The Stephen Curry Thread (2015-16 Pt. 2)

[Quotatious]

green gets the bull suspension and missed game 5

How was Green's suspension "bull"? He has a history of dirty plays and it was about damn time that he got suspended. What Green was doing in the OKC and CLE series was the definition of "dirty player".

they win and we'll have to deal with all the dumbass lbj stans calling him the GOAT and all that nonsense. oh god.

I really hope the Cavs win game 7, and LeBron wins another championship, because the more titles he gets, the fewer dumbass Kobe stans who still rank Bryant ahead of James, will exist, because RINGZZZZZ is the only argument that exists for Bryant over James, at this point - LeBron has several seasons that are on a different level from Kobe's peak, he's just a much better basketball player (and ringzzz is a terrible argument).

My and1 was only for the first part of your response

What's wrong with the second part?

[MisterHibachi]

http://www.slate.com/articles/sports/sports_nut/2016/06/a_conversation_with_espn_s_ethan_sherwood_strauss_about_game_6_of_the_nba.html

Ethan: And Steph Curry in these playoffs has kind of been reduced to just a three-point shooter, and I feel as though that’s gotten ignored in part because we define him by three-point shooting, so people haven’t noticed that that’s all that’s really left right now. He’s not finishing at the rim, which is important because this team has a dearth of people who finish at the rim. He’s shooting 45 percent within five feet of the rim in these finals. He was at 64.5 percent during the season. I think that’s an underrated aspect, one that hasn’t gotten as much attention as, say, Harrison Barnes not being able to hit any kind of shot.

[Krodis]

Yeah his lack of finishing has been pretty shocking. He's missed so many layups that he would have hit in the regular season. I honestly just find it very hard to believe he's not hurt.

[RSCD3_]

Yeah his lack of finishing has been pretty shocking. He's missed so many layups that he would have hit in the regular season. I honestly just find it very hard to believe he's not hurt.

I dont think he's in pain but his physical stats are down, especially his leaping ability. Dude's max vertical right now might be 6-8 inches lower than normal

[mischievous]

Yeah his lack of finishing has been pretty shocking. He's missed so many layups that he would have hit in the regular season. I honestly just find it very hard to believe he's not hurt.

I dont think he's in pain but his physical stats are down, especially his leaping ability. Dude's max vertical right now might be 6-8 inches lower than normal

Tommorow's game 7, no more excuses.

[RSCD3_]

Steph addresses question about his wife's comments.

https://mobile.twitter.com/SherwoodStrauss/status/744259095830487040?s=09

Thoughts?

[deezerweeze]

series was going exactly the way I expected through four games. Warriors up 3-1 and completely dominating.

i knew it would take a extraordinary set of circumstances for the cavs to come back and i was right. green gets the bull suspension and missed game 5. bogut goes down (no, losing one of the best defensive bigs in the game isn't a good thing for the warriors). iggy gets back spasms and looked like he could barely move for much of game 6. curry dealing with bull foul trouble all of game 6 and the worst/one of the worst perimeter shooters in basketball over the past two years can suddenly shoot again.

now the cavs have all the momentum. they win and we'll have to deal with all the dumbass lbj stans calling him the GOAT and all that nonsense. oh god.

That's all it is really. I called this series from the start that it would end in 5 and it really should have. The Cavs looked completely defeated until Draymond's suspension put life back into them. Now with Bogut down and Iggy hobbled they believe they can win this series when they have absolutely no business even being in this position. LeBron is the luckiest **** player to ever exist in this league

yes, it's pretty hilarious.

it's not just bogut going down, green getting the ridiculous suspension, iggy getting back spams and looking like a 70 yr old man out there, barnes going 2-22 on WIDE OPEN shots over a two game span while the worst shooter in the league over the past two seasons is suddenly hitting contested jumpers...

there's also the fact that curry is very clearing not even close to 100% out there. anybody with a brain can see a very clear decline in agility/speed/quickness/explosiveness/etc, but these silly lebrick stans want you to believe that it's their defense that's causing his struggles.

we've never seen a team and player get so many lucky breaks and gifted such ridiculously favorable/fortunate set of circumstances.

[mademan]

series was going exactly the way I expected through four games. Warriors up 3-1 and completely dominating.

i knew it would take a extraordinary set of circumstances for the cavs to come back and i was right. green gets the bull suspension and missed game 5. bogut goes down (no, losing one of the best defensive bigs in the game isn't a good thing for the warriors). iggy gets back spasms and looked like he could barely move for much of game 6. curry dealing with bull foul trouble all of game 6 and the worst/one of the worst perimeter shooters in basketball over the past two years can suddenly shoot again.

now the cavs have all the momentum. they win and we'll have to deal with all the dumbass lbj stans calling him the GOAT and all that nonsense. oh god.

That's all it is really. I called this series from the start that it would end in 5 and it really should have. The Cavs looked completely defeated until Draymond's suspension put life back into them. Now with Bogut down and Iggy hobbled they believe they can win this series when they have absolutely no business even being in this position. LeBron is the luckiest **** player to ever exist in this league

yes, it's pretty hilarious.

it's not just bogut going down, green getting the ridiculous suspension, iggy getting back spams and looking like a 70 yr old man out there, barnes going 2-22 on WIDE OPEN shots over a two game span while the worst shooter in the league over the past two seasons is suddenly hitting contested jumpers...

there's also the fact that curry is very clearing not even close to 100% out there. anybody with a brain can see a very clear decline in agility/speed/quickness/explosiveness/etc, but these silly lebrick stans want you to believe that it's their defense that's causing his struggles.

we've never seen a team and player get so many lucky breaks and gifted such ridiculously favorable/fortunate set of circumstances.

You mean since GSW last year?

[mademan]

Yeah his lack of finishing has been pretty shocking. He's missed so many layups that he would have hit in the regular season. I honestly just find it very hard to believe he's not hurt.

I dont think he's hurt. I just think a lot of these drives would be called fouls in the RS and the Cavs are just putting a body into him during his drives

[cpower]

The league back to back MVP Stephen Curry has been in foul trouble 4 of 7 final games.


Don't really care who wins this game. I will only watch NBA regular games from now on.

[tsherkin]

Yeah, that 3rd foul was COMPLETE garbage. Shumpert literally ran directly into him and all Steph did was hold his ground. That was a travesty of a call.

[MyUniBroDavis]

Yeah, that 3rd foul was COMPLETE garbage. Shumpert literally ran directly into him and all Steph did was hold his ground. That was a travesty of a call.

Honestly, why don't the refs just get earpieces with refs outside watching a screen whenever it's a potential game deciding call? The replay we see it takes like 10 seconds to see. Would be faster than them gathering about or seeing players complain for a minute,

Edit: I'm not saying refs rig it at all though, I think that the refs in sports in general just have very hard jobs.

[deezerweeze]

well that was disappointing. oh well.

[JordansBulls]

well that was disappointing. oh well.

Yeah disappointing. Man what a horrible feeling in order to set the record for most wins in the season (73-9) and then you go and lose 9 games in the postseason alone including blowing a 3-1 series lead.

[bigboi]

He was absolute trash tonight and made a key turnover with that behind the back pass to Thompson

[Basileus777]

I really wonder what roster changes the Warriors are going to make this offseason. Is Barnes worth paying, especially when it's not clear if Bogut can stay healthy and productive and likely needs to be replaced? They just lost a title because Bogut got hurt and they were forced to play Andy Varejao and Ezeli minutes as Green can't play center for 48.

[GSP]

Crazy how u can go from Goat peak discussions by many to not even top 10.

Warriors were looking for him on the pickandroll almost every time and Kyrie hit the dagger to end Cleveland's drought in his face.

[mischievous]

What excuses do all the Curry stans have for his trash performance tonight? People will bring up injuries, well guess what he's had good performances in these playoffs and had a terrible one in the biggest game of the season. You can't have your cake and eat it.

[Winsome Gerbil]

I really wonder what roster changes the Warriors are going to make this offseason. Is Barnes worth paying, especially when it's not clear if Bogut can stay healthy and productive and likely needs to be replaced? They just lost a title because Bogut got hurt and they were forced to play Andy Varejao and Ezeli minutes as Green can't play center for 48.

I think you let Barnes go for that money. He's a replaceable piece. Who knows, maybe now it even opens the door for them to go Durant chasing.

But if their reigning MVP doesn't show up in the Finals they may not win anymore titles. Despite everything, with Green going off all Curry had to do was be average.

[NaturalThunder]

That has to be the second most disappointing season in major American sports history after the 2007 Patriots. Curry was pretty badly disappointing in the Finals, had some really disappointing games in the WCF, and missed about half of the first two rounds. I know Bogut's injury and Draymond's suspension didn't help, but the Warriors went an NBA all-time best 73-9, had a 3-1 series lead in the Finals, had two home games with a chance to win the championship, and blew it. And, to stay relevant to the thread topic, Curry had another underwhelming, disappointing game.

And if Klay and Curry hadn't gone 2K cheese mode from the 3P line in game six of the WCF, they would've been bounced in six games in the WCF.