EpochLink
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Have to wonder why no one offered Cousins a contract, even for the Lakers riding high on the Lebron train.
Signing(s): DeMarcus Cousins to the Warriors (1 year, $5.3M)
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Gecklund
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Have to look at the bright side! With Lebron signing there's no way it's another finals repeat! Down side of FA! With Cousins signing the Championship is already decided.
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Achilles injury and locker room reputation.
Only GSW can afford to deal with that problem.
donghabs98
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The NBA needs to review and change their salary cap system. Its virtually nonexistent at this point with how teams can go into the luxury tax and the varies exceptions a team can have when signing players.
CokenoPepsi
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God if not for injuries and a crooked league office the Warriors would have gone 5 straight this year.
What could have been.
What could have been.
darko
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You do realize they can't sign anyone worth while because of cap constraints? But don't let the truth get in the way of a good story.
I'm not as mad as most commenters I've read because he's not going to be healthy and odds are when he does come back sometime in or after January he won't be the same player for quite some time. I actually don't think he'll ever be the same again, seems like a very high chance for repeat injury. But I still wake up every morning hating that snake Durant for ruining the NBA.
Fighter
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I must say that while this is true, I thought that one of the last players to be like this would be Cousins. I was badly mistaking... What a wuss...
CokenoPepsi
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Who is taking up all the Lakers cap?
Anyways if the whole Paul to Lakers veto never happened the league would be better today.
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I get why Boogie did it - allegedly no team offered him a contract and even if some did, it may have been a salary close to what he got from GS. Why not take a discount, win a ring, rebuild your value and them get a max deal next summer.
He also wont be rushed back from his rehab given they are guaranteed 60-70 wins with or without him, nor will be required to be a major part of the offence.
This is the best starting 5 in NBA history.
They now have:
- 2nd best player in the league
- best center in the league
- one of the best defensive players in the league
- the best or second best PG
- a top 10 SG
- two of the greatest shooters in NBA history
Bob Myers is freaking good at his job.
He also wont be rushed back from his rehab given they are guaranteed 60-70 wins with or without him, nor will be required to be a major part of the offence.
This is the best starting 5 in NBA history.
They now have:
- 2nd best player in the league
- best center in the league
- one of the best defensive players in the league
- the best or second best PG
- a top 10 SG
- two of the greatest shooters in NBA history
Bob Myers is freaking good at his job.
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Voight
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That's why both he and KD left to go get one. 20-30 years ago, nobody cared if you had a ring or not. That didn't affect your legacy (look at Barkley, Malone, Stockton etc). These days people hold it against stars for whatever reason and that's why players are constantly trying to form super teams.
Could be 4 soon depending on how much more Barnes develops.
Which makes it kinda funny. They didn't even care to try and sign him.
But CP3 to the Lakers wasn't OK
darko
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How much salary cap space do the Lakers have left after signing LeBron James? It's complicated
Unless they sort out Deng situation they can only sign guys for league minimums.
Hockeyholic
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With this signing, fans of other teams know it's already over. Warriors are a virtual lock to three peat. There's zero chance they don't win the title.
Dominator13
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Easter conference all- star team;
Kyrie Irving, Demar DeRozan, John Wall, Giannis Antetokumpo and Joel Embeed
Vs
Steph Curry, Trey Thompson, Kevin Durant, Draymond Green, Demarcus Cousins
Who wins?
God this is ridiculous.
Kyrie Irving, Demar DeRozan, John Wall, Giannis Antetokumpo and Joel Embeed
Vs
Steph Curry, Trey Thompson, Kevin Durant, Draymond Green, Demarcus Cousins
Who wins?
God this is ridiculous.
Asheville
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NBA = WWE
Staged
Been like this for a long time, folks, but now everyone involved is really leaning into it.
Own what you are. In this case, entertainment with pre-determined results.
Donaghy, Jordan constant walks/"retirement," Ewing draft, LeBron lottery, Kyrie lottery, Davis lottery, LeBron 8-straight finals, Lonzo hype, etc.
The script-writing machine always working OT.
Staged
Been like this for a long time, folks, but now everyone involved is really leaning into it.
Own what you are. In this case, entertainment with pre-determined results.
Donaghy, Jordan constant walks/"retirement," Ewing draft, LeBron lottery, Kyrie lottery, Davis lottery, LeBron 8-straight finals, Lonzo hype, etc.
The script-writing machine always working OT.
InglewoodJack
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I'm looking forward to watching GSW because I think that this is an opportunity people won't get for a very long time- this idea of having a literal all star team, and not just a big 3 like on Miami, or with GSW circa 2015, but this is truly a team with 5-6 GREAT players and it's going to be one of, if not *the* greatest team assembled, maybe in north american sports.
That said, I can't help but wonder just how good they really might be. Cousins is still somewhat of a question mark since he's coming back from a serious injury. I would expect them to perform similar to how they did last year, probably a bit worse because the west got better, and then run it in the playoffs. I'd love to see them break the win record, but can't see it.
That said, I can't help but wonder just how good they really might be. Cousins is still somewhat of a question mark since he's coming back from a serious injury. I would expect them to perform similar to how they did last year, probably a bit worse because the west got better, and then run it in the playoffs. I'd love to see them break the win record, but can't see it.
dahrougem2
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The thing about this signing is that I don't have a problem with it from a GSW standpoint. The aim of managing a team is to always get better, and that's exactly what Bob Myers did. Kudos to him for that. The Warriors are running their franchise the right way.
My issue is with these players. Not just DeMarcus Cousins. With Kevin Durant. Role players get a lot more rope when jumping ship to a contender (David West, Nick Young, JaVale McGee, etc), but when a superstar does it... I don't know. It just doesn't feel right.
Kevin Durant, for me personally, will forever be the "if you can't beat em, join em" guy. The ultimate punk that needed to join a historic team to win. That mantra now also belongs to DeMarcus Cousins.
Like I said earlier, I don't blame the Warriors organization for this. They are excellent at what they do and how they run their team. I blame these chump players that have no inkling of competitive fire/spirit. It's just sad.
My issue is with these players. Not just DeMarcus Cousins. With Kevin Durant. Role players get a lot more rope when jumping ship to a contender (David West, Nick Young, JaVale McGee, etc), but when a superstar does it... I don't know. It just doesn't feel right.
Kevin Durant, for me personally, will forever be the "if you can't beat em, join em" guy. The ultimate punk that needed to join a historic team to win. That mantra now also belongs to DeMarcus Cousins.
Like I said earlier, I don't blame the Warriors organization for this. They are excellent at what they do and how they run their team. I blame these chump players that have no inkling of competitive fire/spirit. It's just sad.
darko
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In regards to KD, it's not that he joined a good team. Plenty of others have joined good teams. It's that he joined a team he couldn't beat. Bron doing that would be just as ordinary.
donghabs98
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To be fair, Cousins is coming off of a major injury and being in Golden State gives him a great shot at resting and returning to his former self. I doubt he signs if he didn't have his injury. Durant on the other hand left OKC because he couldn't close out a 3-1 series lead and decided that it would be easier to just join Golden State rather then try to compete against them.
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tony d
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That Warriors lineup is going to be good, centre was a weakness for them last yr. and they go out and get 1 of the best ones in the league. Think they flirt with 82-0 next year depending on Cousins' injury.
b1e9a8r5s
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Not a chance. 1, Cousins is going to be out at least half the year and 2, more importantly, they are going to take nights off.
