Can we stop with the Steph Curry is Finals MVP talk...that would be Iggy

[Victim of Racism]

Arguably the league has hit a golden age, where all the stars have emerged and are playing at a high level. Much better era we're about to dive into than the previous decade, where there was a shortage of great players.

 

[Victim of Racism]

I said statistically.

According to the numbers, Curry positively impacts the Warriors' defensive efficiency more than any of his backcourt teammates -- yes, even Klay Thompson, who drew the tougher assignments under Mark Jackson -- and ranks second among all guards in the league at opponents' field goal percentage.

According to Synergy Sports, the opponents he guards have shot just 36.8 percent on the season. He's averaging a career high in steals and a career low in fouls.

He's even frustrating top-caliber opponents. Who knew that the stronger-looking Russell Westbrook struggled with Curry defending him this season? In three games against Curry, Westbrook shot far below his averages, at 32.9 percent from the field and 26.3 percent from deep.

But according to defensive real plus-minus, he has a more positive impact than more celebrated defenders such as Rajon Rondo, Avery Bradley his teammate Shaun Livingston. And RPM suggests his defense is the best in the league among MVP-caliber guards, ahead of James Harden, Chris Paul or Damian Lillard.

Klay still gets Curry's assignments. Klay even guarded a knee-less Rose because Curry couldn't stop him. So, no, not even statistically is any of this true because he does not stick to his man. He guards his man for a few seconds, starts roaming around for steals, and ends up acting like he's guarding some random player by just hanging around them, or guarding no one. And Westbrook is rarely efficient — Curry has never had anything to do with that.

 

[McPiff]

I'm sure like a protective parent he'll find a way to do his best to save Harden, but I want to his argument now too. But no doubt he'll do his best to

 

[Dusty Bake Activate]

Gasol just went to the locker room...ankle.

 

[Victim of Racism]

I'm sure like a protective parent he'll find a way to do his best to save Harden, but I want to his argument now too. But no doubt he'll do his best to

You da real MVP!!

 

[Originalman]

Klay still gets Curry's assignments. Klay even guarded a knee-less Rose because Curry couldn't stop him. So, no, not even statistically is any of this true because he does not stick to his man. He guards his man for a few seconds, starts roaming around for steals, and ends up acting like he's guarding some random player by just hanging around them, or guarding no one. And Westbrook is rarely efficient. Curry has never had anything to do with that.

You have to always give data like this a side eye. I remember years ago they did a study on Dirk defensively and it said he held his oppents to lower shooting percentages than any of his front court teammates. However what the data did not tell you was that Dirk always guarded the worst offensive player on the other teams front court. So of course he was holding them to lower scoring avg than his teammates held their too. They were getting the tougher assignments.

 

[Originalman]

Gasol just went to the locker room...ankle.

Yep I saw that but he will be OK. Memphis still won't get out the second round even if Gasol is healthy.

 

[Victim of Racism]

You have to always give data like this a side eye. I remember years ago they did a study on Dirk defensively and it said he held his oppents to lower shooting percentages than any of his front court teammates. However what the data did not tell you was that Dirk always guarded the worst offensive player on the other teams front court. So of course he was holding them to lower scoring avg than his teammates held their too. They were getting the tougher assignments.

 

[USSInsiders]

The league is minimizing them every chance they get. They have a damage control script during nationally televised games (that they aren't even playing in) for every new accomplishment they have. They love to say Cleveland and Chicago are better. They even sent the NYPD to break Thabo's ankle.

Uh, Cleveland is obviously better. They're favored for a reason. Yeah, Hawks dominated the regular season series but that doesn't mean a goddamn thing.

 

[Victim of Racism]

Uh, Cleveland is obviously better. They're favored for a reason. Yeah, Hawks dominated the regular season series but that doesn't mean a goddamn thing.

It's true that they're favored for a reason. and the reason is that the face of the league is on the team. Cleveland couldn't tie Atlanta's shoelaces (they are trash on d — ranked in the 20's out of 30 teams), but the league will still see to it that they come out of the East.

All that said, you said the league is "bigging up the Hawks". That isn't true. No need to switch goal posts.

 

[LurkMoar]

You da real MVP!!

daddy hit that turbo right there

 

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[Victim of Racism]

daddy hit that turbo right there

I know that baby was like "what I do" with the way she got yanked!!

 

[USSInsiders]

It's true that they're favored for a reason. and the reason is that the face of the league is on the team. Cleveland couldn't tie Atlanta's shoelaces (they are trash on d — ranked in the 20's out of 30 teams), but the league will still see to it that they come out of the East.

All that said, you said the league is "bigging up the Hawks". That isn't true. No need to switch goal posts.

I'm not switching goal posts you dimwit. That advertisement "Hero Ball" prominently featured the hawks and kept promoting them as well as other teams like the Spurs and Warriors that move the ball.

That's a pretty prominent ad right now, so for the league to feature in the ad is a compliment.

The league is milking all of these fast-paced, modernized teams.

And keep watching meaningless stats b. Cleveland is going to obliterate that fraud ass team in the playoffs. Regular season means fukk-all.

 

[Houston911]

He won't win the award but he still is a top 3 or top 5 player in the league and he has still had a wonderful season. Rockets got some work to do as a team. And this is not the last time Harden will be in a MVP race either.

no he's not