2017 NBA Offseason Thread

[Melrose Munch]

Doesn't matter if KD is the better player. GSW have been Curry's team since he became a star and it will continue to be his team until he either leaves, retires, or passes the torch to someone else.

Even KD knows it.

Agree to Disagree. KD is the biggest focus and the biggest draw, for now anyway.

 

[Virtanen18]

Curry isn't better than he is and he's behind westbrook overall frankly as well.

Westbrook isn't better than Curry, lol.

 

[Voight]

Westbrook isn't better than Curry, lol.

There is an argument to be made.

 

[Virtanen18]

There is an argument to be made.

I don't think there is. Curry is better at scoring, shooting, and defense at the least.

 

[Melrose Munch]

Westbrook isn't better than Curry, lol.

I don't think there is. Curry is better at scoring, shooting, and defense at the least.

Curry defense lol. The same guy that got washed by Delly?

There is an argument to be made.

Like not needing 2 other top 20 players to win everything.

 

[Virtanen18]

Westbrook and defense don't even belong in the same sentence.

Using someone having a good team around them as an argument against them is hilarious. There's a reason he was b2b MVP, once unanimous. And Westbrook doesn't need other top 20 players to win everything? What the hell has he won? Lmfao

It's obvious you have an agenda, as usual.

 

[Aladyyn]

Westbrook couldn't win with Durant and Harden...

 

[dahrougem2]

As a pure 1-on-1 defender I will take Westbrook over Curry any day of the week. However, in a system Curry is a very, very smart player who rarely misses assignments and reads the play very well. His defence, while not spectacular, is underrated.

 

[darko]

Both Curry and Westbrook are bad defenders. Human turnstiles.

 

[Virtanen18]

Westbrook didn't even bother to close out on any shooters last year so he could grab his defensive rebounds

 

[Voight]

Westbrook couldn't win with Durant and Harden...

Maybe because they faced basically a better version of themselves (at the time). That OKC team wasn't built for the finals either, this is coming from a Thunder fan.

 

[darko]

Westbrook didn't even bother to close out on any shooters last year so he could grab his defensive rebounds

Sad part is that Westbrook has the tools to be an excellent defender. He just chooses not to defend. Curry at times looks totally disinterested in D but his problem also is that he's undersized.

 

[bluesfan94]

Like not needing 2 other top 20 players to win everything.

In 2015 who were those two players?

 

[Melrose Munch]

In 2015 who were those two players?

Okay and I would argue for dray.

 

[Virtanen18]

Still wondering what Westbrook won without two top 20 players beside him lol

 

[Voight]

Wades starting over JR Smith, ahhh the power of coach LeBron. Really thought Smith would start given hes better on defence and a better three point shooter.

Cavs are going with a small ball lineup it seems, Love-Crowder (PF)-LeBron-Wade-Rose/IT

 

[Vamos Rafa]

Sad part is that Westbrook has the tools to be an excellent defender. He just chooses not to defend. Curry at times looks totally disinterested in D but his problem also is that he's undersized.

Curry at PG, is anything but undersized.

 

[Terry Yake]

joel embiid sure talks a lot for a guy who's spent almost all of 3 years injured on the bench

 

[Virtanen18]

Meh, it's fun.

 

[tony d]

I prefer Curry to Durant, myself. Both are solid players though.

 

[Voight]

joel embiid sure talks a lot for a guy who's spent almost all of 3 years injured on the bench

At first it was cute/funny but now its just annoying. Dude has 31 NBA games to his name. Play at least a full season before you start throwing out jabs.

 

[Virtanen18]

Lol what's annoying about a little trash talk? He's not talking shit to you

 

[Ivan13]

Finally someone who's not banana boat mentality. Bring back the 80s where everyone hated everyone.

 

[Jack Straw]

I think people are overreacting a bit here. Embiid and Whiteside had some "friendly" trash talking going on during the game and it carried over to twitter. All in fun. I doubt that Embiid hates anyone.

 

[Aladyyn]

Finally someone who's not banana boat mentality. Bring back the 80s where everyone hated everyone.

It made me so sad when Wall mentioned IT and Kyrie as some of his closest friends on a podcast a couple of days ago.