Some Dude Dissing Our Backcourt Contracts...

Discussion in 'Portland Trail Blazers' started by ABM, Aug 2, 2019.

  1. SharpesTriumph

    SharpesTriumph Well-Known Member

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    In the playoffs last year I agree.

    But this coming year; Curry is old and too high mileage to provide the regular season Dame or CJ can. Klay will be rusty as hell, an ACL isn't as easy to come back from as even Nurk bone break.

    So I agree Curry Klay WERE a much better duo, but that ship has sailed, and they may never be 90% of what they were.
     
  2. wizenheimer

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    wow...that's a lot to unpack

    I'm beginning to think that the Warriors are the new Spurs in that all type of epitaphs are being written and people are burying them....way too soon

    "Curry is old and too high mileage to provide the regular season Dame or CJ can"...c'mon man, that's going wildly overboard don't you think? Curry at 35 could easily be better than CJ ever is. As far as his age and mileage: Curry is only 2 years older than Dame and has played 28,000 minutes compared to Dame at 22,000. Lebron is 4 years older than Curry and has played 56,000 minutes. Twice as much as Curry and he was still the best player in the game at 50,000 minutes. If what you say about Curry's mileage is true then keep this in mind: when Dame is Curry's age he'll have played in more games and have more minutes than Curry does now....and he'll have 4 years of his super-max contract ahead of him and so will Portland

    as for Klay and his ACL...sure, it could mean he's less of a player than he was. But that's not the only possible outcome. There are reasons to think he'll recover just fine:
    https://clutchpoints.com/how-does-klay-thompsons-acl-tear-impact-his-nba-future/

    if it hurts his game much it will likely be on defense (it may limit his lateral reactions and mobility), not on offense.

    the obituary on the splash brothers is a little premature IMO
     
  3. beast crnjo

    beast crnjo Well-Known Member

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    I like to go to the library to check out book's on how good the blazers will be next year.
     
  4. CupWizier

    CupWizier Well-Known Member

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    Curry's actually minutes may not be that much greater than Lillard's, but he has also missed a lot of games due to injury (mostly ankle) and then having to rehab. That takes a lot of toll on a body as it would be similar to working on a car that frequently breaks down. It may still work fine after being fixed, but it's likely not as good as a well maintained car with very few issues. That 6,000 more minutes than Lillard is also close to 3 more seasons and at the age of 31 would be equal to the age of 34.
     

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