Klay trying everything possible to extend the series but Portland has flights to Cancun tomorrow am.
Epic battle.
Crap....here's where Warriors take over in OT.
I really wanted Portland to win ONE game
Klay Thompson wants this series to continue!
No KD. No Cousins. No Iguodala or Klay in game 4.
Sweep.
Impressive.
No Klay? WTF are you talking about? He scored 17
I know this much.....if they get down by 17 to the Bucks, they ain't coming back 3 straight games.
Klay was horrible tonight. If Steph AND Draymond don’t both go for triple doubles this series goes back to Oakland.
5 straight trips to the finals. Maybe the best coaching Kerr has ever done. And that’s saying a lot.
Kevon Looney has now graduated from Draymond & Iguodala University with a masters in doing things that don’t show up on a stat sheet.
Jordan Bell was asked what he’s learned from Looney. “I’m actually older than Looney”.
Looney is from Milwaukee and has an incredibly bright future. Hope you’re paying attention Bucks. You add a 23 year old with his knowledge and ability to that roster..... lights out in the east for a long while.
Lillard having busted up ribs certainly didn’t help matters for the Blazers. Tough to play at a high level with that type of injury.
Golden State is vulnerable that’s for damn sure. They haven’t faced one decent (defensive) team yet in the playoffs and are prone to going through lapses where they just coast.
Not to say they can’t or won’t win another title, but their next opponent will be significantly better than the Blazers and also the Rockets.
ChilliJon posted:Kevon Looney has now graduated from Draymond & Iguodala University with a masters in doing things that don’t show up on a stat sheet.
Jordan Bell was asked what he’s learned from Looney. “I’m actually older than Looney”.
Looney is from Milwaukee and has an incredibly bright future. Hope you’re paying attention Bucks. You add a 23 year old with his knowledge and ability to that roster..... lights out in the east for a long while.
The Bucks have put a premium on outside shooting. Literally every player (except Bledsoe) that they surround Giannis with is a viable threat from the 3 point line. Bledsoe fits (at least against lesser teams) because he is elite for his size and getting inside and overpowering opposing guards - he depends on the spacing the other players provide.
Looney is basically DJ Wilson without even the level of outside shot Wilson has. Looney is 5 for 26 in his career from 3 and Wilson is 48 for 132. Looney wouldn't see the floor in Milwaukee because he can't space the floor. Maybe if given a chance (and Bud's green light to shoot) he'd be decent, but that's an unknown.
Curry, Thompson, and Durant (when he's there) space the floor out to 30 feet. Almost every other player - if they accept their role - will look good in that system. The strength the Warriors have is that Steve Kerr is great at getting the supporting guys to accept their roles and play within that system.
Tschmack posted:Golden State is vulnerable that’s for damn sure. They haven’t faced one decent (defensive) team yet in the playoffs and are prone to going through lapses where they just coast.
If they were honest, Golden State would say they'd much rather play the Raptors than the Bucks. The Bucks can run out more elite-level defensive wings and guards to at least make Curry and Thompson work than any team in the league. Bledsoe, Brogdon, Hill, Sterling Brown, and Connaughton all are good to great defensive guards. Middleton's length matches up well with Klay or Durant (as does Giannis'). Kyle Lowry is OK and Danny Green is a plus defender, but Van Vliet and Powell will get lit up on defense which will limit Toronto's ability to steal minutes with their bench guys even more.
Where Toronto is elite is being able to throw 4 elite level rim protectors at you (Siakam, Ibaka, Gasol, and Kawhi). Even Giannis has problems overcoming those level of double and triple teams. That doesn't matter as much against Golden State since they are the best perimeter team on offense in the history of the league. If the Bucks do get to the Finals, it will likely effectively play Lopez off the floor when they go to the Death Lineup. He can't really guard Green or Igoudala.
IF they get to the finals? I thought this was a done deal. Was everyone expecting a sweep of TOR? Just asking. I don't follow BB.
I certainly am not rooting for GSW but I am happy for Alfonso McKinnie. He played at my alma mater UW-Green Bay and had a bit of a rough go there. What I mean by that was that he got hurt soon after he got to UWGB and didn't really get to shine in a system that was more defensive oriented. I think he had averaged like 15 points a game when he was at Eastern Illinois but never approached those numbers at GB due to injury and other factors.
I remembered watching him and thought he had the potential to be better than he was, but no way did I ever think he'd make the NBA, especially after not even averaging double digits for points in his final year. I don't even think he was one of the 2 or 3 best guys at UWGB, but yet there he was last night starting for the Warriors in their Championship series. Kudos to him for a few lucky breaks to get the chances he has, and making the most of his opportunities.
DH13 posted:IF they get to the finals? I thought this was a done deal. Was everyone expecting a sweep of TOR? Just asking. I don't follow BB.
My attitude is to take everything one game at a time. A lot can change in a half, let alone a series.
It depends on how guys project and develop.
Looney, like Diamond Stone, were elite national level HS prospects from Wisconsin. Same thing with Vander Blue and Brian Butch.
Did any of those guys amount to anything in the pros? Nope.
Wes Matthews and Devin Harris were decent HS prospects but not rated the same as those guys listed above yet had very solid NBA careers.