Can You Build a Superteam to Beat the Warriors?

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Well, this is what I was going to put, by far the best one of the bunch because of the size & spacing all in one, plus you can keep the devastating Kyrie/LeBron screen.

Any team that beats the Warriors will be one where they can't hide Curry.

 

[Malta]

Your team was cool, but I gotta bet on Bron & Kyrie, we already seen them do it

The Warriors defense got nothing for Uncle Drew.

 

[Kang Deezy]

Lebron kawhi Bradley crowder and Adams

 

[roddy got white]

Isaiah Thomas 3
JJ Redikk 1
Kawhi Leonard 5
Paul George 4
Pau Gasol 2

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Your team was cool, but I gotta bet on Bron & Kyrie, we already seen them do it

The Warriors defense got nothing for Uncle Drew.

Not to overplay the injury/suspension card, but when both teams had their full complement of players (plus before Barnes went 5-32 in the last three games), GS was up 3-1. Now if we take a full-strength Warriors team and replace Barnes with Durant, I don't think the Bron/Kyrie duo would be as effective as it was. Kyrie, Bradley, LeBron, Porzingis and Adams is hardly the best team for spacing and size - there's quite a few teams in this thread which have them beat in that area - especially since LeBron, Porzingis and Adams aren't the most reliable outside shooters. Also a Kyrie/Bradley backcourt don't have the size to handle all the switches and favorable matchups the Warriors will have down low. It's a good team, but certainly not the best mix of players.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Isaiah Thomas 3
JJ Redikk 1
Kawhi Leonard 5
Paul George 4
Pau Gasol 2

I was seriously weighing up adding Redikk to my team - his poor career postseason performances was the determining factor. He's one of the better two-way guards during the regular season.

 

[Malta]

Not to overplay the injury/suspension card, but when both teams had their full complement of players (plus before Barnes went 5-32 in the last three games), GS was up 3-1. Now if we take a full-strength Warriors team and replace Barnes with Durant, I don't think the Bron/Kyrie duo would be as effective as it was. Kyrie, Bradley, LeBron, Porzingis and Adams is hardly the best team for spacing and size - there's quite a few teams in this thread which have them beat in that area - especially since LeBron, Porzingis and Adams aren't the most reliable outside shooters. Also Kyrie/Bradley backcourt don't have the size to handle all the switches and favorable matchups the Warriors will have down low.

The Cavs still registered a ridiculously high offensive rating in game 4, the Kyrie/LeBron screen getting Curry on one of them was effective and they eventually just decided to make that their offense basically, that's not going away. They lost 3 games with Draymond


Kevin Love just shot 26% from three in that series, I'm pretty sure KP could replicate or better that number while also being much better defensively. I've also seen Avery Bradley guard people much larger than himself and do a great job on them, he's also one of the reasons the Celtics played the Warriors so tough this year. This is essentially not much different than the Thunder team, but with the master of pace in LeBron controlling the flow of the game, and with the Warriors big rotation being so garbage Adams would look like Unseld on the boards


I'm also under the impression KP and Adams will be better next season too...

 

[K-ZOE]

Lebron $7
Biyombo $1
Korver $1
Melo $4
Conley $2

 

[an emissary from hell]

Kyrie - $4
KCP - $1
PG - $4
Ibaka - $3
Gobert - $2

Still have a dollar left tho

 

[Captain Crunch]

Irving - $4
Middleton -$2
Giannis - $3
Towns - $4
Gobert - $2

Draymond gon be food trying to cover Towns or Gobert.
Middleton can cover Klay/KD and Towns can make switches on Steph
We all know what Irving can do to Steph

 

[Absolut]

feel like you have to have leonard and bron. maybe gallo/adams/avery?

didnt see batum was a dollar. sub him in for gallo

 

[Propaganda]

george hill - 1
jj reddikk- 1
kawhi leonard - 5
lebron james - 7
steven adams - 1


giannis antetokounmpo - 3
danny green - 1
paul george - 4
anthony davis - 5
rudy gobert - 2

 

[GoddamnyamanProf]

Well, this is what I was going to put, by far the best one of the bunch because of the size & spacing all in one, plus you can keep the devastating Kyrie/LeBron screen.

Any team that beats the Warriors will be one where they can't hide Curry.

No breh, dont you see Kyrie is overrated and not worth the money because the Warriors will definitely expose him on D like they did these past Finals? Im his biggest fan though.

And also what are you talking about hide Curry?? Surely you jest for he is a very good defender, easily better than my nemesis Chris Paul, who definitely fukked my bytch. Here check out these awesome Coach Nick videos, he agrees with me! (or rather I with him)

 

[Absolut]

scratch that first team

bron
leonard/brow
jrue
batum
adams

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

The Cavs still registered a ridiculously high offensive rating in game 5, the Kyrie/LeBron screen getting Curry on one of them was effective and they eventually just decided to make that their offense basically, that's not going away.

i) Their high offensive rating is mostly down to the fact the Warriors were without Draymond and Bogut went down (their two most important frontcourt defensive players).

ii) The Cavs took advantage of that because Draymond wasn't there to provide help defense. The Cavs won't have the same degree of success when the Warriors run a Curry/Klay/Iggy/Durant/Draymond lineup. Not to mention it's going to be reliant upon LeBron's jumpshot being on for an entire series. Half the reason the Cavs got away with offensive droughts or didn't make the most of their runs was because Barnes' shot was completely off and both Curry and Klay didn't play up to their capabilities. If Curry and Klay play like they did against the Thunder in those last three games (against a better defense than what the Cavs showed) with the combination of Durant than this 'target Curry' offensive advantage won't mean much in the grand scheme of things.

They lost 3 games with Draymond

The Warriors were also up 3-1 when they had their full complement of players.

Kevin Love just shot 26% from three in that series, I'm pretty sure KP could replicate or better that number while also being much better defensively. I've also seen Avery Bradley guard people much larger than himself and do a great job on them, he's also one of the reasons the Celtics played the Warriors so tough this year. This is essentially not much different than the Thunder team, but with the master of pace in LeBron controlling the flow of the game, and with the Warriors big rotation being so garbage Adams would look like Unseld on the boards

I agree somewhat with this, except that there's teams listed in this thread that are better at carrying this out - better 3-pt shooting, more defensive versatility and rebounding impact. Don't get me wrong that team is good, but most certainly not the best for spacing and size.

I'm also under the impression KP and Adams will be better next season too...

And you have to take into account that LeBron potentially won't be as good next year too.