JulesWinnfield wrote:All the talk about the "easy east", but I swear I've never seen a team so lucky as the warriors the last few years when it comes to playoff injuries. 2015 was a joke of epic proportions where literally everyone they played was hampered as well as potential threats who never even got to play them due to said injuries. And of course it culminated with the biggest break in the finals anyone has ever seen with the Cavs reduced to delly as Brons sidekick. Now this year it's Portland with no nurkic most of the way (he was a game changer for them). Then it's Utah without George hill. Now it's going to be San Antonio with a hampered Kawhi and no Parker, or Houston without nene
They are talented enough as it is. They don't need this endless stream of breaks. But warrior fans have the nerve to cry tears that steph was less than 100% last postseason (but still played, and was highly effective before the finals). This team just has the red carpet rolled out for them time after time in addition to being over the top talent wise. I'm awaiting the inevitable Kyrie or Kevin Love injury now
I really can't hear it anymore because it's silly to be blunt.
In 2013 Curry was visibly hurt against San Antonio in the second round - they lost in six games. The Warriors lost their entire C rotation in 2014 and lost to Clippers in Game 7. In 2016, Curry was injured twice in the postseason and missed games against Houston and Portland. The only reason they still came through was because they were still more talented / had better chemistry. Any normal team would have lost before the Finals and the season would have been a prime example of a title contender losing because of injury problems. Yet somehow people don't (want to) take this into account because the Warriors still advanced? Are they lucky because they are still good without their best player and therefore injuries to him don't count as much? If so, that's stupid. In the Finals, Bogut and Iguodala were out and Curry still hobbled (I mention this because you do the same with Kawhi). This year, Durant missed two games in the playoffs after being injured towards the end of the regular season. Just because the Warriors are still good without him doesn't mean there were no significant injury issues. But yes, tell me about being lucky.
In 2015 injuries were a joke? Well guess what, it was no exception. Injuries are a part of basketball - and playoff basketball in particular. Look at this year. Yes, the Blazers missed Nurkic and the Jazz Hill for two games. So the Warriors get 'an endless stream of breaks'? No, because this is something we see for most teams at this point in the season. Durant missed games against Portland. How about Griffin going down for the Clippers who lost in seven games to the Jazz? The Grizzlies lost in six games to San Antonio with Leonard going bonkers on Carter and Co. while Allen - their best perimeter defender - was out. Houston lost Nene, San Antonio Parker. Kawhi injured himself this game. By the way, which game was that? That's right, game 5. A game that the Warriors didn't have to play because they took care of business in four games. So every additional game increases the odds of somebody injuring himself? Breaking news. Again the Warriors are apparently lucky to be in the best position possible to close a series out early.
Let's look at the East this year. Cleveland's ECSF' opponent lost its best player in the middle of the series. So Cleveland was very fortunate I suppose, given that Hill has been counted as a major blow to the Jazz - and Lowry is clearly more important to the Raptors in comparison. The Bulls lost rondo after being convincingly up 2-0. I don't have to repeat the special cirucumstances Thomas and the Celtics are dealing with. Milwaukee gave Toronto a run for their money without Parker and with Middleton still not being in best shape. Did you know that Atlanta lost Korver in 2015 two games into the Conference Finals against the Cavaliers? He was their best offensive player that year. Oh, and that Carroll - when he was still good - got injured in the first game of the series? He was their best bet to slow James down. Both players were more important to Atlanta than Nene for Houston or Parker for the Spurs this year. Did you know Valanciunas did suffer an ankle injury before the ECF last year that caused him to sit out two games and not playing much after that? He was causing some problems for Cleveland in the few minutes he played.
But yes, the Warriors' red carpet lies on the ground - they just have to go over it. Maybe I should resort to what you did and generalize. So let me say this: LeBron stans are crying about the Warriors' fans allegedly crying and bringing up injuries while complaining about Warriors' fans bringing up injuries. Pretty ironic - don't you see that!? And of course LeBron's lucky breaks - and nothing else happened half a dozen times over the past three years since we apparently treat injuries of good role players as getting lucky breaks now - aren't mentioned while the Warriors' injuries in 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017 are apparently not noteworthy, even if we're having a discussion about injuries and hobbled players, and when someone brings it up the immature reaction is "you don't get to mention injures as you have benefited from it in the past". Seriously, you guys should grow up, be objective, apply a consistent standard and realize that injuries are a part of the game for any team - and also realize that part of why the Warriors are healthy and rested these days has to do with them closing out series early and not having to play tough minutes towards the end of the RS by virtue of performing well before that. But I guess it's fine to mention injuries and complain about it on the one side but not the other. Keep up the good work, I don't know why I even bother anymore.
/rant over
