**NBA FINALS THREAD - RAPTORS DEFY GRAVITY**

[Clyde Frog]

Curry is corny at being cocky but not a good enough reason for me to dislike him.

 

[Maximus Meridius]

Giannis with a jumper huh

That never came from me

He's proven a lot of people in here dead wrong though.

 

[dinyc3st]

It was really interesting to hear Bill Simmons and Jackie MacMullen discuss this - the hypothesis was everyone was bored w/ MJ and she postulated (in SI - I think?) - why couldn't Malone win it? Then sure enough...

Definitely voter fatigue.........

 

[dinyc3st]

Nash winning MVP prolly is my most mind boggling. over Shaq and Over Kobe?

 

[Nipsey3000]

Why do dudes dislike Steph? I can’t tell if most of these are jokes or not

What’s there to dislike about him and his game?

As it directly relates to his game in combination with his him as a person...

The thing that I really dislike about him (a good amount of the players dislike this as well) is that he is great on offense and a hot dogger after he cooks, (a corny hot dogger too)...then, on the other end, gets to hide on the worst perimeter player so that his deficiencies don't show as much. He's the NBA equivalent of the biggest NT troll. (Insert name here) He gets to cook, then hide behind his computer. It's easy to be a soldier when it ain't no war.

Other than that, I really enjoy his offensive skill set and the way gsw plays the game

It's the fans that incredibly overrate him that grinds my gears.

 

[Nipsey3000]

I still think Klay is an overrated defender. Good to great, but not elite. And that reflects into that "two-way" player nonsense term. Still believe it. Sue me.

When they were talking about "two-way players" you could say PG, Butler, Kawhi. I don't think Klay's defense was or is as good as their's.

I agree. There's a big difference between good and all world. Klay is solid defensively, but not elite

 

[wavycrocket]

As it directly relates to his game in combination with his him as a person...

The thing that I really dislike about him (a good amount of the players dislike this as well) is that he is great on offense and a hot dogger after he cooks, (a corny hot dogger too)...then, on the other end, gets to hide on the worst perimeter player so that his deficiencies don't show as much. He's the NBA equivalent of the biggest NT troll. (Insert name here) He gets to cook, then hide behind his computer. It's easy to be a soldier when it ain't no war.

Other than that, I really enjoy his offensive skill set and the way gsw plays the game

It's the fans that incredibly overrate him that grinds my gears.

He’s not a bad defender tho . Y’all should check him strapping CJ McCollum last night in the 4th and OT. Textbook defense.

Dudes still not understanding the concept of TEAM DEFENSE will continue to be upset that the warrriors will continue to win. Turn up the defensive intensity. And Steph will be a part of the unit.

Doing your part on defense is much more important than “hiding”.

 

[freeze]

I still think Klay is an overrated defender. Good to great, but not elite. And that reflects into that "two-way" player nonsense term. Still believe it. Sue me.

When they were talking about "two-way players" you could say PG, Butler, Kawhi. I don't think Klay's defense was or is as good as their's.

you dont know hoops then.

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

Christ, dudes were calling Draymond James Johnson

After..

He didn’t beat a team with 4 Allstars by himself.

We literally talking about the GOAT team and theses dudes talking about 1 player could beat them by themselves

 

[MVP]

Strapping CJ up huh? I saw POR running stupid offense not getting him the ball when all the announcers were saying they should do it and attack whomever Steph was guarding. But instead they were content to let Evan Turner try and make plays.

 

[bballkid11]

Klayyyy? Over rated defender??

Nah. Check his footwork on defense and his ability to hold his ground in the post.

Any real hooper knows he is great on defense.

 

[tay1]

It would be funny as hell if after all of this media **** KD stays and retires with the dubs

I'm telling you. Nobody is ready for this revelation. I'm not convinced KD has enough respect amount people to recruit to begin with

 

[Nipsey3000]

Who would have thought Kendrick Perkins would be the only person on TV making sense?



In the past 3 years....Golden State has been SCRAPING the competition...generally with Steph and KD both dominating. Hell at one point this season they both were averaging damn near 30 at the same time. But no...let's take a handful of playoff games to paint the narrative that KD was "holding them back" and they don't play like this when he's there...as if they haven't led the NBA in assists as a team for the past 3 years

I don't know much about kd holding gsw back. But I don't think it's far fetched to suggest that they may perform better as a team of they had a 3 and D starting SF and a re tooled bench over kd. Imo

Gsw w/o kd with a healthy cousins, a 3D starting SF and a better bench > gsw currently constructed and healthy. Imo

 

[HIM]

That's funny as hell seeing addict4sneakers **** on Stephs teammates. That agenda.

addict4sneakers just Stephen A Smith with a worse hairline

-defense doesn’t matter
-turnovers don’t matter
-Giannis is better than AD

Crazy stuff all around

 

[VARNELL HILL]

I don't know much about kd holding gsw back. But I don't think it's far fetched to suggest that they may perform better as a team of they had a 3 and D starting SF and a re tooled bench over kd. Imo

Gsw w/o kd with a healthy cousins, a 3D starting SF and a better bench > gsw currently constructed and healthy. Imo

They.
Are.
About.
To.
3-Peat.

They have been destroying the NBA. Think logically about what you're saying here

 

[Nipsey3000]

He’s not a bad defender tho . Y’all should check him strapping CJ McCollum last night in the 4th and OT. Textbook defense.

Dudes still not understanding the concept of TEAM DEFENSE will continue to be upset that the warrriors will continue to win. Turn up the defensive intensity. And Steph will be a part of the unit.

Doing your part on defense is much more important than “hiding”.

I didn't watch the game last night. So I don't know about that.

What I do know is...gsw has hid him on defense for the last 5 years on defense.

And...

Teams run pnr not seeking him out for on ball matchups.

And...

When good pgs come into town, most draws the assignment.

Those are indisputable facts.

 

[QU!K]

He’s not in the conversation, and iggy is buggin with all that, but if he were to get all that, then he would undoubtedly be the goat. And there would be no need for a debate

He’d still be under Jordan

 

[addict4sneakers]

addict4sneakers just Stephen A Smith with a worse hairline

-defense doesn’t matter
-turnovers don’t matter
-Giannis is better than AD

Crazy stuff all around

Weren’t you on current affairs? I got dirt on you, doggie

 

[Maximus Meridius]

addict4sneakers just Stephen A Smith with a worse hairline

-defense doesn’t matter
-turnovers don’t matter
-Giannis is better than AD

Crazy stuff all around

Giannis is a lil better than AD though

He did say rings don't matter though. Only "individual greatness".

 

[nick.]

Rings matter to the top 1% of guys.

No one is going to look at Damian Lillard differently in 20 years depending on if he wins a championship or not.

 

[tay1]

Nash winning MVP prolly is my most mind boggling. over Shaq and Over Kobe?

He deserved the first one. The second one he won should've went to Kobe 100%.

 

[Nipsey3000]

They.
Are.
About.
To.
3-Peat.

They have been destroying the NBA. Think logically about what you're saying here

Destroying? Nah. Winning, yes.

Did you see the imo at the end of my post?

Don't worry, gsw will have a chance to see how good they can be without kd next year (and this year in the finals) because kd is gone.

They haven't 3 peated yet. Don't 2016 yourself

 

[doublemesh96]

It’s crazy that they are a kyrie 3/draymond suspension away from being 4 time champs going for 5

 

[wavycrocket]

I didn't watch the game last night. So I don't know about that.

What I do know is...gsw has hid him on defense for the last 5 years on defense.

And...

Teams run pnr not seeking him out for on ball matchups.

And...

When good pgs come into town, most draws the assignment.

Those are indisputable facts.

And those teams all lose. If you had a longer, capable and better defender...from a team and WINNING standpoint...why wouldn’t you put a Klay Thompson on the better offensive guard .

That makes no sense. Again, team ball & winning >>>>>

 

[kingfoamnyc]

If stupid Draymond doesn't get suspended Cleveland has no ring.