re: Warriors should be scared part two

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Guys, curry last night was not the problem for this team.

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Tough to say that when he turned in the 17th worst +/- in the league this year. Thompson turned in the 10th worse and Green was the 2nd worst.

They sucked as a unit. When they were on the floor the Thunder were taking it to them. Hard to argue otherwise, regardless of Curry's counting stats.

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like i don't feel like the free throws disparity is any result of poor officiating

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Me either, and it isn't necessarily the end-all, be-all metric for the Warriors either, but it is a huge deal for the Thunder.

If they're not getting to the line, it is unlikely they're playing the style of basketball that is conducive to a win against Golden State. You simply cannot go toe to toe with them in a jump shooting contest or you'll get blown out.

I'm not saying that. They are up 2-1. That's a good position to be in. I just don't think they have figured the Warriors out and that they have finally found a way to beat the Warriors when they go small. I don't think the Warriors should be scared and I won't think so unless the thunder win game 4 or 5

Ok. They haven't figured the Warriors out yet they are up 2-1. Ok dipshit.

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yes. The fact that it actually worked is new. The fact that the thunder have tried to do so with this lineup is not

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THE SWORDSMAN IS NOW ABLE TO DEFEAT HIS OPPONENT LEFT-HANDED!

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yes. The fact that it actually worked is new. The fact that the thunder have tried to do so with this lineup is not

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so what exactly are you arguing? because the thunder didn't win any games in the regular season, that means they don't have some advantages they can exploit against golden state? it's a lot different playing a team one time in the regular season, throwing together a scouting report the day before or morning of, going out and playing the game, then getting on the plane and heading to the next city.

and that game that the thunder lost by double digits against golden state in the regular season, they played on the road against the clippers the night before. and the thunder were leading going into the 4th quarter and then ran out of gas.

i think you're severely underestimating how competitive okc and golden state's games have been this season. w/l results aren't everything.

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so what exactly are you arguing?

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the exact thing you are arguing for as to why the thunder can beat the Warriors because of their ability to have their big men defend the P&R while being able to switch and help on the perimeter. They have tried to that vs the Warriors all year and it always failed. They always had a +/- in the negative whenever they went small. My argument has nothing to do with the game outcomes and everything to do with how the thunder have played when they have tried to do the thing you guys are lauding them for

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it's like you make these obvious points and act like you're providing some riveting information.

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no I'm not

You have been in this whole thread arguing why the thunder can beat the Warriors and are acting like the Warriors don't do that exact thing at a literal historical level. My argument was that their bigs don't do well defending the P&R. They can help that by going small to let Durant and ibaka disrupt it. However, when they have done so before last night, it never worked

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They have tried to that vs the Warriors all year and it always failed.

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such failure. losing in overtime, losing a game down to the wire on the road, and then losing a game on a back-to-back on the road where they were leading in the 4th quarter.

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They always had a +/- in the negative whenever they went small. My argument has nothing to do with the game outcomes and everything to do with how the thunder have played when they have tried to do the thing you guys are lauding them for

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again, i never mentioned anything about the thunder going small. you're like a broken record.

and the thunder aren't the same team they were in february and march. they are defending a lot better. the effort is better. that's been a point a lot of commentators are making. they are a much improved team. i believe this much improved team matches up well with golden state. period.

well, it would be pretty impressive then for the thunder to win this series despite not having many matchup advantages, wouldn't it?

and i think the cavs match up better against the warriors too. i firmly believe the cavs would beat the warriors. that doesn't mean the thunder can't match up decently well too.