What exactly is Golden State's major weakness?

[FTBS]

I hear you. I just don't see people acknowledge we're the best defensive team in the league. That's kinda important unless you think that will go away in the playoffs. I was always told defense travels well and in our case in won't have to travel much if we have home court advantage. And you can't compare the 09 eastern conference to the 2015 western conference. Totally different animal. To dominate the western conference in 2015 is an incredible feat regardless of what happens in the playoffs.

Because they aren't . No disrespect but defense isn't about percentiles and shyt...it's about being able to get a stop when it's needed. Can this team do that against more experienced teams that bang inside 4 times in 7 games? There is not fronting on what they are doing in the regular season but you can't compare that to the playoffs. We've seen too many teams that have great records that look so amazing get dispatched earlier than expected in April or May. They get props for what they are doing this season and if we could just leave it at that until they prove something come playoff time then there really wouldn't be any debate.

 

[No..Money..Mo..Problems]

Check the cavs stats and league rankings in shyt like fg% defensive efficiency etc and see what the Warriors are doing this season and apologize immediately

What he was referring to was there lack of a post presence. The Dubs don't have a low post scorer they can go to for an easy bucket. Spurs have Duncan, Splitter and Diaw and the Grizzlies have Zbo and Gasol. You can over come that with a big 3 or 2 top 5-7 players but the Warriors don't have either of those right now Klay is still a year or two away. I'm just saying the Warriors are good and they have a good shot at the finals but all this the Dubs have no weakness they the greatest team since Jordan stuff needs to die down. We have seen a couple of 65+ win teams dominant the regular season and get bounced early.

 

[FTBS]

What he was referring to was there lack of a post presence. The Dubs don't have a low post scorer they can go to for an easy bucket. Spurs have Duncan, Splitter and Diaw and the Grizzlies have Zbo and Gasol. You can over come that with a big 3 or 2 top 5-7 players but the Warriors don't have either of those right now Klay is still a year or two away. I'm just saying the Warriors are good and they have a good shot at the finals but all this the Dubs have no weakness they the greatest team since Jordan stuff needs to die down. We have seen a couple of 65+ win teams dominant the regular season and get bounced early.

I made that clear in my post but hey if it's understood better coming from you then so be it.

 

[threattonature]

The GS team is reminiscent of the 09 Cavs. Not a direct comparison in terms of how they are built and how they play but more so in that they breezed through the regular season without a post threat and everybody booked them for the Finals. The playoffs rolled around and "no post moves" Howard gave it to them good and deep and helped to open things up the 3pt barrage and Bron's 38, 8, 8wasn't enough.

I don't care how a team looks in the regular season, the postseason is an entire different animal.

Not reminiscent at all. That Cavs team was mostly all defense with a one dimensional offense carried by Lebron isos. This Golden State team has been great on both sides of the ball, have numerous offensive threats, and more two way players than that Cavs team had. Horrible comparison.

 

[G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman]

Because they aren't . No disrespect but defense isn't about percentiles and shyt...it's about being able to get a stop when it's needed. Can this team do that against more experienced teams that bang inside 4 times in 7 games? There is not fronting on what they are doing in the regular season but you can't compare that to the playoffs. We've seen too many teams that have great records that look so amazing get dispatched earlier than expected in April or May. They get props for what they are doing this season and if we could just leave it at that until they prove something come playoff time then there really wouldn't be any debate.

So which team in the West do you think is better than us defensively right now? Or what team in the west do you think will be better than us defensively in the playoffs?

 

[TheyCallMeAzul]

Because they aren't . No disrespect but defense isn't about percentiles and shyt...it's about being able to get a stop when it's needed. Can this team do that against more experienced teams that bang inside 4 times in 7 games? There is not fronting on what they are doing in the regular season but you can't compare that to the playoffs. We've seen too many teams that have great records that look so amazing get dispatched earlier than expected in April or May. They get props for what they are doing this season and if we could just leave it at that until they prove something come playoff time then there really wouldn't be any debate.

Lmao so your speculation > damn near 70 games worth of evidence? They're best in the league in almost every defensive category they won't magically stop playing defense because of the month

 

[G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman]

Lmao so your speculation > damn near 70 games worth of evidence? They're best in the league in almost every defensive category they won't magically stop playing defense because of the month

Cats think once April 17th roll around the Dubs defense will evaporate. Why is that you ask? Because they're the Warriors and admitting the Dubs are a defensive juggernaut for them is harder than a republican admitting the economy is doing good under Obama even though all the numbers are saying the economy is on an upswing.

 

[Jesus Is Lord]

HEALTH, that's it.

 

[C-NICE]

Legit bench scorer and low post well at least a banger down low IMO. If curry dont hit 20 plus or have a off night can the warriors win a slow pace low scoring game. I think like someboy said they are a piece and a year away. They need a larry sanders type or at least a 6 foul down low guy and for christ sakes they were using jermaine oneil for that last year.

 

[daboywonder2002]

The Warriors weaknesses are experience and interior play. Experience is huge, as you never see a team that has no experience late in the playoffs jump right into being champions. Gotta go through something either individually or as a group. When the game slows down and teams key on what you are doing and shots get harder to come by or just ain't droppin you gotta have that guy you can dump it down to. People always bring up the Spurs and Mavs to rebut this and it's specious. Spurs wouldn't be the Spurs without Duncan. Just because he's not putting up 25, 12, and 2 anymore doesn't mean he's not having a major impact on the interior on both ends. Dirk was giving teams the business on the block. The way that LeBron was able to have his way on the block against them doesn't bode well for them against a team with a bonafide post threat.

what you mean experience? they made it to the 2nd round 2 years ago and first round last year. there is no reason this team cant make the wcf or even the finals. they have enough experience.

 

[FTBS]

Not reminiscent at all. That Cavs team was mostly all defense with a one dimensional offense carried by Lebron isos. This Golden State team has been great on both sides of the ball, have numerous offensive threats, and more two way players than that Cavs team had. Horrible comparison.

Horrible reading comprehension. Read that post again and tell me where I compared how the teams played or how they were built. As a matter of fact I explicitly pointed out that I wasn't doing that.

So which team in the West do you think is better than us defensively right now? Or what team in the west do you think will be better than us defensively in the playoffs?

I've seen SA and Memphis actually do it in the playoffs. So I would have to go with them until proven otherwise.

Lmao so your speculation > damn near 70 games worth of evidence? They're best in the league in almost every defensive category they won't magically stop playing defense because of the month

70 years worth of evidence > a nice regular season

what you mean experience? they made it to the 2nd round 2 years ago and first round last year. there is no reason this team cant make the wcf or even the finals. they have enough experience.

I was under the impression we were talking about winning it all. I clearly referenced what I meant by experience.

 

[Brozay]

Legit bench scorer and low post well at least a banger down low IMO. If curry dont hit 20 plus or have a off night can the warriors win a slow pace low scoring game. I think like someboy said they are a piece and a year away. They need a larry sanders type or at least a 6 foul down low guy and for christ sakes they were using jermaine oneil for that last year.

A Larry Sanders type???

 

[red222]

Their lack of rebounding and big man play will determine if they can even get out the west. I still see the geriatrics getting out the west 1 last time.

 

[Brozay]

Anybody who downplays the Dubs defensively hasn't watched them enough this season, period

And for all the talk about them not getting easy baskets, I would venture to guess without looking that they are near the top 5 in points in the paint

They might not have a great low post scorer, but their elite passing, spacing & shooting help make up for it

 

[ghostwriterx]

Anybody who downplays the Dubs defensively hasn't watched them enough this season, period

And for all the talk about them not getting easy baskets, I would venture to guess without looking that they are near the top 5 in points in the paint

They might not have a great low post scorer, but their elite passing, spacing & shooting help make up for it

They're #5. The juggernauts of Orlando and Detroit are ahead of them.

Detroit and Philly were top 5 last year.

I don't think there has ever been a team quite like this Golden State team. Comparing them to Bron's Cleveland teams or Dallas when they won is a joke. This Golden State team is MUCH better defensively and miles ahead offensively.