That 2022 Warriors championship looking more like a fluke as time passes

[guynumber45]

Credit to the Warriors for taking advantage of the circumstances of that particular season. But man, that 2022 title looking fluky with how quickly the Warriors fell off soon after. A combination of injuries to major contenders like the Nuggets/Lakers/Clippers, guys having career years in Wiggins/Poole, unexpected healthy seasons from injury-prone players like Otto/Gp2 and Steph's magic really allowed them to squeak one last title out.

[One_and_Done]

Ridiculous take.

[nfmos]

Credit to the Warriors for taking advantage of the circumstances of that particular season. But man, that 2022 title looking fluky with how quickly the Warriors fell off soon after. A combination of injuries to major contenders like the Nuggets/Lakers/Clippers, guys having career years in Wiggins/Poole, unexpected healthy seasons from injury-prone players like Otto/Gp2 and Steph's magic really allowed them to squeak one last title out.

Clown take.

[itrsteve]

You can’t fluke your way to a championship. Sure, certain things can go your way but you still need 16 wins.

[Warriorfan]

See netrg of warriors starters 22&23

What is impact of defensive anchor and main facilitator missing fourth of season due to suspension

See Thompson and Wiggins previous norm for 3pt shooting

[Statlanta]

A lot of those championships in the COVID era seem to rely on more luck than normal. Maybe the Nuggets can legitimize their championship this season.

[brutalitops]

Clown take. The only fluke was getting Dialed in Wiggins for every mavs game.

[Doranku]

It's not a fluke, it's a testament to Steph's greatness.

[chilluminati]

Poole was just lightning in a bottle and was traded for basically nothing to protect Draymond. Wiggins regressed. Throw incompetent coaching, a spineless front office, and Draymond quitting on the team when he decides to get suspended on top of that and you'll realize just how much of a dumpster fire that team has become in just the span of 2 years. A lot of these issues predate their last ring, but the problems have now culminated and festered to the point where we're here watching a Kings team with a 3rd string 2 guard completely destroy a dynastic core. In the freaking Play In ...

On top of that, those teams mentioned have gotten healthier and stronger. So I really don't think it's a fluke. This is just a classic case of incompetency teaming up with regression to dig a grave.

[Manimal]

I'd say it was a pretty easy road to the finals compared to most years coming out of the west...but they still took care of business and were never really challenged.

[Jhawk03]

Poole was just lightning in a bottle and was traded for basically nothing to protect Draymond. Wiggins regressed. Throw incompetent coaching, a spineless front office, and Draymond quitting on the team when he decides to get suspended on top of that and you'll realize just how much of a dumpster fire that team has become in just the span of 2 years. A lot of these issues predate their last ring, but the problems have now culminated and festered to the point where we're here watching a Kings team with a 3rd string 2 guard completely destroy a dynastic core. In the freaking Play In ...

On top of that, those teams mentioned have gotten healthier and stronger. So I really don't think it's a fluke. This is just a classic case of incompetency teaming up with regression to dig a grave.

You could've stopped there imho

[robbie84]

there is absolutely no fluke in what Steph Curry did that post season, particularly the finals.
I mean it's arguably the greatest finals performance of all time and calling it a fluke is disrespectful to Curry.

Watch on YouTube

[jym85]

Wiggins was great. Especially against the Mavs. The numbers don't come close to showing his impact

[Mavrelous]

Wiggins was great. Especially against the Mavs. The numbers don't come close to showing his impact

Raw counting stats don't, but his on/off was elite.

[Calvin Klein]

these revisionist threads suck so much.

[CraftylikeaFox]

Not crediting a teams title because other teams had injuries is one of the most clown takes that unfortunately is common here

[AdagioPace]

nahh it was not a fluke, Curry was still amazing and Wiggins was looking like a basketball player. I would call it their "swan song", a bit like 2014 Spurs

[Wallace_Wallace]

Wow, this post looks dumb now and even more dumb as time passes.

I do think if Phoenix didn't wet the bed against Dallas, it would have been a fun WCF instead of a gentlemen sweep. Either way, you gotta give them their respect, you can't really luck your way into a championship.

[lambchop]

They're just a veteran team peaked at the right time and had a couple of younger athletic guys, like Wiggins and Payton contribute nicely overall.

[FreeBird23]

there is absolutely no fluke in what Steph Curry did that post season, particularly the finals.
I mean it's arguably the greatest finals performance of all time and calling it a fluke is disrespectful to

No it's not. But he was amazing for sure