The social media era does that to a lot of people.
I started being a GSW fan out of being an Andre Iguodala fan from back when he was with the Sixers, and the beauty of their game back in the pre-KD era just drew me in. It was like watching Spurs ball only with more talented players across the court. Then comes the fans that just have tunnel vision towards the stars and ignore what makes talented teams great, chemistry and team play, getting everyone on the court involved in the offense. Even when rooting for the same team you learn to block them out over time.
Ah I see. Well, I would respect Steve Kerr for his admirable competence and give him credit for making this team successful. He's really great as a coach. I'm not sure but aside from having multiple talented players, many people probably don't know the fact that one thing that made their plays great is because he orchestrated and utilized the triangle offense which he witnessed and experienced during his bachelor days as a player with MJ in Chicago.
This is a definition of teamwork with talented players. That's why they kept on winning games, leaving the other teams biting the dust. Without him, I doubt if the Dubs could make more than 3 consecutive Finals appearances since his coaching really complements the team.
On the other hand, LBJ has ultimately carried two different Eastern Conference teams to the Finals more than 3 times, something which is equally admirable but also thanks to the East's mild competition that allowed him to reign supreme there for 8 years starting 2010. However, the Finals is a lot different. Sure, he didn't get each title every time he did but a feat is still a feat.
One main reason for that is he always seems to become a one-man army when it comes to the postseason that even if he has some other talented players to back him up, they would only rely on him so badly in the end just to succeed. This is something that wouldn't just work in the long run so that's why he kept recording consecutive losses in the championship rounds. Using an analogy, he's like a turbocharger that an engine, which is his team, heavily relies upon just to keep it running but he's surely a lot more strained than the talented players of the Dubs which can naturally act as a real team, since his teammates only seem to be impartial most of the time but they still do have their own uses sometimes.
Now that he's in Kobe's former and only team, however, he is unable to carry them even just for the last spot in the playoffs this season. Many people are attributing this to the Western Conference competition but I don't know if this is even true.
