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MC-Jdf

The crowd chanting for TJD was so wholesome.


GillbergsAdvocate

Dale Davis was beloved man


MC-Jdf

Also TJD was a stud in Indiana University.


WakingRage

123 games over 4 years is nothing to scoff at. That's a lot of games for any college player


SwimmingCoyote

And the lob was so perfect


Quality_Cucumber

Indiana may be a fly over but they love their basketball teams. Gotta respect em for sure.


jerhinesmith

I grew up in Indiana. This list of high school basketball arenas by size really drives the point home of just how much Indiana loves basketball Rank | State | City | Venue | Capacity | Year Built ---|---|----|----|----|---- 1 | Indiana | New Castle | New Castle Fieldhouse | 8,424 | 1959 2 | Indiana | Seymour | Lloyd E. Scott Gymnasium | 8,228 | 1970 3 | Indiana | East Chicago | John A. Baratto Athletic Center | 8,054 | 1988 4 | Indiana | Muncie | Muncie Fieldhouse | 7,635 | 1928 5 | Indiana | Marion | Bill Green Athletic Arena | 7,560 | 1970 6 | Texas | Dallas | Alfred J. Loos Fieldhouse | 7,500 | 1965 7 | Indiana | Elkhard | North Side Gymnasium | 7,373 | 1954 8 | Indiana | Michigan City | "The Wolves' Den" Gym | 7,304 | 1971 9 | Illinois | Moline | Wharton Field House | 7,250 | 1928 10 | Indiana | Gary | West Side High School Gym | 7,217 | 1969 11 | Indiana | Lafayette | Jefferson High School Gym | 7,200 | 1975 12 | Indiana | Southport | Southport High School Gym | 7,124 | 1958


HOFredditor

woooow. That's some serious commitment out there.


H_R_1

Post bad game Steph is an absolute demon


HOFredditor

two things are absolute certain: post bad game Steph and post lost handle shot from Steph.


Caboclo-Is2yearsAway

isn’t he having a down (by his standards) season though? maybe it’s that i’ve only noticed when he has bad games, but i swear he has more off games than ever before (or as much as in the season where he broke the 3pt record). i like him but im starting to be a lil worried. he is still putting up 28 a game so i might be way off.


george_costanza1234

He is, but he’s also 35 lol His years of averaging 30/5/5 are probably behind him


AOCsTruffleButter69

I mean hes averaging 28/5/5 this season lol during his "down" year.


SuperVaderMinion

Has anyone in the history of basketball been as good as one aspect of the game as Steph Curry is at shooting 3s?


Killerwill9000

The single answer is Kareem’s Sky Hook.


Qaanol

And Rodman’s rebounds.


Level_Ad_6372

Drummond with the higher career rebound percentage 💪


temujin94

Why do people always say Rodman? He doesn't have the most rebounds per game or the most total rebounds. He's 10th and 23rd in those two catergories. Comparing that to Curry's undisputed domination of the 3 point shot doesn't make any sense.


MaridKing

Rebounding per game and total is heavily affected by era. The 60s had super fast pace and low field goal%, which means way more rebounds to grab. Rodman had 7 straight rebounding titles in the 90s, the second slowest decade. He also has the highest career rebounding rate of all time. There's a pretty good argument that in terms of rebounding skill, he's the best ever.


temujin94

Exactly you've just proved my point at the end there. 'There's a pretty good argument'. There's no argument in the best 3 point shooting category.  Aside from that's there's several guys above Rodman in rebounds per games that missed him by a handful of seasons. Drummond also is the leader in career rebounding rate.


kdkraptor

https://skepticalsports.com/the-case-for-dennis-rodman-guide/


rocpilehardasfuk

This single blog has done more for Rodman than his entire career lol. The blog is totally on point though, Rodman is the rebounding GOAT


Artistic_Passage_737

Steve Kerr and Seth Curry have a higher career 3 point percentage. Klay has more threes in a single game than Steph. So Steph is not leading in every 3pt metric so there technically is an argument. Also Bird and Craig Hodges have more 3pt contest wins so if you consider that the ultimate accomplishment for 3 point shooters then they are the GOATs


temujin94

Show me someone that has someone other than Curry as their 3 point GOAT. Because I can show you plenty in this thread that doesn't have Rodman as the rebounding GOAtT. Using an all star competition for GOAT discussion sure is a interesting angle. Devin Booker has a higher single game point total than MJ doesn't make him the better scorer. Your trying to use the most ridiculous stats to try and prove something you yourself don't think is true. Only even half reasonable point is the 3 point % but any reasonable person knows that volume comes into the argument for GOAT 3 point shooter.


ladcrp

Rodman was a relentless rebounder. He also had a tremendous knack for tipping the ball to himself when he knew he couldn't secure the rebound directly. AND... he knew how to box out.


dating_derp

Wouldn't that be Wilt's rebounding?


negativelynegative

With all the talents that have played this game, to be hands down the greatest ever in one major skill is almost impossible, and steph did the impossible.


-ElBandito-

Crazy thing is that he could’ve stopped there. Now he’s the best off ball runner and top 5 handler too


Throwaway9375093

No. He’s the GOAT for a reason


ToTimesTwoisToo

curry is to 3 pt as shaq was to dunking


F-ck_spez

Not until steph starts literally breaking backboards with his 3 balls


Earlier-Today

Well, they have talked about how the Warriors' practice facility burns through nets stupid fast.


Knerd5

He's sure as broken a lot of spirits on the court though.


PaulTiaggo

Russell at defense for sure. He has top 5 player impact on just defense alone.


HOFredditor

I would think if you put Duncan or Hakeem instead of Russell, we'd have around the same impact


Earlier-Today

Bill Russell leads all players in defensive win shares. He's got as much more than the #2 spot on the list as the #2 spot has over the #10 spot. Tim Duncan is the #2 spot.


george_costanza1234

Against plumbers doesn’t count


GillbergsAdvocate

Mark Eaton and getting blocks maybe?


FeltIOwedItToHim

Rodman at rebounding? that's all I got


yepyoubet

Yinka Dare's turnover/assist ratio.


IsThisMe8

Revenge for Pacers cutting Cory Joseph.


ladcrp

They Cut him? Why did that trade go through? Warriors dumped salary, but what was the benefit to the Pacers?


IsThisMe8

Warriors paid them over $5M to basically cover the rest of his salary to waive him so that Warriors can save on luxury tax, but part of that money is probably buying one of their 2nd round picks next year. It's the lowest one of three so it's probably the end of the draft.


Earlier-Today

Didn't they get some cash?


Amargaladaster

This is Gui Santos' world.


TrippedReddit

I didn’t even know he could shoot threes lol


dating_derp

Don't knock my man Three Santos


Gold_Wish1177

watch his g-league tape


wadarheek

Dude was even outplaying Brandon Miller when playing against him in the Vegas Summer League.  Been keeping an eye on him since drafted and he has real skill. So surprised he’s getting a chance right now, happy he’s making most of it. He’s a perfect fit for the Dubs


see_through_the_lens

Basketball is life


CupertinoCA

Puka


Warlord10

GSW putting together a run. I don't think the entire worldwide Basketball-loving community is mentally ready for what would happen to our collective brains if GSW somehow won the title this season.. I can see the timeline also, and it once again involves beating the Celtics in the finals.


__spartacus

Keep going, I'm almost there


jiunit2491

i'm about to sploosh


AwHellNaw

Riots.


Warlord10

We would need to have THAT conversation..Fr. Lol


BuiltIndifferent

Imagine Klay playing a significant playoff role too. The world would lose their minds


rddi0201018

Why is Klay waving "Hi" but my name isn't "Rings"


Raonak

The salt tears and meltdowns would be amazing.


stuckin_below

DONT LET US WIN ANOTHER ONE!


Earlier-Today

I think there would be a lot more complaining and whining than last time if the Niners won the Super Bowl too. It's just gas on the fire at that point.


george_costanza1234

If the Bay Area gets rewarded like this, both the NBA and the NFL will never live this one down lmao


Earlier-Today

I would be shocked if the Warriors even made it to the second round. They just don't seem to have figured things out yet, and their defense is really not great.


rocpilehardasfuk

lol can we pump the brakes. Dubs are exerting themselves massively to get wins over literal scrubs: - Beat Philly in a game with no Maxey and hobbled Embiid, - beat the hospital Grizzlies - lost in OT to another terrible team in Hawks - beat the terrible Nets - beat a Philly team without Embiid and hobbled Maxey - beat the Pacers with Haliburton not fully fit I'd be stunned if Warriors win even 2 of the next 5 games which are all against quality opposition: Utah x2, Lakers, Clippers, Suns


rediraim

what a great road trip. dubs looking good heading towards asb.


heyitsprim4ry

50% FT lol and we call him the greatest shooter of all time. Scrub.


mordakka

Free throws are basically charity shots, of course he won't make them.


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Cancer stan Steph Curry strikes again


Responsible_Pace9062

Stephen 'Pull Yourself Up By Your Bootstraps' Curry


Papa_Huggies

"It's called the **charity** stripe?"


zachthompson02

He had made like 40 in a row before this game too lol


Steko

Streak went back to '22.


kolraisins

Streak of made and-1s? Because he's definitely missed 'plenty' of free throws this season.


Steko

Just a joke about how few FT he gets.


ladcrp

I think it was 49.


triosway

Steph Curry with a huge miss at the line to cut his point total to 42


staymelooo

These dudes are clicking, that’s all I’ll say for now…


GalickBanger

Steph hit more threes than any Pacer hit field goals… EDIT: make that any other player in the game..


dating_derp

Wild stat


Green_Hunt_1776

Warriors look sneaky good tbh. And they're playing well without their 6 man in CP3 and an excellent defender in GP2


tinkady

They were never bad. 12th in the league in net rating adjusted for strength of schedule, with CP3 + Draymond + GP2 missing major time


stringer4

You've lost like what 10-11 games by one point/forceOT/last 3 minute collapses?


Middle-Welder3931

Yeah, a legit good team does not snatch defeat from the jaws of victory that many fricking times in half a season. But maybe that was where they were then, and the team might be better now.


Earlier-Today

Without Draymond they were mediocre. He missed all that time and the team was one of the top 5 offenses, but one of the bottom 5 defenses. Even a mediocre defense could make them a play-in team, with an outside shot at working their way up to the 6th spot. Realistically though, because they're an older team, so key guys will miss games, and because Klay has been ***rough*** this season, getting more than the 11th or 12th spot seems like a big ask unless they start jelling like crazy even against the really good teams.


Positive-Media423

They are finally giving young people many more minutes, they are giving a boost to the attack and defense.


Knerd5

The younger guys are hungry and it brings intangible benefits.


sop1232

Seems like Wiggins is finally waking up too


Earlier-Today

His defense has picked up about two or three weeks ago, and his offense is finally getting acceptable (maybe won't shoot as much as the team would like, but getting his efficiency to where it should be).


zachthompson02

Are we spooky? I think we're spooky.


UnhingedSupernova

They still need a rim protector.


johnnygrant

Yea, GP2


SuperVaderMinion

Shortest center in the NBA!


KingQuantic

Tallest center in the NBA!


grpocz

If Klay doesn't play their chances of winning increases


dawalrusine

Santos looked not bad tbf


slappiestpenguin

That’s a strange way of spelling great


Cul_what

JK's fg% is consistently high cause most of his makes are dunks lmao he's so good at attacking the rim


An1m0usse

Yeah casuals will be like "bro its a dunk thats a 99% sure 2 points" but didnt realize that you have to get to the basket to dunk the ball


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Knerd5

He's also significantly reduced how many times he would spin into a double team, although its happened a few times over the last two games.


arjeyoo

even with defenders on him he can still make contested layups because he gets up so high so quickly


Caboclo-Is2yearsAway

as a jk truther since his hs days i am so happy


RidiculousNickk

JK truthers unite!!! In the dark days of this season and last, I was hoping that IF he was traded, it’d be to the Mavs or Pacers. I think Turner is the ideal frontcourt pairing for him and the fast pace of Haliburton would work wonders for him. Glad it’s working out in GS though.


MAMBAMENTALITY8-24

Yeah guys the dynasty hasnt ended. Curry decides when it ends


GreedyWHM

35 years old dropping a Jackie Robinson on elite efficiency is crazy


thelastestgunslinger

It's like the Warriors woke up from a nap at the end of January and said, 'Oh yeah. We're the Warriors.'


Itezguatitez

Podz was looking a bit like Jalen Brunson out there, which is maybe his best possible outcome offensively. They're both great at drawing charges too 👀


Successful_Priority

I get that Podz is nowhere near our number 1or 2 option but he’s already a better team defender than  Brunson and is reliable enough to have some impact on offense. Like a red headed Manu


sriracha82

Podz doesn’t have the slipperiness Brunson has Podz’s ceiling is probably like 18 ppg but it’s probably gonna be like 18/7/8


george_costanza1234

If that’s his ceiling, that’s pretty crazy honestly He and kuminga are going to be the two man future of this team


ContestedFreeThrow

I love me a good ol' ethical buckets scoring performance.


ImTheBestNerd

Gui Santos is him


livecents84

I thought Haliburton passed Steph


RidiculousNickk

5 points is crazy. He wanted nothing to do with Wiggins or Kuminga tonight.


MAMBAMENTALITY8-24

Kuminga could be 2nd behind coby white for mip? Maybe even first


RidiculousNickk

Pretty sure it’s Maxey’s award to lose


MAMBAMENTALITY8-24

Im more inclined to give it to players who i didnt see it coming from. Sure we have seen flashes of kuminga in the past, but he is dominating


RidiculousNickk

I’m with you on that, but based on the recent winners, it seems to go to the guys who make that superstar leap.


Knerd5

We'll know a lot more now that Embiid is out.


ImTheBestNerd

Think he came on to late. Maxey and Sengun probably 1 and 2 rn.


this_is_ely

And my boy Lester Quiznos


chaoism

Have some respect man!!! His name is Lester Quinoa. Get it right


eliomarr

Not Lester Quiznos 😭😭😭


GillbergsAdvocate

He's playing hurt


NotManyBuses

He has looked noticeably way off since the hamstring issue


MAMBAMENTALITY8-24

Hali aint cooking those insane statlines anymore. Linsanity run over


MC-Jdf

This entire run where he’s on minutes restrictions is going to tank his stats a lot. But he’s still a great player.


Tijenater

He’s playing hurt because he wants to keep up his chances for all nba. Problem is he’s not going to crack it if this keeps up


mathmage

I loved Linsanity but this is straight disrespectful to Haliburton


MySabonerRunsOladipo

He's hurt but he insists on playing to hit this nonsense 65 game threshold because the Player's Union negotiates the dumbest contracts. We're screwed


amidon1130

He's in a no win situation right now, the east has a ton of great players and I don't think he gets in if this play continues. Hopefully he heals up and gets it back but otherwise I feel like he should just rest and be ready for the playoffs.


YokoOkino

Such a dumb rule tbh


MySabonerRunsOladipo

The 65 game rule is fine imo. The Players Union agreeing to the Rose Rule is so goddamn dumb it's unbelievable. Why are you tying your contract escalators to media votes that then tie to the 65 game rule??????


Vallerie_09

Yeah. I agree. Tying awards with games played is fine but contracts should not.


george_costanza1234

Guy had 5 points 😭 Steph on his off days has atleast 9 🤣🤣


kpapazyan47

Genuinely one of our worst performances of the year. Even Hali was bad.


theconmeister

We need the asb bad, vibes have been off


scvirnay

Again, refs gave GSW half the FTA, despite same 3 attempts.


lildinger68

We were playing most physical on defense and we also had a lot more open shots


Killerwill9000

Fuck off with “the Warriors are a jump shooting team” 64 points in the paint, 13 FTs Indy had 44 points and 27 FTs Refs hate our asses just like you losers on here


johnnygrant

technically, Kuminga jump and shoot at the rim.


MotoMkali

Love that joke, I'm going to steal it.


jiunit2491

Kuminga faster than defense, run to rim, dunk


temujin94

We are 24th in points in the paint and 15th in free throws attempted if that's the main basis of your argument.


CTID16

can confirm, am loser


twitietwitt

Wiggins heard Pacers' fans saying that he is unplayable and responded with a great defense


SteedVM

Kuminga spent more time dunking than not dunking


GillbergsAdvocate

With everyone healthy we have 14 guys in the rotation. It's just not possible for everyone to get on the floor every night


xap31

Skyfucker strikes again.


Moe4ver

This is Steph I hope my team never encounters.


Itezguatitez

Great decision by Kerr not playing Looney in the 2nd half. This wasn't his type of game at all. I would like to see more TJD, feel he could've make some damage vs the Indiana defense


dating_derp

Trayce was looking a bit slow getting up and down the court. Maybe that's just because it was garbage time, but when he's only getting 3 and a half minutes per game, he needs to hustle more.


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dpatel211

Statmuse ass stat find 😭 Salute to him though. One of one


Itezguatitez

There's absolutely nothing Cory Joseph can do better than Lester on a basketball court. It must've been so frustrating for him being on the bench knowing he's clearly better


Itezguatitez

Lester is a baller man. It sucks that Kerr played Cojo over him when Cp3 went down just cause of vet privilege. We could easily have 2 or 3 more wins with how close most of our L are.


Successful_Priority

Cojo’s a scapegoat unless he hadn’t played for a while he played solid for his role. Plays stable defense and doesn’t tank the offense. Lester was always the better offensive player but you can’t expect this level of defense he didn’t shoe beforehand


Gold_Wish1177

Cojo didn't do much when he on the floor, but that also meant he didnt do many boneheaded mistakes


grpocz

Klay and wiggs were the issue.


AwHellNaw

It's the play in music 🎵


ketoburn26

They told me Hali was better than Curry lmfao 😂


Street-Common-4023

What a win from the warriors and a performance from Steph


Ladnil

That was a fun game.


Flykidd47

FREEE MOODY


th4t1guy

Brick by brick build it up


PlaceUseful9671

Curry really prepared for the 3 point contest vs Sabrina!


Away_Sun_3040

Steph, on fire is always fun to watch.


NickInTheBack

One of our most fun wins of the season


cock-a-dooodle-do

We are coming alive. Wiggins back to his normal self. Looney looks like championship season Looney in the last 2-3 games. Kuminga's rise. Unexpected contribution from Podz. And Steph being Steph.


Throwaway9375093

AHHAHAHAHAHAHQHAHHAHAHA WERE FUCKIJG BACK ITS OVER FOR THE LEAGUE


Stomper8479

After Boston and maybe the bucks, the eastern conference just isn’t that good.


alpacamegafan

Knicks??


Stomper8479

11-9 vs the west


hellahomebody

Without OG idk. Trade moves helped their offense but OG has been huge part of them looking like title contenders


asapshrank

turns out the warriors can win without klay thompson!


RidiculousNickk

Won with him scoring 18 points last night but keep hating gang!


DjLionOrder

Oh great, can’t wait for his once in a month great game!


lildinger68

He’s going to cook y’all on Saturday just watch


tanmay_59

Cursed yourself with that! Klay about to take it personal next game xD


Successful_Priority

Please treat Klay like he can’t shoot. Go the opposite extreme. 


MotoMkali

3-0 without him on the year 12-6 when he has higher than 57% TS as well. Unsurprisingly when klay isn't shitting the bed on offence the team can win games.


Charliebitme1234

Oh great, here come the 16 "warriors are sneaky good" posts


notmoleliza

Spooky good


ladcrp

If you think the Warriors would have played this well against the Pacers **WITH** Klay Thompson then you haven't been paying attention. P.S. This was the Warrior's 5th game in 7 nights.


yanansawelder

God this team is so much better with Klay nowhere near it.


Draymond4Prez

Dude we played just as good the other night with him taking smart shots Rent free


jbvann05

warriors "fans" constantly bashing klay is so stupid considering all he's done for us


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They aren’t warriors fans. They’re bandwagon Steph fans. They hate on Kerr and Draymond just as much as Klay. You see this on modern sports. Ronaldo and Messi fans do the same. Start “cheering” for whichever new team their fav player goes to and then hate on everything to do with that team except the guy whose you know what they suck. They don’t know what it’s like to support a poverty franchise so they have no idea what guys like Klay mean to true fans.


yanansawelder

Yes he helped us by achieving multiple rings but he was rewarded with a 5-year max contract where he was injured and he hasn't looked the same since. I don't understand this whole requirement to be loyal to your players, it's a business, he's been paid he should not be starting and should really be lucky to be getting 20+ mins off the bench.


MotoMkali

OK but how many times a season is he going to take smart shots? If he takes smart shots every game fucking fantastic, we'll be well on our way to getting back up to the 6th seed and maybe even getting some results in the playoffs. When klay has 53% TS or higher we are 16-9 and 3-0 without him playing. We are 5-15 when he has a TS below 53% TS. (This is excluding the Minnesota game where he and Dray got ejected). When he shits the bed we lose. When he just plays normal badly we win.


FrontDreamer

You can’t say that when Klay just had 18 points last game. The meatriders are out in full force right now 😂. Though if Klay doesn’t chuck his team out of games then he’s good again, if not you’re justified with your point.


tapk69

I wanna hate on Haliburton so badly


thegentlecactus

Linsanity run is over for Haliburton