True or false: The Warriors overachived before Durant got there.

[Regular_P]

are we really going to act like the ascent of 2012-2015 didn't exist? and that they didn't become an all time team in 15/16? ignore trajectories and back to back GREAT years for clicks, brehs


edit: overachieved means doing more than you were supposed to, those teams that have that one great year/playoff run (i.e. the magic in the 09 finals), you can't overachieve when you've shown years of consistent growth and getting better.

Stop it. They went from 46 and 51 wins, getting bumped in the first or second round to 67 wins and a title.

 

[L&HH]

Curry was a superstar, Klay was a high level All star that complimented the team perfectly. Dray is an All Star that also fit his role perfectly. On top of that you had a 6 man in Iggy who was a former All-Star himself and they had one of the best benches in the league. If you think they overachieved do you think the Pierce/KG/Allen Celtics overachieved as well? They were essentially a younger, in their prime and better shooting version of that team.

EDIT: And Harrison Barnes who isn't the All-Star we'd thought but as a 3rd/4th option fits well into that role. Currently averaging 18-19 on 47% shooting and 35% from 3.

 

[MJ Truth]

This question only gets asked because you clowns have Jordan syndrome thinking everything has to be about a singular player. The Warriors are and were a great TEAM. They were over achieving year after year after year?

 

[Amare's Right Hook]

Nah, they earned it

 

[Da King]

They should've won in 2016 EASILY but those nikkas chocked, they went and got KD to be even better but didn't even need him

 

[surv2syn]

are we really going to act like the ascent of 2012-2015 didn't exist? and that they didn't become an all time team in 15/16? ignore trajectories and back to back GREAT years for clicks, brehs


edit: overachieved means doing more than you were supposed to, those teams that have that one great year/playoff run (i.e. the magic in the 09 finals), you can't overachieve when you've shown years of consistent growth and getting better.

also, not sure how you overachieve with a 2-time MVP on your team. distinctly remember a convo on another board years ago when the question was asked "could steph lead the league in scoring" and a lot of us said yes, but this was back in 12-13. about 3 years later he avg 30ppg. those are league leading numbers whether he got the scoring title or not. the point is, a lot of people knew that if Steph could get healthy he was going to be a top player and if the Warriors as a whole got healthy, they would be a contender. Everyone knew they did well when they drafted Barnes and Green but Dray turning out to be such a big time player just accelerated their rise by another year or two.

 

[Stop_It_5]

I been saying since the beginning of last year warriors play better without Durant

call damn near sweeping through the entire playoffs playing worse brehs

 

[taco jay]

the team that won 73 games overachieved now?

 

[Chabot College]

OP youre forgetting how good the Warriors looked when KD was injured last year. They are dominant with or without him it just looks different.

 

[holidayinn21]

This is a thinly-veiled "Steve Kerr is amazing" thread. You're better than this OP.

 

[polokuo]

They had the MVP, two other all-stars and a stacked bench full of mismatch nightmares before Durant. They were a championship-caliber team on paper than won a championship, I'd say they achieved exactly as much as they were supposed to.

 

[smitty22]

Underachieved, should have had 2 chips

 

[duncanthetall]

Lmao this is a stupid fukking thread.

 

[JesusFOREVER]

The fukk

 

[seemorecizzy]

huh?
they went 16-1 and in the playoffs last year
they unstoppable with KD
their 73-9 team lost to the cavs and should of lost to the thunder
they dont care or really try in the regular season