The Greatest Dynasties of All-Time

Look, I get it. NBA season is wrapping up which means that we have to wait until August before we get some meaningful sports again. Which means that sports reporters everywhere will be scrounging about looking for their next story. Summer is a breeding ground for a few things: pool parties, weird tan lines, firework burns, and terrible sports takes. So I’m not surprised to see a preposterous take coming from the media. What I am surprised by is the timing of it. I never thought we’d get a take this hot before America’s birthday.

Saying the Warriors dynasty wouldn’t be so without literally every good player they’ve had over the past 5 seasons is absolutely bananas. It’s like saying that if only the LA Rams had scored more points than the Patriots, they would have won the Super Bowl. Something so blatantly obvious that pointing it out makes you look like a complete idiot.

Who knows, maybe the headline was poorly written and the actual article is much more insightful with some real facts and evidence as to why the Warriors have been such a dominant force for the last half-a-decade. Based on some of the research that I did, that does not appear to be the case but I guess we’ll never know because I’m not some chump who pays for their news when I can get it free on Twitter and literally everywhere else on the internet.

I guess, technically the article is correct. If it were not for Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Andre Iguodala, Draymond Green and Kevin Durant, Golden State probably wouldn’t have gone to five straight NBA Finals. Don’t get me wrong, Festus Ezeli is great, but he would have only taken the Warriors to four straight finals, five is simply outrageous.

So in honor of the Golden State Warriors dynasty, here are a few more dynasties that wouldn’t have been if it weren’t for some key pieces.

The Chicago Bulls without Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Phil Jackson

The Lakers without Kobe Bryant and Shaq

The Utah Jazz without Stockton and Malone

The New England Patriots without Tom Brady or Bill Belichick

Bon Jovi without Bon Jovi

The Jackson 5 with only Marlon Jackson

Ming Dynasty without its 16 Emperors

Rome without Julius Caeser

And finally, Christianity without Jesus