@TheJeffSchlegel Agreed. Both guys were valuable. I think Butler's performances in GMs 1 & 2 of the series was the difference. Without him they likely go down 0-2. Martin definitely closed the series better though.
Here’s what I wrote in a 2012 Grantland piece about the concept of an NBA dynasty (and how that word gets thrown around too liberally). I personally don’t think GSW’s 4 titles in 8 years qualifies yet — which is how I felt about the 1999-2007 Spurs too.
https://t.co/dVjByAZMaD