A retrospective for a rivalry that could have been

Shame on it all!

As the final seconds ticked away in the Golden State Warriors/San Antonio Spurs series, two things made themselves painfully clear and more certain by the tick of the clock:

This rivalry as we know it is officially no more.

Fans have been robbed of a rivalry that could have been dynamic and intriguing for years to come.

You had to be delusional (or Earl Watson) to believe that a Kawhi Leonard-less Spurs team could beat the Warriors in four games out of seven. Granted, the Warriors have been looking vulnerable without the presence of Stephen Curry in the lineup. However, the rest of the core in Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green proved to be more than enough to…