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All the regular-season "rhythm" in the world can't make up for the fact that they have no defense and their stars are all mentally-weak choke artists when it matters. Any big man with a pulse should be able to dominate them. Even scrubs like Mzg
I expected them to choke in the Finals again, but after seeing just how soft their defense is, I would not be surprised if they choke in the WCF.
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Cucky's salty face is the best...
indeed- as great as 14-16 were, i still stand by the philosophy that you can't build dynasties around a pg. you need a solid big to at least complement said guard, which we don't have. your win total is spot on, i think- simply not enough quality defensive/disciplined teams around during the season to take advantage of our obvious flaws. playoffs will not be pretty imo. out west alone, spurs look solid, clips will be no cake walk either.
i think curry/durant should be the blocks as well- draymond might be untradable bc (unfortunately) he still allows for that small ball flexibility, but if we can get a quailty big for klay, need to take that step, imo
Had to bring this gif back because
It requires blatant moving screens by oafs. Losing Bogut, Speights, etc TBH.
The myth of the "true alpha" rears it's ugly head.
You think the last 3 years' MVPs playing on the same team is bad because there's no true alpha?
They need paint presence, for sure, but they don't need a "true alpha" when your b2b MVP is the 2nd best player on your team.
Interesting. Your last paragraph completely contradicts the first two.
Eh, Cleveland is the only team that looks great, so far, which is partly a product of their continuity(unlike GS)..
Mid is my , but this thread is a product of him being annoyed that the Lakers won the game IMO
woke up to find my realgm account ban for calling curry a arrogant kent juggling that mouthpiece like his guggling ...lol
eh can't win them all.....
No it doesn't. Being the best player doesn't make you an alpha. Durant was the best player in OKC. He wasn't the alpha. So unless you have no idea what "alpha" means, and how it's being used in the post I quoted, you're firing blanks.
Alpha means first. KD isn't the 1st option in GS. The post I quoted basically stated as much. With no 1st option, there's no "alpha". KD is a better player than Curry. He's not the team leader and he's not the 1st option, not yet anyhow.
Leonard wasn't the alpha on the Spurs for the past 2 years. He was the best player however. Simple concept actually.
Serious?
Wardell had a historic shooting performance and they were in a fight with one of the worst teams in the league. Confirms my point. If the Warriors aren't shooting anomalous percentages from downtown, they're easily beatable.
the heatles started 9-8 in their first season together. the warriors are a flawed roster, but it's premature to say they've been "exposed" because they haven't had a blistering start
It's not their roster, but the style of play. If they start mixing in more dribble-drive penetration, they're much tougher to beat. Launching 40 threes per game and expecting 40ish percent all the time is not a sustainable strategy, especially given how bad their team rebounding is.
They also need a paint anchor, as mentioned.
Curry missed 10 3's in a row. That's because he's got a scope that has to be sighted in. When he misses it's likely they are all in the same general area. He just has to adjust that scope (and he did). You won't see too many great shooters miss 10 3's in one game, not 10 in a row. However if I had a rifle that could put 10 rounds in a 1/4" circle at 100 meters, it doesn't matter if that circle isn't where I was aiming, I can adjust the aim. Other shooters can put 7 out of 10 on good nights. Very few can get 10 out of 13. Maybe 1 or 2 can get 13 out of 17.
So the kid is a phenomenal shooter, that's not even in doubt. If he regresses back to chucking those 15 times a game because of the chaos on the floor, the Warriors could have more issues than just defense. For now though it's probably not an issue.
And now that their aura of invincibility has been shattered by their historic choke last year, they lose the psychological edge they had over the league, as well. Which is no small thing, since teams will give them little respect, as the perennial bottom feeding Lakers already have shown by their 20 point beat down.
The Heat throttled the ty Nets and Timberwolves by 23 and 32 in their fourth and fifth games together; then they beat the Nets by double digits again in their seventh game. In contrast, the Warriors have looked like ass against the Pelicans, Suns and Lakers.
The Heat were building a whole new team from the ground up - Wade was the only important player left over from the 2009-10 Heat. In contrast, the Warriors are just integrating a new player into a stacked and experienced team.
The Heat had a defense from minute one of the season. Their problem was figuring out everyone's roles on offense. It's the complete opposite situation in the Bay. They can score in bunches, but they can't stop a nosebleed and don't have the personnel to.
They're two different teams in two different situations. Expecting the Warriors to have a Heat-esque turnaround is just as premature and illogical as expecting them to suck.
the lakers are 4-3. playoffs confirmed.
The West is so awful this year outside the Top 3 teams that they just might tbh. Gonna be the first time in a while sub-.500 teams make the cut.
Also, even in a relatively different role, Klay Thompson isn't going to shoot 20% from 3, all season
He might go through a 2016 Danny Green-level shooting slump in a different role, but he isn't going to shoot as poorly as that for an entire season..
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