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Re: Who is on your Basketball Mount Rushmore?
« Reply #25 on: November 02, 2018, 01:20:07 PM »
You guys keep saying Curry isn't the best player on his team. How many rings does Durant have without Curry? If Durant leaves, they will be fine they can find someone else. If Curry left, it's a different team. How you play defense changes. Curry spreads defenses to lengths never seen opening up opportunities for others. Curry is a threat anywhere on the court. People keep talking about his defense. It's not as if he's a liability. Curry is the most IMPORTANT player on his team.

how many rings does curry have without durant if kyrie and love play in the 2015 finals?  he had trouble with matt delavadova that finals

he didn't even win finals mvp that year

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Re: Who is on your Basketball Mount Rushmore?
« Reply #26 on: November 02, 2018, 01:21:06 PM »
Russel, Magic, Bird, Jordan
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Re: Who is on your Basketball Mount Rushmore?
« Reply #27 on: November 02, 2018, 02:24:38 PM »
Danny ferry
Christian laettner
Bobby hurley
Grant hill
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Re: Who is on your Basketball Mount Rushmore?
« Reply #28 on: November 02, 2018, 02:25:33 PM »
Russel, Magic, Bird, Jordan
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Re: Who is on your Basketball Mount Rushmore?
« Reply #29 on: November 02, 2018, 02:45:14 PM »
You guys keep saying Curry isn't the best player on his team. How many rings does Durant have without Curry? If Durant leaves, they will be fine they can find someone else. If Curry left, it's a different team. How you play defense changes. Curry spreads defenses to lengths never seen opening up opportunities for others. Curry is a threat anywhere on the court. People keep talking about his defense. It's not as if he's a liability. Curry is the most IMPORTANT player on his team.

The one thing that would have put Curry over Jordan is beat his record of 72-10 AND winning, but Lebron, Draymond and the refs ruined it. 



The game isn't even a physical game anymore. It's like comparing 70s gridiron toothless football to this new no-tackle NFL.

NBA 2018...a bunch of running half the court back and forth and shooting 3s while flopping and crying for horrible calls to change the outcome of the game.

How good would Curry be against the Bad Boys? How many points would Dr. J have scored with nobody hacking him all day long?


The Mt. Rushmore includes Larry and Michael....the other two spots you could argue all day long but those two are an expression of basketball at its highest form during it's apex as a sport.

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Re: Who is on your Basketball Mount Rushmore?
« Reply #30 on: November 02, 2018, 03:07:33 PM »
I love watching Curry, but he can't guard anyone.  also, the commissioner just admitted that the rules of the game were changed to favor the offense. 

It's not a physical game anymore.  Basketball has changed a lot in recent years and it's not a change for the better.  It has degenerated into a glorified 3 point shooting contest.

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/25149345/adam-silver-nba-rule-changes-boosting-offense-intended

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Re: Who is on your Basketball Mount Rushmore?
« Reply #31 on: November 02, 2018, 03:38:54 PM »
I love watching Curry, but he can't guard anyone.  also, the commissioner just admitted that the rules of the game were changed to favor the offense.  

It's not a physical game anymore.  Basketball has changed a lot in recent years and it's not a change for the better.  It has degenerated into a glorified 3 point shooting contest.

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/25149345/adam-silver-nba-rule-changes-boosting-offense-intended



Nobody would even know who Curry (or "king James" for that matter) is if he had to go against the likes of Robinson, Duncan, Ewing, Malone, Barkley, Rodman, Lambier, Kemp, Wilkins, Drexler, Oakley, shit.. even Grandmama and Anthony Mason would have crippled him

Picture Curry against ANY of the "Dream Team".... he'd be in a wheelchair after the 1st game

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Re: Who is on your Basketball Mount Rushmore?
« Reply #32 on: November 02, 2018, 04:05:15 PM »
curry is a great great player, dont get me wrong.But when players are actually trying in the post season, and not thinking about which of their hoes they will take out that night and to which club, the defence tightens up, play gets more physical.Curry isnt quite the same player in the post season.

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Re: Who is on your Basketball Mount Rushmore?
« Reply #33 on: November 02, 2018, 04:07:18 PM »
Michael
Magic
Bird
Duncan


Curry is a great player and would be the guy I'd pick to win a game of horse, but he honestly doesn't belong near anyone's top 4 of all time.

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Re: Who is on your Basketball Mount Rushmore?
« Reply #34 on: November 02, 2018, 04:23:59 PM »

Nobody would even know who Curry (or "king James" for that matter) is if he had to go against the likes of Robinson, Duncan, Ewing, Malone, Barkley, Rodman, Lambier, Kemp, Wilkins, Drexler, Oakley, shit.. even Grandmama and Anthony Mason would have crippled him

Picture Curry against ANY of the "Dream Team".... he'd be in a wheelchair after the 1st game

good lord speak to a therapist about your nostalgia for the "glory days" ::)

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Re: Who is on your Basketball Mount Rushmore?
« Reply #35 on: November 02, 2018, 04:27:18 PM »
You guys keep saying Curry isn't the best player on his team. How many rings does Durant have without Curry? If Durant leaves, they will be fine they can find someone else. If Curry left, it's a different team. How you play defense changes. Curry spreads defenses to lengths never seen opening up opportunities for others. Curry is a threat anywhere on the court. People keep talking about his defense. It's not as if he's a liability. Curry is the most IMPORTANT player on his team.

The one thing that would have put Curry over Jordan is beat his record of 72-10 AND winning, but Lebron, Draymond and the refs ruined it. 

Curry is good for sure but overrated. The reason is that he is just in the right spot on the right team. Trade him to a shitty team like Orlando or Sacramento and that team is still shit. He ain’t gonna carry a team to the finals single handedly like LeBron.

Furthermore you can replace him with any other top point guard (Kylie, Damian, CP3 etc) and Golden State will be just as good.

Lastly, Curry should feel lucky he plays in an era where playing defense is not allowed and any contact is a foul. Would love to see what Isaiah Thomas or Jordan would have done to that thin high yellow boy. Woulda knocked him on his ass!

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Re: Who is on your Basketball Mount Rushmore?
« Reply #36 on: November 02, 2018, 04:36:39 PM »
Chamberlain
Jordan
Russell
Magic

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Re: Who is on your Basketball Mount Rushmore?
« Reply #37 on: November 02, 2018, 10:09:14 PM »
1.Curry is good for sure but overrated. The reason is that he is just in the right spot on the right team.
2.Trade him to a shitty team like Orlando or Sacramento and that team is still shit. He ain’t gonna carry a team to the finals single handedly like LeBron.

3.Furthermore you can replace him with any other top point guard (Kylie, Damian, CP3 etc) and Golden State will be just as good.

4.Lastly, Curry should feel lucky he plays in an era where playing defense is not allowed and any contact is a foul. Would love to see what Isaiah Thomas or Jordan would have done to that thin high yellow boy. Woulda knocked him on his ass!

1. Its not his fault hes on the team that drafted him. You could say the same thing for Magic and Bird. Or Duncan or Kobe. They were all on well established teams.  Curry was drafted and developed the Warriors, he didn't sign there.

2. Do you mean like the Lakers are with Lebron? Those teams would be better maybe not champions but they wouldn't be garbage.

3. This is isn't true. CP3 with the loaded clippers and now with the Rockets couldn't beat the warriors, Lillard hasn't won anything with the Blazers and CJ McCulliam is an equal match for Klay.
Kyrie might be a good comparison but he can't stay healthy either.

4. No question it's a different league, and I dont think he could handle that beating physically but you can only play in your generation.

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Re: Who is on your Basketball Mount Rushmore?
« Reply #38 on: November 02, 2018, 10:26:01 PM »
1. Its not his fault hes on the team that drafted him. You could say the same thing for Magic and Bird. Or Duncan or Kobe. They were all on well established teams.  Curry was drafted and developed the Warriors, he didn't sign there.

2. Do you mean like the Lakers are with Lebron? Those teams would be better maybe not champions but they wouldn't be garbage.

3. This is isn't true. CP3 with the loaded clippers and now with the Rockets couldn't beat the warriors, Lillard hasn't won anything with the Blazers and CJ McCulliam is an equal match for Klay.
Kyrie might be a good comparison but he can't stay healthy either.

4. No question it's a different league, and I dont think he could handle that beating physically but you can only play in your generation.


Hi Steph Curry.  ;D

Ps: Your mom is hotter than your wife.

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Re: Who is on your Basketball Mount Rushmore?
« Reply #39 on: November 03, 2018, 03:51:19 AM »
Hi Steph Curry.  ;D

Ps: Your mom is hotter than your wife.

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Re: Who is on your Basketball Mount Rushmore?
« Reply #40 on: November 03, 2018, 09:27:44 AM »
Too many are treating the "rushmore" thing as a top 4.

Fail.

Amending my original "rushmore", even bird/magic are too modern to be on this list.

True nba forefathers:

West (logo)
Russel
Lew Alcindor (jabbar)
Wilt

I'm fine with either wilt/mican/pettit (Robert E. Lee Pettit jr.) in the final spot.

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Re: Who is on your Basketball Mount Rushmore?
« Reply #41 on: November 03, 2018, 10:39:28 AM »
how many rings does curry have without durant if kyrie and love play in the 2015 finals?  he had trouble with matt delavadova that finals

he didn't even win finals mvp that year

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How rings do the Cavs have if Steph isn't injured  and is able to drive past Kevin Love?

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Re: Who is on your Basketball Mount Rushmore?
« Reply #42 on: November 03, 2018, 06:54:48 PM »
How rings do the Cavs have if Steph isn't injured  and is able to drive past Kevin Love?

You bought that meniscus nonsense limiting him in the 2016 finals?This was in the warmups before one of the games.


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Re: Who is on your Basketball Mount Rushmore?
« Reply #43 on: November 03, 2018, 11:42:37 PM »
Not that he belongs on Mount Rushmore, but I miss the real Dwight Howard.  Pre-back surgery Dwight Howard.






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Re: Who is on your Basketball Mount Rushmore?
« Reply #44 on: November 04, 2018, 12:25:21 AM »
You bought that meniscus nonsense limiting him in the 2016 finals?This was in the warmups before one of the games.


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Ok Steph was fine in game 7 of that series when Kevin Love locked him down defensively.....

That said dude needs to have a strong finals run but hes still an all time great.

It wasn't that long ago everyone hated Lebron for joining the Miami super team...


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Re: Who is on your Basketball Mount Rushmore?
« Reply #45 on: November 04, 2018, 01:11:33 AM »
I've never seen a guy who hits shots from 30 and 40 feet as consistently as Curry.  It borders on witchcraft.

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Re: Who is on your Basketball Mount Rushmore?
« Reply #46 on: November 04, 2018, 03:54:44 AM »
I've never seen a guy who hits shots from 30 and 40 feet as consistently as Curry.  It borders on witchcraft.

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Re: Who is on your Basketball Mount Rushmore?
« Reply #47 on: November 04, 2018, 09:40:00 AM »
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Ok Steph was fine in game 7 of that series when Kevin Love locked him down defensively.....

That said dude needs to have a strong finals run but hes still an all time great.

It wasn't that long ago everyone hated Lebron for joining the Miami super team...




Its the same reason why he has no finals mvps.Warriors are superb frontrunners.When the defence gets tight, and more physical, he isnt the same player in the late postseason.Not really a knock on him because you can count on 1 hand players who actually improved in the playoffs.Jordan obviously heing the posterboy.

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Re: Who is on your Basketball Mount Rushmore?
« Reply #48 on: November 04, 2018, 09:52:18 AM »

Its the same reason why he has no finals mvps.Warriors are superb frontrunners.When the defence gets tight, and more physical, he isnt the same player in the late postseason.Not really a knock on him because you can count on 1 hand players who actually improved in the playoffs.Jordan obviously heing the posterboy.

Yeah i'm not saying he is Jordan in terms of being a dominant force of will. I am saying when hes on his game hes at another level.

Again his game doesn't necessarily translate to any other era because he isn't built for the physicality (and that's true of anyone in today's league) but in today's game he is transcendent with 3 rings.

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Re: Who is on your Basketball Mount Rushmore?
« Reply #49 on: November 04, 2018, 11:30:28 AM »
Yeah i'm not saying he is Jordan in terms of being a dominant force of will. I am saying when hes on his game hes at another level.

Again his game doesn't necessarily translate to any other era because he isn't built for the physicality (and that's true of anyone in today's league) but in today's game he is transcendent with 3 rings.

When he is on he is amazing.But the problem with the 3 point shot, its usually on or it isnt.Shots from 30 feet out require so much precison,that when your game is off, like steph has been many times in the finals, the 1/7 from 3 point lands are what you see.Whereas its much harder say for jordans turnaround 14 footer to be off, just by nature of it being an easier shot to make, plus with jordans vertical and skill, even in off nights he never sniffed anything like 1/7, 2/11 etc from that range.You live by the 3 and you die by the 3.unless in the warriors case you have the 3 best 3 point shooters, where 2 can be off for the night but just feed the others ones hot hand.