Steph Curry 2022 chip

[moderndarwin]

People are really underrating how good of a defensive team that Celtics team was. There was plenty of discussion of them as the BEST defensive team of the past 20 years. Over the past 20 seasons they had the best halfcourt defensive playoff rating ever going into the finals.

They had a DPOY guard. People can think Jrue is better but for that one year Marcus Smart was considered the best defender in the league. He was a true dog. And they still had Derrick White, Brown etc to throw at Steph. Horford was much younger. That team was filthy defensively. And Steph absolutely manhandled them.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/shaneyoung/2022/05/31/inside-the-numbers-of-the-boston-celtics-historic-playoff-defense-entering-nba-finals/

[GiannisAnte34]

Can we stop the revision that Marcus Smart is somehow worse than Jrue Holiday? They’re about equal to 2 way winning basketball.

[moderndarwin]

Jrue definitely wasn’t making a difference that year. Steph routinely gives him the business. I’ve watched enough tape of these two playing against each other to say that Smart does guard Steph much better.

[Ito]

That was probably the weakest title supporting cast since the 2011 Mavs, and I honestly think that would make for a reasonable debate if you look at where guys like Klay & Dray were by 2022, not their body of work.

They did have a pretty weak run though, Boston was good but they faced the Nuggets without Murray & Porter, Ja missed the last 3 games of their series, and the Mavs overachieved and weren't really anything to write home about.

Celtics were weaker.. just kuz bostons familiar stars developed doesn’t mean they were good at that time.. and the rest of the team was weak too.. everyone knew golden state were gon win

[Grahf]

I will never get over Ime Udoka's refusal to change the defensive scheme on Curry. Basically just let him do whatever he wanted one on one for the whole series, even after he torched the Celtics at the beginning of Game 1. At some point Udoka should've taken the ball out of his hands with double teams, and forced the other Warriors to beat them.

I guess the idea was to let Curry get his and take away his teammates, but the Celtics never really adjusted when it became obvious it wasn't working.

In retrospect, losing that finals doesn't bother me nearly as much as some of the other Celtics losses this century, but the failure to make things tougher on Curry will always irritate me.

[Lockdown504090]

I will never get over Ime Udoka's refusal to change the defensive scheme on Curry. Basically just let him do whatever he wanted one on one for the whole series, even after he torched the Celtics at the beginning of Game 1. At some point Udoka should've taken the ball out of his hands with double teams, and forced the other Warriors to beat them.

I guess the idea was to let Curry get his and take away his teammates, but the Celtics never really adjusted when it became obvious it wasn't working.

In retrospect, losing that finals doesn't bother me nearly as much as some of the other Celtics losses this century, but the failure to make things tougher on Curry will always irritate me.

They switched up the coverages on him plenty. Curry/green pnr with klay in the weakside is all time deadly with very few good answers.

[wade44]

Love Curry, his legacy, and what he did that year (well, outside of the obvious), but there are some bad takes in this thread.

That Warriors team was only the Covid years removed from being a dynasty. It's not like this was some different team. They were still good, had the #1 ranked DRtg, and an offense better than the 17th they were given.

That team was absolutely stacked, and was not the weakest supporting cast. They went 12 deep, and had a Top 5 player on it. They won 53 games with Klay missing 50 games, Curry 18, and Drey 36...That was a 60+ win team if even marginally more healthy.

Not only did they have their big 3 still playing at an high level, but they surrounded them with the best bench guard in the game, former #1 pick wing having the best season of his life making the ASG, 3 solid veterans in GP2 Looney and OPJ. They still had a slew of role players including Kuminga and Moody

That title was not a carry job, and that team was absolutely stacked similar to the 2019 Raptors.

That team was far superior to the 2015 Warriors, it just wasn't as obvious because of the injuries, people thinking Klay fell off a cliff even though he was still giving you elite offense, and everyones distrust and hatred toward Wiggins and Poole.

Boston had no shot beating a veteran team that juiced to the gills with high impact players. It was crazy seeing Steph get #4 and cement his legacy, but that was a legit TEAM, very similar to the Duncan/Manu/Parker Spurs teams that kept winning it.

Not many teams can say they had 4 AS level players, a 6MotY level player, 3 veteran role players, and 2 recent lottery picks on their team.

Exactly. Won’t stop the Steph fanboys from trying to rewrite history though

[wade44]

The reality is that entire warriors team peaked at the right time. Wiggins playing at all nba level. Poole was a very solid player before he got paid and the punch. Solid role players like GP3, Looney, OPJ, and rookie kuminga.

People are acting like this is not still the dubs too. Even an aged Curry, Thompson, and Draymond core easily struck fear in a green Celtics team

[WarriorGM]

Love Curry, his legacy, and what he did that year (well, outside of the obvious), but there are some bad takes in this thread.

That Warriors team was only the Covid years removed from being a dynasty. It's not like this was some different team. They were still good, had the #1 ranked DRtg, and an offense better than the 17th they were given.

That team was absolutely stacked, and was not the weakest supporting cast. They went 12 deep, and had a Top 5 player on it. They won 53 games with Klay missing 50 games, Curry 18, and Drey 36...That was a 60+ win team if even marginally more healthy.

Not only did they have their big 3 still playing at an high level, but they surrounded them with the best bench guard in the game, former #1 pick wing having the best season of his life making the ASG, 3 solid veterans in GP2 Looney and OPJ. They still had a slew of role players including Kuminga and Moody

That title was not a carry job, and that team was absolutely stacked similar to the 2019 Raptors.

That team was far superior to the 2015 Warriors, it just wasn't as obvious because of the injuries, people thinking Klay fell off a cliff even though he was still giving you elite offense, and everyones distrust and hatred toward Wiggins and Poole.

Boston had no shot beating a veteran team that juiced to the gills with high impact players. It was crazy seeing Steph get #4 and cement his legacy, but that was a legit TEAM, very similar to the Duncan/Manu/Parker Spurs teams that kept winning it.

Not many teams can say they had 4 AS level players, a 6MotY level player, 3 veteran role players, and 2 recent lottery picks on their team.

Exactly. Won’t stop the Steph fanboys from trying to rewrite history though

Do list the specific parts that are being rewritten.

[cdubbz]

As a Warrior fan the 2022 Championship was my 2nd favorite behind 2015. The team chemistry was off the charts - everyone got along so well with one another. Wiggins full potential was unlocked for the last 2 months - he was a beast. Poole off the bench getting buckets, Otto Porter hitting corner 3s and bursts of energy, and of course the big 3 were peaking again.

[wade44]

Love Curry, his legacy, and what he did that year (well, outside of the obvious), but there are some bad takes in this thread.

That Warriors team was only the Covid years removed from being a dynasty. It's not like this was some different team. They were still good, had the #1 ranked DRtg, and an offense better than the 17th they were given.

That team was absolutely stacked, and was not the weakest supporting cast. They went 12 deep, and had a Top 5 player on it. They won 53 games with Klay missing 50 games, Curry 18, and Drey 36...That was a 60+ win team if even marginally more healthy.

Not only did they have their big 3 still playing at an high level, but they surrounded them with the best bench guard in the game, former #1 pick wing having the best season of his life making the ASG, 3 solid veterans in GP2 Looney and OPJ. They still had a slew of role players including Kuminga and Moody

That title was not a carry job, and that team was absolutely stacked similar to the 2019 Raptors.

That team was far superior to the 2015 Warriors, it just wasn't as obvious because of the injuries, people thinking Klay fell off a cliff even though he was still giving you elite offense, and everyones distrust and hatred toward Wiggins and Poole.

Boston had no shot beating a veteran team that juiced to the gills with high impact players. It was crazy seeing Steph get #4 and cement his legacy, but that was a legit TEAM, very similar to the Duncan/Manu/Parker Spurs teams that kept winning it.

Not many teams can say they had 4 AS level players, a 6MotY level player, 3 veteran role players, and 2 recent lottery picks on their team.

Exactly. Won’t stop the Steph fanboys from trying to rewrite history though

Do list the specific parts that are being rewritten.

Not going to name names but just a simple reference to the first page answers that question

[shi-woo]

I will never get over Ime Udoka's refusal to change the defensive scheme on Curry. Basically just let him do whatever he wanted one on one for the whole series, even after he torched the Celtics at the beginning of Game 1. At some point Udoka should've taken the ball out of his hands with double teams, and forced the other Warriors to beat them.

I guess the idea was to let Curry get his and take away his teammates, but the Celtics never really adjusted when it became obvious it wasn't working.

In retrospect, losing that finals doesn't bother me nearly as much as some of the other Celtics losses this century, but the failure to make things tougher on Curry will always irritate me.

Same, I was losing my mind in that first quarter of game 1. That gameplan will be up there with Sheed stating he'll be ready and in shape all season in 2010, just to flame out and gas early when we needed him to play big minutes in the finals...Will never forgive Sheed for that, was not sad to see Ime go because of that coaching job.

The worst part of the Celtic's deciding to play that weird drop coverage against the best shooting backcourt of all time, was that is went against everything the Celtics had built, and the core strength of their team. Warriors were our WC rivals at that point, we played them tough for years, had some classic games in the RS, and our team was specifically designed to counter their offense by being switch heavy, and having guards that could play physical and put weight on Curry.

All of that thrown out the window for absolutely no reason. Smart was DpoY that year and his defensive impact was completely mitigated by his own teams gameplan. Really sad to see.

[10DayContract]

My 2nd favorite player in that series after Curry was GP2. Every time he was on the floor he controlled the game.

[Grahf]

I will never get over Ime Udoka's refusal to change the defensive scheme on Curry. Basically just let him do whatever he wanted one on one for the whole series, even after he torched the Celtics at the beginning of Game 1. At some point Udoka should've taken the ball out of his hands with double teams, and forced the other Warriors to beat them.

I guess the idea was to let Curry get his and take away his teammates, but the Celtics never really adjusted when it became obvious it wasn't working.

In retrospect, losing that finals doesn't bother me nearly as much as some of the other Celtics losses this century, but the failure to make things tougher on Curry will always irritate me.

Same, I was losing my mind in that first quarter of game 1. That gameplan will be up there with Sheed stating he'll be ready and in shape all season in 2010, just to flame out and gas early when we needed him to play big minutes in the finals...Will never forgive Sheed for that, was not sad to see Ime go because of that coaching job.

The worst part of the Celtic's deciding to play that weird drop coverage against the best shooting backcourt of all time, was that is went against everything the Celtics had built, and the core strength of their team. Warriors were our WC rivals at that point, we played them tough for years, had some classic games in the RS, and our team was specifically designed to counter their offense by being switch heavy, and having guards that could play physical and put weight on Curry.

All of that thrown out the window for absolutely no reason. Smart was DpoY that year and his defensive impact was completely mitigated by his own teams gameplan. Really sad to see.

Ugh, that drop coverage was obviously insane even as it was happening. Leaving the greatest shooter ever wide open for three and daring him to shoot because you're afraid of Draymond hurting you with his passing... Bizarro Land basketball strategy.

[tsherkin]

Great run. Golden State provided excellent D and some timely roleplayer contributions, but Steph was also amazing. Fun to watch.

[WentzerWuver]

My 2nd favorite player in that series after Curry was GP2. Every time he was on the floor he controlled the game.

Yet they waived him following their last championship just to save enough money to offer Poole his near max pay day. Talk about loyalty Lol

https://www.theplayerstribune.com/posts/gary-payton-ii-golden-state-warriors-nba-basketball

[Scoundreldays]

Such a fun run to watch. So happy Steph finally got his FMVP, game 4 in Boston when he was talking smack to the crowd you knew we were in for a special performance

[NZB2323]

God you Curry glazers are insufferable.
Jokic’s robins were Monte Morris and Will Barton. Alfreds maybe. Half his starting line up was out. Austin Rivers was on the floor ffs. And how old was Luka and the Jays atp? Ja was done after g3 too.
GB off season is officially in full form.

Nitpicking that can be applied to anyone. I.e. Dirk’s 2011 run: beat an old Lakers team, a bunch of 21 year olds in OKC, and the first year of the big 3 Heat who had no chemistry or role players.

1986 Celtics: beat a 22 year old Jordan, a 23 year old Hakeem, and the Hawks and Bucks who each only had 1 all-star that didn’t even start.

If I’ve learned anything from Realgm, it’s that every champion is actually bad and eventually will be exposed as frauds and their championship should have an asterisk.

[Fade_awayJ]

Players to win multiple Championships without a top 75 teammate

- Kobe Bryant
- Tim Duncan
- Steph Curry

End of the list.

[jokeboy86]

He beat the brakes off both Luka and the Celtics. I think now that we’ve had time to let it marinate let’s remember that. Oh yeah almost forgot gave the ol Joker a hand down man down series too. And Ja. It was a magnificent run capped by a legendary finals performance. His sidekick you ask? Andrew Wiggins.

https://youtu.be/1hDZoz3EwCY?feature=shared

so what’s your point Vanessa?