Hopefully some of y'all can quit dogging Terry MF Stotts now

Well it is though, because they use Iggy and Draymond as their escape valves on traps. So they have two guys who they trust to get out of it and create offense. Thats actually a big part of what Nurk does for the Blazers. It means if you overload Curry and Thompson they have offense happening on the weakside with Draymond or Iggy initiating it.
The Blazers on the other hand pass it out of a trap and usually the escape valve either takes an awkward 3 or just stands and waits for a guard to come get the ball.

They need to force other guys to beat them, and guard Klay / Steph up in their bodies with multiple defenders and multiple looks but its a huge difference when you have escape valves who can attack and give you offense, the Aminu / Harkless aren't really that.

 

There's a reason why GS has been to the finals 5 years in a row and won it 3 out 4 times and possibly 4 out of 5 years. They are a very talented and well seasoned and experienced team. We have only played one game so far and many are panicking in this forum as they often overreact. Most of the kiddos in this forum never saw the championship series in 77 where we got blown out in the first 2 games on the road and came back and then swept Philly with 4 straight.

 

Maybe because your "props" were sarcasm?

Yeah, that's sarcasm. And it's more than a little funny that you're now trying to play it off like you meant it.

 

You can't sell out against Curry and Thompson the way you can against Lillard and McCollum not because Green and Iguodala are tremendous scorers, but because they're excellent at getting the ball after a trap, attacking the paint, drawing help in a 4-on-3 situation and finding the open guy. One of the reasons Curry is so valuable is that even when he isn't scoring, he's warping the defense and allowing his play-making forwards to work in a power play all the time. And both Green and Iguodala are great play-makers who can take advantage. Harkless and Aminu aren't.

 

Yep

 

That said, one of the smart things Golden State/Green does when defenses leave Green unguarded on the perimeter is that when he gets the ball he immediately dribbles into a hand-off with Curry or Klay. If Green is unguarded, the screen he sets on Curry's/Thompson's defender pops Curry or Thompson free as there's no Green defender around to trap, hedge or switch. Aminu and Harkless need to do more of that.

 

I remember 77 very well. That was the year of the title, I graduated college, and got married. A good year!

As for the current Blazers - sorry, but I see no comparison in the situations.

 

AND, the fact that this is how they address something that has been a problem for years, having a film session the night before a crucial playoff game. It's incredible! It seems to me that over the years Stotts is so intent on winning each regular season game, that they have never tried to develop schemes and skills for use in playoff games.

 

I can only think of one explanation why Stotts allowed Curry the open shots all game. He knew that Curry has been struggling a little with his shooting lately. So maybe he won't make his shots. Or maybe it would get in his head that he is being left so wide open. Well if this was the plan; it's backfired. Curry has regained his confidence. Not sure why Stotts couldn't have seen this by halftime.

 

Huh? Situations are very similar. Both Blazer teams going beyond expectations and facing what was said to be a superior opponent only to be blown out in the first game of the series. Very close similarities. If the internet was around back then I can only imagine what some of you would have been saying after the first and/or the second game that year.

 

No Walton I guess????

 

Yeah if that was the case at what point do you change strategies? After he hit his 4th three? 5th? 6th? 7th? 8th?

 

Here come the stats. Iggy hits threes in the playoffs. Former Finals MVP.
Are you suggesting Aminu might be an MVP? Harkless?

 

I believe someone on this board has lauded how much better Aminu is in the Playoffs. Maybe he just needs more shots.

 

I have admit I have been hard on Aminu for a very long time. He did make a few shots last playoffs but he has been just dreadful this year. Not many could say he is better this year during the playoffs.

 

In that series, it was the Blazers who relentlessly played as a team (in large part due to Walton) while Philly was the team that kept resorting to hero ball. You can argue that Philly had more talent, but the Blazers played better, smarter ball. Now we have a situation where the Warriors have more talent AND play smarter.

 

Nice coaching.

 

My memory was that Walton was like a PG and even though everyone knew the sets the exicution was nearly flawless. BUT we don’t have our Walton!

 

I do my best.