Warriors: Steph Curry right now is better than Kobe ever was

[JohnnyMax]

Curry might be the most dominant offensive player since....Shaq (another player better than Kobe at his peak). Curry bends the defense with the three just like Shaq bent the defense by making it collapse inside.

[~O~]

What makes it more impressive is that he gets it done without constantly flopping or shooting a high volume of free throws. Having watched him, his intent is to score and not draw fouls in 90% of instances. If he gets to the line, its because of what he is. Unguardable.

Curry is the MVP of the league thus far and by a wide margin.

I expect hiccup losses from Golden State. Then they'll instantly recover. However, they've played better every game.

The Warriors don't face OKC till February, Cleveland until Christmas, and San Antonio until April......jesus. Whether it matters to anyone or not, I don't believe OKC stands a chance. Having watched their offense, they still are reliant on officiating and cheap calls early in the game rather than complex execution and all around scoring.

They execute a late screen and roll with Steven Adams and Westbrook to get a drive to the lane or find Durant at the opposite wing for three. They'll run curls off inbounds. That's about it. The Thunder are only two men deep...three men if ibaka decides to show up. That's it. OKC stands no chance.


As for San An, who knows but its not looking pretty. Stay humble Spurs fan. By the time they face each other, they'll be seasoned.

Golden State see's both the Grizzlies and the Spurs in their last 4 games.

[spurraider21]

I called Curry. Me.

[Thread]

Kobe: 5

Curry: 1

[apalisoc_9]

probably yeah...

[100%duncan]

What makes it more impressive is that he gets it done without constantly flopping or shooting a high volume of free throws. Having watched him, his intent is to score and not draw fouls in 90% of instances. If he gets to the line, its because of what he is. Unguardable.

Curry is the MVP of the league thus far and by a wide margin.

I expect hiccup losses from Golden State. Then they'll instantly recover. However, they've played better every game.

The Warriors don't face OKC till February, Cleveland until Christmas, and San Antonio until April......jesus. Whether it matters to anyone or not, I don't believe OKC stands a chance. Having watched their offense, they still are reliant on officiating and cheap calls early in the game rather than complex execution and all around scoring.

They execute a late screen and roll with Steven Adams and Westbrook to get a drive to the lane or find Durant at the opposite wing for three. They'll run curls off inbounds. That's about it. The Thunder are only two men deep...three men if ibaka decides to show up. That's it. OKC stands no chance.


As for San An, who knows but its not looking pretty. Stay humble Spurs fan. By the time they face each other, they'll be seasoned.

Golden State see's both the Grizzlies and the Spurs in their last 4 games.

Stay humble for what? They are not the team that retooled offseason. By the time they face the Spurs, the spurs will be seasoned.

[~O~]

Stay humble for what? They are not the team that retooled offseason. By the time they face the Spurs, the spurs will be seasoned.

Are you trolling me or something. I said that: As for San An, who knows but its not looking pretty. Stay humble Spurs fan. By the time they face each other, they'll be seasoned.

[hater]

He was pretty ty in the finals. I'd say negatory

[Killakobe81]

Curry might be the most dominant offensive player since....Shaq (another player better than Kobe at his peak). Curry bends the defense with the three just like Shaq bent the defense by making it collapse inside.

Not sure what type of insult that is or why the focus on Kobe. To say at their peaks that jordan,shaq, Curry, Lebron and even Tim (efficiency wise) are greater than peak Kobe is on offense, is no insult to Kobe. Those guys will go down as all-time great offensive players.

I only have issue when people argue Pau/Manu are greater at their peaks. But I can see the case for Curry especially if he can keep this up ...tbh he is starting to eneter the convo with Magic. not as gifted a passer but he is closer to Magic as passer than Magic was to Steph as a shooter or dribbler. Magic is also the better rebounder neither are defensive wizards.

[Koolaid_Man]

Curry might be the most dominant offensive player since....Shaq (another player better than Kobe at his peak). Curry bends the defense with the three just like Shaq bent the defense by making it collapse inside.

Hey what up brewski....long as Curry stops Tammy from ranging its all good my

[midnightpulp]

Peak Curry>>>Peak Kobe. Put Curry on the '06 Lakers, give Curry freedom to chuck, and he averages over 40 points per game. I would like to say that peak Kobe was better than peak Curry since it could be argued Kobe was much better defensively, but the myth of Kobe's "doberman defense" has been soundly debunked.

Career, it's still Kobe. Curry's weak ankles could give at any moment.

[313]

Too soon tbh

[Kawhitstorm]

What makes it more impressive is that he gets it done without constantly flopping or shooting a high volume of free throws. Having watched him, his intent is to score and not draw fouls in 90% of instances. If he gets to the line, its because of what he is. Unguardable.

Curry is the MVP of the league thus far and by a wide margin.

I expect hiccup losses from Golden State. Then they'll instantly recover. However, they've played better every game.

The Warriors don't face OKC till February, Cleveland until Christmas, and San Antonio until April......jesus. Whether it matters to anyone or not, I don't believe OKC stands a chance. Having watched their offense, they still are reliant on officiating and cheap calls early in the game rather than complex execution and all around scoring.

They execute a late screen and roll with Steven Adams and Westbrook to get a drive to the lane or find Durant at the opposite wing for three. They'll run curls off inbounds. That's about it. The Thunder are only two men deep...three men if ibaka decides to show up. That's it. OKC stands no chance.


As for San An, who knows but its not looking pretty. Stay humble Spurs fan. By the time they face each other, they'll be seasoned.

Golden State see's both the Grizzlies and the Spurs in their last 4 games.

I think LeBron has proved that the Warriors can be beat by ISO ball. OKC can score on the Dubs b/c KD/Russ can drop 70 against any defense. The issue w/ OKC is that they don't have anyone to check Curry/Klay. They best wing defender is Roberson but he's worse than Tony Allen on offense thus is unplayable. Westbrook is a ball hawk & KD is average. Waiter/Augustine are below average & Kanter would get murdered on switches. Their saving grace is Ibaka but the Warriors are a jump shooting team & Draymond will pull him out of the paint. Their best chance is winning a shootout against the Dubs meaning Kanter/Ibaka/Waiters have to show up.

[DMC]

Curry has 1 ring, and needed Iggy to get him there because that defensive stalwart Delly was roaming.

[~O~]

I think LeBron has proved that the Warriors can be beat by ISO ball. OKC can score on the Dubs b/c KD/Russ can drop 70 against any defense. The issue w/ OKC is that they don't have anyone to check Curry/Klay. They best wing defender is Roberson but he's worse than Tony Allen on offense thus is unplayable. Westbrook is a ball hawk & KD is average. Waiter/Augustine are below average & Kanter would get murdered on switches. Their saving grace is Ibaka but the Warriors are a jump shooting team & Draymond will pull him out of the paint. Their best chance is winning a shootout against the Dubs meaning Kanter/Ibaka/Waiters have to show up.

Actually, they only lost to Cleveland because Curry wasn't himself for two games. The very 2nd game, curry shot an abysmal percentage for whatever reason and was taken off his game in game three. No one stopped him either; he was just cold.

The Cavaliers didn't prove anything. They were exposed by just being in the playoffs. Real fans who know the game knew that what Cleveland was capable of was solely based on what Lebron was capable of.

They had few type of offensive sets or execution that was reliable outside of something Lebron could create. Their offense was and still is based off isolations. Its worse now that Mo Williams, JR Smith, and Richard Jefferson is on their team; their funeral.

The Cavs also wouldn't go smaller with Mozgov off the floor and Draymond Green was such a mismatch that they couldn't control. Remember, LeBron shot an awful percentage in all games shooting 39 percentage and average 34 field goals.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XxjE2YDycs

Golden State already had an elite offense coming into the finals. They are a team that could create off ball and were not reliant on just iso play but various screens. Curry, Klay, Westbrook, and Durant cannot be checked. They're elite. Golden State however the case, has a defense that can slow people down and shut people down to the point where the opponent is silenced/overwhelmed.

Their goal is to outscore or place the opponent in foul trouble. Their team is incapable of a consistent balanced offense. Their team is completely reliant on foul calls and 2 players to score a majority of the load throughout the game.

Golden State can defer and count on other players to show up when their elites aren't playing well. Not okc.

I think the Warriors fool people into thinking their only a jump shooting team. The Warriors offense is based off of getting anywhere on the court. The Warriors do too many things well to not succeed.

[Kawhitstorm]

Golden State already had an elite offense coming into the finals. They are a team that could create off ball and were not reliant on just iso play but various screens. Curry, Klay, Westbrook, and Durant cannot be checked. They're elite. Golden State however the case, has a defense that can slow people down and shut people down to the point where the opponent is silenced/overwhelmed.

Their goal is to outscore or place the opponent in foul trouble. Their team is incapable of a consistent balanced offense. Their team is completely reliant on foul calls and 2 players to score a majority of the load throughout the game.

Golden State can defer and count on other players to show up when their elites aren't playing well. Not okc.

-Klay was shut down for the last 4 games of the Final & was getting outplayed by Shumpert, lol @ him being mentioned in the same breath as KD/Russ/Curry
-ISO ball helps control the pace which is what LeBron did in the Finals, the Warriors want to play at a fast pace but KD/Russ can make it a halfcourt battle.
-KD/Russ don't have to differ to anyone but each other & both are top 10 players meanwhile Curry has to depend on Iggy/Draymond making plays, Barnes making his open shots & Klay not disappearing

[Kawhitstorm]

Curry has 1 ring, and needed Iggy to get him there because that defensive stalwart Delly was roaming.

Curry struggled b/c he had to walk up the ball thus couldn't launch those fast break pull-ups & he also couldn't get many clean looks in the half-court set b/c Delly was allowed to be physical w/ him

[DMC]

Curry struggled b/c he had to walk up the ball thus couldn't launch those fast break pull-ups & he also couldn't get many clean looks in the half-court set b/c Delly was allowed to be physical w/ him

awe pobocito, being defended like that.

[Stabula]

Don't get why everyone is blowing their load over this guy. He wasn't even the best player on his teamlast year in the Finals

[Arcadian]

Absolutely. Kirbs never approached 46% from 3. He never even approached 40%.

This isn't even an argument anymore. 2015 Curry > peak Kirbs.

[Koolaid_Man]

As long as Curry have Spur fan scared less I'm good

[DMC]

As long as Curry have Spur fan scared less I'm good

He hasn't beaten us in the playoffs.

[Koolaid_Man]

He hasn't beaten us in the playoffs.

Being scared less and not getting beat in the playoffs aren't mutually exclusive

[Raven]

not only that, but he's already ahead of him in the all time list.

[DMC]

Being scared less and not getting beat in the playoffs aren't mutually exclusive

Game recognize game. You're lower than the Suns. You have no right to discuss it.