Yo, KD still the best player on GSW?

[ArbitraryWater]

They're fine without him.

There's no distinction to be made in terms of value vs. best.

Curry is the most important, ergo best. He gets the most out of them.

They would have gotten ran over with KD in place of him.

[GimmeThat]

You're really implying that KD has given up on the GSW. So when we factor the reasons as to why he joined them in the first place, you'd still have to say yes.

[kennethgriffen]

with KD they easly beat the 2016 cavs.. so its really more about the level of stress currys under.. when curry isnt worried hes great. and who would be worried vs notorious playoff chokers like harden and paul


so its more about matchups IMO.. vs the rockets the warriors are great without durant. but vs a real team or real player like 2016 kyrie and front runner james they fail

[ArbitraryWater]

You're really implying that KD has given up on the GSW. So when we factor the reasons as to why he joined them in the first place, you'd still have to say yes.

wat

[Walk on Water]

They're fine without him.

There's no distinction to be made in terms of value vs. best.

Curry is the most important, ergo best. He gets the most out of them.

They would have gotten ran over with KD in place of him.

Warriors are 29-4 without KD

18-11 without Curry

[DMAVS41]

Warriors are 29-4 without KD

18-11 without Curry

I think it is actually 30-4 now...and I also think it is 28-1 in the last 29 games in which Steph plays and Durant doesn't.

Hard to believe people could watch the last 2 games in which the Warriors beat a really good Rockets team without him...and look at the above evidence...

And continue to say things like "Durant carries this Warriors team" and "Curry/Klay suck now"...etc.

Of course they are "worse" without KD...that was never the question. The question was...could they have signed a different small forward like a Tucker/Porter/Cov/Ingles type players...and still been elite and won titles.

And of course that answer is yes. Anyone disputing that doesn't understand just how great that Warriors core sans KD is.

Which, again, is hard to believe considering the ****ing team set the NBA wins record, won a title, got within like 2 plays of another, has gone on a 70 win pace without KD since he joined the team, and just closed out a great Rockets team in basically 2 games without KD.

[warriorfan]

Warriors are 29-4 without KD

18-11 without Curry

End of thread.

[Hey Yo]

End of thread.

"If we want to get this 3-peat, we desperately need [Kevin Durant] back. He's our best player. ... It's not the same without him."

[warriorfan]

"If we want to get this 3-peat, we desperately need [Kevin Durant] back. He's our best player. ... It's not the same without him."

—Klay on what KD means to the Warriors

https://twitter.com/espn/status/1127089343913439232

Yep..... end of thread.

Only low iqs can’t read through scripted answers...it’s the professional thing to do... what’s Klay supposed to say? “No Kd, no problem? We won before that lanky ass bitch started riding our coattails.”?

Not everyone aims to come off as a passive aggressive dipshit, look how it’s worked out for LeBron, dude has destroyed multiple teams and no one has even wanted to play with him for years

[Hey Yo]

[QUOTE=warriorfan][B]Only low iqs can

[k0kakw0rld]

They're fine without him.

There's no distinction to be made in terms of value vs. best.

Curry is the most important, ergo best. He gets the most out of them.

They would have gotten ran over with KD in place of him.

Rockets are just trash. If they were facing a team like Toronto or Milwaukee no way they win.

[warriorfan]

Highly doubt he was asked directly if they can win it all without Durant.

Riding coattails is exactly what your hero's been doing the last 3 seasons.

4-44

Low low iq

[GimmeThat]

wat

They both hold a win rate over what is required to advance in the playoff. KD gives you better fg%, and Steph gets you wins. The less offensive rebound they need the more dangerous they become.

as for the KD stops the ball movement. Iggy plays well with it, particularly off the bench, Green just hadn't been making acrobatic lay ups, which I'm certain at 1.7 steals per 36, he should find a way to figure it out.

[Doranku]

KD is like an exquisite dessert while the rest of the Warriors are the 5-star appetizers & entrees.

The dessert is great and one of a kind.. but do you really need it?

[Ben Simmons 25]

Highly doubt he was asked directly if they can win it all without Durant.

Riding coattails is exactly what your hero's been doing the last 3 seasons.

4-44

If you think Durant is the reason that the Warriors won the past 2 titles, you should stop watching basketball.

If you insist on still watching, you should probably just shut up about it.

If you even still can't bring yourself to shut up about it, it's probably best that you just kill yourself.