Are the 2017 Golden State Warriors one of the best teams of all time?
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00:04 Shaquille O'Neal said his three Pete Lakers teams
00:07 would have beaten Jordan's Bulls easily.
00:09 But you know what? I believe at full strength
00:11 the Kevin Durant Warriors would have beaten both of them.
00:14 It's just no one romanticizes them like that
00:16 because how they came together and then apart.
00:19 It's really simple math. 73 plus KD.
00:23 And then there's one other number that's really important.
00:26 Three. For instance, the 2016-2017 Warriors
00:29 Durant's first season with the Doves hit 94 more threes
00:33 than the 96 Bulls and 2,000 Lakers title squads did combined.
00:37 Now I'm not saying the three ball is the end all be all,
00:40 but if basketball evolves as I believe it does,
00:42 that Warriors team was the game at its absolute peak.
00:46 They used the entire floor and versatile personnel
00:48 in a way where at their best,
00:50 I'm not sure anyone could compete.
00:52 Surely Shaq would dominate them inside.
00:54 An ultimate respect for the late, great Kobe Bryant.
00:58 But beyond those two, would the Lakers be able to match
01:00 that firepower? And how would O'Neal fare defensively?
01:03 As for the Bulls, they were probably as equipped
01:06 as could be on D with MJ, Pippen, and Rodman,
01:09 but Golden State would have Iguodala, Green, and Thompson
01:11 to throw at Jordan.
01:13 And I'm really not sure there's ever been anything
01:15 like containing Durant and the Splash Brothers
01:17 as far as a big three.
01:19 Injuries and animosity ruined the Warriors run.
01:22 But there's a reason we all said KD broke the NBA
01:25 and he's still dealing with backlash for signing there
01:28 really to this day.
01:29 Because in a league of dynasties, they felt truly unfair.
01:33 Just ask LeBron and the Cavaliers.
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