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>>63959052
3rd for fuck the knicks
Just a reminder that the shookening is ruining John Wall's family, career and life.
Why do people consider Curry better than Durant or Westbrook or AD or Harden?
who /BEBE/ here?
>>63958940
lol suck my dick bitch RBL gon sweep dat ass tonite
Lowry should definitely be an all star starter
WE COMING FOR YOUR SEED CAWKS
SKREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNKKKKK
Reminder of the center you want most on your team in the whole league
>>63959075
because he objectively is
>>63959075
I would take him over Harden and Westbrook any day. If Durant stayed healthy I would rather take him than Curry but because he can't stay on the court I'll take Curry. AD isn't that injury prone so I would take him over Curry.
>>63959098
>>63959101
>objectively
Objectively, Durant has won more games in his career than Curry has
Final stat line for Ben Simmons:
43 points
15-20 FG
13-15 FT
14 rebounds
7 assists
5 steals
3 blocks
2 turnovers
If Silver fuck with the Sixers in the lottery I'll give up
The Pelicans have decisions to make. They have too many guards.
>Jrue Holliday
Gave up a lot to get him but he's always hurt and desu he's just shit.
>Eric Gordon
Is a nice player but nothing special.
>Tyreke Evans
Their best player not named Anthony Davis. His game also fits with AD's so well that those two are who you build around.
>Ish Smith
A lightning quick pass first guard. He's their best PG assuming Tyreke plays the 2, but then you have the issue of Tyreke and Ish not fitting well together at all.
>Norris Cole
I have no idea why the Pels even care about this little nigga.
They gotta get rid of Jrue Holliday one way or the other. His ego gonna take a hit if they bench him and could cause drama.
>>63959052
>ayo senpai what kinda tats you want
>Ay nigga just meme my shit up
>say no more nigga.
MAD AT DEFENSETORS?
>>63959135
How many finals series has he won? Lol DurCAN'T
>Tanking intensifies
>>63959083
BASED BEBE
dem rebounds, dat dunk
The most impressive thing about Steph’s basketball career is he’s gotten better every year. It’s probably true over his entire life. I don’t think he’s ever not improved from one season to the next. That’s pretty tough to do when you win MVP and lead a team to 67 wins and an NBA title—but just look at what he’s doing this season. He’s taken his game to heights that we couldn’t have even imagined.
I’m fortunate enough to get to see Steph work on his craft behind the scenes. If you were to watch him train you would understand how he does these insane things when everyone is watching. If we all worked with the same focus and efficiency he approaches the game with, we’d all be incredibly accomplished people. He hones his shot every day and he’s already the best shooter in the world. When I watch him drain a 30-footer off the dribble, I’m never surprised. You don’t see all the work he puts into that shot, that exact situation. He’s practiced everything.
Not only was Steph the most dominant basketball player on the planet in 2015, but he also helped change the game. It’s no longer unusual to take 10 or 11 three-pointers in a game because he pioneered a new way of thinking. He’s partially responsible for the way the perimeter game has been turned into a weapon in the NBA. He exploited a rule that a lot of people knew was there but had yet to master. He’s made the three-point line his and is executing with astonishing efficiency. To lead a team like he did last year and evolve the game along the way, it’s something people are going to remember for a very long time. Every championship gets its proper due, but some stand out a little more than others. I think this one might be the exception.
>Lakers win
>Raptors win
RBL RUNS THIS LEAGUE
ATHREEEEEEZAA
>>63959152
>All those in the paint easy baskets vs undersized literal who white boys in college.
Nigga gon get eaten in the big leagues
>>63959152
Holy shit. Just imagine him on the same court as Okafor, Embiid and Noel
LAKERS BEAT THE WIZARDS LOL
JOHN WALL CANT STOP GETTING BTFO!
GO WIZARDS BTFO!
>>63959180
>Embiid
WHERE IS THIS MEME FROM?!?!?!?!?!??!
THIS NIGGA IS NEVER PLAYING
>>63959183
Johnny has simply not been the same since Nintendo shook his ass.
>>63959209
>not getting the joke
Classic Canada
I've always thought Wall was a little overrated, but he's still a great point guard. He would be fucking awesome with better scorers around him. He'll never take over a game with his scoring, but he can take over a game dropping dimes.
But what the fuck, Washington? He's your best player. Boo Beal who has been shit. Boo Otto Porter who literally plays no defense. Boo the retard coach Wittman.
The two guys you don't boo are Gortat and Wall cuz they're the only reason you even win games. Wall should get outta Washington if he can anyway.
>>63959098
nah senpai
>>63959218
>Wall
>good
pick one
I feel sad about this whole shookening thing. I'm not a Wiz fan but I really like John Wall and I really like Go wizards too, hes the best /nba/ tripfag. Please Nintendo, please end this madness. They good bois they dindu nuffin.
Simmons HAS to go to the lakers or celtics. Fuck the sixers they don't deserve him. Actually fuck that neither do the lakers.
>>63959211
is that go wizs name? lol
>>63959218
he;s coming home to L.A. to mentor russell..
>>63959098
bebe>drummond desu
>>63959218
>retard coach wittman
Stopped reading there tbqh
>>63959218
It's presumably the Lakers fans. Washington fans always get drowned out when the Lakers or Knicks go there. Kobe's retirement tour is only going to exacerbate that.
HOLY SHIT DAVIS AND HARDEN JUST TOOK EACH OTHER OUT
>>63959245
You realize the meme gas just begun, right?
Surely you know this, right??
>>63959244
Memes aside he's very good for what he is, he's just not a natural scorer. He'd be amazing on a team with guys who can shoot.
>>63959230
>39 (thirty-nine) years old
id rather have a future tbqh
>>63959250
kek no
>>63959245
It's nothing personnel against Wall or the Go wizards namefag. If it wasn't for the shookening no one on /sp/ would give a shit about Wall. You should be grateful that Nintendo singled him out. Any publicity is good publicity.
>>63959152
>He doesn't shoot the meme shot
fucking dropped. when will you niggers learn that this is a meme shooting league now? if /nba/ likes this guy hes gonna bust because /nba/ is always wrong
>>63959290
>Still playing better than majority of nba big men
>5 rings
nah senpai
tfw bebe is now the greatest player in the league
get fucked, steph. see you on the playground LOL
>>63959269
UPDATE: NEITHER ARE DED
fuck
>>63959218
But Wall has been scoring really well the last few games. He's a 20 ppg scorer, you're right he won't ever be a great scorer tho. Washington fans are fucking terrible m8. Some of the worst fans of all time
>>63959245
I think the shookening meme was funny before the wiz started playing horribly. It's even funnier that they've been losing
The crazy thing is Wall and Durant together would be all kinds of awesome, but I don't think either wanna be in Washington atm.
>>63959307
i said want on your team, as in, right now, as in, to build a future around, as in, not the past
>Suns choke and lose again
kill me. if they miss the playoffs again i will literally kill myself
>>63959328
film and post on /sp/.
who is this beeb guy canakeks keep talking about?
>they thought I was washed up
>>63959322
i know theres no actual reason behind the meme, but i'd like to learn of its actual origins, like how/why did it start and whatnot.
>>63959312
league can't handle cojo bebe pick and rolls
>>63959322
Yea he can score, and on this team he's asked to and he does alright with it. But he'd be so much better on a team where he didn't need to. He's at his best when he's setting other people up, but I mean it's kinda hard to setup Kris Humphries, Jared Dudley, Garrett Temple, Otto Porter, etc... And Beal has been disappointing. He should be better than he is at this point in his career.
>>63959123
>AD isn't that injury prone
anon..
>>63959336
top kek
The Rockets are actually played like a team today. It actually looked like they had some chemistry
>new orleans
>hacking dwight under two minutes
Don't they know Dwight is clutch during the last two mins on free throws
>>63959341
>he doesn't know
>>63959346
Kobe is top 5 NBA draw of All Time
>>63959332
>beeb
kill you'reself
>tfw found the GOAT streaming website where I can watch literally any game in crystal clear HD
feels good man
>>63959323
Wall actually likes being in Washington I think, the fans are just so fucking fairweather. I wish I could go to more games
>>63959341
Ok. Me and the canadian clips fan were getting heated and it was the same day as the Nintendo direct conference or whatever when they were announcing a bunch of Nintendo shit and they announced Cloud in Sm4sh and he just kinda ran with it, like before he was saying how shit Wall and Beal were and then he just coupled it with the Nintendo thing, and then other Canadians starting saying it too, idk it's kinda dumb but it's funny I think
>>63959350
I know. the fact that he averaged a double double last year, and is close to doing it this year is kinda crazy. I really do think he's underrated as a passer. I really expected Beal to step up this season, and for the most part he has except for the last few games. As a whole the wiz are, imo, just in a funk. This shit happens to a lot of teams, and they're adjusting to a new system. I think midway through the season we'll be seeing the wiz as another playoff team, maybe the 4 seed or something.
Serious question: with the the inevitable rise of the skilled shooter and decline of the athletic big man, will the /nba/ become less black? Pretty much no part of Curry's game relies on athleticism, and all the kids growing up right now are copying Curry's game. Is the /nba/ going to be filled with non-black shooters in 5-10 years?
>>63959322
It's all fun and games brah. I never expected the Wizards to plummet so hard after that Cloud announcement. The correlation is what makes it funny.
>>63959341
>canadian
>doesn't know
shamefur dispray
>>63959386
we all know about nbastreams faggot now go to bed
>>63959390
Hopefully
>>63959390
no because if it was easy at all people would have done it 30 fucking years ago.
you fucking idiots don't seem to understand how surreal Curry's skillset is. like, you fags think if they just let Otto Porter shoot whenever he wanted he would be good or some shit.
>>63959399
you mad as shit bruh
>>63959390
The future GOATs are big men who can shoot. So possibly. I can see the future being eastern yuros and rich white kids.
>>63959390
>is the nba going to be filled with non-black shooters?
>Korver
>Redick
I can't wait for that overrated meme Grayson Allen to come from Duke
>>63959384
who is bebe!
WHO /GREGODEN/ HERE?
the man is literally killing china men as we speak!! is he making a comeback?
24 bounds in a game.
>>63959386
I just got a leaguepass stream to the pacers game, it hasn't started yet but the reddit post says HD 60 fps
>Clippers game
>CP3 injured
>Again
i wish that every good player could have played together in their prime. Not that LeBron is bad now, he's still arguably the best player in the game, especially with his playoff and leadership skills, but theres a legitimate argument for Steph being better and I'd like to have seen them when they were both 27 play against each other in an MVP race.
I think that LeBron at 27 was noticeably better than Steph is right now, but I think Steph at 32 will be better than LeBron at 32. The longevity in a jump shooting game is usually much better. That being said, at 30, LeBron is still averaging 25.6/7.8/6.4 which really isn't much different than any other year, just his FG% down a bit, so who knows how he will be playing 2 years from now.
>>63959399
>>63959417
just take a seat eat some crumpets, drink some tea and have a jolly good time alright lads?
>>63959443
Good.
>>63959439
would you trade me your gf for a new wall jersey?
>>63959390
Can't stand Curry but I think he'll be great for the game long term.
For a while everyone looked up to Vinsanity dunks and shit and that's all young players tried to do. So we got a bunch of super athletic shitters in the NBA.
Shooting never went outta style, there just haven't been as many great shooters lately.
The 90s were loaded with great shooters and it went downhill from there. Hopefully now it's on the way back up.
>>63959439
nbastream dot net senpai
>>63959449
go fuck yourself canada, no-one asked you
>>63959461
nah I don't like jearseys
>>63959467
yeah that's the one, it isn't fucking loading on my pc tho
>>63959075
KD shits on Curry, but the guy keeps on getting hurt
>Atlanta Cocks
LMAO 17 POINT COME BACK ON YOU HOES. BOW DOWN TO YOUR GOD KLOW
>>63959428
lucas noguiera my man
I don't believe anybody is /gregoden/ here
JJ REDDIT TORN ACL RIGHT AT THE START OF THE GAME
CLOPPERS ARE FINISHED
>JJ REDICK INJURED IN THE FIRST 17 SECONDS AFTER GETTING UNDERCUT
FUCK OFF
>>63959491
>KD shits on Curry
no he doesn't....at all
>>63959428
>Greg Oden makes a comeback to the NBA
>signs with the Blazers
>averages a triple double and carries them to the 8th seed
>keks Curry
>keks Durant
>keks Aldridge
>keks LeBron
>wins the hip and fiinally validates his career
>as he walks over the center of the court to receive his Finals MVP trophy, he trips and falls
>breaks both knees
>crippled for life
>>63959098
damn how badly did he kill icarlys pussy desu senpai
JJ REDDIT DEAD
CLIPSFORFOOD BTFO!
>>63959344
>yfw Cojo, Bebe, Bruno, JV, DD, Lowry, Durant
go spurs go
>>63959073
HOLY SHIT WALL FUCKIN SHOOKT
AYYY REDDIT DIES UNDER THE RBL ONSLAUGHT
RIP IN PICKLES MANLET
>>63959336
Need to milk that last part a bit more
>>63959530
>I'm 44.9 BMI and morbidly obese bruh
>>63959558
>RBL ONSLAUGHT
bulls fans nowhere to be found...hmm..sounds about right.
>>63959563
>filename
top kek
>>63959563
amazing
>>63959563
7KT is literally the best /nba/ poster tbqh
fuck I tuned into the game late (crawford was already in) what happened to pussy nigga jj reddick?
>>63959563
>smug westbrook
>>63959563
amazing
>>63959511
It's not a question that Curry is a better 3 pt shooter, but Durant is at least as good, if not better than an overall shooter. He's also a lot more versatile. You rarely see Steph rebounding. Steph is also blessed with much better coaching and a deeper team, aside from the '12 season Scott Brooks should've won
>>63959563
I'm not gonna lie, that's pretty impressive
>>63959650
you don't know anything about basketball, stop talking
>>63959563
why is 7kt so good at making OC desu
>Bronny Jr can potentially play against his father in the NBA
Has this every happened before?
>>63959563
i feel like he is raping me with his eyes
>82-0
/nba/ BTFO
>>63959685
>LeBron playing til 39
If a 'winning culture' matters so much, and why the Sixers project is doomed to failure, literally how do you explain the Warriors? Or literally every team that went from being utter shit to being good once they picked up some good players?
>>63959685
how long until /nba/ is trashing lebron jr's hairline?
PORZINGERS
>>63959667
Nice argument. Durant is definitely more efficient inside the 3 point line though, dude literally won 4 of the last 6 scoring title on god level efficiency. How is this last month of Curry any different from 2014 Durant? which he managed to pull off for a whole year.
Swear to god it's painful that I can recognize your posts too as the local autistic warriors fan from britain that started bandwagoning them this past year who uses shitposts as arguments in all his replies like a fucking autist.
>>63959717
what are you babbling on about
Tom Haberstroh @tomhaberstroh 9m9 minutes ago
In 1986-87, Larry Bird broke his own NBA record for 3-pointers in a season with 90. Stephen Curry has 102 in 20 games.
>>63959739
Sorry family, it's late, I should go to bed
>RBL-C went 4-0 today
damn just straight up sweeped /nba/ ahahhaahha
>>63959706
>Doubting Don LeBron
>>63959706
If KG is still in the league as a player-coach who says Lebron can't?
>>63959717
it doesnt matter, its as much of a meme as "they just wanted to win more". the only culture that matters is the way the organization is being run. see: Spurs organization vs Nets organization
players legitimately play better on well run teams like the spuds
>>63959743
>lebron's fw
>>63959764
Because Lebron won't last once his athleticism is gone.
>>63959766
I just seem to hear about "winning culture" bullshit a lot and it bugs me because it's self-evidently retarded.
Has nobody started a Pacers/Clippers thread?
>>63959799
It's here senpai
>>63959799
We are discussing it here since the game is literally 2 lottery teams
>>63959717
Part of the team culture is who they allow on the team.
The Warriors drafted a wholesome, good hearted player like Steph.
The 76ers draft lazy players that become overweight like Embiid and thugs like Jahlil.
>>63959788
He's still one of the smartest players in the game right now, I wouldn't count him out 2bh f@m
>>63959788
Bro do you know how ridiculously athletic KG was circa 1998-2005? Lebron is still an elite passer and has developed a post-game since being in Miami. He can definitely come off the bench for 15-20 MPG at age 38-40.
>>63959737
yeah, Durant is a better all around player than Curry, from driving to rebounding to pretty much everything, but he's injured all of the time now so it doesn't even matter anymore.
after the warriors won the chip and then went on this streak, people basically forgot any other player ever existed
>>63959717
>be Warriors
>be shit
>pick up good players through draft/trade/free agency
>make sure the players fit together
>design a system that's perfect for maximising team's strengths
>win a lot of games
>be 76ers
>trade everything for picks
>pick up random injured players because god forbid you win more than 20 games
>roster and young talent on it makes absolutely 0 sense
>"who cares, lol, we'll just trade them for more picks and continue muh process"
>>63959814
>Pacers
>Lottery team
Dessu Sempai
>>63959737
>Durant is definitely more efficient inside the 3 point line though
Why does this matter? Steph is shooting 68% at the rim this season. His true shooting percentage is 70% this season and that stat is inflated by the number of free throws you take...for comparison KD in 13-14 was at 63%. Not even KD can put up buckets as efficiently and quickly as Steph because Steph does his damage from 30 feet out. Steph has made 102 threes in 20 games this season and has played only 34 minutes a game. Steph is averaging 32 a game in 34 mpg and KD was averaging 38 mpg to get 32 points. You're deliberately discounting Steph's effect on the floor right now and putting him in a box of just a three point shooter...you don't watch enough to see how deadly Steph is inside the line too.
>no class tomorrow just some chill studying all day
>chilly outside
>bundled up watching the clops/pacers game
>shitposting
>smoked a bowl
>eating some dank tacos
>after the game gonna take a long ass hot ass shower
who /comfy/
I hope my good m8 Ben doesn't get drafted by Philly or LA tbhlads
>>63959836
I wasn't arguing that, I was arguing how that same britain warriors fan shitposts in every reply that puts down the Warriors in the slightest for the past month. Dude is straight retarded and it's easy to spot him out.
I too, would take Curry over Durant this year. Saying what he's doing right now has never been done before is straight retarded though considering the league just had some of the most efficient scoring seasons in history not long ago with Durant.
>>63959831
>He's still one of the smartest players in the game
>>63959831
>>63959832
yeah, lebron can easily play into his mid to late 30s. theres a lot more to his game than just athleticism. he has that sort of cerebral court vision and passing ability that only a handful of players have ever had.
How the fuck does a center go 3-11? (Noel on the Sixers, in case you're wondering)
>>63959836
>yeah, Durant is a better all around player than Curry, from driving to rebounding to pretty much everything,
this is just not true at all
Steph is getting five rebounds a game at the point guard position. Steph is arguably more impactful defensively as well because he has such quick hands and good defensive instincts that he can blow up a possession. That's not even an exaggeration. Offensively there is nothing Steph cannot do that KD can except dunk it. Seriously, watch more basketball.
>>63959851
you're /ethereal/ nigga
>>63959866
fucking KEKd, nobody is this fucking delusional
>>63959872
By being a twig
>>63959139
He's going to the Celtics sorry senpai.
>>63959852
Add celtics to that desu hate new england sports.
Portland too cause you know he'll die somewhere down the line.
Kings also because he'll become an emotional lesbian.
Really Simmons needs to be drafted to the Nuggets or Pelicans.
>>63959860
This season Steph is having right now is blowing KD's 13-14 out of the water, check the stats dipshit
>>63959862
His basketball iq is insane, you trying to bait me? Nigga is literally the Mozart of ball
dam, smoked too much now I can't do my hw
>>63959872
he's literal fecal matter, just like his 'team' and the 'city' they play for.
Denzel Valentine > Ben Simmons
>>63959852
>Aussie /nba/non
>Delly
>Patty Mills
>Ben Simmons
>Andrew Bogut
how many games does this team win? could they win the hip?
This is why Curry is such a piece of shit:
Rose's MVP speech: about his mother and struggling
LeBron's MVP speeches: about his mother and struggling
Durant's MVP speech: about his mother and struggling
Curry's MVP speech: about his dad and him growing up as a millionaire
This is why no one likes Curry
Lowry got 22 points in the 4th quarter
NIGGA
>>63959911
oh look it's the "muh struggle" angry black man who hates curry because he's a lightskin who grew up wealthy and doesn't race bait with black lives matter bullshit
>>63959911
PLEASE DON'T REPLY TO THIS I WANT A COMFY THREAD
>>63959875
Let's see Steph do it for a year first. Also a PG will never be as impactful as a 6'11' player on defense, steph isn't even all defense level so it's out of the question whether he's better. You're just delusional as fuck sipping on koolaid 6000 miles away for a 20 game sample size.
For reference during the Heats winstreak Lebron averaged like 30-8-8 on amazing efficiency AND with god level defense. Durant (injuries aside) has still proven he can do it way longer than Steph has.
>>63959930
>implying black lives don't matter
>>63959905
>he cant handle the /ethereal/ plane
I do homework blazed all the time nigga step ya game up
>>63959910
add Aron "big guy" Baynes too
>>63959939
>Brings up defense in an argument for KD
>>63959899
>20 games of curry and he's GOAT lol guys xD!!
Can't wait for the inevitable cold streak to come so you can shut the fuck up and go back to watching dive grass. KD was also MJ tier in January that year and the KD fags were just as annoying. Fucking christ you are retarded.
>>63959930
>>63959932
Please tell me how a dude who had a dad who made $19.8 million in his career is supposed to be an inspiration?
>>63959860
i would too, but i'd say it's a pretty stiff competition between this year's curry and durant in 2013-14. as an overall scorer, curry is probably better because of his 3pt shooting, but durant was better in a lot of other categories.
neither of them have ever been on an all-defensive team though, which i think is pretty important if you wanna put yourself in GOAT conversation. steph is improving a lot here, and so is durant, so they have time to become elite defenders, but they aren't there yet. the only other option imo is if steph starts getting 35ppg for several seasons or something. kobe, bron, mj, kareem have all been elite defenders. magic never did but he won 5 chips and 3 fmvps and had ridiculous assist and steals numbers, but i do think his lack of ever being elite brings him off that conversation.
>>63959098
He can't shoot from more than 3 feet out. No post skills, overrated on defense, can get intentionally fouled. If we aren't worried about age I'd take Duncan, Marc Gasol, Horford, or Bogut (he's getting the David Lee treatment in GS but on most teams he'd be great). Even considering age I'd take Whiteside, the new and improved stretch 5 Boogie, and small ballers like Draymond and Davis.
Can someone tell me why Monta Ellis went from All-star calliber player to literally human garbage as soon as he went to the Pacers?
I have him on my Fantasy team and he's one of the worst guards right now.
>>63959955
>Thinks Stephen Curry is legitimately more impactful on defense than 6'11" Kevin Durant
Better just start running Eric Bledsoe at center now dude is good at defense I hear and apparently height doesn't matter.
Which team is best?
>>63959939
Look, you're deluded if you think Durant is more impactful than Curry on offense and you must not watch defense a lot because Curry is crazy impactful on that end. You're just repeating dumb narratives. I'm not even a warriors fan as well.
>>63959956
Curry's doing what he's doing except in three quarters
>>63959954
forgot about him
>This Aussie anon as the coach
>PG: Patty
>SG: Delly
>SF: Benny
>PF: Bayney
>C: Boguty
literally 82-0 tbhlad
>>63959973
>LeBron
>Davis
>Cousins
>>63959973
two, unbeatable athleticism
>>63959970
nice strawman m8, really showing your basketball knowledge there
>>63959973
>Manu
every. single. time.
>>63959973
Third column
>>63959968
He's passing it more senpai
I wouldn't look too much into it he's being utilized somehow and the Pacers are winning. Same kind of deal with LMA and the Spurs his stats plummeted but there is no real reason to think too much about it because they're BTFOing a bunch of teams.
>>63960005
>columns
are you retarded britbong?
>>63959973
>not duncan
>Ginobblemynuts
>>63959973
two is way better than any of the other teams there. what kind of question is this?
>basedbrook
>manu
>legod
>AD
>boogie
>all on one team
>>63959973
what the fuck is the theme of rows 2 and 3? I assume 1 is white american, 4 is european, and 5 is black foreigner?
if 2 is supposed to be athletic freaks why are Manu and Boogie there?
is 3 supposed to be lightskins or half breeds? why are Lopez and Melo there?
LANCE A MAKE EM DANCE
>>63960001
Please tell me how the fuck Curry is better than Durant on D, or even as impactful.
I've watched all the natty Warrior games so don't know say
>watch the games xD
He's good at staying in/catching lanes, but so is durant, who has way better physical attributes.
Jesus christ man I like Curry but you overrate him so much. Why has no one attributed the reason Curry (and the Warriors) are playing so well to Draymond? Do you realize that cast would make Damian fucking Lillard looking okay on defense?
I seriously can't comprehend how anyone thinks Curry is more impactful than Durant on defense. Like jesus fucking christ take off the bay area homoerotic goggles just once.
>>63959973
>aryans
>?
>mullatos
>yuros
>africans
What's the common with row 2? Sorry, I do not watch much NBA :/
is BBC a drug?
>>63960027
>>63960042
2 is just American blacks and Manu is there because of the Argentina=black meme
>>63959911
go home broke nigga, we got money in here
>>63960042
row 2 is european
>>63960013
Sorry, you're right, I should have gone for the fourth column, which is full of big men who can shoot.
>>63959180
Embiid
Okafor
Noel
Saric
Simmons
Bench: Covington, Canaan, Stauskas, Hollis Thompson, TJ.
The Sixers will trot out a supersized lineup for the even-numbered quarters and rain 3s for the odd-numbered quarters.
>>63959973
Top right to bottom left diagonal
LANCE STEPHENSON IS GOING OFF RIGHT NOW
I would lose my shit and be forever butthurt if somehow the Raptors and Clippers make it to the NBA finals and Pierce hits a game winning 3 in game 7.
>>63960033
Just because he's taller and longer doesn't make him more impactful. Curry has shown to me aggressiveness getting around screens, great, quick hands and defensive instincts since he's probably the best in disrupting passing lanes on the weakside. Steph is getting 2.5 steals a game.
And I agree, Draymond is totally the second most important player on the team. He'd make any team good defensively. Don't compare Lillard's defensive acumen to Curry, it's not even close.
>>63959152
Has Simmons taken a meme shot this year? I'm starting to get worried that he's a bust.
>>63960062
underrated post
who /WEGOTMONEYBROKEASSNIGGA/ here?
>>63960072
I just love the idea of the Sixers getting the #1 pick and having to figure out what the fuck they're going to do with all these fucking big men who can't shoot
>>63960083
Pierce is dead mate. Dude can barely move and couldn't throw a rock into the ocean this year. I doubt he could even make it that far into the year without bringing back out the wheelchair.
>>63959900
People won't appreciate Lebron until he's retired. His only inexplicable finals loss was against the Mavs. Other then that he ran into really great teams or had to carry his team (or both).
>>63960098
here
>>63960098
Here
>>63960033
>I seriously can't comprehend how anyone thinks Curry is more impactful than Durant on defense.
I don't think anyones saying this doubles man
>>63960099
They are collecting them because the league lacks big men. Then eventually they are going to trade them for top tier guards because those are a everywhere.
The 76ers will trade all their young talent for aging all-stars. Kind of like the Mavs.
>>63960086
>steals = defense
Also = gambling. I bet you think Westbrook isn't a good defender for this very same reason even though he also racks in steals?
Also you are delusional if you think a line up of Klay/Dray/Iggy wouldn't make Damian Lillard look serviceable on defense, he would barely need to do anything. He literally gets to play with the best defensive PF and a top 5 defensive SF in the game, don't act like this doesn't make a huge difference.
>>63960124
You broke son
>>63960140
Fuck I know
>>63960132
So you read my post and all you could say was >steals=defense. Why should I bother continuing to argue with you? Lillard is not on the same class of defender as Curry, he's just not. Doesn't have the same instincts, doesn't show the same level of aggressiveness. Of course this warriors team is great defensively, no one's denying that. But Lillard is not on the same class of defender as Curry, fuck neither is Westbrook. Russ gambles way too often and is lazy off ball, gets caught for backdoors too often and never gets around screens with the intensity he should.
You have Russ, Durant, Ibaka, Adams and Roberson and their team is still 16th in defensive efficiency and you are arguing two of those guys are more impactful than Curry.
Fuck you niggas
Lowry scored 22 MOTHA FUCKING POINTS IN THE 4TH QUARTER
Threadly reminder that pic related is the ROY
>>63960188
AND HE HAD THE FLU
AW SHIT NIGGA
WE REALLY OUT HERE
>>63960203
unironically this
hes legit winning games for the Knicks
>some britfag thinks curry is a better defender than durant unironically
>>63960176
I never said Westbrook was better than Curry I said he also brings in lots of steals, he can also stay in front of his man better than Curry.
I also never said Lillard was better than Curry, the argument was him being less impactful than Durant which I stand by.
What I'm saying is, put Curry on Portland's current roster, or OKC's current roster, and there is minimal defensive impact. Your last sentence is fucking laughable like you think Curry is the reason Warriors are #2 defense.
Trevor Ariza is worlds better than curry on defense too and he's on one of the worst defensive teams in league. Again you seriously fucking underrate how good Draymond Green is and what he allows Curry to do. I can agree with im being better than Dame or even Westbrook on defense because I agree, Westbrook gets lazy. I do not agree Curry makes a bigger difference on Durant though, Durant isn't as bad as people make him out to be on defense and physically he has one of the best bodies.
>Hack-a-DJ
>>63960249
fucknigga should practice more
>>63960249
>practice
>>63960249
>yfw he just broke his record for FTs taken in a game a few days ago
He'll break it again at least twice this season.
>>63960241
kinda easy to be number 1 on defense when teams cant keep up with your scoring
and refball... lots of refball
>>63960249
When will Drummond, Dwight, and DJ swallow their pride and try to shoot underhand?
Anyone else loving the Kobe retirement tour? The vibe in each arena alone makes these Lakers games worth watching.
>>63960264
>Drummond
nigga hits his free throws now desu
>OH SHOOT NIGGA
>>63960257
Nah. Warriors get refball but so do all of the superstar teams. Just look at the rip through that Durant abused for the longest time.
Draymond Green is actually ridiculous on defense. I was a hater at first because of his gorilla personality but on the court he is ridiculous. He would make most teams in the league if not all a top 5-10 defense.
All that said Spurs are playing some absolute filthy defense this year and have been the real treat to watch for any defense fans.
>>63960241
>he can also stay in front of his man better than Curry
he doesn't really though
>put Curry on Portland's current roster, or OKC's current roster, and there is minimal defensive impact
what and you think Durant would have a better impact defensively? Please. Point guards are killing the Blazers. Deron fucking Williams dropped 30 on them last night.
>Your last sentence is fucking laughable like you think Curry is the reason Warriors are #2 defense.
Not what I said at all.
Look I don't think Durant is a bad defender, he's definitely good. He's not more impactful than Curry though. Even with his height and length when have you ever seen Durant put on the other guy's best player?
Lets take a look at why refball exists;
It's always the same refs officiating games. They are going to have players they like more than others because of the way they talk to each other. Players form social bonds with certain refs. They literally become friends on and off the court.
If the league brought in a different set of refs for each game then refball wouldn't exist unless the league paid them to be horrible. And that would be obvious.
>>63959563
nice
>>63960277
I'm hating it. Kobe hasn't been friends with anyone and has always had a killer mentality... now he's shaking hands and smiling and shit. Also, all this publicity and jerking off is killing the progress of Randle and Russell. Kobe cares about Kobe, at this point he doesn't give a shit about Byron Scott or the Lakers. Maybe though he's planning to tank them for Simmons.
With that said I fucking love Kobe.
>>63959939
A good defensive point guard is important because (a) he pressures the ball from the start of the possession, (b) he gets tons of steals, and (c) the league is so point guard dense right now that a defensive point guard is necessary to check what for most playoff teams will be a good player. All-Defense team is silly because it values reputation too much. For example Ricky Rubio is a better defender than Patrick Beverly or Rajon Rondo but he doesn't have a reputation for it.
Russell Westbrook: 27.6/7.4/9.8/2.4/0.3 in 34.5 MPG, 46.8/30.9/83.4, 57.6% TS, 31.8 PER, .280 WS/48
>>63960287
they are not the best defense by any stretch.. bulls.. pacers.. pistons... spurs.. all play just as good if not better D but don't have silly pace inflated stats
remember the 06 suns?
>>63960319
You are correct. There's this dumb narrative going around that point guard defense doesn't matter and it matters a lot for the reasons you said.
There's a reason Steve Nash never won a championship.
>>63960288
>when have you ever seen Durant put on the other guy's best player?
Is this satire
No no you're right. Porzingis is the Knicks best player, Kyrie is the Cavs best player, CJ Miles is the Pacers best player. Don't think I've ever seen Durant guard even a fly in my life.
>>63960132
nigga you just mad steph locked down kemba today
>>63960331
they were the best defensive team last year adjusted for pace and 6th this year and their intensity isn't even there yet...
>>63960345
uhh, what even are you arguing now? You keep making these strawman arguments.
>>63960124
>$0.09
wtf canada
>>63960331
I just said the Spurs play better D. The Spurs defense this year looks like the best defense in years.
>>63960352
pace adjusted my balls youre not playing that jungle D with a 6'7 "center"
>>63960368
What are you talking about? That's how they won the fucking finals. That's why that small ball lineup is so dominant. Draymond is allowing like 38% at the rim, go look it up.
>>63960361
You just fucking said Durant doesn't get put on the best player. Are you fucking high? There are countless highlights of Durant guarding superstar SFs.
I find it funny that you say that but act like Curry still doesn't get hidden time to time on defense with Klay/Iggy.
The fact you keep throwing the word strawman to sound oh so superior is fucking funny as shit too, like you have something to prove and can't see through your flawed as fuck arguments.
Bonus is how no one here is even agreeing with you. It's just funny as fuck.
>It's another Curry discussion
>>63960402
Don't you know Curry is DPOY now?
>>63960384
>You just fucking said Durant doesn't get put on the best player. Are you fucking high? There are countless highlights of Durant guarding superstar SFs.
uhh yeah usually Roberson gets the assignment or Thabo before him
>I find it funny that you say that but act like Curry still doesn't get hidden time to time on defense with Klay/Iggy.
True but he still has impact on that end because of his instincts in the passing lane.
>The fact you keep throwing the word strawman to sound oh so superior is fucking funny as shit too, like you have something to prove and can't see through your flawed as fuck arguments.
Now you just sound mad as fuck.
>Bonus is how no one here is even agreeing with you. It's just funny as fuck.
Who's agreeing with you here?
And see >>63960319
Any fantasy bros in here? I'm in a salary cap league and thinking about selling high on Lowry. Feel like he's due for regression in a month or two. I'd get Towns and Clarkson for him which gives me $6M more cap space
>>63960402
Well convos about the new GOAT are obviously gonna be met with some resistance.
>>63960407
oh look he's strawmanning again
>>63960402
>>63960436
these flags
this topic
>>63960422
Lowry is slim now. No regression lad
>>63960414
I am mad. I've been mad since the beginning because you've been flooding this general with retarded fucking discussion for a month now.
That guy is agreeing that a defensive pg is important, which I never fucking disagreed with you twat.
For a more proper look of agreement on what the actual discussion was about then look
>>63960238
>>63960126
or better yet >>63960402
considering how fucking cancer this entire argument has become, it's hurting my god damn eyes.
so yeh reply this crying out the (you) or whatever I'm done
>>63959563
best oc desu
>Knicks get moved from the 2nd pick to the 4th pick and have to take Porzingod
>LaMarcus Aldridge gets free dinner from every team in the league for 2 straight weeks
>DeAndre Jordan keks the Mavs in literally the greatest free agency fuckup of all time
>Once all the big free agents are signed, the Summer of Shitposting begins
>OCD shitposter
>Curry shitposter
>The Broship Wars start
>Dank memes and OC being fired from all sides
>7KT broships the fuck out of CHVRCHES and literally makes headlines
>Drake ends Meek Mill's career
>Derrape Rose gang bangs his ex girlfriend and no one cares
>Dante Exum and Joel Embiid end their own careers
>Marcus Morris gets traded and Markieff Morris throws a bitch fit
>Ebonics like "desu" and "senpai" in full effect
>Food4Lyfe comes out of hiding and drops the hottest meme of 2015
>I'm 287 bruh
>QBP stoners invade /nba/
>Lamar Odom dies and Kobe uses his spirit energy to bring him back to life
>Rip Saunders literally can't handle the shitposting and dies of cancer
>Matt Barnes tries to fight Derek Fisher for fucking his ex wife
>Gook Moot tries to fight the shitposting by banning ebonics
>This just makes /nba/ more powerful
>The shitposting continues well into the new season with no end in sight
>Curry btfo
>It's eternal!
Is Paul George this generation's Tracy McGrady?
