This team, a group that was supposed to be in the bottom of the standings, has been going blow for blow with the defending champs. The team that just broke the wins record. The favorites to win the title again. We couldn't do that with the Spurs a few years ago, with LaMarcus. We got embarrassed in that series. Game 1: SAS 116 - POR 92 Game 2: SAS 114 - POR 97 Game 3: SAS 118 - POR 103 Game 4: POR 103 - SAS 92 Game 5: SAS 104 - POR 82 We got crushed by the eventual champs. Was that team really any better than the one we're facing now? We could be up 3-1 right now, or at the very least tied up. Would you ever have thought that would be possible before the season started? There is so much to be positive about with this team. I know it sucks that we lost, but the Warriors are a truly impressive squad. When they ratchet down the defense, it's incredibly difficult to find shots. They have so many weapons. They have a great coach. They have the MVP. We would have won that game if Curry hadn't played. I'm sure of that. We were crushing them before Curry came into the game. They looked laughably bad. Last season, some of our guys checked out in Memphis. Nobody is quitting on this team. They play to the final horn. The last time I saw a team with this much heart, it was the team with Brian Grant, JR Rider, Sheed, etc and we were giving it our all against the Utah Jazz. We can get there. We need a few more weapons, but the core that we have right now is the kind of group that will fight till the end. I love this team.
I'm going to try to add a little realistic Logic here. We've been able to hang because the League MVP has been out. THat would be like feeling good about hanging with the Jordan era Bulls, with no Jordan. With that said the team has definitely exceeded expectations, is youg, and has room to grow. We also have cap space so maybe we have turned a head or 2.
No MVP BUT their stats as a team really didn't drop off that much, yeah 3pt% wasn't as good but they almost averaged the same amount of points. Curry probably has the best supporting cast since the 80s for an MVP player.
This team and it's free throw shooting.... and Dame missed at least two technicals. He has always been kinda crappy at techs. It's so weird.
I said it in the game thread, very proud of a team that besides the first game is making a great team work very hard for its wins, incredible season!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
