Top 10 Reasons the Golden State Are Not a Legit Dynasty

In 2015, Kyrie Irving was lost for the reminder of the NBA Finals for the Cavs and the Warriors won in six games. In 2017, Kawhi Leonard was lost for the rest of the Western Conference Finals and the Warriors swept the Spurs. In 2018, Chris Paul didn't play in games six and seven for the Rockets. It's possible that had any of these injuries not occur, the Warriors might not even be the champions.

This list has a lot of truth

When it comes to dynasties, you want to see how they would do against other competition. The Warriors played the Cavaliers in four straight NBA Finals and won three of them. That was because the Cavaliers were the best team in the Eastern Conference when LeBron was with them during that time.

When LeBron James joined the Miami Heat, he was coming from a Cavaliers team that wasn't going to get over the hump and the Heat were not in the Finals conversation until he and Chris Bosh joined Dwayne Wade. When Kevin Durant joined the Warriors, he was coming from a Thunder team that was one win away from defeating Golden State before blowing a 3-1 series lead. LeBron's move, while disappointing, was an understanding of him wanting to learn how to win while Durant's move is seen as a can't beat them, join them move. This really gave the Warriors and unfair advantage for the rest of the NBA.

Curry had won two MVP's during the regular season. But when it came to the NBA Finals, he really didn't show up. Andre Igoudala won the 2015 NBA Finals MVP while KD was selected as the 2017 and 2018 NBA Finals MVP.

Golden State had set an NBA record with 73 regular season wins. But they still blew a 3-1 series lead to the Cavaliers in 2016.

While back-to-back and three wins in four years are qualifications to be a dynasty, the best dynasties (Lakers, Celtics, Bulls) win three in a row. Golden State didn't do that.

KD was a big boost for the Warriors when he joined them. But when he wasn't playing, Golden State appeared vulnerable and the Toronto Raptors exposed that by winning the title in 2019.

Thompson injury was bad for the Warriors

The Rockets get blamed for having a bad shooting night in Game 7 of the 2018 Western Conference Finals. But perhaps it was one of those lucky nights that the three's didn't go in and Golden State survived to win the series in seven games.

Hardcore NBA fans are perhaps used to defensive basketball where players drive to the lane and draw hard fouls while scoring. While Golden State changed the game with how they play, the use of the long ball makes them soft to people's eyes who feel they wouldn't defeat the 90's Bulls or 01 Lakers.