I feel happy for the Warriors but let's not act like they had a tough road.

[Duderonomy]

Only the Grizzlies were halfway decent. Even Lebron with his skeleton crew give them a battle. The 2012 heat and 2007 Spurs both had easy pathways but I wouldn't call the Warriors great just yet.

[WorldWarriors]

Only the Grizzlies were halfway decent. Even Lebron with his skeleton crue give them a battle. The 2012 heat and 2007 Spurs both had easy pathways but I wouldn't call the Warriors great just yet.


They've been the best all season and they won it all. I don't care what anybody says, that's pretty damn great.

[Sportal]

Same. But I hate it when they start making stupid threads like "people said...", or whatever other shit. Every team they played had an injured starter. That should also go down as a record broken if they want to keep making shit threads.

People give LeBron shit, but he's never beaten the Thunder with an injured Westbrook and Harden. Or the Spurs with an injured Parker and Ginobili.

And then, their replies with "67 win team etc". These same people during the season were telling Hawks fans that the playoffs are different to the regular season.

[Legends66NBA7]

Who acts this way on here ?

Everyone says their run was not strong and it should be labeled an "*" season.

[WorldWarriors]

Who acts this way on here ?

Everyone says their run was not strong and it should be labeled an "*" season.

Not many people give the Warriors any credit. But its cool.

[JimmyMcAdocious]

The further we get from the 2015 season, all that will remembered is who won.

[warriorfan]

Warriors won, butthurt stans stay holding L's and making excuses

[oarabbus]

Same. But I hate it when they start making stupid threads like "people said...", or whatever other shit. Every team they played had an injured starter. That should also go down as a record broken if they want to keep making shit threads.

People give LeBron shit, but he's never beaten the Thunder with an injured Westbrook and Harden. Or the Spurs with an injured Parker and Ginobili.

And then, their replies with "67 win team etc". These same people during the season were telling Hawks fans that the playoffs are different to the regular season.


67 Wins

W


Stay salty my friends.

[JellyBean]

Only the Grizzlies were halfway decent. Even Lebron with his skeleton crew give them a battle. The 2012 heat and 2007 Spurs both had easy pathways but I wouldn't call the Warriors great just yet.


Stay salty my friend.

[Captvic]

Grizz would've won if Toney Allen and Conley weren't hobbled

[Megabox!]

The further we get from the 2015 season, all that will remembered is who won.
No not really

[Sportal]

I'm not salty at the Warriors winning. But their bandwagon fans are already annoying with their extremely fortunate playoffs run. You can't believe you would've beaten a healthy OKC. So therefore agree that this season with all the injuries was fortunate, all people want is some humility.

[Crimsonrain777]

Only the Grizzlies were halfway decent. Even Lebron with his skeleton crew give them a battle. The 2012 heat and 2007 Spurs both had easy pathways but I wouldn't call the Warriors great just yet.

i love discussions that begin like this.

put up a straw man and then wack it out the ****ing building:applause:

[oarabbus]

I'm not salty at the Warriors winning. But their bandwagon fans are already annoying with their extremely fortunate playoffs run. You can't believe you would've beaten a healthy OKC. So therefore agree that this season with all the injuries was fortunate, all people want is some humility.


Lmao that is the definition of salt. We would have beaten OKC no problem. The Spurs are the only team that could have changed the story, but the Clips took care of that. Every championship team has picked out with injuries. It's not like the Warriors injured their opponents so... Stay salty

[Kblaze8855]

No not really

Yes really. Its been the case with every title won in all American sports history....

Nobody ends up giving a shit about things like this.


People gotta stop with the title discrediting. It doesnt matter. Few even remember the breaks a team got and nobody EVER cares. All this talk...asterisk over this or that....injury to ____...refs ____. Its all just background murmuring. Historical white noise.

The Pistons one year got to sweep a Celtics team with Bird out for the season....play a Bucks team that had its leader Sidney Moncrief on his last legs playing like 15 minutes a night having broken down towards the end of the year and starting just out of respect...and they got to sweep the Lakers in the finals because BOTH Magic and a 20ppg Byron Scott went down. Magic played like 30 healthy minutes that series and missed I think....a full game and half of another. I dont think Scott played the finals at all.

The only test the Pistons got(They swept the rest off the playoffs) was vs the Bulls who didnt have the experience or firepower to compete.


I notice the banner still hangs. I notice a distinct lack of giving a damn by history.

Nobody seems to care that the Lakers made I think 2 finals without beating a team that won over 42 games in the west.

Its just...whatever.

All history cares about is that you won.

The Warriors were far from the most fortunate winner.

They did get lucky...but nobody ever cared before except a few haters who history drowns out.

[WorldWarriors]

I'm not salty at the Warriors winning. But their bandwagon fans are already annoying with their extremely fortunate playoffs run. You can't believe you would've beouaten a healthy OKC. So therefore agree that this season with all the injuries was fortunate, all people want is some humility.

That's ridiculous. I'm at a loss for words at the bolded.

[Inferno]

They've been the best all season and they won it all. I don't care what anybody says, that's pretty damn great.

:applause:

[Inferno]

Grizz would've won if Toney Allen and Conley weren't hobbled

Conley missed one game and Allen played almost the entire series, but they would've stopped the Warriors winning 3 in a row :applause:

[BBallZen83]

Yes really. Its been the case with every title won in all American sports history....

Nobody ends up giving a shit about things like this.


People gotta stop with the title discrediting. It doesnt matter. Few even remember the breaks a team got and nobody EVER cares. All this talk...asterisk over this or that....injury to ____...refs ____. Its all just background murmuring. Historical white noise.

The Pistons one year got to sweep a Celtics team with Bird out for the season....play a Bucks team that had its leader Sidney Moncrief on his last legs playing like 15 minutes a night having broken down towards the end of the year and starting just out of respect...and they got to sweep the Lakers in the finals because BOTH Magic and a 20ppg Byron Scott went down. Magic played like 30 healthy minutes that series and missed I think....a full game and half of another. I dont think Scott played the finals at all.

The only test the Pistons got(They swept the rest off the playoffs) was vs the Bulls who didnt have the experience or firepower to compete.


I notice the banner still hangs. I notice a distinct lack of giving a damn by history.

Nobody seems to care that the Lakers made I think 2 finals without beating a team that won over 42 games in the west.

Its just...whatever.

All history cares about is that you won.

The Warriors were far from the most fortunate winner.

They did get lucky...but nobody ever cared before except a few haters who history drowns out.

This 100 percent. You and DMAVS and a couple others on here always destroy people on this board with some much needed common sense.

Did luck favor them this post-season? Duh. Obviously. They were the deepest and healthiest team in the playoffs. That's just the way it goes though, you have to be super talented and have luck on your side to win a championship. Warriors had both.

There is no such thing as an asterisk title that has diminished importance. Rings are rings. The irony with people like Warriorfan though, are that he wants to say that this title by the Warriors is completely legitimate, but yet the Heat's title in 2012 wasn't. You can't have it both ways brosef. If we really want to consider finals matchups, the Warriors were much more charmed to face a decimated Cavs than the Heat were to face a fully healthy OKC in 2012.... BUT, it doesn't matter, both titles are legitimate.

... I'm sure you agree Warriorfan... Right? :D

[Inferno]

This 100 percent. You and DMAVS and a couple others on here always destroy people on this board with some much needed common sense.

Did luck favor them this post-season? Duh. Obviously. They were the deepest and healthiest team in the playoffs. That's just the way it goes though, you have to be super talented and have luck on your side to win a championship. Warriors had both.

There is no such thing as an asterisk title that has diminished importance. Rings are rings. The irony with people like Warriorfan though, are that he wants to say that this title by the Warriors is completely legitimate, but yet the Heat's title in 2012 wasn't. You can't have it both ways brosef. If we really want to consider finals matchups, the Warriors were much more charmed to face a decimated Cavs than the Heat were to face a fully healthy OKC in 2012.... BUT, it doesn't matter, both titles are legitimate.

... I'm sure you agree Warriorfan... Right? :D

:bowdown:

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

Who acts this way on here ?

Everyone says their run was not strong and it should be labeled an "*" season.

Everyone says their title has an asterisk? Only idiots do tbh.

[Heavincent]

Everyone says their title has an asterisk? Only idiots do tbh.

Yeah, exactly. No semi-intelligent basketball fan would say that.

[ProfessorMurder]

Conley missed one game and Allen played almost the entire series, but they would've stopped the Warriors winning 3 in a row :applause:
:rolleyes: TA and Conley were jacked up the entire series and won 2 straight. They had them on the ropes, but the adjustments and TA getting worse hurt them.

Could've gone 7 easy if everyone was healthy.

[WorldWarriors]

:rolleyes: TA and Conley were jacked up the entire series and won 2 straight. They had them on the ropes, but the adjustments and TA getting worse hurt them.

Could've gone 7 easy if everyone was healthy. Didn't Conley drop 20 his first game back? He wasn't that jacked up, imo.

[Cleverness]

-Pelicans beat the defending champ Spurs, then the Warriors swept the Pelicans
-Grizz were healthy; nobody says Heat were injured when LeBron wore a mask. in fact, Conley inspired the team when he wore a mask and it was the only reason why they stood a chance for a couple of games, but the inspiration wore off and Allen was benched because he couldn't hit any open jump shots
-Rockets beat the Clippers that beat the Spurs, then the Warriors beat the Rockets 4-1 (should have been 4-0, but Howard was allowed to play after a flagrant 2). Don't tell me Beverly would have made any difference; Curry torched him and went 4-0 against him. Probably would have been easier with her playing.


Yes really. Its been the case with every title won in all American sports history....

Nobody ends up giving a shit about things like this.


People gotta stop with the title discrediting. It doesnt matter. Few even remember the breaks a team got and nobody EVER cares. All this talk...asterisk over this or that....injury to ____...refs ____. Its all just background murmuring. Historical white noise.

The Pistons one year got to sweep a Celtics team with Bird out for the season....play a Bucks team that had its leader Sidney Moncrief on his last legs playing like 15 minutes a night having broken down towards the end of the year and starting just out of respect...and they got to sweep the Lakers in the finals because BOTH Magic and a 20ppg Byron Scott went down. Magic played like 30 healthy minutes that series and missed I think....a full game and half of another. I dont think Scott played the finals at all.

The only test the Pistons got(They swept the rest off the playoffs) was vs the Bulls who didnt have the experience or firepower to compete.


I notice the banner still hangs. I notice a distinct lack of giving a damn by history.

Nobody seems to care that the Lakers made I think 2 finals without beating a team that won over 42 games in the west.

Its just...whatever.

All history cares about is that you won.

The Warriors were far from the most fortunate winner.

They did get lucky...but nobody ever cared before except a few haters who history drowns out.
Yup

injuries are pretty much forgotten

2014 - 2015 champs, Warriors' DOPY candidate Andrew Bogut injured
2013 - 2015 champs, Warriors' all-star David Lee completely torn hip flexor
2012 - #1 seed Bulls Derrick Rose injured
2010 - LeBron gave up and Shaq had a broken finger, Kendrick Perkins, 37 FT to 17.. people were ranting about this after the game, but nobody cares now
2009 - Rockets' tmac&Yao injured, defending champ Celtics KG injured, toughest opponent Carmelo's Nuggets
2008 - Andrew Bynum injured, nobody cares now except some Laker fans
2007 - Amare suspended for standing up; asterisk season on ISH. next toughest opponent Deron Williams Jazz lol
2006 - refs
2005 - D Wade injured when up 3-2 vs Pistons in ECF
2004 - Malone injured
2003 - Chris Webber AND Dirk injured, nobody cares/remembers:eek:
2002 - Tim & Laker haters know Kings were robbed in game 6
2000 - defending champs' Tim Duncan injured right before playoffs

that's just the 2000s

Worthy injured, Isiah Thomas injury, Jordan retire #1, etc... nobody cares/remembers


and you know what gets understated? Kerr rested his players all year long and played guys less minutes to prevent injuries.

[warriorfan]

This 100 percent. You and DMAVS and a couple others on here always destroy people on this board with some much needed common sense.

Did luck favor them this post-season? Duh. Obviously. They were the deepest and healthiest team in the playoffs. That's just the way it goes though, you have to be super talented and have luck on your side to win a championship. Warriors had both.

There is no such thing as an asterisk title that has diminished importance. Rings are rings. The irony with people like Warriorfan though, are that he wants to say that this title by the Warriors is completely legitimate, but yet the Heat's title in 2012 wasn't. You can't have it both ways brosef. If we really want to consider finals matchups, the Warriors were much more charmed to face a decimated Cavs than the Heat were to face a fully healthy OKC in 2012.... BUT, it doesn't matter, both titles are legitimate.

... I'm sure you agree Warriorfan... Right? :D

When have I called Heat's 2012 title illegitimate? :confusedshrug:

[FKAri]

The further we get from the 2015 season, all that will remembered is who won.

The further we get the less the 2015 season will matter as well :oldlol:

[warriorfan]

The further we get the less the 2015 season will matter as well :oldlol:

Hopefully that will mean you will be less butthurt about the whole ordeal :lol

[dubeta]

Remove Curry from the Warriors, and they still win. Thats how weak their competition was (or how irrelevant Curry was, for that matter)

[Fudge]

Dude, I have a thread with a bunch of visuals dedicating this asterisk season.

Easiest title run of all-time.

[warriorfan]

Dude, I'm such a loser that I have a thread with a bunch of visuals dedicating this curry dominated season.


:applause:

[dubeta]

:applause:

Those asterisks HURT you


Only legit part of the season was Iggy getting FMVP over Curry :lol

[warriorfan]

Those asterisks HURT you


Only legit part of the season was Iggy getting FMVP over Curry :lol

AMC > LBJ

Can you live with it?

[FKAri]

Curry shouldve gotten finals mvp. at-least co-mvp. 0 votes was bizarre as ****

[Funktion]

Gasol, Korver, Horford and Gibson Ejections. played against a sub .500 team, yet still ran out of gas and ended up with the L and 2/6

[warriorfan]

Curry shouldve gotten finals mvp. at-least co-mvp. 0 votes was bizarre as ****

0 votes is what you get when you leave ESPN and bleacher report in charge of shit :lol

[Kvnzhangyay]

Who cares? You can't penalize Warriors for demolishing their opponents; You expect them to go easy or something cuz the other team's injured? :confusedshrug:

[GimmeThat]

you want to know where winning a ring and league mvp puts you in history?

[tragicbronson]

I think only salty people would say that, whether or not they had a tough road, doesn't really make a difference, it's not like they can pick their opponent, they were great throughout the whole season, regular and playoffs, really well built team, dubs fans you should be happy and enjoying what you have there (y)

[Magic 32]

"I feel happy for the ...... but let's not act like he had a tough road."

http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2010/0519/nba_g_lebron_smile1_576.jpg

[Inferno]

:rolleyes: TA and Conley were jacked up the entire series and won 2 straight. They had them on the ropes, but the adjustments and TA getting worse hurt them.

Could've gone 7 easy if everyone was healthy.

TA got shut down when the Warriors put Bogut on him. Conley went off in Game 2 I believe, so I'm not buying the excuse that he was completely hobbled or something. Obviously not 100%, but Warriors would've taken the series either way IMO.

[Inferno]

Remove Curry from the Warriors, and they still win. Thats how weak their competition was (or how irrelevant Curry was, for that matter)

Nah, Curry getting doubled almost every time in the Finals opened up shots for the team.

[YouGotServed]

Was this thread really necessary? We've established the Warriors had perhaps the easiest road to the finals in the history of the game.

Asterisk season, it's common knowledge.

[2swift4u]

I think only salty people would say that, whether or not they had a tough road, doesn't really make a difference, it's not like they can pick their opponent, they were great throughout the whole season, regular and playoffs, really well built team, dubs fans you should be happy and enjoying what you have there (y)

I'm not salty at all but I would agree on the fact that they had a easy road and the Cavs were not the same team anymore. I'd even say that a healthy Cavs team would probably have beaten the Warriors. But anyway, a championship is a championship and the Warriors were the right team to win it last season.

[Fudge]

Was this thread really necessary? We've established the Warriors had perhaps the easiest road to the finals in the history of the game.

Asterisk season, it's common knowledge.
Greatest poster of all time.

With the greatest post of all time.

Rat poison.

[Duderonomy]

I'm calling it now, The Warriors are one and done. I hope they can beat the Spurs next season but if you're expecting a dynasty you will be sadily disappointed.

[funnystuff]

How many healthy PGs did Steph Curry face in the playoffs? Facts are facts, it was a cakewalk especially for him because of the injuries. All the kid had to was avoid Matthew Delly shutting him down to win the FMVP, and he couldn't even do that.

If they had faced OKC, Westbrook would have embarrassed him. Quite a shame to miss that.



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[Heavincent]

How many healthy PGs did Steph Curry face in the playoffs? Facts are facts, it was a cakewalk especially for him because of the injuries. All the kid had to was avoid Matthew Delly shutting him down to win the FMVP, and he couldn't even do that.

If they had faced OKC, Westbrook would have embarrassed him. Quite a shame to miss that.



*

Lebron stans talking about "cake walks" is always funny.

[24-Inch_Chrome]

Who actually thinks that they had a tough road?

Teams get lucky all the time, doesn't mean that a ring deserves an asterisk. A championship is a championship.

[J Shuttlesworth]

LeBron's title runs he at least had tough finals opponents to face. Spurs/Thunder were healthy but Wade was having his knee problems. I think Parker had some kind of back issue too, but we at least got to see everyone play.

The 2012 Celtics and 2013 Pacers were not easy teams to beat in the ECF either. Both series went to 7 games against the Heat. The Heat to face 2 great teams to win their rings. The Warriors didn't really face a single great team in the playoffs because of key injuries.

[Legends66NBA7]

I'm calling it now, The Warriors are one and done. I hope they can beat the Spurs next season but if you're expecting a dynasty you will be sadily disappointed.

Who cares ?

It's better than never winning anything ever.

[Wade's Rings]

I'm calling it now, The Warriors are one and done. I hope they can beat the Spurs next season but if you're expecting a dynasty you will be sadily disappointed.

I agree with this but maybe they'll prove me wrong.

[Wade's Rings]

LeBron's title runs he at least had tough finals opponents to face. Spurs/Thunder were healthy but Wade was having his knee problems. I think Parker had some kind of back issue too, but we at least got to see everyone play.

The 2012 Celtics and 2013 Pacers were not easy teams to beat in the ECF either. Both series went to 7 games against the Heat. The Heat to face 2 great teams to win their rings. The Warriors didn't really face a single great team in the playoffs because of key injuries.

The 2013 Pacers weren't a Great Team. Good but not Great. The 2014 version would've been much better until their collapse.

[Akrazotile]

Lol OP feels "happy" for the Warriors..


Happy meaning GAY :yaohappy:

[TheMarkMadsen]

if this run is considered weak then what is the 03 Spurs run considered??

faced an injured Kobe with a torn labrum all series

Dirk was dominating the Spurs and then got hurt mid way through and was taken out of the series

then played the Nets..

:confusedshrug: :confusedshrug:

[24-Inch_Chrome]

ISH, where going down 2-1 (13 point margin of defeat in both losses) while shooting 43/28/100 = dominating. :applause:

Meanwhile, the NBA's greatest post-Jordan player put up 28/16 on 56% shooting in the series. Tim Duncan, hold this W to go with your 2003 MVP, FMVP, finals quadruple double (https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/37z2ao/tim_duncans_quadrupledouble_game_6_in_the_2003/), and championship.

http://media.tumblr.com/e16dd16f4de841b391f118f72714a54e/tumblr_inline_nbat9kBEXc1satqni.gif

[funnystuff]

Lebron stans talking about "cake walks" is always funny.
Definitely not as hilarious as Kobe stans talking about it though. :cheers:

[Heavincent]

Definitely not as hilarious as Kobe stans talking about it though. :cheers:

I don't think you want to go there

http://i.imgur.com/CIu6gDI.jpg

[Duderonomy]

Who cares ?

It's better than never winning anything ever.
Yes it is all things considered. The Thunder are still trying to get one :oldlol:

[Legends66NBA7]

Yes it is all things considered. The Thunder are still trying to get one :oldlol:

And everyone would take the Warriors success at this point in time over the Thunder. Everyone will take their "weak title and path" over nothing to show for it. That's life.

Warriors ended a 40 year title drought. It's hard enough to win 1 title (much harder than it is in the NFL, MLB, and NHL) then to starting to thinking of winning multiple ones down the line.

[gilalizard]

Curry shouldve gotten finals mvp. at-least co-mvp. 0 votes was bizarre as ****

It's a sign of the depths of delusion some people have for LeBron, that he garnered mvp votes that should of gone to Curry, after shooting 28% from outside five feet.

Those clowns that voted for LeBron should be barred from ever commenting on basketball again.

It really should of been a co-mvp, or Curry flat out receiving those votes. But the compulsive LeBron stanning got in the way and it stole an accomplishment from someone else's career.

Anything to prop up their hero...

Shameful.

[Fudge]

How many healthy PGs did Steph Curry face in the playoffs? Facts are facts, it was a cakewalk especially for him because of the injuries. All the kid had to was avoid Matthew Delly shutting him down to win the FMVP, and he couldn't even do that.

If they had faced OKC, Westbrook would have embarrassed him. Quite a shame to miss that.



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:applause:

Killing these GSW bandwagoners with FACTS. I love it.

[Artillery]

It's the weakest title run in recent memory but the '09 Lakers still take the cake. One of the worst playoff runs in NBA history. Ugly basketball with every half-decent team wither injured or in rebuilding mode. Lakers played an injured Jazz team in the first round, Yao-less Rockets led by Aaron Brooks in the 2nd round, perennial first round losers like the Nuggets in the Conference Finals and an injured Magic team in the Finals. Not to mention the current champion Celtics missing KG for the entire playoffs.

[knicksman]

So because bran made bad teams give him a challenge because hes not that good, he now had the toughest route. But curry made contenders look so easy, he had an easy route. Lol