I don't give a damn about no damn Drake night.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fl1alBevUPU

Top 5 KD moment.

So we're finally here. Should be fun. I know the Warriors are heavy favorites, but everyone knows Toronto is a team to be taken seriously. But if GS takes Game 1, things should go smoother from there.

Looks like KD is out Game 1. Kerr said Cousins is "questionable" for the opener as well, but he's been practicing with the team for a while. So I'm hoping he'll be back to deal with Gasol and Ibaka, even though the former is well on the other side of 30.

Curry also plays extremely well against Toronto.

Anyway, Warriors in 6.

And Mistah Fab>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Drake.

admittedly im hoping theres at least one altercation between them too.

Forgot they have home court

Klay's gonna have to carry GSW, and I don't have faith he can for 4 Ws

TOR has stuck with Green, even though he's washed

I expect a quick hook for Powell if Klay does get hot

Lowry really stepped up vs MIL, and I don't think Steph's advantage is that great being in a slump for all except the last 3 games

I guess GSW have to put Dray on Kawhi

Which gives TOR advantages with Siakim and Gasol

No KD, and it always takes a couple of games for guys to get back to full speed

TOR in 7.

Gives Klay all he can handle on that end. He’s always played well against us actually

And I expect him to get out of the shooting slump this series

Maybe he can stay in games if he's able to keep Klay in check

...but I think Nurse was right giving him the quick hook toward the end of the MIL series...

wouldn't even be surprised if he comes off the bench at some point

I really feel like the Klay matchup is the difference in the series.

Was Reggie right?

against the Rockets to "we don't know if he'll play again this season"

He wouldn't have been standing in the tunnel in Game 3 in Portland if it was.

I've had to work around calf strains when I started running

Full on injury

I have to stop running for a full month

Nah, not surprised

I remember Jimmy Rollins missing large parts of the baseball season with a calf strain

It's more interesting factoring in his contract situation

If he was going to stay in GSW, I'd imagine he'd find some way to get on the court...whether that be through some therapy, just pushing through, or worse case scenario as a decoy

But if he's set on leaving, why potentially seriously injure yourself for a team you won't be on in the fall

Then...if GSW wins without him...

Etc...

the potential ramifications of the injury are more interesting IMO

*skatin' the rings of saturn*


..and miles to go before i sleep...

And he woulda had surgery already with non-weightbearing for at least four weeks. They thought it was a grade 1 tear originally, looks like it’s grade 2 calf tear. No need for conspiracy theories.

If you have home court against a team as dangerous as the Warriors, especially with KD out and Cousins still getting loose, you've got to stomp on the throat.

If they can get a game in Toronto short-handed, it's going to be disheartening, and it's going to empower the Warriors, and I'd take the Warriors in 5 or maybe 4.

If the Raptors could get the first 2 though, build that confidence, not take their foot off the gas and give the Warriors the chance to go Super Saiyan? Then it could go 7 and be a damn classic.

I think the former is more likely than the latter though, personally.

https://youtu.be/dDGkQiwh_qg

wouldnt be surprised if draymond snatches the mvp from him tho.

instead of having none it'll be "oh he only has 1 fmvp. even andre igoudala has a fmvp"

but the one clear advantage Toronto has over the Warriors is their bench. Should be interesting how well the Warrior's bench does defensively in this series, especially if both Cousins and Durant barely get any playing time.

Especially since during the play-offs, unless its been a blow-out either way, the Raptors have going 8-deep. In close games, only Ibaka, Powell, and VanVleet get any run, with occasionally a smattering of Meeks. And that's been against teams that aren't as good as the Warriors.

Meanwhile, especially during the Portland series, the Warriors have been going like 11 deep. And that's with KD and Cousins hurt. In fact, the general consensus in that Kerr feels like he made a mistake shortening the bench early in the Rockets series.

So I'd give the bench edge to the Warriors, especially if Cousins and KD come back.

maybe that's a good thing and the Lakers can get him for a cheap lol...

btw another interesting Danny Green/Shaq factoid...:
https://ftw.usatoday.com/2019/05/shaq-nba-finals-teammate-streak

And a Lowry and VanVleet tandem is an inferior version of Lillard and McCollum. Splash Brothers would eat those dudes alive.

And neither Steph nor Klay are a good match up for him.

>And neither Steph nor Klay are a good match up for him.

Oh I'm not disputing that I just like the kid I've been watching him since he was in college and I honestly I didn't think he was NBA material so him doing what he has is awesome to me

After Livingston...not sure who you're banking on

Yes, the GSW are deep...but if those dudes get significant tick...it's not a close game.

TOR's bench, and most of the starters for a good part of the series, were completely ass vs us (PHL)

Powell, Van Vleet and Ibaka all saw resurgences vs MIL

I'll take those 3...over Livingston and some other guys

Want the Raptors to get a couple.

..He knows Cousins should be shut down, but still wants to do right by him.




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..and miles to go before i sleep...

at least for what we need this series

If KD is really out for the series.

The key will come down to Lowry being able to knock Steph around. You have to play that dude physical.

Kawhi can take care of Klay.

And I think Siakam has the energy for Draymond.

From there it’s a toss up.

Raptors are 2-0 this year against them.

I’m not saying Toronto is going to win but I find counting them out ridiculous.

It’s a perfect story for them to pull this off.

I think Lowry needs to have the series of his life.

The Raps have impressed me with their grit in both of the last two series’s after they looked like the inferior team at one point in the series.

>I think Lowry needs to have the series of his life.

If he absolutely balls out, they have a real chance. But if he plays to his normal level, it's going to be really hard for them to win.

I bought a Raptors jersey sometime around 2000 or so, numbered 77.
In place of the name is "FTW"

I never thought I'd ever really need it until now

This one of those half purple/half black jerseys?

I'm posting it on IG once I take it out of cold storage

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If I had to guess, he'll probably open the second quarter. They'll see how he performs from there. But I imagine he plays about 5 minutes a half, even though Kerr said there aren't any minute restrictions on him.

>If I had to guess, he'll probably open the second quarter.
>They'll see how he performs from there. But I imagine he plays
>about 5 minutes a half, even though Kerr said there aren't any
>minute restrictions on him.

If he's 100% I see him playing more than that

maybe 2 seasons? im surprised i stayed away. if more games were regularly on OTA i probably would of watched some.

i have seen some clips but ive mostly been disengaged this whole season. dont have a strong dislike or love for either team. im hoping it goes 7.

they ran off 4 straight against the bucks but a lot of their success was built off containing a completely one-dimensional offense.

i want a competitive series but i think we could get the toronto from the 1st 2 games last series that makes everyone say 'ok yeah they are who we thought they were'.

are we really expecting kyle lowry and fred van vleet to show up on a consistent basis?

seems a little too foregone to me. I'm leaning Toronto.

Yes, the Lakers were HEAVILY favored by just about everyone - but that's where this comparison should end.

That was a very flawed, not healthy team all year who just squeaked by the damn Timberwolves (and needed an injured Sam Cassell to do so IIRC). The Warriors have won 3 out of the last 4 (and truly should have been going for 5 right now).

In retrospect, the Pistons winning was a lot less shocking than it was at the time. That Lakers team had a lot of luck to get to the Finals (0.4, Cassell's injury, etc).

https://twitter.com/WorldWideWob/status/1134254666894721025

this is about to be a fun ass serious.

Seems like every Finals his passing gets real sloppy

.

to pull this out and I'm loving Toronto's defense vs GS's offense. Been break through moments on both sides.

Crazy how Toronto has played without Khawi scoring.

calling b.s. fouls and then dudes are getting held and hammered in plain sight and nothing.

and that's for BOTH teams.

credit to Toronto. they have the guys to chase steph and klay around with no KD which is why they'll win if KD doesn't come back for Game 2. If he can't come back til Game 3 i think it's too late for GSW.

also, Draymond gotta work on his shooting in the offseason. he regressed like a muh.

Will see if Raptors can keep this up I’m the last 5 minutes when it gets crunchy

But the Dubs not being able to capitalize on a bad Kawhi game is interesting

Their D on the 3 point line tho... never seen anyone else play the Dubs like this even tho everyone should.

actually you might be right.

now that i think on it, Dubs were a lot closer than they probably should have been considering how bad they played and how Toronto kind of played a "perfect storm" kind of game.

Leonard and Lowry didn’t play that well ok offense and they still controlled the game

Klay needs to get off that shit.

Also, it doesn't hurt the Raps that for the most part the Dubs played pretty poorly.

And again, Siakham ain't gonna make damn near every shot going forward.

to Green at the buzzer

hope Toronto wins
Siakam played out his mind

No one else could create their own shot besides Curry.

he's fallen too in love with the 3.

he needs to use how they were guarding him to open up his midrange game.

*IF* the Warriors make this adjustment they'll probably be fine.

also, Siakham ain't gonna go 14-17 FGs every game.

that said, Raps could easily go on to win this series.

and yeah, that dude isn’t going to have another 30 point game but Green, VanVleet, Lowry could all have one.

I’m impressed by Toronto’s defense and ball movement. They match up perfectly with GS.

even moreso without KD.

that's what i mean though. they did run Klay off the line the whole game and when he's REALLY on he's taking that, putting it on the floor and then pulling up in the lane, or on the elbow.

he's gotta do that or the Dubs are TOAST.

Because not having the guy playing as well as anyone in basketball history when he got hurt can only help a team!

How the heel did anyone think this squad is better without KD?

Was standing next to dude a few weeks ago and was surprised. Internet says 6’0 but he was more of a 6’2.

Not sure why I needed to share that but yeah.

Steph and Klay combined for 55. Draymond had a triple double. And we got 36 from the bench, which outplayed Toronto's. And we lost by 9.

Now with Iggy probably going to miss at least a game or two, KD is especially necessary.

Because I’m not sure this game demonstrated anything other than the Warriors weren’t on their A game defensively after nine days off.

>Steph and Klay combined for 55. Draymond had a triple double.
>And we got 36 from the bench, which outplayed Toronto's. And
>we lost by 9.
>

Especially if Iggy is indeed out for multiple games and Cousins is still (understandibly) rusty.

I've never bought into the "Warriors are better without KD" line.

Some of their passes are like JV level dumb

won the game.

and he's not exactly overflowing with options right now.

But man, he looked rough out there. The Finals aren't the time to play yourself into shape, but it's not like he's had any other chance to do so.

..my point is that although we all recognize the situation (Cousins has never played in the post season before this year, let alone the NBA finals).

I can only imagine how difficult it must be to know that you've worked so hard your entire life to get an opportunity that rarely presents itself, and now you have to sit out?

timing.

I'm not suggesting that his presence on the floor won't help, but at what cost?


*skatin' the rings of saturn*


..and miles to go before i sleep...

Thought it was over when Bell got the start

GSW can't start the small ball lineup if they're putting Dray on Siakim

Terrible game plan

and they have to make the adjustment for game 2

gave up something like 24 fucking fastbreak points

that NEVER happens against us




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On the bright side we defended Kawhi better than any team I've seen all playoffs.

>And of course hello Turnovers, my old friend
>
>
>
>On the bright side we defended Kawhi better than any team I've
>seen all playoffs.

we have good ball movement, jeez

https://sports.yahoo.com/sources-kevin-durant-expected-to-return-midway-through-finals-122615919.html

ORONTO — Barring a setback, Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant is expected to return from a right calf strain at some point midway through the NBA Finals, league sources told Yahoo Sports.

There’s some optimism within members of the organization that a Game 3 arrival could be viable, but there’s a stronger possibility that Game 4 is the most logical option, sources said.

Head coach Steve Kerr announced Wednesday that Durant was cleared to take part in individual on-court basketball activities, but the 10-time All-Star — who has missed the past six postseason games — actually began his on-court basketball workouts earlier this week, sources said.

The 7-foot forward has about three or four days of on-court work under his belt, sources said. His teammates are encouraged by his progress.

Kerr explained that Durant must go through a full practice before he is given the green light to return to action.

The franchise, sources said, does not foresee a scenario in which Durant would be completely unavailable during the NBA Finals against the Toronto Raptors, who took a 1-0 series lead on Thursday after a 118-109 victory.

Teammates described Durant as being sick to his stomach for being a spectator for such an important contest on the road in a hostile Scotiabank Arena.

Durant’s postseason production of 34.2 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game has been missed greatly by the Warriors.

KD comes back for game 3...maybe...and as we saw with Boogie coming back

...it takes some time to get to full NBA game speed...

Game 3 or 4 is too late IMO

https://i.imgur.com/LYrxhdn.gif?noredirect

Looking like a wrap...

https://twitter.com/ESPNNBA/status/1133529578402660352

No message

..they taxed the Lakers more for saying less.

I think the tampering rules are a bit extreme, but ehh...


*skatin' the rings of saturn*


..and miles to go before i sleep...

I've been noticing a common theme across outlets covering the series

They've all had the recent revelation that TOR is the only NBA team in Canada

...they've got a whole country behind them...

...feels like soccer/the Olympics, etc...

No shit. It's been that way for what...15 yrars...?

As with the MSM, when outlets start using the same language and phrases

There's an agenda

TOR Chip

Bet the NBA expands internationally in 2020.

road trips across the Atlantic will be tough and I’m sure the player’s union will have a say in that.

I don’t know if Mexico is stable enough for a full time pro franchise from the US to be based there.

Anytime someone makes a finals for the first time they give the team a shit load of praise.

Griz been left Vancouver

TOR's been in the playoffs with home court advantage for the last 5 seasons

I don't remember these comments being made

Definitely didn't notice every outlet covering the playoffs making the statement

...and it was said before the finals...

This is their first time making it far into the playoffs with a legit superstar.

and when they were down 2-0 to Milwaukee no one was talking about “a whole nation of...” everyone thought it was over.

..the league has been attempting to tweak their approach to international expansion for almost 30 yrs now.

Everything from scrimmages to advertisement/endorsement.

They've also explained the obstacles currently plaguing those efforts (distance, scheduling, time, etc). Expansion will happen, but 2020 is highly unlikely.


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..and miles to go before i sleep...

unless the season is a month longer with less games

or help prop up leagues that already exist. basketball is already international and there's plenty of leagues around the world, but there's still some places where it's not as prominent as it should/could be. Canada is a great spot to start a high level league where there isn't one already. the Canadian national team is getting better and better it's probably time to get a proper national pro league going there. plus it's not too far for NCAA talent that's just outside of NBA level to go and play. it could be great.

Like MLB’s wildcard

9 or 10 teams per conference...with a 1 game play in...best of 3 for the winner vs 8...

I like your idea

Have international leagues...and give the winners the 9 and 10 slots...vs the NBA...

The series would have to be in the states though...

Maybe they could use a market like SEA for a home game

having a team join the playoffs that didn't play in the regular season is not going to go over well. if they want to do a Champions League type of things where they get all the champions of different nations together for a tournament that would be much better. like the McDonald's Championship used to be. if it was an official FIBA thing, that would be even better.

Probably have to be preseason...for the reasons mentioned

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Cold ass start but they kept getting to the line.

Til Klay and Andre come back In

.

Toronto doesn't have *great* talent outside of Kawhi. Assuming Klay is healthy, the Warriors got three *great* players who have been here many times, Demarcus Fucking Cousins (who at 70% is still plenty good) and an elite defense. They should figure this out.

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He was pretty pedestrian and almost cost his team with that stupid tech

if not for him they're down 15.

and that's not to take away from Iggy, Klay and Demarcus. They were at worst equally important, maybe slightly more, but Steph was huge too.

it was starting to work with Klay out


But the GRAVITY of Steph on the court fucks up their defense. I'm convinced that 75% of those Draymond assists are possibly only because of the weight Curry holds in their heads


They did well not allowing him to get going... How did that work out for the rest of the Warrior squad?


because I saw a TON of open layups simply because of Steph being on the court and the attention he demands

It was a great adjustment but it was also because Klay was out and Steph was the “only” option

I’m not saying he sucked but I think that game was won by Cook, Cousins and Green more than Steph.

I still put this loss on the Raptors more than the Dubs.

Lowry gotta stop fouling and Gasol has to shoot that jumper. He passed up too many shots.

It was an ugly win but a win none the less.

And they balled out at the end of the second half and went on a 23-3 run to start the third.

But yeah, apparently it was more of a Raptors loss than a Warriors win.

Whateva man.

You can do it effectively against say.. 8th grade girls teams

But as Steph called it .. janky ass

It’s not a base defense but it was the prefect call to disrupt the flow after Klay went down.

He also got beat by Cousins on drives which just can't happen. Lowry can do some dribble drive but Gasol is essentially a jump shooter who at times refuses to shoot & screws up the offense.

Gotta give the Du s credit for getting to the line when their shots weren’t falling.

https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1135391021955608576

Canadians get weirdly defensive about Drake and this team


You say anything critical on twitter and they are COMING.

Steph balled in the second half, Klay balled until he got injured. Dtaymond balled throughout. Cousins, Iggy and even Quinn Cook and Bogut handled their biz too. Team made the right adjustments after the first half. And even though Kawhi got loose, Warriors D took just about everyone else out.

Did what we needed to do in Toronto, which was take one game. Pressure is back on the Raptors.

With KD coming back either Game 3 or 4, this should be fun.

Curry didn't even score or assist in the 4th & Klay/Draymond/Iggy were the ones that spearheaded the 3rd quarter run with the defense/transition baskets.

If anything Curry got a technical & almost threw a pick 6 on the last possession. You also had the play where he almost committed a clear-path foul then followed it up by hacking Lowry.

Who cares what "almost" could have happened. It didn't.

we've heard BUT WHAT IF scenarios for years now


loser mentality shit

It ain’t like I’m playing spreadsheets basketball like Morey. Curry was very lucky on those two plays especially the last one where Livingston bailed him out b/c Kawhi was about to snatch it & go the other way. He was on the verge of having a disastrous 4th quarter.....far from “balling”

Stay calm my friend

How he affects the entire defensive scheme just by being on the floor


allows us to exploit them pressing up on the perimeter with easy backdoor cuts to the basket

how many times did we see that tonight? And in game 1? Raptors obviously have to continue playing that scheme of Steph and Klay getting clear looks on curl action


classic Catch 22

KD better find a way to hobble his ass onto court,
or else his legacy is MEHHHHH

This team *never* NEEDED him.

Poor Steph.

Oh, and IF Durant don't come back, then Lebron's 2016
victory now look EVEN BETTER. So EVEN WHEN LEBRON don't
make the playoffs, he leaning back and his legacy
improving LMAO

Imagine what he could do if he was healthy.

I would have really liked to see how the Warriors would have played with a healthy Cousins during a play-off run.

And considering he's probably got a maximum of five games left with the team, I doubt we're never going to know.

You can't lose that game if you're the Raps.

To steal something I heard on the radio on the way in, it's only Game 2, and the Warriors look like Arnold at the end of Terminator 2.

The injury that apparently looks the worst right now is Looney. He's got an MRI scheduled for today, and there's mutterings/fears that he might be out for the rest of the series. Klay says the hamstring is fine, but he's still got an MRI today to figure out if it is bad. And Iggy certainly didn't look good after taking the hard screen from Gasol.

The team is going to have to patch itself up with bubblegum. And getting KD back would really help.

nm

Cats were burying the Raptors for “wasting” Lowry’s Gm 1 performance against the Bucks & same when the Sixers blew them out in Gm 3.

Raptors didn’t score for 10 minutes of game time in the second half & still had a chance to win the game. Even if KD plays, you have Klay/Looney dealing with injuries & whatever Iggy is dealing with seems to be day-to-day.

Raptors played terrible after getting a 12 point lead in the 2nd quarter. They still had a chance at the end.

These injuries are no joke.

I expect Curry to play better but I also expect Gasol and Lowry to play better too.

Raptors offense was atrocious in the 2nd half that they can only play better meanwhile Bogut/Cook/Cousins can definitely regress.

They played excellent defense on Toronto. And the raptors offense normalized in game 2. Pascal didn't go superhuman 14/17 running on adrenaline. Gasol got out of the hot tub time machine he was in for game 1 and regressed to the 2019 version of him.

And they still lost to the triage unit.

Now you're expecting the raptors to play better...on the road...and the Warriors role players (who played extremely well in game 2) to play worse...at home?

Only saving grace for this raptors team is if Klay is truly out for game 3. If Klay plays I think the Raptors lose. If Klay is out, there's still a chance the Warriors win game 3.

not technically over until they go down 3-1 but yeah, this one has to hurt as should have been a win for them under circumstances. The injuries piling up for Warriors tho so Im not gonna say its over yet.

Otherwise, going to be even more Cousins and Bogut. And possibly some Damion Jones.Hopefully Cousins is healthy enough to handle the heavier minutes.

Looks like they'll decide **right** before tip-off.

I'm of mixed mind about this. On one hand, I feel like we can't risk spotting Toronto a game. It's important to protect home court, and playing with Klay complicates that.

On the other hand, it would suck if he plays too soon and hurts himself even more, and is out for the rest of the series. So there's something to be said with resting Klay, and then have him and KD come back on Friday.

And if we do play without Klay and **still** manage to win the game, that would be crushing for Toronto.

I will say that so far that bench players who have been asked to step up generally have so far, starting from the end of the Houston series. And hopefully Cousins will be even better this game.

Regardless, I wouldn't be surprised if in either scenario we see lots of minutes for McKinnie and more minutes for Jacob Evans.

every time he comes in the game it seems like he plays at a speed/intensity 1 level above everyone (except maybe draymond sometimes).

good rebounder. athletic defender. virtual lock to hit them corner 3s.

dude seems like he has a lot more to add if given the minutes.

This whole post-season has been trial by fire for the guy, as he hasn't played in these type of situations ever in his career. I think the coaching staff are still figuring out exactly how much he can play and still be effective. Plus, Iggy and Livingston have been playing well, and they're much more battle-tested.

I like him a lot; he certainly came up huge during the OT game against Portland. I imagine if he sticks around next year, he'll get more playing time, like Looney as the years progressed.

I respect that he wants to play, but the Warriors can't let a guy play hurt and watch him hurt himself worse, especially when Klay's a UFA next season iirc. That'd just be poor, poor optics for the team. Especially when, ultimately, losing one game, while it'd hurt, doesn't matter if they can get Klay *and* KD back later.

Probably the best decision "long" term. However, they can still scrape out a win.

Sucks. They'd def have the threepeat if they had their whole squad.

game and he has to come up big

In my mind atleast. Shows how much one player can make a difference. All respect to Demar but Leonard completely changed this team.

they might’ve made it with Derozan.

Kawhi can’t let Steph outplay him down the stretch.

Spurs getting bounced early also helps him.

Also thought it was odd for Kyrie to miss game 7 last year in Boston.

i mean, unless Toronto just brutally chokes, this game is a wrap.

Toronto making shots, getting whistles and Dubs missing?

Only an EPIC choke could get the Dubs a win under these conditions.

but it still comes down to the 3rd Quarter

iono what mark jackson is talking about. dubs had looks that possession.

How is that a foul on Cook?

both ways. it's pathetic.

..

maybe it’s stiffness but he is slow as shit tonight.

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but not enough to get over the hump.

dude be straight trucking niggas sometimes.

breaking collarbones

Giannis is the one that lowers his shoulder & tries to go through anyone when he posts up or drives on literally every play.

Anyone but Curry.

Next evolution of his game

You wanna sell out and contest? Imma pump fake and get three easy ones


His game is going to age so beautifully

Or go back
To the Box and 1 when Klay and KD come back Friday

and it’s the hip kick out that’s bullshit

That’s not a foul. That’s a play on

Again. Pick your poison

You have to sell out on him

Yes. I’m a hater.

They are still way, way way better than Toronto,
even without KD and KLay


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"I ORBITs the solar system, listenin..."

(C)Keith Murray, "

But Drake can’t cheer on the sideline?

or maybe the league has a gone forever clause we don’t know about if you touch a fan.

everything else is too.


Steph is trying but there's not enough offense on the floor w/out KD or Klay out there with him.

if KD and Klay come back next game though and are healthy enough, Dubs will win in 6.

Gotdamn they really trying to give them a chance.

easy goaltending call on a Boogie bucket and that Bogut tip.

refs have been horrendous.

aren't the Finals refs supposed to be the good ones.

at this point they may as well just let the refs put their feet up while the players call their own fouls. you'd get a much better product than the garbage we get in june every year.

Draymond had his heel on the charge circle when Kawhi should have had an And-1 & Draymond smacked Ibaka's forearm leading to the McKinnie's free throws (he missed the second & Bogut got called for offensive goal-tending)

I'm talking actual buckets. You're talking about questionable foul calls in a game where the refs where terrible all around for both sides and kind of a disgrace to officiating.

Yes. They have been a little shitty but it was much worse in game 2 when the Warriors weren’t shooting well but in the bonus with 7 minutes left in the 2nd quarter.

if pointing out shitty officiating going both ways is "blaming" then whatever.

u do see all the replies in this post about the shitty officiating, right, or do you only see the posts *I* make about it?

calling shit that shouldnt be called.

not calling shit that should be called.

He did the same when Harden hit the dagger in his face.

Wonder how these injuries will heal for the Dubs.

Lowry finally showed up on offense.

If Toronto plays the same way on Friday it might be over.

sitting Klay and KD. Shit is craaaazy.

I’m not sure KD is ready for game 4.

You’ll will it into existence

In fairness tho I’d want him out too. And Klay


As you saw tonight maybe they have a chance with both out

you put your best players on the court, period. Klay was begging the coaching staff to play. Wtf is a couple extra days rest going to do for KD at this point?

You don't mess around with muscular injuries, especially the hamstrings and calf. They could easily come back too soon, re-aggravate, and be out the entire series.

you mofos are acting like this is the first round.

So I take no solace that the Warriors kept it “close.” They pretty much wasted a great playoff performance by Steph.

All I’ll say is that if the team decides to essentially throw a Finals game, at home, in one of the last games over to be played at Oracle, they sure better be ready to play KD and Klay on Friday.

On to the next one. Still can win in 6.

Y’all act like they’re resting healthy players like Pop in the regular season.

If your horses are hurt, you still go down with your horses. Again...what is 48 hours going to do for KD at this point? HE'S BEEN OUT FOR WEEKS. Is 48 hours going to ensure Klay doesn't re-aggravate a hamstring? Hell no.

A gimpy player is a gimpy player. Doesn’t matter who it is.

1) How do you know they can't move well

2) How do you know they'll move better after sitting 48 hours

It's their body.
Their health.
Their doctors.
Their team.
Their careers.

But no, YOU, a poster on a message board, have the best perspective on whether they can and should play.

Not the player.
Not the doctors.

You, a person posting on a message board.

You asking how someone knows they can't play begs what should be an obvious question:

How is it that you know better then the player and their doctors?

and it's his body. Because HE KNOWS THIS IS THE FINALS.

and boogie needed to give *something*.

dubs bench players really played like bench players tonight. i thought they would have come out with more enthusiasm at home.

>and boogie needed to give *something*.

Dude is toast w/ only one day rest b/w Gm 3 & 4.

https://twitter.com/MagicJohnson/status/1136480816253374464

You better recognize!

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Most people use twitter to express some unique opinion or take, a voice and platform for what they think makes them different. He's just stating obvious points or recounting things that just happened which everyone saw. Unless there is some parody or theatric element to it, like he's pointing out how dumb the NBA's policy is on tweeting even the most banal shit, it is ripe for mockery. And, no, there's no racial element to it; he's just a boring cornball. still.

What is wrong with you guys? You been posting on
here for years, you have to be older than 22 years old


Its racial

Y'all think a 50 plus year old multi millionaire who
is one of the best people to ever perform his job is
supposed to be tweeting memes and shit?

Fuck is wrong with y'all?

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He wants Magic to get into a Twitter battle with Curry or Drake.

>He wants Magic to get into a Twitter battle with Curry or
>Drake.


omg Magic is like, totally part of Beyhive















Jesus Christ. NO ONE above age 25 should be saying
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After fining Doc Rivers for complementing Kawhi, I could see them doing Magic the same way for this kind of tweet.

but, it would have been very satisfying. When are folk gonna realize you can't just put your hands on someone? So ridiculous.

Guy went out of his way to give him a sad little shove. Hope it was worth it, ban this fucker.

What a weird matchup

Cuz is Cuz, the rest of those dudes are G-league material

Toronto has one hall of famer, one borderline hall of famer
(Gasol).

Golden State better.

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Some of his passes are head scratching. Why is dude trying to throw alley oops so much?

Granted, you can blame that on the injury, but when he's been good, he's been terrific, and when he's been bad, he's been a non-entity.

It’s clear he is still bothered by it.

Draymond tho, some head scratching decisions last game.

But the injury is a reality of this series, and if Klay and KD continue to sit (Klay won't, KD might), they need consistent performances. I wouldn't hold this against Cuz long term or anything, just saying that he's not in his current state what Steph needs right now.

Should bounce back next game.

Obviously down the road with more recovery is a different story. But the Warriors need guys who can consistently deliver, so with Klay and KD both out, that's a much tougher road.

Bwahahahahahaah y'all just be doing this shit
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It's very strange seeing the Warriors actually have to play on-par with other teams in terms of an even playing field.

Also revealing: the stars are great - but they're not really capable of carrying a team to a title in Herculean fashion until the groupthink wolfpack assembles. No Lions.

Of course they want to win the chip.

That said, if they lose they lost to a talented Raptors team with damn near everyone injured and still fought the good fight...and most will (probably correctly) speculate that minus the injuries, the Dubs would have won in 5.

IF they win, they overcame so much hardship to beat the most talented team from the East since the Bron Cavs that won the chip and did nothing but display the heart of a champion.

Dubs cant lose when it comes to narrative.

1) If they lose, LOL, no excuses. Y'all fried Lebron
when he was playing them BY HIMSELF. LMAO @ "STeph
has no help." Well ain't that interesting!

2) If they win, they deserve it, because they are
the best team on earth, even without KD and Klay.


They could legitimately sweep the Raptors WITHOUT
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The Warriors are Parker Lewis.

Took me a minute to realize where the quote was from haha

He has a point though. GS and their fans (probably the league and media too) will try to spin this as a win either way, which is ironic considering how injuries have benefited them some years.

and THAT will be disappointing.

but they CANNOT lose the narrative at this point.

>and THAT will be disappointing.
>
>but they CANNOT lose the narrative at this point.

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Please get help.

predicting what others will say?

I can't keep track of agendas around here.


My only point is GS fans/media/etc will try to spin this as a W, or at least as not an actual L due to injuries.

I don't buy that personally of course, but I can see it happen.


I didn't realize he was a Warriors fan doing exactly what I'm saying though.

it will be good for the league and i really like Kawhi as a player so good for him.

but, my point is, the Warriors will come out of this unscathed. if they win? flaming hot takes about overcoming adversity. if they lose, no flaming hot critiques, just "hey, the Warriors got hurt at the worst possible time."

legs, you going real hard right now. calm down. i know you hate Golden State but it ain't that serious.

It’s all jokes.

The Cavs "won the narrative" in '15, etc.


So dudes can try to spin this I guess, but it will look very suspect considering the breaks the Warriors have had along the way.

https://www.axios.com/scoop-warriors-fan-who-shoved-raptors-player-is-a-part-owner-5e2a1ded-9f3a-4ca0-9f52-3a008b644284.html

This could/should get interesting, if Adam Silver has any set on him.

Bron's IG about this was so on point

I'm sorry that your team has morphed into this, but that sort of ownership and silicon valley plaything mindset is villainous.

very brolic of him to do that

The entire front office is the worst of silicon valley

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Owners pushing opposing players.

Damn shame.

the Finals is over and they will laugh about this shit over champagne and strippers. Drake has a relationship with a lot of those players he's trash talking so its different. Like we've seen Draymond and Bron look like they about to go to blows on the court then Draymond is on Bron's HBO show lol.

This Warriors minority owner is just an entitled piece of shit.

Lumping both entities together

Or this just plain dynasty tears?

Bron included.

https://media.makeameme.org/created/no-soup-for-zpml5k.jpg

Plus a $500,000 fine.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/26912173/gsw-investor-gets-1-year-ban-shoving-lowry

Bwahahahahaah

All because of Lebron's outrage

Do you guys think Cheese Eyes, Kobe, Lebron, etc would sit out the Finals?

Asking for literally every athlete who's been injured before.

"I don't care if you're torn, this is the Finals and we're playing because it's the Finals!" - me, a hypothetical superstar to my hypothetical ligament

were you gonna try to equate an amateur athlete missing a shootaround at the YMCA with missing the NBA Finals?

Saying that he's out this early is...not good.

until i saw the "NBA Finals At The Mic" show or whatever it's called for the postgame and they showed that video of KD in the tunnel high fiving everyone coming off the court and his calf/achilles was on ice and he was walking a little funny cuz they showed other shots of him in the tunnels these last couple games and that was the first time *I* noticed his leg wrapped up.

A team that has shown mettle and grit over and over

Also they need to play damn near a perfect game to beat us
Can they continue to do so over the course of four more games?


Congrats to them on getting this far tho

If they can't win at home with Steph AND Klay, series over.

but it'll be interesting to see how badly the hamstring injury will hurt Klay on the defensive end, at least that's where my attention will be since the Warriors looked atrocious on that side of the ball last night.

and then bring them back and win finals MVP. That would be a sweet narrative. lol

He’s hurt hurt... like can’t sit in those small ass chairs hurt.

If the goal is to keep the Raptors on their toes, then they'll be playing their absolute best to capitalize when he's out. If they KNOW he's out, they might get overly confident. So why lie about it if they KNOW he can't play this series at all? I don't get it.

But they've playing this "day-by-day" game to get Toronto to waste at least some time preparing for him.

This gamesmanship loses value every game he misses, though, bc the chances the Warriors can come back get worse and worse. Even with Durant, coming back from a 3-1 deficit would be an even longer shot than when the Cavs did it.

But its a cold world when you aren't launching
multi Hall of Famers in their prime and multiple MVPs, eh?

Remember when y'all shit on Lebron!? The ONE YEAR he had
another All NBA player with him, he pooped on y'all

This just some *light* Karma. Shouldn't have talked
talked all that shit

Oh and Lebron just got your owner dude suspended...he
OWNS the Dubs still, and he's at home watching his son
move up the basketball rankings, relaxing

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y'all just talk out the side of your mouths too much.

ol' brat ass squad

..

James Harden with all of his faults took the Warriors
to 7 last yr and might have pulled it out with
old ass CP fossilizing right before our eyes as his 2nd best player.

We know they went 6 this year.

AD got 1 game off the Dubs last year.

Lou Wills went 6 this yr. Lou Fvckn Wills

Bron got the gentlemans sweep and then the broom
on the biggest stage against the exact same team
that these others guys managed to give a better run with
teams that either are not superior to the 17 and 18 Cavs or
slightly better. Not to mention that none of those guys are
in the same multiverse of talent and ability that Bron is in.

Granted the 3-1 comeback was LEGENDARY not to mention 2015 was damn
impressive to go 6 w/ Delly and Mosgov
but those were young warriors

IMHO I still had Bron as the best player
in the game up until this yr but Im not really sure what to make of
bringing Lebron in this conversation other than his comments on
Billionaire White Guy trying to treat Lowry like chattel.

>in the game up until this yr but Im not really sure what to
>make of
>bringing Lebron in this conversation other than his comments
>on
>Billionaire White Guy trying to treat Lowry like chattel.
>

longer or ended up as sweeps.

It’s like saying the Warriors are better without KD based on 1 series sweep without him and one or 2 losses at home with KD on the floor

It’s never that simple.

We know what all these guys are capable of and the surrounding cast that did or didn’t show up in a series.

Guess I'm not making my point clear but I think you synthesized
most of what I'm trying to say

Which is why I feel theres no reason to put Bron into this
particular series because although some series can be similar
it doesn't necessarily make it the same 1:1 ratio

Do I think the Warriors should win ?? Absolutely, but easily??
Nah, not really.

Thing is, its harder to "turn it on" without
TWO MVPs and multiple hall of famers

So they just experiencing life as an average best
team in the league (by a lot)

The Lebron stuff was that people been trying to
criticize HIM for losing. Now we're seeing what life
is like....poor Steph -- 47 points in a LOSS. Why? He
didn't have the people around him. See how that works?


>IMHO I still had Bron as the best player
>in the game up until this yr but Im not really sure what to
>make of
>bringing Lebron in this conversation other than his comments
>on
>Billionaire White Guy trying to treat Lowry like chattel.

People clowning Lebron for not making playoffs. He still
runs the league. That's the point.

Trust Fund kid finally has to find out where
the Financial Aid office is on campus

>People clowning Lebron for not making playoffs. He still
>runs the league. That's the point.


Ah...ok, so you want LeBron to get respect for doing what he did and losing to better teams. I get it. But Jordan did the exact same thing...but in what would be the equivalent of the modern Western conference for the last 5-10 yrs, so...he couldn't make the finals.

He kept losing to better teams with multiple allstars, MVPs and HOF's on them (Celtics/Pistons).

Difference between LeBron and Jordan though...when he got help, he didn't lose in the finals.

Bron lost twice with a Finals MVP/Multi-allstar and all NBA player and another multi-allstar and all NBA player and lost 3 times with An allstar MVP, 2 multi allstar/all NBA players.

So, grind your axe against the warriors and Steph...completely fair.

But swallow that sword for throwing rocks at the throne while you're at it.

Perfectly calm

Calmer than you are

this series should be 3-0 if they didnt play like dogshit for that 2nd and 3rd q

but I felt like the Raptors had a chance to put them away and kept committing stupid fouls that gave them life.

they'll see that start to the 3rd quarter in their nightmares.

they say his chances of playing are boosted by the fact that doctors said his injury isnt likely to have a risk of worsening.

With bad intentions

Prolly won’t get good basketball until the second quarter.

its impressive how much he built his offensive game up and how well rounded he is now.

>its impressive how much he built his offensive game up and
>how well rounded he is now.

like multiple games?

.

Dibs gotta put together another 3rd quarter sprint.

Ref wasted no time.

I wouldn’t have dreamed of calling foul in a pickup game on that bullshit. Horrific move and nothing there and he bitched with no shame. Lmao.

Don’t even play around. GS should have no answer for him if he’s on.

Dubs are about 6 minutes away from full on toddler tantrums.

he damn near gotta steal on one of em to get a tech.

I’d have never guessed.

Golden State getting outplayed

Dude is a self made gangsta

http://board.okayplayer.com/okp.php?az=show_topic&forum=8&topic_id=2650820&mesg_id=2650820&listing_type=search


*skatin' the rings of saturn*


..and miles to go before i sleep...

lucky GS didn’t score and cut the deficit but those last few Toronto possessions were horrific. You don’t win this game, you don’t win the series. Get his ass back in there.

not saying stylistically. he doesn't have the smoothness and swag in his game and movement.

but my goodness.

his killer mentality, intentionality with every move, attention to detail, crazy efficiency...you can tell he studied jordan with a passion.

he also has that knack for identifying the opponents weakness and holes in the defense and attacking with tenacity. he does not let it slide.

lolz

dumb ass shit

But there are legitimately basketball fans saying shit like “Golden state is free to play and back to themselves without KD! Such much better ball!” Lmao.

then shrinking in critical ones.

you cant depend on a dude like that.

kd gonna show up and ball every game like clockwork.

if not for klay being hot in large stretches then dubs would be even worse off in some games.

That series actually showed Dubs were vulnerable. If Portland had some hair on their balls in the 4th they win at least 3 of those games.

They *should* SWEEP the Raptors, WITHOUT Durant

It's not even close talent wise

And Kawhi just as hurt as anyone else is, so y'all
need to crrrryy

I coulda sworn he'd be back by Game 4.

But yeah, it's obvious they're struggling to deal with Kawhi in particular without him.

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But they win this? Kawhi is only 28 and will have 2 chips, 2 FMVPs, 2 DPOY...taken 2 teams to the promised land AND ONE OF THOSE IS THE FUCKING RAPTORS.

Man.

.

IMO

considering the circumstances.

Kerr seems to have no answers in the coaching department.

this is a really shameful performance by the Warriors.

he gets the T.O. award for this one

and they were down 4, not 10

>I don't give a damn about no damn Drake night.
>
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fl1alBevUPU
>
>Top 5 KD moment.
>
>So we're finally here. Should be fun. I know the Warriors are
>heavy favorites, but everyone knows Toronto is a team to be
>taken seriously. But if GS takes Game 1, things should go
>smoother from there.
>
>Looks like KD is out Game 1. Kerr said Cousins is
>"questionable" for the opener as well, but he's been
>practicing with the team for a while. So I'm hoping he'll be
>back to deal with Gasol and Ibaka, even though the former is
>well on the other side of 30.
>
>Curry also plays extremely well against Toronto.
>
>Anyway, Warriors in 6.
>
>And Mistah Fab>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Drake.

But fuck these weird ass people.

>But fuck these weird ass people.

(with the exception of game 2)

If not for game 2.

I definitely go TOR closing out game 5

Fuck those fans.

calling Ewing “E-Wing” when watching their friends play NBA Jam at the arcades. Fuckin geeks.

If I was KD I wouldn’t even risk it.

the media was just kissing his ass after a *loss*.

you have people like klay, loon, and boogie battling back from injuries to give what they can...you gotta show up mayne. dude was playing like he gave not a single fuck about the importance of this game.

31 shots on wed. Played damn near the whole game

He tends to play it too cool when his shot isn’t falling.

Also, these Raptors are no joke.

in your home arena ever.

I just plugged the air fryer

Props to Klay and Kevon for being soldiers. They delivered. Most of everyone else,’not so much. Curry took way too long to start hitting shots.

It would suck to close out Oracle like this. But just focus on Game 5.

Oh well. Warriors will just have to win it in 7

*Snake in the grass spotted in the locker-room**

..yes, both teams are dealing with injuries and adjustments.

The reigning champs currently looked stunned (damn-near out on their feet at times).

Talk about it.


*skatin' the rings of saturn*


..and miles to go before i sleep...

can't believe Toronto may pull this off

Kawhi is an assassin, favorite player in league for awhile now

great team win for T-dot

GS and Steph just look tired, all the injuries and long playoff runs eventually catch up to you

Wow, he really is a front running shooter who can't
carry shit

Pretty sad

LMAO @ him being better than Isiah

No

He’s a better shooter but he isn’t a floor general.

Zeke was better LOSING in the Finals than Steph has
been winning.

Steph is a cutesy shot making cool dribbling role player
at this point.

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Zeke went head to toe and beat Bird, MJ, & Magic. Drake’s stunt double & KoKo B. Lowry are giving Steph problems.

chill.

...

It’s sad really.

Haven’t seen the Lakers play in months. Oh well.

What I HAVE seen is how bad Boogie is dragging down that Warriors D. Yikes.

Go ahead say some other dumb shit.

> & KoKo B. Lowry

.

because statistically everything averages out pretty good overall.

but hes been extremely up and down and relied on streaky bunches of good play (a lot in unimportant situations) to even out the bad play.

>Wow, he really is a front running shooter who can't
>carry shit

If he puts the ball on the floor and drives the paint to get contact, the flow of the series completely changes, and the raptors d has the cover the WHOLE floor.

in the league.

only him and kd are in the conversation right now (we will see what lebron looks like healthy next year).

i dont wanna hear shit about harden or giannis.

its weird how dude cleared a ho hum methodical 30+ pts in a game 3 win and the media couldnt stop singing *stephs* praises lol.

some of those rebounds late in the 4th sealed the game too. dude's eyes (hands) for the ball are unreal. like watching him in 2014 against the Heat all over again.

the Spurs... really, really fucked up. his presence on the Raptors completely changed the look of that team.

I hope he stays in Toronto, even if it's only 2 more seasons.

because of that passive aggressive bitch shit they all did in front of the media. treating dude like jay cutler nshit.

hopefully he stays in toronto. he could rule the conference (and maybe the league) for a good minute.

Yeah it’s him and KD right now.

-->

yowzers.

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his offense is not good. In fact, I don't even like to see him shooting. he was airballing it often. Thankfully for the Raptors, it didn't matter.

What he was doing though, was playing defense and moving the ball properly. leaned on it. Particularly when Kawhi wasn't in the line up and they needed to "not choke".

He might be their Donkeylips in this series.

but he was moving the ball around and getting better shots for other players.

There were a few times where the extra pass was just beautiful to watch. They were passing up good looks to get GREAT looks and open layups.

super nice guy and glad he is having a good series.

Never heard of him but dude is great at calling timeouts.

I know that sounds basic as shit but he knows how to calm his team down or slow down these GS runs.

One thing that is impressive is their ball movement. Lebron and ISO ball makes it easy for the Dubs to defend and rest. Raptors are RUNNING these dudes out the gym after GS makes a basket.

>Never heard of him but dude is great at calling timeouts.

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that's why knocking them for signing durant is so stupid to me.

the whole "they won 73 games, they were already great, how dare they improve their team even more" argument.

if they'd lost that first year (which they very well could have, and imo would have, had Cleveland been healthy) the narrative completely changes. they're "soft" "chokers", a rich man's '07 mavs, and KD's the savior who finally gets them past lebron. but because kyrie and love got hurt in '15, durant is viewed as some sort of luxury, instead of what he actually is.

>the whole "they won 73 games, they were already great, how
>dare they improve their team even more" argument.
>
>if they'd lost that first year (which they very well could
>have, and imo would have, had Cleveland been healthy) the
>narrative completely changes. they're "soft" "chokers", a rich
>man's '07 mavs, and KD's the savior who finally gets them past
>lebron. but because kyrie and love got hurt in '15, durant is
>viewed as some sort of luxury, instead of what he actually is.

Draymond's suspension gave the Cavs life & even then it took a 3 miracle plays (Kyrie's shot, LeBron's block, Love stopping Curry) for them to win with Iggy playing on a back bad, Barnes not being able to hit a shot & Bogut missing the latter half of the series.

Despite losing the series, OKC was the one that outplayed the Duds but Servant didn't want to run it back. The criticism stems from him jumping ship rather than what it has devolved to right now.

If you don't get the entire fuck outta here with those
excuses

>that's why knocking them for signing durant is so stupid to
>me.
>
>the whole "they won 73 games, they were already great, how
>dare they improve their team even more" argument.
>
>if they'd lost that first year (which they very well could
>have, and imo would have, had Cleveland been healthy) the
>narrative completely changes. they're "soft" "chokers", a rich
>man's '07 mavs, and KD's the savior who finally gets them past
>lebron. but because kyrie and love got hurt in '15, durant is
>viewed as some sort of luxury, instead of what he actually is.
>

I still don't know how anyone can blame GSW for taking Durant with the money they would've otherwise had set for Barnes.

And ahem..Durant could've stayed with that foolishness in OKC, but that would've been a clear case of keeping it real gone wrong, right? Right? And why not go to GSW? Where should he have gone?

the Finals a few years before, if they beat GS and he goes to meet Lebron in the Finals again, does he leave to join GS?

took Kawhi whoopin' that ass in a similar situation for us to get here, but I'm grateful

The winning philosophy is simple: let Kahwi go off and let no one else go off.

Go watch the tape. Every time the Warriors get killed it's because someone was trying to help when they didn't need to. And most of that time it's someone trying to help out on Kawhi which leads after a pass or two to a wide open Raptor who ain't Kawhi.

and it isn't even a switching issue. look at last night. the few times there was a "mismatch" type of switch was a couple times when Looney got switched on to Kawhi (and even then sometime Looney can stay close to a guy like Kawhi). otherwise, Iggy, Klay and even McKinnie at times, are athletic enough to at least stay with Kawhi and make him take contested, if not difficult, shots. and kudos to Kawhi, he's obviously good enough to make contested shots.

so, yeah. if Kerr hasn't employed this philosophy (and it's clear he hasn't) it's bad. if he has and the players aren't executing it - still bad on him. you're the coach.

Also, some people said Klay could play last game (he sure looked completely normal last night) so if Kerr et. al. wasted Klay for Game 3 that's another "L".

and what legs said up above seems a bit silly but he's right - Nurse has been great not just on the X's and O's but at calling timeouts at the right time. i noticed it the last couple games too. he never does what most coaches do (and what always leaves me scratching my head even tho almost ALL coaches seem to do this in the NBA) which is let the Warriors avalanche happen to the point that the Raps suddenly find themselves behind by double digits. and if the Warriors are behind (which they've been since the WCF) he doesn't wait until the Warriors avalanche wears the Raptors lead down to 2 or 0. He takes timeouts and nips that shit in bud. even if he's not making X and O changes during those timeouts, just taking them is interrupting the Warriors momentum which also interrupts their confidence because there isn't another team in the league that gets more life outta those kinda runs (and oppositely kills the other team's confidence) than the Warriors.

regardless of how good your shooters are....it's just a high percentage way to play....and if you aren't making them..... or only have 1 or 2 guys who ARE making them...with NOTHING offensively inside the paint...

you're going to get beaten by a well rounded team...

Durant helps them overcome that style because he scores high percentage in the half court without being too 3 point dependent..

but without him.... Iggy isn't making any shots....Cook isn't making any shots.... Boogie can't run or jump and is getting abused by Ibaka …

it may not have made any difference and I know that he's been in the doghouse..... but the Warriors should have been using Jordan Bell more..particularly when Looney got hurt...they need someone who can do something inside the paint..and defend the paint... put Bell in the lineup over Iggy and move Draymond to the 3....and have him facilitate more...

overall they just getting beaten by a better all around team right now..

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I imagine he at least gives it a go game 5 regardless of how close he is to full strength. If he can help with Kawhi that is really all golden state needs but if he is anywhere near 75-80% i think dubs stretch it to 7 at least and may win.

>I imagine he at least gives it a go game 5 regardless of how
>close he is to full strength. If he can help with Kawhi that
>is really all golden state needs but if he is anywhere near
>75-80% i think dubs stretch it to 7 at least and may win.

>I imagine he at least gives it a go game 5 regardless of how
>close he is to full strength. If he can help with Kawhi that
>is really all golden state needs but if he is anywhere near
>75-80% i think dubs stretch it to 7 at least and may win.

I don't want to hear shit about how good Kerr is no more. He's trash. I thought he was Xs and Os guy. WHY THE FUCK IS HE GETTING OUTCOACHED? The fucking BOX AND ONE defense is stopping the Warriors.

Someone make the Steve Kerr is ass post if the Warriors lose the final game.