Warriors will win 75 Games this Year

[HenryGarfunkle]

This is my official prediction. I know people are hesitant to believe - saying they won't be trying as hard this year to win in the regular season and thus won't be able to pull off another 70 win season, as they save their energy and efforts for the playoffs.

Here's the thing... they will own everybody with 70% effort. They will break the record for 3's surpassing what they did last season. People will be very upset at times as the Warriors steamroll the league. People will be talking shit about Durant's decision, calling him a coward and a phony. But he will dominate. He will make it look easy. By the end of the season people will realize why the Warriors system is the GOAT. It will unleash Kevin Durant from the hellhole that was OKC ... the lack of passing and offensive talent on that team was abysmal and uncoordinated, ugly and disjointed. The Warriors will move the ball seamlessly and find the open man regularly. They will finish off jumpshots with precise accuracy from 3 point range and midrange. Durant will receive a huge amount of points in the paint at times from transition and well executed cuts to the basket. He will demonstrate his high basketball IQ by finding the open man and thus will receive an uptake in assisting numbers by virtue of being surrounded by 2 of the greatest 3 point shooters in basketball history. Understandably, he will see many open shots himself which will almost certainly make him more efficient from the field than he previously was in OKC* (a system where he scored more ppg from isolation attacks that anybody else in the league*)

Durants statline will look something like this: 26 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists on 57% from the field.

He will be the leading scorer and rebounder for his team. He will be the work-mule for Golden State. He will be a very durable and consistent scorer and decision maker for the Warriors.

I believe Durant will win MVP and the media and fans will lighten up on the criticism as they witness a highly dominant player on a highly dominant team. If there is anything an American fan is in love with it is a superstar player on a superstar team. Almost everybody is enamored with greatness. They will learn not to worry about how the team came together. They will learn to appreciate what's it like to witness pure, undiluted excellence in it's purest form.

The Warriors are winners at the highest level of sports. This upcoming Warriors team may be regarded as the best team (and eventually dynasty) in the history of sports when it's all said and done. As a result, this thread will forever be bump-able even 35 years down the line.

Ultimately, I believe Durant wins 5 championships with Golden State. It is hard to forecast the future long-term but I am confident he wins at least 5 championships. I believe he will win Finals MVP in three consecutive seasons starting this year.

[LongLiveTheKing]

Lebron still beats them in the finals.

[AirBonner]

Will be funny when Kawhi steam rolls this bitchmade team.

[HenryGarfunkle]

Lebron still beats them in the finals.

That's a substantial prediction.

Unfortunately LeBron can't play every position and can't single-handedly stop the barrage of 3-pointers and overall offensive talent of the Warriors.

Durant brings the ultimate missing piece to an illustrious puzzle the sporting Gods have failed to put-together until Durant made his decision. You can thank the 2008 Celtics and 2010 Heat for setting the stage for the most giant super-team in NBA history.

[HenryGarfunkle]

Will be funny when Kawhi steam rolls this bitchmade team.

You guys are too busy focusing on individual players. 1 person is not enough. Unless another super-team is formed in the next coming years then there's nothing that can be done about the Warriors winning the championship every year. The only possible thing that will stop the Warriors is unplanned misfortune. (injuries)

We can only assume they will be healthy. So the assumption is that they'll win the championship year after year.

[GreatHILL]

83

[Spurs m8]

Gee whiz, OP having a stroke of the old D

[GreatHILL]

Lebron still beats them in the finals.

[HenryGarfunkle]

Laughter is the best medicine. Better to start the recovery process now.

[K.dot ShowTime]

Will be funny when Kawhi steam rolls this bitchmade team.

It will be funnier to watch him choke agian.

[k0kakw0rld]

They are not winning 70 games. Mark my words. Teams are waiting/ready for them. Spurs will finish them with Gasol and Aldridge inside. Getting rid of Bogut even tho he is injury prone was a huge mistake. They have no inside protection.

[bobopenguin]

They are not winning 70 games. Mark my words. Teams are waiting/ready for them. Spurs will finish them with Gasol and Aldridge inside. Getting rid of Bogut even tho he is injury prone was a huge mistake. They have no inside protection.

JaVal McGee.

[k0kakw0rld]

JaVal McGee.

FOH

[warriorfan]

Henry Jizzguzzle wrote this post instead of getting laid last night

[dankok8]

I sincerely doubt they win 75 or even 70+.

a) they won't have the motivation

b) they will want to be at their best in the playoffs and not run themselves into the ground like last year

c) they have less depth


As for winning the title they are overwhelming favorites but I still think they will take a step back defensively and they have a shorter rotation which means their starters will need to expend more energy.