Opinion: With another ring, Curry overtakes Pippen as the GOAT Finals 2nd option

[NBA4Lyfe]

One thing about Curry is that he just doesn't seem like a clutch guy IMO. He seems to do his best work when the team is ahead.

yea ive noticed this too, jordan poole is taking the place of kd and klay will always be be klay

[nfmos]

These are such stupid troll threads and it’s always by the same posters. This team keeps succeeding with Curry as the foundation, leader, and best player over the last 10 years, and ignorant people still try everything to diminish him. This team has been so great because Curry doesn’t insist on playing the type of hero ball that can weaken a team but somehow people think low ego ball is a negative. Would you rather have a player who helped you win 3-5 championships with no finals mvps or a guy who got you one ring with a finals mvp? The stuff you guys cheer for is ridiculous


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[HotRocks34]

One thing about Curry is that he just doesn't seem like a clutch guy IMO. He seems to do his best work when the team is ahead.

yea ive noticed this too, jordan poole is taking the place of kd and klay will always be be klay

Poole is killing it. Could not be more impressed.

[Admiral-Kizaru]

Watching the game last night, Curry did nothing early in the game until the Warriors "others" got a nice lead. Then Curry kicked into gear.

I don't know what game you're watching but Steph has been making a conscious decision to get others going first before hunting for his points. Why do you want him to play out of control early on in the game when the game had not gotten out of hand? He spent most of the game letting the players around him get a touch of the ball and the game.

Not going to lie. I thought Steph sucked until the team (I think it was mostly backups) got the lead.

That's how I felt watching it. I could be wrong, but that was my impression.

His decision-making, judgment, and control of the game were just fine. His 3's have not been falling, so he has smartly taken up a mid-range game and is driving more. He killed the Nuggets on those midrange shots and drives to close the game and also made a bunch of them in game 1 against the grizzlies.

The only thing frustrating is that he has become indecisive on his shot. He doesn't have that conviction in it at the moment and every gsw sees that. Apart from that, when he isn't turning over the ball, he has been playing well and has been using mid-range and drives to supplement his touch on the 3. Defensively as well, he has been effective like always.

Steph is way too unselfish and will always choose to let others get in a rhythm first before he does. He knows exactly when to turn on the switch even if we as fans are frustrated that he doesn't force it more. I mean look at 2019 while KD was balling, everyone including the GB was **** on Steph for being passive and subpar. But, does anyone really want a leader or a teammate who can't allow his teammates to shine when they have it going?

What happened the moment KD got injured against the rockets in game 5? Steph stepped up and willed the team to a win and then in game 6, came up massively clutch to put away the rockets. Then in the WCF, without KD became far more aggressive and destroyed the Blazers. The same aggression was also on display in the Finals. The issue was that you can only go so far fielding G-league players and with Klay getting injured in game 6.

With the emergence of Poole and Klay getting back into his rhythm and a bunch of other guys coming off the Bench, Steph doesn't have to force things. We saw what he did last year without Klay and a team of G-Leaguers. I don't understand why people **** on him for his most admirable quality and the quality that has allowed the team to be so successful.

All I want to see different is more conviction on his 3 point shooting and that's it.

[SF_Warriors]

There is no questioning Curry's offensive prowess in the regular season. His '16 season is one of the greatest offensive seasons of all time, if not the greatest.

If he wins his 4th ring, especially with a Finals MVP to boot, he'll surpass Pippen as the GOAT 2nd banana (or 'bus passenger' though I'd argue he's more the front seat passenger making sure the GPS is going, but I digress).

4 rings, 1 FMVP > 6 rings, 0 FMVP

***Note: This is for Finals performances ONLY. I am in no way suggesting that Pippen holds a candle to Curry as an overall player***

Did you know steph outscored KD in 3 out of 4 games in the 2018 finals? Was he the second option for the warriors in 2015? I feel sad for the people that have the deal with OP in real life..people that make posts like these seem like they would be insufferable in person.

[Admiral-Kizaru]

One thing about Curry is that he just doesn't seem like a clutch guy IMO. He seems to do his best work when the team is ahead.

yea ive noticed this too, jordan poole is taking the place of kd and klay will always be be klay

Poole is killing it. Could not be more impressed.

I wonder why Poole is killing it. It couldn't be because he has teammates that give him touches and allow him to get into his rhythm and take away pressure from him. Surely couldn't be that

[Ugalde]

lol such a troll post. first of all if you count him as a second option he’s already better than pippen. but he’s not he’s a #1. the offense was always curry

[HotRocks34]

yea ive noticed this too, jordan poole is taking the place of kd and klay will always be be klay

Poole is killing it. Could not be more impressed.

I wonder why Poole is killing it. It couldn't be because he has teammates that give him touches and allow him to get into his rhythm and take away pressure from him. Surely couldn't be that

Poole is athletic. He's fast as hell. He can make moves some others can't make.

But yeah, he's getting opportunities. True.

[Admiral-Kizaru]

Poole is killing it. Could not be more impressed.

I wonder why Poole is killing it. It couldn't be because he has teammates that give him touches and allow him to get into his rhythm and take away pressure from him. Surely couldn't be that

Poole is athletic. He's fast as hell. He can make moves some others can't make.

But yeah, he's getting opportunities. True.

1 Thing I can admit freely is that he has the type of first step and speed that no one on the warriors has ever had even at their peaks. Maybe the Memphis just plays turnstile defense but they can't stay in front of him if he has any space to shoot forward.

[HotRocks34]

I wonder why Poole is killing it. It couldn't be because he has teammates that give him touches and allow him to get into his rhythm and take away pressure from him. Surely couldn't be that

Poole is athletic. He's fast as hell. He can make moves some others can't make.

But yeah, he's getting opportunities. True.

1 Thing I can admit freely is that he has the type of first step and speed that no one on the warriors has ever had even at their peaks. Maybe the Memphis just plays turnstile defense but they can't stay in front of him if he has any space to shoot forward.

The guy has some sick speed and quickness. You can't teach that.

Memphis may not be playing perfect defense, but Poole is making things happen by himself.

Also, he snakes into spots many guys could not.

If you guys win the title, he well could be the reason why (the difference maker).

[floppymoose]

Threads like this jinx Memphis so hard. Awesome!

[Admiral-Kizaru]

Poole is athletic. He's fast as hell. He can make moves some others can't make.

But yeah, he's getting opportunities. True.

1 Thing I can admit freely is that he has the type of first step and speed that no one on the warriors has ever had even at their peaks. Maybe the Memphis just plays turnstile defense but they can't stay in front of him if he has any space to shoot forward.

The guy has some sick speed and quickness. You can't teach that.

Memphis may not be playing perfect defense, but Poole is making things happen by himself.

Also, he snakes into spots many guys could not.

If you guys win the title, he well could be the reason why (the difference maker).

I and other fans agree 100% If we have a chance to win a title this year, Poole has to keep playing well. HIs contribution is invaluable. And I don't even care if he wins FMVP. At this point, winning is all that matters (at least to me).

[shoresy69]

Watching the game last night, Curry did nothing early in the game until the Warriors "others" got a nice lead. Then Curry kicked into gear.

I don't know what game you're watching but Steph has been making a conscious decision to get others going first before hunting for his points. Why do you want him to play out of control early on in the game when the game had not gotten out of hand? He spent most of the game letting the players around him get a touch of the ball and the game.

Not going to lie. I thought Steph sucked until the team (I think it was mostly backups) got the lead.

That's how I felt watching it. I could be wrong, but that was my impression.

This is why I put zero stock in people’s eye tests. How someone could come to this conclusion watching the game last night is beyond me

[Onus]

Troll post from trolls. I feel sorry for the people that think KD was better than Steph when they played together. KD knew he couldn't make as much as an impact as Steph in a movement system, which is why he wanted to leave and not play in a movement system anymore.

Ty Lue told everyone who the head of the snake was on those teams. Hell every coach did, they all chose to double Steph and not KD.

[LewisnotMiller]

Curry is a second option like Shaq was for young Kobe.

[formula 400]

Curry is a second option like Shaq was for young Kobe.

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[Yuri Vaultin]

Bad thread by a bad poster.

Almost as if thread creation should be a privilege and not a right.

[AussieCeltic]

Iggy winning finals MVP over him for limiting Lebron James to only 36/13/9 is the biggest travesty in finals voting history.

[Jables]

When the **** was Pippen the best 2nd option in a finals series of all time? And how would Curry be known as a 2nd option when he was their best scorer for a ring twice in this hypothetical?

People say the most random ****.

[BayWarrior]

Poole has been outstanding, but he has benefitted as others have with Steph commanding double teams, working off ball harder than anyone I've ever seen and showing no ego when it comes to playing team basketball. Ask Klay and KD how many open looks were a direct result of the attention paid to Curry. But, Please keep making these threads. I think Curry reads them cause every time a new one is created he goes into god mode and it doesn't end well for the OP.