If Golden State was healthy this season, would the Lakers still have made the finals?

Benedict_Boozer · Post #41 » by **Benedict_Boozer** » Thu Oct 8, 2020 4:48 am

AD would have MURDERED them. Not seeing the path for GSW

GregOden · Post #42 » by **GregOden** » Thu Oct 8, 2020 5:09 am

No chance in hell. But next year they have a punchers chance.

Mylie10 · Post #43 » by **Mylie10** » Thu Oct 8, 2020 5:16 am

The Warriors have to get longer and more defensive minded again, before we can think about contending for a title.

Post #44 » by **Capn'O** » Thu Oct 8, 2020 5:21 am

So since all of the actual teams got whooped we have to create a boogeyman to beat the Lakers.

Y'all are making me like the Lakers with nonsense like that :lol:

Lalouie · Post #45 » by **Lalouie** » Thu Oct 8, 2020 5:27 am

no bench for gsw means longer minutes for curry

tough call. this is not the deeeeep 73win gsw

Kingarella · Post #46 » by **Kingarella** » Thu Oct 8, 2020 8:14 am

If your aunt had balls, would she be your uncle? These "if" fantasy threads are just empty

Impuniti · Post #47 » by **Impuniti** » Thu Oct 8, 2020 8:16 am

It's hard to tell. If Draymond plays like he did this season as Mr. Triple Single, then there's zero chance. Lebron and AD would have gotten theirs, but it's tough to call. Maybe we'll be lucky enough to see next year.

Warriors defense was garbage the last two years though, still unsure what happens here.

Joao Saraiva · Post #48 » by **Joao Saraiva** » Thu Oct 8, 2020 10:30 am

They would definitely put up a fight. But it's not like the Lakers wouldn't be able to hold themselves.

Now with another addition and a trade of their 2nd pick GSW will probably have a big jump quality wise.

knuckles862 · Post #49 » by **knuckles862** » Thu Oct 8, 2020 12:16 pm

The warriors would definitely make howard and mcgee obsolete. Morris would also get exposed. Unfortunately green is not what he once was so it would depend if green or wiggins was traded for a better player

Liam_Gallagher · Post #50 » by **Liam_Gallagher** » Thu Oct 8, 2020 12:21 pm

Because they were doing so well before Curry got hurt.

California Gold · Post #51 » by **California Gold** » Thu Oct 8, 2020 12:37 pm

The city of San Francisco owns Los Angeles in many ways outside of just sports so no, they wouldn’t have made it because an SF team would’ve beat down a team from Southern Cal.

Ambrose · Post #52 » by **Ambrose** » Thu Oct 8, 2020 1:49 pm

If the Warriors were completely healthy this past season I think they would've been a lower seed and bounced in the first round. That cast is abysmal.

iamworthy · Post #53 » by **iamworthy** » Thu Oct 8, 2020 3:52 pm

Warriors roster without curry, klay and draymond.

Ky Bowman
Marquese Chriss
Damion Lee1
Kevon Looney
Mychal Mulder
Eric Paschall7
Jordan Poole
Alen Smailagic
Juan Toscano-Anderson
Andrew Wiggins

Warriors Analyst · Post #54 » by **Warriors Analyst** » Thu Oct 8, 2020 4:16 pm

This Warriors team as presently constructed wouldn't beat the Lakers in a series. Draymond is the only guy who can guard AD. Looney has done OK on him in the past, but his health is a huge question mark. Chriss is fun and I think he can be a decent in the future, but he's not going to shut down anyone on defense.

I don't doubt the healthy Warriors could win a game or two if they get hot, but this iteration of the Warriors doesn't have the size at the wings to hang with LA. But with that said, I'm more optimistic about our prospects than I was before the bubble. Paul at age 35 and Dragic at age 34 have performed really well in the playoffs. Jamal Murray and Donovan Mitchell both played out of their minds in the bubble. Unless you think that Mitchell and Murray have passed Steph as a player, there's no reason to think that Steph can't perform in the playoffs at age 32 next year.

Frank Dux · Post #55 » by **Frank Dux** » Thu Oct 8, 2020 4:18 pm

The general board is obsessed with hypothetical titles. Haven’t we seen enough of these threads from Raptor fans?

Lockdown504090 · Post #56 » by **Lockdown504090** » Thu Oct 8, 2020 4:19 pm

As constructed the warriors cant play defense at all. They need a big and a wing defender off the bench

MrChow · Post #57 » by **MrChow** » Thu Oct 8, 2020 4:26 pm

Taking an entire year off for Curry and Klay isnt something to take too lightly either. I dont doubt either of these two but they haven't played elite basketball for over a year now.

Post #58 » by **Clyde Frazier** » Thu Oct 8, 2020 4:41 pm

Draymond would have to have been in shape the whole season for them to have a chance. That remains to be seen.

Edrees · Post #59 » by **Edrees** » Thu Oct 8, 2020 10:13 pm

I see them being the Lakers more difficult matchup next season. As good as AD is, Steph will be a lot harder to guard because of his ability to move without the ball and shoot instantly. I predict a tough contested WCF next year assuming no injuries to either team.

DaPessimist · Post #60 » by **DaPessimist** » Thu Oct 8, 2020 10:27 pm

NoZoLakers wrote:
DaPessimist wrote:With no Klay I'm not sure how the season would have gone.

Next year, with Klay back, and after we add Turner?

Game. Set. Match.

you really think Turner is the difference? lol

One of the best rim protectors in the NBA who can also shoot the 3-ball?

Myles Turner would make the Warriors heavy favorites.