Hood was with the Utah Jazz in 2016-17, Cleveland Cavaliers in 2017-18 and Trail Blazers in 2018-19, losing in the Western Conference semifinals, the NBA Finals and the Western Conference finals, respectively. Hood, in particular, had a rough go of it against the Warriors over the past few years, as he was swept out of the postseason in three straight seasons, on three different teams, by Golden State. Not a great start for that "revenge tour." Well, Hood’s definition of “getting at them” is a 1-for-8 night shooting in 36 minutes in the Blazers' loss to the Dubs on Monday.
You still have some great players, but those wins aren't going to come as easy no more." You don't have some of the best players in the league. They took full advantage of their time at the top. He's a good dude and everything, but everybody has their time and everybody has their day, and it's time for another team to step up. "You think anybody in the league has any empathy for Draymond Green?" Gay says. Other players, including San Antonio Spurs forward Rudy Gay, don’t feel any sympathy for Draymond Green, who stands as the lone roster holdover from the Warriors’ championship run until Steph Curry and Klay Thompson return from injury. It added to those other guys' legacy more than his."
"We respect the Warriors and their previous accomplishments, but when they added KD, no one looked at them the same.
It was a daunting process, as Gay had to re-teach himself how to walk for the second time in his playing career. Gay had missed the first 14 games of the season as he recovered from offseason surgery on his right heel. "Adding KD made it the cheat code," one unnamed Pacific Division player told Bucher. The biggest takeaway from the game was the performance of Rudy Gay. The Warriors' dynastic five-year run appears to have reached its culmination, and NBA players across the league couldn’t be happier.īleacher Report’s Ric Bucher published a column Friday that included quotes from a multitude of competitors, all of which exemplify the jealousy and desire to avenge the five years of dominance forced upon the league by Golden State.