Warriors: Wardellball has been exposed.

[Arcadian]

I sure hope so. It's such a gy style of play.

[midnightpulp]

Warriors have some serious flaws(they won't be better than average, defensively, and they don't have a bench), but you could make the same argument for the Spurs and Clippers, tbh..

Spurs have a bottom 5 starting PG, questionable playoff performers and 2 key defensive liabilities in their starting unit..the bench is also going to be very questionable in the playoffs, especially with the way Manu looks..

Clippers have the same flaws as every year, particularly their history of massive choke jobs in the playoffs..

The Cavs are the only team that looks dominant, tbh..it's all a moot point, right now, though..the Warriors won 73 games and lost to a Cavs team that wasn't too impressive in the playoffs..the Thunder were very underwhelming during the RS, yet they were 1 game away from the WCFs..the Spurs won 67 games and lost in the 2nd round..

I just want to see that style of play shutdown because I think it's awful basketball. It was cute when it was a novelty, but chucking 30 to 40 threes per game looks like playground basketball, especially with the way perimeter defenders are hamstrung now.

[HarlemHeat37]

I just want to see that style of play shutdown because I think it's awful basketball. It was cute when it was a novelty, but chucking 30 to 40 threes per game looks like playground basketball, especially with the way perimeter defenders are hamstrung now.

Depends, I guess..the Cavs shoot a ton of 3s, too, but they blend in some ISOball, as well..

They are a decent mix of 90s/early 2000s ball + today's NBA..

[midnightpulp]

Depends, I guess..the Cavs shoot a ton of 3s, too, but they blend in some ISOball, as well..

They are a decent mix of 90s/early 2000s ball + today's NBA..

My central issue is that it will kill the post game (the hardest skill to learn and the most "aesthetically pleasing" style to watch) and further marginalize other offensive skills, like dribble drive penetration. I know little Wardell has increased his proficiency in that area, but his skill in that regard is rather uninteresting, since he has an ocean of space to work with. I guess I like when the inside guys (whether the post players or the drivers) set up the outside shooters and/or cutters. It's a more tactical style that actually has to work to break down a defense rather than just freeing yourself up running your defender through an avalanche of screens and chucking a 3.

[HarlemHeat37]

My central issue is that it will kill the post game (the hardest skill to learn and the most "aesthetically pleasing" style to watch) and further marginalize other offensive skills, like dribble drive penetration. I know little Wardell has increased his proficiency in that area, but his skill in that regard is rather uninteresting, since he has an ocean of space to work with. I guess I like when the inside guys (whether the post players or the drivers) set up the outside shooters and/or cutters. It's a more tactical style that actually has to work to break down a defense rather than just freeing yourself up running your defender through an avalanche of screens and chucking a 3.

I don't think the NBA is ever going to be a post-oriented league again, but I could definitely see big men returning to prominence as the lead stars on teams..

There is a lot of talent at the C position(mostly young, too), at the moment, although most of them are being wasted with ty supporting casts(Whiteside, Davis, Cousins, Porzingis, Towns, Embiid)..

[midnightpulp]

I don't think the NBA is ever going to be a post-oriented league again, but I could definitely see big men returning to prominence as the lead stars on teams..

There is a lot of talent at the C position(mostly young, too), at the moment, although most of them are being wasted with ty supporting casts(Whiteside, Davis, Cousins, Porzingis, Towns, Embiid)..

I think pure dribble-drive beasts like Westbrook might become relics, as well. What's easier and more efficient? Breaking down your defender, dribbling 20 feet in and having to finish over shotblockers? Or dribbling a few feet East or West, waiting for a screen, and just shooting a 3?

[HarlemHeat37]

I think pure dribble-drive beasts like Westbrook might become relics, as well. What's easier and more efficient? Breaking down your defender, dribbling 20 feet in and having to finish over shotblockers? Or dribbling a few feet East or West, waiting for a screen, and just shooting a 3?

Nothing lasts that long in the NBA, tbh..in the case of the Warriors, there's a reason that the other contenders are building rosters to counter them, rather than playing the same style..

It's not necessarily that their style is going to vanish, but it's also virtually impossible to replicate at a contending level..teams like Portland that are attempting to build a roster with the same style are foolish IMO..

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[Molotov]

Depends, I guess..the Cavs shoot a ton of 3s, too, but they blend in some ISOball, as well..

They are a decent mix of 90s/early 2000s ball + today's NBA..

Cavs threes are more opportunistic, though, once other aspects of game are established. It's not like they come down the court and chuck up a three on every possession, like got Warriors do.

[Chris]

Cavs threes are more opportunistic, though, once other aspects of game are established. It's not like they come down the court and chuck up a three on every possession, like got Warriors do.

They gonna miss that little nig Dellavedova imo He could run the point and made a ton of clutch 3's for them last season.

[Molotov]

They gonna miss that little nig Dellavedova imo He could run the point and made a ton of clutch 3's for them last season.

Maybe, I think this Cavs team is definetly favorite to repeat, they kept that all important championship chemistry, even forked out the cash to keep that crazy friend killer nig, JR. Also, they play 90s ball which has proven over and over as the most efficient play style in winning les.