D'Angelo Russell outplays Curry Huertas locks him up and Randle outplays Draymond #LOADING

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You said you watch 90% of every teams games breh.

But we're trolling?

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I didn't say "90% of every teams games". Post from the start of January -
I've watched 80%+ of all teams this season (except for Philly/Brooklyn games - which is probably only around 50-60%).
Percentage has probably slightly dropped since then. Why are you so concerned with my life all of a sudden? :mjpls:
 

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The least you could've done is look back at the highlight videos before getting caught in an absolute lie

In that video you can watch him beating KCP off the dribble (0:35), hitting a 30 foot three (0:58), scoring off a screen that the Pistons are forced to switch (1:08), beating him backdoor (2:35), getting brick walled by a screen (2:49), getting brick walled by a screen again (3:25) and beating him backdoor again that resulted in a foul (4:08). What happened to him in between this game and the previous? Why didn't his good defense result in a poor shooting night here, but it did the last game? You think the Warriors didn't set these same damn screens in the last game? And don't whine about illegal screens when literally every team in this league does the same thing, they just don't have the shooters to capitalize on it like the Warriors have so people don't give a shyt.

Here's him embarrassing Chris Paul last year

Corner three late closeout by Paul (0:20), retarded 3 that there's zero defense for + the and-1 (0:30), faces zero resistance from Paul who's predictably struggling to cover him in the P&R by himself, finds Bogut for a layup (0:46), loses him off ball for a three (1:02), drops Paul on his ass (1:10), beats him backdoor for a layup (1:47), crosses him for the 2nd time this time for a pull up 3, just stands there and doesn't even bother to recover (2:20), three in his grill (2:40)

If that ain't embarrassing idk what is. Paul got his ass absolutely handed to him and he generally does struggle against dominant PG's. Westbrook put him in a blender during the '14 PS.

The Cavs didn't throw anything, they just got destroyed by the better team on that night. So you think those lockeroom comments about them taking offense to Steph's champagne quote were fabricated. That they didn't have something to prove to a team that beat their ass in the Finals the year prior. You think a group of grown professional men would throw a game against that team of all just to fire a coach when LeBron simply needs to snap his fingers to get that done regardless of results? They had a top 5 record in the league when Blatt was fired!

Curry burns him off ball (1:05), shakes the nonsense out of him with a backdoor cut (1:16), hits a P&R three as Delly can't get around Draymond, who doesn't even set an actual screen but just stands there, quick enough (1:25), oh lets try Shump on Steph now since Delly's getting his ass beat (1:58), for god knows what reason backs away from Curry as he launches a three in the P&R textbook defense from the Currystopper (3:25) and lord knows what would've happened if he played the 4th quarter. Yeah Kyrie got killed too, but the point is that Curry had success against pretty much everyone the Cavs tried to throw at him.

For one, you won't find any pure defensive specialist on the perimeter getting paid a rich contract just for that because of how much of their success is dependent on the defenders around them. Like there's a reason Tony Allen and Andre Roberson can get played off the court in a playoff series. It IS a terrible look to pay these guys good deals and they'll have to have good offensive skills/potential to be worth a ton of value. Different story for bigs or wings versatile enough to be a high impact help defender and be in several places at once though.

High scoring players have big averages because they're really damn good at scoring. Its that simple. There isn't some drought of great perimeter defenders, most teams have someone suited for that role and he manages to beat them on a consistent basis.

Curry is one of the best 1on1 players in the NBA......every guard in this league uses screens thats just basketball 1on1, there just hasn't been another PG league history who's made more of a good screen than Curry b/c of his shooting dominance. He gets gripped by defenders all the time when running off ball and frankly the refs have to allow that otherwise there's no way to keep him from getting open on literally every possession.

Fixed. I don't know what it is with you and this "running from defenders", its called being a good off ball player. Its an actual skill in basketball. He'll do that if Steve Nash, tonight, decided to put on a Magic jersey and guard him.

I actually did look back at the highlights before I posted (lol). What's really funny is that most of your break down of the video of KCP is that he was getting clipped by egregious moving screens. That's exactly what I said. I'm not "whining" about the moving screens, but you're sure whining about me pointing them out (lol). What difference does it make that Curry shot well the next game? Your logic is that because he didn't lock him down in the 2nd match-up, that means he didn't in the 1st (lol).

Who cares about other players setting moving screens when we're talking about Curry? So, now Korver and Reddikk aren't good at coming off screens? And what do they have to do with Curry?

In the video against CP3 from last year, he scored on him twice. In 1, he just jumped and shot the 3. In the other, he crossed him at the 3 point line. The cross inside the arc was after he came off a screen and CP3 was running too fast after him because Curry was running from him, so it doesn't even count. Other than that, Curry was defended by someone else, was running from CP3 (running for his life, mind you lol), Curry passed the ball, CP3 was getting clipped by egregious moving screens by Dray and Bogut, Curry was wide open, and Curry got transition buckets. It was embarrassing. Again, wake me up when this is not the case.

Show Westbrook putting Paul in a blender as opposed to the refs giving him 100 free throws per game. He shot 57 through 6 games (lol). And what does that have to do with Curry?

Right, Blatt had a winning record, which is why they needed an excuse to fire him. The Cavs getting blown out at home by them and not beating any teams with top records (hadn't beaten the Bulls, Spurs, GS, etc) was the excuse, so that it would look like "Lbj doesn't run this organization". Of course, the Cavs were probably mad about the champagne comment. Not sure how that's gonna stop them from firing a coach who called a time out that he didn't have in a playoff game.

With the video against the Cavs, as I said, Kyrie guarded him for the majority of the game. Your analysis again confirms it when you could only come up with 1 bucket against Delly (which you conceded was off a screen but tried to downplay it as if Bogut and Dray are skinny and tall, and therefore, easy to get around, rather than beefy and tall) and Shump (which you conceded was Shump sagging off, I wonder why the 40 million dollar defender would do that if he wasn't throwing the game lol). 1 bucket is "cooked" and "success" now (lol). Give it up, man. Your analysis again confirms the following: He hasn't cooked Delly, nor Shump. His screeners cooked Kyrie, Curry was defended by someone else (Kyrie), Curry was running from Delly and Shump, Delly and Shump were clipped by egregious moving screens by Dray and Bogut, Curry was wide open, Curry got transition buckets. It was embarrassing. Again, wake me up when this is not the case.

They just played Dray 80 mill after being trash offensively in the playoffs and in the Finals. They pay him to defend, rebound, and set screens. If he knocks down open 3's, great. If he doesn't, they don't care. Tony Allen helped Boston win a ring and he can't shoot to this very day (and couldn't in the playoffs). Shump was also trash offensively last season (including in the playoffs) and he helped them get to the Finals and win 2 games. Shump is a terrible help defender. He gets paid 40 mill for 1-on-1 defense. So much for all your claims, especially about it being a terrible look to pay defenders (smh).

Most teams have a Shump? Oh, really? Please tell us which teams and which players.

Curry is a horrible 1-on-1 player. That's why he spends so much time running from defenders and coming off of screens. Stats say Curry is 5th in fga's off of screens at 3 per game (but he really averages like 15 fga's per game off of screens). Lillard is 33rd at 1.2 per game. Kyrie 133rd at 0.4 per game: NBA.com/Stats. Only 48% of Curry's fga's are where defenders are within 4 feet of him. NBA.com/Stats and NBA.com/Stats. He even runs from Barea and Rose (who no longer has knees). Felton is literally the only player he has challenged 1-on-1 on several possessions in a game. That was last season. This season, he was terrible against him and resorted to running from him (smh).

No, Curry is called a superstar because he's the leading scorer on the team with the best record. He relies on screens for offense and can't play defense.
 
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I have never said or insinuated I watch EVERY game. Why do you and @CantStop continue to troll?
Yes the fukk you do you lying ass nikka

Otherwise the fact that you accuse everybody that disagrees with your opinions of "not watching games" or speaking on players that they don't watch would make you look even more stupid than you already look

So do you watch every Buck, Nugget, Warriors, and Lakers game? :jbhmm:
 
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Yes the fukk you do you lying ass nikka

Otherwise the fact that you accuse everybody that disagrees with your opinions of "not watching games" or speaking on players that they don't watch would make you look even more stupid than you already look

So do you watch every Buck, Nugget, Warriors, and Lakers game? :jbhmm:
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READ PROPERLY -

I've watched 80%+ of all teams this season (except for Philly/Brooklyn games - which is probably only around 50-60%).

Post from the start of January -

Percentage has probably slightly dropped since then. Why are you so concerned with my life all of a sudden? :mjpls:
Where does it say I watch every game?
 

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I actually did look back at the highlights before I posted (lol). What's really funny is that most of your break down of the video of KCP is that he was getting clipped by egregious moving screens. That's exactly what I said. I'm not "whining" about the moving screens, but you're sure whining about me pointing them out (lol). What difference does it make that Curry shot well the next game? Your logic is that because he didn't lock him down in the 2nd match-up, that means he didn't in the 1st (lol).

Who cares about other players setting moving screens when we're talking about Curry? So, now Korver and Reddikk aren't good at coming off screens? And what do they have to do with Curry?

In the video against CP3 from last year, he scored on him twice. In 1, he just jumped and shot the 3. In the other, he crossed him at the 3 point line. The cross inside the arc was after he came off a screen and CP3 was running too fast after him because Curry was running from him, so it doesn't even count. Other than that, Curry was defended by someone else, was running from CP3 (running for his life, mind you lol), Curry passed the ball, CP3 was getting clipped by egregious moving screens by Dray and Bogut, Curry was wide open, and Curry got transition buckets. It was embarrassing. Again, wake me up when this is not the case.

Show Westbrook putting Paul in a blender as opposed to the refs giving him 100 free throws per game. He shot 57 through 6 games (lol). And what does that have to do with Curry?

Right, Blatt had a winning record, which is why they needed an excuse to fire him. The Cavs getting blown out at home by them and not beating any teams with top records (hadn't beaten the Bulls, Spurs, GS, etc) was the excuse, so that it would look like "Lbj doesn't run this organization". Of course, the Cavs were probably mad about the champagne comment. Not sure how that's gonna stop them from firing a coach who called a time out that he didn't have in a playoff game.

With the video against the Cavs, as I said, Kyrie guarded him for the majority of the game. Your analysis again confirms it when you could only come up with 1 bucket against Delly (which you conceded was off a screen but tried to downplay it as if Bogut and Dray are skinny and tall, and therefore, easy to get around, rather than beefy and tall) and Shump (which you conceded was Shump sagging off, I wonder why the 40 million dollar defender would do that if he wasn't throwing the game lol). 1 bucket is "cooked" and "success" now (lol). Give it up, man. Your analysis again confirms the following: He hasn't cooked Delly, nor Shump. His screeners cooked Kyrie, Curry was defended by someone else (Kyrie), Curry was running from Delly and Shump, Delly and Shump were clipped by egregious moving screens by Dray and Bogut, Curry was wide open, Curry got transition buckets. It was embarrassing. Again, wake me up when this is not the case.

Tony Allen helped Boston win a ring and he can't shoot to this very day. Shump was also trash offensively last season (including in the playoffs) and he helped them get to the Finals and win 2 games. Shump is a terrible help defender. He gets paid 40 mill for 1-on-1 defense. So much for all your claims, especially about it being a terrible look to pay defenders (smh).

Most teams have a Shump? Oh really? Please tell us which teams and which players.

Curry is a horrible 1-on-1 player. That's why he spends so much time running from defenders and coming off of screens. Stats say Curry is 5th in fga's off of screens at 3 per game (but he really averages like 15 fga's per game off of screens). Lillard is 33rd at 1.2 per game. Kyrie 133rd at 0.4 per game: NBA.com/Stats. Only 48% of Curry's fga's are where defenders are within 4 feet of him. NBA.com/Stats and NBA.com/Stats. He even runs from Barea and Rose (who no longer has knees). Felton is literally the only player he has challenged 1-on-1 on several possessions in a game. That was last season. This season, he was terrible against him and resorted to running from him (smh).

No, Curry is called a superstar because he's the leading scorer on the team with the best record. He relies on screens for offense and can't play defense.

Man I don't know how you pull stats fron NBA.com, say shyt like Curry is a horrible 1on1 player, and then fail to check his isolation scoring statistics. You're just exposing yourself here

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Curry produces 1.05 points per possession in isolation which ranks in the 92 percentile of the NBA. It is true that he is not an iso heavy player, and rather than that being a knock on him its a testament to how well he functions while playing within the flow of an offense. Isolation is the antithesis to ball movement and an equal opportunity offense. Being able to give the ball up and get yourself free with well timed back door cuts and dead eye spot up/off screen shooting is a tremendous skill to have. Curry is the best player in the league and one of the greatest offensive forces this game has ever seen largely because he excels & draws max attention no matter who has the ball when he's on the court. Defenses have all eyes on him 24/7.

Everytime you say "running away" you just expose your lack of knowledge about what off ball play actually is. He is tiring out his defender forcing them to run miles around the court while getting smacked by screens just to stick with him and freeing himself up for open looks in the process. He's forcing his defender to have their head on a swivel at ALL times and NEVER get caught ball watching otherwise they'll give up a score. Even when the play is not designed for him, the threat of the GOAT shooter possibly getting open for three pulls defender towards them and often results in a Thompson/Barnes/Bogut/Green whomever layup. If you think this is a weakness you need to reevaluate that part of basketball.

Its on you to acknowledge that Paul and Delly were completely ineffective while defending Curry in those matchups. You seem to be ignoring every single possession where they had to fight through a screen or defend him off ball. This isn't a game of 1on1 and thats a big part of their job description as guards. And again you can whine about the legality of those screens all you want, bigs are allowed to push those boundaries just like defenders who guard Steph are allowed to live inside his jersey when defending him off ball. And if you can acknowledge that nothing changed between the 1st and 2nd Det game except Curry's shooting, how tf did KCP manage to lock him in the 1st meeting but not the 2nd at home? Maybe Curry just didn't hit shots he usually does? Remember a good look for Steph isn't a good look for some random at a local YMCA. He consistently nails contested shots at a rate that we've really never seen from a 3PT shooter.

Shumpert got paid that money in hopes that he'd develop into a 3&D player, not just for his 1on1 defense. And yes that contract is horrid if he continues to be so garbage offensively. I never said good defenders didn't have a place in this league, they are valuable, but they are also reliant on a team defensive structure and cannot be solely responsible for the percentages of an opposing player.

Most teams have a Shump? Oh really? Please tell us which teams and which players
Which teams have a good perimeter defender? Are you serious?

Suns - Tucker
Celtics - Crowder
Warriors - Iguodala
Hornets - MKG (but injured, so lets use Lee)
Rockets - Ariza
Raptors - Carroll (But injured, so lets use Joseph)
Pelicans - Holiday
Heat - Winslow
Grizzlies - Allen
Bulls - Butler
Wizards - Temple
Bucks - Middleton
Pistons - Pope
Pacers - George
Thunder - Roberson
Knicks - Galloway
Spurs - Green
Magic - Payton
Wolves - Rubio
Hawks - Sefalosha
etc & thats without going down the list of teams that have multiple strong defenders across the roster like Golden State and Boston.

And here's Westbrook fcking up Paul in that '14 series



Barbecue chicken. He cant guard Curry either
 
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I'm well aware of what kind of passes D'Angelo is capable of making. The thing is from the view of breaking down defenses and running an offense - Mudiay's vision is better. Not significantly, but it's better.
I must strongly disagree. Mudiay's vision is much, much better. His vision is already elite. His feel for the game is palpable.
 
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