LeBron on 2016 warriors: "Most healthy team I've ever seen in NBA history"

[Day1086]

curry is the heartbeat but i agree. they are a solid structured ball team that has that one big star. as mentioned above, one injury away....but that goes for any big named team that has been successful.

I think they'd be around celtics level without curry.

Defense would take a hit as players have to put more effort into offense, but they'd end up a grind it out defensive team similar to a 2013 or 2014 Bulls. Top 5 defense bottom 10 offense and win around 45-48 games

[Thai_Clinch]

I think they'd be around celtics level without curry.

Defense would take a hit as players have to put more effort into offense, but they'd end up a grind it out defensive team similar to a 2013 or 2014 Bulls. Top 5 defense bottom 10 offense and win around 45-48 games

the hit would be in the coaching. you're going to have to adjust, players are going to have to step up. I trust them to do that because they have proven they can win titles, which takes a team. Not an individual. They would be better than most would believe.

[wifestealer]

I can't anecdotally remember a contender being so consistently healthy as the Warriors have been. They have one VERY injury prone player who really has not missed a stretch greater than 12 games in almost 3 years now in Andrew Bogut. He was a huge reason they lost to the Clippers in 2013.

Just going back a few years

2015 - Warriors very healthy, Bogut missed a small stretch
2014 - Spurs had a ragtag lineup for the majority of the season
2013 - Heat had Wade's corpse
2012 - Heat had Wade's corpse and Miller's corpse
2011 - Mavs were banged up throughout the season shifting their lineup to reflect changes

Generally though, the champions are always healthy in the playoffs. Wade may be the exception here, as well as Parker who was battling through a hamstring.

you're forgetting in 2012 the heat lost bosh for a few games in the playoffs after that abdominal strain vs the pacers. didn't come back until game 5 of the celtics series and sucked azz and they were down 3-2 in the series. we all know what happened in game 6...

i'd love to see curry do what lebron has done his entire career in the playoffs vs teams like the celtics 08-12, pistons in the mid 00s, pacers in the early 00s instead of a cakewalk like: pelicans, rookie playoff team. memphis, missing starters. rockets (lol). cavs missing 2 all-star starters. how can anyone take that run seriously? compared with what the 08-10 celtics/lakers had to go through, & what the mavs, the heat, the spurs did.

there wouldn't be this much talk about how easy their run was if there wasn't any truth behind it. funny how it's the #1 thing people talk about when it comes to their ring, and not how they faced adversity and overcame it, or dominated games. their team this year looks impressive definitely, last year not so much.

[Sikhveins]

New era of basketball my friends

[Day1086]

you're forgetting in 2012 the heat lost bosh for a few games in the playoffs after that abdominal strain vs the pacers. didn't come back until game 5 of the celtics series and sucked azz and they were down 3-2 in the series. we all know what happened in game 6...

i'd love to see curry do what lebron has done his entire career in the playoffs vs teams like the celtics 08-12, pistons in the mid 00s, pacers in the early 00s instead of a cakewalk like: pelicans, rookie playoff team. memphis, missing starters. rockets (lol). cavs missing 2 all-star starters. how can anyone take that run seriously? compared with what the 08-10 celtics/lakers had to go through, & what the mavs, the heat, the spurs did.

there wouldn't be this much talk about how easy their run was if there wasn't any truth behind it. funny how it's the #1 thing people talk about when it comes to their ring, and not how they faced adversity and overcame it, or dominated games. their team this year looks impressive definitely, last year not so much.

Incredible double standards for this warriors team tbh

They got crucified for dropping 2 games to an inferior Lebron led cavs team. Meanwhile 08 celtics lose 3 games to a 37 win Hawks team, '14 Spurs lose 3 to an 8 seed.

Better teams drop games to inferior teams sometimes. **** happens.

[Phil9]

He's not called Lebeta for nothing.

[Midgetkiller]

He's right that they've been mostly healthy


But there's several teams in the NBA right now healthier than the warriors. He went to some srs hyperbole in bitterness

He probably means of teams that actually matter a flying fuk. Nobody cares that the Lakers haven't had bad injury luck for example. Probably talking about last finals as well.

[isp]

"They've been healthy. They've been the most healthy team I've ever seen in NBA history, and they have great talent. Those guys all play for one common goal and that's to win, and that's all that matters."

Wow, what a horrible thing to say about a team.

[AreolaBorealis]

I'm so sick of Lebron he is such an attention whore you are no longer the best player in the league fuking deal with it. His game is going to age as well as Blake Bortles hairline.

[YesWayNoWeigh]

I think if you take Curry off the team, the Warriors are still a top-10 team in the league.

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[WarrNation]

I think if you take Curry off the team, the Warriors are still a top-10 team in the league.

Warriors are only successful because teams pay so much attention to Curry thus allowing marginal players like Thompson, Barnes, Green and Iguadola to get open.

Take out Curry and the team is back to mediocrity.

[HoustonMiscer]

They lift for health not aesthetics

[Spill512]

This guys ego is gigantic and his insecurity is just as big.

I remember when Durant was going ham and he was the talk of the NBA, and Lebron dropped some passive aggressive comments about how he could do that if he shot as much as Durant did.

Dude gets butthurt and drops sly comments whenever he's not the center of attention.

[Shmible]

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Warriors are only successful because teams pay so much attention to Curry thus allowing marginal players like Thompson, Barnes, Green and Iguadola to get open.

Take out Curry and the team is back to mediocrity.

Typical azz-backwards potato sports miscer logic. Before it was, "Curry isn't even that good. He's only made it this far because he's on a team full of stars."

But now you *******s are pulling this chit out? Lmao

[antiwhitekn1ght]

LeSalty

this. dude is constantly butt hurt and bitching, so sick of this *******.

[HoustonMiscer]

Typical azz-backwards potato sports miscer logic. Before it was, "Curry isn't even that good. He's only made it this far because he's on a team full of stars."

But now you *******s are pulling this chit out? Lmao

ITT: Take out a teams best player and they aren't that good anymore

Lol some of you sports miscers have the logic of the logs of chit I poop out every morning

[FGCHENG]

If Lebron was just answering a question, this should be a non-story, and the media shouldn't make a big deal out of it. If he was just randomly talking about the Warriors, then his insecurity is on an all-time high level right now, and he's prepping up excuses for losing again in the Finals.

Warriors are only successful because teams pay so much attention to Curry thus allowing marginal players like Thompson, Barnes, Green and Iguadola to get open.

Take out Curry and the team is back to mediocrity.

Is this WarrNation posting? Too much sense in one post.

[ImJJames]

This guys ego is gigantic and his insecurity is just as big.

I remember when Durant was going ham and he was the talk of the NBA, and Lebron dropped some passive aggressive comments about how he could do that if he shot as much as Durant did.

Dude gets butthurt and drops sly comments whenever he's not the center of attention.

This

[WarrNation]

ITT: Take out a teams best player and they aren't that good anymore

Lol some of you sports miscers have the logic of the logs of chit I poop out every morning

Do you think the Spurs would suffer badly if Kwahi gets injured?

[YesWayNoWeigh]

Typical azz-backwards potato sports miscer logic. Before it was, "Curry isn't even that good. He's only made it this far because he's on a team full of stars."

But now you *******s are pulling this chit out? Lmao

why are you quoting me you dumb Fuk. I never said that and I've never seen people say that. They're not full of stars but they do have great support

[Dave P]

Warriors are only successful because teams pay so much attention to Curry thus allowing marginal players like Thompson, Barnes, Green and Iguadola to get open.

Take out Curry and the team is back to mediocrity.

Define "successful"


If by successful you mean champions then yes, but if you think taking Curry off this team would send them to the dregs of the NBA you're delusional. They would still be a top-10 team regardless.

[WarrNation]

Define "successful"


If by successful you mean champions then yes, but if you think taking Curry off this team would send them to the dregs of the NBA you're delusional. They would still be a top-10 team regardless.

I think top 10 is a bit of a stretch.

Spurs
Cavs
Bulls
Clippers
Mavs
Thunder
Rockets
Heat
Grizzlies
Wizards
Suns

etc

All those teams above are more than a match for a Curry-less Warriors.

[Shmible]

why are you quoting me you dumb Fuk. I never said that and I've never seen people say that. They're not full of stars but they do have great support

Yes, because I'm sure you were "laughing" at how true Dave P's comment is. Luckily for you you can take advantage of how cryptic your statement was and pretend that you were supporting his claim.

Also, you're right, I can't prove that you said the team is full of stars (or something similar to that), but don't act like others haven't said it.

[dudebruh]

LeBish

time for Nike to pull his contract

[GodbeBryant]

you're forgetting in 2012 the heat lost bosh for a few games in the playoffs after that abdominal strain vs the pacers. didn't come back until game 5 of the celtics series and sucked azz and they were down 3-2 in the series. we all know what happened in game 6...

i'd love to see curry do what lebron has done his entire career in the playoffs vs teams like the celtics 08-12, pistons in the mid 00s, pacers in the early 00s instead of a cakewalk like: pelicans, rookie playoff team. memphis, missing starters. rockets (lol). cavs missing 2 all-star starters. how can anyone take that run seriously? compared with what the 08-10 celtics/lakers had to go through, & what the mavs, the heat, the spurs did.

there wouldn't be this much talk about how easy their run was if there wasn't any truth behind it. funny how it's the #1 thing people talk about when it comes to their ring, and not how they faced adversity and overcame it, or dominated games. their team this year looks impressive definitely, last year not so much.

>implying the cavs didnt cake walk in the east last season
>implying the heat from 2011-2014 didn't have joke match ups in the first 2 rounds in the playoffs each time

even if the grizz were healthy, they'd lose badly to the dubbs

[fleeceitout]

Lol Lebeta gonna Lebeta.

[jassako]

I'm so sick of Lebron he is such an attention whore you are no longer the best player in the league fuking deal with it. His game is going to age as well as Blake Bortles hairline.

RIP LeSalty

[sdballer5588]

RIP LeSalty

I know where you at bruh.

[4backcracks]

He's right that they've been mostly healthy


But there's several teams in the NBA right now healthier than the warriors. He went to some srs hyperbole in bitterness

warriors are freakishly healthy, there's no denying that. i think the only real argument is that he said it in a way that comes off as salty.

I think if you take Curry off the team, the Warriors are still a top-10 team in the league.

no doubt. they have an elite defense, the best depth (by far), and an elite scorer in thompson. considering how stacked the point guard position is in the NBA right now, the warriors could very easily get another good pg and remain a top 10 team.

[4backcracks]

I think top 10 is a bit of a stretch.

Spurs
Cavs
Bulls
Clippers
Mavs
Thunder
Rockets
Heat
Grizzlies
Wizards
Suns

etc

All those teams above are more than a match for a Curry-less Warriors.

lol at putting forth that nonsensical list. power rankings are subjective, but that's not even close.