Interesting that you mentioned the Patriots. The Warriors have their own Tom Brady of sorts in Draymond Green. Like Tom Brady, Draymond was lightly regarded coming out of college even though he was a great college player, just like Brady was great at Michigan.
Both were lightly regarded coming out of college because they were viewed as having limited athleticism and very low upside. This just shows that pro sports teams place way too much emphasis on pure athleticism and "measurables" and not enough on personality, desire, and drive.
And how often have we seen guys with amazing measurables turn out to be nothing more than workout warriors?
I keep hearing people saying the pack is gaining on GS and that the window is closing...but while I do expect KD to go elsewhere, where will that be enough without him repeating the thing that likely will move him out of your locker room? I like him to try New York, where he can be the man and maybe add a piece or two to take a hard run at the East or more.
I think your guys could be New England like favorites for a few more years. They've proven they can win without KD, and without his cap hit they could pick up a lesser light in an interesting free agent year, maybe a bit more help on the bench and keep that core. Why wouldn't someone who isn't a superstar but is an impact player not want to enter the GS orbit?
As a long suffering Celtics fan I can't (sadly) think of a good reason.
Oh, I think the Bucks are going to give you some trouble, but I'm not on Barkley's "Can't beat them without KD" side of things.
