Agree with spurraider the Warriors have been dominant pre Durant and obviously during the Durant era. However, they benefited so much from luck and injuries I felt like they were prone to be upset/beaten but the main threats just got injured most years.
2015 their biggest threats were the Spurs, Thunder, Clippers, Cavs. Spurs lose against their worst matchup in the Clippers then CP3 proceeds to tear his hamstring as soon as he eliminates the Spurs. That Clippers team was damn good and would have given the Warriors a great series. Durant out for season. Cavs losing Irving and Love.
2016 the only challengers were Spurs, Thunder, Cavs. Warriors earned their trip to the Finals but only had to go through one of the Spurs and Thunder and were down 3-1.
2017 there only real threat was the Spurs. We know what happened. All Zaza, Kawhi was in prime Jordan mode and that spurs team was stupid deep with high end role players and a good second star in LMA.
2018. Healthy Spurs and Houston were the only threats. They could and should have lost to the Rockets. Missed 25 straight threes.
2019. Kawhi gets his revenge. Injury karma returns to bite the Warriors.
2022. Kind of a weak year. A non serious Suns team and super young Celtics were main threats. Suns choke against Luka with Brunson and DFS and Reggie fucking Bullock as their third and fourth best players. Celtics were too young and Tatum absolutely shit the bed shooting 35% from the field. Jokic didn’t have Murray or Porter, they could have gave the Warriors problems if healthy, won the title the next year.
Anyway, that’s my Warriors rant. You guys triggered me.
