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

bigboi · Post #901 » by **bigboi** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 3:03 am

mischievous wrote: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.

And no more BS about being good defensively, the Cavs went at him every chance they got

picc · Post #902 » by **picc** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 3:03 am

Possibly the most legacy damaging series in nba history.

therealbig3 · Post #903 » by **therealbig3** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 3:05 am

Yeah he's got a lot of work to do this offseason. More than anything, his decision-making got exposed badly in these playoffs. Horrible TOs, constantly chucking 3s when he should have drove, and combined with his inability to finish, this was one of the worst Finals ever by an MVP, if not the worst.

Yeah, he's not close to where I thought he was.

How he bounces back next year is going to tell me a lot about his mental toughness.

GSP · Post #904 » by **GSP** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 3:07 am

The Warriors are really a sum of their parts team. Went from dynasty talks to the position they are now. Losing Bogut killed them.

With Bogut aging/injury history as well as you gotta wonder how much more Iggy has, the Warriors vaunted depth that has been their true Mvp is gonna get crushed soon. Barnes will not be able to come close to replicating Iggys impact and Ezeli will never be close to Bogut either.

All of a sudden Okc winning a ring doesnt seem so far fetched.

JordansBulls · Post #905 » by **JordansBulls** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 3:07 am

I kinda had a feeling they should not have chased the record for most wins in the season.

JordansBulls · Post #906 » by **JordansBulls** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 3:08 am

As you can see now in all the major sports the team with the most wins in a season has not won the title that season. Patriots in 2007, Cubs back in the day, NHL with Detroit and now Warriors.

Basileus777 · Post #907 » by **Basileus777** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 3:08 am

It was his inability to finish inside that really killed his game this postseason. I don't know if that was due to injury or what, but it really turned him into a much more limited player.

bigboi · Post #908 » by **bigboi** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 3:10 am

Also people who tried saying Curry was Westbrook, prime Rose level finishing, please take this L. Stats never tell the full story and he needs to chill with all the playground ball

picc · Post #909 » by **picc** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 3:13 am

Its unreal how careless Curry is with the ball. Dont think ive ever seen such nonchalance from a great player. Truly mindblowing. Huge possession, game 7 of the finals, behind the back flip pass to no one. He did it in game 4 and smacked himself upside tge head after Klay cleaned his mistake up, and i thought that'd be the end of it. Nope.

He just refuses to take things seriously, regardless of stakes. Totally unreal.

RSCD3_ · Post #910 » by **RSCD3_** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 3:17 am

mischievous wrote: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.

Hey man chill out, curry fans are not having a good time today, better to not call them idiots or anything because of what happened, the warriors are a great team and they'll be back so dont go 2011 lebron james hater on them

oolalaa · Post #911 » by **oolalaa** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 3:17 am

Basileus777 wrote:It was his inability to finish inside that really killed his game this postseason. I don't know if that was due to injury or what, but it really turned him into a much more limited player.

Surely that's just playoff defensive pressure/physicality. His mediocre athleticism gets exposed.

GSP · Post #912 » by **GSP** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 3:18 am

picc wrote:Its unreal how careless Curry is with the ball. Dont think ive ever seen such nonchalance from a great player. Truly mindblowing. Huge possession, game 7 of the finals, behind the back flip pass to no one. He did it in game 4 and smacked himself upside tge head after Klay cleaned his mistake up, and i thought that'd be the end of it. Nope.

He just refuses to take things seriously, regardless of stakes. Totally unreal.

Thats his game. When he makes those flashy plays hes the offensive Goat, when he turns it over he doesnt take things seriously......

Cmon man. Steph isnt a controlled playmaker/ballhandler like Cp3, having him play a controlled game like Cp3 could take away what makes him great. Him and the Warriors thrive on the chaos they create offensively and theyve ALWAYS been a sloppy passing team, they make the right passes but technically their passes have always been suspect. Theyre just Goat level shotmaking so ppl ignore that.

Players personalities come out in their games, u cant put a lion in a cage and think its gonna be a housecat when its released to the wild.

GSP · Post #913 » by **GSP** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 3:22 am

oolalaa wrote:
Basileus777 wrote:It was his inability to finish inside that really killed his game this postseason. I don't know if that was due to injury or what, but it really turned him into a much more limited player.

Surely that's just playoff defensive pressure/physicality. His mediocre athleticism gets exposed.

He doesnt get all the space off ball like in the regular season or off pick and rolls. That space is the most crucial part.

This series and the Warriors postseason performance in general shows perfectly how the regular season and postseason are completely different things and why commentators say things in a handful of regular season games like "this game has had a playoff atmosphere"

mischievous · Post #914 » by **mischievous** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 3:23 am

RSCD3_ wrote:
mischievous wrote: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.

Hey man chill out, curry fans are not having a good time today, better to not call them idiots or anything because of what happened, the warriors are a great team and they'll be back so dont go 2011 lebron james hater on them

Where did i call anyone an idiot? I was getting attacked almost all regular seaon for saying Curry wasn't the goat peak. These playoffs showed it, injuries or no injuries. I used to like Curry a lot back in 2013 and 2014 but the past 2 years have changed things.

BlzMwt · Post #915 » by **BlzMwt** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 3:25 am

JordansBulls wrote:I kinda had a feeling they should not have chased the record for most wins in the season.

why do you think that impacted the finals?

peaked too early? too tired?

I thought they looked fine when coming back during the OKC series...

You think if they only win 65-68 they beat cleveland?

JordansBulls · Post #916 » by **JordansBulls** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 3:29 am

BlzMwt wrote:
JordansBulls wrote:I kinda had a feeling they should not have chased the record for most wins in the season.

why do you think that impacted the finals?

peaked too early? too tired?

I thought they looked fine when coming back during the OKC series...

You think if they only win 65-68 they beat cleveland?

They didn't have many injuries in the season and because of going for it probably built up in the playoff there nagging injuries.

Basileus777 · Post #917 » by **Basileus777** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 3:31 am

JordansBulls wrote:
BlzMwt wrote:
JordansBulls wrote:I kinda had a feeling they should not have chased the record for most wins in the season.

why do you think that impacted the finals?

peaked too early? too tired?

I thought they looked fine when coming back during the OKC series...

You think if they only win 65-68 they beat cleveland?

They didn't have many injuries in the season and because of going for it probably built up in the playoff there nagging injuries.

I don't know that there's any correlation between their postseason injuries and playing for 73 wins. This seems like a use of the gambler's fallacy.

RSCD3_ · Post #918 » by **RSCD3_** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 3:34 am

mischievous wrote:
RSCD3_ wrote:
mischievous wrote: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.

Hey man chill out, curry fans are not having a good time today, better to not call them idiots or anything because of what happened, the warriors are a great team and they'll be back so dont go 2011 lebron james hater on them

Where did i call anyone an idiot? I was getting attacked almost all regular seaon for saying Curry wasn't the goat peak. These playoffs showed it, injuries or no injuries. I used to like Curry a lot back in 2013 and 2014 but the past 2 years have changed things.

Well stan isnt really a polite way of addressing someone as most of the time its used for people that are such big fans of there team that they cant see any thing with logic.

Was curry disappointing yeah but he clearly wasnt the same in the regular season and I think its not black and white why he struggled. He clearly looked more bouncier and cut at faster and sharper angles. The GOAT Peak thing is overplayed only a few were saying it here and they changed their minds by the playoffs for the most part.

KidPistol · Post #919 » by **KidPistol** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 3:36 am

Legacy damaging? Lol maybe? But Steph isn't finished with his legacy yet. He's entering his prime. Let's give him another 5-6 years before we talk about how damaged his legacy is.

Reservoirdawgs · Post #920 » by **Reservoirdawgs** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 3:47 am

Sigh...this is what I was afraid of. We're talking about the first-time unanimous MVP in NBA history, the leader of a 73 win team, and someone who was a few bounces from winning back-to-back titles as someone who has "damaged his legacy". Was it a good series for him? No. But to say that he has damaged his legacy is completely reactionary and foolish.