what up ISH .. been kind of off my rocker past few days, but lets get this started.
"got any excuses tonight Roy?"
why yes .. yes, I do.
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Excuse # 1[/COLOR]
Bogut going down.
Lebron James offensive rating in the first 4 games w/ Bogut healthy and active, versus the last two without his physical presence:
w/ Bogut: 103 ORTG
w/o Bogut: 140 ORTG
I dont think much more needs to be said .. Andrew Bogut is a 7 footer with high technical skill for helpin and blocking shots, he's a giant, tough aussie, and a rim deterrant on a completely different level than any other Golden State center. We could go over his block parties to start the series, and the fact that bron has had a piece of cake time finishing at the rim past few games vs constantly forcing and getting stuffed when bogut was around before that, but lets not beat horse while it's dead. The numbers speak for themselves.
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Excuse # 2[/COLOR]
Andre Iguodala's injury.
I noticed quite a few bran stans asking after the game "when did iggy get injured? i didnt see him get injured, when?" Well if we look at some of the tape ...
gimped beyond belief.. but alas ..
"Nooo ! the King was dominating Iggy because of his mental clutch and heroness!"
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No Draymond Green for swing game 5.
you can find comprehensive breakdown on events leading to this
here.
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Conclusion:
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all in all, what it comes down to is this. Golden State's defense has been decimated over the course of this series.
[COLOR="Red"]Nobody would call Golden State's offense an "All Time Great Offense" if their 2-3 best offensive players were a combination of gimped / out / suspended would they? Of course not. [/COLOR]Take klay and steph out and this team is a joke offensively. So why wouldn't the same logic apply to defense .. ? It obviously would.. to anyone with a brain.
so look.. imo, Bran is a great player. But when you see the defense that was swallowing you whole to start the series, crumble from the base up (starting with his own lobbying of course), there's no wonder why confidence was gained.. how could it not be?
just got to keep it real for yall.