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Warriors went 73-9 and 67-15 in the 2 previous seasons..I don't know what you're doing posting here if you know how to figure them out and defeat them, tbh, you should be coaching somewhere, my ..
They are actually pretty damn good defensively. I agree with you on the former however. They are really predictable. The problem is, a lot of NBA teams are defensively which is why they can get away (most of the time) with having off shooting nights and still get the win.
Did you watch the 4th quarter of that game last night? It was the same over and over again from them.
He's a Warriors fan and apologist, who get's upset when people don't bow down and worship them.
Knowing how to stop them and having the means to stop them are two entirely different things.
Yes good points, I agree about D'Antoni and the Cavs. I think we will beat the Rockets in a seven game series, I just hope they don't get inspired like Clippers did and knock us out in RD2, in that sense I prefer the clippers.
Haha... That's classic stuff there
They missed a ton of open 3s..Curry alone missed a ton of wide open 3s(which might even be generous)..
Warriors' loss of depth is being overplayed..Zaza/McGee have effectively replaced Bogut's production(when you consider his minutes and games played, especially), and the rest of the players they lost outside of Harrison Barnes are irrelevant..that narrative stems from fear and false hope from fans of teams that are trying to challenge the Warriors IMO..
This year's GS team is better than the previous year by every metric, but a major negative difference is that Curry isn't anywhere near as good as he was in the 2 previous years..his 3% has plummeted by 5% from the 2 prior seasons, which is a massive decline in shooting for the greatest of all-time..
If Curry was playing at the same level as he was in 2015 and 2016, the Warriors would still be the best team in the West, even without Durant, and it wouldn't even be arguable IMO..
Last year's Spurs team was better than the current one by every metric, yet you disregard that in their case. The metrics also say this team is essentially equal to that of the '14 Spurs.
Even thought they clearly have a higher upside with Durant, based on their play to date, I actually don't think this Warriors team is quite as good as last year's because Curry, Thompson and to a lesser extent Green (mainly 3-point shooting), aren't playing at the same level, their unprecedented late game luck has regressed to the mean and even though they've done a serviceable job, Pachulia/McGee seem destined to be exposed at some point in the playoffs. Of course, because of their high end talent and current state of the league, more than likely none of this prevents them from winning the championship though.
You can look at the metrics all you want but it's as simple as Durant out = 0-2.
While their bigs may be doing serviceable this is definitively not the same team as last year (sans durant). Curry isn't playing the same and their spacing doesn't seem to have the same effect. They'll probably figure it all out again by the end of the 4 weeks but hopefully by them we'll already be in the driver's seat for the 1 seed.
Western Conference
W L PCT GB HOME ROAD DIV CONF PPG OPP PPG DIFF STRK L10 1x -Golden State Warriors 50 11 .820 - 26-3 24-8 11-2 31-7 117.5 105.3 +12.2 L2 7-3 2x -San Antonio Spurs 48 13 .787 2 21-6 27-7 7-4 26-8 106.5 98.2 +8.3 W7 9-1 3Houston Rockets 44 19 .698 7 23-8 21-11 9-4 27-9 115.3 108.3 +7.0 W2 8-2 4Utah Jazz 38 24 .613 12.5 21-12 17-12 6-6 21-17 100.4 96.0 +4.3 W1 5-5 5LA Clippers 37 25 .597 13.5 19-10 18-15 6-5 22-16 107.8 104.9 +2.9 W1 6-4 6Memphis Grizzlies 36 27 .571 15 19-11 17-16 6-4 26-15 101.3 100.2 +1.1 L2 5-5 7Oklahoma City Thunder 35 27 .565 15.5 23-8 12-19 7-4 22-16 106.4 106.2 +0.2 L2 5-5 8Denver Nuggets 28 34 .452 22.5 16-15 12-19 5-8 16-22 110.6 111.4 -0.8 L1 5-5
Before Durant went down, we were 5 games back of the Warriors. Now we're only 2 games back, with 2 more head-to-head matchups against them, both of which will be in San Antonio and on the 2nd night of a back-to-back for the Dubs.
Assuming Durant doesn't come back until the playoffs, it's not a stretch to say at this point that the Spurs are in the driver's seat for the #1 seed.
That's a stretch.
Knicks went on like a 12-0 run.warriors offense is still in a funk (it's not just ours lol)
Doubt the Knicks hang on, but they're making them work
Curry continuing to look like a D leaguer
I just saw his and Klay's numbers on the road this season. Homecourt would be great man. Those guys have been shooting poorly from the road all season
Man, if NY can pull this off that would be massive. Proz is playing ridiculously well even with Draymond guarding him. NY needs to really value the ball, make sure Proz continues to have the offense run through them and for the love of God, please stop scrambling to guys like Green (nice hustle) when you know they will make the extra pass and that means its Curry/Klay getting the shot.
NY has done that so many times this half where they scramble and don't see the next pass and Klay or Curry end up with a shot instead of Green/Iggy.
they're only good defensively against teams that bail them out by jacking up tons of 3's as well. If you pound that rock down low and show Green that he's isn't the 2nd coming of Olajuwon in the paint, you can beat them or make them struggle.
Warriors also play in Atlanta tomorrow. So even if the Knicks can't hang on, hopefully they play them compe ively enough that they can't rest guys
Knicks are such an awful team tbh. Dubs are gonna win this going away without even having to shoot a three; they're literally getting wide open layups.
Melo is a nightmare right now. Rose's defense is terrible to so far.
Old Perception of Phil Jackson:
Astute Zen Master who uses unique ways such as meditation and books to reach his players. Uses cutting-edge triangle to win le after le.
New Perception of Phil Jackson:
Out of touch, bullying, possibly racist, bungling executive who alienates players on his team and elsewhere. Forces haggard, useless triangle on his hapless and helpless team.
Knicks hanging tough. Ron Baker playing a big role
There is nothing more gut wrenching than having to root for NY
It looks like the last 3 years have caught up with Curry, he hasn't had the same spring with his footwork on the dribble most of this season.
This Warriors team, even with Durant, is more beatable than the past two Warriors' squads.
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