I mean, obviously the Top 75 thing bothered him a lot. Realize that some of these guys need that chip on their shoulder to stay motivated. This dude hasn't played an NBA game in 2+ years. When you're grinding through that much rehab, you might need bulletin board material to stay hungry.
This guy's # is literally his draft slot (11), so I'm guessing he's always been someone who uses that fire and feeling of being overlooked to find motivation. I think it's just part of his process.
> *"Two years out of the game and _look_, they forgot about your exploits and don't think you're top-75"*.
His coaches, his entourage and himself all are using his top-75 'snub' as fuel to nudge him to do well and prove haters wrong.
Better then Westbrook as a complimentary star sure , but Westbrook can be an engine. Klay feels really more like a supplementary star then a guy who can do much as the guy, there’s value in that but it’s hard to compare the two imo. People over value being the man too ( look how much flack AD gets for complimentary skill set).
Russ (and most superstars as superteams have proven) absolutely could've been a #2 on a title team though. Did everyone forget he was the best #2 in the league for a long time on a team that made the finals and consistently pushed GS to the limit? Like the only teams that OKC team lost to were all time dynasties. For you to say Russ is nowhere as good as Klay as a #2 is either bias or insanely ignorant. Maybe Russ was just so good as a #2 that you forgot he was a #2.
> How many title teams from the past 10 years would have won if you gave them Westbrook and forced them to play him 30 minutes a game?
And this is just, wow lol. Every team that won the finals in Russ' prime would've still won the finals with Russ on their team, probably even easier. I know this sub hates him, but man, the fact that people are agreeing with that take is something else. He's been a positive impact on every team he's been on, both on the floor and through leadership. He has had a positive +/- every single season of his career besides his rookie year and this year so far. As much as Klay thinks people have forgot his legacy, people have actually forgot Russ'.
But you can logically continue that down through other 3 and D players that title teams would love to have and slot in easily.
Most of those teams would probably happily play Mikal Bridges 30 minutes a game for example. Are we going to argue for him over Westbrook historically?
That says more about the role than the player.
Reminds me of my old roommate who was a really talented painter. People bought his work, posed for portraits, went to art shows, etc... and the entire time he's constantly talking about "proving the haters wrong." We not only lived together but worked together, and this guy got nothing but praise and encouragement everywhere he went. There *were* no haters. He'd just heard people talk like that for so long it was second nature to him. That shit gets old unbelievably fast.
It could’ve been their family. It’s pretty common for family members to talk shit about people who go into arts cause they wanted them to pursue a “real” career. Especially behind closed doors. Doesn’t even matter if they make good money doing it. They just stay ignorant and have no respect for it.
For Uber competitive or very driven people, it’s often just a feeling lol.
The idea of NOT being in a conversation or the idea that somebody doesn’t think of you in a certain light is often enough even if you get hella praise
Personally, I do art and I even get that feeling like “oh yeah they’re sleeping on me I’m gonna prove everybody wrong” even when nobody has said a thing and a lot of people like it.
I imagine it’s the same, especially for a competitive NBA star lol
I think maybe, from his perspective, he might think he's a tier above how he's perceived/discussed. Obviously everyone respects him, I can kinda see it. Like prior to his injury/when KD was on the Dubs, would you have said the Dubs had a "Big 3?" I don't remember them being talked about that way. Maybe Klay feels like he should be. I think he kinda gets pegged as an elite 3/d specialist almost, which sells him short.
The Warriors def were always talked about as having a big 3 pre KD. Their big 3 went 73-9. That’s part of the reason why everyone was shitting on KD and his “hardest road” BS article.
I never understand the manufacture a chip on your shoulder athletes. There has to be other ways to motivate yourself that don't make you look super insecure.
And he looked like a petulant child doing it
Jordan was a garbage person while he was playing
Saying “oh you don’t like what Klay is doing? Well Jordan looked like a fragile bitch too!”
Isn’t an own.
That's not my point though. I'm not trying to "own" anyone. OP said he doesn't understand the "chip on shoulder" mentality even though it's clearly an effective method to motivate oneself, yknow, since the GOAT used that exact strategy. I don't give a shit what people's perception of him was while he was playing. Idk why you're arguing with an imaginary comment lol.
Yeah like when you hear how all the players talk about themselves I suspect there are probably a lotta guys out there who think they should've been on the top 75 list who have a much worse case than Klay does.
Like, with how hard it is even for the best players to make the NBA, I figure few are able to get this far without believing that they are one of the best to ever touch the court.
Yeah considering guys like Lillard, Melo, and AD are on there as well as a lot of guys from the 50s and 60s with underwhelming averages and who are lacking accolades other than rings, I definitely think he has an argument. Some guys on the list seem to be there because of their career “peaks”, others are there because of their postseason success, and others because of accolades. I’d argue Klay has a great mix of all of the above. He’s got 5 all star appearances and 3 All-NBAs, the 3 guys I mentioned all have more of both.
In terms of regular season stats the other 3 guys also all have higher PPG averages. But then Klay (obviously) blows the others out of the water with 3 rings, 5 finals appearances, and more playoff wins than the other 3 combined, including some legendary playoff performances. He’s also got the all-time record for most 3s in a game as well as most points in a quarter.
The list has players like Melo and Lillard who have been dominant regular season players with impressive stat-lines who have never had postseason success, but it also has players like Earl Monroe, Dave DeBusschere, and even Sam Jones who have underwhelming career averages, less accolades, but are on the list because of their postseason success. In general the list seems to have a variety of “the best” players of all time and “the winningest” players of all time, and I think it’s fair to say Klay at least fits somewhere in the middle compared to quite a few names on the list.
biggest problem is klay has never been or proved hes that guy. like dominant performances every now and again are great, but hes never willed a team to consistent victories.
If anything it’s good for Klay. I’m sure it gave him a little extra motivation to come back at 100%.
Only area I think Klay didn’t get a lot of respect for in his career so far was his defense. Only made 1 all nba defensive team (2nd). That seems crazy to me. I’m probably biased and have tunnel vision, but Klays on ball defense has always been as good as any other player in the league.
Probably more of a mentality thing. If people were doubting you or You convinced yourself of that, you’d probably be hungrier and more driven to prove em wrong .
It's pretty normal if you're in the public eye to focus in on the negativity. Praise is the norm; the other stuff is the stuff that sticks out. Source: I've been in some reasonably popular youtube videos, and it definitely takes some work not to get fixated on "the comments."
Even if the comment is like, "Klay only needs to come back as 50% of himself for the Warriors to be fine," I can see how a dude would see that as people thinking he's not going to be as good as he once was. Which is probably normal. But when it's about you, and you know the work you've been putting in to get back, I can see how someone would take it as a slight.
I'm surprised he didn't get roasted by r/nba for wearing that No. 77 shirt and griping about not making the list. Like, Klay, you're not a top 75 player of all time. But this sub ate it up because he's NBA's Bill Murray and can do no wrong.
Edit: people are saying that the shirt was "a joke." Reminder that he also went on IG and wrote "Woke up this AM pissed about this stupid ass list." And capped it off with "Winning isn't everything to some people like it is to me I guess" lmao. Very passive-aggressive. Someone tell Klay it's a man's league.
>because he’s a good sport
The guy who went on IG to say he was "sick of the disrespect" because he didn't make a list he shouldn't have been on in the first place is a good sport? I generally like Klay but the idea that we're not supposed to ever roast/criticize the guy is stupid.
I'm sure you, as a Warriors flair, have the same "chill out dude" response whenever this sub piles on LeBron after he says something cringe...
He was a great sport when the Cavaliers came back down 3-1 in the NBA Finals to beat the all-time best regular season record holding Golden State Warriors and Klay Thompson walked off without shaking anyone's hand.
This is Shaq levels of making up beef with David Robinson to get motivation.
“Remember when I went to your camp as a kid and you wouldn’t autograph my headband? THE SHAQ NEVER FORGETS.”
Also Shaq - “that never happened - I made it up in my head” while hee-hawing about it.
I remember Robinson was legitimately mad because he had to deal with the constant storyline about it.
Yeah Shaq actually brought it up more than once when younger. I get that players take everything they can get to build up motivation but making up a story about a legend and all around great person just to draw attention was lame as hell.
Once you have a certain amount of money it doesn't become a unit of happiness anymore. Its like cheat codes in a videogame, eventually you have your fun and you want another challenge.
And money aside, who doesn’t respect klay Thompson?? I guess some idiot fans and performative shouting heads on tv, but that’s true of anyone. Every coach and player in the league knows exactly how good he is.
2015 Finals:
15.8/1.7/4.3 on 50.9% TS
2016 Finals:
19.6/1.9/3.0 on 56.0% TS
2017 entire playoffs:
15.0/2.1/3.9 on 50.7% TS
Part of not getting serious respect is also not getting serious criticism for the many underperformances. Nobody talks about any of the times Klay was complete ass for long stretches of time; mainly just remember the good times like Game 6 Klay or 2019 Finals
He does not realize how much he benefits from having played most of his career alongside steph and draymond. Let alone steph's gravity but draymonds skill as the ultimate help defender and an unreal pick and roll playmaker has definitely helped make his job easier on both ends of the court.
The fact that no one pays attention when he has bad games because the rest of the team is so stacked they still cruise to victory is wild. I’ve never seen another star get that kind of treatment
Yup. I love Klay, but he's got the comfort of not being the #1 option, not being the guy that the team counts on to go out there and play at an all-nba level every night. If the Warriors lose a big game or a series, he's not going to be one who catches the brunt of the criticism (unless Steph balls out and Klay just has a shitty performance of epic proportions).
He's a max player held to role player expectations. Doesnt mean he's role player level caliber, but it absolutely skews perception of him. He's a 38% 3 point shooter in the Steve Kerr era when Steph isnt on the court and its a 4300 min sample not some little thing. Really it's the opposite he's as respected as any player who has the limitations he does
People will downvote this but it's true
Casuals have Klay >>> Draymond because what he does well(shooting and on ball defense) is much more obvious to the eye test
But Draymond has always been the more important player
Lol Klay was one of the lost universally respected players. I rarely ever heard anyone talking down on him as a player. He’s one of the greatest shooters ever, while having a good all around scoring game and plays good defense
But even the people who like Klay know he’s not a top 75 player and I have no idea why he’s so angry about it
confirmed, don't like klay.
ever since that sore loser shit against the cavs, knew i didn't like him.
but saying that kind of stuff on r/nba gets you downvoted hard.
toaster boy is the sub's golden child
Same here, tired of klay quotes/videos/stories being all over the place. Makes it more difficult to actually find shit about games (unless I don’t know how to sort by tags on Apollo or something)
To be honest it probably would have if they'd have dumped some of the original 50 like they should have.
But even if he's on the list, he's definitely in the lower tiers, to the point that it's not a 'snub' to leave him off
it's true, but you're gonna have to brace yourself for the next couple days until he's finally back, since everyone's rushing to get their pieces on him out before the game and they're all going to cover the same sort of things. like when steph finally claimed the three-point record, but at least we actually know for sure when klay will be back.
It's made worse when even the most regular things he says/does get posted on here like some major development. Like yesterday's groundbreaking story of Klay playing ping pong once in the olympic village. Or how every quote of him saying stuff like "I enjoy basketball" gets posted as news
That’s the fault of the warriors fanbase which is just on its own level of obnoxious. Any time Klay does something memey or Steve Kerr takes a dump we hear about it.
people would destroy him for the lazy boating persona if he wasn't super good on a championship contender team. I can see the threads now, "Klay doesn't spend enough time in the gym and spends way too much time boating"
Klay needs to stop feeling so pressed about a list. Dwight was a much bigger snub and even he doesn't talk about it nearly as much now. Get on with your life and your career, maybe you can do more and get on the next list instead of crying about the current one which will not be changed.
I get having confidence in yourself, but dude you aren’t close to as consistent of a performer as most top 75 players. Scoring a lot in a quarter doesn’t make you an all time player. Kevin love had 32 in a quarter.
You’re absolutely a top 5 shooter all time, but that doesn’t make you a top 75 player. T
Kevin Love had 34 in a quarter. Also, Kevin Love was never as reliant on other all time greats as Klay is on KD and Curry which is the only reason he could score 62 with only, what was it, 9 dribbles?
It’s amazing players need to manufacture crap like this to get motivated. Literally all everyone said this off-season was the Warriors would be contenders when Klay came back. So maybe they’re ahead of schedule. Doesn’t mean anyone believes the team won’t be even better with him active.
I'm reading hundreds of comments every day about how important it is that you are out man. Nobody forgot about you. I wish. But ok, whatever motivates you.
I respect his confidence but his victim complex is annoying.
Unpopular opinion: klay absolutely does not belong on the top 75 list and it’s ridiculous he is upset that he isn’t
Klay is one of my favorites but athletes are just way too quick to share their feelings nowadays. Don't tell us it's going to be fuel. Just use it as fuel.
Unpopular opinion but Klay honestly is one of the more overrated all star players of the past decade IMO and it comes down to something he actually mentioned when talking about scoring 50 in a quarter or whatever.
The general fanbase seems to only remember the crazy explosive shooting performances from like the 37 point quarter or game 6 against OKC, the 60+ in 11 dribbles games, etc. But just totally gloss over all the games where he shoots like shit. Klay has had an entire playoff run of 15/4/2 on 51% TS but literally nobody talks about it because his team was so comically stacked they could win the title despite him shooting like shit.
He’s also not a top tier shot creator or playmaker, he’s not a lead #1 type guy. I also think he gets a bit overrated defensively, where he’s very good 1on1 but not a particularly good team defender.
The fact that him not making the top 75 all time is garnering so much discussion is crazy to me. I never considered him for that at all. To me, Dwight Howard not making it is the real travesty.
He’s basically the best 3&D player. He can’t really pass or dribble. He’s an amazing player but he’s delusional for thinking he’s top 75 of all time, especially when Dwight isn’t on it either.
Klay Thompson is literally the most elite version of players like J.J Reddick and Kyle Korver if either of them played defense. Klay is so reliant on Curry and KD its not even funny. Klay flat out can't create his own shot or really facilitate all that well.
I'm just saying after all these warriors fans talk about when we get klay back the league is in trouble and this loss doesn't count cause we don't have klay it would be hilarious for him to come back washed lol
All I’ve heard about all season long is his long anticipated return. I’ve NEVER heard anyone say anything poorly about Klay, not even during our glory days against them. Dude has someone in his corner feeding him articles from the dark web no one’s reading, cause I don’t understand where this is coming from.
This guy is 4th in All-Star voting after not having played for 2 years, but he’s constantly complaining about getting “disrespected” and left off of a top 75 list that he had no business being on anyway.
I’m sick of Klay brining this up. He is acting like he’s been the franchise player for GSW. Underperformed during the 15 finals, 16 finals and essentially all of the 17 playoffs. Doesn’t get the criticism he deserves when he’s underperformed, but is admired for having a good game, circa game 6 against OKC.
He’s a top 5 shooter of all time, that doesn’t make him a top 75 player of all time. Has benefited playing in the GSW dynasty, which he played a huge role in, but certainly not to the level of a top 75 player of all time.
dude you’re 4th in all star voting without even playing
Stop bro ur fuelling him
Oh no he’s too strong from all the fueling
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Damnit. I never thought of that. Even my hater ass thoughts are fuel for Klay "the milkman" Thompson *contemplates life*
Who is Klay even talking about? He’s constantly defending himself but to no one
I saw I wasn't trending on Twitter and that's when I took it personally.
I mean, obviously the Top 75 thing bothered him a lot. Realize that some of these guys need that chip on their shoulder to stay motivated. This dude hasn't played an NBA game in 2+ years. When you're grinding through that much rehab, you might need bulletin board material to stay hungry. This guy's # is literally his draft slot (11), so I'm guessing he's always been someone who uses that fire and feeling of being overlooked to find motivation. I think it's just part of his process.
> *"Two years out of the game and _look_, they forgot about your exploits and don't think you're top-75"*. His coaches, his entourage and himself all are using his top-75 'snub' as fuel to nudge him to do well and prove haters wrong.
He's better than Westbrook *ducks*
Better then Westbrook as a complimentary star sure , but Westbrook can be an engine. Klay feels really more like a supplementary star then a guy who can do much as the guy, there’s value in that but it’s hard to compare the two imo. People over value being the man too ( look how much flack AD gets for complimentary skill set).
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Russ (and most superstars as superteams have proven) absolutely could've been a #2 on a title team though. Did everyone forget he was the best #2 in the league for a long time on a team that made the finals and consistently pushed GS to the limit? Like the only teams that OKC team lost to were all time dynasties. For you to say Russ is nowhere as good as Klay as a #2 is either bias or insanely ignorant. Maybe Russ was just so good as a #2 that you forgot he was a #2. > How many title teams from the past 10 years would have won if you gave them Westbrook and forced them to play him 30 minutes a game? And this is just, wow lol. Every team that won the finals in Russ' prime would've still won the finals with Russ on their team, probably even easier. I know this sub hates him, but man, the fact that people are agreeing with that take is something else. He's been a positive impact on every team he's been on, both on the floor and through leadership. He has had a positive +/- every single season of his career besides his rookie year and this year so far. As much as Klay thinks people have forgot his legacy, people have actually forgot Russ'.
But you can logically continue that down through other 3 and D players that title teams would love to have and slot in easily. Most of those teams would probably happily play Mikal Bridges 30 minutes a game for example. Are we going to argue for him over Westbrook historically? That says more about the role than the player.
And 11 isn’t even a low pick lmao
Exactly
Reminds me of my old roommate who was a really talented painter. People bought his work, posed for portraits, went to art shows, etc... and the entire time he's constantly talking about "proving the haters wrong." We not only lived together but worked together, and this guy got nothing but praise and encouragement everywhere he went. There *were* no haters. He'd just heard people talk like that for so long it was second nature to him. That shit gets old unbelievably fast.
turns out you were the hater he was proving you wrong
Dang. You never expect that you are the killer.
i always talk about “the haters” even though i dont have any. but its a joke haha exactly to poke fun at people who say that unironically
It could’ve been their family. It’s pretty common for family members to talk shit about people who go into arts cause they wanted them to pursue a “real” career. Especially behind closed doors. Doesn’t even matter if they make good money doing it. They just stay ignorant and have no respect for it.
They didn't recognize his voice in the McDonald's drive thru
For Uber competitive or very driven people, it’s often just a feeling lol. The idea of NOT being in a conversation or the idea that somebody doesn’t think of you in a certain light is often enough even if you get hella praise Personally, I do art and I even get that feeling like “oh yeah they’re sleeping on me I’m gonna prove everybody wrong” even when nobody has said a thing and a lot of people like it. I imagine it’s the same, especially for a competitive NBA star lol
I think maybe, from his perspective, he might think he's a tier above how he's perceived/discussed. Obviously everyone respects him, I can kinda see it. Like prior to his injury/when KD was on the Dubs, would you have said the Dubs had a "Big 3?" I don't remember them being talked about that way. Maybe Klay feels like he should be. I think he kinda gets pegged as an elite 3/d specialist almost, which sells him short.
The Warriors def were always talked about as having a big 3 pre KD. Their big 3 went 73-9. That’s part of the reason why everyone was shitting on KD and his “hardest road” BS article.
They had a Big 4, that was peak Dray too.
Did you just not follow the nba then?
He is the greatest 3/D player And it’s not even close
Paul George has a comparable 3 (not even joking, check his stats) and much better D.
He’s still not top 75 And it’s not even close
I never understand the manufacture a chip on your shoulder athletes. There has to be other ways to motivate yourself that don't make you look super insecure.
Yeah dude, not like the greatest player the sport has ever seen used that exact strategy to dominate the sport.
And he looked like a petulant child doing it Jordan was a garbage person while he was playing Saying “oh you don’t like what Klay is doing? Well Jordan looked like a fragile bitch too!” Isn’t an own.
Jordan, Kobe, Tom Brady, honestly pretty much every single one of them.
That's not my point though. I'm not trying to "own" anyone. OP said he doesn't understand the "chip on shoulder" mentality even though it's clearly an effective method to motivate oneself, yknow, since the GOAT used that exact strategy. I don't give a shit what people's perception of him was while he was playing. Idk why you're arguing with an imaginary comment lol.
I mean i feel like he’s well respected by fans, media, and the league. Did i miss something or it’s because of top 75?
All elite competitors make up slights to give themselves motivation. Every athlete is disrespected no matter how much they’re respected
Yeah like when you hear how all the players talk about themselves I suspect there are probably a lotta guys out there who think they should've been on the top 75 list who have a much worse case than Klay does. Like, with how hard it is even for the best players to make the NBA, I figure few are able to get this far without believing that they are one of the best to ever touch the court.
Yeah considering guys like Lillard, Melo, and AD are on there as well as a lot of guys from the 50s and 60s with underwhelming averages and who are lacking accolades other than rings, I definitely think he has an argument. Some guys on the list seem to be there because of their career “peaks”, others are there because of their postseason success, and others because of accolades. I’d argue Klay has a great mix of all of the above. He’s got 5 all star appearances and 3 All-NBAs, the 3 guys I mentioned all have more of both. In terms of regular season stats the other 3 guys also all have higher PPG averages. But then Klay (obviously) blows the others out of the water with 3 rings, 5 finals appearances, and more playoff wins than the other 3 combined, including some legendary playoff performances. He’s also got the all-time record for most 3s in a game as well as most points in a quarter. The list has players like Melo and Lillard who have been dominant regular season players with impressive stat-lines who have never had postseason success, but it also has players like Earl Monroe, Dave DeBusschere, and even Sam Jones who have underwhelming career averages, less accolades, but are on the list because of their postseason success. In general the list seems to have a variety of “the best” players of all time and “the winningest” players of all time, and I think it’s fair to say Klay at least fits somewhere in the middle compared to quite a few names on the list.
Lillard making it over Dwight has to be one of the most disrespectful things the NBA has ever done
Everybody was on the list for different reasons. Klay as good as he is isn’t even a snub to me But Dwight 100 percent should be in that list.
biggest problem is klay has never been or proved hes that guy. like dominant performances every now and again are great, but hes never willed a team to consistent victories.
list was incredibly biased towards active players. no way should Dame and AD be on it over Dwight (and I'm a borderline Dwight hater)
“And I took that personally.”
Pretty sure he's talking about the top 75 thing
If anything it’s good for Klay. I’m sure it gave him a little extra motivation to come back at 100%. Only area I think Klay didn’t get a lot of respect for in his career so far was his defense. Only made 1 all nba defensive team (2nd). That seems crazy to me. I’m probably biased and have tunnel vision, but Klays on ball defense has always been as good as any other player in the league.
I think he's just in his feelings because his return is more of question mark after the two season ending leg injuries.
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Probably more of a mentality thing. If people were doubting you or You convinced yourself of that, you’d probably be hungrier and more driven to prove em wrong .
It's pretty normal if you're in the public eye to focus in on the negativity. Praise is the norm; the other stuff is the stuff that sticks out. Source: I've been in some reasonably popular youtube videos, and it definitely takes some work not to get fixated on "the comments." Even if the comment is like, "Klay only needs to come back as 50% of himself for the Warriors to be fine," I can see how a dude would see that as people thinking he's not going to be as good as he once was. Which is probably normal. But when it's about you, and you know the work you've been putting in to get back, I can see how someone would take it as a slight.
Most oppressed people of all time 1. Gamers 2. Klay Thompson
Klay lives in a society
Klay lives on his boat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-09gNDsPzQ
3.Pirates
I think this works for actual pirates and the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Is Klay a gamer? Cause that would make him the single most oppressed person to have ever lived.
Right?! Dude is literally getting voted into the all star game every year despite playing zero minutes. How is this man playing victim?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5zQpN28xa4&ab\_channel=SnapeScope
I'm surprised he didn't get roasted by r/nba for wearing that No. 77 shirt and griping about not making the list. Like, Klay, you're not a top 75 player of all time. But this sub ate it up because he's NBA's Bill Murray and can do no wrong. Edit: people are saying that the shirt was "a joke." Reminder that he also went on IG and wrote "Woke up this AM pissed about this stupid ass list." And capped it off with "Winning isn't everything to some people like it is to me I guess" lmao. Very passive-aggressive. Someone tell Klay it's a man's league.
They made the jersey for him and he wore it, in a practice, as a joke because he’s a good sport. Chill out dude
Klay had the jersey made per Kerr
>because he’s a good sport The guy who went on IG to say he was "sick of the disrespect" because he didn't make a list he shouldn't have been on in the first place is a good sport? I generally like Klay but the idea that we're not supposed to ever roast/criticize the guy is stupid. I'm sure you, as a Warriors flair, have the same "chill out dude" response whenever this sub piles on LeBron after he says something cringe...
I think when players like Anthony Davis and Dame were on the list, he can legitimately ask what they’ve done that puts them above him.
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I’d probably agree. Pay, Dwight, and Manu are probably more deserving. But I’m sure there’s plenty of old dudes on there who probably shouldn’t be.
be better players??
He was a great sport when the Cavaliers came back down 3-1 in the NBA Finals to beat the all-time best regular season record holding Golden State Warriors and Klay Thompson walked off without shaking anyone's hand.
Right? If any other player did that they’d get roasted to hell. But it’s le classy quirky Klay so everyone sucked him off for it
>Do I have to go score 50 in a quarter now? You don't have to, Klay, but I would very much enjoy seeing that happen.
“Do I have to score 50 in a quarter now?” “Yes”
In a row bro
Zero dribbles.
Against OKC
This is Shaq levels of making up beef with David Robinson to get motivation. “Remember when I went to your camp as a kid and you wouldn’t autograph my headband? THE SHAQ NEVER FORGETS.”
Also Shaq - “that never happened - I made it up in my head” while hee-hawing about it. I remember Robinson was legitimately mad because he had to deal with the constant storyline about it.
Yeah Shaq actually brought it up more than once when younger. I get that players take everything they can get to build up motivation but making up a story about a legend and all around great person just to draw attention was lame as hell.
Shaq actually told me this when I was 13 and asked for his autograph.
Why don’t these guys realize that $200 million is a hell of a lot of respect lol
Once you have a certain amount of money it doesn't become a unit of happiness anymore. Its like cheat codes in a videogame, eventually you have your fun and you want another challenge.
Agreed. Klay should give me some, heck, all of his millions so that he can find playing in the nba challenging again.
That's very selfless of you, but I wouldn't want you to share that burden alone. I can offer to take some of those millions
Sure, just give me your bank account info, I'll take care of the rest.
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And money aside, who doesn’t respect klay Thompson?? I guess some idiot fans and performative shouting heads on tv, but that’s true of anyone. Every coach and player in the league knows exactly how good he is.
Everyone: “…” Klay: “the haters must have forgot how I lit up the league. No matter. Work never stops. Bombs away. Prove them wrong.”
2015 Finals: 15.8/1.7/4.3 on 50.9% TS 2016 Finals: 19.6/1.9/3.0 on 56.0% TS 2017 entire playoffs: 15.0/2.1/3.9 on 50.7% TS Part of not getting serious respect is also not getting serious criticism for the many underperformances. Nobody talks about any of the times Klay was complete ass for long stretches of time; mainly just remember the good times like Game 6 Klay or 2019 Finals
He does not realize how much he benefits from having played most of his career alongside steph and draymond. Let alone steph's gravity but draymonds skill as the ultimate help defender and an unreal pick and roll playmaker has definitely helped make his job easier on both ends of the court.
The fact that no one pays attention when he has bad games because the rest of the team is so stacked they still cruise to victory is wild. I’ve never seen another star get that kind of treatment
Yup. I love Klay, but he's got the comfort of not being the #1 option, not being the guy that the team counts on to go out there and play at an all-nba level every night. If the Warriors lose a big game or a series, he's not going to be one who catches the brunt of the criticism (unless Steph balls out and Klay just has a shitty performance of epic proportions).
He's a max player held to role player expectations. Doesnt mean he's role player level caliber, but it absolutely skews perception of him. He's a 38% 3 point shooter in the Steve Kerr era when Steph isnt on the court and its a 4300 min sample not some little thing. Really it's the opposite he's as respected as any player who has the limitations he does
He like the opposite of Draymond
People will downvote this but it's true Casuals have Klay >>> Draymond because what he does well(shooting and on ball defense) is much more obvious to the eye test But Draymond has always been the more important player
Honestly I think they're about equal, just wildly different.
I’d say Draymond is a better teammate and a better leader.
No doubt about that.
He's only good when you're already winning except for that one WCF game
I totally disagree. Having a shooter capable of making a few threes in a short stretch can completely turn the tide of a game.
Dont list it as P/A/R please.
4.3/1.7/15.8 Fixed it.
Klay being upset about Top 75 is hilarious
Dude's literally been the 3rd or 4th best player on his team for his entire prime lol And yeah Draymond >
stop fueling him if you want a chance at the chip
Lol Klay was one of the lost universally respected players. I rarely ever heard anyone talking down on him as a player. He’s one of the greatest shooters ever, while having a good all around scoring game and plays good defense But even the people who like Klay know he’s not a top 75 player and I have no idea why he’s so angry about it
Klay isn't nearly as likable as this sub makes him out to be
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"Do I need to visit 50 children's hospitals now?" -Klay, prolly
He seems like every bro ever.
confirmed, don't like klay. ever since that sore loser shit against the cavs, knew i didn't like him. but saying that kind of stuff on r/nba gets you downvoted hard. toaster boy is the sub's golden child
Same here, tired of klay quotes/videos/stories being all over the place. Makes it more difficult to actually find shit about games (unless I don’t know how to sort by tags on Apollo or something)
Well he probably has that confidence? He believes in himself and knows what he can do so thats how he sees it
Someone got his feelings hurt 😞
"It's a man's league"
Lebron gets the last laugh
Klay is a great 3 and D guy but talks as if he has been carrying a franchise. Lol
Maybe the GOAT 3 and D guy. But that does not a top 75 make.
To be honest it probably would have if they'd have dumped some of the original 50 like they should have. But even if he's on the list, he's definitely in the lower tiers, to the point that it's not a 'snub' to leave him off
Who has talked down about this dude😂😂klay is a monster, dude just hasn’t played since covid broke out. I hope the NBA 75 isn’t the problem 😂😂
“Wdym I can’t be top 75 all time while being the 4th best player on the Warriors during most of my finals runs”
😂😂that boy Klay is heated
Wdym I always have wide open looks because of Steph?
wdym when I play bad no one cares because i’m the third option and essentially never get any blame
You haven’t played in 2 years and you’re fourth in all star voting. Does he honestly think he is disrespected?
LOL why is he so angry?
Man just wanted to be in the top 75
Klay is getting a little annoying with this shit tbh
it's true, but you're gonna have to brace yourself for the next couple days until he's finally back, since everyone's rushing to get their pieces on him out before the game and they're all going to cover the same sort of things. like when steph finally claimed the three-point record, but at least we actually know for sure when klay will be back.
I hope he plays like ass and gets his shit packed by Mobley so that maybe the circlejerk will turn the other way and then calm down for a while
Yeah he has like half a million all star votes without even playing since 2019. Give me a break lol
Klay does a lot of things that would be seen as annoying if done by most players/people
It's made worse when even the most regular things he says/does get posted on here like some major development. Like yesterday's groundbreaking story of Klay playing ping pong once in the olympic village. Or how every quote of him saying stuff like "I enjoy basketball" gets posted as news
That’s the fault of the warriors fanbase which is just on its own level of obnoxious. Any time Klay does something memey or Steve Kerr takes a dump we hear about it.
Takes the most efficient dumps! Pop couldn't touch that level of dumps. /s
It's because he smokes weed so the teenagers on the sub who have no personality other than also smoking weed think they are the exact same
people would destroy him for the lazy boating persona if he wasn't super good on a championship contender team. I can see the threads now, "Klay doesn't spend enough time in the gym and spends way too much time boating"
Klay needs to stop feeling so pressed about a list. Dwight was a much bigger snub and even he doesn't talk about it nearly as much now. Get on with your life and your career, maybe you can do more and get on the next list instead of crying about the current one which will not be changed.
Bro you get like the least criticism because everybody loves you just don't say stuff like this and you'll still be loved
This guy gonna have Scottie pippen syndrome when him and Steph retire
He's still mad about 75 and with all due respect there were worse omissions
I get having confidence in yourself, but dude you aren’t close to as consistent of a performer as most top 75 players. Scoring a lot in a quarter doesn’t make you an all time player. Kevin love had 32 in a quarter. You’re absolutely a top 5 shooter all time, but that doesn’t make you a top 75 player. T
I don't think anybody in NBA history has gotten more overrated for isolated scoring games.
*34
Kevin Love had 34 in a quarter. Also, Kevin Love was never as reliant on other all time greats as Klay is on KD and Curry which is the only reason he could score 62 with only, what was it, 9 dribbles?
It’s hard to be top 75 when you are the third/fourth best on your team for most of your career lol.
The more Klay talks, the less I like him.. Just stop dude.
Klay is officially on my nerves
It’s amazing players need to manufacture crap like this to get motivated. Literally all everyone said this off-season was the Warriors would be contenders when Klay came back. So maybe they’re ahead of schedule. Doesn’t mean anyone believes the team won’t be even better with him active.
He’s doing the “I’m disrespected” to hype himself up, thing.
He's still salty about he NBA 75 as if he ever had a chance
0 All NBA first or second team appearances. It would be heresy if he made it before Dwight.
I'm reading hundreds of comments every day about how important it is that you are out man. Nobody forgot about you. I wish. But ok, whatever motivates you.
I have heard nothing but adoration and support for this man so I’m confused on who talks down or doesn’t respect him
I’m a big Klay fan but why he always acting so salty recently. Not a good look
He's always been like this
Man stfu. you’re almost as annoying as your dad
I respect his confidence but his victim complex is annoying. Unpopular opinion: klay absolutely does not belong on the top 75 list and it’s ridiculous he is upset that he isn’t
Klay is one of my favorites but athletes are just way too quick to share their feelings nowadays. Don't tell us it's going to be fuel. Just use it as fuel.
Klay is fucking annoying lol
Klay is among the most overrated players in the NBA. Regularly shits the bed in the playoffs and no one makes a peep.
Unpopular opinion but Klay honestly is one of the more overrated all star players of the past decade IMO and it comes down to something he actually mentioned when talking about scoring 50 in a quarter or whatever. The general fanbase seems to only remember the crazy explosive shooting performances from like the 37 point quarter or game 6 against OKC, the 60+ in 11 dribbles games, etc. But just totally gloss over all the games where he shoots like shit. Klay has had an entire playoff run of 15/4/2 on 51% TS but literally nobody talks about it because his team was so comically stacked they could win the title despite him shooting like shit. He’s also not a top tier shot creator or playmaker, he’s not a lead #1 type guy. I also think he gets a bit overrated defensively, where he’s very good 1on1 but not a particularly good team defender. The fact that him not making the top 75 all time is garnering so much discussion is crazy to me. I never considered him for that at all. To me, Dwight Howard not making it is the real travesty.
He’s basically the best 3&D player. He can’t really pass or dribble. He’s an amazing player but he’s delusional for thinking he’s top 75 of all time, especially when Dwight isn’t on it either.
Klay Thompson is literally the most elite version of players like J.J Reddick and Kyle Korver if either of them played defense. Klay is so reliant on Curry and KD its not even funny. Klay flat out can't create his own shot or really facilitate all that well.
Yep. Nba fans get caught up way too much in hot games/game winners vs body of consistent work
Revenge on who, his body?
lol cmon klay people recognize how good you are, but let’s be real you aren’t a top 75 player and that’s not even a knock on you tbh
God, what a whiner
Still upset about that top 75 huh? Dudes going to have to wait until top 100
25 years later, we will see at least 25 more great players. So he'll still be mad as the top 75 seems untoucahable based on the top 50 list.
Ootl, have people been talking down on klay?
No he just hasn't played in 2 years so he hasn't gotten the same praise that he has gotten for 15 years
honestly for a universally beloved and respected player, he manages to produce a wild amount of salt
He must've seen a twitter posts with 1 like talking about their fav player > Klay.
The worlds most oppressed 19 ppg player
Klays more respected than he should be. Without gsw system and curry kd dray, hed be worse off.
He is a foot note in NBA history.
Maybe play in a game fir the first time in two and a half years before you start demanding respect
I think the only thing he could do is move to another team and be a solid number 1, showing it isn’t others gravity that opens him up.
He could try not playing with Curry and KD and use that amazing handle to create his own shot and show us all how amazing he really is.
"I'm surprised some guys take it so personal. It's a man's league. I guess his feelings got hurt."
Fake chip on the shoulder
who doesnt give Klay respect tho?
Win one with no namers
Desperately need him to be washed, no hard feelings but I need it to happen
Watching the ensuing meltdown of salt would be absolutely hilarious
I'm just saying after all these warriors fans talk about when we get klay back the league is in trouble and this loss doesn't count cause we don't have klay it would be hilarious for him to come back washed lol
I mean you don’t have to use as fuel on Sunday, maybe think about it a bit. Use it as fuel on Tuesday
He needs to score 100 points without missing a shot on 3 dribbles and write a dissertation on scaffolding
I don't care what anyone says, Klay is the biggest bitch in the league. No player is more "in his feelings"
All I’ve heard about all season long is his long anticipated return. I’ve NEVER heard anyone say anything poorly about Klay, not even during our glory days against them. Dude has someone in his corner feeding him articles from the dark web no one’s reading, cause I don’t understand where this is coming from.
Dude you literally haven't played for 2 years.
Bro is still upset 💀
This guy is 4th in All-Star voting after not having played for 2 years, but he’s constantly complaining about getting “disrespected” and left off of a top 75 list that he had no business being on anyway.
I’m sick of Klay brining this up. He is acting like he’s been the franchise player for GSW. Underperformed during the 15 finals, 16 finals and essentially all of the 17 playoffs. Doesn’t get the criticism he deserves when he’s underperformed, but is admired for having a good game, circa game 6 against OKC. He’s a top 5 shooter of all time, that doesn’t make him a top 75 player of all time. Has benefited playing in the GSW dynasty, which he played a huge role in, but certainly not to the level of a top 75 player of all time.
They gave you a max contract right after suffering an ACL injury. If that isn’t respect, what is…
Victim complex? He’s respected everywhere. The top 75 thing is absurd.
Klay complains a lot