By Dylan Kalkoske Posted December 20, 2016
I’m sure you have heard about the Golden State Warriors in the NBA. This year they gained a new huge asset to the team, Oklahoma City Thunder’s, Kevin Durant. Durant has made this team into a so-called, “Super Team”.
People were saying one team in the NBA just got too good to the point where competition does not seem relevant anymore. The Warriors didn’t lose more than two games in a row for 82 regular season games last year, but they didn’t have Durant. Now with Durant, the team is being called unstoppable.
The Warriors are 24-4 in their first 28 games they are the number one team in the league as they pull ahead. But does this mean this super team will make it to the championship for the second year in a row and possibly redeem themselves and win the final?
There have been many other super teams in the NBA over the years, like the 2003-2004 Los Angeles Lakers, the 2010-2011 Miami Heat, the 1994-1995 Phoenix Suns, and more. All these teams were also called unstoppable but neither of the three teams won the championship.
Many NBA players on other teams this year have said Durant’s choice is good for the league and makes things more competitive as teams look forward to playing the unstoppable teams which is what some of the players want. It also gives players and teams a competitor they always have in their head, constantly thinking about and ready to play.
This also happens in leagues on the high school level. For example, Spring Valley High School in Las Vegas the girls varsity team went 1-24 in 2013-14 in 2014-15 the team went undefeated. But they didn’t get a new coach they brought in a whole new traveling basketball team that had hours of practice together under their belts. But in this case all other teams were mad about this instead of saying it was good for the competition.
So depending on the situation and league, people will have mixed opinions about “super teams.”
