Steve Kerr spoke about the frequent callouts by former NBA players claiming their championship teams could beat this year's Golden State Warriors‘ lineup, applying his signature sarcasm as a way to get his message across.
“They’re all right. They would all kill us,” Kerr told reporters sarcastically, according to Jimmy Durkin of the San Jose Mercury News. “The game gets worse as time goes on. Players are less talented than they used to be. The guys in the 50s would’ve destroyed everybody. It’s weird how human evolution goes in reverse in sports. Players get weaker, smaller, less skilled. I don’t know. I can’t explain it.”
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The debate went from being the Warriors against the 1996 Chicago Bulls or the 1983 Philadelphia 76ers, but lately it's turned into every NBA champion that can get some screen time during these elongated NBA Finals claiming that their team could take on the buzzsaw that this undefeated version of the Warriors has been thus far in the 2017 playoffs.
Whether it is Magic Johnson or Rasheed Wallace making the claims, they all have the same vote of confidence in their respective teams, but without any way to properly substantiate their claim.
Different eras, different game.
But that didn't keep Stephen Curry from being asked the very same question prior to a potential closeout Game 4 later tonight.
“It’s kind of comedy to me,” Curry said Friday. “The hypothetical game is never one I’ve played. I don’t want to be in that situation where you’re having to argue that.”
“Every team that talked about it was great in their era, great in their time. It was great for the league, inspiration for up-and-coming hoopers like myself watching that type of competition. It’s our time to do that now too.”
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