General playoff thread

[slick'81]

Congrats warriors,i guess

[baseline bum]

do you watch basketball? Wiggins has been an excellent defender for 2 straight seasons.

I'm talking about the entire series honestly, that was just the cherry on top. Tatum with a 2004 Kobe Finals, pathetic.

[heyheymymy]

Celtics kinda remind me of the OKC 12 finals loss

tons of talent but deer in the headlights on the big stage

[slick'81]

Wiggins doing bos from behind

[SAGirl]

I am not a Celtics fan but they look like they have given up. No contest on a Wiggins corner 3…

[KingKev]

I hit GS +310 ML early 1st

RUN MY MONEY

Warriors did me nice these finals.

[baseline bum]

I am not a Celtics fan but they look like they have given up. No contest on a Wiggins corner 3…

Series was long over by then.

[daslicer]

How depressing I thought with the Bucks winning it all last year we were heading into a new era and finally getting away from the Curry-Lebron era. Looks like it was only temporary for a year. The stretch since the Spurs winning the '14 title has been pretty shitty. Bucks have been the only Champion in that 8 year stretch that I liked.

[SAGirl]

Durant kicking himself when an older GSW team with nearly washed Draymond, Klay coming back after 2 seasons lost to injury and 2 years older Curry is going to ring again….

[slick'81]

:lolCeltics

[KingKev]

I'm talking about the entire series honestly, that was just the cherry on top. Tatum with a 2004 Kobe Finals, pathetic.

Wiggins is better than everyone not named DJ on our roster.

[slick'81]

Wiggins is better than everyone not named DJ on our roster.

that isnt saying much but i agree

[baseline bum]

Wiggins is better than everyone not named DJ on our roster.

Not really saying much

[heyheymymy]

can't believe the Ws flipped Wiggins into a solid contributor. someone call Anthony Bennett lol see what can happen /s

plus they get decent development and production from Poole, GP3, and Looney

[Barfunk]

Let the Stef Kurry top 10 talks begin. Even though two of those rings were cheat code rings, and the 2015 chip being won against a ridiculously depleted Cavs team. I don't hate Steff Currie, but these top 10 talks he's fixing to get, probably over Duncan mind you, will absolutely not be deserved.

[baseline bum]

Curry finally gets his Finals MVP

[SAGirl]

I don’t hate the Warriors winning again as much as I thought I would. I wasn’t a fan of this Boston team, when the Grizzlies lost the series against them I was sour for a bit bc that series was so chippy and they didn’t have their best chance ince Ja got injured but I don’t hate the warriors winning again.

[heyheymymy]

So Spurs officially won the derrick White trade? /s

[SAGirl]

Wiggins is better than everyone not named DJ on our roster.
This is why I never bought that GSW were looking to “dump” him last year and excstatic and others were looking to pry picks away from the Warriors for the honor of taking in his contract. That was never what they wanted. Sure if there was a star to get in exchange for Wiggins they would do it, but short if that they had him in a role he was good at.

[daslicer]

I don’t hate the Warriors winning again as much as I thought I would. I wasn’t a fan of this Boston team, when the Grizzlies lost the series against them I was sour for a bit bc that series was so chippy and they didn’t have their best chance ince Ja got injured but I don’t hate the warriors winning again.

I will always hate the Warriors as long as they have their big 3 but this title didn't get to me as much as the previous ones simply because I only watched the games the Celtics won and none of the other games.

[Barfunk]

I'm so elusive, I'm blurry

I'm top 10 like Stef Curry...

[Mr. Body]

Denver team missing vital players

Memphis team that was pretty good but unseasoned

Dallas team way out of its league

Boston team without a lot of talent and a one-trick offense

Weakest run to a championship ever?

[MultiTroll]

Zero respect.

[Russ]

Denver team missing vital players

Memphis team that was pretty good but unseasoned

Dallas team way out of its league

Boston team without a lot of talent and a one-trick offense

Weakest run to a championship ever?

How about the Lakers in 2020?

[slick'81]

Denver team missing vital players

Memphis team that was pretty good but unseasoned

Dallas team way out of its league

Boston team without a lot of talent and a one-trick offense

Weakest run to a championship ever?

rings a ring,i guess .fck the warriors though

[Spurs Homer]

If the spurs bungle next weeks draft

this will be a horrible fucking summer

[slick'81]

If the spurs bungle next weeks draft

this will be a horrible fucking summer

they shouldn't. They got 3 shots to atleast find one gem

[tbdog]

Denver team missing vital players

Memphis team that was pretty good but unseasoned

Dallas team way out of its league

Boston team without a lot of talent and a one-trick offense

Weakest run to a championship ever?

It was a weak conference, but they clearly better than anyone other than the Suns. But it wasn't like 2015 where they just played injured teams

[daslicer]

they shouldn't. They got 3 shots to atleast find one gem

That's the way I look at it. I believe they will draft at least one interesting prospect.

[Strategic]

Didn’t bother watching the last 2 games of this shit show season. Since the Spurs won’t be there next year I’m hoping Memphis or New Orleans can go put this warrior bunch to sleep. Not gonna hold my breath though.

[chunticakes]

they shouldn't. They got 3 shots to atleast find one gem

As long as they draft a fucking power forward over 6'5".

[chunticakes]

they shouldn't. They got 3 shots to atleast find one gem

As long as they draft a fucking power forward over 6'5".

[daslicer]

It was a weak conference, but they clearly better than anyone other than the Suns. But it wasn't like 2015 where they just played injured teams

Their most recent title run reminds me of the '07 Spurs title run. I always felt that one was the weakest out of the 5 title runs. Spurs lucked out avoiding Dallas who was a bad match up, the Suns stupidly blew their chance with suspensions, and they played two inexperienced grossly less talented teams in the Jazz and Cavs. Warriors lucked out playing Nuggets without their full team and then lucked out playing 3 straight opponents who were all inexperienced and got some breaks with Ja getting injured and Brooks getting suspended. They also avoided the Bucks.

[td4mvp2k]

poop there celebrating with steve guaranteed

[KingKev]

Warriors with Kuminga, Wiseman and Moody in the wings. These guys still have a 3-4yr window, especially if Klay puts something together again.

[daslicer]

Warriors with Kuminga, Wiseman and Moody in the wings. These guys still have a 3-4yr window, especially if Klay puts something together again.

Klay will never be the same player again after those 2 major injuries he suffered. He's going to get worse rapidly every year.

[SAGirl]

Denver team missing vital players

Memphis team that was pretty good but unseasoned

Dallas team way out of its league

Boston team without a lot of talent and a one-trick offense

Weakest run to a championship ever?
If you start down this road every champion in the past few years has an asterisk of some kind. A ring is a ring and they have 4 in 8 years. I am no their fan but have to recognize what they accomplished tonight.

[TD 21]

If you start down this road every champion in the past few years has an asterisk of some kind. A ring is a ring and they have 4 in 8 years. I am no their fan but have to recognize what they accomplished tonight.

Please. Their's haven't been your typical breaks that most champions get, as I've detailed many times. Between that and the begging of the second best player of this era to join them, they still lack credibility.

You're lucky I don't have the time or I'd further eviscerate this post. :rollin

[daslicer]

If you start down this road every champion in the past few years has an asterisk of some kind. A ring is a ring and they have 4 in 8 years. I am no their fan but have to recognize what they accomplished tonight.

I will say this not all champions are created equal. Warriors never beat a legit opponent that was at 100 percent during their title runs. Celtics I will say was at full strength but they weren't a legit opponent like what the Spurs dealt with in taking out the Lakers in '03, Pistons in '05, Thunder an Heat in '14.

[slick'81]

https://youtu.be/7jmCUUNRuAU

[timtonymanu]

Meh, not even mad the warriors won again. Doesn’t matter what the media or casuals say, the Spurs were still a dynasty during the Duncan era and he will always be highly regarded by credible people.

[BatManu20]

Denver team missing vital players

Memphis team that was pretty good but unseasoned

Dallas team way out of its league

Boston team without a lot of talent and a one-trick offense

Weakest run to a championship ever?


You forgot the most important one: Milwaukee.

If Middleton doesn’t miss that entire 7-game series vs Boston, I think Bucks repeat this year. They were a much better team than Boston imo, and matched up better with GS. Even warriors fans were saying that was the one team they didn’t wanna face. They would’ve had no answer for Giannis and the Bucks’ size down low.

[Fireball]

congrats to the Warriors ... just hate that during the course of these Finals Curry/Thompson/Green surpassed our Big Three regarding most Finals wins as a trio... damn

[Robz4000]

:lol knew it was coming but all I'm hearing now is Curry takes Duncan's spot in the top 10

[KingKev]

Klay will never be the same player again after those 2 major injuries he suffered. He's going to get worse rapidly every year.

He obviously isn’t going to get back to old Kkay but the Warriors are well positioned to prolong his career. He is barely back from 2yrs out of basketball. He will probably look much better next year

[Bynumite]

Warriors now have 7 championships to the spurs 5 :wow GS gets bonus points for repeating, something the spurs never managed to accomplish :wakeup

Amazing achievement how Golden State managed to rapidly surpass the spurs organization in less than a decade :toast

[Ice009]

congrats to the Warriors ... just hate that during the course of these Finals Curry/Thompson/Green surpassed our Big Three regarding most Finals wins as a trio... damn

Well, one good thing I can say is that the Spurs trio had the record in 5 finals, whereas it took the Warriors 6 finals series to tie and then break it.

[Dex]

:lol knew it was coming but all I'm hearing now is Curry takes Duncan's spot in the top 10

No way. Duncan is easily in the 5-8 spot. If Steph kicks anybody out of top 10, it's either Kobe or Kareem.

[daslicer]

He obviously isn’t going to get back to old Kkay but the Warriors are well positioned to prolong his career. He is barely back from 2yrs out of basketball. He will probably look much better next year

No he won’t be better next year. With an ACL and Achilles you don’t get better you just keep declining. He will be worse than what was this year heading into next year.

[RC_Drunkford]

this is by far the weakest Warriors team to ever win a title. Shows you how weak the NBA is currently

[RC_Drunkford]

:lol knew it was coming but all I'm hearing now is Curry takes Duncan's spot in the top 10

Duncan is not 10th in a top 10 list. The lowest he is ranked is 8th

[spurs10]

If you start down this road every champion in the past few years has an asterisk of some kind. A ring is a ring and they have 4 in 8 years. I am no their fan but have to recognize what they accomplished tonight. This

[Arcadian]

Duncan is not 10th in a top 10 list. The lowest he is ranked is 8th

:lol Exactly, Timmy is in no danger of being passed by anyone in the league currently.

All-NBA First Team Selections
Duncan: 10
Curry: 4

All-Defensive First Team Selections
Duncan: 8
Curry: 0

NBA Finals MVP Awards
Duncan: 3
Curry: 1

[slick'81]

:lol Exactly, Timmy is in no danger of being passed by anyone in the league currently.

All-NBA First Team Selections
Duncan: 10
Curry: 4

All-Defensive First Team Selections
Duncan: 8
Curry: 0

NBA Finals MVP Awards
Duncan: 3
Curry: 1


its just people trying to get spurs fan riled up. Nobody with an actual functioning brain believes Steph curry is a better player then tim duncan

[KDKSpurs24]

No he won’t be better next year. With an ACL and Achilles you don’t get better you just keep declining. He will be worse than what was this year heading into next year.
This isn’t true. This mainly applies to players who rely on athleticism. He’s one of the best shooters of all time. He’s not gonna lose what makes him good. Even if he slowly declines on defense I feel he still has the defensive IQ to make him more passable than your Duncan Robinsons of the world.. he’ll be fine. And the young players they have around him will make up for whatever he’s lacking for the team.

[emanueldavidginobili]

God damn Tatum folded in front of everyones eyes.

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[Texas_Ranger]

whoever has Steph over Tim is fucking retarded.

[Robz4000]

Whoever has Curry in their top 10 is fucking retarded tbh.

[RC_Drunkford]

Even ESPN had Tim at #8 over Kobe at #10. The thing that pisses me off now is that people are discussing if the Warriors Big 3 are better than the Spurs Big 3 since both won 4 titles together. That's why I was rooting for Boston. (And of course they are not cause they got 2 rings by having KD as a first option)

[slick'81]

Even ESPN had Tim at #8 over Kobe at #10. The thing that pisses me off now is that people are discussing if the Warriors Big 3 are better than the Spurs Big 3 since both won 4 titles together. That's why I was rooting for Boston. (And of course they are not cause they got 2 rings by having KD as a first option)


there is no comparison but they'll try anyway

[ginobilized]

How about that Andrew Wiggins?
I remember when there was a lot of talk about trading for the Warriors No.1 pick and having to take Wiggins contract.
Very interesting how he finally turned into the best version of himself this season.

[Seventyniner]

How about that Andrew Wiggins?
I remember when there was a lot of talk about trading for the Warriors No.1 pick and having to take Wiggins contract.
Very interesting how he finally turned into the best version of himself this season.

The Warriors would save a shit ton of luxury tax money if they could dump his contract for no salary in return. But they decided to go for the title instead and it worked.

I don't think the owners mind getting 1/24 of all that tax money Lacob and crew are spending. (I think there were 6 tax-paying teams this year)

[daslicer]

This isn’t true. This mainly applies to players who rely on athleticism. He’s one of the best shooters of all time. He’s not gonna lose what makes him good. Even if he slowly declines on defense I feel he still has the defensive IQ to make him more passable than your Duncan Robinsons of the world.. he’ll be fine. And the young players they have around him will make up for whatever he’s lacking for the team.

Klay's game was based on running around and getting open. Sure he wasn't a super athlete but tearing your ACL and Achilles cause you to lose a few steps and does make you slower. This in return makes it harder for Klay to get easy buckets like he used to be able to do on a regular basis.

It also effects your lift and explosion which in return affects your jump shot. This is why Klay was at times missing wide open shots, pull up shots, and contested shots that he used to hit consistently.

Klay will always be an effective player because of his great shooting and the Warriors systems helps him because he will get plenty wide-open shots but he's never going to be the player he once was prior to those injuries.

He will continue to decline from this point forward.

[Elementis]

Klay's game was based on running around and getting open. Sure he wasn't a super athlete but tearing your ACL and Achilles cause you to lose a few steps and does make you slower. This in return makes it harder for Klay to get easy buckets like he used to be able to do on a regular basis.

It also effects your lift and explosion which in return affects your jump shot. This is why Klay was at times missing wide open shots, pull up shots, and contested shots that he used to hit consistently.

Klay will always be an effective player because of his great shooting and the Warriors systems helps him because he will get plenty wide-open shots but he's never going to be the player he once was prior to those injuries.

He will continue to decline from this point forward.

presumably it is more realistic that he will decline from a higher plateau than he showed this year, simply from getting into the best shape he can currently achieve. then he's likely to regress over time.
however, with Curry as your PG, having a guy with Klay's accuracy is still money. he will be open, even if he's a bit slower, simply due to Curry's gravity. and Klay remains someone who is going to be a costly error to leave open for a three.

[daslicer]

presumably it is more realistic that he will decline from a higher plateau than he showed this year, simply from getting into the best shape he can currently achieve. then he's likely to regress over time.
however, with Curry as your PG, having a guy with Klay's accuracy is still money. he will be open, even if he's a bit slower, simply due to Curry's gravity. and Klay remains someone who is going to be a costly error to leave open for a three.

At best he will be at the same level he was this year coming into next season. It's like what Rudy Gay was with the Spurs. He pretty much maintained being solid his first 2 years with the Spurs and then declined rapidly in year 3 and 4 but he was never able to be the player was before joining the Spurs. Klay will experience the same type of decline.

[Arcadian]

Even ESPN had Tim at #8 over Kobe at #10. The thing that pisses me off now is that people are discussing if the Warriors Big 3 are better than the Spurs Big 3 since both won 4 titles together. That's why I was rooting for Boston. (And of course they are not cause they got 2 rings by having KD as a first option)

Duncan > Curry
Ginobili > Thompson
Parker > Green

Their big 3 is inferior at all three levels. (Not going by position, but their #1 vs. our #1 etc.)

[KingKev]

Duncan > Curry
Ginobili > Thompson
Parker > Green

Their big 3 is inferior at all three levels. (Not going by position, but their #1 vs. our #1 etc.)

Klay and Manu are pretty equal.

[TD 21]

Klay and Manu are pretty equal.

:lmao

[KingKev]

:lmao

c’mon man, why do you disagree?

[TD 21]

c’mon man, why do you disagree?

Are you serious? :lmao Comparing a glorified role player to a go-to creator.

[Dex]

Are you serious? :lmao Comparing a glorified role player to a go-to creator.

Yeah, Ginobili as a competitor is waayyyyyy ahead of Thompson.

Don't get me wrong, Klay is an amazing shooter...probably one of the best the game has seen. You don't just put up 37 in a quarter if you aren't gifted.

Klay has also benefited from having the gravity of Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, and yes...Donkeyface around him his entire career. He doesn't create his own shots. He's not a play-maker. He literally just comes off screens or shoots wide-open catch-&-shoot threes.

Manu was a baller. He was a wizard with the basketball. He could shoot, he could pass, he could score at all three levels, and he could defend. And mostly...he had an unstoppable will to win. If he made a mistake on one end of the floor, he'd be trying to fix it on the other.

4x champ, the last NBA player outside the US to wear a gold medal around his neck, and left it all on the court.

[Dex]

God damn Tatum folded in front of everyones eyes.

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LOL seeing Parker on that list hurts...no wonder Pop benched him for Speedy Claxton

[KingKev]

Yeah, Ginobili as a competitor is waayyyyyy ahead of Thompson.

Don't get me wrong, Klay is an amazing shooter...probably one of the best the game has seen. You don't just put up 37 in a quarter if you aren't gifted.

Klay has also benefited from having the gravity of Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, and yes...Donkeyface around him his entire career. He doesn't create his own shots. He's not a play-maker. He literally just comes off screens or shoots wide-open catch-&-shoot threes.

Manu was a baller. He was a wizard with the basketball. He could shoot, he could pass, he could score at all three levels, and he could defend. And mostly...he had an unstoppable will to win. If he made a mistake on one end of the floor, he'd be trying to fix it on the other.

4x champ, the last NBA player outside the US to wear a gold medal around his neck, and left it all on the court.


Both 4x champs, both could have taken larger roles elsewhere but choose winning. Both elite role
players who played on great teams.

Between your signature and the comment “the gravity if Draymond Green” tells me you can’t look at this objectively?

Tony Parker was more gravitational than Green.

[Dex]

Both 4x champs, both could have taken larger roles elsewhere but choose winning. Both elite role
players who played on great teams.

Between your signature and the comment “the gravity if Draymond Green” tells me you can’t look at this objectively?

Tony Parker was more gravitational than Green.

Ginobili was more important to the 2005 run than Thompson ever has been. He probably should have been Finals MVP that year.

Hell, Ginobili was more important to the 2014 run than Thompson ever has been. Thompson had like...one good game in these Finals.

Yes, Manu had his faults...the foul on Dirk, the debacle of Game 6 in 2013, etc.

That said, you can't convince me that Klay Thompson had a bigger impact on his teams (or basketball in general) than Manu Ginobili.

And frankly....Klay looks like a shell of himself now. I know injuries are a part of that...but that still plays into the legacy aspect. Only time will tell if he bounces back.

[TD 21]

Both 4x champs, both could have taken larger roles elsewhere but choose winning. Both elite role
players who played on great teams.

Between your signature and the comment “the gravity if Draymond Green” tells me you can’t look at this objectively?

Tony Parker was more gravitational than Green.

:lmao At closet Raptors fan boy referring to Ginobili as an "elite role player".

[RC_Drunkford]

Both 4x champs, both could have taken larger roles elsewhere but choose winning. Both elite role
players who played on great teams.

Between your signature and the comment “the gravity if Draymond Green” tells me you can’t look at this objectively?

Tony Parker was more gravitational than Green.

Ginobili is a top 5 SG of alltime. Klay ain‘t

[spurs10]

Yeah, Ginobili as a competitor is waayyyyyy ahead of Thompson.

Don't get me wrong, Klay is an amazing shooter...probably one of the best the game has seen. You don't just put up 37 in a quarter if you aren't gifted.

Klay has also benefited from having the gravity of Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, and yes...Donkeyface around him his entire career. He doesn't create his own shots. He's not a play-maker. He literally just comes off screens or shoots wide-open catch-&-shoot threes.

Manu was a baller. He was a wizard with the basketball. He could shoot, he could pass, he could score at all three levels, and he could defend. And mostly...he had an unstoppable will to win. If he made a mistake on one end of the floor, he'd be trying to fix it on the other.

4x champ, the last NBA player outside the US to wear a gold medal around his neck, and left it all on the court. Couldn't have said it better myself, and it doesn't even include the character issues. Thompson is not in the same consideration as 1st ballot international super star Manu Ginobili. Thanks for this post Dex, because that creep makes me like basketball a little less. :) HOF Manu here you come sir!

[emanueldavidginobili]

LOL seeing Parker on that list hurts...no wonder Pop benched him for Speedy Claxton
Haha yeah it was funny seeing him on the list but he was 20 years old and the Spurs won it all that season