Did Kevin Durant REALLY fit with the WARRIORS?
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- Kevin Durant was quoted as saying the offense only worked to a certain point in the playoffs before he simply had to take over. But was this true? Steve Kerr also weighed in, and Coach Nick went into the advanced stats and footage to figure out the answer.
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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...
That's for sure. You could tell that Rockets spirit sorta fell once KD went down.
A L they let off the gas for sure... Everyone thinks KD made the Warriors better but forgot they still have the best offense in the league in terms of movement, cutting and passing..
@@khengkoy id say the warriors are better against certain lower level opponents but those games against the lebron and kyrie cavs, the warriors offense didnt seem to work and forced kd to bail them out with alot of amazing contested shots so id say he only makes them better when theres better defense played against them
@@coldkilladubk8373 idk about that.. when the warriors went small ball against lebron and them in 2015 the cavs got blown off the floor, and this was with a 2-1 lead over gs... In fact they made clevland quit. And if it werent for 2016 where draymond got suspended and injuries began to pile up.. That series is over in 5.
@@duckbanks2195 how you bring up the warriors injuries and not the Cavs? They were missing two stars for most of the series while the warriors missed Draymond for one game
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?
1000000000%! First it was OKC not controlling Westbrook and that struggle for "me" ball or who was 'The Man' that KD resented and then went to GS because of how well balanced their offense was, etc, etc. To just turn around and complain about that same offense? He won titles, MVPs, team all sacrificed for him, and none of that was enough. Then he said he did not feel welcome enough, so he went to another team. Not sure if anything could ever make him "happy" when it pertains to basketball.
Well we say winning championships is the most important thing and then when the guy wins one we say it doesn't fucking count because of the team he's on. How could anybody "happy" with how fickle the fans and media are? By the way, I think Kevin Durant is happy. I don't think because he speaks in mind that automatically means he's unhappy or doesn't know what he wants. Lots of quiet people do that and are fucking miserable.
Puts that whole Draymond not passing the ball fiasco in perspective. KD really wasn't about the team.
@@macgyverjuarez9423 I don't think anyone is fickle. TBH literally everyone knew in the preseason of the signing that the championships wouldn't matter with that move. It didn't go down throughout the entirety of his stay with GSW. If he didn't know that that was going the case then idk what to say to him.
It seemed like after doing Team Ball, KD goes ISO ball 2nd year.
Which is what Nick's stats show.
Then KD gets injured 3rd year.
But blames GSW's system for not doing enough for him?
What changed between 1st + 2nd year?!
And so he left GSW because he had to reach too deep into his bag of tricks to get it done?
Brooklyn will not play as good at Team Ball as GSW.
So if he wanted Team Ball, KD needed to stay playing it as per 1st year.
If he wanted to play ISO, then why is he saying he has a problem with the GSW's Team Ball system?
Am I missing something?
Kerr: No system is just going to dice a finals defense up
2014 Spurs: I am a joke to you?
They had that one guy that wore #2. He wasn't the guy we see today, but he was pretty good back then.
@@vicshephard9231 But he wasn't a 'give-me-the-ball-and-get-out-of-the-way' good. They heavily relayed on a team concept. That 2014 Spurs team displayed one of if not the purest team basketball the game has witnessed. A
@@yuanabjelina1349 You guys forget about Ginobili and Parker.
@@vicshephard9231 He was still a system player at that point
@@libraalibaba The point I'm trying to make is that the 2014 Spurs is probably on of the only teams in NBA history to win because of their great team basketball. Yes they had good players but it was the system that won the chip. It's just a counter-argument to what was stated in the video about iso ball
I see we blowing the budget on special effects
Fuck yeah
For real
Lol
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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.
would've have 3 peated if klay was healthy
Would have won the Super Bowl if both of them were healthy
his point was that against good teams, you cant just rely on that stuff. KD had to do so much vs the Rockets because both Steph and Klay were playing like complete trash.
He wasn't complaining. He was just giving his opinion on the reality of basketball at the highest level. At some point you just need somebody to go out there and get big time buckets.
@@Akin0522 But there's an argument to made that they played worse to due KD playing iso and not allowing the ball to move like they're used too.
Yeah kd. The motion offense didn’t work. But somehow it was able to beat you and your individual style in 2015-16
Rf Connor - Motion offense didn’t beat KD in 15-16
@@Van_ax then what? Genius
Jay Jay Queyquep Cayabyab Klay wasn’t running off pics and doing some crazy 21 series offense lol. Hit just hit 11 threes
That, and the iso heavy OKC offense became predictable.
@@Kirbystare1992 that was 1 game out of 7. Individual brilliance in 1 game doesn't win a series.
When was the last time that Kevin was actually happy? Lol
Arjun Akella apparently he wasnt lol
@@abakella He looked miserable last year
MrHershey & The Kisses...KD's conduct tells me mama's little boy has NEVER been happy! Let us be honest. A narcissist is NEVER satisfied!
Could say the same with Kyrie.
What does him being happy have to do with this video lol? Y’all weird man
I feel like I saw this happen, kd in his first year with the warriors was the most unstoppable team I've ever seen
Well... since Warriors the year before.
@@hawkname1234 lol true thru the regular season but playoffs? Oof we were nasty 2017. Cleveland basically swept the East and then we Gave it to them in 5 games. I'll take that team against anyone
does a rocket launcher go well with a pistol? who cares, its a rocket launcher
wertytrewqa great analogy
Godwin Uwaeme not really, because the question is does durant fit in, not does he go well with the other warrior members. A better analogy would be "does a rocket launcher fit in to a riot squad?" Of course, first year, he was more akin to a riot shield, but the next year his game changed to not work with the overall scheme as much. A good comparison would be Larry bird. He'd go blowing the play up sometimes, but he still played within the system. Durant just blows up the play & doesn't play in the system
@Michael Jackson Please expand your argument. I'm still a bit confused about some of your main points.
Can explain
Don't know about you but I'd rather have an ICBM (Curry)
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.
Exactly what happened.
@@Pit_1209 individual success is not they way to put it, he got all the success he wanted in the first by having one of the best statistic finals performances ever and in his second year he passed the ball way more and shot less in the finals, also this yall know who i am thing started because durant didnt shoot enough and passed too much, it just seems he stopped liking playing there
@@george4281 Who knows man, I mean we don't even know what happened in the locker room with those guys but it seems that Durant don't really knows what he really wants, the same with Kyrie, hope they find it though.
Which is why Warriors almost lost to the Rockets.
Lol, yeah no. Not at all. You clearly don't watch basketball
We know bballbreakdown has been waiting 3 years to make this vid.
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.
Ya, what about that system now? That team had Kawhi and Tim Duncan on it. How's the system doing now that their best players are LeMarcus Aldridge and DeMar DeRozan?
@@macgyverjuarez9423 Still making the playoffs and doing better than the majority of teams in the NBA. They gave the number two seed all they could handle.
Macgyver Juarez I mean yeah, you need the right personnel. Diaw, Ginobili, Duncan, Parker etc. so much smart play
Macgyver Juarez LA is decent big man tbh Derozan is just an underachiever and I don’t think he is a smart fellow
Macgyver Juarez they had the perfect personnel with experience
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.
Yea. He cant win without them but they won without HIM.
@nKosi Ama Kosi I agree with this but let's not forget "backpack shooter" Draymond Green's suspension and Bogut's injury. Both things were out of the Warriors hands but the injuries to the Cavs were also out of their hands the first year. If KD never came to the warriors there was a possibility the Cavs and the Warriors would'v'e ran it back to break the tie, both healthy and drama free.
@nKosi Ama Kosi warriors injured lose rimprotector bogut,iggy in game 5 hurt and last series games on one leg,curry play after mcl injury and more you play not 100 more this injury worst and first time ever player suspended in finals if warriors healthy easy can win so stopthis bs and they not healthy almost win lost by 4 points only so how they cant win without kd or cant beat cavs stop this bs
NO, he just took two years of amazing Stephen curry highlights
Facts
If curry sucks with the greatest scorer ever on his team, thats on him.
@@oakinw8361 well...he didn't.
oakinW youre the clown of the year
@@altyaltyalt you are the actually clown, I hate you teens who cannot tell your favorite player apart from the best player.
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.
@ATL 1 That is why Harden -- the best PG in the league -- is kicked in the ass by Steph in the semi-finals.
You completely made this story up lol. No one knows what KD’s thoughts are. You’re just a hater
So what if the media says Kyrie Is the most valuable player? Will he leave the nets too? KD needs a dam father figure in his life to slap him upside the head
You are right. So KD has thrown himself into the same situation again with Kyrie.
If a player can’t share with the warriors( the most unselfish team) and curry (the most humble and unselfish man) then that’s he fault of his own character.
Steve Ker is gentleman! He dont want to get into argue and beef with players....he is smarter than all of this.
That lil KD NEXT TO COACH 😂
Ps3 KD
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.
if kd stays draymond goes thats why draymond said what he said and thats also why you didnt see any reporter ask draymond if he wants kd coming back early from injury because he couldnt face up that he literally needed him the same season that he said they didn't it's so ironic its funny dont get it twisted
Look at those special effects. The tiny KD! That Seat Geek money hits differently hunh?
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.
doubt it. playoff contenders, not title.
Defense still bad
Lmao yall got klay on a busted knee. Why is everyone acting like klay's injury isn't half as bad as KDs
@@mr.bubbles8351 There is a well-documented precedent for both types of injuries. A player is *MUCH* more likely to return to form (or even better in some cases) after recovering from an ACL tear. An Achilles tear is on another level entirely.
@@xtrascientific it's just the way they talk about klay. Like he's still 100% whenever he comes back
Can't agree more. Warriors team basketball was beautiful to watch before he joined.
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.
The Warriors have a chance to be just as good as they were if they adjust and improve defensively. They don't need KD for their team to put up historic offensive numbers because Curry is the legit offensive GOAT and carries them on that end. What they need is their young guys to be receptive to defensive coaching. If they can win 73 with Harrison Barnes and Bogut as starters with scrub reserves, I think they have a chance to be just fine this year too.
@@travz21 agreed, but bit harsh calling their bench players scrubs. Was considered their deepest bench of their entire run. Barbosa, Livingston, Iggy, Bogut, even Speights were all key contributors.
yea warriors need to improve defence and floor spacing around steph and klay,because last year when klay out warriors strugle to score no one cant hit 3 consistenly
@@travz21 lmao they not getting competitive again, also bogut and harrison were way better player than they are now dont undermine them to put curry on a pedistool also bench was deepest in the league clown
@@george4281 Yeah, they were better than they are now because they were playing with Curry. Their bench was so DEEP that they got outscored on the season while Curry was on the bench. They won 73 games and were outscored by teams without Curry on the floor. That isn't a deep bench, or even a deep team. That's dominance from one player making everyone succeed. Spurs had a deep bench that were outscoring opposing teams by record numbers. The Warriors were a losing team without Curry on the floor.
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.
Nice editing, coach Nick!!!!🤘🤘🤘
Thanks!
Those two years when the big 4 had Javale and D.West. Probably the best team in history.
Ya. The loss of David West was -huge-. His screen setting, passing, and lethal mid range if anyone decided to sag off him.
JaVale / lack of rim protection and rebounding hurt them too. Cousins being an absolute shell of himself didn't help either. He wasn't a great fit to begin with (defensive liability, unable to keep up with fast pace), but thought they make it work if he mainly played with the second unit/his offensive contributions would even things out.
but man, he just couldn't stay healthy
Kyrie and Durant
2 egoist = 0 championship
@TruMusic89 Beat me to it. Greatness can overcome ego. Question is can Kyrie & KD be THAT much better than everyone else? I don't know about that.
@TruMusic89 Kobe and Shaq never hated each other they had their issues but Shaq already said that never hated Kobe
Seriously: I am glad he‘s with the Nets now
maybe if he sticked to the warriors' ball movement and schemes he wouldn't be injured coz he was taking easy shots.
This was kind of a stupid comment lol
*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.*
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
Kd get into iso when his teammates are shooting bricks. Kd was still getting the ball to his teammates.
kd want toleave anyway why draymond call him bitch he saw how clippers owner recruited him before game
2018 warriors almost lose against rockets,because kd play to much iso wit no ball movement and after game 5 kerr make adjustnents play through steph warriors ball
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!
League caught up to them though. They pioneered three-pt shooting and were pretty much playing chess when everybody else was playing checkers. Nobody is fooled by the three point shooting anymore.
oh shit son I saw the pic and was like dude look just like Jonah
@@macgyverjuarez9423 they don't have to fool anyone if they have a good enough squad. Like he said, without injuries, Warriors would have another chip
they can win without him if klay stay healthy all series with kd they would swept raptors
League never caught up to them when healthy. You can’t sag off from Klay and Curry while dealing with Durant iso scoring. Not to mention if the defense is collapse they had someone like Green who can slash and create to find these 3 shooters. They always had a traditional athletic 5 on the dunker spot for easy lobs. Motion offense confused the shiz out of teams too. That’s why rockets last season thought they can closed down warriors with Durant our but the motion offense screw the rockets not to mention curry going off as well.
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.
Yeah he's an all-time great and Warriors legend, but he just erased his title chances for the rest of his career. He even had a chance at GOAT if he won a bunch more titles on the Warrior's dynasty. The good thing is the current Warriors still have their system and their core players with the true offensive GOAT in Curry so they have a solid future still.
He'll start to see more double teams with Kyrie than he ever saw with Curry. Once defenses start to load up on him again it'll be 2016 all over again
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.
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
Thank you so much for posting this video! This is exactly what I think.
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.
Amazing Analysis Video....
The quality of your videos is impeccable Coach!
Thanks!!
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.
I agree with your take coach Nick.
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.
Stated this before watching the video.
Yea he wouldn't have had the injury if he committed to the system
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.
warriorsalmost lost against rockets 2018 ,because to much kd iso and hesstrugle against pj tucker andariza and after game 5 kerr make adjustments play through steph why stephwith klay dominates in last twogames and won series
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.
Coach Nick nailed it. He just started running more ISO on his own and became less interested in the Warriors offense.
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.
raptors won rings with team plays though
Golden State would've spanked them if the Raps didn't.
if klay stay healthy warriors 3 peat without kd
Was hoping for this . Thanks coach!!
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.
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
Perfect last scene
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.
Great video coach
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*wins two straight titles w/ KD*
"DID KEVIN DURANT REALLY FIT THE WARRIORS?"
They might have won because durant's individual abilities and the gsw talent was just that good. But that doesnt mean that durant fit the system seamlessly, it just means that they are still better than other teams
Lmao! True!
Usain Bolt can outrun me even if he is wearing poorly fitting work boots. That doesn't make the boots into ideal running shoes.
I don't think so. Okay let us stick to the fact that he is one of the best player in NBA but the game is 5 on 5. ISO is different, it shows selfishness eventhough he can shoot the ball. Warriors system is the system that you cannont predict their play coz of the good rotation of the ball. Steve kerr sometimes yell KD to pass the ball but KD insist and Stay on ISO. Bottomline, KD got chips because of the Warriors system and great players. He is good but not in carrying the team. Sorry KD fans but it was my opinion.Peace😇
@@yatakimem4676 Go watch Game 3 of the Rockets-Warriors series this past season. KD pretty stole that game for the warriors, but Steph was terrrrrriiiibbbbblllleeee. The point is sometimes the system breaks down. He gives them something they can go to when it breaks down. He is "system-less". The guy can score on anyone and is great defensively in the playoffs and embraces matching up against people like James Harden (he tries to fight over the swith).
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??
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
waiting for that background music until at 3:40, made my day.
4:04 That was about 60 minutes before San Antonio's franchise history got ruined.
KD MADE THEM BETTER
I agree
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.
you wrong spurs offencealways move the balland win 5 chips so this is kd nonsense what hesaid,because why he left okc ,because he want play team ball
Nailed it!
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.
Great analysis, I thought there were some very spot on observations in this
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.
Mad Robot No when Steph is shooting bad and having off game , which is very frequent in the playoffs; they stand around waiting for Kd to bail them out
@@Thanosdidtherighthing my statement still stands, whether Steph is having off game or not. Or even if they just standing around, Curry's or Klay's defenders are not that stupid to leave them alone behind the three just to double team KD. They are not gonna take that chance. The point is bec. of the offensive threat of curry and klay, they are not gonna leave them alone, off game or not.
And why are you singling out Curry? I'm talking about the Warriors as a whole. Stop being so obvious hater.
@@Thanosdidtherighthing Curry avg 26_ppg, 55_eFG% and 40_3p% in his playoffs career, you're just ignorant of the facts, a player like that even though is shooting bricks all game long you have to respect him or else he can get 33 after having 0 at half time.
pit1209 Curry had one good playoff series this season against the Trail Blazers. He shot 40% from the field and 27% from 3 against the rockets. Again, when Kd isn’t there bailing the warriors out, they struggle
@@Thanosdidtherighthing Are you really that dense? or is a championship and a 7 series finals without KD, not taking into account 6 games into the Finals with injuries and without KD proof that they are not dependent of him? or you think that the NBA is that easy that championships and playoffs appearances are just granted?
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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.
Move Klay to the 3.
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
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)
post vid opinion?
They are just repeating what someone else said like a bunch of parrots
They are only saying that cus KD said it himself
It doesn't matter how good you play if it hurts your team's output. Him being selfish made it harder for everyone else to score and easier for defenses to defend them. Just because he was lucky to be gifted a 7-foot body and can shoot over anybody at any time efficiently doesn't mean it's the best play.
@@travz21 dude kd was not playing that much iso. Yall are exaggerating like crazy. Two times in the houston series Draymond came up and told kd to take over the game because none of the other players could score. The only time kd got into pure iso is when curry was on the bench and even then klay started hitting three pointers.
Hey coach what are your opinions on Tacko Fall? Is he any good or is it just hype?
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 finals with 2 chips, I'd say yes
Healthy KD warriors won the finals every year. This shouldn’t be a question.
He doesn't have to fit for them to win. Your logic is invalid
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.
No team was able to beat this system tho
Steve Kerr is who everybody should be... don’t get offended by facts.
He was just agreeing to keep Durant around. Everyone was sucking his dick last year so he wouldn't throw fits.
Kd went to GS to get chips. We all knew this... of course his nature is ISO
yes he did
won 2 chips and 2 FMVPS and could have been 3 if healthy
could have been
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 think how he started so passive against the Clippers last playoffs spoke volumes about where he was with the team.
Faxx *EXCEPT* the fact that he slither his way to the Warriors
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!
He left so he could clear his name and win without having the most stacked team possible
@@jordancromwell thats where he fucced up caring about what other ppl thought smh, nigga coulda created the greatest dynasty the league has ever seen like klay told him before he left, you make a move like he did you have to own it and not care about what niggaz think about you
@@abakella coulda still kept it going just staying and getting healthy for the next yr, still would be very hard to beat them together the following yr
@@parishredman666 Im so happy we were able to cyber bully him into leaving GS.. Thin skinned ass snake.
They were impossible to guard when he was running team ball, setting off-ball screens for Curry/Klay, and moving constantly. The defense never knew who to help out on and someone always got a dunk or open 3. It was beautiful to watch, but I imagine it's not as satisfying as staring your defender in the face and scoring on him. This is why it's so rare for teams to play unselfishly. There's too much pride and greed. But the ones that pull it off like the Spurs and Warriors are absolute dynasties. KD is still amazing but his title chances for his career are gone. You can iso all you want and get great shots as a 7-footer, but it doesn't make a great team any better. It just makes shitty teams good. To win titles you have to strategically ask, "How can we become more efficient and punish their defense?" And the answer will never be, "We need to isolate more."
Like the format Coach, but sitting down with your hands on your knees gives it a distinct couch feel (the couch itself doesn't help either).
News reporters have a desk which helps, or they stand up in front of some greenscreen.
Still, good mime, and that 'you in' was such a great lead in, it shows the ease and confidence you lead that line and sucked me right in to the rest.
Well, there’s nothing wrong with a couch feel. News programs do it often too
Pat Riley was right. Once he was out of that 'good but no ring' category it was all about his own stats and highlights.
what a nice presentation well done love your channel sir
Thanks so much!! Lots more coming up!
Ad transition on fleek as always
I like the new format Coach
He's an ideal fit but KD has a personal agenda which became detrimental to the team at some point.
It doesn't matters because KD can fit with every single team.
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.
A missed shot and injuries last season. Then in 2016 everything went right for the Cavs and not so well for the Warriors.
I think you have to be dynamic and find a balance.
Durant will find it impossible to win a ring at Brooklyn, ESPECIALLY if he goes iso crazy.
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.
Bet yall didn’t notice he was wearing that 7 hat while playing for gs. He just an indecisive person
facts bro and his brother said before season starts kd wins his 3 ring and hes gone
Its pretty clear GS gave KD pretty much exactly what he wanted and he turned around and asked for the opposite thing.
Kevin Durant is one of the most immature athletes in sport. Baffling why he sooks so much
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
Steve Kerr: “No system is going to dice a Finals defense up”
Me: Yea, ok
*flashbacks of 2014 Spurs in the finals*
They should switched more against them
You know that team had Tim Duncan on it right? You know, that guy who is a first-round ballet hall of famer and potentially the player of that generation.
Macgyver Juarez mans was 37 and averaged 15 what’s your point
@@kennytheJETT What about Kawhi shooting 66% from 3 while defending Lebron to the point he didn't want to play anymore? I mean any system can work if you have someone to shutdown the opponent best player, not taking anything away from the Spurs of course just stating facts.
He fit because the team’s style made room for him. But the adulation that Steph or Bron receive wasn’t going to be there. It’s what he wants - to be the top dog. That’s why he’s not in LA with Bron.
That first year in Golden State was magical! Man, I even go as far to say that, that team was the greatest team ever assembled. Yes, Better than the 96' Bulls, 01' Lakers, 86' Celtics, 13' Heat, ETC. It was a joy to watch KD gel so comfortably in that system. Too bad to had to end.
Yeah they were definitely the best team ever. Too bad KD wanted to feel challenged in ISO matchups rather than get easy buckets and more efficient team offense. Dude is an idiot gifted with genetics. If he was 6'0'' he'd understand how much better team play is.