I guess what I mean is that this is the eventual end of any run of extended dominance: the principals get older and cost more and eventually the thing collapses under the weight of its own success. I assume when that day comes the veterans will be traded for assets the way that Boston did after 2012.

Just to be clear, I think they’re all actually difficult plays; this is mostly appearance.

Yeah, I think that’s fair. I think what takes James over the top is that he does so much more beyond scoring: he’s an amazing passer, maybe the best since Magic, a great rebounder, can play incredible defense (though that’s started to slip with age). Durant... if I need a dude to get one bucket from any spot on the…

Does it matter if during that 5-year-run you win 4 titles? I imagine most teams would make that deal in a second.

I think a lot of it has to do with how easy Durant makes it look vs. how difficult it seems to be for LeBron. A lot of that is illusion, but man, that KD jumper when it’s going, it just looks like he’s flipping the ball in with minimal effort. Everything LeBron does looks incredibly labored, which makes sense because…

These counterfactuals are fun but they never seem to take into account the other myriad possibilities. Like, sure, let’s say the Cavs win in 2015. Why does the “death lineup” not emerge? Why don’t the Warriors, with even more motivation than before, win 73 games? What if Steph doesn’t get hurt next year and they win…

actually it owns and i love it

actually it seems we know exactly how good he is

Frankly, this seems ungenerous to Mario Chalmers, who at least had a few pretty good playoff games.

Also, vodka? What? You want something like Gran Marnier or bourbon or cognac. You know, something with flavor. Also, if you’re leaving it in the fridge for two days, you gotta drain that shit or it’ll get soggy.

One measly tablespoon of dill? Are you fucking kidding me with this amateur hour bullshit? If you’re not chopping up an entire bunch of dill plus as much taragon as you can get your hands on, that’s not gravlax, that’s homeopathy. I will not stand for this violence.

PRAY. FOR. MOJO.

Of note too is that he takes more of those than anyone above him except LeBron. The next person to take more than Steph is... Durant, down at #31.

I guess I’m just not sure why Steph would fall for this, or that he would have enough bad shooting nights to make it worthwhile. How does this work schematically, anyway? Or how would it be different from what they’re doing now? Every time Steph gets a big on him, he either pulls up for a 3 or just goes around them;…

Fair, I may be a dummy who didn’t recognize the joke. In my defense, this is virtually indistinguishable from a seriouspost... which I guess is the joke. I’m sorry, it’s Monday.

So I count two players on Durant, two on Curry, and the last one is either on Klay or Draymond, which by my count leaves... two Warriors without a defender. Cool, that sounds like a winning strategy.

He had a bunch of makeable shots at the rim that didn’t fall; I don’t think just letting the best 3-point shooter of all time take shots and hope he misses is a great plan.

I think what I find most remarkable about Curry’ shots is how effortless they look. I know that’s obviously an illusion born of a lifetime of practice and that Steph can deadlift 400 pounds and blah blah blah, but damn, that “moon ball” looks like he just flicked it in with his wrist! Off-balance! From 35 feet away!…

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