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Re: Stephen Curry has been totally exposed 

Post#901 » by Spintown » Thu Jan 7, 2021 6:25 am

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MarxyLebronist wrote:I still don't get why Durant wanted out so fast. Can anyone shed light on this?
Maybe someone from Curry's much more sophisticated astroturf team (they don't forget which account they're using at least) or someone with some medical training?


Guy was looking for something he thought he would get here. Winning championships and FMVP didn’t make him happy. He found that out. In his ego he wanted to be accepted as greater than Lebron.

That and he also wanted teammates to match his single lifestyle in a single nightlife city. The Warriors are a good group of guys but they have their own lives. They are individuals that do their own things off company time. Kyrie matches more his personality.

You could tell he didn’t belong here because after winning championships everyone would go to party together at a club and he spend the night with his mom instead. That’s why I believed we should have traded him to play with Kyrie during the three peat year. It would have made everyone happier. Win win for everyone involved. Imagine a Boston GS finals, ratings through the roof and decide who is the greatest player this decade.


So would Lebron be playing for GS or Boston?
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Re: Stephen Curry has been totally exposed 

Post#902 » by SpreeChokeJob » Thu Jan 7, 2021 6:45 am

Spintown wrote:
SpreeChokeJob wrote:
MarxyLebronist wrote:I still don't get why Durant wanted out so fast. Can anyone shed light on this?
Maybe someone from Curry's much more sophisticated astroturf team (they don't forget which account they're using at least) or someone with some medical training?


Guy was looking for something he thought he would get here. Winning championships and FMVP didn’t make him happy. He found that out. In his ego he wanted to be accepted as greater than Lebron.

That and he also wanted teammates to match his single lifestyle in a single nightlife city. The Warriors are a good group of guys but they have their own lives. They are individuals that do their own things off company time. Kyrie matches more his personality.

You could tell he didn’t belong here because after winning championships everyone would go to party together at a club and he spend the night with his mom instead. That’s why I believed we should have traded him to play with Kyrie during the three peat year. It would have made everyone happier. Win win for everyone involved. Imagine a Boston GS finals, ratings through the roof and decide who is the greatest player this decade.


So would Lebron be playing for GS or Boston?


Neither he was playing with the second greatest player at the time Lonzo Ball, the next Magic Johnson. He was the key to acquire a lesser player in AD courtesy of Rich Paul aka Lebron.
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Re: Stephen Curry has been totally exposed 

Post#903 » by Muha_i_samolet » Thu Jan 7, 2021 6:58 am

Getting completely locked down by freaking Beverley, lol, you **** me m8...
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Re: Stephen Curry has been totally exposed 

Post#904 » by Spintown » Thu Jan 7, 2021 7:02 am

SpreeChokeJob wrote:
Spintown wrote:
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Guy was looking for something he thought he would get here. Winning championships and FMVP didn’t make him happy. He found that out. In his ego he wanted to be accepted as greater than Lebron.

That and he also wanted teammates to match his single lifestyle in a single nightlife city. The Warriors are a good group of guys but they have their own lives. They are individuals that do their own things off company time. Kyrie matches more his personality.

You could tell he didn’t belong here because after winning championships everyone would go to party together at a club and he spend the night with his mom instead. That’s why I believed we should have traded him to play with Kyrie during the three peat year. It would have made everyone happier. Win win for everyone involved. Imagine a Boston GS finals, ratings through the roof and decide who is the greatest player this decade.


So would Lebron be playing for GS or Boston?


Neither he was playing with the second greatest player at the time Lonzo Ball, the next Magic Johnson. He was the key to acquire a lesser player in AD courtesy of Rich Paul aka Lebron.


a decade has 10 years in it and Lebron still has the most championships and most MVP's this decade. If you think Durant or even Curry are close then you really need to rethink the definition of "greatest player this decade"
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Re: Stephen Curry has been totally exposed 

Post#905 » by SpreeChokeJob » Thu Jan 7, 2021 7:21 am

Spintown wrote:
SpreeChokeJob wrote:
Spintown wrote:
So would Lebron be playing for GS or Boston?


Neither he was playing with the second greatest player at the time Lonzo Ball, the next Magic Johnson. He was the key to acquire a lesser player in AD courtesy of Rich Paul aka Lebron.


a decade has 10 years in it and Lebron still has the most championships and most MVP's this decade. If you think Durant or even Curry are close then you really need to rethink the definition of "greatest player this decade"


Championships are team awards. Even then Lebron lost 3 out of 4 to those two. And very close to losing 4 out of 4. But if they were to replay the 2nd championship 10 times with everyone healthy and playing, that Warriors team would beat Lebron and his hand selected players the majority of the time.

If you’re going by MVP, don’t really care for the award since Westbrook and Harden won it. They specifically chased for it. Curry is a MVP, but he doesn’t stat chase or organize the team in a way where the team feeds him. He is the only unanimous MVP even when he isn’t looking to be. He is the real thing.
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Post#906 » by ShayDee » Thu Jan 7, 2021 7:43 am

Not a good game but was swarmed and triple teamed and Oubre didn't hit his shots. Not a good enough excuse given the kind of player he is, should've been more aggressive early but compared to the kind of Freedom Kawhi and Pg got he couldn't' do much with the spacing available
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Re: Stephen Curry has been totally exposed 

Post#907 » by Spintown » Thu Jan 7, 2021 7:48 am

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Spintown wrote:
SpreeChokeJob wrote:
Neither he was playing with the second greatest player at the time Lonzo Ball, the next Magic Johnson. He was the key to acquire a lesser player in AD courtesy of Rich Paul aka Lebron.


a decade has 10 years in it and Lebron still has the most championships and most MVP's this decade. If you think Durant or even Curry are close then you really need to rethink the definition of "greatest player this decade"


Championships are team awards. Even then Lebron lost 3 out of 4 to those two. And very close to losing 4 out of 4. But if they were to replay the 2nd championship 10 times with everyone healthy and playing, that Warriors team would beat Lebron and his hand selected players the majority of the time.

If you’re going by MVP, don’t really care for the award since Westbrook and Harden won it. They specifically chased for it. Curry is a MVP, but he doesn’t stat chase or organize the team in a way where the team feeds him. He is the only unanimous MVP even when he isn’t looking to be. He is the real thing.


Are you seriously arguing that Lebron isn't the player of the decade?

any where you slice it you are shooting yourself in the foot. You want to talk about Rings? You want to Talk about MVPs? You want to talk about getting there without your second best player also being a MVP (Durant/Curry)?

and Please don't talk about Warriors tainted Championships like they actually worked hard to win those.
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Post#908 » by Kings4win » Thu Jan 7, 2021 7:56 am

Yeah this is exactly what happens when he comes up v decent defensive teams. The Blazers and Kings sure he will get his, but look at this game v the Clippers, couldn't even make plays for others either but some say he's a great passer?

Lol but hey his fans will continue to give him a pass during the bad games and talk him up when he torches the weak defensive teams I suppose.
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Post#909 » by AussieCeltic » Thu Jan 7, 2021 8:39 am

Kings4win wrote:Yeah this is exactly what happens when he comes up v decent defensive teams. The Blazers and Kings sure he will get his, but look at this game v the Clippers, couldn't even make plays for others either but some say he's a great passer?

Lol but hey his fans will continue to give him a pass during the bad games and talk him up when he torches the weak defensive teams I suppose.


Shock me he had one bad game and look who is back trolling. Guess what? It happens. He’s still putting up 30ppg on 65%TS and a PER of 28. He’s doing just fine

Harden scored 15 points today against Indy. It’s happened before, it will happen again.
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Post#910 » by The High Cyde » Thu Jan 7, 2021 8:57 am

Warriors have visibly gotten much better since Draymond came back, as expected. The game today was closer than the score suggests. Batum hitting two threes with Bev hitting another was the cushion the Clips needed in the final minutes. And Steph is fine, still one of the deadliest players in the game, if not the most.
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Post#911 » by Kings4win » Thu Jan 7, 2021 8:59 am

AussieCeltic wrote:
Kings4win wrote:Yeah this is exactly what happens when he comes up v decent defensive teams. The Blazers and Kings sure he will get his, but look at this game v the Clippers, couldn't even make plays for others either but some say he's a great passer?

Lol but hey his fans will continue to give him a pass during the bad games and talk him up when he torches the weak defensive teams I suppose.


Shock me he had one bad game and look who is back trolling. Guess what? It happens. He’s still putting up 30ppg on 65%TS and a PER of 28. He’s doing just fine

Harden scored 15 points today against Indy. It’s happened before, it will happen again.
Shock me he came up against a decent defensive team and look what happens.
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Re: Stephen Curry has been totally exposed 

Post#912 » by SpreeChokeJob » Thu Jan 7, 2021 9:01 am

Spintown wrote:
SpreeChokeJob wrote:
Spintown wrote:
a decade has 10 years in it and Lebron still has the most championships and most MVP's this decade. If you think Durant or even Curry are close then you really need to rethink the definition of "greatest player this decade"


Championships are team awards. Even then Lebron lost 3 out of 4 to those two. And very close to losing 4 out of 4. But if they were to replay the 2nd championship 10 times with everyone healthy and playing, that Warriors team would beat Lebron and his hand selected players the majority of the time.

If you’re going by MVP, don’t really care for the award since Westbrook and Harden won it. They specifically chased for it. Curry is a MVP, but he doesn’t stat chase or organize the team in a way where the team feeds him. He is the only unanimous MVP even when he isn’t looking to be. He is the real thing.


Are you seriously arguing that Lebron isn't the player of the decade?

any where you slice it you are shooting yourself in the foot. You want to talk about Rings? You want to Talk about MVPs? You want to talk about getting there without your second best player also being a MVP (Durant/Curry)?

and Please don't talk about Warriors tainted Championships like they actually worked hard to win those.


Don’t use the word tainted. It isn’t anymore tainted that Lebron teamed up with his pal to form the first super team in Miami or that he has his own player agency operating behind the scenes.

The Warriors were a homegrown team that beat him in their first championship and would have beat him for the second if they were at full strength. KD joined the Warriors as a free agent, he did not force his way out of his contract to join this team like other stars did.

All he did was craft his legacy was going through the Leastern conference. And he had a boatload of losses to Kawhi, Dirk, Steph and KD. And saved by Ray Allen and a mistake by Pop from another one. He’s a great player, but a lot it was his behind the scenes manipulation and being the face the NBA wanted to sell.
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Re: Stephen Curry has been totally exposed 

Post#913 » by Spintown » Thu Jan 7, 2021 9:16 am

SpreeChokeJob wrote:
Spintown wrote:
SpreeChokeJob wrote:
Championships are team awards. Even then Lebron lost 3 out of 4 to those two. And very close to losing 4 out of 4. But if they were to replay the 2nd championship 10 times with everyone healthy and playing, that Warriors team would beat Lebron and his hand selected players the majority of the time.

If you’re going by MVP, don’t really care for the award since Westbrook and Harden won it. They specifically chased for it. Curry is a MVP, but he doesn’t stat chase or organize the team in a way where the team feeds him. He is the only unanimous MVP even when he isn’t looking to be. He is the real thing.


Are you seriously arguing that Lebron isn't the player of the decade?

any where you slice it you are shooting yourself in the foot. You want to talk about Rings? You want to Talk about MVPs? You want to talk about getting there without your second best player also being a MVP (Durant/Curry)?

and Please don't talk about Warriors tainted Championships like they actually worked hard to win those.


Don’t use the word tainted. It isn’t anymore tainted that Lebron teamed up with his pal to form the first super team in Miami or that he has his own player agency operating behind the scenes.

The Warriors were a homegrown team that beat him in their first championship and would have beat him for the second if they were at full strength. KD joined the Warriors as a free agent, he did not force his way out of his contract to join this team like other stars did.

All he did was craft his legacy was going through the Leastern conference. And he had a boatload of losses to Kawhi, Dirk, Steph and KD. And saved by Ray Allen and a mistake by Pop from another one. He’s a great player, but a lot it was his behind the scenes manipulation and being the face the NBA wanted to sell.


Speaking of full strength, you fail to acknowledge that the only reason warriors beat the cavs in 2015 was cause Kyrie and Love were injured.
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Re: Stephen Curry has been totally exposed 

Post#914 » by Pelly24 » Thu Jan 7, 2021 9:58 am

Everyone has a bad game and I think the Warriors will find a way to have a decent game. And I know it's rare that even elite guards are covered like Steph.

But it's weird that there appears to be such a straightforward way to stop or contain Steph. It's always jarring. With his handle I'd just expect him to like, just spin out of a trap and make a floater, or get a rebound and beat everyone in transition and do a eurostep to make a layup, or hit a midrange fadeaway, or maybe go to the post, etc. He's got so many skills and he's a strong guy, but sometimes it literally looks like he has zero off the dribble game. Tonight he was also off shooting. But I'm more speaking on how it looks in terms of his tools, or lack thereof
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Re: Stephen Curry has been totally exposed 

Post#915 » by JN61 » Thu Jan 7, 2021 11:45 am

DubsPhilosophy wrote:
TheHardenChoke wrote:
MarxyLebronist wrote:I still don't get why Durant wanted out so fast. Can anyone shed light on this?
Maybe someone from Curry's much more sophisticated astroturf team (they don't forget which account they're using at least) or someone with some medical training?


Because Draymond is a trash team mate

Cried in the parking lot to get KD, then acted like they didn't need him when he arrived.

Dray is a ****


Draymond is a championship caliber player and a the definition of a winner. I'm guessing whatever trash franchise you follow could use some of what he provides.

Draymond, Steph and Klay will be Warriors for life.

He is a coat rider
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Re: Stephen Curry has been totally exposed 

Post#916 » by rtiff68 » Thu Jan 7, 2021 12:26 pm

Spintown wrote:
SpreeChokeJob wrote:
Spintown wrote:
Are you seriously arguing that Lebron isn't the player of the decade?

any where you slice it you are shooting yourself in the foot. You want to talk about Rings? You want to Talk about MVPs? You want to talk about getting there without your second best player also being a MVP (Durant/Curry)?

and Please don't talk about Warriors tainted Championships like they actually worked hard to win those.


Don’t use the word tainted. It isn’t anymore tainted that Lebron teamed up with his pal to form the first super team in Miami or that he has his own player agency operating behind the scenes.

The Warriors were a homegrown team that beat him in their first championship and would have beat him for the second if they were at full strength. KD joined the Warriors as a free agent, he did not force his way out of his contract to join this team like other stars did.

All he did was craft his legacy was going through the Leastern conference. And he had a boatload of losses to Kawhi, Dirk, Steph and KD. And saved by Ray Allen and a mistake by Pop from another one. He’s a great player, but a lot it was his behind the scenes manipulation and being the face the NBA wanted to sell.


Speaking of full strength, you fail to acknowledge that the only reason warriors beat the cavs in 2015 was cause Kyrie and Love were injured.


“The only reason.”

Oh, the mental gymnastics one has to put themselves through to believe something like that.
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Post#917 » by Lunartic » Thu Jan 7, 2021 2:36 pm

I'm noticing a trend here with Curry's performances against decent defensive teams and horrible defensive teams. Bulls, Pistons and Kings are all in the bottom 5 of defensive rating, Curry had good/great scoring games against them.

Curry plays atrociously against Nets/Clippers/Bucks averaging .420% TS in those games and all have been losses.

Curry is one of my favourite players so I'm hoping he gets back to form and plays well against good defensive teams not just bad ones.
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Re: Stephen Curry has been totally exposed 

Post#918 » by AbeVigodaLive » Thu Jan 7, 2021 2:42 pm

So we're going to do this after every game?

With both sides having plenty of fodder over the next 60+ games... this thread might reach 9M posts.

To be fair, about 8,999,963 of them will simply be basic rehashes/repeats of previous posts. FUN!
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Re: Stephen Curry has been totally exposed 

Post#919 » by Spintown » Thu Jan 7, 2021 7:43 pm

rtiff68 wrote:
Spintown wrote:
SpreeChokeJob wrote:
Don’t use the word tainted. It isn’t anymore tainted that Lebron teamed up with his pal to form the first super team in Miami or that he has his own player agency operating behind the scenes.

The Warriors were a homegrown team that beat him in their first championship and would have beat him for the second if they were at full strength. KD joined the Warriors as a free agent, he did not force his way out of his contract to join this team like other stars did.

All he did was craft his legacy was going through the Leastern conference. And he had a boatload of losses to Kawhi, Dirk, Steph and KD. And saved by Ray Allen and a mistake by Pop from another one. He’s a great player, but a lot it was his behind the scenes manipulation and being the face the NBA wanted to sell.


Speaking of full strength, you fail to acknowledge that the only reason warriors beat the cavs in 2015 was cause Kyrie and Love were injured.


“The only reason.”

Oh, the mental gymnastics one has to put themselves through to believe something like that.


So you think Warriors would have still won in 2015 if Kyrie and Love played?

You do realize cavs had Timofey Mozgov as their second leading scorer and Matthew Dellavedova was a Starter
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Re: Stephen Curry has been totally exposed 

Post#920 » by Big J » Thu Jan 7, 2021 8:07 pm

Spintown wrote:
rtiff68 wrote:
Spintown wrote:
Speaking of full strength, you fail to acknowledge that the only reason warriors beat the cavs in 2015 was cause Kyrie and Love were injured.


“The only reason.”

Oh, the mental gymnastics one has to put themselves through to believe something like that.


So you think Warriors would have still won in 2015 if Kyrie and Love played?

You do realize cavs had Timofey Mozgov as their second leading scorer and Matthew Dellavedova was a Starter


We will never know. Just like we'll never know who would have won if GS had a healthy Bogut, Iggy, & Curry in 2016.

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