View Full Version : Joe Lacob: Warriors Light-Years Ahead Of Every Other Team In Structure, Planning
“We’ve crushed them on the basketball court, and we’re going to for years because of the way we’ve built this team,” he said. But what really set the franchise apart, he said, was the way it operated as a business. “We’re light-years ahead of probably every other team in structure, in planning, in how we’re going to go about things,” he said. “We’re going to be a handful for the rest of the NBA to deal with for a long time.”
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warriorfan
03-31-2016, 10:51 AM
started from the bottom now we here
CP3PO
03-31-2016, 10:58 AM
The thing that makes them light years ahead is player personnel.
keep-itreal
03-31-2016, 11:00 AM
The thing that makes them light years ahead is Steph Curry.
HurricaneKid
03-31-2016, 11:04 AM
Lacob himself admitted that they tried to trade Curry to the Bucks for Bogut rather than Ellis.
Light years ahead?
No. That's just fortune smiling upon you.
SwishSquared
03-31-2016, 11:12 AM
Lacob himself admitted that they tried to trade Curry to the Bucks for Bogut rather than Ellis.
Light years ahead?
No. That's just fortune smiling upon you.I agree. Having the best player in the league on the best bargain contract can make an organization look a lot smarter than they actually are. No David Lee -> no Draymond in starting lineup, either. Kerr himself said he was only planning to give Draymond 12mpg last season.
They have a competent and capable front office (have drafted/traded/signed well) and the coaching staff is top 5. But they're not light-year ahead.
SpaceJam
03-31-2016, 11:13 AM
Dynasty.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/40/Jay-z-dynasty-roc-la-familia-2000.jpg
miggyme1
03-31-2016, 11:13 AM
LOL DURANT IS NOT GOING TO THE WARRIORS...I JUST DONT SEE IT...DURANT AND WESTBROOK ARE ACTUALLY PRETTY TIGHT AND WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THEIR RELATIONSHIP...THEY DONT APPEAR IN INTERVIEWS ALL HUGGED UP AND SH*t...THEY JUST GO OUT AND PLAY.
DURANT ISNT LEAVING OKC WITHOUT WESTBROOK....IF THAT WAS THE CASE WHY NOT JOIN LEBRON?????KYRIE AND K LOVE FOR WESTBROOK AND DURANT....GET TO COAST THROUGH THE EAST WITH NO PROBLEMS.....GUARANTEED A FINALS BERTH......ALL YOU GOTTA WORRY ABOUT IS THE WARRIORS OR SPURS....WITH DURANT,LEBRON,DURANT..............I WOULD HAVE TO GIVE THE CAVS THE EDGE
hold this L
03-31-2016, 11:24 AM
Lacob himself admitted that they tried to trade Curry to the Bucks for Bogut rather than Ellis.
Light years ahead?
No. That's just fortune smiling upon you.
Yeah, he needs to relax lol.. Dude also wanted to trade Klay for Love, until Kerr turned it down.
Spurs5Rings2014
03-31-2016, 11:29 AM
Cocky as hell. Light years ahead of the Spurs organization? Will feel good to bounce these losers from the play offs this year if they even make it to the WCF.
:oldlol:
Cocky as hell. Light years ahead of the Spurs organization? Will feel good to bounce these losers from the play offs this year if they even make it to the WCF.
:oldlol:
:oldlol: Dubs in 6.
Spurs5Rings2014
03-31-2016, 11:50 AM
:oldlol: Dubs in 6.
Bookmarked.
IGOTGAME
03-31-2016, 11:54 AM
Cocky as hell. Light years ahead of the Spurs organization? Will feel good to bounce these losers from the play offs this year if they even make it to the WCF.
:oldlol:
Very Silicon Valley attitude. Spurs have been doing this years, how about you keep this up for multiple titles before you start running off at the mouth
sd3035
03-31-2016, 12:11 PM
Cocky as hell. Light years ahead of the Spurs organization? Will feel good to bounce these losers from the play offs this year if they even make it to the WCF.
:oldlol:
OKC will eliminate the Spurs in the second round, you can take that to the bank
Spurs5Rings2014
03-31-2016, 12:41 PM
OKC will eliminate the Spurs in the second round, you can take that to the bank
Thread's already bookmarked.
:pimp:
90sgoat
03-31-2016, 12:45 PM
Jerry West + Pop mentored coach = win.
I am very happy that Atlanta, Celtics, Spurs, Warriors, to some degree Utah are showing the way to compete in the league.
Build slow, focus on smart players with easygoing personalities and no huge egos.
Play an equal opportunity system, taking advantage of the modern rules.
You really have to wonder about the competence of the GMs and owners around the league.
GSW is for offense in this modern era what Thibs was for defense.
Actually, the GSW is clearly based on a Spurs philosophy, but more exploititavely. GSW are more exposed to risk if rules change than Spurs.
cranincu
03-31-2016, 02:52 PM
he wouldnt be saying that if david kahn didnt pick johnny flynn
Spurs m8
03-31-2016, 02:56 PM
LOL another Warrior flog getting too far ahead of himself.
Classic Warrior flog
Nick Young
03-31-2016, 03:02 PM
What's going to happen when Curry wants a max contract? Will there be room to pay everyone what they want?
AirBonner
03-31-2016, 03:05 PM
what is going to happen if they get bounced in the first round?
HurricaneKid
03-31-2016, 03:08 PM
Yeah, he needs to relax lol.. Dude also wanted to trade Klay for Love, until Kerr turned it down.
It should be noted that after Flip died Windhorst didn't need to protect his source any longer and reported that they agreed to the trade; only it was after the Cavs and Wolves already had an agreement in place.
So Lacob literally tried to trade BOTH Steph and Klay, lucked into Dray midway through the 2nd round, and has the audacity to say how brilliant he and his team are.
And sounds like Trump in his braggadocios tone.
I ripped Mark Jackson on his way out, but I'm starting to understand that maybe the fault wasn't so one sided.
D. Toretto
03-31-2016, 03:12 PM
GOAT franchise incoming. Watchout bulls fans. :applause:
What's going to happen when Curry wants a max contract? Will there be room to pay everyone what they want?
Bird Rights.
WorldWarriors
03-31-2016, 04:07 PM
Yeah, he needs to relax lol.. Dude also wanted to trade Klay for Love, until Kerr turned it down.
Jerry West threatened to leave the organization if that happened.
WorldWarriors
03-31-2016, 04:14 PM
Very Silicon Valley attitude. Spurs have been doing this years, how about you keep this up for multiple titles before you start running off at the mouth
Nah. He's not really silicon valley. He's a venture capitalist from the east coast, educated on the west coast and grew up a Celtics fan. He's just an elitist who couldn't wait to brag. The other owner, Gruber is a Hollywood producer. Go figure. Anyway, beats the last owner hands down. That guy didn't have a clue.
Gileraracer
03-31-2016, 04:36 PM
West will be a bloodbath again.
Meanwhile east = cakewalk
hold this L
03-31-2016, 04:37 PM
It should be noted that after Flip died Windhorst didn't need to protect his source any longer and reported that they agreed to the trade; only it was after the Cavs and Wolves already had an agreement in place.
So Lacob literally tried to trade BOTH Steph and Klay, lucked into Dray midway through the 2nd round, and has the audacity to say how brilliant he and his team are.
And sounds like Trump in his braggadocios tone.
I ripped Mark Jackson on his way out, but I'm starting to understand that maybe the fault wasn't so one sided.
It's also easy to talk shit like this when you a potential top 5 player. When you GOAT-level organizations like the Spurs and they never talk like this, it's best to just keep quiet. You're never going to be the only one innovating and pushing forward, nonsense like this makes you sound obnoxious instead of confident. Without having a once in a lifetime player like Curry, this kind of comment would get him laughed at by the NBA.
Jerry West threatened to leave the organization if that happened.
Yeah, West was the other one. I knew two of them wanted to make that retarded deal, while Kerr and West were completely against it.
alanLA92
03-31-2016, 08:44 PM
Didn't this guy want to trade Curry years ago? Prob shouldn't get cocky when all it takes is a injury to have everything crashing down.
Horatio33
03-31-2016, 08:59 PM
It's better to be lucky than good. Imagine if the Spurs got the second pick in the 97 draft. Or the Blazers picked Jordan at 2 in 84. Or if Kobe was a bust after the Lakers picked him 13. Or if the Celtics who traded up to the second pick in the 56 draft were denied Russell because the Royals picked him first instead of picking Sihugo Green?
Having a great infrastructure is part of the battle, but drafting matters the most. Would people be lauding the Warriors if David Kahn drafted Curry instead of Johnny Flynn? Would Pop be a top 5 coach of all time if he didn't have the chance to draft Duncan? I highly doubt it.
PejaNowitzki
04-01-2016, 05:34 PM
Didn't this guy want to trade Curry years ago? Prob shouldn't get cocky when all it takes is a injury to have everything crashing down.
Lacob seems like one of those guys prone to getting a big head and getting carried away with stuff, buying into his own hype. Golden State has done a tremendous job in putting together a great roster and a very good front office but lets pump the brakes on the "light years ahead" stuff.
PejaNowitzki
04-01-2016, 05:35 PM
Would people be lauding the Warriors if David Kahn drafted Curry instead of Johnny Flynn? Would Pop be a top 5 coach of all time if he didn't have the chance to draft Duncan? I highly doubt it.
Or if the Warriors had gone through with the Curry for Stoudemire trade that they reached with Kerr and the Suns prior to the draft.
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