Would Curry be able to lead any team to the playoffs (and finals)?

[Future24]

LeBron instantly turns any team in the league into a playoff team. Would Curry have the same effect? LeBron would likely take most to the Finals too (especially Eastern Conf.), would Steph be able to do the same?


Srs. jw

[waddupi]

Absolutely not. All he does is shoot. When his shot is off, he doesn't impact the game in any other way unlike Lebron, who can go for 4/20 and still make his team win. Lebron>>>curry and that's fact.

[CobyWan]

[isp]

I think he needs the warriors as much as they need him. It's a total system.

[YoungMetro24]

I don't trust either Curry or LeBron to turn a team like the Suns into an instant contender.

[Future24]

I don't trust either Curry or LeBron to turn a team like the Suns into an instant contender.

[BeastModeFTW]

Yes Curry could carry any team to the playoffs and could carry any of the teams lebron took to the finals to the finals as well. Ez. Difference is if you put Curry on those Heat teams instead of Bron they win 70+ games in doing so and get the job done. No choke in 2011 vs the mavs. And they beat the spurs in 2014.

[FGCHENG]

Lebron is better at doing more with less.

Curry is better at doing more with more.

Curry can elevate a team full of great players, and make that team even better. Lebron is better at elevating a team full of bums, at least better than almost anyone else in the NBA. Lebron doesn't necessarily elevate a team full of all-star players (see Wade, Bosh or Kyrie, Love) and maximize that team's full potential, otherwise Lebron would be 5/6 in the NBA Finals.

[tonyparker69]

hell no. put curry on the lakers where he doesn't have 3 other wing defenders to make guard the best players nightly as well as a DPOY caliber centre backing them all up and lets see if they can break 30 wins

lebron is the only player that can turn the lakers or sixers into a playoff team.

[notWilliam]

Yes Curry could carry any team to the playoffs and could carry any of the teams lebron took to the finals to the finals as well. Ez. Difference is if you put Curry on those Heat teams instead of Bron they win 70+ games in doing so and get the job done. No choke in 2011 vs the mavs. And they beat the spurs in 2014.

k den LOL

Lebron is better at doing more with less.

Curry is better at doing more with more.

Curry can elevate a team full of great players, and make that team even better. Lebron is better at elevating a team full of bums, at least better than almost anyone else in the NBA.

this is kind of true, but Draymond/Klay complement Curry so well

You seriously believe that if you put Lebron on the Suns this year they would win the West?

no, but theyd be a top 3 seed in the east

[FGCHENG]

I think he needs the warriors as much as they need him. It's a total system.

Agree with this. Curry and the Warriors are built for each other. That's why I think this Golden State team is Jerry West's greatest accomplishment, even more so than his tenure with the Lakers if the Warriors become a true dynasty.

[Dave P]

Deleted my post because I misread and thought you meant contender, not just making the playoffs.

[Future24]

Deleted my post because I misread and thought you meant contender, not just making the playoffs.

[Dave P]

If you put KD on the Cavs and move Lebron to OKC, would the Cavs not be a one seed and would the Thunder be the one seed over the Warriors/Spurs?

Could he win the West on any team assuming you are giving someone up?

Real question, curious on thoughts.

[waddupi]

hell no. put curry on the lakers where he doesn't have 3 other wing defenders to make guard the best players nightly as well as a DPOY caliber centre backing them all up and lets see if they can break 30 wins

lebron is the only player that can turn the lakers or sixers into a playoff team.

This. Is this thread even needed? How can a guy who can't play defense lead any team to the playoffs? Put him in the lakers and his ghost ass defense gets exposed. Just lol at this clown.

[waddupi]

If you put KD on the Cavs and move Lebron to OKC, would the Cavs not be a one seed and would the Thunder be the one seed over the Warriors/Spurs?

If you put kd in the cavs without lebron, they would still be good because he is kd. He is better than curry.
Put lebron in okc along with westbrick and they 3 peat.

[BeastModeFTW]

If you put KD on the Cavs and move Lebron to OKC, would the Cavs not be a one seed and would the Thunder be the one seed over the Warriors/Spurs?

Its hilarious how much lebron has benefited from playing in the east where he has a free ride to the finals every year. If dude was in the west hed be going home early every year. Phuckibg lmao at thinking any other elite player couldnt take those heat teams to the finals every year. Heck a Paul George led pacers team whose next best players were trashcan hibbert and lance stepehsnon were making conference finals in that chitshow of a conference.

[Dave P]

Moving Curry to the Cavs is an awful fit, you would be losing Lebron AND Kyrie.

It's a bunk comparison.

[waddupi]

Currytards just make me laugh. Can't you guys accept curry is a ghost defender that can't do nothing but shoot? It doesn;t take rocket science to figure that out guys.

[DrMVanNostrand]

If you put kd in the cavs without lebron, they would still be good because he is kd. He is better than curry.
Put lebron in okc along with westbrick and they 3 peat.

I know you been lying to the sports misc. I just wanna know if you've been lying to yourself.

Lebron would turn russ into a spot up shooter then sub tweet whenever he doesn't go 10/10 from 3. Lebron has had all time great supporting casts and routinely come up short.

[biggquis]

Agree with this. Curry and the Warriors are built for each other. That's why I think this Golden State team is Jerry West's greatest accomplishment, even more so than his tenure with the Lakers if the Warriors become a true dynasty.

How do you feel about Mark Jackson and the way he got the boot out of town? Do you give him any credit for who the Warriors are today?

[Dave P]

Mark Jackson needed to be booted. He gets credit for giving Curry alittle confidence and maybe alittle credit for emphasizing defense but that's about it.

I give him as close to no credit as you can get without being absolute zero.

Mark Jackson is a bitch, there is a reason he still hasn't even got a single hint of interest for a coaching job since he was booted. There was alot of bullsht going on behind the scenes that non Warrior fans don't usually know about. The dude was a egomaniac.

[biggquis]

Mark Jackson needed to be booted. He gets credit for giving Curry alittle confidence and maybe alittle credit for emphasizing defense but that's about it.

I give him as close to no credit as you can get without being absolute zero.

Mark Jackson is a bitch, there is a reason he still hasn't even got a single hint of interest for a coaching job sine he was booted.

Ouch lol

[Day1086]

Curry carried the chit out of the 2013 Warriors who were full of rookies and with his first year with the keys to the team

2016 curry would be able to carry even harder

But of course he's not tall or athletic so he gets perceived differently imo

[biggquis]

Curry carried the chit out of the 2013 Warriors who were full of rookies and with his first year with the keys to the team

2016 curry would be able to carry even harder

But of course he's not tall or athletic so he gets perceived differently imo

Those ankles though. I'm glad it looks like that's finally behind him

[sdballer5588]

If you put KD on the Cavs and move Lebron to OKC, would the Cavs not be a one seed and would the Thunder be the one seed over the Warriors/Spurs?

Could he win the West on any team assuming you are giving someone up?

Real question, curious on thoughts.

I like that you picked literally the only player who you can pick up and move to a random franchise and become good. Kevin Durant.


Granted - that doesn't matter for what is being discussed, which is how good is someone. Curry makes an elite team historic, Durant and LeBron can turn a garbage team into a pseudo contender, but that's because their games are remarkably different, and that isn't the same conversation anyway.

[Dave P]

I like that you picked literally the only player who you can pick up and move to a random franchise and become good. Kevin Durant.

Trying to think of a swap that would make sense. Chances are if you're putting Lebron into a "bad" team you're going to choose a team who is missing a really good forward. The point being that if you take a mediocre team with good guards and put a top-3 forward in the league onto that team, chances are its going to be a playoff team regardless of if its Lebron.

The team was in need of that spot, so obviously its going to get better. The NBA isnt so deep that adding even a top-5 player to a team that has other pieces OTHER than that piece

Same could be said for Curry. Putting him on a team like New Orleans with Anthony Davis would make them an instant top-4 team in the West I think, especially since the Warriors would take a huge hit. Putting him on a team like the Cavs would suck because you're losing Lebron (for the sake of this argument) and losing Kyrie to the bench.


Does that make sense? Tired as fck tonight, not trying to play spin doctor, just making the point that the whole "move Lebron to ____ vs Curry to the same team what happens?!?!?" argument is kinda retarded because each team has a different situation.

Out of curiousity, is there a team in the West that you think Lebron could slide onto and become a championship favorite not named the Spurs/Warriors/Thunder? (assuming they lose the guy playing that spot now)

[Day1086]

I like that you picked literally the only player who you can pick up and move to a random franchise and become good. Kevin Durant.


Granted - that doesn't matter for what is being discussed, which is how good is someone. Curry makes an elite team historic, Durant and LeBron can turn a garbage team into a pseudo contender, but that's because their games are remarkably different, and that isn't the same conversation anyway.

Honestly how do you know that 2016 curry can't turn a garbage team into a playoff team? (in this conversation the way durant or lebron would be able to)

Like how do you have that information?

[biggquis]

Trying to think of a swap that would make sense. Chances are if you're putting Lebron into a "bad" team you're going to choose a team who is missing a really good forward. The point being that if you take a mediocre team with good guards and put a top-3 forward in the league onto that team, chances are its going to be a playoff team regardless of if its Lebron.

The team was in need of that spot, so obviously its going to get better. The NBA isnt so deep that adding even a top-5 player to a team that has other pieces OTHER than that piece

Same could be said for Curry. Putting him on a team like New Orleans with Anthony Davis would make them an instant top-4 team in the West I think, especially since the Warriors would take a huge hit. Putting him on a team like the Cavs would suck because you're losing Lebron (for the sake of this argument) and losing Kyrie to the bench.


Does that make sense? Tired as fck tonight, not trying to play spin doctor, just making the point that the whole "move Lebron to ____ vs Curry to the same team what happens?!?!?" argument is kinda retarded because each team has a different situation.

Out of curiousity, is there a team in the West that you think Lebron could slide onto and become a championship favorite not named the Spurs/Warriors/Thunder? (assuming they lose the guy playing that spot now)

Clippers, of course. They'd lose Paul Pierce. Sacramento would be nasty too

[Dave P]

It really depends on why that team is garbage, like I said New Orleans could be considered garbage but with Steph they'd be awesome.