On one hand, you really have to sympathize with Klay Thompson's futile attempt to prove he's, like, not even mad. He is undoubtedly an elite two-way guard who serves as one half of the most lethal backcourt in the entire NBA. He certainly has a pretty compelling argument that he deserves an honor that would have guaranteed him a raise worth tens of millions of dollars when it came time to talk contract, if not an argument that it's asinine that potentially partisan writers are those that denied him of it. Short of Kawhi Leonard, who is entirely unfamiliar with facial expressions, there is not a person on this planet that would have better kept their emotions in check than Klay Thompson did when receiving relatively devastating news with a camera in his face. I actually appreciated him tossing his head back like he was trying to draw a lawsuit and rolling his eyes so far out of sight that you'd think a medic were necessary when he heard the name Kemba Walker, because it humanized the hell out of a guy who is so often humble in being oddly calm, cool, and collected. On the other hand, for lack of a more appropriate response, I must say...well...too fucking bad. With rewards come risks, and I think it's fair to say that Klay Thompson has reaped no shortage of rewards since Kevin Durant came on board and pushed his value to 4th highest on his own damn team. As a defensive stopper and dead-eye shooter he's pretty easily an All-NBA caliber talent, but you can just as easily craft a case that he doesn't have an All-NBA impact when the Golden State Warriors are at full strength. I'm not even sure I'd agree with said case, because those that took his spot aren't better than him and merely posted largely empty stats from largely dependent (also see: bad) rosters. Still, everyone accepting less credit comes part and parcel with putting together far and away the best basketball team on the planet. I totally understand his frustrations (almost wish he were more fiery in letting them out, to be honest), but - much like journalists having far too significant an impact on the salaries of the cream of the NBA's crop - that's just how this shit works.
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