This faggot will NEVER have as much respect or worldwide adulation as LeBron James
Enjoy your two years in the sun. By next year, everyone will forget who you are
>>68300383
The Bad Boy Pistons only won two, should have won three. Same goes for Hakeem's Rockets
>>68300383
Don't mind me just being the next Heir and winning one for da land.
>>68300383
>people forgetting 73-9
unlikely pham
>>68300427
Hey.... I'm over here.
>boom
>>68300427
How dare you put the light skinned faggot chucker next to two GOATs
LeBron or KD should be there
>>68300462
>Lebron
2-5
>KD
0-1
Neither are GOAT but KD can still get there
>>68300446
In literally the worst era in NBA history
Not even impressive
More people remember the 2001 Lakers
>>68300496
>More people remember the 2001 Lakers
What's this based on, if anything at all? The Warriors haven't even won the championship yet and you already know which team is more remembered in retrospect?
>>68300525
15-1 in the playoffs
People talk about that way more than they will about 73-9. There's also a chance that the Warriors will blow the next 3 games
>>68300565
>People talk about that way more than they will
>than they will
Can you give me some lottery numbers while you're at it?
Perhaps they start with 2-5
The 2013 Miami Heat would've raped the 2016 Warriors
>>68300496
Everybody remembered 72-10, they're not forgetting 73-9.
>>68300496
>In literally the worst era in NBA history
no, worst era was everything post jordan till 2014.
In 2014 we got one of the greatest exhibitions of team basketball in the history of the league for the NBA playoffs in the SA Spurs.
In 2015 we got team ball (all be it of a lesser class) again in the Warriors
In 2016 we got team ball perfected for a full season by the Warriors.
it's been 3 straight years of teamball winning over hero/iso ball. It's fucking glorious.
>>68300496
How do you figure nobody will remember the record for wins in a season being broken?
>>68300627
Yeah those 2016 Sixers and Nets
Real world beaters there. Nice job being down 3-1 to the fucking Thunder
At best the Warriors are now on par with the Bad Boy Pistons. Good work!
>>68300565
Full fucking meltdown
This must be trolling. Nobody is this mad/delusional
>>68300610
>The 2013 Miami Heat would've raped the 2016 Warriors
nope.
by every metric availible, those heat teams were completely inferior to these warrior teams. they shot worse, rebounded worse, scored worse, played worse defense.
Had those Heat teams played this warrior team bronbron never would have won a finals.
Lebron is probably the least respected super star in the history of the league, when Mike came back and was mediocre on the Wizards no one wrote articles asserting he had been usurped from his throne by Kobe. When young Iverson crossed a prime Jordan no one said it was a sign of Jordan's decline. Jordan is infallible, a larger than life figure for most sports fans.
People have hated Lebron since before he left for the Heat, you'll never see memes of Jordan crying with Barkley or Stockton holding up rings.
The entire season the narrative has been pushed by media outlets that Steph has stolen the league from Lebron.
Not to mention no one gives a fuck about this nigga outside of the U.S., even Dennis Rodman is way more popular in Asia.
Curry may not ever get a third ring, but going back to back is a rarity within itself. GOATs like Dirk and Garnett weren't able to do so.
>>68300655
yeah the 2001 sixers sure were an all time great team! so were the bucks and raptors they faced in the east
>>68300676
LOL the 2012 Heat raped a stronger Thunder team, the same Thunder team the 2016 Warriors got raped 3-1 until full refball kicked in
>>68300462
Kobe is not a light skinned faggot
>>68300655
>At best the Warriors are now on par with the Bad Boy Pistons
They're considered the 4th best team to ever win a NBA championship, and most likely would have won four had it not been for an extremely questionable phantom foul call on Laimbeer and Isiah choking in the last seconds against Bird in the ECF.
>it's a rumpruptured /nba/ chump having a mental breakdown episode
>>68300496
73 Wins will be remembered.
Unanimous MVP will be remembered
Down 3-1 and coming back in WCF will be remembered
Curry is this generation's Jordan.
>>68300725
Yeah but the Bad Boy Pistons aren't an era
They were a blip on the NBA's radar
So are the Warriors. When GOAT teams like the Thunder, TWolves and Blazers rising, the Warriors days are numbered
>>68300709
>until full refball kicked in
Nice b8, m8.
>>68300462
you are black
>>68300774
and you are pot(-bellied)
>>68300739
>3 spam in the hands-down softest era in NBA history is somehow on Jordan's level
>>68300739
How is Curry this generation's Jordan? How?
Does Curry play defense?
NO? Ok then!
>>68300743
You know people said the same thing about the Warriors last year, right? That a healthy Durant and stacked Spurs team as well as Lebron's super team being healthy would prevent them from winning a Finals series, if they made it there at all?
The NBA is unpredictable, there's no way to know how the Timberwolves players develop and whether or not they'll leave for bigger markets when they inevitably become UFAs. The Blazers have had unfortunate spells of bad luck for decades, and the Thunder may lose two of their biggest stars in the next 5 years.
Your ass hurt doesn't give you the ability to predict the future, anymore than Lebron's did last year
>>68300427
DELETE THIS
>>68300743
>They were a blip on the NBA's radar
>most hated NBA team ever that utilized role players to beat Jordan and Scottie's Bulls, Magic and Kareem's Lakers, and Larry Bird's Celtics
How old are you?
>>68300565
>15-1 is more memorable than 73-9
Absolutely delusional. Who the hell remembers a team's playoff W/L? No one cares as long as they get the job done. The Warriors dropping games + going down 3-1 will probably help their legacy (fight/adversity/clutchness etc) anyway.
>>68300812
The TWolves already raped the Warriors this year, at home
The Blazers played a tough series against the Warriors, with a young core that will get better
The Thunder pushed the Warriors to the brink in year 1 of a new coach
Yeah, the Warriors time is over
Enjoy your ring.
>>68300858
Well most people remember 15-1, idiot
>>68300383
Keep dreaming, lad
The Warriors have done nothing wrong.
>>68300881
The regular season doesn't matter, were that the case we'd be witnessing Lakers, Nuggets, Pacers, and Wolves dynasty unfolding before us in this year's playoffs. Three of those teams didn't make them at all. The Thunder could not beat the Warriors in the regular season, the Spurs could. The Spurs lost to te Thunder who played an excellent series against the Warriors, why do novice fans put so much emphasis on individual regular season games?
The Blazers lost in 5 games to the Warriors, three of which Curry did not participate in.
The Thunder would lose their ability to make the playoffs without Kevin Durant, who is capable of leaving this offseason.
>>68300679
That's why Steph Curry has been getting an unbelievable amount of hate this year.
LeBron was never hated on this badly. Becuase most people know Curry is a fraud
>>68300949
Durant isn't leaving though, so nice try.
Don't forget that the Spurs have a MUCH better coach than shitty Steve Kerr
Nothing the Warriors does is legitimate and YOU know it
>>68300955
wtf are you talking about. Everyone hates Lebron all the time.
This must be trolling im outta here what the actual fuck.
>>68300955
>That's why Steph Curry has been getting an unbelievable amount of hate this year.
Well let's assume this is accurate based on the rantings and ravings of a 4chan board with a few hundred participants. Lebron has been hated for the duration of his NBA career. Curry's "hate" extends the duration of a single year in which he has, for the second time, been the MVP. Safe to say Lebron's villainous reputation exceeds that of Curry's?
Simultaneously Curry's jersey sales exceed that of Lebron James, which is odd given that the general consensus is that he is a fraud?
Perhaps they're buying those jerseys just for the sake of burning them.
>>68300955
By most people you mean /so/ right? And not the basketball legends that say he's one of the greatest they've ever seen.
>you will never be as mad as Curry haters
what a time to be alive lads
>>68300973
>Durant isn't leaving though, so nice try.
He told you that? Weird anonymous posters on 4chan have been gifted that information but it hasn't been uncovered by sports media.
>>68301036
>not being angry
What a fag
>>68301036
Why would I be mad?
I'm not an overrated basketball player that no one respects. My favorite basketball player makes so much more money than him and so much more fame that Curry is an afterthought
>>68301040
Why would he leave?
>>68301067
>Why would I be mad?
> My favorite basketball player makes so much more money than him
This is sad, you should just stop posting. You take living vicariously through players one step too far.
>>68301067
Bigger market, additional earnings, change of scenery, inability to meet expectations playing alongside a ball dominant guard?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEBboK12hMA
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
>>68300449
Spurs and Kawhi are taking 2017 for the books.
Curry will only get respect if he can win at least 2 FMVPs, 4 rings and 2 more MVPs
Until then, he will ALWAYS be a fucking fraud
>>68301067
>My favorite basketball player makes so much more money than him and so much more
How much money did you make this NBA season?
>>68301067
>living your life through a man you want to be cucked by
Thats actually pretty sad
>>68300383
HAHAHA ANOTHER ASS RAPED LEBRON FAN
>>68300955
Curry is beloved man.
>>68301067
>my favorite basketball player does this! My least favorite basketball player does that!
Are you 7?
Put Curry on the Cavs, and see them NOT make the fucking playoffs
Put LeBron on the Warriors - instant 10 peat
>>68301157
This is kind of similar to the popular hypothetical theory that if Lebron had a healthy Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving he'd easily beat the Warriors
>>68301119
well almost every NBA player of all time are frauds too then :^)
including LeBum
>>68301119
>4 rings
You know Lebron has 2, right? In 7 chances at that
>>68300383
>marketed as a king
>people actually believe it
>mfw
>>68301175
LOL
2010 Cleveland Cavaliers: 61-21
2011 Cleveland Cavaliers: 19-63
Yeah, LeBron isn't a difference maker
>>68301192
>>68301192
Except unlike Curry, LeBron hasn't been on stacked teams
>>68300383
Everyone hates a winner.
>>68301199
What difference did Lebron make these NBA finals?
>Lebron hasn't been on stacked teams
So Miami didn't have Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh? Kyrie and Love aren't all sta players that put up great numbers?
>>68301203
Nah i just hate curry.
>>68300855
>Bird's celtics without bird playing a single game against them in the playoffs
>Kareem's lakers when he's already 42 and with Magic pulling his hamstring in game 2 and being out for the series
How old are YOU?
>>68301223
Love sucks fampai
Kyrie is okay sometimes though.
will based dirk nowitzki ever get another ring?
>>68300383
>This faggot will NEVER have as much respect or worldwide adulation as LeBron James
>Curry already sells more jerseys than Lebron
>unanimous MVP
Yeah, I'm pretty sure Curry's already more respected and adulated.
Lol even if Curry gets another ring this year
This will be his last ring ever. Hope the 2 years was worth it!
>>68301019
>Simultaneously Curry's jersey sales exceed that of Lebron James
All bought by frauds and bandwagoners
>>68301239
>I-It'll be different next year when Love is healthy
>A-actually he's p-pretty bad guys
>>68301223
>Dwayne wade
>Chris bosh
>stacked
They're both average
>>68301259
and LeBrons wasn't? lel
>>68301259
Yes but here's the thing. If the number of Curry fans exceeds that of Lebron fans that would imply Curry's popularity to be superior to that of Lebron's, meaning Curry is more popular to the general public than Lebron. Despite being "hated."
Weird, right?
>>68300383
BUTTHURT: THE THREAD
:)
lelbon.
respected
adulated
worldwide.
>>68301239
Could it also be that Love, who played exceptionally well against weaker competition in the East, is actually a good player but being defended well by the Warriors?
Ok let's see if the Warriors can close it out first
I'm not crowning them yet. We just saw a team come back from 3-1 down
>>68301252
>first ring in 30 years
>best season in NFL history plus a ring and a GOAT player
What fan wouldn't want this?
People said 300 three pointers was impossible. This mother fucker hit 402 threes in one god damn season a record that will not be broken
>>68301339
>NFL
>>68301250
Yeah someone who has only made the playoffs 4 times in his career is more respected than a 2 time ring winner AND 7 time ECF winner
>>68300383
i will buy his shoes tho just to make niggerfaggots rage
>>68300610
ray allen gonna write your autobiography too, lebron?
>>68301375
>only made the playoffs four times
>won the title in two of those attempts
That actually seems better than going to the Finals every year and losing. The aforementioned seems to imply the competition in your conference isn't quite good enough to compare to that of the opposing conference.
You know, something 5 time NBA champion Magic Johnson has said recently of Lebron James' Cavaliers.
>>68301067
>>68301361
>seriously implying Curry won't break the record next season
kek
>>68300739
>generation's jordan
>can't even win finals mvp(the mvp that matters)
>>68300383
LeFaggot will lose to him again next year to make him the all time cuck bitch to a slick yellow brotha
>>68301410
he wont/ 400 is insane/ he would need to average 6 3s a game to beat it
>>68300383
To be honest
LeBron seems genuinely bothered by Curry. He usually is pretty friendly with his rivals in the NBA, even Kobe and KD. But his body language towards Curry makes it seem like Curry bothers him
LeBron "Just Steppin Over Niggas" James
>>68301486
hes racist against light skinned blacks
>>68301486
Kobe was never really Lebron's rival, guy couldn't make it out the west by the time Lebron took his talents to south beach and became a legitimate contender.
KD is Lebron's whipping boy in all of their matchups.
Curry isn't afraid of Lebron and dominates him in the regular and post season, Lebron's so used to guys just rolling over on him or being afraid to defend him I think it fucks with him that this skinny guard is putting him in the retirement home.
Wade and Bron also talked a lot of shit about Dirk, who really should have beat both Heat teams to win the titles but instead beat the superior (on paper) team.
>>68301486
Because it's hard to accept a chucker is getting more attention.
Nba tries to push this bullshit of how curry is an inspiration to young kids that are 5'4, lanky and will never be a Lebron or Durant. The truth is, none of those kids want to be a meme chucker that only throws up 3s. Everyone wants to be a Westrook, or an Iverson.
>>68301551
Did Westbrook and Iverson's jerseys outsell Curry's this year?
>>68300858
stfu you bogan fuck
Please take a moment to admire the great LeBron for the special talent he is. It never gets old looking at the King's history. So many accomplishments Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan will never achieve:
1.Only player in NBA history to quit because of Air Conditioner.
2.Quit on his team the year after he promises a championship.
3.Dunked on by a high school kid then confiscates the tape.
4.Bail on the dunk contest 9 times.
5.Only able to win a ring with 2 superstars.
6.Play on same team as his moms boyfriend.
7.Average 1.8 pts in the 4th quarter of NBA finals.
8.Lose not 1, not 2, but 5 times in the Finals.
9.Host a national televised TV show to leave his team.
10.Go 2 for 18 in an NBA playoff game.
11.Get stuffed by a player under 6 feet. (Nate Robinson)
12.Flop every single game in the playoffs.
13.Choke 4 out of 5 finals games by dropping FG% by 18.
14.GO MISSING FOR 99 PERCENT OF OVERTIME IN THE NBA FINALS
15.Only player in NBA history to show his ashy dick on national television.
>>68301599
Can I help you?
>>68300641
And let's not forget they started the year 24-0.
>>68301233
And Byron Scott was injured, too.
>>68301627
>ashy dick
what? do you put lotions in your dick or something? That's not safe bro
Question to Steph defenders: Do you think the Warriors' success would be any different if Steph was replaced by, say, someone like Damian Lillard? Sure they probably wouldn't have gone 73-9, but it's not like Steph has had much of an impact this playoff that someone like Dame wouldn't be able to replicate.
>>68302533
Steph dropped 17 on Dame in OT to secure a victory
>>68302533
i was thinking sort of about this before, in regards to curry being mvp
and really he shouldn't be because gsw would still be amazing without him, so how is he "most valuable"
The reason why the warriors are so stacked with talent is because they actually developed people through the draft and made smart trades. Also the curry ankle injuries that caused the low contract helped too. It was kind of like a perfect storm for the warroirs.
>>68302710
well statistically he had one of the greatest season of all time
>>68302710
Would they be legendary without him?
>>68302573
Yes, but would Steph do the same if he was on the Blazers and Dame was on the Warriors? Or is the strength of his team what separates them and allows him to pull that kind of performance?
>>68302710
Yeah, I mean the Blazers were supposed to be a lottery team this season right? Seems like Dame or Lebron are probably the most "valuable" to their teams.
>>68302717
Cool meme
>>68302796
You would think Dame would have more scoring opportunities given the fact he has to carry much of the offensive load, no? Curry can rely on multiple players to distribute the ball to, whereas Lillard doesn't have that luxury
>Would he
You don't know and can only surmise, to express that Curry's scoring capabilities would not exist on another team would be intellectually dishonest given
>LeBron James
>respect and adulation
what? lebron is one of the most criticized athletes of all-time, to the point I almost feel sorry for him, which is crazy because he makes like hundreds of millions of dollars
>>68302752
>>68302762
i'm just sayin, remove curry from gsw not much would change
remove other players from other teams and they'd collapse
>>68302936
Didn't they lose games in the playoffs to the Rockets and Portland without Curry?
>>68302936
Except for the fact he warps the entire defense with his range and creates spacing for the team just by existing.
>>68301375
okay well 7 ECF winner is a misleading stat because his road to the finals every year is a fucking cake walk, the east has been absolutely horrible. the only trouble he had was when the celtics were still around and by that time they were old
>>68300383
>worldwide adulation
literally who
>>68300655
This dude just keeps getting blown the fuck out .
>>68300427
Quit posting that photoshopped version.
This is the original one.
>>68303521
All of China knows who he is. That's 1/7th of the world right there.
Get fucked.
>>68300427
I know Curry ain't the tallest dude on the court, but he ain't that small. Only 3 inches shorter than Kobe and MJ.
>>68303953
>All of China knows who he is.
What an exaggeration, that's not even the case for Kobe who's popularity far exceeds Lebron's in the region.
>>68302336
>>68300641
Warriors own the record for most records broken in a single season now.
>>68300805
LeBron scored exactly zero points whenever Curry guarded him in the first two games.
Zero.
Zip.
None.
>>68300955
are you retarded, literally everyone outside of cleveland (and some miami holdouts) hate lejames
>>68300925
They really don't. No one was wasting their time comparing anything to 15-1.
Everyone was and is talking about the breaking of 72-10.
You're just really reaching for anything and it's sad how desperate you grasp as those straws.
>>68300709
Man, you Choklahoma Blunder faggots are pathetically delusional.
>>68300449
if i was an nba owner i would literally suck a dick to get kawhi on my team
>>68300641
>Yeah people bring up the Mariners all the time bro, wins in the regular season mean so much
>>68301429
He's going to win it this year if they win on monday and he has another 30+ game. Magic didn't win all the Finals MVPs for every championship he won, neither did Duncan or Kobe
>>68300955
Such delusion.
Everyone loves Curry because he's humble. He works hard to achieve what he does. He's had struggles and trepidation and was almost out of the league before he even got started.
LeCuck got an easy pass into the league and went around declaring himself the greatest ever and even got "The Chosen One" tattooed on his back. That's why people hate him. He has a head bigger than Cleveland's losing streak.
The NBA introduced cap space to prevent a team like GSW coming together, what they didn't expect is that these pussy ass whiteboys rather take less money just to be on an overpowered superteam. Fuck curry, fuck meme state.
Carmelo Anthony is what all nba players should strive to be, get paid, take shots, win nothing.
>>68301277
They were enough to carry LeBumBum to his only two rings he'll ever own.
>>68301477
Curry is going to go for 500 next season. Just because if he doesn't, Klay will break the record.
>>68304224
They introduced cap space to prevent people buying their way to championships. GS didn't do that. They drafted 4 of their 5 starters, most of the team are just cobbled together misfits like Bogut and Livingston that were written off after injuries
>>68300383
>worldwide adulation as LeBron James
Few people outside of America would even know who Lebron is
I only know because of /sp/
>>68304224
Name key free agents on the GSW roster who took pay cuts to play for them.
>>68304224
wtf am i watching and why isn't this a sport yet
>>68304324
Not free agents, but do you think Curry, Klay and even Draymond couldn't be a max player anywhere else? Chris fuckin Bosh is a max player at miami for gods sake
>>68304674
Green and Klay are on max or near max contracts and Curry's deal was considered a huge risk for the Warriors at the time.
All of those contracts were signed at more or less market value, they only began outperforming their salaries later.
>>68304674
not the guy you responded to but I don't understand why this
>to prevent a team like GSW coming together, what they didn't expect is that these pussy ass whiteboys rather take less money just to be on an overpowered superteam.
is a problem
Some persons are willing to forego personal gain for the the good, the actualized success, of the team - in a team sport - and that's bad/a cause for outrage?
>players should strive to get paid and not win
again, I don't get it
>>68304790
Also a reminder that Lebron's only 2 rings came as a result of 3 top 10 players taking pay cuts to play together and then an army of veteran ring chasers joining them on minimum deals as well
>>68300383
>worldwide adulation
nigga is literally irrelevant outside USA. The rest of the world has been circlejerking themselves about Kobe Bryant and now he's retired, Curry is the one who is carrying the torch. News over here talk about Curry all the time but never did about Lebron. The rest of the world like players with sophisticated game and skills, never cared about running like a freight train to the basket to get the foul.
>>68300421
Think of all the teams BTFOd out of more Rings just because of Jordan's existence
>>68305178
No one really thinks about basketball in the rest of the world. If they do it's about LeBron
>>68304325
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBfvyuf0Xlw
>WAAAAAAAH
>STOP SHOOTING 3's
>WAAAH CHUCKER
>WAAH ITS NOT FAIR, HE ONLY SHOOTS
>WAAAAAAAH
its like you guys think 3's are easy, and making that many in a season or even a game is easier. Its not confirmed that curry will make all the 3's he takes, the fact he can make them from what would be your high school half court line is amazing
>m-muh only able to chuck
have you seen his handle? curry drives on lebron and kyrie all the time
>b-but no defense
>held Russel Westbrook to 8-25 on shot attempts when guarded
>held kyrie to 7-22 in game 1, and had to score 11 points off FT's
so what he takes a ton of 3's? Curry earned the MVP this year and earned this ring in game 2 and 4
>>68301387
Why do you faggots act like RayRay deserved to be Finals MVP because of one shot? You do remember that there was a Game 7 after that, right?
He is, without a doubt, more respected and adulated than LeBron James, domestically and worldwide.
Kill
Your
Self
>>68313387
There's nothing you can say that can convince me, an actual basketball player, that Curry is better than LeBron
Just stop the mental gymnastics already. Without the rest of his team, Curry would be a scrub
Enjoy seeing him lose a 2nd FMVP
>>68313709
>bring up actual stats
>STOP WITH THE GYMNASTICS :^(
>an actual basketball player
peewee doesnt count, anon
>>68313709
>muh final mvp meme
literal faggot lmao
>>68313930
Actual stats?
Facts: LeBron is top 10 across all stats in NBA finals history
facts: LeBron has only missed the playoffs once in his career
Facts: LeBron plays better defense than Curry
Facts: LeBron is a piece that every single GM would rather build around
Show me your mental gymnastics. If you include defense I'm a better all around player than Curry. And that's sad
>>68313984
Finals MVP is more important than regular season MVP
>>68313665
Proof?
Oh wait you have none. Cumulatively more people have LeBron jerseys than Curry jerseys
>>68314080
>WAAAAH STOP THE MENTAL GYMNASTICS
>If you include defense I'm a better all around player than Curry. And that's sad
>Finals MVP is more important than regular season MVP
What a fucking idiot kek, heres a (You)
>>68314264
lol pathetic
>>68314080
>Finals MVP is more important than regular season MVP
L M A O
M
A
O
You fucking faggots will say anything
>>68314301
So you have absolutely NOTHING to counter this?
I'm just telling you how most people, like Colin Cowherd and Charles Barkley, thinks
>>68301252
2 rings, back to back mvps, being a dominant 67 win team and following it up with the best record of all time
How the fuck is it not worth it? As a lifelong dubs fan who's seen a lot of shit I'll gladly take this as the last ring. Too bad curry's gonna go for the 3peat
Would Blatt have this series at 2-2?
