re: Bulls vs. Warriors: Harper/Jordan/Pippin vs. Curry

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You get a bit of a more realistic projection in an 82 game season for a 6 game series.

He went 2 for 15 from 3 in one of those game. That has an impact on those numbers.

In Game 3 he shot 54%, in game 4 he shot 58%, and in game 5 he shot 54%.

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You don't just throw that game out like it never happened. And I'm sorry to inform you, the regular season is nothing like the post season when it comes down the conference finals and finals. I could throw out stats that show JR missing shots he usually makes but I'm not going to say he had an off series like the GSW had nothing to do with it, that would be asinine.

Also, you know I met Delly.

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I'm amazed that there are still people out there that think he actually got to Steph in anyway. Steph had one poor game where he just missed shots he normally makes. There is a reason Delly has never turned in a performance again against him like that.

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Basketball is like any sport. It's a game of inches, sometimes centimeters.

Was Curry off his game? Yes, but you can't say Delly didn't have anything to do with it. Delly is smaller and can get closer than someone who is larger. Larger players fear getting blown by so they respect the player with more space. You give Curry space and he makes you hate your life. Delly didn't give him hardly any space in that game. It's honestly the first time in two years I've seen Curry throw up an airball.

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Hurts that they weren't nearly good enough regardless of health either

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The Cavs were gassed by the end of the stretch, and you're right to a degree, but feel, momentum, timing all matter in playoff games. Losing Love and Irving just really disrupts the identity of the team. And, imo, the pieces just don't really fit.

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You don't just throw that game out like it never happened.

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There are such things as outliers and there is game tape that can be analyzed that it was largely just Steph missing shots he usually makes.

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The Warriors didn't gain momentum until the Cavs tired out in the series

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Or you know they just made adjustments like they did in their earlier series when they down 2-1

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With Kyrie and Love you have less of a fatigue effect.

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You also have less of a defense effect

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Or you know they just made adjustments like they did in their earlier series when they down 2-1

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Okay, fatigue had nothing to do with it

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Yes, but you can't say Delly didn't have anything to do with it. Delly is smaller and can get closer than someone who is larger

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Yes I can considering he shot above 50% from 3 in the following 3 games.

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Delly is smaller and can get closer than someone who is larger. Larger players fear getting blown by so they respect the player with more space. You give Curry space and he makes you hate your life. Delly didn't give him hardly any space in that game.

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Delly is 6'4" which is about the average height of most PG's.

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It's honestly the first time in two years I've seen Curry throw up an airball.

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You need to watch more Curry then. He throws up an airball pretty regularly given the degree of difficulty that comes with most of his shots.

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Losing Love and Irving just really disrupts the identity of the team.

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It forced them to play in a style that worked against the Warriors. They don't play that style with those guys.

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Up until the finals nobody guarded Curry like Delly did.

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Jesus christ. Jrue Holiday and Mike Conley are both better defenders than Delly. There are an absurd amount of players I would choose to defend him before I landed on Delly.

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Another one of these threads, very original. Let me take a guess, the youngsters pick the Warriors in a sweep, the old crowd take the Bulls. How'd I do?

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I don't think any youngsters have chosen the Warriors in a sweep. If anything, the Cialis group is of the impression the Bulls would win in 5 and Steph would be crying in a corner praying for it to all be over.

I agree. I didn't say he could contain Curry the whole series, but you're dealing with the most dangerous offense probably ever. One game in the series can make the difference. If you can only frustrate Curry for one game, you better take it.