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[vintage mesiah]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

Ummm sorry, you can't bring Reggie Miller up as an example and then describe Steph Curry as 1-dimensionsal.

Not only does Curry outperform him by a comfortable margin in almost every category, both offensively and defensively, little 6'3" Steph Curry even outrebounds the 6'7" Miller, and by a good margin.

Steph has Klay to do all the dirty work on the defensive side of the floor by guarding the top 1’s and 2’s .Reggie had to go thru multiple swing men back in the 90’s , guarding the other teams best swing men wasting energy AND carrying the load on the offense side .Steph only has the offense side to worry about .

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by vintage mesiah

Steph has Klay to do all the dirty work on the defensive side of the floor by guarding the top 1’s and 2’s .Reggie had to go thru multiple swing men back in the 90’s , guarding the other teams best swing men wasting energy AND carrying the load on the offense side .Steph only has the offense side to worry about .

Gosh Klay must be good, doing all the dirty work for Steph, and still having time to shoot 14 three pointers, or was it Steph’s turn to do the dirty work.

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by vintage mesiah

Steph has Klay to do all the dirty work on the defensive side of the floor by guarding the top 1’s and 2’s .Reggie had to go thru multiple swing men back in the 90’s , guarding the other teams best swing men wasting energy AND carrying the load on the offense side .Steph only has the offense side to worry about .

Klay is obviously the superior defender of the two, but Golden State plays rotational defense, spreading out the assignments fairly evenly. Steph lacks length and speed on defense, but it's not for lack of effort.

If you watched the Finals last year you would have noticed how many times Steph got stuck one on one against Lebron. Pure mismatch sure, but silly to say he only has to worry about offense.

One of the reasons why that team is so good, is because everybody is accountable on both ends of the floor.

....and Steph, mostly creates his own shots. He doesn't just stand out by the 3 point line waiting for somebody to pass him the ball like many 3 point specialists.

Steph is also a PG, he has much different responsibilities then Reggie Miller or Klay Thompson.

[barrysloate]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

Gosh Klay must be good, doing all the dirty work for Steph, and still having time to shoot 14 three pointers, or was it Steph’s turn to do the dirty work.

And the Warriors had 92 points last night- at halftime!

[vintage mesiah]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

Gosh Klay must be good, doing all the dirty work for Steph, and still having time to shoot 14 three pointers, or was it Steph’s turn to do the dirty work.

Klay is , no doubt about that , I never said he wasn’t if anything I’m saying the opposite .He’s a top 3-5 two way player in the league .

[vintage mesiah]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

Klay is obviously the superior defender of the two, but Golden State plays rotational defense, spreading out the assignments fairly evenly. Steph lacks length and speed on defense, but it's not for lack of effort.

If you watched the Finals last year you would have noticed how many times Steph got stuck one on one against Lebron. Pure mismatch sure, but silly to say he only has to worry about offense.

One of the reasons why that team is so good, is because everybody is accountable on both ends of the floor.

....and Steph, mostly creates his own shots. He doesn't just stand out by the 3 point line waiting for somebody to pass him the ball like many 3 point specialists.

Steph is also a PG, he has much different responsibilities then Reggie Miller or Klay Thompson.

No one saying it’s lack of effort , he plays the passing lanes and relies on his help side more anyone else . Durant , klay , dray , dre , Shaun all try to lock down their respective guys .

[Leon]

To me it always looks like a pick up game and guys just out there running around. I would rather watch cows chew their cud.

[ALR-bishop]

I have seen that, and it is not all it is cracked up to be.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by KMayUSA6060

Defense is also a forgotten practice.

Ty Lue of the Cavs has said he wants to average 90+ shots per game, which essentially means he doesn't want to play defense since that would eat the clock and limit the amount of time they can get shots up. Cavs haven't won a game - how's that strategy working out, bud?

NBA isn't basketball. It's not fun to watch. Bring on college ball.

It's not that it's merely a forgotten practice, it's been brutalized by rules and enforcement changes. Athletes haven't evolved in the 30 years since Jordan's heyday so why are they shooting so much better. Well there's no hand-checking and even the remotest amount of physicality results in a foul call. Put some of these players into the 80's and their numbers would become more pedestrian, likely in line with the greats of that era, not outstripping them by miles.

[barrysloate]

Originally Posted by Leon

To me it always looks like a pick up game and guys just out there running around. I would rather watch cows chew their cud.

I once watched cows chew their cud, and it was udder chaos.