Ty Lawson Throwing Shade To Steph Curry's Postseason

[MewTwo]

I thought 'throwing shade' was a woman's term.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

I said healthy breh and he didn't guard a single healthy point guard the entire time aside from Kyrie for one game.

I said this after the post-season ended and I'll say it again: STEPHEN CURRY DIDN'T GUARD A SINGLE STARTING PG IN THE PLAYOFFS.

When did I say anything he did was easy? I said they had an easy ride and they did have an easy ride, especially compared to recent years where the entire Western Conference wasn't getting taken down with injuries.

You can't classify it as easy, when you haven't gone through all the possibilities of how every single injury in the league (yes, both conferences) affects team records and postseason matchups.

I'm sure you'll tell me he would have torched a healthy Thunder squad too now with some meaningless regular season statistics even though damn near everyone knows regular season doesn't mean shyt when it comes to the playoffs as it's a completely different thing when you're playing against the same team in a 7 game series compared to a random game over the course of an 82 game season...the difference being preparation and getting a feel for your opponent.

The Thunder wouldn't have been able to stop Curry from going off, whether or not they would've beaten a healthy Thunder squad is another thing altogether. Can we stop this nonsense bout the regular season being meaningless when it comes to the playoffs - it is the best available measure of how teams would fare in a series.

I also never said they wouldn't have won the title anyways, but again that's debatable if we're literally making a hypothetical where all these players are healthy as the Cavs would have stood a better chance with Kyrie in the lineup, even though their defense would have suffered.

Then how exactly can you call it an easy run?

I'm going to assume Conley wasn't lying when he listed his list of injuries that included:

"Broken face Strained neck L wrist sprain R wrist sprain Lower back tightness R foot sprain"

I'm also going to assume that you know a large majority of players carry these types of injuries - ones that typically flare up and be of hindrance in the playoffs after an entire regular season's worth of games - every single season, right?

but nah breh, none of those hindered him in his defense against Curry. I'm sure Tony Allen's injuries didn't fukk them over either, you know when he went from a liability to completely useless on offense and couldn't even stay on the court in the last two games. Nah, no difference was made there.

That's more of the Warriors' gameplan of leaving him open than him being injured. But we all know that doesn't bode well with the narrative on this board.

 

[MooseMouthMthafuga]

I see you only gave one example. Wouldn't that in fact be the anomaly as opposed to what you're suggesting? If a team is the higher seed, with the two best players in a series - how is it a surprise if they win? How many teams actually win if they're the lower seed, without having the two best players in a series in a general manner?

What the fukk does that even mean?

The Clippers had homecourt advantage, had a better regular season record and had the two best players in the series - playing against a team centered around a broken-down PG, a declining although still effective PF and a wing player that clearly wasn't ready to take the reins. Not only are you saying that it was a surprise, you're saying it's one of the greatest sports anomalies of the century.



It sounds like to me you're blinded by the Spurs' past achievements and not viewing this matchup with any sense.




That has absolutely nothing to do with the product that's out there on the court. This is basketball. The better team more often than not wins.

Playoff basketball, breh....All that regular season shyt goes out the window.

Pedigree...Coaching, brand, mental toughness, execution, experience etc...etc..


I've seen the Spurs beat teams that had more talent than them.The '05 Suns for example.

They had a starting line up of prime Nash, pre knee disaster Amare, prime Shawn Marion, and a break out Joe Johnson.

That being said, you hold Blake Griffin in higher esteem than I do.

 

[Lord Mecca]

So what you're saying is the Clippers still had a better record? So how does it confuse you that a team with the better record won? On that second part - what the hell are you talking bout?

It came down to the last basket in Game 7 - is that not putting up enough of a fight for you?

Nonetheless, it really doesn't matter what they've done in previous seasons. It basically has no significance. How could you possibly be confused by how the Clippers won, when - I'm sounding like a broken record - they had the better record and the two best players in the series? There's absolutely nothing confusing about that.

The best players on the best team usually win. It's how it goes. Historical data/trends are a mere footnote.

seeding ain't everything is all I'm saying bruh... that's regular season. You're acting like the Clips haven't lost to a lower seed, or haven't beaten a higher seed in the playoffs to get knocked out in the 2nd round regardless. We're talking about the Clippers here... and considering the fact that they can't get past the 2nd round, yes - I am and will continue to be shocked that they beat the Spurs, regardless of the half game edge during the regular season the Clips had.

Clippers are destined for 2nd round tops... and anything more than that, I'm shocked and most likely disgusted.

 

[Full Measures]

I thought 'throwing shade' was a woman's term.

Oh it definitely is. Threadstarter is just a fakkit

 

[godkiller]

He's talking about that series in particular. It's not pathetic to you that an alcoholic like Ty Lawson has more sense than you?

 

[pete clemenza]

I can't believe that dudes are perplexed by the Clippers beating the Spurs in the playoffs. Did yall dudes even watch LA during the regular season?

Alot of these dudes don't even watch actual games they just stick to the media narritives and skim through games

 

[Hammer]

dumb ass alcoholic

 

[Tony D'Amato]

Be insecure after u allegedly won a championship brehs. #champsbydefault

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Playoff basketball, breh....All that regular season shyt goes out the window.

No it doesn't. Why do yall dudes keep saying this nonsense?

Pedigree...Coaching, brand, mental toughness, execution, experience etc...etc...

The better team won. Why is this so hard for you to understand? This didn't come outta left field. You're clearly putting far too much stock into these factors that don't outweigh the overall product on the court.

I've seen the Spurs beat teams that had more talent than them.The '05 Suns for example..

Why are you comparing the 2015 Spurs to the 2005 Spurs, as if they're the same team with players playing in their primes?

They had a starting line up of prime Nash, pre knee disaster Amare, prime Shawn Marion, and a break out Joe Johnson.

Did you forget to mention that Duncan was in his prime, and Manu and Parker still had a clean bill of health? Do you really think a 39-year-old Duncan, a 33-year-old Parker and a 38-year-old Manu would've been able to beat that 2005 Suns team? You're clearly living in the past with this Spurs team - this is why I said before - you can't strictly go on what has happened in the past. This is the reason why you're still bewildered that the Clippers won. Instead of looking at how teams CURRENTLY are, you're going all the way back to 10 years ago; referencing an instance when they were younger and better.

That being said, you hold Blake Griffin in higher esteem than I do.

So what you're saying is, BG wasn't a top 2 player in that series?

 

[the artist known az]

I said this after the post-season ended and I'll say it again: STEPHEN CURRY DIDN'T GUARD A SINGLE STARTING PG IN THE PLAYOFFS.

Pelicans: Jrue was out and hurting, I think he played a game or two but came off the bench and Curry didn't have to do shyt against him.
Grizz: One eye Conley, missed 2 games and was hurt in the other ones.
Rockets: Beverley missed the entire series
Cavs: We all know what happened to Kyrie


That shyt was an easy ride. I'm not saying Warriors weren't great, but that was one of the easiest rides in the Western Conference in a long time.

Add that he avoided CP3 & Tony Parker

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

seeding ain't everything is all I'm saying bruh... that's regular season.

Again, there's a reason why the Clippers had a better record than the Spurs. If you actually paid attention to how they played in the regular season, maybe you wouldn't be confused as to how they defeated SA in the first round.

You're acting like the Clips haven't lost to a lower seed, or haven't beaten a higher seed in the playoffs to get knocked out in the 2nd round regardless.

WHAT THE fukk DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH LAST SEASON? STOP GOING ON WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN SEASONS PRIOR.

We're talking about the Clippers here... and considering the fact that they can't get past the 2nd round, yes - I am and will continue to be shocked that they beat the Spurs, regardless of the half game edge during the regular season the Clips had.

I don't think basketball is your thing.

Clippers are destined for 2nd round tops... and anything more than that, I'm shocked and most likely disgusted.

So what you're saying is, you pay absolutely no attention to how they perform during the season nor the makeup of their roster - you just keep believing this silly make-believe story about how they'll never get past the second round, no matter how good they are?

The stupidity of some of yall.

 

[BXKingPin82]

im high as a muthafukka

 

[NY's #1 Draft Pick]

Normally I'd come rushing in this thread for Steph just off thread title


But what ty said wasn't talking shyt at all. He was just making an obs. He did not discredit Steph in any way. OP stop posting "NBA shock threads"

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Add that he avoided CP3 & Tony Parker

Avoided Parker? It wasn't like he was gonna do shyt. He averaged 10.9 ppg on 36% shooting in the first round.