OT: Thunder/Warriors--Sharks/Pens [open thread]

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some kinda big games with decently large implications going on right now.

 

-Thunder lead 48-42 at half.

-Sharks/Pens all square after two 

UPDATE:

Warriors win 96-88. Curry-36 pts. 

Pens win game 1 3-2. 

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rindyn

May 30th, 2016 at 11:42 PM ^

Curry is better period.  Who cares if Lebron has a couple more tools in his arsenel.  If you can shoot as ridiculous as Steph does every night like you're Spike Albrecht in the Natty you don't have to be 6'8'' and massive.  I've never seen a player that's in more control of the outcome than he is.  Most talented? No.  But the skinny 6'3''kid has worked his ass off as hard as anyone out there and kept a level of confidence and mental toughness that LeBron has never needed to have.  "The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have."-Vince Lombardi.  Steph is doing more with the gifts he was born with than any other NBA player and most people.  And if you can't respect that I don't understand how you are Michigan fan considering Harbaugh preaches the same things about getting the most out of someone's potential.

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taistreetsmyhero

May 30th, 2016 at 11:46 PM ^

Curry scores more. Sure. He just doesn't add as much else to the team. He's not in the same league as lebron defensively, he's a good passer but not a magician lebron, and he doesn't have the size or athleticism to rebound like lebron.



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SpinachAssassin

May 31st, 2016 at 12:02 AM ^

I think it's a bit short-sighted to say that Curry doesn't add as much as LeBron. If we take sheer athleticism, then LeBron. Ability to guard all five positions, LeBron. If we get into ability to spread the floor out? Curry. Collapse a defense? Curry. Handles? Curry by a mile. Court vision? They both average the same assists over their career and distribute in ingenious ways based on their talents. It just depends on what we're measuring. 

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rindyn

May 31st, 2016 at 12:04 AM ^

Who cares?  Did you see OKC's defense on Steph?  It was double teams off of every screen and he still made it splash on them.  Cam Newton is also bigger, faster, stronger than Aaron Rodgers, doesn't mean he's better.  Same thing with Steph and LeBron.  It's not about talent.  It's how you have direct control of the game at all times.  Steph is playing untouchable.  How do you stop a guy who you constantly have to defend 5 feet behind the arc?  Who can dribble between his legs and behind his back in a vacuum.  402 three pointers.  FOUR. HUNDRED. TWO.  No one in NBA history has even hit 300 in a season.  The second place guy is guess who?  Steph Curry.  I don't care if LeBron can lift a truck over his head.  If he can't put the ball in the hoop as effciently as Curry he won't be better and he won't beat him, AGAIN, in the Finals.

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UM Fan from Sydney

May 31st, 2016 at 12:26 AM ^

My god you do not know these players and it shows. LeBron is the clear best all around player. He is not known to be just a scorer. Curry is known to be mostly a scorer. LeBron can obviously score a lot but is busy trying (and succeeding in doing so) to get his teammates involved. I'd take LeBron over Curry on my team every time. He has not gotten to seven finals and six straight for not being the best player in the world. I will guarantee everyone that Curry will never come close to that.



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Padog

May 31st, 2016 at 8:49 AM ^

Agreed, however, 2 years down the road if Curry is still playing at this level (which I think for him is manageable because athleticism is not the main part of his game) LeBron will be on the way down and Curry will pass him up.



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dieseljr32

May 30th, 2016 at 11:33 PM ^

If it weren't for Draymond I would be all for Golden State going for the repeat. But the prospect of him of all players potentially getting a second ring before KD and Russ even get one just seems particularly lame. 

I see another 7 game series in the finals. LeBron gave GSW everything they could handle by himself and now he's got an actual healthy team. Not just him and Mathew Dellavedova out there by themselves. 

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rindyn

May 30th, 2016 at 11:47 PM ^

You let one person who isn't even that bad of a dude(did you hear his postgame interview tonight?) ruin your experience of GS?  He gave tons of props to Steven Adams and the Thunder.  I'm not even a huge NBA fan I just don't understand why all the hatred to a team that is so fun to watch and plays at a level we may have never seen before.  Whatever if people are talking trash, you must be doing something right.

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dieseljr32

May 31st, 2016 at 10:00 AM ^

It seems as though you're more bothered with the fact I don't particularly care for Draymond Green.  Which is odd. Since this is a Michigan blog. And he played for MSU.  I get things are obviously different once you reach the pros, but I wouldn't be the only person who doesn't care for his game.

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rindyn

May 30th, 2016 at 11:47 PM ^

You let one person who isn't even that bad of a dude(did you hear his postgame interview tonight?) ruin your experience of GS?  He gave tons of props to Steven Adams and the Thunder.  I'm not even a huge NBA fan I just don't understand why all the hatred to a team that is so fun to watch and plays at a level we may have never seen before.  Whatever if people are talking trash, you must be doing something right.

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taistreetsmyhero

May 30th, 2016 at 11:55 PM ^

Because he is a dirty player. I would probably love him if he were on my team, but when you're rooting against a team, he's 1000000x more obnoxious than even Rasheed Wallace. Bitches, plays dangerously dirty, whines, gloats way beyond the level of his game.



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dieseljr32

May 30th, 2016 at 11:34 PM ^

If it weren't for Draymond I would be all for Golden State going for the repeat. But the prospect of him of all players potentially getting a second ring before KD and Russ even get one just seems particularly lame. 

I see another 7 game series in the finals. LeBron gave GSW everything they could handle by himself and now he's got an actual healthy team. Not just him and Mathew Dellavedova out there by themselves. 

EDIT: Oops quick draw mcgraw over here with the double post. 

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dieseljr32

May 30th, 2016 at 11:37 PM ^

Oh and the Tigers are once again struggling on the west coast even with JV tossing a gem. 

What a great night for my sports rooting interests. 

/s

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DrewGOBLUE

May 30th, 2016 at 11:40 PM ^

That's the 3rd time I think I've heard Chris Webber mention Rudy Tomjanovich in this series. Almost makes me wonder if some of that could be a little piece of Michigan in his heart.

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JT4104

May 30th, 2016 at 11:45 PM ^

LOL..guys hate a NBA team simply cuz of Day Day. That's classic. Anyways, I'd like to see KD get out of OKC and away from Russ. Dont think those two can ever win one on the same team. 

KD needs a legit pass first PG or at least a wide open O that moves the ball instead of a lot of 1 on1 all game long.

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