I see your point, but your comparison is off because he joined the team that beat him and also eliminated any opposition to said team.
There's a difference between forming a super team and going to join one. And then there's a world of difference between joining a super team and joining the super team that beat you. And then there's an even greater difference between joining the super team that beat you and joining the super team that beat you while also eliminating any other threat to said team literally because you joined them.
The fact that people are dismissing a team that went 73-9 and were so far ahead of everyone else already is baffling to me. The Dubs lost that year bc Curry got exploited worse than the guy that tries to save hoes. His response to such a humbling event was supposed to elevate the GSW/CLE rivalry to new heights. Instead, the rivalry was ended prematurely and in disagreeable fashion.
No one considered the warriors a super team prior to Durant due to the fact that was all home grown talent, and they weren't so far ahead, OKC had them on the ropes, cle beat them even down 3-1, and as others say, they only won the year before due to injuries, SA would've been a bigger challenge, or even L, if kawhi had played...so which one is it? So far ahead or able to be beat/lucky?
Secondly, had Durant joined any other formidable team in the west - pretty much SA and Clips at the time, they'd all be "unbeatable". Y'all wouldn't be happy had he done that either, funny how people talk needing rings, supposedly love the power of FA in the NBA, but then turn around and want nikkas to be on teams that suck and won't accomplish shyt as some badge of honor :swaggywhat: in the same breath yelling about bron needing more help
I can't.
I get y'all are mad at the move, just like people hated the Miami move by Bron , but it's based on pure hate a jealousy, not these fake narratives y'all pretend are the reasons.