Warriors: vs Rockets - 2016 Playoffs - First Round Series Thread

**Thebesteva** · 04-22-2016

Originally Posted by mudyez

I still can't stop laughing.

**Reck** · 04-22-2016

This is going to force Kerr to bring a wobbled up Curry back.

**Darius McCrary** · 04-22-2016

**Cessation** · 04-22-2016

Rocketfan had enough and lashing out...

**midnightpulp** · 04-22-2016

Originally Posted by Cessation

WOW This nig just body slamming fools to the ground, and refs do nothing.

Draymond is the most protected player in the league.

**baseline bum** · 04-22-2016

Originally Posted by Reck

This is going to force Kerr to bring a wobbled up Curry back.

You really think Curry's hurt? I think it's probably pretty minor and Kerr figured he could get away with not playing him again with how much quit the Rockets showed in Game 2.

**Kidd K** · 04-22-2016

Originally Posted by baseline bum

Billups said George Karl never practiced inbound plays. What a piece of coach.

. . .wow. I won't say he hasn't had success over his career, but that's re ed.

**baseline bum** · 04-22-2016

Originally Posted by Kidd K

. . .wow. I won't say he hasn't had success over his career, but that's re ed.

I wasn't quite remembering it accurately, but it's still pretty embarrassing:

http://www.denverstiffs.com/2009/05/...s-case-of.html

November 7, 2008. Buried in ESPN.com's Tom Friend's excellent article on Chauncey Billups is a story about Chauncey's debut game with the Nuggets this season. According to Friend...

With 2:54 left in the fourth quarter, the Nuggets are clinging to a 99-98 lead, when the ball goes out of bounds to the Nuggets underneath their own basket. Chauncey's fear is realized. The team has no out-of-bounds play. Karl just wants them to improvise, to use their basketball instincts, but Chauncey can't live that way. So he calls time.

In the huddle, they're all stumped. (J.R.) Smith tells Anthony: "He just got here, and he's calling timeouts?" But Chauncey waves them close and starts in: "Look, George, I need you to draw me up an out-of-bounds play, man, to get the ball in. Because if we don't and we turn the ball over and lose this game because we didn't have something, that just won't sit well with me."

Karl and the team's response is: wow.

This article has been cited no less than 30 times in the comments on this blog since the Nuggets have blown two inbounds passes in three Western Conference Finals games.

May 19, 2009. As Nuggets fans know all too well, the Nuggets had possession of the ball and were down just two points with 29 seconds to play at Staples Center in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals. But even though the Lakers are the NBA's tallest team, Karl elects to have his shortest player - all six feet of Anthony Carter - inbound ball against the 6'9" Lamar Odom. Unable to see the floor accurately and with the Nuggets not running any picks to get players open, Carter's errant attempt is tipped by the Lakers Trevor Ariza and the Lakers never look back. Game over.

May 23, 2009. In theory learning from his collosal Game 1 mistake, Karl inserts Kenyon Martin to inbound the ball with 36 seconds left and the Nuggets down just two again. After not being able to throw the ball in on his first try because - again - no picks are properly set to get a Nuggets player open, K-Mart correctly calls a timeout. This in theory giving Karl another shot at drawing up a better inbounds play. But on the ensuing throw-in, the Nuggets are again unable to get a player open, K-Mart throws a poor pass towards Melo and Ariza - again - tips the ball and steals the victory. "That's not why we lost the basketball game," Karl said afterward. "Remember, we were down in both situations, and the turnover just creates a different catch up game." Yeah, right.

**Kidd K** · 04-22-2016

Originally Posted by baseline bum

I wasn't quite remembering it accurately, but it's still pretty embarrassing:

http://www.denverstiffs.com/2009/05/...s-case-of.html

November 7, 2008. Buried in ESPN.com's Tom Friend's excellent article on Chauncey Billups is a story about Chauncey's debut game with the Nuggets this season. According to Friend...

With 2:54 left in the fourth quarter, the Nuggets are clinging to a 99-98 lead, when the ball goes out of bounds to the Nuggets underneath their own basket. Chauncey's fear is realized. The team has no out-of-bounds play. Karl just wants them to improvise, to use their basketball instincts, but Chauncey can't live that way. So he calls time.

In the huddle, they're all stumped. (J.R.) Smith tells Anthony: "He just got here, and he's calling timeouts?" But Chauncey waves them close and starts in: "Look, George, I need you to draw me up an out-of-bounds play, man, to get the ball in. Because if we don't and we turn the ball over and lose this game because we didn't have something, that just won't sit well with me."

Karl and the team's response is: wow.

This article has been cited no less than 30 times in the comments on this blog since the Nuggets have blown two inbounds passes in three Western Conference Finals games.

May 19, 2009. As Nuggets fans know all too well, the Nuggets had possession of the ball and were down just two points with 29 seconds to play at Staples Center in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals. But even though the Lakers are the NBA's tallest team, Karl elects to have his shortest player - all six feet of Anthony Carter - inbound ball against the 6'9" Lamar Odom. Unable to see the floor accurately and with the Nuggets not running any picks to get players open, Carter's errant attempt is tipped by the Lakers Trevor Ariza and the Lakers never look back. Game over.

May 23, 2009. In theory learning from his collosal Game 1 mistake, Karl inserts Kenyon Martin to inbound the ball with 36 seconds left and the Nuggets down just two again. After not being able to throw the ball in on his first try because - again - no picks are properly set to get a Nuggets player open, K-Mart correctly calls a timeout. This in theory giving Karl another shot at drawing up a better inbounds play. But on the ensuing throw-in, the Nuggets are again unable to get a player open, K-Mart throws a poor pass towards Melo and Ariza - again - tips the ball and steals the victory. "That's not why we lost the basketball game," Karl said afterward. "Remember, we were down in both situations, and the turnover just creates a different catch up game." Yeah, right.

George Karl sounds lazy as . Phil Jackson did that a lot too, not even coaching and just hoping the flames die out when the game turns into a grease fire. Props to Billups though for not letting that fly. Sounds like him. Always had respect for him as a player.

We're pretty lucky to have Pop.

**UZER** · 04-22-2016

Kerr is just trying to keep Curry away from Beverly. If he plays, Beverly will be in foul trouble in the first two minutes. And Kerr knows this so he will purposely go after Beverly early until the refs put him on the bench.

**gambit1990** · 04-22-2016

wouldn't mind curry missing game 4.

**Robz4000** · 04-22-2016

Originally Posted by baseline bum

You really think Curry's hurt? I think it's probably pretty minor and Kerr figured he could get away with not playing him again with how much quit the Rockets showed in Game 2.

It's the playoffs tbh; no matter how ty your opponent you don't leave anything you can help to chance. Curry is legitimately hurt.

**DenialTwist** · 04-22-2016

Wow, Draymond and Bogut are DIRTY players. They get away with murder and the refs do nothing.
Bogut pulling arms and Draymond tackling players to the ground. WTF?!!

**Baam** · 04-22-2016

Someone need to pull an Horry hip check on a Warrior player to make them behave.

**baseline bum** · 04-22-2016

Originally Posted by Robz4000

It's the playoffs tbh; no matter how ty your opponent you don't leave anything you can help to chance. Curry is legitimately hurt.

I doubt Curry would have missed Game 3 if this was the second round against the Clippers. I bet they're just being cautious because of his injury history.

**djohn2oo8** · 04-22-2016

Originally Posted by baseline bum

I doubt Curry would have missed Game 3 if this was the second round against the Clippers. I bet they're just being cautious because of his injury history.

Kerr isnt risking Curry's ankle against Beverley. Smart move.

**thispego** · 04-22-2016

Originally Posted by djohn2oo8

Just looked at the video again. Looks like Dwight fist pumps in his shirt. Idk. Maybe they were pissed about almost giving the game away twice.

Uh yeah, isn't it obvious? Dwight fist pumps, he's relieved, and just bc fans are hysterical and delirious over a made basket (

) doesn't mean an NBA player, who knows what can happen with 2 seconds left, should or would be too

**Spurs9** · 04-22-2016

We need a gif of Greens body slam at the end on Beasley.

**spursistan** · 04-22-2016

speak the up to the league

**Splits** · 04-22-2016

Raymond's postgame interview:

**ffadicted** · 04-23-2016

LOL the league just released a statement saying that Harden's game winner shouldn't have counted lmaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaao

How many GS game winners had questionable screens right before them? What a joke.

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/15...ts-not-counted