not luck but simply choosing and doing what is best despite circumstances

Nicholas Pagano Don't get me wrong, those are definitely amongst the worst, but THE worst draft picks? When you consider that MJ was the second pick, that kinda beats those...

CancaBanta Michael Jordan was actually drafted 3rd not 2nd.

division100 Most def, looks crazy this year

Dom2k What position and type you making

Dom2k how's the AI for 2k18? Is it as horrific as 2k17 or can I buy it and play without having to contemplate killing myself

E J they actually won more games the following season after the upset

akeem Brown yeah but they went downhill after that season

Yes

akeem Brown they fail to surround Davis with great talent which was great though even with the fact they could make a championship run if they could pull it off. Still, it was a great decision as that gamble lead to Stephen Curry and a new era for the franchise.

Warriors win the championship. done.

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I fucking wish they didn't sign KD.

3-0 for the Warriors already.

Its possible

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Your OG what the hell your never supposed to give warriors credit and anyone that likes the warriors are bandwagons 😂

i respect kd more for his move

zero. You like snakes tho

I want to report you for spam or abuse of a cupcake, lol. Poor KD man any one of us would have done the same thing, and been stupid not to! If you can reach it take it! Poor guy now he has to live as a cupcake snake. He's paying a hefty price for total world domination. Ok maybe it's a small price but it's not free. Nothing in life is fair. Godzilla wouldn't be shit if he was six feet tall. Little two inch arms.

Your OG Let's clear the air here kd was a free agent he made a choice end of fucking story. you wouldn't have a problem if he joined the cavs instead of the warriors would you ?

Sure, but there's also no strategic planning that makes Thompson and Green fall in the draft.

Sachi Patel most people who like the warriors are bandwagon fans who were once fans of other teams like the Lakers Rockets etc

Reed Jenkins yeah, especially since now they have, like he said, the death lineup.

Sachi Patel trust me Lakers will be a winning team again and watch how all of a sudden everyone is a Laker fan again

I live in the Bay Area and I have my entire life, but I'm going to stay loyal to my kings.

TRUUEEEE im from 707 Vallejo. Most of these "new fan" of warriors were used to be LA lakers fans, specially the filipinos. Im pinoy but it bugs me knowing that i have those kinds of friends lol.

1HotDawg because of kd

1HotDawg he's good I respect him klay and draymond but Kd should've stayed in okc

Random Ass person yea they went 73-9 without him. They didnt need him

He was never trash. He was just injured a lot. He was an amazing shooter and dominated in Davidson. And when he came into the league, he still was a great shooter, but wasnt fully grown and never was healthy.

He was never trash wtf

zero Dynasty what kind of dynasty did Lebron have for 7 years besides the 4 years he had in Miami ? His early years with Cleveland was wasted carrying that franchise they did nothing right if he was smart he should've stayed in Miami at least pat would've build a better longer lasting roster around him to compete for years instead of a 2-3 year window to only compete

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