So it begins with invitation to white house being "withdrawn" by Humpty
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Makes sense that since 10 of the 14 players are blacks they would be uninvited.
That's the thing ammo
Some people will probably dismiss Curry and the NBA because after all they are all thugs and wannabee rappers (code for racists that don't like black people) but the NFL is a little different given the makeup of those that follow the sport. A big chunk of the fan base are probably pro-Trump supporters.
I wonder if the offer would have been withdrawn if it had been a Texas team?
Dubs were down 72-50 at the half to the Sixers tonight. Sixers were mighty proud of themselves.
Then this happened.....
https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsI...078133771210752?s=17
When they want to flip the switch they are incredible. I've never seen a basketball team like them.
Interesting game today. Back-to-Back Sixers to Nets
W's UP by 22 at the half - no Durant (Probably saving him for OK City) & Curry playing out of his mind.
Early in the 3rd Q W's up by 28, by end of 3rd up by 14 as Nets start to make a run. Curry picks up foul #5 at end of 3rd & has to sit until middle of 4th Q.
Nets cut the lead to 5 as Curry fouls out with 3 minutes left in the game. Dubs get real tough on D at this point & clamp down. Livingston gets fouled with 21.7 seconds left, sinks a couple free throws to make a 3 possession game. W's up by 7. Nets attempt a 35 foot 3-pointer & Draymond stupidly comes WAY out & fouls him for 3 free throws.
He makes the 1st 2, misses the 3rd to try & get the rebound but Draymond rips it away. Klay gets fouled, makes FT's & Nets miss a couple shots as game clock expires when Dubs get the board. Final 118-111
Nets are a pretty good young team. They're going to win some games. Just need some experience.
It's so interesting seeing these opponents really raise their game when playing Golden State. Makes for very entertaining, quality basketball.
The back to back games especially on the road can be a killer and it certainly impacts the quality of play - a lot like Thursday night NFL games.
I'd be more sympathetic to the lousy Thursday night game meme if a good portion of Sunday day, Sunday night and Monday night games weren't a mess.
Too many tankers, quarterback challenged and just plain crummy teams out there. Thursdays may be the worst but not by far.
OKC really took it to the defending champs tonight.
An interesting little side point is the Warriors bench cut the lead from 26 to 17 vs. every OKC starter.
OKC plays lackadaisical vs. Memphis & the Spurs & loses but when the W's come to town,....Whoa nellie! Let's sit up & straighten our tie & play PROFESSIONAL basketball.
Like I said earlier...it really is cool watching these teams play vs. the Warriors. Every game is high level basketball.
Last night....Warriors play like crap, many turnovers & get their ass kicked vs. the Hornets in Oakland.
Tonight....Curry comes back & is just possessed. He had 35 points at the end of the 3rd quarter.
Warriors score 141 (WTF?!?!?) & win easily vs. Memphis.
It's only regular season but it's shaping up to be a helluva year in the NBA playoffs in 2018.
Happy New Year everyone!!
Curry was unconscious. 10-13 from 3pt range are you kidding me?
This is why the NBA is a lot of fun to watch. You have transcadent players like Steph and Giannis that are doing things I've not witnessed in my lifetime and that includes Magic and Bird and MJ and Shaq and LeBron.
Warriors up by 8 with 3 minutes left.
W's up by 5 with 2 minutes left.
Durant with a block, then loses the ball back to the Mavs - Matthews buries the 3 with 1:29 remaining cutting it to TWO (120-118).
Farrel steals it from Steph but misses the shot. Curry tries a BOMB of a 3 - about a 36 footer which misses at the 1 minute mark. W's still up by 2 with under a minute to play.
Mavs ball. Harrison Barnes the former Warrior with Aaron Rodgers favorite shot (#MidRange) to TIE the game inside :40 seconds left.
Warriors take too long to get a shot but find Klay cutting underneath the basket who puts up a shot behind his head Larry Bird style & gets the KIND roll & in!
Warriors 122-120 with 24.2 left to play. Mavs take a TO. Mavs are running clock. Klay fouls as they had 1 to give with :20.5 left. Harrison Barnes on McCaw drives the lane, spins & makes the shot to TIE 122-122 with 12.1 left!!
Curry up the right wing with - what else - A real nice screen from Draymond - Curry left alone at the top of the key goes for the DAGGER 3 & BURIES IT, nothing but net!! With :03 seconds left & Mavs no timeouts. Mavs fire up an air ball & Warriors escape Dallas with a win.
MAN.....what a game. I love watching these guys play. The Mavs were completely unconscious & played their best basketball game of the year but somehow the W's found a way to win. Curry ends up with 32. Such good basketball.
Tonight the Mavs are 19-41 from 3 point range & LOSE! Mavs 4 game win streak snapped. W's yield a 10-0 run at 1:50 left & survive. Unreal.
Now you know why Aaron Rodgers follows Zaza
Catch, shoot, #SPLASH 💦💦💦 Stephen Curry #NBAVote pic.twitter.com/mYmKuSGTMp
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) January 5, 2018
14 straight road wins & beating some pretty good teams along the way too (Milwaukee, Toronto, Cleveland)
Last night was old school splash brothers teaming up for 68 points
Next up? Houston Rockets & Harden should be back going for #15.
No matter who you root for, 14 in a row ON THE ROAD is impressive!
They’re doing a fair job of getting through the doldrums of mid season. After All Star break I suspect they’re going to turn it up a notch and separate themselves.
Can we just cut to the chase and get to Houston and Golden State? It reminds me of Golden State and OKC. Easily the two best teams in the league this year. Too bad they play in the same conference.
Agree....but marathon not a sprint.
Hoping they rest Jordan Bell for about 6 weeks
Warriors / Celtics
My goodness what a good game
Curry with 49 - I figured Kyrie probably needed 40 for the Celtics to win. He got 37 & they lost by 4.
Celtics are WAY better than Cleveland. I hope ANYBODY beats Cleveland this year. Really don't want them in the finals.
No guarantee the Warriors make it either.
In any event, MAN that was some real good basketball to watch
Got to watch the 4th. Boston did an amazing job matching baskets. Curry’s 49 somehow seemed quiet... not dure why.
Boston needs a scorer. Irving will not be able to carry him, and Jalen Brown isn’t there yet (those things he’s getting there). As crazy as this might sound- Greg Monroe would be a great bench player for the Celtics.
It's possible Gordon Heyward could come back for the playoffs, unlikely sure but I wouldn't put it past him. Celts Coach is throwing water on that fire which makes me think it's possible
30 point blowout loss to the Jazz
"Disgusting Basketball"
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/...point-loss-utah-jazz
Kerr's a great coach
Crushed by the Thunder. Warriors lose by 20 at home. After the Thunder lost 4 straight to Wizards, Nuggets, Pelicans & Lakers.
W's with 25 turnovers. They are now 6-4 in their last 10. That might be ok for the rest of the NBA, but not this Warriors team.
Dog days of the regular season or reason to worry?
Boris - I don't think the Warriors have anything to worry about. Home court advantage over the Rockets isn't that important to them. As long as their big 4 stay healthy, they're fine.
Every team that plays them is jacked up to play them. They play 82 games to get in sync for the playoffs.
Their biggest concern is that Durant and Green are racking up technical fouls at a rate that may get them suspended for a game in the playoffs. The Green suspension in the Finals in 2016 is what cost them that title.
Interesting you mentioned the techs.
The owner had a serious conversation with the team about their techs.
They played better tonight. Still too many turnovers. But crushed the Spurs by 17. They're really working hard to get to the all-star break & get some rest.
It'll probably never happen but I can't tell you how much I want to see a Bucks / Warriors final.
MichiganPacker posted:Their biggest concern is that Durant and Green are racking up technical fouls at a rate that may get them suspended for a game in the playoffs. The Green suspension in the Finals in 2016 is what cost them that title.
I don’t know man... Green throwing his damned foot up at people’s crotches and then trying to play it off like it was incidental and unintentional probably had more to do with it. I’m no fan of LeBron, but he knew he had T’s to use- and he knew he could bait that hothead right into another. Played him like a boss...
Brainwashed Boris posted:It'll probably never happen but I can't tell you how much I want to see a Bucks/Warriors final.
If the Bucks have NBA Finals in their future, it seems more likely that it’ll be past the Warriors time on top. The Warriors window is probably 3-4 more years. At that point all their prime players will be in their thirties. That’s when the Bucks will be hitting their prime.
Steph drops a 40 footer last night at the end of Q1. Finished with 44 for the game.
Next up OKC....and they hate HATE HATE the Warriors.
Whoa baby - Laid the BEATDOWN on OKC last night by 32!!
I guess a big guy is supposed to have tremendous balance & athletic skills. Like a ballerina. Maybe it's just me but I don't see anything dirty in this play.
Lol... Zaza just friggin fell, and then looked to make sure he landed on his knees. Damn, that’s some dirty BS...
Not that I care for Russ but that was a dirty play. Zaza “lost his balance” but sure seemed to know where he was landing.
Haven't updated this thread in a month. 4 All-Stars hurt. Last night Curry with an MCL strain.
With Boston beating Portland minus Kyrie, I think (if my math is correct) the W's need to win ONE more game & they'll have the #2 seed locked up. They're up by 10 wins with 10 to play.
Wonder if they'll stay healthy enough for a deep run or get bounced in the 1st round?
I think Golden State is in serious trouble if they can’t get healthy. It’s a different team when Curry isn’t 100% and several other key guys are also dinged.
Houston just seems to be rolling right now and I think they have a very realistic chance of winning the West and getting a title. Portland and OKC are intriguing and could cause some damage as well.
In the East, I got to say LeBron is playing at a level the last 2 weeks I’m not sure I’ve seen in a long time. Toronto and Boston are solid but James looks like he wants to put that team on his back and carry them.
L'Bron Hubbard will be right there again - as usual.
Boston, Toronto &/or Philly seem to be the only teams that have a shot of dethroning the "king"
If the W's get all 4 All-Stars back in time for round 1 (Kerr already said Curry won't play in round 1, we'll see) I'd be surprised to see them bounced in the first round.
Anything is possible though, like we said at the start of the year, their worst enemy is injuries.
If the All-Stars are at 100%, they will never lose a 7 game series, not even to Houston.
Brainwashed Boris posted:L'Bron Hubbard will be right there again - as usual.
Boston, Toronto &/or Philly seem to be the only teams that have a shot of dethroning the "king"
If the W's get all 4 All-Stars back in time for round 1 (Kerr already said Curry won't play in round 1, we'll see) I'd be surprised to see them bounced in the first round.
Anything is possible though, like we said at the start of the year, their worst enemy is injuries.
If the All-Stars are at 100%, they will never lose a 7 game series, not even to Houston.
I think they are approaching a point where the Durant/Draymond technical foul situation could end up losing them a series. If they lose one of those guys for a one-game suspension it could be deadly. Draymond getting suspended in 2015-16 is the main reason LeBron got his ring with the Cavs.
Good, tough win tonight in OKC minus Curry.
As long as KD, Draymond & Klay stay healthy they shouldn't get bounced in round 1.
Lose game 82 by 40 to Utah
Playoffs: Game 1 vs. Spurs - Sat. April 14th 12:00 Noon
Will the defending champs get bounced in round 1 without Steph Curry?
Stay tuned!
They don't need no stinkin Curry....at least right now.