Klay Thompson "we're better than the Showtime Lakers"

kikanga · Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2016 9:52 am Post subject:

Great! Another reason for me to hate GS.
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Klay's dad is agreeing with him on 710AM.

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Of course, Mychal is a little biased, both ways.

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kikanga · Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2016 9:56 am Post subject:

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Smh some of y'all
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Fracture · Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2016 10:06 am Post subject:

Lmao no...Dude must of been high

The Logo · Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2016 10:08 am Post subject:

Twas a joke.

krisobe · Star Player Joined: 24 Jun 2005 Posts: 3309

2001 Lakers would've beat em in 5 or 6.

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ReaListik · Star Player Joined: 08 Jun 2008 Posts: 6574

Glad OP mentioned it - Klay was joking following up a Draymond statement that he doesn't get into the whole "who's better" speculation because there's no way of knowing.
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Shooting the same % while taking more shots is a testament to how improved the shooting has become from 3.

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Why make this silly thread? It was clearly a joke, but the title is worded to get everyone worked up. I hate those kind of misrepresentations. If you want to start a debate thread about which team is better, fine, but don't use a title like that, because it is totally misleading and just plain wrong.

LakersRGolden · Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2016 11:26 am Post subject:

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MIMLaker · Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2016 11:30 am Post subject:

Ah, the folly of youth...

Magic and Lebron may both be 6'9" initiators for their team, but Showtime played transition AND half-court about 2-3 gears faster than the Cavs. Why the Cavs are just walking the ball up-court and allowing GSW's underrated defense get set in half-court is beyond me.

In the 1985 and 87 and 88 years, Riles pushed hard to have Magic, Byron, Coop, and even Worthy take the ball and lead the break, even after made buckets. At a minimum, he wouldn't wait the full 10-seconds (as it was back then) before crossing mid-court, and would try to initiate by the 6 or 7 second mark when possible.

I also love how sportscasters were making a big deal over GSW having 7 players in double figures in Game 1 - especially knowing that the 87 Lakers had 7 guys AVERAGE in double figures that year.

OKC gave GSW all they could handle by attacking the basket -- whether in transition, for foul-generating drives in half-court, or for rebounds -- and by using their length to trap, aggressively switch, and force turnovers. Showtime did that even more.

And the 80s Lakers were arguably longer than this year's Thunder. Aside from Durant's 7'2" wingspan compared to Worthy and Ibaka compared to AC, you have longer guys at every other position - and I'll submit that prime Worthy was faster up and down and quicker laterally than Durant.

Modern defensive/ hand-checking rules? Goes to Showtime in a close 7 because while Curry and Klay can score even more than Isiah and Dumars used to, Worthy and Magic and Kareem would attack the basket all day and draw a lot more fouls than any other opponent they've faced.

Old-school, full-hand-check, no-zone rules? Lakers in 5.

mirak · Star Player Joined: 24 Jun 2005 Posts: 5238

LOL, of course he's joking. They're in their 2nd Finals, none of them are Magic, Kareem, etc. People need to chill.

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The Warriors are a very good team, and I think they could play with any of the great teams that I've seen in my 30+ years of watching the NBA.

However, the Warriors have never had to play against elite, HOF low post players. This is why I think they would be underdogs against the Showtime Lakers. I don't think they would be able to use their small lineup against Kareem (although a 1978 or 1988 Kareen would be a major liability in his perimeter defense). I think both Worthy and Magic would be nightmares in the post and would even get the better of excellent defenders like Draymond and Iggy. I think defensively the Showtime Lakers would be able to switch every screen. It would be a great series, but I'd pick the Lakers.

I also think the Warriors would have a difficult time with the 1999 Spurs (TD and the Admiral) and Shaq's Lakers because they would get killed inside.

I often wonder what would happen to the modern NBA if players like prime Shaq, Duncan and Hakeem were still around.