The 2015 Golden State Warriors are one of the Greatest, yet most underrated teams of all time.
Letโs deep dive into this incredible start to finish season
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@GeorgeTakei
This is accurate in some regards but not in others. Not all lead is from uranium decay
HOWEVER, all lead in zircon crystals IS from uranium decay as Zircon crystals CANNOT form with lead inside them (they are rejected). Therefore we can evaluate how old a uranium/lead sample is
According to , the Lakers and Warriors BOTH drove to the basket 28 times last night and only 4 of the Lakers free throws came on drives
Miss me with this โif you shoot more 3s you get less free throwsโ BULLSHIT
Since the All Star Break the Warriors have the 7th best defense in the NBA
Since GPIIโs return they have the
#1
(!!!) Defense in the NBA
Wiggins has played 0 minutes in that stretch but will be back for Game 1 Saturday
#8OnTheWay
January 27, 2018
In a highly anticipated matchup between the
#1
seed Warriors and the
#1
seed Celtics Steph Curry carried his team to victory
49-4-5 on 86.3 TS%
Simply put, Kyrie couldnโt lock up shit
The mere fact that LeBron has to go out of his way to appreciate that man for that compliment is so insane. The fact that LeBron isnโt universally recognized as one of the most clutch players ever (if not the most) is absurd
Since the 2012-2013 season, Steph Curry has played 29,766 total minutes
In those minutes the Warriors have been a +10.3 Team
In the same timeframe he has sat for 20,249 minutes
In those minutes the Warriors have been a -2.9 Team
A decade of unimaginable all time impact
Warriors Record over final 33 games needed for each seed based on current standings:
1: 33-0
2: 33-0
3: 32-1
4: 32-1
5: 25-8
6: 25-8
7: 24-9
8: 22-11
9: 19-14
10: 17-15
If they want to get a good position they are going to need some incredible luck
@davtfm
Watced 90% of Steph's games since 2014. He has a nice floater. Does not have much of a midrange pull-up game, and zero postup footwork or fadaways
The Warriors have run Pick and Roll in 41 Offensive Possessions so far this series and have an ABSURDโฆ 129.3 (!!!!) Offensive Rating in such possessions
They have a 107.3 Offensive Rating in all other offensive possessions
2013 OKC was so unbelievably good
Seeing how Wadeโs health in the playoffs effected him that year I think the Thunder win the title if Pat Bev doesnโt take Westbrook out R1
Imagine if Steph got to play with KD even now with the decline of the coreโฆ
It was be very much equivocal to LAโs situation..
But!
Would Steph get ALL THE CREDIT as Bron does or even consistently get put in the MJ convo?
HELL NAW.
Thatโs the issue.
@TdStromanIII
@NBAPaint1
Thereโs a reason Kareem took 12 less shots lmfaoโฆ he was a significantly worse basketball player lol
Not to mention he was the 3rd maybe 4th best player on the team
After Kobe hit the game winner in overtime of game 4 against the Suns in 2006, he missed every single playoff game winner that he took for the rest of his career
@ESPNNBA
Your team has made it every year lmfao
2018 you played what, 11 games? 2015 you played like 50 something and your team had a better record without you than with you and made the playoffs while you didnโt touch the court even once
โSteph doesnโt get a lot of free throws cause he just shoots lots of threes and doesnโt drive to the basket!โ
Even if this were true, it STILL wouldnโt answer the free throw question. Anyone who watches Steph knows that Steph EVERY GAME gets hacked on his 3 point attempts yet
Gravity is the ability to utilize the defensive attention that you receive to create advantages for your teammates that they otherwise would not have had you not been on the court
Letโs look at some examples of the master of gravity creating advantages for KD in the Finals ๐๐ป๐๐ป
LeBron 2012 ECF vs Celtics
Game 1: 32-13-3 62 TS% (+17)
Game 2: 34-10-7 56 TS% (+10)
Game 3: 34-8-5 60 TS% (-6)
Game 4: 29-6-3 51 TS% (+1)
Game 5: 30-13-2 53 TS% (+0)
Game 6: 45-15-5 75 TS% (+22)
Game 7: 31-12-2 54 TS% (+13)
All against the
#1
Defense in the League
Weโre calling Steph the best in the world.
We hold LeBron accountable for the Lakersโ losses.
We hold Giannis accountable for the Bucksโ losses
We hold KD accountable for the Sunsโ losses
If this series ends in a loss itโll be because of Steph. Period.
Heโs been flat,
@TdStromanIII
@NBAPaint1
They are 16-16 when LeBron scores 30 or more. They are 14-25 when he doesnโt.
The reason he is taking so many shots is because the team around him is horrendous and he has to take on the entire offensive load for them to operate. Something no other player ever at his age would
Michael Jordan chasing Steph curry around with the a high school length 3 point line might result in the first cardiac arrest death in game in NBA history
KD's Warriors never faced a great team - especially a great defensive team - in their entire run.
1995-98 Bulls were the greatest perimeter defensive team in NBA history and had the two best perimeter defenders of all time.
Jordan on Steph. Pippen on KD.
Game over for GS.
@30Burner_
@pbp_Rich
@darwinchvz320
Curry has to run around screens for a reason. Curry sucks at game winners for a reason. He's not as good as Kyrie at creating his own shot. That alone makes Kyrie more skilled. Kyrie has a post game that he consistently uses. Curry does not. Kyrie is more skilled. That's ok.
Iโm so embarrassed from Stephโs play this season. Just inexcusable. Horrible defender. Horrible playmaker. Scoring has fallen off a cliff since the start of the season.
Last 4 champs ranked by Opponent Net Rating:
2022 Warriors: +4.7
2021 Bucks: +3.2
2020 Lakers: +1.7
2023 Nuggets: +0.6
So by that metric at least it was clearly the Warriors
In 2009, the same season, LeBron led his team with a worse roster to 66 wins
He also had a 86.7 win % against the West that year
Kobe had an 84.6 win % against the West
He also had at the time the 4th highest PER for a season ever, he also had the highest BPM ever prior test
During LeBronโs Lakers tenure the league average offensive rating has been 112.1
When LeBron has been on the court the Lakers have had a 114.7 Ortg
When he has been on the bench they have had a 108.4 Ortg
During ADโs Lakers tenure the league average defensive rating has beenโฆ
It's really this simple: LeBron engineers the offense and chases stats. AD engineers the defense and doesn't care about stats. The Lakers offense has been mediocre almost every year since LeBron put on a Laker uniform. Meanwhile the defense has been top tier several times.โฆ
Let me set the stage for my favorite play ever for you:
- No CP3, no Eric Gordon
- James Harden vs. the big-4 Warriors by himself
- Refs allow KD to step 5 feet out of bounds
And despite ALL of that, James Harden finds a way to will his team to the win
No way Stephโs legacy is being called into question right now lmao
Jokic probably gonna finish a top 5 player ever but no, he doesnโt pass Steph all time no matter what he does this postseason. Heโs gonna need more
Heโs averaging 25-7-6 on 53 TS% since the first round
Can we stop acting like what heโs doing is something special?
His first round against a team missing its best player for 3/5 games was certainly amazing. Past that heโs just been whatever
@nbacarrot
@shendy456
Not driving โ scared to drive
If you watched the previous possession the defense collapsed on him immediately on the drive and the shot ended up being an extremely difficult layup
Clearly he was trying to catch them off guard with someone else cutting. Which is why Klay fouled
I donโt get how people can watch that season and then still try and say Steph wasnโt hurt in the playoffs
Like curry has literally risen to the occasion every playoffs of his career and was already a champ. His play was clearly highly compromised
No way youโre gonna convince me a 38 year old LeBron isnโt taking the 2003 Wizards team to the Finals
Pre foot-injury LeBron was the best 38 year old in league history
No way youโre gonna convince me a 38 year old MJ isnโt taking this years Lakers team to the Finals
Pre knee-injury MJ was the best 38 year old in league history