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o gimme a fucking break....the Warriors luck over the last 4-5 years with injuries/seeding etc. has been unGodly good. Iguadala is an old man.
what % of series do you think they play the other teams' best PG?
 

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Didn't Houston shoot like 3-88 from the perimeter later in the series? Seriously don't recall and don't feel like looking...didn't Iggy miss that game?

Rockets shot the worst percentage ever and still had a lead. A bad choke but the W's have banked on injuries through their dominance. Doesn't take anything away from them but I fully expect players to get injured to help them continue their dominance.
 

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But CP3 doesn't matter? lol Iggy is important but not as important as in recent years. CP3 means more to the Rockets than Iggy does to the W's still imo
Read what he wrote. Ws up 2-1 including a blowout win and then lose a key guy. Then they lose 2 games by 1 possession. THEN Paul goes down. Warriors win in 5 fully healthy, maybe 6.

Warriors needed a miracle still, in game 7 they were way down and the Rockets inexplicably missed like 23 3s in a row
 

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Didn't Houston shoot like 3-88 from the perimeter later in the series? Seriously don't recall and don't feel like looking...didn't Iggy miss that game?

Yeah, and for that percentage, you can absolutely base that on luck. Some of it has to do with actual adjustments being made and better defensive close outs, but to shoot that low of a percentage in the last few games is a lot on the Rockets more so than the Warriors, imo.
 

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See CitySushis comment above. But the Rockets do have a shot you are right, they are the toughest competition in the West.

I was just blown away that someone would pick the Ws to sweep the Bucks. Nope.

If the W's get hot it isn't out of the question imo. I would highly doubt it too but the Bucks little experience late in the playoffs is the one thing that worries me
 

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Wow, that's the first time you've ever just skipped arguing and went straight to ad hominem. Surrender accepted.
I did have to make a decision between "sport" and "little buckaroo".

Just figured you were trolling as no way you could have been serious.
 

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Rockets shot the worst percentage ever and still had a lead. A bad choke but the W's have banked on injuries through their dominance. Doesn't take anything away from them but I fully expect players to get injured to help them continue their dominance.
Every title in history involves a little luck, Warriors no exception.
 

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But CP3 doesn't matter? lol Iggy is important but not as important as in recent years. CP3 means more to the Rockets than Iggy does to the W's still imo
no way.....and losing Green for a game and Bogut for a couple is the same as losing Kyrie for 5 of 6 and Love all 6.
 

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Read what he wrote. Ws up 2-1 including a blowout win and then lose a key guy. Then they lose 2 games by 1 possession. THEN Paul goes down. Warriors win in 5 fully healthy, maybe 6.

Warriors needed a miracle still, in game 7 they were way down and the Rockets inexplicably missed like 23 3s in a row

You do realize almost every game was a blowout, for either side. Game 5 and 7 are exceptions. It was like the 2016 Finals lol.
 

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I did have to make a decision between "sport" and "little buckaroo".

Just figured you were trolling as no way you could have been serious.
Well, that's how I feel too LOL. You can't be serious about that take.
 

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But CP3 doesn't matter? lol Iggy is important but not as important as in recent years. CP3 means more to the Rockets than Iggy does to the W's still imo

CP3 was a huge blow. But if you think momentum doesn't matter in a playoff series, I would direct you back to the 2016 NBA finals. It's real.

The biggest factor is not Iguodala's absence, it was who was there to replace him. The Warriors bench was atrocious last year. His replacements were awful.
 

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yep...and with Iggy pla
Yeah, and for that percentage, you can absolutely base that on luck. Some of it has to do with actual adjustments being made and better defensive close outs, but to shoot that low of a percentage in the last few games is a lot on the Rockets more so than the Warriors, imo.
yep...and with Iggy playing Houston could make or miss shots. It's mostly on them.
 

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You do realize almost every game was a blowout, for either side. Game 5 and 7 are exceptions. It was like the 2016 Finals lol.
No, the 2016 finals the Ws lost. Lol
 

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Every title in history involves a little luck, Warriors no exception.

Definitely no exception. In almost every single series an important player gets injured for the opposing team. It is definitely more than a little luck lolz. Still gotta win the games though
 

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Didn't Houston shoot like 3-88 from the perimeter later in the series? Seriously don't recall and don't feel like looking...didn't Iggy miss that game?

The Rockets couldn't throw the ball in the ocean in that second half
 

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yep...and with Iggy pla

yep...and with Iggy playing Houston could make or miss shots. It's mostly on them.

But what Iguodala does is he helps to guard against penetration to the heart of the defense which the Rockets relied on for their drive and kicks. His defense isn't aligned to simply guarding a guy off ball and preventing him from shooting or contesting. He's guarding the skill guys like Harden and CP3 to prevent dribble penetration. That alters the entire course of the Rockets offensive strategy.

Whether the Rockets make them again is irrelevant to the type of defense that Iguodala is playing. You can play perfect defense and have the offense hit every shot. Likewise you can play terrible defense and have the offense not hit a thing. But what Iguodala does is not simply measured in makes and misses, it's the problems he causes in the alteration of what the Rockets are trying to accomplish that is significant.
 

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The Rockets couldn't throw the ball in the ocean in that second half
Yep.....Rockets move the ball well. Iggy or no they will get decent shots. Whether they make them is on them. Not Iggy.
 
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