watch1958 wrote:wco81 wrote:superunknown wrote:
he is. if they just left him home the team would have a better record.
and yes, kerr giving him 30 undeserved mins a game has been a joke all year long.
So what would be their record and seeding RIGHT NOW if Klay hadn't played a minute this season?
Let's hear it, they're 41-34.
How many MORE wins would they have? 5? 10? 20?
Put up or shut up.
5 more.
That would make them 46-29 instead of 41-34, 17 games over .500 instead of just 7 games over .500.
Just under the Clippers so ahead of Mavs and Pelicans.
Warriors have played the most clutch games in the league, 44 of them including tonight. They are 22 and 22.
Interesting stats, seems like the clutch games record reflect different reasons why a team has the clutch record it has:
https://www.nba.com/stats/teams/clutch-traditional?PerMode=Totals&dir=A&sort=MINBulls are ranked first, probably based on winning percentage and most number of clutch games played. Their stats show great shooting as a team, 48/38.5/82.1.
Warriors on the other hand haven't shot that well as a team in the 44 clutch games, 43.6/34.9/81.5. But look at the different kinds of shots made. Warriors took and made more 3 pointers than any other team. But the Bulls shot and made a lot of FTs, almost double the Warriors FTAs and FTMs.
Maybe Klay shot us out of those games. But likely we have to look at the several of the games, the opponents, which may include more good defensive teams.
There's no way to know of course, but 5 more wins is a huge difference in results. Last season, Warriors won 44 total games, which made them #6 in the WC.
It is possible for the Warriors to equal or exceed that win total this season, just winning 3 or 4 out of the remaining 7 games. But they'd likely still be #10 seed, not #6 seed. Curry played fewer games last season because of injuries. Wiggins also missed a lot of games too.
But if not for Klay, they'd already have 46 wins, 2 more than all of last season, according to you.
Or maybe, the WC is much stronger . For instance, Denver won 53 games last season on the way to their title. This season, Denver already has 53 wins with 6 games left. Minnesota and OKC each have won 52 games so their win totals will exceed Denver's last season.
This season, Draymond has missed a lot of games and he's made a huge difference since returning from suspension. But according to you guys, Klay is the biggest reason we have a poor record, not anyone else.
It's not better competition or missed games by Green. It's all Klay. Otherwise they should have 46 wins already.