Davis is a concern now. He's talented as alllllllll fuck and has the potential to be the best player in the league once Curry gets old. BUTTT, it might not happen. He seems to be made of glass. I'd say Towns might have a better career than Davis when it's all said n done.
What I love the most is how much Shaq dislikes Howard's bitch ass. Howard has tried sooooooooo hard to emulate Shaq's career. Even FADED Shaq was a level above the BEST version of Howard. That's how HUUGGEEE the gap between the two of them is.
At this point, looks like the Dubs really are gonna break the record. At WORST, they'll tie. They have 8 games left, they gotta go 6-2 to break it, 5-3 and they'll tie. Just the FACT that 70 is a given is remarkable. Even after the 24-0 start, I didn't think they were gonna hit 70. I thought they'd cool off and end up winning 66-68 games. But nope, they've NEVER cooled off this season. Remarkable season. As a team, and a remarkable individual season by Steph. Now, they just gotta get it done in the playoffs. Or this season will just be considered a bust.
Hard to see them NOT winning the championship with the way they are playing with seemingly no slump in sight. Injuries/wear a tear could be an issue in the playoffs but if not that, it's a repeat for them.
If they get upset it's not really a failure when you get Kevin Durant in the off-season (ain't no way Durant is bitch enough to sign with a defending back-to-back champion (i think in my mind))
Yeah, it's not a foregone conclusion. Pop has had them in cruise control for awhile now. Even OKC could make a little noise if they get really hot at the right time.
Barring Injury, REED Can't Fathom ANY Team Beating Golden State 4 Times, in a Playoff Series... REED:hammert:
San Antonio is the only team with even a remote chance against Golden State. They could sweep the Warriors at home and steal one on the road with a great game. No one else could do that.
if parker is healthy and fresh for the conference finals the spurs have a great shot. they need him to be able to control the pace of the game
Blake Griffin develops a three point shot and the Clips stun everyone in the playoffs by upsetting both the Warriors and Spurs. They were indeed, the last team to bounce both of these guys from the playoffs
Won't happen. OKC has a better chance of beating GS in the playoffs than the Spurs do. It's very simple, in order for ANY team to upset the Dubs, they're gonna HAVE TO win in Oakland. I don't think the Spurs are capable of winning in Oakland. OKC, with the combined firepower of KD and Russ, are more dangerous. Mark my words right now.... the OVERRATED Kawhi Leonard will UNDER-PERFORM in the playoffs.
That won't happen either. When it comes down to it, Fake Griffin and Chris Fail will never get it done when it counts. NEVER. I repeat, the Thunder are THE biggest threat to Golden State. They're a bigger threat than the Clips, Spurs, and Cavs. So being that I want GS to win, in the second round I'm HOPING the Spurs get by the Thunder, cause I'm confident GS will beat the Spurs. If the Thunder upset the Spurs, then as a Warriors fan I become very nervous.
So this LAL stuff going on between Russell and Young. No big deal? It blows over soon or Russell is labelled a snitch for the rest of his time there?
Russell better become a helluva player for that shit to eventually blow over. My guess is no one wants to have him around
Thunder give up 69 points in the first half despite rivers holding out the entire clippers starting 5
D'Angelo Russell Will Have to Become a PERENNIAL All-Star for This to Blow Over...But Even Then, he'll FOREVER Be Known as a Bitch... Hopefully, Laker Fans BOO his Ass the Remainder of This Season and Beyond... REED:shit #2:
Kawhi Leonard ISN'T Overrated, but REED Agrees w/the Rest of this Post... EVERYTHING Went the Spurs Way when they Beat Golden State...Homecourt, Slow Pace, BEST Defensive Effort of the Season AND Missed Shots that Golden State Normally Makes...The Stars WILL NOT Align that Perfectly for the Spurs, 4 Out of 7 Games... OKC's Chance is Only SLIGHT, but they're the 1 Team that Can Keep Pace Even when Golden State is HOT...TALL Task for Sure, but agREED OKC has the BEST Chance of Any Team in the West... Don't Completely Rule Cleveland Out, Either...Especially if they Come Into the Finals FRESH Legged and Injury Free (Which Golden State WON'T Have the Luxury Of, Given the Competitiveness of the Western Conference)... REED:hammert:
The attention span of the general public is small so this D'Angelo Russell fiasco will blow over. Now most will sit back and wait and see what Iggy does in her relationship with Nick Young. While the public may forget about this especially if D'Angelo performs well, any teammates for the rest of his career will distance themselves from him. That's unforgivable in the locker room.
Russell has a 5 championship minimum to not make this story define his career. Even with his 5 rings, many of us will never forget Kobe's snitching ass in Colorado. Which, by the way, still ranks worse simply because Shaq was A). married at the time. B). legal ramifications for Shaq. Young isn't married and it's a public embarrassment not a potential legal issue.
Yes, he is bruh. Maybe I'm online too much, but you visit various basketball forums and there's a large percentage of people who seem to believe Leonard is some generational type talent like Lebron, Steph, Kobe, ect. He's arguably not even a top 5 player. You got Steph, Lebron, KD, and Westbrook who are the undisputed top 4 players in the league. After them, you got CP3 and Harden who also better than Leonard IMO. I HATE Harden, I really do... but if Leonard had to shoulder the type of offensive load Harden shoulders, I think he'd fail miserably.
Goddamn, Leonard shits all over Harden. PPG or Offensive load is not the end all be all of a value of a player to a team. I doubt there's a GM in the league who would take Harden over Kawhi.
I'd take a guy who scores 5 or 6 point less on offense especially if he's the defending defensive player of the year. For all the points Harden scores he must give up at least half of those on the other end with the non-existent defense he plays.
Harden's not JUST a better scorer than Leonard. He's also a much better playmaker/ball handler than Leonard. Harden put it all together last year and was a legit runner up to Steph in the MVP. This year, he's fallen off the horse. It's all mental with Harden. He lacks intangibles. On PHYSICAL TALENT, he's a better player than Leonard and is capable of doing more. If you replace Harden last year with Leonard, and they struggle to make the playoffs, let alone the WCF. I can't believe I'm DEFENDING Harden, but the Leonard hype has gone overboard this year.
Guys that only play on the offensive end of the court aren't guys to build teams around... Are you listening Carmelo?
Harden's defense is so disappointing because it's ALLLLLLL about lack of effort. He's a solid defender when he puts his mind to it. He was a solid defender with OKC. He just simply doesn't CARE about playing D anymore. Some guys TRY to play D, and still suck at it. Harden doesn't give a shit at attempting it.
