By Jeph Duarte | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2024-07-04 19:00:00
由生成式人工智能翻译，译文内容可能不准确或不完整，以原文为准。
这位年轻的“水花兄弟”愿意接受一份高薪合同加入达拉斯独行侠队。
“伟大的球队会变老，然后变得平庸……他们在詹姆斯·怀斯曼的选秀上错失了良机，”扎克·洛维(Zach Lowe)在昨晚的自由球员特别节目中谈到克莱·汤普森(Klay Thompson)转会达拉斯独行侠时说道。
对于金州勇士来说，这是一个时代的结束。
ESPN主持人马丽卡·安德鲁斯(Malika Andrews)称他们为“有史以来最伟大的三巨头之一”。
从马刺队的角度来看，我对他们节目中围绕这一事件的炒作和言论感到不满。
我知道。今年的自由球员市场乏善可陈。泰瑞斯·马克西(Tyrese Maxey)、詹姆斯·哈登(James Harden)、帕斯卡尔·西亚卡姆(Pascal Siakam)、伊曼纽尔·奎克利(Immanuel Quickly)和奥比·托平(Obi Toppin)都与各自的球队续约，这意味着不会再有重磅球星的惊天转会。就连勒布朗·詹姆斯(LeBron James)——这位多年来自由球员市场上最响亮的名字——不仅铁定留在洛杉矶，他还愿意降薪，以便球队能签下更多可靠的角色球员。
杰森·塔图姆(Jayson Tatum)和德里克·怀特(Derrick White)的升级都比一些自由球员的传闻更有意思。保罗·乔治(Paul George)和克莱·汤普森是两位做出转会的最大牌球星，所以可以理解，媒体必须强调那些能登上头条的新闻。
但是……
说克莱的离开终结了三巨头时代？称斯蒂芬·库里(Stephan Curry)、汤普森和德雷蒙德·格林(Draymond Green)是“最伟大的”三巨头之一？我并不是要贬低这些人的成就。库里和汤普森重新定义了篮球比赛。整个NBA都必须适应他们的天赋。他们都是了不起的运动员，但他们和蒂姆、马努和托尼不是一个级别的。
他们也比不上魔术师、贾巴尔和沃西。更不用说乔丹、皮蓬和罗德曼了。还有伯德、麦克海尔和帕里什呢？我们提到过科比、奥尼尔和霍里了吗？也不要低估勒布朗、韦德和波什。而这仅仅是20世纪80年代以来最强的三巨头。
诚然，勇士三巨头赢得的总冠军比勒布朗·詹姆斯的迈阿密热火队多，但让我们来分析一下金州勇士队的夺冠历程。
2015年，勇士队面对的是克利夫兰骑士队。骑士队在缺少凯文·乐福(Kevin Love)(他们的三巨头之一)的情况下进入了总决赛，而凯里·欧文(Kyrie Irving)只打了一场比赛。许多专家都认为，那年的总决赛最有价值球员应该是勒布朗·詹姆斯(他将成为继1969年湖人队输给凯尔特人队后杰里·韦斯特(Jerry West)被评为总决赛最有价值球员之后第二位来自失利球队的总决赛最有价值球员)。那么勇士队三巨头中哪一位获得了2015年总决赛最有价值球员呢？是安德烈·伊格达拉(Andre Iguodala)。
2016年，完全健康的骑士队在总决赛中以1-3的比分落后，最终在勇士队的主场逆转对手，向世人展示了如果2015年骑士队全员健康会是什么结果。
据说，德雷蒙德·格林从停车场给凯文·杜兰特(Kevin Durant)打了电话，告诉他勇士队需要他。
2017年和2018年，勇士队连续两次夺冠。最有价值球员是谁？凯文·杜兰特。如果杜兰特没有加盟勇士队，他们还能进入总决赛吗？我们不得而知。
2019年，勇士队连续第五次打进NBA总决赛，但杜兰特和克莱·汤普森的受伤让他们人手不足，多伦多猛龙队最终夺得了队史首冠。
直到2022年，勇士队才再次进入总决赛。这一次，两届常规赛最有价值球员斯蒂芬·库里凭借着带领金州勇士队八年内第四次夺冠的表现获得了总决赛最有价值球员。
八年四冠是一个了不起的成就，但如果没有凯文·杜兰特，勇士队的夺冠概率会大幅下降，很可能只会赢得对阵伤兵满营的骑士队的那一次冠军。因此，克莱·汤普森的离开并不是勇士队三巨头的终结。他们的三巨头时代在五年前就结束了，当时凯文·杜兰特的跟腱在总决赛中撕裂，他们的王朝也因此画上了问号。
理查德·杰斐逊(Richard Jefferson)在昨晚的特别节目中分享说，他在圣诞节那天在电梯里遇到了汤普森，汤普森说勇士队需要给他一份大合同。他不开心，他拒绝了勇士队的报价，他孤注一掷，最终带着不满离开了。
我的朋友(也是Pounder网站的撰稿人)布鲁诺·帕索斯(Bruno Passos)在旧金山的情况已经很明朗的时候发布了这条推特。
https://t.co/NqKEC4YRer pic.twitter.com/7y6CTG2GUu
— 布鲁诺·帕索斯 (@bouncepassos) 2024年6月29日
克莱去达拉斯和托尼·帕克(Tony Parker)去夏洛特黄蜂的区别在于，帕克心甘情愿地将衣钵传给了德章泰·默里(Dejounte Murray)，因为他想要更多上场时间。帕克从未表现出被球队抛弃或对转会感到不满。
这才是汤普森这种级别的球员应得的待遇。他没有得到，这是一种遗憾。但我们也不要夸大这次转会的意义，勇士队的赛季以第十名的成绩结束，他们在附加赛中被萨克拉门托国王队淘汰。
自疫情缩水赛季以来，勇士队两次进入季后赛，四次无缘季后赛，这使得2022年的总冠军看起来更像是昙花一现，而不是一个王朝的延续。
点击查看原文：Open Thread: What Klay Thompson’s move to Dallas says about Golden State’s dynasty
Open Thread: What Klay Thompson’s move to Dallas says about Golden State’s dynasty
The younger Splash Brother was willing to take a payout to join the Mavericks
“Great teams get old and then get mediocre…they had their chance with the James Wiseman pick,” opined Zach Lowe on last night’s Free Agency Special while discussing Klay Thompson’s move to the Dallas Mavericks.
For the Golden State Warriors, it is the end of an era.
ESPN host Malika Andrews referred to them as “one of the greatest Big 3s of all time.”
From a Spurs perspective, I take umbrage at the hype and language surrounding their telecast.
I get it. This year bolstered a lackluster free agency. Tyrese Maxey, James Harden, Pascal Siakam, Immanuel Quickly, and Obi Toppin all resigned with their respective teams, eliminating mouth-dropping moves from huge stars. Even LeBron James, arguably the biggest name in free agency in most years, was not only a lock to stay in Los Angeles, he was willing to take less to stack solid role players by his side.
Jayson Tatum and Derrick White both had upgrades that were more interesting than some of the free agency talk. Paul George and Klay Thompson were the two biggest stars to make a move, so understandably, they have to reinforce what’s making headlines.
But…
To say Klay’s exit ends the Big 3? And to call Stephan Curry, Thompson, and Draymond Green “one of the greatest” Big 3s? Not to diminish from what these men have accomplished. Curry and Thompson recalibrated the game. The entire NBA game had to adjust to their talent. They’re all amazing athletes, but they are not in the same class as Tim, Manu, and Tony.
They also don’t come close to the Magic, Kareem and Worthy. Not to mention Jordan, Pippen, and Rodman. How about Bird, McHale, and and Parish? Did we mention Kobe, Shaq, and Horry? And don’t discredit LeBron, Wade, and Bosh. And that’s just the best trios since the 1980s.
Sure, the Warriors trio won more titles than LeBron’s Miami Heat, but let’s breakdown those Golden State titles runs.
In 2015, the Warriors faced the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavs went into the Finals without Kevin Love (one of their big three), and only had Kyrie Irving for one game. Many pundits agreed that the Finals MVP that year was LeBron James (who would have been the second Finals MVP to come from the losing team as Jerry West was named Finals in 1969 when the Lakers lost to the Celtics.) Which one of the Warriors Big 3 won 2015 Finals MVP? Andre Iguodala.
In 2016, a fully healthy Cavaliers made a record-setting comeback from 3-1 down in the Finals to upset Golden State in their arena, showing what 2015 could have looked like had the Cavs been full force.
As the story goes, Draymond Green called Kevin Durant from the parking lot and told him the Warriors needed him.
In 2017 and 2018, the Warriors won back-to-back titles. The MVP? Kevin Durant. If Durant hadn’t joined the Warriors, would they have even made it to thoseFinals? We will never know.
in 2019, the Warriors made the fifth consecutive NBA Finals appearance, but injuries to Durant and Klay Thompson left them short-handed and the Toronto Raptors won their first title.
It was 2022 when the Warriors would make their next appearance. This time, two-mile league MVP Steph Curry was awarded the Finals MVP for his efforts in bringing Golden State’s fourth title in eight years.
Four titles in eight years is an amazing feat, but without Kevin Durant, the odds significantly drop to the point where the Warriors most likely win only the one title against the injury-riddled Cavaliers. So Klay Thompson leaving isn’t the end of the Warriors Big 3. Their Big 3 ended five years ago when Kevin Durant’s Achilles tore in the Finals, and with that, their dynasty was already in question.
As Richard Jefferson shared on last night’s special, he greeted Thompson coming off an elevator on Christmas Day and Klay made a comment that the Warrior’s needed to pay him. He was unhappy, he turned down the Warrior’s offer, he went all-in on himself, and he walked away discontent.
My friend (and fellow Pounder) Bruno Passos posted this when the writing on the wall was visible in San Francisco.
https://t.co/NqKEC4YRer pic.twitter.com/7y6CTG2GUu
— Bruno Passos (@bouncepassos) June 29, 2024
The difference between Klay going to Dallas and Tony Parker going to the Charlotte Hornets — Tony willingly handed the mantle to Dejounte Murray and moved on because he wanted more time on the court. It was never apparent that Parker felt rejected or was bitter about the move.
That was what a player of Thompson’s caliber deserved. He did not get that, and that is a shame. But let’s not exaggerate the move, the Warriors season ended with them in tenth place and they were knocked out of the play-in by the Sacramento Kings.
Since the shortened pandemic year, the Warriors made the playoffs twice and did not make it four times, making the 2022 title look like more a fluke than a dynasty.
By Jeph Duarte, via Pounding The Rock