Will the "He joined a 73 win team" stigma ever go away from KD?

[1993Playoffs]

How many titles will It take ,,,3? 4?

or Will people always bring it up?

[fansinceforever]

if they win 3 or 4 titles people will probably stop bringing it up but I don't know if the "He could be on MJs level" talk comes his way the way LeBron has flirted with it.

I personally will not forget that. It's a very important point.

[loserX]

For some people no. For others yes. Still others never cared in the first place

It's not just the "73 wins" though...it's the fact that the Warriors had already won a title. It's a bit different from LeBron joining Miami and Cleveland; does anyone really think Wade/Bosh or Love/Kyrie would have had the same success without him?

We already KNOW how good the Warriors were, so it will be harder for Durant to argue how high he elevated them. There was so little distance between achievement and ceiling for him to fill.

[wutevahung]

It will be something that people always bring up, but just like the heatles, as long as you win, you won't care what others have to say.

[GreatWhiteStiff]

Nah.

[whatisacenter]

As a warriors fan I have enjoyed these past two titles, look forward to competing for more and couldn't care less about "joining a 73 win team".

[phanman]

Nah I don't think it will ever go away. Winning multiple titles in a row will just add fuel to the fire.The only way it really goes away I feel is another super-team forms and steals a few away from that core or he ultimately leaves and wins elsewhere.

[Goudelock]

People said that LeBron would never be considered great after he went to Miami.

So I'm going to say that it'll probably go away in a few years.

[1993Playoffs]

For some people no. For others yes. Still others never cared in the first place

It's not just the "73 wins" though...it's the fact that the Warriors had already won a title. It's a bit different from LeBron joining Miami and Cleveland; does anyone really think Wade/Bosh or Love/Kyrie would have had the same success without him?

We already KNOW how good the Warriors were, so it will be harder for Durant to argue how high he elevated them. There was so little distance between achievement and ceiling for him to fill.

Yeah this is how I see it...They set the record for all time wins WITHOUT HIM, recently won a title WITHOUT him, sooo lol

[phanman]

For some people no. For others yes. Still others never cared in the first place

It's not just the "73 wins" though...it's the fact that the Warriors had already won a title. It's a bit different from LeBron joining Miami and Cleveland; does anyone really think Wade/Bosh or Love/Kyrie would have had the same success without him?

We already KNOW how good the Warriors were, so it will be harder for Durant to argue how high he elevated them. There was so little distance between achievement and ceiling for him to fill.

A Wade/Bosh duo would have still been pretty damn good. There wouldn't have been so many overlapping qualities and Bosh would rightfully assume 2nd banana position with Wade as the Alpha. They would have kept Beasley and had that extra cap space to pursue someone else.

[loserX]

For some people no. For others yes. Still others never cared in the first place

It's not just the "73 wins" though...it's the fact that the Warriors had already won a title. It's a bit different from LeBron joining Miami and Cleveland; does anyone really think Wade/Bosh or Love/Kyrie would have had the same success without him?

We already KNOW how good the Warriors were, so it will be harder for Durant to argue how high he elevated them. There was so little distance between achievement and ceiling for him to fill.

A Wade/Bosh duo would have still been pretty damn good. There wouldn't have been so many overlapping qualities and Bosh would rightfully assume 2nd banana position with Wade as the Alpha. They would have kept Beasley and had that extra cap space to pursue someone else.

Sure, but that's hypothetical. We already know how the pre-KD Warriors were...the best regular-season team of all time and recent champions (and nearly won the title again until they got LeBronned).

So it's easier to make a case for LBJ elevating his team than it is for KD, simply because the Warriors were already historic.

[rebirthoftheM]

On the whole, the hate will dissipate. You will of course have many stans of competing players consistently raising it. But for most, rings, amazing individual performances and clutch shots reign supreme. And if Durant repeats what he did during the past finals, most will forget.

[BasketballFan7]

For some people no. For others yes. Still others never cared in the first place

It's not just the "73 wins" though...it's the fact that the Warriors had already won a title. It's a bit different from LeBron joining Miami and Cleveland; does anyone really think Wade/Bosh or Love/Kyrie would have had the same success without him?

We already KNOW how good the Warriors were, so it will be harder for Durant to argue how high he elevated them. There was so little distance between achievement and ceiling for him to fill.

A Wade/Bosh duo would have still been pretty damn good. There wouldn't have been so many overlapping qualities and Bosh would rightfully assume 2nd banana position with Wade as the Alpha. They would have kept Beasley and had that extra cap space to pursue someone else.

[Slink]

Only his haters will remember.

[Prez]

People said that LeBron would never be considered great after he went to Miami.

So I'm going to say that it'll probably go away in a few years.

It's not the same thing though. The Heat went .500 when LeBron didn't play during his four seasons there. The Warriors went 18-3 without KD but the original big 3, including winning their last 15 games straight without KD. LeBron's super team was a super team because of LeBron. Durant's super team was a super team before he got there.

The level of vitriol and bitterness may be similar but the actual circumstances of winning aren't.

[1993Playoffs]

Only his haters will remember.

How is it hate to aknowledge that he joined the team that set the record for the most wins in the HISTORY of the NBA, who also won a title the year before?

[Luigi]

For some people no. For others yes. Still others never cared in the first place

It's not just the "73 wins" though...it's the fact that the Warriors had already won a title. It's a bit different from LeBron joining Miami and Cleveland; does anyone really think Wade/Bosh or Love/Kyrie would have had the same success without him?

We already KNOW how good the Warriors were, so it will be harder for Durant to argue how high he elevated them. There was so little distance between achievement and ceiling for him to fill.

And it's not just that they won a title already.

It's that he was up 3 - 1 on them and then lost, lost, and lost the previous season.

[SFour]

Maybe...but KD would have to win a championship on a team other than the Warriors.

[Takingbaconback]

Feel like it already wore off with people saying how Durant is the best player on that team.

[Cappy_Smurf]

Sure, eventually people will just start pretending like he actually earned his first ring, rather than joining a team that probably would have won without him.