How Disappointing Will The Season Be For GS If OKC Eliminates Them In The 1st Round?

suntzuballin · Post #101 » by **suntzuballin** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 12:54 am

MilotheSlayer wrote:It'll be even more disappointing when they lose to PHX in the first round.

rude awakening. .

Optms · Post #102 » by **Optms** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 7:16 am

That was a fluke win by Oklahoma more than anything. In a seven game series, Kerr will out coach Scott Brooks and the Thunder's iso ball will be exposed yet again.

The Warriors are dominating in all facets of the game right now and there is no reason to believe they can't maintain this pace. Honestly, what is their weakness? Seriously. They have none. Defense, offense, they have it all. Only the Spurs can stop this train.

thizznation · Post #103 » by **thizznation** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 7:28 am

stick to copy pasting twitter feeds bro, GSW will stomp out OKC in 7 game series, with bogut or no bogut

Kuya · Post #104 » by **Kuya** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 8:20 am

Golden State in 5

CnG · Post #105 » by **CnG** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 8:34 am

Only team I'm a little wary of is the Spurs.

Would ideally like to avoid the Griz too but the Warriors are good enough to give anybody in the league a tough series. You're either blind or ignorant if you're dismissing them already.

Ursusamericanus · Post #106 » by **Ursusamericanus** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 9:05 am

When you look at SRS, the Warriors are playing at a ridiculously high level, to the point of absurdity - 11+ (Clippers are second in the league in the neighborhood of 6+). They're on pace to be historically successful and it is hard to pinpoint any weaknesses in their game. As the seeds stand now, and with Bogut and Lee healthy, I think they could make it to the Finals, but we're still just midway through the season. From what I've seen so far, here's my breakdown:

OKC - Have lots of deep playoff experience, and if they match up with GSW, it'll be a tough series. Could go either way
HOU - Warriors have their number and would likely dominate them
LAC - Wildly inconsistent, who knows if they can get their defense together by the season's end? I favor GSW for now
SAS - Tough matchup, could go either way
MEM - Tough matchup, could go either way
PHX - Warriors win pretty clearly in my opinion
POR - Tough matchup, two more games left this season to see how they approach each other. I favor GSW for now
DAL - Tough matchup, could go either way

I could see SAS, MEM, DAL and OKC potentially knocking off the Warriors, but just as well, the Warriors could take out any of them. Let's just see if they can A) sustain this level of play and B) if Bogut, Lee, and the other key guys remain healthy.

thunderup_0_35 · Post #107 » by **thunderup_0_35** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 2:32 pm

PaulieWal wrote:
thunderup_0_35 wrote: As a Thunder fan I would be ashamed to lose to the Warriors.

OKC could very well win the title from the 8th seed because KD and GOATbrook are that good but that's a silly comment. They are the #1 seed in a brutal West for a reason. The disrespect is real lol.

I'm sorry really I just have high expectations for the Thunder. I guess ashamed was harsh maybe I meant disappointed. If Thunder loses in the first round Scoot Brooks should be fired. Where taking thunder who been knocking on the door for years now. I think there's no excuse to let Warriors somewhat come out of no where and take down freaking Kd and RW. It also doesn't help that I'm not completely sold on the Warriors and I must see them win a PO series before I can truly analyze them. For now there a really good regular season team for me. Was that better?

thunderup_0_35 · Post #108 » by **thunderup_0_35** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 2:33 pm

Also James harden agrees with me....

inquisitive · Post #109 » by **inquisitive** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 2:46 pm

if OKC gets blopez for perk, lamb, and throw in...they're going to the finals i think

inquisitive · Post #110 » by **inquisitive** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 2:47 pm

if OKC gets blopez for perk, lamb, pick, and throw in...they're going to the finals i think

a low post offensive presence will take them to another notch.

TaylorMonkey · Post #111 » by **TaylorMonkey** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 3:05 pm

KyletheDingbat wrote:Westbrook will be licking his chops if they match up in round one. No one on GS can check him on the perimeter so he'll get their front court in foul trouble quickly. And he won't let up. Westbrook '15 is a special kind of pit bull and I'd feel a little scared for Curry.

Err. Have you seen Westbrook's percentages the last few games against Curry?

Yeah.

thunderup_0_35 wrote:Also James harden agrees with me....

And how's that working out for him?

It's also really weird for Harden to be talking about what you do in playoffs when the Rockets haven't even gone as far as GSW, even with home court advantage.

KyletheDingbat · Post #112 » by **KyletheDingbat** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 5:55 pm

TaylorMonkey wrote:
KyletheDingbat wrote:Westbrook will be licking his chops if they match up in round one. No one on GS can check him on the perimeter so he'll get their front court in foul trouble quickly. And he won't let up. Westbrook '15 is a special kind of pit bull and I'd feel a little scared for Curry.

Err. Have you seen Westbrook's percentages the last few games against Curry?

Yeah.

Lotta people giving me flack for this comment. Regular season isn't playoffs. In the playoffs GS has to step in the ring with the NBA's Mike Tyson. Russell will beat them up.

GS is pretty incredible though and mixes the best parts of Spurs basketball with the best parts of superstar-ball so I wouldn't be surprised if they won the whole thing either. And as much as I talk about how Russ is gonna eat them, I've also made threads on here saying I wouldn't be surprised if one day Curry unleashes a 40ppg playoff series. Both those guys are hurricanes.

DynastySS · Post #113 » by **DynastySS** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 6:03 pm

thunderup_0_35 wrote:Also James harden agrees with me....

If you have 0-4 got my ass whooped every time James Harden agreeing with you, then I am starting to feel more confident you are wrong.

TaylorMonkey · Post #114 » by **TaylorMonkey** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 6:30 pm

KyletheDingbat wrote:
TaylorMonkey wrote:
KyletheDingbat wrote:Westbrook will be licking his chops if they match up in round one. No one on GS can check him on the perimeter so he'll get their front court in foul trouble quickly. And he won't let up. Westbrook '15 is a special kind of pit bull and I'd feel a little scared for Curry.

Err. Have you seen Westbrook's percentages the last few games against Curry?

Yeah.

Lotta people giving me flack for this comment. Regular season isn't playoffs. In the playoffs GS has to step in the ring with the NBA's Mike Tyson. Russell will beat them up.

NBA's Mike Tyson isn't Russell. OKC doesn't even have a championship and only one Finals appearance.

Westbrook isn't nearly as efficient as Curry is. You do realize the Warriors are one of the best interior defending teams, right? Saying it's just the regular season doesn't magically change that so Westbrook can drive unimpeded, because defense carries into the post season. It's the reason the game changes in the first place. Durant is way more of a potentially unstoppable threat than Westbrook will be.

Dubeta · Post #115 » by **Dubeta** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 6:31 pm

honestly speaking, gsw would win handily. How do you stop a team with 6 all stars? ISO ball won't cut it.

SF_Warriors · Post #116 » by **SF_Warriors** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 6:42 pm

As a gsw fan, I wouldn't be too dissapointed at all.
It would sting just like any other playoff loss, but the thunder are legit title contenders.

I would be extremely dissapointed if they were to get swept, though, but a 6 or 7 game series loss I could deal with.
But this is the west we are talking about. The #2 seed can easily lose to the #7, and 3rd could easily lose to the 6th. It really depends on the matchups and the difference between regular season wins for those teams may only be a few games.

KyletheDingbat · Post #117 » by **KyletheDingbat** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 6:59 pm

TaylorMonkey wrote:NBA's Mike Tyson isn't Russell. OKC doesn't even have a championship and only one Finals appearance.

Westbrook isn't nearly as efficient as Curry is. You do realize the Warriors are one of the best interior defending teams, right? Saying it's just the regular season doesn't magically change that so Westbrook can drive unimpeded, because defense carries into the post season. It's the reason the game changes in the first place. Durant is way more of a potentially unstoppable threat than Westbrook will be.

Can you think of a better NBA Tyson comp than Russell? To me he's just about a perfect match.

I agree that Durant is potentially even more unstoppable. Probably even more so, though he tends to shy away in the playoffs and Russ turns it on.

We'll see come playoff time. But that great interior defense GS has might look as legit as Noah's DPOY award against Nene last year. If Bogut is healthy though that's a big difference maker.

sfhand · Post #118 » by **sfhand** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 8:07 pm

How Disappointing Will This Thread Be For The OP If I Don't Respond To This Troll Bait?

QPR · Post #119 » by **QPR** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 9:33 pm

KyletheDingbat wrote:I agree that Durant is potentially even more unstoppable. Probably even more so, though he tends to shy away in the playoffs and Russ turns it on.

Durant has had plenty of massive playoff games. I remember reading his numbers in close out/elimination games after the Clips series last year and they were phenomenal.

Lord Cuban · Post #120 » by **Lord Cuban** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 9:52 pm

Golden State Warriors 2014-2015 = 2006-2007 Dallas Mavericks (67-15), 2010-2011 San Antonio Spurs (61-21) or 2010-2011 Chicago Bulls (62-20)

I saw my team win 67 games for nothing... I didn't watch anymore games in that playoffs...