2022 NBA Finals - Game 6 | Golden State Warriors vs. Boston Celtics (GSW WINS 4-2)

[SOA]

If Draymond thinks LeBron is the one of the smartest basketball players to set foot on the court,...... LeBron's basketball iq doesn't even compare to the likes of Bird, Kidd, Magic, etc. LeBron is easily in the Top 5 of all time greats. But not in Top 10 of basketball iq.

[Mk0]

Windhorst is a moron. The Warriors aren't buying a championship, they are paying insane taxes in order to keep the guys they drafted.

I would f#%ing MURDER for the Bulls ownership to pay the tax to secure a contender.

What a buffoon.

[DoctaJ]

Look, I get it from a rest standpoint and all that but holy - the two days in between games has completely taken me out of this finals. After the first day, I'm excited to commit to watching the next game but by the time the second day is over, I'm not nearly as excited and feel like I can just catch the highlights.

[NyKnicks1714]

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Wrong, Celtics have unequivocally the Smartest player ever on their team right now.


But seriously, feels like Draymond used that question to call the Celtics dumb without calling them dumb.

[tarantism]

He also called in to the Dubs station to 'clarify'

Windhorst comes off like a real idiot here. Wow. There is a lot that I can point out:

1. Every single NBA owner has the ability to retain their own guys, and maintain high salary well into the luxury tax to field a competitive team. His example of the Oklahoma City Thunder is ridiculous and shows that his argument is weak to begin with. The Bay Area is not the biggest market in the NBA.

2. You can't compare the NBA to baseball. The Warriors can't just spend and spend without consequence, even if their pockets were bottomless. He wants to draw comparisons to the Evil Empire Yankees who would just outspend everybody.

3. He pointed out the fallacy in his own damn argument when he acknowledged that the last NBA team to win the title with the highest payroll was the 2016-17 Cavs. That's five championships ago. Therefore there is not a correlation between high spending and winning titles. What there is consistent evidence of is smart management and good coaching being able to push teams to titles and that's exactly what the Warriors are doing, with home grown talent and castoffs no less.

The Warriors payroll is so high because they have rewarded their own homegrown talent who have brought them multiple banners, and they bet on Andrew Wiggins who before he arrived in GSW was considered by most a bust and the most toxic contract in the league. He sounds like an ass and the fact that he doubled down before trying to say "oooh no I mean that as a compliment" is even worse. Frankly I thought they guys on the radio show went easy on him.

Edit: FYI Joe Lacob comes in at a cool 24th on the list of richest NBA owners. Maybe instead of using his national platform to put down the Warriors for snap points from the haters he could call out the other owners for not being willing to spend to keep a winning product on the floor. GSW owners actually give a **** about winning.

[BoatsNZones]

Windhorst is a moron. The Warriors aren't buying a championship, they are paying insane taxes in order to keep the guys they drafted.

I would f#%ing MURDER for the Bulls ownership to pay the tax to secure a contender.

What a buffoon.

He truly is. Their payroll is not even significantly different from the likes of Brooklyn, Milwaukee, the Clippers or the Lakers. They’re paying a huge sum (massive amounts to other teams at that) for their repeater tax. They don’t even have a top 10 ownership group when it comes to capital. It does pay to have all these extra playoff/Finals games, though.

Super thankful for this ownership group who are willing to pay the taxes while we’re a contender. There are countless organizations out there happy with their mediocrity and small profits.

[xdrta+]

The NBA has gimmicks like "super-max" for teams to try and keep players they drafted. What they should do is cut the teams' taxes for drafted players as an incentive for teams to make an effort to keep them.

EDIT: But I suppose the below-tax teams like collecting millions from the tax payers, so that would never fly.

[BK_2020]

Windhorst is a moron. The Warriors aren't buying a championship, they are paying insane taxes in order to keep the guys they drafted.

I would f#%ing MURDER for the Bulls ownership to pay the tax to secure a contender.

What a buffoon.

They are paying insane taxes to keep the salary slot created by KD free agency, and also to pay for three top 10 picks they collected while subtly tanking.

[xdrta+]

Windhorst is a moron. The Warriors aren't buying a championship, they are paying insane taxes in order to keep the guys they drafted.

I would f#%ing MURDER for the Bulls ownership to pay the tax to secure a contender.

What a buffoon.

They are paying insane taxes to keep the salary slot created by KD free agency, and also to pay for three top 10 picks they collected while subtly tanking.

Who are the three top ten picks they are paying taxes for?

[BK_2020]

Windhorst is a moron. The Warriors aren't buying a championship, they are paying insane taxes in order to keep the guys they drafted.

I would f#%ing MURDER for the Bulls ownership to pay the tax to secure a contender.

What a buffoon.

They are paying insane taxes to keep the salary slot created by KD free agency, and also to pay for three top 10 picks they collected while subtly tanking.

Who are the three top ten picks they are paying taxes for?

Wiseman, Kuminga and Moody.

[xdrta+]

Moody was #14. The 3 old timers are the main cause of the big tax bill.

[Edrees]

Look, I get it from a rest standpoint and all that but holy - the two days in between games has completely taken me out of this finals. After the first day, I'm excited to commit to watching the next game but by the time the second day is over, I'm not nearly as excited and feel like I can just catch the highlights.

That's how I feel but I think the 3 days is preventing major injuries. Seems like everyone on both team is avoiding serious injury despite some nagging injuries (steph ankle, Tatum shoulder, Robert Williams, Iguodala and Gary Payton returning from injury, etc). I think it's a small price to pay for seeing every player able to stay on the floor.

[Coxy]

This year I like most others feel the championship is based around who is fmvp than the actual teams playing and who’s the better team .

Like the championship is secondary to the fmvp .

The obsession from some fans with 'legacies' and personal accolades is bigger in the NBA than any other sport, especially at this time of the year when fans of the non finals teams are watching closely. They don't care about the teams winning, cause their team isn't there, so what's next? Players personal accolades. The media also pumps that up, and they ride that cash cow for viewership big time.

[NO-KG-AI]

Imagine being mad at an NBA team that wants to spend to keep the players they acquire and develop instead of penny pinching and sacrificing competing in favor of treadmilling and maximizing a few extra dollars in profit lol.

[SpreeChokeJob]

Imagine being mad at an NBA team that wants to spend to keep the players they acquire and develop instead of penny pinching and sacrificing competing in favor of treadmilling and maximizing a few extra dollars in profit lol.

We used to have a cheap owner in Chris Cohan. Lacob realized the team was an investment and by spending a few million he got much much more.

[shoresy69]

Windhorst is a moron. The Warriors aren't buying a championship, they are paying insane taxes in order to keep the guys they drafted.

I would f#%ing MURDER for the Bulls ownership to pay the tax to secure a contender.

What a buffoon.

They are paying insane taxes to keep the salary slot created by KD free agency, and also to pay for three top 10 picks they collected while subtly tanking.

That salary slot would have existed with or without KD. Only difference is it would be another homegrown player (Barnes) on the payroll

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Windy is salty

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You could put Jonah Hill on the air and he'd provide better analysis than this clown.

[Jfh20]

mr windhorst... i think he is just madd that golden state has ended lebrons reign in the nba... he was suppose to run the nba in miami... didnt happen, spurs and mavs said no thanks.... than he goes to the cavs and thought it was a wrap with kyrie n love, GSW said nope! we may have lost one title, but we will continue to dominate for years to come... and its happening...

[Statlanta]

I hated how Windhorst hijacked the Lowe podcast with his agenda. Like I know Zach has his bias but this man couldn’t even hide his for a couple minutes.

Might as well give me a media job if I can insert my opinions into any piece or topic

[ITYSL]

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Wrong, Celtics have unequivocally the Smartest player ever on their team right now.


But seriously, feels like Draymond used that question to call the Celtics dumb without calling them dumb.

On your last point, I don't see it that way. I just see it as an honest answer to a really stupid question.