@BillChamberlay@twistedteashirt@MainStreetBall@ESPNNBA After winning a ring, they knew that they can get to the Finals on talent alone without putting in the same effort or focus. There’s no way you believe that the 2017 Warriors doesn’t sweep tf out the Clippers who’s best player was Lou Williams 😂😂
@BillChamberlay@twistedteashirt@MainStreetBall@ESPNNBA Warriors lost a 3-1 lead in the 2016 Finals and KD lost a 3-1 lead in the 2016 conference finals. Both parties had something to prove in 2017 and were focused on destroying any opponent in their way.
@BillChamberlay@twistedteashirt@MainStreetBall@ESPNNBA If u think the 2018 Warriors played with the same tenacity/ hunger as the 2017 Warriors then you were not watching the game! 2017 Warriors were merciless after being the 1st team to lose a 3-1 lead in the Finals. They hold the longest consecutive winning streak in playoff history
@BillChamberlay@twistedteashirt@MainStreetBall@ESPNNBA Lmaooo the matchup was not remotely even from top to bottom when one team had the 2 best 3 point shooters of all time, a 7 foot sniper, and a DPOY. The fact that you’re trying to use JR to close the gap is disingenuous since you wouldn’t swap any Warrior player for JR’s 11 pts 😂
@Wavebuilding@twistedteashirt@MainStreetBall@ESPNNBA Yes man it is sports at the end of the day what matchup is gonna be completely even from top to bottom.. at the end of the day LeBron’s team did their job, if he’s the goat he should’ve dominated his matchup w KD. He had the firepower
@BillChamberlay@twistedteashirt@MainStreetBall@ESPNNBA To match up to the Warriors 4th option who was more impactful with his elite defense and rebounding! I have never seen someone overhype tf over 11 pts lol and think thats enough to balance the scale against Draymond who was DPOY that szn and a monster on the boards 😂😂😂
@Wavebuilding@twistedteashirt@MainStreetBall@ESPNNBA How were his stats deficient he scored and was more efficient than anyone on the team outside of bron. Thats all he was asked to do. Fuck else u want from a 4th option on a bron team
@BillChamberlay@twistedteashirt@MainStreetBall@ESPNNBA What false claims did I make about JR blocking and stealing?! You keep excusing JR’s deficient stats by claiming that wasn’t his role. So how tf are you claiming he matched up with Draymond who clearly had a bigger and more impactful role 😂😂😂😂
@BillChamberlay@twistedteashirt@MainStreetBall@ESPNNBA JR averaged less than 1 steal and had NO blocks the entire 2017 Finals lmaoooo it sounds like you have no idea what you’re talking about and you keep further proving my point on how he was nowhere as impactful as Draymond.
@BillChamberlay@twistedteashirt@MainStreetBall@ESPNNBA You think JR matched Draymond who won DPOY that 2017 szn and was the defensive anchor for the Warriors?!? JR had nowhere near the defensive impact as Draymond who was blocking, stealing, and rebounding. Can JR catch more rebounds? 😂😂😂
@Wavebuilding@twistedteashirt@MainStreetBall@ESPNNBA That was JR’s role, he also had to guard curry on the other end. You’re not gonna have a Draymond type player on LeBron’s team. He fulfilled his role just as good as draymond did on GSW, what else do you want Jr to do?
@BillChamberlay@twistedteashirt@MainStreetBall@ESPNNBA Lmaooo what was Draymond elite at doing on offense that made him all star?? 😂😂 Draymond played elite defense, rebounded, & had assists. All JR did was chuck up some 3s. There’s no way you truly think they played at the same level
@BillChamberlay@twistedteashirt@MainStreetBall@ESPNNBA Is Draymond known as an all star for his elite offense or elite defense?!? The fact that you are still trying to put Draymond Green in the same tier as JR is getting embarrassing 🤦🏾♂️
@Wavebuilding@twistedteashirt@MainStreetBall@ESPNNBA So you’re gonna say that’s all Draymond does while simultaneously tryna say it was so unfair cuz he’s an all star and isn’t a fair matchup to JR. they can’t be as good as you claim
@BillChamberlay@twistedteashirt@MainStreetBall@ESPNNBA The knock on Kyrie is his inability to recognize his role on a team. His insatiable desire to be a leader soured his relationships on the Cavs, Celtics, & Nets. He would have more success playing the secondary role bcos he isn’t the superstar that he believes he is.
@Wavebuilding@twistedteashirt@MainStreetBall@ESPNNBA Even adding Shai doesn’t fucking change anything. That’s one more name to add to the point guards, cool, so three point guards have led their team to championships, all of which are probably top 20 players in history. Thats still not a knock to Kyrie it just shows how rare it is
@BillChamberlay@twistedteashirt@MainStreetBall@ESPNNBA Lmaooo Draymond was simply setting screens and executing dribble handoffs with Steph. We saw these same action between Lebron & Love. So i still don’t understand what type of offense you are clamoring about unless you want Bron and Kyrie running nonstop while the team set screens
@Wavebuilding@twistedteashirt@MainStreetBall@ESPNNBA Ya man we’ll never know cause Bron never gave them the chance. Like bro if Steph continued to have high usage like he didn’t under Mark Jackson we probably never find out that Draymond could initiate plays too. You’re just diminishing the teammates and being disingenuous
@Wavebuilding@twistedteashirt@MainStreetBall@ESPNNBA They didn’t get rid of him he left in free agency. They went from Kyrie to Kemba and were pretty ass until they signed Jrue. The “small” guard part is absolutely necessary how could you possibly ignore that. The only small guards to win has been Steph and And Isaiah.
@BillChamberlay@twistedteashirt@MainStreetBall@ESPNNBA Did you actually watch the 2017 Warriors?! Their game plan has always been setting screens while Curry runs around the court. Thats why KD had so many open looks since teams were gravitating towards Curry. There’s no way you think they just came up with that game plan recently 😂
@Wavebuilding@twistedteashirt@MainStreetBall@ESPNNBA Bro maybe NOW. In 2017 the warriors had multiple actions to get open looks for anybody. wtf u talking about it wasn’t just to get curry a 3 and you know that too.
@BillChamberlay@twistedteashirt@MainStreetBall@ESPNNBA Who is facilitating or initiating plays if not Kyrie or Bron?!? Kyrie already admitted that he regrets leaving Bron bcos he even knows that it was a dumb decision 😂😂
@Wavebuilding@twistedteashirt@MainStreetBall@ESPNNBA They’d had have had a better chance if LeBron didn’t decide every play lol no matter which way you wanna slice it. What happened after that is irrelevant. Kyrie probably would have stayed longer too and allow them to contend longer
@BillChamberlay@twistedteashirt@MainStreetBall@ESPNNBA They were great szns for him but not for the team! Thats what you refuse to acknowledge. Why would the Celtics get rid of him if he was so successful with the team? And the Nets accomplished nothing with him. Stop saying “small” guard to avoid admitting Shai is a guard who won
@Wavebuilding@twistedteashirt@MainStreetBall@ESPNNBA You can call it whatever you want but his 17-18, 20-21, and 23-24 seasons were great. He didn’t win a championship but they were still great seasons. No other star small guard won championships besides Steph
@BillChamberlay@twistedteashirt@MainStreetBall@ESPNNBA Curry doesn’t have to decide the play when the plays are to orchestrate several screens to get Curry an open look. The Warriors offense was still dictated by Curry getting an open 3 ball or Curry passing out a double team to an open shooter. Once again this was a bad example
@Wavebuilding@twistedteashirt@MainStreetBall@ESPNNBA Yes it does, but the offense isn’t Curry deciding every play for the team while everyone watches him. LeBron in Cleveland played the exact same way Houston Harden and OKC Westbrook did