I'd like to start of my first post by congratulating the Golden State Warriors and the Chicago Blackhawks for winning the NBA championship and the Stanley Cup. Although I enjoy watching hockey, this blog will mainly cover the NBA and NFL. that being said, I will also cover MLB along with NCAA basketball and NCAA Football.
Well, they did it. It took the Golden State Warriors exactly 40 years to repeat their success, but they are once again NBA champions. Unfortunately, after the 1975 NBA championship with Chris Mullin, the Warriors never one another one in that era. That leads me to my question. Can this core win more? Will they win 1 more? 2? 10? Or, will they have to wait for the next generation of Golden Sate stars to pull in their 3rd title. My guess is that they will win 1 more title before this core separates.
Truthfully, it all depends on what players do. After the 2015-2016 season, they will lose a ton of very valuable players such as David Lee or Marreese Speights. Then their are other role type players such as Harrison Barnes and Draymond Green, who was one of they main contributors throughout the playoffs. If all of those players opt out of their contract, the Warriors could have major trouble coming off the bench. In The playoffs, you NEED players who could dish in 6 points in 10 minutes coming off your bench to be a legit threat. The reason I see them still winning one more is because they will still have mostly the same core going into next season.
I think there is a lot of players who would choose to stay in a heartbeat. I understand that. I also think that players like Stephen Curry and David Lee will stay. But honestly, no team on earth (except for maybe the Yankees) can resign 5 players for 2 straight years. There are going to have to be some odd men out, and, Ultimately, Golden State's chances for winning another will plummet. I think they have a great chance to win it next year, but for now, my money's on one more title for them in this era.
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