WCSF | (1) Golden State Warriors vs (4) Houston Rockets, Part Two (Series tied 2-2)

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What's your prediction?

Warriors in 4
18
13%
Warriors in 5
43
30%
Warriors in 6
30
21%
Warriors in 7
9
6%
Rockets in 6
16
11%
Rockets in 7
25
18%
 
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Post#2681 » by jradMIT » Tue May 7, 2019 12:15 pm

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jradMIT wrote:Don’t have the technology but if you want a laugh go back and watch the slow replay when hardens arm hit Draymond in the face, his arm brushes against Greens face , there’s a sizable pause the Green falls out like he was hit with a ton of bricks, then he lays on the flooor forcing the TO laying it on so thick, only to be back in after the commercial.

I always question slow motion replays for stuff like that. You have to remember that human reaction time is actually not instantaneous, everyone has a pause before reacting, it's just that the pause is in milliseconds, but if you watch something in slow motion, well now you're going to notice it.


The pause was much much more than milliseconds, he obviously was trying to sell it, the body reacts much faster to actual pain than when it has to reason the appropriate action. throw in the fact he was just laying there like he was concussed, only to return the very next play after the timeout. Final clue was that it was Draymond, who’s reputation precedes him, almost like he was trying to hush the talk of his “inadvertent” eye gouging on Harden.
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Post#2682 » by nymets1 » Tue May 7, 2019 12:50 pm

I thought the Warriors would get this series in 5, The rockets are not a better team than last year's team that had Ariza and Moute.
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Post#2683 » by durvasa » Tue May 7, 2019 12:57 pm

nymets1 wrote:I thought the Warriors would get this series in 5, The rockets are not a better team than last year's team that had Ariza and Moute.


Mbah-Moute was recovering from a shoulder separation throughout the playoffs last year and was basically unplayable in the Warriors series. The Rockets at full strength last year would indeed have been a better team. Mbah-Moute was their best perimeter defender in the regular season. No one really talks about that -- its always just about Iguodala and CP3.
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Post#2684 » by Clyde Frazier » Tue May 7, 2019 1:05 pm

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Post#2685 » by dhsilv2 » Tue May 7, 2019 1:41 pm

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Chanel Bomber wrote:The Warriors have been progressively going away from their motion offense as Durant's stature grows and it has lead to a less efficient shotchart. That's why I believe the Rockets are able to hang with the Warriors despite being significantly less talented than the Warriors overall. The Warriors have never been more dangerous than when Curry was focal point of their offense. Curry's just a better player at leading a team to great heights.

In RS this is true but in playoffs when everything tightens up everyone knows everyone's stuff in a 7 game series, you need a guy who can break all kinds of defense, and that's LeBron, KD, Giannis, Kawhi, Harden, but Curry is kind if both relying on the system to help him while at the same time helping the system.

That's why KD led GS team looked a lot worse than Curry led GS in regular season, but KD won both FMVP and had two undisputable better post season runs than Curry. Those times Harden and LeBron fell short, is not because they were worse than Curry, but they had worse supporting cast overall. Sometimes no Kyrie and Love, sometimes no Paul. The one time LeBron won, was before KD joining them.

The league initially didn't know how to respond to the revolutionary Curry, some probably started to see the path forward, but couldn't respond quick enough. Hey, a team was still stuck with a Drummond Monroe Smith "big 3" contracts, how to respond? By the time everyone started to catch up, KD joined, and by joining GS he threw a new question mark to the rest 29 teams, a question mark this time round truly had no answer.

To beat them? Just hope you have red hot shooting nights + they go cold + ref at least being fair, 4 out of 7 games. And that's mostly because of KD.


I'm rooting for the rockets as I did last year in this matchup. KD doesn't even worry me a small amount in these games. Curry is the terror on every single play.
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Post#2686 » by 1bigfan13 » Tue May 7, 2019 1:51 pm

Klay Thompson is getting a free pass for his poor shooting this series. He's almost been as bad as Kyrie.

Flash forward to free agency.....if some team manages to pry Klay away from the Warriors (I don't think it'll happen because GS is a perfect situation for Klay) I think they're going to be disappointed by the return production. I don't think he's built to be the primary focus of a team's offense night after night.
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Post#2687 » by ecogen » Tue May 7, 2019 2:03 pm

1bigfan13 wrote:Klay Thompson is getting a free pass for his poor shooting this series. He's almost been as bad as Kyrie.

Flash forward to free agency.....if some team manages to pry Klay away from the Warriors (I don't think it'll happen because GS is a perfect situation for Klay) I think they're going to be disappointed by the return production. I don't think he's built to be the primary focus of a team's offense night after night.


I don't think there are any GMs stupid enough to believe that Klay can be a legitimate 1st option.
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Post#2688 » by Jay 20 » Tue May 7, 2019 2:28 pm

1bigfan13 wrote:Klay Thompson is getting a free pass for his poor shooting this series. He's almost been as bad as Kyrie.

Flash forward to free agency.....if some team manages to pry Klay away from the Warriors (I don't think it'll happen because GS is a perfect situation for Klay) I think they're going to be disappointed by the return production. I don't think he's built to be the primary focus of a team's offense night after night.


Not sure who is giving him a free pass because this Warriors fan is not. I cringed every time he shot the ball last night in a big spot that had it went in would have been huge. Spoiler......they did not go in.
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Post#2689 » by benhillboy » Tue May 7, 2019 3:12 pm

ecogen wrote:
1bigfan13 wrote:Klay Thompson is getting a free pass for his poor shooting this series. He's almost been as bad as Kyrie.

Flash forward to free agency.....if some team manages to pry Klay away from the Warriors (I don't think it'll happen because GS is a perfect situation for Klay) I think they're going to be disappointed by the return production. I don't think he's built to be the primary focus of a team's offense night after night.


I don't think there are any GMs stupid enough to believe that Klay can be a legitimate 1st option.

Whoo, I’d take that bet all day. Anything is possible when you look at John Wall’s disasterous contract.

I love Klay to death but always thought the idea of him being maxed as a #1 option was crazy. I’m not sure if he’s ever converted an And-1 after a breakdown dribble or drawn a foul on a rebound action. Ever. Factor in the slightly better than 1:1 assist:turnover and it could get worse than asking Harrison Barnes to lead your squad. He’s assisted on 69% of his twos and 93% of his threes. He pulls more than his share on defense and exemplary in off ball movement but he’s a total beneficiary when it comes to his on-ball deficiencies.
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Post#2690 » by Anti Chalmers » Tue May 7, 2019 3:20 pm

1bigfan13 wrote:Klay Thompson is getting a free pass for his poor shooting this series. He's almost been as bad as Kyrie.

Flash forward to free agency.....if some team manages to pry Klay away from the Warriors (I don't think it'll happen because GS is a perfect situation for Klay) I think they're going to be disappointed by the return production. I don't think he's built to be the primary focus of a team's offense night after night.


Crazy to think that Warriors could lose both Durant and Klay this offseason. Not a good way to start in their new arena.
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Post#2691 » by 1bigfan13 » Tue May 7, 2019 3:33 pm

benhillboy wrote:I don't think there are any GMs stupid enough to believe that Klay can be a legitimate 1st option.

Whoo, I’d take that bet all day. Anything is possible when you look at John Wall’s disasterous contract.

I love Klay to death but always thought the idea of him being maxed as a #1 option was crazy. I’m not sure if he’s ever converted an And-1 after a breakdown dribble or drawn a foul on a rebound action. Ever. Factor in the slightly better than 1:1 assist:turnover and it could get worse than asking Harrison Barnes to lead your squad. He’s assisted on 69% of his twos and 93% of his threes. My man is like a damn barnacle.[/quote]

Agreed that someone's going to pay him max. It's been reported on multiple occasions that Klay's not taking any "hometown" discounts. So if a team steps up and offers him more than the Warriors are willing to offer, I could definitely see him jumping ship if the numbers aren't close.

The only way I see it working out outside of Golden State is if Klay signs somewhere where the team has the cap room to sign two max players like New York or the LAC.
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