Warriors shutting up all the haters. Up 40+ points vs the Grizzlies

[1987_Lakers]

"but....but...but... Conley wasn't healthy in that series."

:roll: :roll: :roll:

[juju151111]

"but....but...but... Conley wasn't healthy in that series."

:roll: :roll: :roll:
:roll: clowns :roll:

[Fudge]

OP with an epic meltdown.

3rd game in the regular season. :yaohappy:

[CJ Mustard]

Playing with a huge chip on their shoulder after all the disrespect this offseason. Wouldn't be shocked if they thoroughly dominate the Clippers on Wednesday.

[dubeta]

OP with an epic meltdown.

3rd game in the regular season. :yaohappy:

:lol :lol

[plowking]

Man... whenever Curry gets hot, most of these games just pull away from the other team, and they don't have a shot of getting back into it.

How long until the rest of the NBA comes up with some sort of plan for the guy and figure him out a bit, to the point where he isn't completely pulling your defense around?

KD and Shaq are the only two other players I've seen impose this sort of climate on the game.

[GIF REACTION]

Man... whenever Curry gets hot, most of these games just pull away from the other team, and they don't have a shot of getting back into it.

How long until the rest of the NBA comes up with some sort of plan for the guy and figure him out a bit, to the point where he isn't completely pulling your defense around?

KD and Shaq are the only two other players I've seen impose this sort of climate on the game.
And Lebron

[Marchesk]

Maybe Memphis scoring 27 points in two quarters had something to do with it.

[34-24 Footwork]

Man... whenever Curry gets hot, most of these games just pull away from the other team, and they don't have a shot of getting back into it.

How long until the rest of the NBA comes up with some sort of plan for the guy and figure him out a bit, to the point where he isn't completely pulling your defense around?

KD and Shaq are the only two other players I've seen impose this sort of climate on the game.


It's because you've been a Stan of a guy that can only drive and get fouled. You haven't REALLY paid attention to any other basketball players. Some players are MUCH harder to guard than Lebron and Shaq. Those two players are easy to figure out but hard to stop. Curry is hard to figure out and hard to stop.

[plowking]

It's because you've been a Stan of a guy that can only drive and get fouled. You haven't REALLY paid attention to any other basketball players. Some players are MUCH harder to guard than Lebron and Shaq. Those two players are easy to figure out but hard to stop. Curry is hard to figure out and hard to stop.

Who the hell talked about Lebron?

Go play in traffic kid.

[bobopenguin]

warriors are raping every single opponent.. damn son...

[34-24 Footwork]

Who the hell talked about Lebron?

Go play in traffic kid.

Calm down little boy. I'm trying to help you understand why no one has "designed" a strategy to lock up Curry. You just don't have the basketball mind to understand it.

[VengefulAngel]

Calm down little boy. I'm trying to help you understand why no one has "designed" a strategy to lock up Curry. You just don't have the basketball mind to understand it.

This is a horrible post, every player can be game planned against. You're just to ignorant to realise this.

@ Plowking, i think the only team to have sound strategy against Curry is the Spurs.

[SpecialQue]

OP with an epic meltdown.

3rd game in the regular season. :yaohappy:

Meanwhile Durant and the Thunder deliver an epic chokejob against a struggling Rockets team. :roll: :roll: :roll:

[catch24]

Man... whenever Curry gets hot, most of these games just pull away from the other team, and they don't have a shot of getting back into it.

How long until the rest of the NBA comes up with some sort of plan for the guy and figure him out a bit, to the point where he isn't completely pulling your defense around?

KD and Shaq are the only two other players I've seen impose this sort of climate on the game.

Nah. He would be "Dell Curry" in the 90s.

I'm not basing this on anything, but take my word for it.

[34-24 Footwork]

This is a horrible post, every player can be game planned against. You're just to ignorant to realise this.

@ Plowking, i think the only team to have sound strategy against Curry is the Spurs.

People plan against Curry every night. Where has that gotten your favorite team over the last few years? Pretty sure your team has fell victim to Curry recently.

You can't just plan for Curry when hes always looking to give the ball up anyway. There are 2nd and 3rd order effects...

[Heavincent]

Talking shit about the Warriors was probably a bad idea. They look pissed off.

They were objectively the best team last year anyway. People acting like they pulled a NY Giants :rolleyes:

[SpecialQue]

Talking shit about the Warriors was probably a bad idea. They look pissed off.

They were objectively the best team last year anyway. People acting like they pulled a NY Giants :rolleyes:

Good. I'm not even a fan, but I hope they fvcking steamroll the league and repeat. I can't remember the last time I've seen a championship team this disrespected.

[34-24 Footwork]

Go watch what the 2007 spurs did in the finals to their opposing team. That's planning. Curry's IQ, handles and jumpshot are just far superior than what we've ever seen. It'll take a while for the league to "figure him out".

[Marchesk]

Talking shit about the Warriors was probably a bad idea. They look pissed off.

They were objectively the best team last year anyway. People acting like they pulled a NY Giants :rolleyes:

Yeah, but there is no denying that the Cavs were shorthanded and it showed after the first three games. Kyrie and Love would have made it a different series.

[Heavincent]

Yeah, but there is no denying that the Cavs were shorthanded and it showed after the first three games. Kyrie and Love would have made it a different series.

Not saying that wasn't a factor, but the Warriors were the best team from beginning to end, by just about any measure.

[ronnymac]

Why even bother if you are the rest of the league. The way they are balling who is beating them?

[WorldWarriors]

Actually they did lock Curry up in the first half. But Warriors clamped down on d and Memphis couldn't score.
He did fight through it and made some crazy shots and got the calls. That's one of the things I was looking for in him. The d collapsed on him and he still put the ball in the basket. Got the call and made his free throws.

[bballnoob1192]

honestly they underachieved in the finals against the depleted cavs, but that was the team's first breakout year and they won the title. This year if they make it to the final. the CAVs better come to play because there wont be any first time jitters. also GL to the ret of the league for disrespecting them during the offseason. Curry is on a mission especially with the disrespect he got for getting 0 votes in the FMVP.

[JT123]

The Grizzlies are the most overrated team in the NBA. They lost their home opener by 30 points to a Cavs team missing half it's starting lineup. :facepalm
Let me know when the Warriors do this to a fully healthy Spurs, Thunder, or Cavs team :sleeping

[bobopenguin]

The Grizzlies are the most overrated team in the NBA. They lost their home opener by 30 points to a Cavs team missing half it's starting lineup. :facepalm
Let me know when the Warriors do this to a fully healthy Spurs, Thunder, or Cavs team :sleeping

u know rockets won against Okc today right? and exactly team was destroyed by warriors yesterday.

[Hopper15]

This is a horrible post, every player can be game planned against. You're just to ignorant to realise this.

@ Plowking, i think the only team to have sound strategy against Curry is the Spurs.

The only thing you can do is trap him on screens.

But he will just drop it off to Draymond and then you're playing 4 on 3.

[Monta Ellis MVP]

Curry is the new GOAT. Unbelievable.

[I<3NBA]

teams need to body Curry and make him work hard. just get the ball out of his hands and let his team beat you.

[lilteapot]

teams need to body Curry and make him work hard. just get the ball out of his hands and let his team beat you.
You seeing the shots he's taking? Can't make him work much harder than that.

[Gus Hemmingway]

Courtney Lee with the cool -44 in 25 minutes

[ProfessorMurder]

"but....but...but... Conley wasn't healthy in that series."

:roll: :roll: :roll:
Last year =/= this year, dummy.

[ArbitraryWater]

Not saying that wasn't a factor, but the Warriors were the best team from beginning to end, by just about any measure.

By what measure were they the best to end? :oldlol:

Cavaliers quite clearly look to be superior

[Hotlantadude81]

Cleveland most likely would have beaten them healthy and they will do so if they meet Golden State in the finals this year.

[Hotlantadude81]

Not saying that wasn't a factor, but the Warriors were the best team from beginning to end, by just about any measure.

They didn't look that way as they struggled to beat a team that was missing 2 of it's 3 best players.

[Hotlantadude81]

The Grizzlies are the most overrated team in the NBA. They lost their home opener by 30 points to a Cavs team missing half it's starting lineup. :facepalm
Let me know when the Warriors do this to a fully healthy Spurs, Thunder, or Cavs team :sleeping

Memphis is basically this decades version of the late 90's Hawks. Good team, but they're not a threat to win the title.

[Heavincent]

By what measure were they the best to end? :oldlol:

Cavaliers quite clearly look to be superior

You're delusional.

Best regular season record, #1 defense, #2 offense, historically good point differential, 16-5 postseason record, etc.

Absolutely no proof to suggest they weren't the best team. None.

[RidonKs]

Man... whenever Curry gets hot, most of these games just pull away from the other team, and they don't have a shot of getting back into it.

How long until the rest of the NBA comes up with some sort of plan for the guy and figure him out a bit, to the point where he isn't completely pulling your defense around?

KD and Shaq are the only two other players I've seen impose this sort of climate on the game.
what plan?

curry is really hard to trap. he's quick, he's got the ball on a string, and he changes direction better than anybody not named kyrie irving. he always faces pressure because guys are afraid he'll pull up... from 30 feet. which makes them easier to beat off the dribble. the warriors run an equal opportunity motion offense so somebody is always coming to the ball. the team is loaded with confident offensive creators so whoever gets it will find a shot. and as soon as it leaves steph's hands he's off to find open space to pull the defense in the opposite direction. or chase down an offensive rebound. or cut backdoor for a layup. or double back to the ball and start the whole thing again.

here are a few plans that could slow steph curry down

- shrink the court to 15 x 40 ft
- start calling palming
- raise the hoop to 12 ft
- reinsert handchecking

don't see any of those coming true in the future...

[Legends66NBA7]

Memphis is basically this decades version of the late 90's Hawks. Good team, but they're not a threat to win the title.

They remind me of the 00's Pistons in a way too.

[Darius]

what plan?

curry is really hard to trap. the warriors run an equal opportunity motion offense so somebody is always coming to the ball. the team is loaded with confident offensive creators so whoever gets it will find a shot. and as soon as it leaves steph's hands he's off to find open space to pull the defense in the opposite direction. or chase down an offensive rebound. or cut backdoor for a layup. or double back to the ball and start the whole thing again.

here are a few plans that could slow steph curry down

- shrink the court to 15 x 40 ft
- start calling palming
- raise the hoop to 12 ft
- reinsert handchecking

don't see any of those coming true in the future...

Real talk though, Curry being allowed to palm makes him almost unguardable. He can do that thing where he brings his hand up under his dribble so it looks like a potential pull up... impossible to guard.

[WorldWarriors]

Warriors had 8 players with 1 or more blocked shots against the Grizz. That's defense.

[JT123]

Memphis is basically this decades version of the late 90's Hawks. Good team, but they're not a threat to win the title.
:applause: this guy gets it

[Stockalone]

can we just all agree that Warriors are very good team and all is in right place. system in there working to their advantage. players are there to supplement Steph set skill. really there is no D that can stop them, just minimize beating as they finally figured out what to do (not to say their trophy was just a trial run) .

not riding their c0cks over here.....but they have it figured out. how cavs gonna stop them in series? please can anyone tell me? will cavs go by slowing down pace of the game and trying to bully your way through the middle - then get mike fratello back to clevland....hahaha

only chance is to get bogut and dray into foul trouble fast enough, which with Tristan, Mozgov, Love and LBJ can happen as long as Love will understand that Dray if faster on his feet and Love must pull whole old school 90s PF on him (someone give him malone, barkley mixtapes and book some serious sessions with mchale) - just using weight and "ground and pound on each possession", then LBJ needs to really do two things - attack basket and bother GSW with length - get Irving, once back, on barnes/iggy and let barnes and iggy shoot as much as they want and use lbj on klay and jr/iman on steph and punish them physically on each drive to the basket.....i believe that would be the only way to have a chance to win series (not game but series) but to do that they need to have stamina as cavs starters will have to start 7 players rotation vs 10 players gsw rotation.

what would help is getting rid of dellavedova and have real player that cavs would be able to harness - reggie jackson or dennis schroder that would agree to run second unit and provide defense but that is not gonna happen so one can only hope......

in short - i think that teams need to focus on taking team apart from C/PF positions forcing warriors to go really small and then took advantage of them. allow iggy, barnes, dray, bogut to try to beat you and without them, only then, you can start planning on traps, double teams to force curry to his least favs spots.

[WorldWarriors]

can we just all agree that Warriors are very good team and all is in right place. system in there working to their advantage. players are there to supplement Steph set skill. really there is no D that can stop them, just minimize beating as they finally figured out what to do (not to say their trophy was just a trial run) .

not riding their c0cks over here.....but they have it figured out. how cavs gonna stop them in series? please can anyone tell me? will cavs go by slowing down pace of the game and trying to bully your way through the middle - then get mike fratello back to clevland....hahaha

only chance is to get bogut and dray into foul trouble fast enough, which with Tristan, Mozgov, Love and LBJ can happen as long as Love will understand that Dray if faster on his feet and Love must pull whole old school 90s PF on him (someone give him malone, barkley mixtapes and book some serious sessions with mchale) - just using weight and "ground and pound on each possession", then LBJ needs to really do two things - attack basket and bother GSW with length - get Irving, once back, on barnes/iggy and let barnes and iggy shoot as much as they want and use lbj on klay and jr/iman on steph and punish them physically on each drive to the basket.....i believe that would be the only way to have a chance to win series (not game but series) but to do that they need to have stamina as cavs starters will have to start 7 players rotation vs 10 players gsw rotation.

what would help is getting rid of dellavedova and have real player that cavs would be able to harness - reggie jackson or dennis schroder that would agree to run second unit and provide defense but that is not gonna happen so one can only hope......

in short - i think that teams need to focus on taking team apart from C/PF positions forcing warriors to go really small and then took advantage of them. allow iggy, barnes, dray, bogut to try to beat you and without them, only then, you can start planning on traps, double teams to force curry to his least favs spots.

Warriors move the ball so well. Curry gets trapped and he drops it off to Dray who quickly passes (or if he's open shoots a 3) to the next open man. He had 8 assists last night. Barnes had 4. Bogut didn't even play.

[Stockalone]

Warriors move the ball so well. Curry gets trapped and he drops it off to Dray who quickly passes (or if he's open shoots a 3) to the next open man. He had 8 assists last night. Barnes had 4. Bogut didn't even play.


Well, that is why Dray and Klay must be main focus. beat the system, not the player. Warriors are great, GSW will just roll through season really great team and I wonder if they will show same level of dominance like 95-96 Bulls. Watched 3 games and love watching them and how they execute. but it is a system. its like one of previous posts stated - they just drift away at some stage of the game...to me it means that no coach figured out yet how to keep "exchange" through all 48 mins. no team can run offense on offense with them - someone needs to come up with defensive system that will shut team and take punishment from curry....wonder if curry has it in the tank to carry whole offense multiple play-off games.....that would provide challenge worthy of his abilities.

[ArbitraryWater]

You're delusional.

Best regular season record, #1 defense, #2 offense, historically good point differential, 16-5 postseason record, etc.

Absolutely no proof to suggest they weren't the best team. None.

How about, the finals? The playoffs in generall? Where a battered Cavs team looked better than the Warriors? :oldlol: Keep posting your regular season records though, and shrugging off every single else... I guess its stll time to ignore their pitful Finals. Worst Finals performance by any 'Champion' I've ever seen.

[Levity]

its seems like the only way to slow curry down offensively, is to make him work defensively. have him run through endless HARD screens, make him switch onto bigger guards that can try to post him up. Just things of that nature that put a toll on a players body and pray it was enough to do the trick

[kamil]

And Lebron

LeBron*? LOL... dude gets shut down by role players.

[WorldWarriors]

Well, that is why Dray and Klay must be main focus. beat the system, not the player. Warriors are great, GSW will just roll through season really great team and I wonder if they will show same level of dominance like 95-96 Bulls. Watched 3 games and love watching them and how they execute. but it is a system. its like one of previous posts stated - they just drift away at some stage of the game...to me it means that no coach figured out yet how to keep "exchange" through all 48 mins. no team can run offense on offense with them - someone needs to come up with defensive system that will shut team and take punishment from curry....wonder if curry has it in the tank to carry whole offense multiple play-off games.....that would provide challenge worthy of his abilities. Curry is so lethal though. Teams would be hesitant to single cover him throughout an entire series.

I think the Cavs did it best with covering both Curry and Klay in the finals. They opted to let Dray beat them which he couldn't.

[RidonKs]

Real talk though, Curry being allowed to palm makes him almost unguardable. He can do that thing where he brings his hand up under his dribble so it looks like a potential pull up... impossible to guard.
but its a mistake to pretend its only curry who's taken advantage of that

or even especially curry

that goes back to allen iverson and if people are having a hard time debating who the better player is between those two? the conversation is completely moot.

i'm not even sure how i feel about the palming epidemic. the rule itself is so difficult to judge because its all about where and when the ball touches your hand compared to the balls own momentum...

and these top notch guys who take most advantage (irving, curry, crawford) have such incredible anticipation and coordination that they can crack the rule by just forcing the referee to call them on it. they keep creeping closer and closer to violating the thing... because all they wanna know is what they can get away with.

point being... the difference between even an official palming violation and a sick crossover can be virtually zilch. which means we might just be stuck with side palming and hesitation dribbles forever.

doesn't mean the league wouldn't be wise to reinstate the handcheck.

[Stockalone]

but its a mistake to pretend its only curry who's taken advantage of that

or even especially curry

that goes back to allen iverson and if people are having a hard time debating who the better player is between those two? the conversation is completely moot.

i'm not even sure how i feel about the palming epidemic. the rule itself is so difficult to judge because its all about where and when the ball touches your hand compared to the balls own momentum...

and these top notch guys who take most advantage (irving, curry, crawford) have such incredible anticipation and coordination that they can crack the rule by just forcing the referee to call them on it. they keep creeping closer and closer to violating the thing... because all they wanna know is what they can get away with.

point being... the difference between even an official palming violation and a sick crossover can be virtually zilch. which means we might just be stuck with side palming and hesitation dribbles forever.

doesn't mean the league wouldn't be wise to reinstate the handcheck.



Palming is terrible - not to take away from Players, they do whatever they have to do to get that edge....Crawford, damn, you watch game and from your couch you can see that Tim Hardaway gets heart attack each time Crawford's palming is called crossover....

lets even the field - you have grey area when it comes to palming, allow hand-checking. only then it would be fair....but we all know it aint about fairness and all about how much dough can they squeeze out of "NBA Corp." and defense does not sell to average fan that cannot name starting PG or SG that played with Danny Manning on Clips or C or PF that played with run TMC on GSW......:roll:

[Stockalone]

its seems like the only way to slow curry down offensively, is to make him work defensively. have him run through endless HARD screens, make him switch onto bigger guards that can try to post him up. Just things of that nature that put a toll on a players body and pray it was enough to do the trick

:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

yeah, bother him with physicality (LOL) and length.....speed wont give you anything and post him on defensive end, put body on him and make him pay for it.....miss Anfernee Hardaway....he would destroy him with his length and offensive arsenal....and Scottie would just put him out of the game...:hammerhead:

[Doranku]

How about, the finals? The playoffs in generall? Where a battered Cavs team looked better than the Warriors? :oldlol: Keep posting your regular season records though, and shrugging off every single else... I guess its stll time to ignore their pitful Finals. Worst Finals performance by any 'Champion' I've ever seen.

Nobody cares how the Cavs looked in the first three rounds. They play in the East. :roll:

[RidonKs]

Palming is terrible - not to take away from Players, they do whatever they have to do to get that edge....Crawford, damn, you watch game and from your couch you can see that Tim Hardaway gets heart attack each time Crawford's palming is called crossover....

lets even the field - you have grey area when it comes to palming, allow hand-checking. only then it would be fair....but we all know it aint about fairness and all about how much dough can they squeeze out of "NBA Corp." and defense does not sell to average fan that cannot name starting PG or SG that played with Danny Manning on Clips or C or PF that played with run TMC on GSW......:roll:
eh... i like it. i think any crackdown wouldn't just be 'bad for the viewing experience' or whatever. it would also be impossible to officiate. the athletes transcended the rules and so they needed to be changed. it appears the nba accepted this long ago.

the cut and dry rule is that you cannot palm UNDERNEATH the ball. meaning anywhere below the like equatorial line that divides the ball between top and bottom.. the majority of your hand has to be above that line.

guys still fool this, take the ball in motion from underneath and quickly turn it over so its too quick for the officials to call. but its a lot harder to do.

the ball handling in this league is absolutely incredible. nothing is more exhilarating for me than a ball handler who operates his moves like a game of chess. they are three moves ahead and constantly checking their defender to alter their plans. crazy.

the game has evolved in so many ways but looking back to early guards, ball handling seems to have advanced more than any other craft. thank god for our opposable thumbs

[Heavincent]

Butthurt Lebron stans are the only one discrediting their title...cause that's just what they do.

[Derka]

We've reached the point where people are bringing up palming? Really? :oldlol:

[DaOldLion]

Butthurt Lebron stans are the only one discrediting their title...cause that's just what they do.

they discredit every title that Lebron doesn't win :oldlol: :oldlol:

[coin24]

they discredit every title that Lebron doesn't win :oldlol: :oldlol:

Thats a long list then:lol

[ShawkFactory]

LeBron*? LOL... dude gets shut down by role players.
And the role of those players is to play incredible defense...

Would it be less laughable to you if he were shut down by Steph, KD, or Westbrook?

[Monta Ellis MVP]

its seems like the only way to slow curry down offensively, is to make him work defensively. have him run through endless HARD screens, make him switch onto bigger guards that can try to post him up. Just things of that nature that put a toll on a players body and pray it was enough to do the trick

When has that worked in the past against Curry?

[ArbitraryWater]

Nobody cares how the Cavs looked in the first three rounds. They play in the East. :roll:

Be more dense and troll-ish :oldlol:

[Levity]

When has that worked in the past against Curry?

which teams tried that against him?

[Monta Ellis MVP]

which teams tried that against him?

None because it's a stupid ass strategy that doesn't work. :lol

[Levity]

None because it's a stupid ass strategy that doesn't work. :lol

making a small framed player OVERWORK defensively all game, cant throw them off offensively? ok, if you say so

[Monta Ellis MVP]

making a small framed player OVERWORK defensively all game, cant throw them off offensively? ok, if you say so

A) Coach Levity has magically found the answer to Steph Curry yet the entire collective coaching staff of the NBA has not come across it yet.

B) Coaches haven't tried it because there are not enough point guards with a good enough off ball games to run constant off ball motion to get Steph to run through the hard screens as you were describing.

Which one is more plausible?

[GIF REACTION]

warriorfan is a 100% certified slim jimmy and knows 0 about basketball

[WorldWarriors]

A) Coach Levity has magically found the answer to Steph Curry yet the entire collective coaching staff of the NBA has not come across it yet.

B) Coaches haven't tried it because there are not enough point guards with a good enough off ball games to run constant off ball motion to get Steph to run through the hard screens as you were describing.

Which one is more plausible?

I think Memphis actually tried it last night with Conley and Tony Allen, lol.

Cleveland had the right idea though. Curry had to fight through a multitude of screens in the first couple of games.