The Stephen Curry Thread (2015-16 Pt. 1)

[RSCD3_]

Nevermind

[MisterHibachi]

With an injury like this, there's the worry he comes back just a little too soon and then overcompensates and injures something more severely. That's what happened with Kyrie last year.

[BasketballFan7]

Some posters have commented that GS can or will beat LAC without Curry. I really, really doubt that but I can be convinced otherwise. Am I off to be confident that LAC wins that series in 6 or so?

[JordansBulls]

With an injury like this, there's the worry he comes back just a little too soon and then overcompensates and injures something more severely. That's what happened with Kyrie last year.

And Rose in 2012 as he kept getting little injuries that led to the big one.

[JordansBulls]

Some posters have commented that GS can or will beat LAC without Curry. I really, really doubt that but I can be convinced otherwise. Am I off to be confident that LAC wins that series in 6 or so?

Thing is two of the games they didn't have Blake

[mysticOscar]

Some posters have commented that GS can or will beat LAC without Curry. I really, really doubt that but I can be convinced otherwise. Am I off to be confident that LAC wins that series in 6 or so?

They can beat LAC....i dont think it would be lopsided. But I would say Warriors are slight favourites.

Warriors without Curry is about ~55 win team, which makes them mortal. The biggest fear now for the Warriors is if another player being injured in that series and not having the cushion in cruising during portion of games

[therealbig3]

Even if he comes back in time for the Clippers series, he's most likely going to be off, and yeah, he may very well be compensating and end up injuring something else.

But I think he's still necessary to have out there if the Warriors want to win the series. I think the Clippers can punish a Curry-less Warriors far more than a terrible Rockets team. They're far more capable on both sides of the ball, and I think that means 1. the Warriors need Curry (even a less than 100% Curry) if they want to score enough, because the Clippers have a great offense, and 2. the Clippers defense is a lot smarter and has a lot more freedom and margin of error to work with if Curry isn't there.

[Nbafanatic]

With this Blake Griffin we have been seeing so far in the playoffs, I think the Warriors have an outside chance without Curry, even with an improved bench by the Clippers this playoffs. If Blake is able to be at 80 or 70% of his capacities when the serie comes, then I don't think so.

[mysticOscar]

With this Blake Griffin we have been seeing so far in the playoffs, I think the Warriors have an outside chance without Curry, even with an improved bench by the Clippers this playoffs. If Blake is able to be at 80 or 70% of his capacities when the serie comes, then I don't think so.

Take into account Warriors having HCA, much deeper bench, more cohesive as a team, also have impact players like Dray, Bogut, Klay, Iggy.. and not having memories of last years rd 2 to haunt them....u really think Warriors have no shot if Griffin plays even only at 80%?

Not trying to rile you up, just want to see your thought process

[Colbinii]

With this Blake Griffin we have been seeing so far in the playoffs, I think the Warriors have an outside chance without Curry, even with an improved bench by the Clippers this playoffs. If Blake is able to be at 80 or 70% of his capacities when the serie comes, then I don't think so.

Take into account Warriors having HCA, much deeper bench, more cohesive as a team, also have impact players like Dray, Bogut, Klay, Iggy.. and not having memories of last years rd 2 to haunt them....u really think Warriors have no shot if Griffin plays even only at 80%?

Not trying to rile you up, just want to see your thought process

He never said they have no shot. He said that they have an outside chance with a healthy Blake and no Curry. I think the Clippers are also better than the Warriors without Curry. I would have the Clippers in 6 without Curry, which makes sense considering I would have W's in 6 with Curry.

[Nbafanatic]

With this Blake Griffin we have been seeing so far in the playoffs, I think the Warriors have an outside chance without Curry, even with an improved bench by the Clippers this playoffs. If Blake is able to be at 80 or 70% of his capacities when the serie comes, then I don't think so.

Take into account Warriors having HCA, much deeper bench, more cohesive as a team, also have impact players like Dray, Bogut, Klay, Iggy.. and not having memories of last years rd 2 to haunt them....u really think Warriors have no shot if Griffin plays even only at 80%?

Not trying to rile you up, just want to see your thought process

Yeah, I think they do not. A healthy Clippers team can play you guys very close already with everybody healthy, as we have seen in the first 2 regular season games. A healthy Curry would make a world of a difference in this case, as for all the flaws the Clippers have, they are still way better and more disciplined than this year Rockets. Everybody healthy, I already thought that would be at least a 6 games series with the Warriors winning, without Curry along a good enough Griffin, I'd favor the Clippers, no doubt. Anyway, I'm rooting for Steph to get well like crazy right now... Such a shame.

[PCProductions]

Do we know what grade MCL sprain it is? Or tear?

[therealbig3]

Do we know what grade MCL sprain it is? Or tear?

MRI tomorrow.

Fingers crossed it's grade 1, and he only has to sit out a week or so.

[mysticOscar]

With this Blake Griffin we have been seeing so far in the playoffs, I think the Warriors have an outside chance without Curry, even with an improved bench by the Clippers this playoffs. If Blake is able to be at 80 or 70% of his capacities when the serie comes, then I don't think so.

Take into account Warriors having HCA, much deeper bench, more cohesive as a team, also have impact players like Dray, Bogut, Klay, Iggy.. and not having memories of last years rd 2 to haunt them....u really think Warriors have no shot if Griffin plays even only at 80%?

Not trying to rile you up, just want to see your thought process

Yeah, I think they do not. A healthy Clippers team can play you guys very close already with everybody healthy, as we have seen in the first 2 regular season games. A healthy Curry would make a world of a difference in this case, as for all the flaws the Clippers have, they are still way better and more disciplined than this year Rockets. Everybody healthy, I already thought that would be at least a 6 games series with the Warriors winning, without Curry along a good enough Griffin, I'd favor the Clippers, no doubt. Anyway, I'm rooting for Steph to get well like crazy right now... Such a shame.

I wouldnt pay too closely to regular season matches....i mean Warriors lost to Lakers with Curry, it wont mean Lakers will win in a series against them.

Warriors have great depth...and i expect some of them will step up in Currys absence and hold the fort enough till he comes back.

Clippers is no Spurs...they have many glaring weaknesses.

One of the major difference that Curry provides is getting u over the line in close games. I feel now that between Warriors and Clippers...close games is 50/50.

I hope Curry is fine...i feel he really needs to come back for at least a game or 2 in this series to get his groove back because his going to be needed to be close to 100% to beat the Spurs (if they get through)

[Nbafanatic]

Take into account Warriors having HCA, much deeper bench, more cohesive as a team, also have impact players like Dray, Bogut, Klay, Iggy.. and not having memories of last years rd 2 to haunt them....u really think Warriors have no shot if Griffin plays even only at 80%?

Not trying to rile you up, just want to see your thought process

Yeah, I think they do not. A healthy Clippers team can play you guys very close already with everybody healthy, as we have seen in the first 2 regular season games. A healthy Curry would make a world of a difference in this case, as for all the flaws the Clippers have, they are still way better and more disciplined than this year Rockets. Everybody healthy, I already thought that would be at least a 6 games series with the Warriors winning, without Curry along a good enough Griffin, I'd favor the Clippers, no doubt. Anyway, I'm rooting for Steph to get well like crazy right now... Such a shame.

I wouldnt pay too closely to regular season matches....i mean Warriors lost to Lakers with Curry, it wont mean Lakers will win in a series against them.

Warriors have great depth...and i expect some of them will step up in Currys absence and hold the fort enough till he comes back.

Clippers is no Spurs...they have many glaring weaknesses.

One of the major difference that Curry provides is getting u over the line in close games. I feel now that between Warriors and Clippers...close games is 50/50.

I hope Curry is fine...i feel he really needs to come back for at least a game or 2 in this series to get his groove back because his going to be needed to be close to 100% to beat the Spurs (if they get through)

You can't use that Lakers game as an example. There is some animosity between Clippers and Warriors because of their playoff series in 2014 and those Doc Rivers remarks in the offseason about how the Warriors got lucky for not facing them or the Spurs and etc. Those games early in the season were taken very seriously by both teams, and in this case, I think we can learn something. I stand by what I said, we'll have to agree to disagree, no problem.

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