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Opinion: With another ring, Curry overtakes Pippen as the GOAT Finals 2nd option
Posted: Sun May 8, 2022 10:05 pm
by Cubbies2120
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***
Re: Opinion: With another ring, Curry overtakes Pippen as the GOAT Finals 2nd option
Posted: Sun May 8, 2022 10:10 pm
by Homer38
Curry has always been the best player of the warriors,unless you think that Iggy was their best player in 2015
Btw,just look at the cavs defense vs KD in 2017...
It did not happen without Curry
Re: Opinion: With another ring, Curry overtakes Pippen as the GOAT Finals 2nd option
Posted: Sun May 8, 2022 10:16 pm
by Cubbies2120
Homer38 wrote:Curry has always been the best player of the warriors,unless you think that Iggy was their best player in 2015
Btw,just look at the cavs defense vs KD in 2017...
It did not happen without Curry
He wasn't the best player when KD was there, he was the best player for the regular season Warriors, and the playoffs until they got to the Finals.
Yes, Iggy was the most important player in the '15 Finals. There's two sides to the game. Iggy was dominant on both ends.
Re: Opinion: With another ring, Curry overtakes Pippen as the GOAT Finals 2nd option
Posted: Sun May 8, 2022 10:17 pm
by MindState
Terrible troll thread.
Re: Opinion: With another ring, Curry overtakes Pippen as the GOAT Finals 2nd option
Posted: Sun May 8, 2022 10:18 pm
by mihail_petkov
Lue obviously doesn't know who the best player on the Warriors is too, right?
Re: Opinion: With another ring, Curry overtakes Pippen as the GOAT Finals 2nd option
Posted: Sun May 8, 2022 10:18 pm
by Cubbies2120
MindState wrote:Terrible troll thread.
Mmkay bubba...talking Finals only.
Clearly Curry overall was a better regular season / playoff player than Pippen but for some reason his numbers/play always suffered in the Finals.
Re: Opinion: With another ring, Curry overtakes Pippen as the GOAT Finals 2nd option
Posted: Sun May 8, 2022 10:19 pm
by Homer38
Cubbies2120 wrote:Homer38 wrote:Curry has always been the best player of the warriors,unless you think that Iggy was their best player in 2015
Btw,just look at the cavs defense vs KD in 2017...
It did not happen without Curry
He wasn't the best player when KD was there, he was the best player for the regular season Warriors, and the playoffs until they got to the Finals.
Yes, Iggy was the most important player in the '15 Finals. There's two sides to the game. Iggy was dominant on both ends.
Watch this video
and in 2018...
Context matter
Re: Opinion: With another ring, Curry overtakes Pippen as the GOAT Finals 2nd option
Posted: Sun May 8, 2022 10:19 pm
by 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.
Re: Opinion: With another ring, Curry overtakes Pippen as the GOAT Finals 2nd option
Posted: Sun May 8, 2022 10:20 pm
by Loaded_Hollows
MindState wrote:Terrible troll thread.
Re: Opinion: With another ring, Curry overtakes Pippen as the GOAT Finals 2nd option
Posted: Sun May 8, 2022 10:21 pm
by Cubbies2120
HotRocks34 wrote: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.
NBA.com clutch stats demonstrate this as well, over a significant sample size.
Re: Opinion: With another ring, Curry overtakes Pippen as the GOAT Finals 2nd option
Posted: Sun May 8, 2022 10:21 pm
by mihail_petkov
Cubbies2120 wrote:MindState wrote:Terrible troll thread.
Mmkay bubba...talking Finals only.
Clearly Curry overall was a better regular season / playoff player than Pippen but for some reason his numbers/play always suffered in the Finals.
Could you please provide the list of players averaging 26.5 points per game, 5.7 rebounds per game, 6.5 assists per game, 1.5 steals per game on 60% TS in the NBA finals? If he is struggling, I guess the list will be a long one
Re: Opinion: With another ring, Curry overtakes Pippen as the GOAT Finals 2nd option
Posted: Sun May 8, 2022 10:23 pm
by HotRocks34
Cubbies2120 wrote:HotRocks34 wrote: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.
NBA.com clutch stats demonstrate this as well, over a significant sample size.
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.
Re: Opinion: With another ring, Curry overtakes Pippen as the GOAT Finals 2nd option
Posted: Sun May 8, 2022 10:23 pm
by Cubbies2120
mihail_petkov wrote:Cubbies2120 wrote:MindState wrote:Terrible troll thread.
Mmkay bubba...talking Finals only.
Clearly Curry overall was a better regular season / playoff player than Pippen but for some reason his numbers/play always suffered in the Finals.
Could you please provide the list of players averaging 26.5 points per game, 5.7 rebounds per game, 6.5 assists per game, 1.5 steals per game on 60% TS? If he is struggling, I guess the list will be a long one
Compare that to his regular season / playoffs (excluding Finals) stats, his numbers fall. Compare that to other bus drivers in the Finals.
Re: Opinion: With another ring, Curry overtakes Pippen as the GOAT Finals 2nd option
Posted: Sun May 8, 2022 10:24 pm
by mihail_petkov
Cubbies2120 wrote:mihail_petkov wrote:Cubbies2120 wrote:
Mmkay bubba...talking Finals only.
Clearly Curry overall was a better regular season / playoff player than Pippen but for some reason his numbers/play always suffered in the Finals.
Could you please provide the list of players averaging 26.5 points per game, 5.7 rebounds per game, 6.5 assists per game, 1.5 steals per game on 60% TS? If he is struggling, I guess the list will be a long one
Compare that to his regular season / playoffs (excluding Finals) stats, his numbers fall. Compare that to other bus drivers in the Finals.
Who cares about the comparison between his PS and RS numbers?
From GOAT level player in the RS, he becomes just top 10-15 GOAT level player in the Finals... how does that compare to some role players?
Re: Opinion: With another ring, Curry overtakes Pippen as the GOAT Finals 2nd option
Posted: Sun May 8, 2022 10:30 pm
by Admiral-Kizaru
HotRocks34 wrote:Cubbies2120 wrote:HotRocks34 wrote: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.
NBA.com clutch stats demonstrate this as well, over a significant sample size.
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.
Re: Opinion: With another ring, Curry overtakes Pippen as the GOAT Finals 2nd option
Posted: Sun May 8, 2022 10:34 pm
by bfchs123
This thread is such a passive aggressive, back-handed compliment.
Steph is 2nd banana lol? Clearly 1st banana throughout this run. If anything KD was the one who was along for the ride
Re: Opinion: With another ring, Curry overtakes Pippen as the GOAT Finals 2nd option
Posted: Sun May 8, 2022 10:37 pm
by HotRocks34
Admiral-Kizaru wrote:HotRocks34 wrote:Cubbies2120 wrote:
NBA.com clutch stats demonstrate this as well, over a significant sample size.
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.
Re: Opinion: With another ring, Curry overtakes Pippen as the GOAT Finals 2nd option
Posted: Sun May 8, 2022 10:38 pm
by KembaWalker
Winning or not winning finals MVP has nothing to do what "what option" you are. Option is purely an offensive term and Curry has never been anything lower than ARGUABLY a 1b option. Horrible thread
Re: Opinion: With another ring, Curry overtakes Pippen as the GOAT Finals 2nd option
Posted: Sun May 8, 2022 10:39 pm
by BmanInBigD
I just know Curry's one of the best front-runners in history. Maybe the best.
Re: Opinion: With another ring, Curry overtakes Pippen as the GOAT Finals 2nd option
Posted: Sun May 8, 2022 10:39 pm
by JoeyLightYears
Pretty big stretch giving him the FMVP there OP. It's clearly Poole's to lose, especially if the series is close as it should be.