The Rat gets a taste of the Dingo. Gets 50 dropped on his head. (50/7/10/2/1/74% TS)

[warriorfan]

Trae who?

:yaohappy:

[DevBooker'sMask]

Lollipop head got dingo'd

[ImKobe]

MVP.

[AirBonner]

Chef ding swinging his swollen thing

[Axe]

No klay, no play. :(

[Naero]

No Klay? MVP on its way. :applause:

[Mask the Embiid]

bulge...:milton

[nayte]

He dingoed. Got to watch the game it was fun to watch. I am changing my tune lately this open era is getting to be more exciting. Been watching a heap of old games where the paint is packed and am putting it to nostalgia the open game is a lot more exciting. Don't like many threes but still

[Sulico]

Interesting stat.

Steph already have 7 blocks this season. He had 8 blocks whole last season.

[nayte]

Ayee all defence sown up already

[ArbitraryWater]

bronbron23: trae is as good as curry

[tpols]

bronbron23: trae is as good as curry

Yea I really don't get the comp. Trae has zero off ball affinity, runs no routes, and he's not as good at shooting off the dribble either. A worse defender, rebounder and playmaker as well. Steph has had playoff series averaging almost 10 boards a game. His all around game is leagues better.

Also, I watched the highlights and trae wasn't guarding chef. They had some tall fella on him, I think he might've been a small forward.

[tontoz]

No Klay, 9-1 record.

[k0kakw0rld]

Trae who?

:yaohappy:
Trae is not the shooter Steph is. We didnt see you here when Trae was leading his team to the conference final and Steph was getting eliminated by Ja Morant in the play in. Where were you pvssy?

[Manny98]

3rd MVP loading....

https://i.postimg.cc/wMWtMjFF/tumblr-p9s4kz8-Nb-M1snbyiqo2-540.gif

[TheGoatest]

Trae is not the shooter Steph is. We didnt see you here when Trae was leading his team to the conference final and Steph was getting eliminated by Ja Morant in the play in. Where were you pvssy?

I still can't believe this happened. Inexcusable. Will definitely get brought up whenever his all-time status is discussed.
Anyway, this was Steph's first good game in a while. Prior to this game, his averages for the season were kind of crap. Even after this game his fg% is .431
Team is doing well though, mostly due to a weak schedule.

[hold this L]

I still can't believe this happened. Inexcusable. Will definitely get brought up whenever his all-time status is discussed.
Anyway, this was Steph's first good game in a while. Prior to this game, his averages for the season were kind of crap. Even after this game his fg% is .431
Team is doing well though, mostly due to a weak schedule.
Warriors and Lakers had the same ease of schedule rating before tonight, one team was 8-1 and the other 5-5.


Yikes!

[000]

I still can't believe this happened. Inexcusable. Will definitely get brought up whenever his all-time status is discussed.

lebitch lost a finals because he got outscored by an old jason terry. he is officially the most overrated, most overhyped player of alltime.

[3ba11]

Top 10 all-time... Top 5??? Maybe

[000]

Top 10 all-time... Top 5??? Maybe

check out my new thread.

[tontoz]

I still can't believe this happened. Inexcusable. Will definitely get brought up whenever his all-time status is discussed.
Anyway, this was Steph's first good game in a while. Prior to this game, his averages for the season were kind of crap. Even after this game his fg% is .431
Team is doing well though, mostly due to a weak schedule.


In the last game of the regular season GS and Memphis faced off to determine who would get the 8 seed in the play in. Steph outscored Ja 46-16.

https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/202105160GSW.html


Steph also dropped 39 in the play in game, which went to OT.

Of course that was right after after GS lost to the Lakers on Lebron's buzzer beater. Steph dropped 37 in that game.

So in his last 3 games last season Steph dropped 122 points. Somehow i doubt that will hurt his legacy, especially since he won a scoring title and finished 3rd in the MVP voting.

[tpols]

Curry crushed ja in the regular season and play in game. Only reason the grizz won was morants teammates simply vastly outplayed currys.

[Jasper]

I guess the argument would be if Curry still can blast away and score at will , how come Hardening is having problems 5 weeks into the season ?

Pressure

[RRR3]

In the last game of the regular season GS and Memphis faced off to determine who would get the 8 seed in the play in. Steph outscored Ja 46-16.

https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/202105160GSW.html


Steph also dropped 39 in the play in game, which went to OT.

Of course that was right after after GS lost to the Lakers on Lebron's buzzer beater. Steph dropped 37 in that game.

So in his last 3 games last season Steph dropped 122 points. Somehow i doubt that will hurt his legacy, especially since he won a scoring title and finished 3rd in the MVP voting.
Steph is never going to be ranked as highly as he should be unless he wins a FMVP. Stupid, but then again most basketball fans are.

[GimmeThat]

Warriors and Lakers had the same ease of schedule rating before tonight, one team was 8-1 and the other 5-5.


Yikes!

well, the Warriors are averaging 1.14 pts per 3 point shot, 1.114 pts per 2 point shot, and .787 pts per FT shot

they've now created a game where the further away you stay from the basket, the better chance of winning. really makes you wonder, why would they had needed to create 2 baskets on both sides of the court instead of having just one and be done with it.

[TheGoatest]

Him losing to the Grizzlies in the play-in looks even worse in retrospect, considering the Grizzlies went on to become officially the weakest link of the entire playoffs:

Lost 4-1 to a team who went on to lose in the 2nd round
To a team who went on to lose in the conference finals
To a team who went on to lose in the finals

As weak an opponent as he could've faced for the situation.

[TheGoatest]

Curry crushed ja in the regular season and play in game. Only reason the grizz won was morants teammates simply vastly outplayed currys.

Step up your trolling game, son.

Draymond Green: 11 points, 16 rebounds, 10 assists
Andrew Wiggins: 22 points, 10 rebounds, 2 blocks
Jordan Poole: 19 points

Meanwhile, the second leading scorer on the Grizzlies scored 14 points (on 7-22 shooting, no less). Their leading rebounder had 12 rebounds. No player had more than 6 assists.

You'll NEVER find a better examples of a game where a player inexcusably loses despite having teammates who played better.

[tontoz]

Step up your trolling game, son.

Draymond Green: 11 points, 16 rebounds, 10 assists
Andrew Wiggins: 22 points, 10 rebounds, 2 blocks
Jordan Poole: 19 points

Meanwhile, the second leading scorer on the Grizzlies scored 14 points (on 7-22 shooting, no less). Their leading rebounder had 12 rebounds. No player had more than 6 assists.

You'll NEVER find a better examples of a game where a player inexcusably loses despite having teammates who played better.



Morant's teammates shot 40% from 3, 10-25. Morant's teammates committed only 8 turnovers.

Stephs teammates shot 6-19 from 3 and committed 13 turnovers.

[TheGoatest]

Morant's teammates shot 40% from 3, 10-25. Morant's teammates committed only 8 turnovers.

Stephs teammates shot 6-19 from 3 and committed 13 turnovers.

Morant's teammates shot 38% from the field
Steph's teammates shot 44% from the field

Morant's teammates grabbed 41 rebounds
Steph's teammates grabbed 44 rebounds

Morant's teammates had 16 assists
Steph's teammates had 25 assists

We can do this all day. Still won't change the fact that Steph had not one, not two, but three players who played a better game than Morant's #2 guy.

[hold this L]

Very relevant to the topic, but Lebron has 1 win and 3 losses in playoff series vs the Chef.

Yikes.

[GimmeThat]

you know, it's quite weird at first, to hear about your hall of fame beer pong skills had been translated onto the NBA floor. as why the GSW can only win during the regular season slowly make sense: you only use dirt cheap beer to play beer pong, when it comes to anything worth a bit of flavor, of weight, something remotely similar to that of a conversation, no one wants the GSW anymore.



:cheers:

[tontoz]

Morant's teammates shot 38% from the field
Steph's teammates shot 44% from the field

Morant's teammates grabbed 41 rebounds
Steph's teammates grabbed 44 rebounds

Morant's teammates had 16 assists
Steph's teammates had 25 assists

We can do this all day. Still won't change the fact that Steph had not one, not two, but three players who played a better game than Morant's #2 guy.



It also doesn't change the fact that Morant had a +/- of -1 in a 5 point victory.

Steph was the only GS starter with a positive +/- with +4 in a 5 point loss.

[hold this L]

you know, it's quite weird at first, to hear about your hall of fame beer pong skills had been translated onto the NBA floor. as why the GSW can only win during the regular season slowly make sense: you only use dirt cheap beer to play beer pong, when it comes to anything worth a bit of flavor, of weight, something remotely similar to that of a conversation, no one wants the GSW anymore.



:cheers:

This mouth breather is currently talking about the most successful team in the last 10 years. 3 championships, 5 finals. Greatest PS record of all time 1 year, and another year where the champs take down all 4 first team All NBA.

[TheGoatest]

It also doesn't change the fact that Morant had a +/- of -1 in a 5 point victory.

Steph was the only GS starter with a positive +/- with +4 in a 5 point loss.

Nor does it change the fact that Morant had a starter teammate foul out 26 minutes into a game that ended up going to overtime whereas all of Curry's teammates that got playing time finished the game just fine.

So it seems that on top of everything else, Curry had help from the refs, as usual. And it still wasn't enough against as weak of an opponent as you'll get in a situation like this.

Gotta love the poetic justice of those play-ins. Curry stans were saying that LeBron was "scared" of meeting Curry in the play-ins after LeBron's statements about them keeping the play-in format after the bubble. Flash-forward and LeBron buries a 4 pointer in Curry's face to secure the Lakers victory over the Warriors, leaving them to play the weak Grizzlies, which they fail to beat. Shit was hilarious, how it backfired. :oldlol:

[Hey Yo]

Nineteen 3PA....... not a 3pt specialist though.

[tontoz]

Nor does it change the fact that Morant had a starter teammate foul out 26 minutes into a game that ended up going to overtime whereas all of Curry's teammates that got playing time finished the game just fine.

So it seems that on top of everything else, Curry had help from the refs, as usual. And it still wasn't enough against as weak of an opponent as you'll get in a situation like this.

Gotta love the poetic justice of those play-ins. Curry stans were saying that LeBron was "scared" of meeting Curry in the play-ins after LeBron's statements about them keeping the play-in format after the bubble. Flash-forward and LeBron buries a 4 pointer in Curry's face to secure the Lakers victory over the Warriors, leaving them to play the weak Grizzlies, which they fail to beat. Shit was hilarious, how it backfired. :oldlol:


Both teams were called for 23 fouls, Memphis took 6 more foul shots, but somehow Steph had the refs help? Sure.

Steph played 47 minutes in a 53 minute game. His team was -9 in the 6 minutes he was out. That was their season in a nutshell.

[GimmeThat]

This mouth breather is currently talking about the most successful team in the last 10 years. 3 championships, 5 finals. Greatest PS record of all time 1 year, and another year where the champs take down all 4 first team All NBA.

yea, the team responsible to the drop in Ratings for the NBA. and that's even before COVID-19.

you do know, based on 'The Decision', the free agencies help keep the ratings alive

[tontoz]

Nineteen 3PA....... not a 3pt specialist though.

How many 3 pt specialists average 16 ppg on 2s + foul shots, as Steph did last season?

[TheGoatest]

Both teams were called for 23 fouls, Memphis took 6 more foul shots, but somehow Steph had the refs help? Sure.

Steph played 47 minutes in a 53 minute game. His team was -9 in the 6 minutes he was out. That was their season in a nutshell.

Only one team had a player foul out. It wasn't Curry's team.

Morant's team were forced to give minutes to players they otherwise wouldn't have given minutes to due to a player fouling out. Curry still couldn't win. Failure to beat an objectively weaker opponent in a nutshell.

[Hey Yo]

How many 3 pt specialists average 16 ppg on 2s + foul shots, as Steph did last season?

A new era of 3pt specialist.

13.... 3PA per game last season to only 9.... 2PA

[tontoz]

Only one team had a player foul out. It wasn't Curry's team.

Morant's team were forced to give minutes to players they otherwise wouldn't have given minutes to due to a player fouling out. Curry still couldn't win. Failure to beat an objectively weaker opponent in a nutshell.



So who is this mystery player that wouldn't have played without someone fouling out? :oldlol:

It was their center JV that fouled out. His backup played 23 minutes, almost as many as JV.

This mystery player must have been really bad to offset the 6 foul shots disparity.

[GimmeThat]

Both teams were called for 23 fouls, Memphis took 6 more foul shots, but somehow Steph had the refs help? Sure.

Steph played 47 minutes in a 53 minute game. His team was -9 in the 6 minutes he was out. That was their season in a nutshell.

he didn't win in a 48 minute game, and then lost while playing 4:58 of the extra 5 minutes.

[tontoz]

A new era of 3pt specialist.

13.... 3PA per game last season to only 9.... 2PA


Exactly. The answer is nobody.

[Hey Yo]

Exactly. The answer is nobody.

The answer is........... 3pt specialist

[ELITEpower23]

bronbron23: trae is as good as curry

He's not even low IQ at this point, he is ZERO IQ :oldlol:

[j3lademaster]

A new era of 3pt specialist.

13.... 3PA per game last season to only 9.... 2PAThat's because of the value of the shots. If you see virtually no dropoff in your midrange shooting and 3 point shooting, you avoid shooting the midrange in favor of 3's. Not to mention, Steph being farther from the basket brings the defense farther out too, creating more space. Obviously the ideal shot every possession is a layup, but those are hard to get. You can be elite in all facets of scoring and still favor the 3.

[tontoz]

he didn't win in a 48 minute game, and then lost while playing 4:58 of the extra 5 minutes.

Yeah he didn't win in regular time because his team couldn't score when he went out. Memphis had no problem when Morant went out.

[tontoz]

The answer is........... 3pt specialist

So name one 3 pt specialist who scored 16 ppg on shots other than 3s. I won't hold my breath.

[GimmeThat]

Yeah he didn't win in regular time because his team couldn't score when he went out. Memphis had no problem when Morant went out.

that's fine, as long as the 38-34 Grizzles record and the 39-33 Warriors record doesn't count as well

[8Ball]

bronbron23: trae is as good as curry

Show me this :lol

[GimmeThat]

So name one 3 pt specialist who scored 16 ppg on shots other than 3s. I won't hold my breath.

so you're saying if there are 20 guys that can give you 15 rebounds, and of that 20 guys, only 1 guy also gives you 4 blocks a game.

that 1 guy shouldn't win DPOY.

[tontoz]

that's fine, as long as the 38-34 Grizzles record and the 39-33 Warriors record doesn't count as well

Where did i say it doesn't count?

It counts, but that team was heavily dependent on Steph. They were 2-9 in the games he was out, 37-24 in the games he played.

[GimmeThat]

Where did i say it doesn't count?

It counts, but that team was heavily dependent on Steph. They were 2-9 in the games he was out, 37-24 in the games he played.

what do you think about Morant's 112 ORtg 105 DRtg to Curry's 107 ORtg 112 DRtg

[tontoz]

what do you think about Morant's 112 ORtg 105 DRtg to Curry's 107 ORtg 112 DRtg


Individual DRTG is a garbage stat.

Morant had a strong game (after Curry punk'd him the previous time they met) but his team didn't lose any ground when he was out.

Warriors' game plan was to leave Morant open on 3s all night. That strategy worked perfectly the previous time they met. To his credit he actually made them this time but let's not pretend that he faced the same type of defense Curry has to deal with.

[GimmeThat]

Individual DRTG is a garbage stat.

Morant had a strong game (after Curry punk'd him the previous time they met) but his team didn't lose any ground when he was out.

Warriors' game plan was to leave Morant open on 3s all night. That strategy worked perfectly the previous time they met. To his credit he actually made them this time but let's not pretend that he faced the same type of defense Curry has to deal with.

so would you say that a player with a +7 fouls out hurts the team, then the rest of team had to play at roughly at least -7 given the player played 25:33 of a 53 minute game, and that is under the assumption that a 38-34 team to a 39-33 team would have equal bench.

would you agree? because no way would him end up losing given the scenario could help his legacy in any manner

[tontoz]

so would you say that a player with a +7 fouls out hurts the team, then the rest of team had to play at roughly at least -7 given the player played 25:33 of a 53 minute game, and that is under the assumption that a 38-34 team to a 39-33 team would have equal bench.

would you agree? because no way would him end up losing given the scenario could help his legacy in any manner


JV averaged only 28 minutes per game last year. It isn't a big deal if he plays a few minutes less. If they thought he was that valuable they wouldn't have traded him in the offseason.

You can't complain about the refs when Memphis shot 6 more foul shots.

Let's not forget that Wiseman and Oubre (both starters) were out.

[GimmeThat]

then does 1 ORB 1 DRB 1 AST 1 STL -2 TOV -3 PF supersedes 4 PTS

[tontoz]

then does 1 ORB 1 DRB 1 AST 1 STL -2 TOV -3 PF supersedes 4 PTS

Like i said GS was deliberately letting Morant shoot open 3s. Meanwhile Memphis was hounding Steph who lit them up for 46 just a few days prior.

Steph outscored Morant 46-16 the previous time they played.

[GimmeThat]

Like i said GS was deliberately letting Morant shoot open 3s. Meanwhile Memphis was hounding Steph who lit them up for 46 just a few days prior.

Steph outscored Morant 46-16 the previous time they played.

I still don't understand how losing when more money is being spent on advertising and marketing doesn't hurt his legacy

[tontoz]

I still don't understand how losing when more money is being spent on advertising and marketing doesn't hurt his legacy

He dropped 122 points in his last 3 games, won a scoring title with historic efficiency and was 3rd in the MVP voting. That is why it won't hurt his legacy.

[000]

in 2020 lillard kicked lebron & ad's asses in the first game of the first round, but that didn't matter because the playoffs are an actual good format, unlike this play-in nonsense.

[TheGoatest]

in 2020 lillard kicked lebron & ad's asses in the first game of the first round, but that didn't matter because the playoffs are an actual good format, unlike this play-in nonsense.

Yes, it didn't matter, because everyone knows in advance that if you lose that first game in a series, they need to beat you three more times to knock you out.
In the play-ins, you know that it's only one game in advance and you have to win. Curry knew it, yet failed and choked against as easy of an opponent as you'll get for that situation, an opponent that went on to be the worst team in the playoffs.

And funny how LeBron haters were hating on him and calling him "scared" after his comments last year about the play-ins. The fact is that the play-ins should have been a one time thing, as an incentive for teams to play hard for those remaining regular season games in the bubble. But the NBA decided to keep it because it gave them an excuse to have an extra 2-4 games, along with the viewers and ad revenue $$$ those games brought.

[000]

Yes, it didn't matter, because everyone knows in advance that if you lose that first game in a series, they need to beat you three more times to knock you out.
In the play-ins, you know that it's only one game in advance and you have to win. Curry knew it, yet failed and choked against as easy of an opponent as you'll get for that situation, an opponent that went on to be the worst team in the playoffs.


yeah, exactly - the playoffs are a best of 7, so losing 1 or 2 games isn't the end.

what's even your point here??? lebron and ad tried to lose the first game? just didnt care? lol

[GimmeThat]

And funny how LeBron haters were hating on him and calling him "scared" after his comments last year about the play-ins. The fact is that the play-ins should have been a one time thing, as an incentive for teams to play hard for those remaining regular season games in the bubble. But the NBA decided to keep it because it gave them an excuse to have an extra 2-4 games, along with the viewers and ad revenue $$$ those games brought.

well, the NBA has been pretty quite out-spoken about being absolutely against continued education for players becoming pros.

"we do not condone load management, it is our belief that our employees should focus on life in a narrow minded single dimensional world vie. we have already asked them to participate in charities, hence we are now allowed to require players to produce maximum physical activities on the court by the demand/parameters our league has set fourth, in order to entertain the paying crowd"

[GimmeThat]

what's even your point here??? lebron and ad tried to lose the first game? just didnt care? lol

that they wanted to develop their younger players and hopefully the younger players can win one for them in order to pay dividends down the deep end of the playoff?

[TheGoatest]

yeah, exactly - the playoffs are a best of 7, so losing 1 or 2 games isn't the end.

what's even your point here??? lebron and ad tried to lose the first game? just didnt care? lol

Consciously or sub-consciously you automatically don't care about a game 1 as you do about a game 7, or in this case a must-win play-in game.
What's your point? That a game 1 is as important as a game 7, or a do-or-die game??

[Stephonit]

Consciously or sub-consciously you automatically don't care about a game 1 as you do about a game 7, or in this case a must-win play-in game.
What's your point? That a game 1 is as important as a game 7, or a do-or-die game??

The play-in was so ridiculous that it arguably incentivized losing. The Warriors had to beat the Grizzlies twice in the same week while the Grizzlies only had to beat the Warriors once to make the playoffs.

[GimmeThat]

The play-in was so ridiculous that it arguably incentivized losing. The Warriors had to beat the Grizzlies twice in the same week while the Grizzlies only had to beat the Warriors once to make the playoffs.

the Warriors would have qualified for the play-in regardless of whether they had beat the Grizzles in the final game of the season

[insight]

OP didn't even watch the game. Golden State had a defender pick up Trae full court the entire game and ran double team traps all game.
Steph has a tremedous game but the Hawks made the mistake of not getting the ball out of his hands like they forced Trae to do. Steph exploded in the 3rd quarter, when the Hawks bench was in the game.
Steph is the best shooter in the game but he choked in the playin game when Memphis sent double teams at him.

[tontoz]

OP didn't even watch the game. Golden State had a defender pick up Trae full court the entire game and ran double team traps all game.
Steph has a tremedous game but the Hawks made the mistake of not getting the ball out of his hands like they forced Trae to do. Steph exploded in the 3rd quarter, when the Hawks bench was in the game.
Steph is the best shooter in the game but he choked in the playin game when Memphis sent double teams at him.


So scoring 39 points is choking? :oldlol:

[GimmeThat]

So scoring 39 points is choking? :oldlol:

particularly when it comes with 7 TOs on 5 AST

[tontoz]

particularly when it comes with 7 TOs on 5 AST


Morant had 5 turnovers and was left wide open behind the 3 point line. What would have happened if Steph was left open behind the line?

[GimmeThat]

Morant had 5 turnovers and was left wide open behind the 3 point line. What would have happened if Steph was left open behind the line?

6 TOs with 1 AST?

[tontoz]

6 TOs with 1 AST?


60+ points.