2016 Warriors already had 5 postseason Losses before playing a single game v Cavs

[TheWinningFam]

[FONT="Times New Roman"]Warriors fans live in constant fear that NBA superstar Stephen Curry will get injured

Almost half his NBA career Curry has been battling some type of injury

And when it happened in the 2016 NBA Playoffs, no one was suprised

As some may not know, Stephen had seven ankle sprains and 2 surgiers in a 16-month period

Because of his historical amount of ankle sprains/surgeries, he has struggles with stopping on a dime[/FONT]

Lets recap why he got himself injured:

- Curry gambled on Ariza when he tried a full court press and was blown right by instantly - Montiejunas trips and falls - Curry sees this in the corner of his eye



- Curry tried forcing Ariza to go right - Ariza goes up for the pump - Curry struggles to stop and at the same time slips on sweat because he lacked awareness where he was on the court





The injury effected his game none whatsoever

[COLOR="Red"]His next game and following series versus the Houston Rockets, Steph perfomed at an elite level[/COLOR]



[COLOR="Blue"]The following 7 game series versus the Oklahoma City Thunder he again performed at a spectacular level[/COLOR]



[COLOR="DarkRed"]And as we all know, in the Finals, Curry just couldn't live up to the two previous series when he faced the Cleveland Cavaliers[/COLOR]



Infact, by looking at his past 3 Playoffs, 2016 Curry was right on par in nearly every category with his 2014 and 2013 Playoffs

In conclusion we see that

1. Steph is injury prone has a long history of sprains with multiple surgeries
2. Steph's fragile ankles wouldn't allow him to stop on a dime/keep up with [COLOR="Red"]Ariza[/COLOR]
3. Steph had bad court awareness after seeing [COLOR="Red"]Montie[/COLOR] fall and drove right through a wet spot, tweaking his knee
4. Multiple sources say it was a grade 1 MCL, 2 weeks fully heal, "he was lucky"
5. Steph came back from injury and played 9 games averaging [COLOR="Blue"]31, 8, 7, 48%fg[/COLOR] before playing Cleveland where he struggled at [COLOR="DarkRed"]22, 5, 4, 40%fg[/COLOR]
6. Steph is a sub par Playoff and Finals performer compared to his regular season
7. GSW front office signed Durant as insurance, specifically banking on Steph's next upcoming injury

[SouBeachTalents]

Everybody talks about the Warriors losing and rightfully so but the Spurs losing to the Thunder gets completely swept under the rug.

All season everybody was predicting they meet with the Warriors in the WCF. Nobody was talking about any other teams besides this matchup.

They had one of the best regular seasons ever, statistically were one of the best teams ever...and they lose to a 55 win Thunder team with homecourt in the 2nd round.

Seems like everybody gets criticized for their failures except the Spurs.

The reason nobody talks about the Spurs losing is because it's not even close to the same level as the Warriors losing. Yes it was surprising when the Spurs lost, but we've seen 67 win teams lose in the first round to 8 seeds before. While winning that many games and not winning the title is rare, it's happened a couple of times previously. The Warriors literally broke the wins record, then proceeded to be the first team in history to blow a 3-1 series lead in the Finals. As time goes on nobody's going to remotely care or remember that the Spurs lost, but the Warriors losing will live on in infamy

[Young X]

The reason nobody talks about the Spurs losing is because it's not even close to the same level as the Warriors losing. Yes it was surprising when the Spurs lost, but we've seen 67 win teams lose in the first round to 8 seeds before. While winning that many games and not winning the title is rare, it's happened a couple of times previously. The Warriors literally broke the wins record, then proceeded to be the first team in history to blow a 3-1 series lead in the Finals. As time goes on nobody's going to remotely care or remember that the Spurs lost, but the Warriors losing will live on in infamy

No question that the Warriors losing is easily worse than the Spurs losing.

But why haven't the Spurs gotten ANY criticism for losing that series at all?

All season long, they were seen as being on another level from the Thunder. Nobody was talking about OKC being a threat. It was always Spurs vs. Warriors and then everybody else.

Then the Spurs lose the series and nobody cares. They get all the praise when things go right but nobody says anything when they don't live up to expectations.

It's like people just pick and choose who they want to criticize based on who they like the most.

[tpols]

No question that the Warriors losing is easily worse than the Spurs losing.

But why haven't the Spurs gotten ANY criticism for losing that series at all?

All season long, they were seen as being on another level from the Thunder. Nobody was talking about OKC being a threat. It was always Spurs vs. Warriors and then everybody else.

Then the Spurs lose the series and nobody cares. They get all the praise when things go right but nobody says anything when they don't live up to expectations.

It's like people just pick and choose who they want to criticize based on who they like the most.

because the spurs have no big name stars to fling shit at.. and honestly, when the other team arguably has the two best players in the series, regular season record gets thrown out. The Lakers in 2001 won same amount of games as the thunder and way less than the spurs of this past year.. hell the spurs even had a better record in 2001 as well. Nobody threw shit at them then, and nobody is going to throw shit at them now because the other team had better top tier players playing at their peak.. would be silly. Only reason san antonio wins so many regular season games is because they have supreme focus and discipline and always blow out any teams that arent elite pretty much. Thunder dont have that type of machine in place to feed on 80% of the league that is either awful or doesnt give a crap so they won less regular season games.. playoffs are completely different animal though.

[Young X]

because the spurs have no big name stars to fling shit at.. and honestly, when the other team arguably has the two best players in the series, regular season record gets thrown out. The Lakers in 2001 won same amount of games as the thunder and way less than the spurs of this past year.. hell the spurs even had a better record in 2001 as well. Nobody threw shit at them then, and nobody is going to throw shit at them now because the other team had better top tier players playing at their peak.. would be silly. Only reason san antonio wins so many regular season games is because they have supreme focus and discipline and always blow out any teams that arent elite pretty much. Thunder dont have that type of machine in place to feed on 80% of the league that is either awful or doesnt give a crap so they won less regular season games.. playoffs are completely different animal though.

Why didn't we hear this during the season...only after the fact.?

[warriorfan]

Why didn't we hear this during the season...only after the fact.?

People were being prisoners of the moment and in hindsight we can see things with a much clearer perspective

[tpols]

Why didn't we hear this during the season...only after the fact.?

because nobody predicted the Thunder playing out of their minds as much as they did.. everyone knew they could hang around in a a series with pretty much anybody because of WB and KD, but the real shocker was the play of steven adams and enes kanter.. plus nice shooting and spacing from guys like Ibaka, the defense overall and billy donovan showing his stripes.. nobody saw that coming, but in hindsight OKC was a beast of a team. For the thunder to lose, it took a combination of the league not intervening / suspending dray at probably the only time he truly deserved it (unprovoked soccer kick to nuts) because they didnt want such a marquee matchup and their golden boys to go down that quickly, and both klay thompson and steph curry to hit just.. strings of miracle shots. OKC caught absolutely not a single break, and they lost by an inch.. that should tell you how good they were.

[Young X]

because nobody predicted the Thunder playing out of their minds as much as they did.. everyone knew they could hang around in a a series with pretty much anybody because of WB and KD, but the real shocker was the play of steven adams and enes kanter.. plus nice shooting and spacing from guys like Ibaka, the defense overall and billy donovan showing his stripes.. nobody saw that coming, but in hindsight OKC was a beast of a team. For the thunder to lose, it took a combination of the league not intervening / suspending dray at probably the only time he truly deserved it (unprovoked soccer kick to nuts) because they didnt want such a marquee matchup and their golden boys to go down that quickly, and both klay thompson and steph curry to hit just.. strings of miracle shots. OKC caught absolutely not a single break, and they lost by an inch.. that should tell you how good they were.

You know I agree with alot of this but at what point do you hold the losing team accountable for getting upset? Especially if up to that point, they were looking like one of the GOAT teams?

Is there even such thing as an upset? You can make a similar post about how the Cavs were playing in the playoffs and how the Warriors losing to them wasn't that big of a deal because of it.

[bdreason]

because the spurs have no big name stars to fling shit at.. and honestly, when the other team arguably has the two best players in the series, regular season record gets thrown out. The Lakers in 2001 won same amount of games as the thunder and way less than the spurs of this past year.. hell the spurs even had a better record in 2001 as well. Nobody threw shit at them then, and nobody is going to throw shit at them now because the other team had better top tier players playing at their peak.. would be silly. Only reason san antonio wins so many regular season games is because they have supreme focus and discipline and always blow out any teams that arent elite pretty much. Thunder dont have that type of machine in place to feed on 80% of the league that is either awful or doesnt give a crap so they won less regular season games.. playoffs are completely different animal though.

Spurs had a HISTORICALLY great regular season. They didn't just win 67 games. They also had one of the highest +/-'s in the history of the sport. They were destroying teams, and were being penciled in to the Conference Finals. After game 1 against the Thunder, people were talking sweep. Then the Spurs completely choked.

The Warriors won 6 more games in the regular season, mainly because they had better depth, and were actually chasing the record at the end. They made it to the NBA Finals. The Spurs couldn't get out of the 2nd round.

[Lebron23]

2016 Cavaliers are one of the greatest playoffs and finals teams of all time.

[masonanddixon]

2010-2011 Mavs were the best postseason team since MJs Bulls except for maybe the 2000-2001 Lakers.

Mavs lost five games total, and were road WARRIORS.

[masonanddixon]

2016 Cavaliers are one of the greatest playoffs and finals teams of all time.

They were trash and were led by the biggest trash star player in sports history.

[Lebron23]

They were trash and were led by the biggest trash star player in sports history.

2016 Warriors would destroy your Mavericks. And you are 36 yrs.old. You are now officially middle age. So STFU.

[masonanddixon]

2016 Warriors would destroy your Mavericks. And you are 36 yrs.old. You are now officially middle age. So STFU.

LOL Mavs would have creampied the hell out of the soft ass Warriors.

I'm 34...why does my age matter?

You're such a vindictive little Pinoyboy.

[Lebron23]

LOL Mavs would have creampied the hell out of the soft ass Warriors.

I'm 34...why does my age matter?

You're such a vindictive little Pinoyboy.

Watch more games Son. That 2011 Heat lacked bench support. And Joel Anthony And Mike Bibby shouldn't be starting in the NBA during that time.