2022 OFFICIAL NBA PLAYOFF THREAD - NBA FINALS TIME - GS 4-2 - STEVE GETS #4……ON NT - SUMMER JAM SCREEN RECEIPTS INCOMING……

[D StaXX]

Probably have to think about this more but if I had to pick

Players who can elevate a team's offense (can also carry/get a bucket)
1. Curry
1b/2. Luka, Joker

Players if I need a single bucket
Embiid / KD / Giannis

Edit.

+ what wavycrocket said above

TBH, this is the only right answer.

 

[Fozz]

Some GM out there has to throw GPII, Big Loon & Otto Chamberlain a decent enough sized bag to make the Dubs second guess bringing them back.

It'd be irresponsible of teams to not apply pressure

GPII should get some decent offers. Otto will get a nice deal and sign elsewhere.

 

[Fozz]

So is Lebron joining my dubs next season or what? He's been on Curry nuts this whole dam season.

We got room for him as the 6th man.

No.

 

[letsgetit22]

I know best players list are subjected, but i don't know how someone can logically put curry in the top 10 OVERALL best players list. Imo...lebron is the only active player in the top 10.
Now if we talking shooters or offensive players only, then I get it.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

I know best players list are subjected, but i don't know how someone can logically put curry in the top 10 OVERALL best players list. Imo...lebron is the only active player in the top 10.
Now if we talking shooters or offensive players only, then I get it.

Nah, it's pretty easy. Durant is in there too

 

[wavycrocket]

I think Steph has reached the stage many older great players reach where he can turn it up for series, but I don't think you can expect 82 games + playoffs of like MVP Steph perform.

So for total value I think it's probably Jokic as the best offensive player.

Denver put up a better offensive efficiency than their regular season numbers against the best playoff defense in basketball.

And it was basically just Jokic and the Jokic-ettes.

“turn it up for a series”

Bruh….what playoffs did you just watch . Matter fact, What regular season + playoffs did you just watch. Don’t overthink it. It’s obvious.

Only thing you can really say, is he’ll likely get hurt and miss 10 or so games. But outside of that, he’s shown you time and time again that he’s the biggest offensive force in basketball. Because it is just so unique. The dubs really had Zero business being this good this season. Raced out to an 18-2 record. Hit some walls. Some injuries etc

This season. A down year for Steph offensively. And he was still great.

Klay only played 32 games
Draymond only played 46 games
Those two didn’t play together in the RS

Steph was playing with Poole, Wiggins Looney and an assortment of cats to fill out the rest. I think the 2019 Finals and the 2020-2021 season helped Steph and the warriors out tremendously. He’s now seen every single coverage any player can see. Doubles, Box and 1s, triangle and 2s. Face guards. Everything and more. And GSW to Kerr’s credit…decided to stick with their system and find players that understood it and could learn it…because the payoff was going to come later once healthy and whole.

No way you saw what Steph did last year offensively, and how historically terrible the dubs were with him Off the court versus on. Then just watched him go 27/6/6 on 46/40 splits with Draymond giving you little on offense, Klay being even more inconsistent than his usual playoff self. And a bunch of unproven players.

I think Jokic/Luka/Giannis & KD are in the convo for sure. But you can traditionally game plan and limit them in a more conventional way. Steph Curry throws your entire worldview out the window, and now defenses are doing things they aren’t used to. That’s the difference. And not a slight to them at all.

But it’s been this way. This is the cherry on top

 

[noblekane]

they playing game 6 three times in a row on nba tv right now

 

[aquatic barefoot]

Klay at his neck

Called this a bum from the lecturn…

Also, so proud of my son Curry. THEY been writing his eulogy for a minute.

“My child I watched you grow up to be famous and now I smile like a proud dad watching his only son who made it.”

Spoiler

God’s son indeed.

 

[getback]

 

[elpablo21]

Let's be serious Steph is not ahead of LeBron in any way.

And Im a person who thinks you could make a plausible case for Steph as high maybe the 6th greatest player ever.

What was your 2nd and 3rd tiers?

I remember the first one being MJ, Bron, Kareem and Bill.

 

[mr s j king]

@witnesskb24 been hella quiet. One of the main ones blabbering about thread participation this and that. Blah blah blah. And rooting against GSW at every term.

Hold it.

Da Big L

mr s j king

Come get some of this comeuppance as well. Terrible delusional take after terrible delusion take.

All that wishing, and hoping, and hoping and a wishing head ahhhh

Andrew Wiggins saved you fraud asss Steph riders from the embarrassment of your lives

Tag me all you want

Steph still not going to acknowledge you at the parade

And you aint gone never replace Ayesha

 

[letsgetit22]

Nah, it's pretty easy. Durant is in there too

Lol... over who?

Not in order
Kareem
Magic
Mj
TD
Shaq
Bron
Kobe
Bird
Dream
Wilt

 

[elpablo21]

They gave Bron the goofiest photoshop. The same face he probably makes when he's tweeting " "

 

[noblekane]

warriors really spotted boston a 12 point lead in the first 4 minutes of the game and boston still lost at home

 

[wavycrocket]

 

[osh kosh bosh]

“turn it up for a series”

Bruh….what playoffs did you just watch . Matter fact, What regular season + playoffs did you just watch. Don’t overthink it. It’s obvious.

Only thing you can really say, is he’ll likely get hurt and miss 10 or so games. But outside of that, he’s shown you time and time again that he’s the biggest offensive force in basketball. Because it is just so unique. The dubs really had Zero business being this good this season. Raced out to an 18-2 record. Hit some walls. Some injuries etc

This season. A down year for Steph offensively. And he was still great.

Klay only played 32 games
Draymond only played 46 games
Those two didn’t play together in the RS

Steph was playing with Poole, Wiggins Looney and an assortment of cats to fill out the rest. I think the 2019 Finals and the 2020-2021 season helped Steph and the warriors out tremendously. He’s now seen every single coverage any player can see. Doubles, Box and 1s, triangle and 2s. Face guards. Everything and more. And GSW to Kerr’s credit…decided to stick with their system and find players that understood it and could learn it…because the payoff was going to come later once healthy and whole.

No way you saw what Steph did last year offensively, and how historically terrible the dubs were with him Off the court versus on. Then just watched him go 27/6/6 on 46/40 splits with Draymond giving you little on offense, Klay being even more inconsistent than his usual playoff self. And a bunch of unproven players.

I think Jokic/Luka/Giannis & KD are in the convo for sure. But you can traditionally game plan and limit them in a more conventional way. Steph Curry throws your entire worldview out the window, and now defenses are doing things they aren’t used to. That’s the difference. And not a slight to them at all.

But it’s been this way. This is the cherry on top

he had a down regular season.
at 34 going into 35, I don't think you can expect him to be at the same level for 82 games and the playoffs.

I think his peak might be higher,
but I think over the course of 82 + plus playoffs Jokic or Luka might deliver more value.

 

[wavycrocket]

You know KD going to respond

 

[had pants]

 

[had pants]

 

[WASHED KING]

Today feels like the day after the 2016 election

Evil won

And @aepps20 celebrating

Disgusting in here

 

[pmatic]

Related to Steph:

 

[wavycrocket]

he had a down regular season.
at 34 going into 35, I don't think you can expect him to be at the same level for 82 games and the playoffs.

I think his peak might be higher,
but I think over the course of 82 + plus playoffs Jokic or Luka might deliver more value.

26-6-5 on 44/38/90 splits on a team with limited spacing and unproven scorers at age 34 is nuts, even for a down year. And the fact that led to a top 3-4 record in the entire league, and he played his *** off on defense too.

82 plus playoffs. We just saw that. Nobody is playing 82 anymore (except LOONEY. Hell of a job right here. Kawhi broke the man chest in 2019 finals. Another injury that was forgotten.)

But a 34 year old Steph curry is the best offensive player in basketball. And as I’ve been saying the entire time. The best player in basketball, period.

Nice to see it play out. He’ll continue to decline slowly, but he impactful.

They running it back next year as well. Stay tuned

 

[WASHED KING]

Swear I’m reading all these post like why can’t Steph & co just have their day? Why are we talking about Bron, Kobe, and Jordan when none of those guys played last night?

They can’t celebrate without bringing up Lebron.

Insecurity

 

[MVP]

Brazy we didn't have a single close game in the finals at all. Playoffs in general were pretty bad this year.

 

[osh kosh bosh]

What was your 2nd and 3rd tiers?

I remember the first one being MJ, Bron, Kareem and Bill.

2nd tier I think just Shaq and Hakeem
So I think id slot him in the third tier. so as high as 7th.