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I still can’t believe the Warriors really won 73 games (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by KwamesCorner@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space

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I know it’s happened and this is probably the least interesting post ever but when I reflect on recent NBA history, it is still shocking to me what happened that year. I never thought it would be remotely possible. It was just a record that could never be touched.

And yet it really happened. I don’t think it gets enough credit because of the “it don’t mean a thing without the ring” piece but as time passes, I gotta say it’s just a standalone incredible achievement.

The fact that the last 30 games of the season they were the target for every team, no one wanted to see them do it, and they still did it. It’s incredibly impressive.

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[–] ruinatex@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

and (some) people really try to spin in like the Warriors were not the favorites heading into 2017 if they didn't land KD.

They wouldn't have. The perception at the time was that LeBron was in their heads and that they had nothing for him, Kyrie had also just badly outplayed Steph in the NBA Finals and the Cavs looked like the tougher and more resilient team.

They would have been massive favorites. They were already way better than the Cavs, I say this as a cavs fan.

No, they weren't. It took them injuries to Kevin Love and Kyrie to beat the Cavs in 6 the year before and they lost in 2016. You also are completely ignoring the psychological edge the Cavs had after that win and the fact that the Warriors almost didn't even make it that far, needing a historical chokejob by the Thunder to get to the Finals.

They had won 140 games in 2 seasons, and were 1 game away from having the most dominant 2 year stretch in NBA history

Also no. The Bulls won 141 games games in 2 seasons, regardless if the Warriors had won it or not, Chicago still had the most dominant 2 year stretch in NBA history. Chicago also obliterated the '96 and '97 playoffs, losing 7 games TOTAL in those 2 postseasons, the Warriors lost 7 games in the 2016 WCF and NBA Finals alone.

This is some blatant revisionist history, there was not a soul on EARTH in 2016 that thought the Warriors were the favourites before they got Durant, everyone thought that LeBron was about to spank them for years to come.