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Maybe people freaked out about the Warriors a little too early this season
Posted on 11/28/16 at 11:17 am
Posted on 11/28/16 at 11:17 am
They currently own the best record in basketball (15-2), and are on an 11 game winning streak with an average margin of victory of 19 points. Only two of those 11 games have been decided by single digits. Threw a couple 35+ point wins in there just for good measure.
Kevin Durant is also having a very underrated incredible season averaging around 27, 8, and 5, with his lowest usage rate since he's been in the league (shooting 57% from field, 45% from 3). I guess he might turn out to be a good addition after all.
Kevin Durant is also having a very underrated incredible season averaging around 27, 8, and 5, with his lowest usage rate since he's been in the league (shooting 57% from field, 45% from 3). I guess he might turn out to be a good addition after all.
This post was edited on 11/28/16 at 11:21 am
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Posted on 11/28/16 at 11:18 am to Dawgsontop34
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Maybe people freaked out about the Warriors a little too early this season
They did the same after Lebron's return to the Cavs started slow.
This post was edited on 11/28/16 at 11:19 am
Posted on 11/28/16 at 11:20 am to Dawgsontop34
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Maybe people freaked ou
Who was freaking out? Any reasonable person knows they just needed a little bit of time to gel.
Posted on 11/28/16 at 11:21 am to Dawgsontop34
Warriors are very good, obviously. They've also played a very soft stretch of games. I'm excited to see how they do against Dwight Howard tonight
Posted on 11/28/16 at 11:22 am to tylercsbn9
Happened when Lebron initially went to the Heat as well. I think they started 8-8 or something similar. New teams just take a little while to gel, but the Warriors have clearly gotten over that extremely quickly.
Posted on 11/28/16 at 11:31 am to Dawgsontop34
KD has been infinitely better than advertised so far
Posted on 11/28/16 at 11:37 am to The Egg
I knew they were going to get it together. It was fun to just pile on them bc that was the only time this season that they are going to play like that.
Now they are going to be the team we all expected them to be.
Now they are going to be the team we all expected them to be.
Posted on 11/28/16 at 11:40 am to Dawgsontop34
Remember when Durant was going to be the beta?
Posted on 11/28/16 at 11:41 am to Dawgsontop34
I don't think people were freaking out about what their regular season record would be or if Durant was good at basketball.
We'll have to wait and see what happens, but the playoffs are a completely different animal. Teams will play them harder and be more physical with them. And different things happen with matchups when you're playing a team 5-7 times in a row.
And I don't know if anybody will agree with this, but I feel like teams don't feel like chasing them around in regular season games. Obviously they're great in the playoffs and are built for playoff basketball as well. But they're a PERFECT regular season team IMO.
We'll have to wait and see what happens, but the playoffs are a completely different animal. Teams will play them harder and be more physical with them. And different things happen with matchups when you're playing a team 5-7 times in a row.
And I don't know if anybody will agree with this, but I feel like teams don't feel like chasing them around in regular season games. Obviously they're great in the playoffs and are built for playoff basketball as well. But they're a PERFECT regular season team IMO.
Posted on 11/28/16 at 11:53 am to Dawgsontop34
Of course people were going to make a huge deal with them losing the first game after the off season they lad
It was hilarious.
It was hilarious.
Posted on 11/28/16 at 11:54 am to tylercsbn9
quote:and this was even worse because the warriors didnt start slow
They did the same after Lebron's return to the Cavs started slow.
This post was edited on 11/28/16 at 11:54 am
Posted on 11/28/16 at 11:54 am to ReauxlTide222
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And I don't know if anybody will agree with this, but I feel like teams don't feel like chasing them around in regular season games. Obviously they're great in the playoffs and are built for playoff basketball as well. But they're a PERFECT regular season team IMO.
Yep. Plus, I wouldn't go so far as saying people were "freaking out", but moreso concerned about their glaring weaknesses: lack of interior presence, perimeter defense took a hit (Iggy is not the same player as he was 2 seasons ago), and their bench is depleted.
They'll breeze through the regular season because of their starting lineup, but it will catch up with them as they get deeper into the postseason.
Posted on 11/28/16 at 11:55 am to Tarik One
quote:people absolutely were
Plus, I wouldn't go so far as saying people were "freaking out
Posted on 11/28/16 at 11:58 am to WestCoastAg
Maybe the saint tiger 13s of the world. No one with an opinion worth listening to was freaking out.
Posted on 11/28/16 at 12:01 pm to Dawgsontop34
I was certainly one of the ones saying they wouldn't be as good as the previous year.
I never said they would be bad. I just said they wouldn't be as good or, at best, will be about the same.
I didn't think they improved.
I never said they would be bad. I just said they wouldn't be as good or, at best, will be about the same.
I didn't think they improved.
Posted on 11/28/16 at 12:21 pm to hendersonshands
Dwight will do fine but the Hawks are cold as frick right now. Gonna get blown out
Posted on 11/28/16 at 1:43 pm to Dawgsontop34
You also have to take into account that their schedule so far after their first game against the Spurs has been probably the easiest schedule by far in the NBA.
Only 3 games out of 16 have been against a team over .500. Only 3! That's as soft a schedule as it gets.
The only 3 teams that they have played who are over .500 are OKC, Boston, and Toronto. OKC is 6th in the West and Boston is 5th in the East... so they aren't exactly top teams either. Toronto is the only "good" team they played.
They've played the Pelicans 2x, Phoenix 2x, Lakers 3x, Dallas, Denver, Minnesota, Milwaukee, etc.
The teams they have played are absolute garbage.
Only 3 games out of 16 have been against a team over .500. Only 3! That's as soft a schedule as it gets.
The only 3 teams that they have played who are over .500 are OKC, Boston, and Toronto. OKC is 6th in the West and Boston is 5th in the East... so they aren't exactly top teams either. Toronto is the only "good" team they played.
They've played the Pelicans 2x, Phoenix 2x, Lakers 3x, Dallas, Denver, Minnesota, Milwaukee, etc.
The teams they have played are absolute garbage.
Posted on 11/28/16 at 1:48 pm to RLDSC FAN
quote:Quite a few on the MSB...
Who was freaking out? Any reasonable person knows they just needed a little bit of time to gel.
Posted on 11/28/16 at 1:48 pm to PrimeTime Money
Don't ever change
Posted on 11/28/16 at 1:49 pm to ReauxlTide222
quote:They're 1 minute away from back to back titles, they seem to be built for the playoffs as well I'd think.
And I don't know if anybody will agree with this, but I feel like teams don't feel like chasing them around in regular season games. Obviously they're great in the playoffs and are built for playoff basketball as well. But they're a PERFECT regular season team IMO.
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