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David West reveals the ego struggles of the great Golden State, and the sacrifice of Steph Kerry
The Warriors' inside player in the dynasty recalls intrigues below the surface: "I should have told Steph, 'Stop giving them away already.'"
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The great Golden State presented an exciting, team and smart basketball, which was characterized by what looked on the outside as perfect harmony between the players.
However, the team's former player David West, who won two of the three championships with the Warriors during the dynasty, reveals that the team had intrigues and tensions in the locker room, most of which stemmed from ego struggles.
In an interview with The Ringer, West said the group's ego struggles intensified with Kevin Durant joining the team in the summer of 2016. In addition to Durant, the Warriors put together an impressive star battery that included Steph Kerry, Clay Thompson, Drymond Green and more.
"Steph made the biggest sacrifice. At one point, it became excessive," West said.
"I should have approached him and said, 'What the hell are you doing? Do the things you know how to do, stop compromising for others. I told him that over and over, and he grinned. But I don't think anyone in the group said to him,' Man, You're crazy, you can not seek delivery all the time, you can not deliver in such a situation. "
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It just seemed like an idyll.
Kerry and Durant (Photo: AP)
Kerry did make a great sacrifice.
When Durant joined, Kerry was the regular season MVP twice in a row, and had to get used to a new reality, where many times crucial shots and critical moves did not go through him.
In the end, Durant did win the Finals Series MVP twice, illustrating Kerry's relinquishment of the team.
"It's not easy in one team to deal with all these super-players. There's no doubt that ego is part of the game. In our case, it was a big part of the game," says West.
"It was true for everyone in the team. You have five Hall-of-Fameers in the same team, so of course there are ego struggles, of course all sorts of things happen."
West admits that Golden State in the Kevin Durant era, relied mostly on talent.
"The team connection was not unusual. The talent did. We managed to win the championship, but after the first championship, we had to bring in new energies and it was harder. It was a difficult season, and there were tensions and passions. In the end we managed to do it, and we won. Another championship. "
Not much is left of that large group.
Kerry, Green and Clay Thompson are still cooperating in the Warriors uniform, but the latter has suffered a series of injuries that have sidelined him for a long time.
Durant moved to Brooklyn, and Andre Iguodala arrived in Miami.
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