Steph Curry or Isiah Thomas (Pistons)

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U DISRESPECTING THE 60'S GREATS?


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fukk wanting to tie the game, you got love on you, you attack him and go hard to the basket you might be able to pick up a foul, but to over dribble play around outside and make a stupid shot, isn't the answer.

Yes Zeke was stronger than Curry and he was better defensively than Curry.

What Curry scores he gives up, so thats the problem.

This is nice in hindsight, but the best off the dribble 3PT shooter being matched up with a power forward down 3 in game 7 looking for a three isn't a bad shot. Curry just didn't deliver.

Don't know what you mean by when he scores he gives up? If that were true, wouldn't the Warriors have a defense worse than top 5 every year since '14?
 

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This is nice in hindsight, but the best off the dribble 3PT shooter being matched up with a power forward down 3 in game 7 looking for a three isn't a bad shot. Curry just didn't deliver.

Don't know what you mean by when he scores he gives up? If that were true, wouldn't the Warriors have a defense worse than top 5 every year since '14?
It isn't hindsight, it was an immediate critique game night and its backed up on this thread. He had a lane to drive but was timid and pulled back to take a contested 3 with Love in good position. No matter how you try to cut it with revisionism it was a terrible shot and showed Steph's timidness.

You know exactly what I mean, when he goes up against a good PG he is liable to give up as many pts as he makes.
 

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You OBVIOUSLY are not old enough to have seen the Pistons play back then :dahell: Isiah was a HUGE part of the defensive scheme :martin: it was his and Dumars responsibility to keep the ball out of his hands and keep him out of the lane...the Bulls had no success against the Pistons until the were able to get sharpshooting guards who could play off the ball and make Isiah pay when he went to help on Jordan. No chance in Hell Curry could have played Zeke's roll :beli:

You damn right :stopitslime:

Oh don't get me wrong, Isiah's role as a team defender was important. It's just one that can replaced by another good team defender. That's Steph Curry.

People here are both overstating how replaceable IT was as if he was some defensive lynchpin and understating Curry's team defense.

The Bulls could have still won in '89 if not for Pippen getting knocked out.
 

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It isn't hindsight, it was an immediate critique game night and its backed up on this thread. He had a lane to drive but was timid and pulled back to take a contested 3 with Love in good position. No matter how you try to cut it with revisionism it was a terrible shot and showed Steph's timidness.

You know exactly what I mean, when he goes up against a good PG he is liable to give up as many pts as he makes.

Immediate critique only because he missed the shot. He'd thrived in those situations all season long, and again it's not a bad play for him to look for a three in that situation. He just needs to do better himself.

No I don't know what you mean. His man doesn't average 30 a game on 50%. Do you think it's even possible for the Warriors to have such an elite defense if that was true
 
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