Warriors: How great are they?

[Killakobe81]

Their lack of size is really going to hurt them come playoff time. They have plenty of superstar to run o75% of the league off the court, but I think Cleveland will beat them in 6 games and the Clippers could be a dark horse to beat them in the WCF.

Clippers?! They may beat Spurs but Clips won't beat The Warriors only teams,that can beat Dubs are Cavs and MAYBE Spurs

[spursistan]

they have struggled against every above average opponent they've faced..

Looking forward to see if Clippers destroy them inside; their match-up is next week..

[Robz4000]

That officiating advantage may be too much to overcome in a 7-game series. Raymond is allowed to play under '90s rules while everyone else is getting the Today's NBA treatment.

[spursistan]

The air of invincibility has been completely punched out of this team, tbh..

Curry regression in the new offensive structure/hierarchy has hurt more than what KD brought to them..They can still beat up on the dregs of the league, but it feels like they are more guardable than last season for disciplined teams ..

[mavsfan1000]

The air of invincibility has been completely punched out of this team, tbh..

Curry regression in the new offensive structure/hierarchy has hurt more than what KD brought to them..They can still beat up on the dregs of the league, but it feels like they are more guardable than last season for disciplined teams ..

Bogut was the key. But he is generally too injury prone to rely on.

[Thebesteva]

Bogut was the key. But he is generally too injury prone to rely on.

Agreed...they need to protect the rim

[mavsfan1000]

Agreed...they need to protect the rim

His illegal screens as well.

[Mr. Body]

Imagine if they had got Dedmon.

[spursistan]

[spursistan]

blowing 24 point lead at home

[spursistan]

Big thing if he's truly washed, and not just coasting..

[Spurtacular]

Shows just how ty the NBA is that 25 of 30 teams are "weak schedule".

Never seen it tier; at least before it was contained to a conference.

[spursistan]

Good breakdown of the match-up with current dynamics ....Leaning more and more to the same conclusion..I think Cavs will repeat, probably in 6, since GSW will likely have HCA should they meet again.

[DMC]

If Korver makes CLE better than GS and that's different than last year, then someone is saying Korver on CLE is better than GS sans Bogut even with Durant.

[dfens]

my 'merican friends, let me help you with some German pragmatism.

the warriors will break down physically, already showing signs. It's hard to play against bigger guys all the time, everybody tires, no exceptions, and playing tired with a short bench is a sure recipe for injuries. This is a double whammy as the warriors are a shooting team and tired legs lead to slumps. I might even add a triple whammy as the warriors lack true leadership and they lack an alpha figure to look up to when things will get rough. And things get rough for everybody, it's natural.
Mathematically their chances of making the finals are smaller than you think, one shooting slump or another team gets hot and the warriors are DONE in the playoffs. If they aren't shooting ridiculously they have no rebounding, no high-low action, no post presence, no inside defense, no inside scoring, a weak bench. Remember those indiana vs heat games where roy hibbert looked like shaq? The spurs and clippers are bad matchups.

The results also show these facts, with them having close games vs trash like pelicans, phoenix, lakers or bucks, while also having poor results against the only quality teams they've faced: blown out by the spurs, tight win over a raptors(coming from a b2b with the cavs, also missing players key players!). They're lucky to be 15-2 after one of the weakest schedules in history (pelicans x2, suns x2, lakersx3, wolves, mavs, nuggets, okc).

The warriors are a perfect example of overspecialization leading to loss of adaptability. In football you can see this with many great teams, in that they play a single system to perfection but when they are challenged they can't adapt (e.g. barca vs inter or vs bayern, vs atletico, brasil in the late 70s and 80s, etc, argentina vs chile, etc). You can see it in many types of games. You can even see it in financial markets, and in game theory in general.

Adaptability to threats is also how you distinguish between knowledgeable people and casuals in sports, the casuals discuss margins of victory against non-threats while the knowledgeable people discuss in adaptability to threats. You win rings by adapting to threats not by beating the bottom feeders by 50.


TLDR : overrated.

bump sons. The only thing that surprises me is that they're going all in in the regular season again. This is such a corporate style management, all about the metrics, zero growth.

[lefty]

Shows just how ty the NBA is that 25 of 30 teams are "weak schedule".

Never seen it tier; at least before it was contained to a conference.

todays NBA

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Today's NBA is a joke. Less le contenders than ever, feels like 80% of the league should be in the lottery.

The West is an absolute joke, worst it's been in the past 15 years and don't even get me started on the East.


Oh, and the Warriors, I'll be happy if anyone but them win it this year.

[dfens]

tbh I just hope dubeta and cucky will provide us with some A++ chocking, hopefully against the spurs or the clippers. Outchocking the clippers would be something tbh!

[DMC]

tbh I just hope dubeta and cucky will provide us with some A++ chocking, hopefully against the spurs or the clippers. Outchocking the clippers would be something tbh!

[HarlemHeat37]

Warriors have looked unbeatable the past few weeks, coinciding with Curry returning to form, tbh..he looks as dominant as ever..

I think it was Kawhistorm that called it IIRC, he said Curry would turn it on after a slow start since he couldn't rehab properly during the off-season..

[monosylab1k]

Amazing Durant now leads the team in scoring and field goal percentage.

now you're a Warriors fan Bandwagoning got Jordan Era Bulls fan, Dirk Era Mavs fan, Obama Era liberal, Trump Era conservative, Durant Era Dubs fan what a ty human being.

[apalisoc_9]

Warriors have looked unbeatable the past few weeks, coinciding with Curry returning to form, tbh..he looks as dominant as ever..

I think it was Kawhistorm that called it IIRC, he said Curry would turn it on after a slow start since he couldn't rehab properly during the off-season..

Speaking of Kawhistorm, A few regulars have stopped posting since the Site us now unavailable for most chrome users.

[Robz4000]

Gonna wait and see with the Dubs tbh. They've looked monstrous against most of the NBA in the regular season the past few years only to struggle in postseason play, albeit last year they had extenuating cir stances (Curry falling from DMo's ass sweat , Green's suspension, Bogut's injury). Durant, Thompson, and Curry to a lesser extent are also notorious postseason chokers.

[mavsfan1000]

now you're a Warriors fan Bandwagoning got Jordan Era Bulls fan, Dirk Era Mavs fan, Obama Era liberal, Trump Era conservative, Durant Era Dubs fan what a ty human being.

You are obsessed with bandwagons. But I was neither a big Warriors fan or Obama supporter.

[spursistan]

Gonna wait and see with the Dubs tbh. They've looked monstrous against most of the NBA in the regular season the past few years only to struggle in postseason play, albeit last year they had extenuating cir stances (Curry falling from DMo's ass sweat , Green's suspension, Bogut's injury). Durant, Thompson, and Curry to a lesser extent are also notorious postseason chokers.

Cosign..