Stephen Curry...Greatest individual season of all time? **POSSIBLE NBA SPOILERS!**

^^ All very well stated, & agreed.

I think I've noted previously, another thing I'm enjoying about the Dubs right now is they're having *fun* doing it! They genuinely seem to be a true *team* - From the water boys thru the bench & all the coaches, they're enjoying it! Fun stuff, even if you're not a Dubs fan.

Cheers,
Ian

 

Lebron was on miami, they are in finals. He leaves and they are in lottery.

Simultaneously, while hes in miami, clev is in lottery but gets to finals when he returns.

so no lebron equals lottery while having lebron means finals.

not bad

 

it is so too late. need to win 4 of next 5 against gsw? don't think so

but fact remains that LeBron has ultimate ability to make whatever team he is on better. bird, magic, mj, even curry had or will have hall of fame teammates. LeBron doesn't even get allstar teammates and still gets to finals

 

The Eastern Conference has been relatively weak for quite some time and it is no surprise Lebron has made it to the finals as consistent as he has. I don't recall any team giving him much of a challenge. D.Rose bulls team was supposed to be Lebron's nemesis. Rose's injuries destroyed those expectations. Melo sucks and so do the knicks. D. Wade is sort of just hanging in there to stay somewhat relevant. The fire and desire is gone. It has been pretty much a given Lebron will get to the finals, which kind of sucks for him because they're not ready. He'll probably make the finals next year. It's expected. Put him on any other team besides the Warriors on the West and it won't be so clear cut he'll make it all the way.

 

really? LeBron on okc or spurs might not make it? I would say 80 wins and sweep through playoffs

 

Why stop at OKC.... LeBron should just be allowed to play on the All Star team through the regular season. That should win him a ring!

 

right....but what's his Finals record?

 

not good because he thinks hes the coach and gm too. only place he won it all is because pat reilly ran the show.

bron is the one who wanted kevin love and the one who pushed for leu to coach. cavs have always answered to him in how team is made up and run. none of the all time greats did that.

 

Hmmm.... Are you sure there?

I certainly don't claim any knowledge, but I strongly suspect Michael, Larry & Magic (among others over the years) had at least a little influence as to who their 'mates, and even coaches were. (?)

Cheers,
Ian

 

well mj went ballistic when his bff Oakley was traded to ny. and threw another fit when kukoc came to bulls. luckily for him, ownership ignored him and did what was best for team. and mj became a legendary winner as a player. as the owner/gm of charlotte, not so much. and if mj couldn't get his way, impossible to believe the others did.

unfortunately for bron, no one on cavs can stand up to him. his k love trade ensured Cleveland will not win it all

 

I value team chemistry more than trying to build a team with a bunch of divas. I have lost faith in Lebron James. I think he's a pass first than a shoot first type of guy and that's the problem. He's a bit too passive and tries to get the ball to his teammates a bit too much and at the wrong time. It is not fluid offense. You have to be an offensive threat first if you want your teammates to get easy shots and that is what MJ and Curry did/does.

Think about all the teams that valued getting "star" players as opposed to getting a solid group of guys to build team chemistry. The Blazers with Pippen Kemp, Rasheed Wallace had enough star players to build 2 All Star teams. Failed. When Lakers had Shaq, Kobe, Malone, Payton. Failed. When Lebron had Wade, Bosh, Allen... And were beaten by The Mavericks in their first year, and not to mention they almost lost to the Spurs twice. So just because you can throw Lebron in with a bunch other star players doesn't gaurantee a win... Especially against a team like the Warriors. In OKC , he will struggle to find chemistry with Westbrick and KD. And I have no idea what the Spurs would do with Lebron. They already have Kawhi Leonard. To match up against the Warriors, you need solid three point shooting... Alot of it. The Spurs have been my team for the last few years. I watched them religiously. They are no match for the Warriors... At this point. I'm still shocked OKC gave the Warriors a run for their money, but I believe Durant is a higher caliber player than Lebron at this stage in his career.

 

Not to mention he also helped push to get Tristan Thompson an 83 million 5 year contract. Unbelievable. Tristan Thompson sucks. He's not worth 8.3 million, let alone 83 million. Cavs are waay above the salary cap.

 

those 'all star' teams only got put together because the 'all stars' were way past their prime. Bron is still arguably best player in world and has a few years left despite being on the downside (from being arguably best of all time). he instantly makes any team a contender and would be first or second pick in an nba 'draft' when gms polled

 

Expected cavs opening salvo and gsw 2nd qtr comeback but shocked at 3rd qtr. Curry being invisible pretty surprising too. Clev hoping K love injury takes another week to heal. How did he used to put up 30 pts and 20 reb on reg basis?

 

I thought CLE would win tonight. Gave it their all to not get swept. GSW will win Friday and close the series in 5.

 

+1

But I expect a close game 4. Not another blow out. Never watched so much nba where every game is 20+ point differential. Both conference finals were like this too. Crazy

 

Once they feel like they can't win, they just quit and focus on the next game.

Game 4 should be the best game of the series... if GWS wins, CLE will be broken and Game 5 will be a blow out.

 

Looks like this could go 7 games.

 

cavs did well preventing a sweep. going 7 would be an amazing feet

 

I don't care how much they deny it, Steph is hurt. He's not 100% at all.
And if he was 100%, I don't know how much that would change things, I mean,
him at 100% by itself won't guarantee them a championship.