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Golden State Warriors: What a wonderful time it is for Warriors sceptics

By Adam Serpant

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 26: Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors watches from the bench in a 129-110 win over the LA Clippers during Game Six of Round One of the 2019 NBA Playoffs at Staples Center on April 26, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 26: Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors watches from the bench in a 129-110 win over the LA Clippers during Game Six of Round One of the 2019 NBA Playoffs at Staples Center on April 26, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. /
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Players seemingly weren’t happy with the Dubs

Bucher’s article includes an “anonymous Pacific Division player” who has aired his grievances with the Warriors dynasty via Bucher. What he says will most likely mirror what many NBA fans not from the Bay have felt.

"“It got old with the antics… Now that they’ve come back to reality, you want to beat the hell out of them and see Steph with that towel over his head in the fourth [quarter]. … But the team now isn’t the Warriors. [You’re not going to punish] Glenn Robinson III and D’Angelo Russell. This is about Steph and Draymond.”"

Bucher continues by quoting Rudy Gay’s lack of empathy for Draymond Green after the Spurs beat the Warriors early this season, while Portland’s Rodney Hood states that he is excited to play the Warriors without KD – months after being swept by the Dubs without him in the playoffs (and nobody tell him what squad the Warriors had when they beat the Trailblazers on Monday…).

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The crux of everybody’s argument appears to be that the Warriors were unfair, and now they are not. And this is the issue surrounding the young Warriors. The players have changed but the reputation remains. Everybody still wants to beat them and beat them badly.

Steph and Klay are not here to have that vengeance exacted from them by the rest of the league, however, and this will provide multiple hollow blowouts for the franchises hurting the most. The Rockets may have been dizzy with happiness following their victory last night, and this will feel cathartic for the fanbase.

This will be a season to endure for Dub Nation without question, but it is the price to pay for years of dominance. The Warriors have always played the best version of teams every game, and that will continue this season without the superstar core. This will mean a harder experience for the remnants of the squad, but more fulfilling experience for the rookies looking to bed in quickly.

This perceived league-wide mindset of aggression towards the Warriors will ultimately benefit the players in the long term, while also keeping the other 29 teams happy for a season. I prefer to look at this outpour of emotion towards the wounded Warriors as a compliment to just how dominant this team truly was.

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