And to think Shaun Livingston is throwing down dunks and walking around just fine. Life is a funny thing. I couldn't believe Thompson even bothered to throw those free throws at the basket let alone made them because I was certainly expecting the eventual news of ACL

warriors got wrecked with injuries this postseason. Is livingston going to retire? Im really interested in what they will do. Offseason NBA is even more fun than the playoffs to see all the moves and shakeup

Curry is a ghost game 6 for long stretches, then shit the bed in an elimination game. We wont hear anything about it though. 

He usually has Klay to step up huge in game 6. Klay is the game 6 guru. Even tonight he had a huge game before the injury. That's how golden state was even able to beat the thunder with KD after being down 3-1 a few years back.

What's interesting about KD and Klay not being available next season is that the Lakers will probably sell the farm for AD. They've been holding back on trading Kuzma but now they may just let him go because they have a nice one year window here to potentially steal a championship with LBJ and AD and some vet free agents. At least on paper. So the Lakers might pull the trigger.

I don't think the Raptors championship should be minimized at all, this is huge, and they played lights out nearly the whole finals. They didn't play dirty or anything and a few Raptors even told the crowd to hush up when Durant went down.

The Warriors are stacked, have dominated for how long, and it seems the tale is the Raptors beat an "injured GS team" - cmon it happens in all sports every season. To be honest, is there a team with a deeper bench than GS?

The Raptors deserved this one IMO, 3 road wins in the finals is bonkers. Jurassic Park!

Gs bench isnt near the same as it was. Team was actually rather thin this season. It was their weakness this year.

I'll give the Raptors credit for taking out a Giannis led Bucks team (that the League showed a blatantly obvious bias towards). Well done.

As for the Finals, nah. Minimal credit due. They faced a shell of a team trying to band-aid lineups together. And it STILL took them 6 games (would have been 7 if Steph hit that last shot).

Go Raps!

I think it is disappointing having players go down due to injury, regardless of the outcome in any championship series.

Toronto needed this championship and they got it. Congrats Toronto, enjoy the festivities!

Their playoffs starting lineup included what:  Durant, Thompson, Curry, Green, and Cousins?  That's not just a "big 3"...when that team clicked it was like NBA jam.  What other teams in history were THIS stacked?

That still leaves Looney, Iggy, Livingston, Cook, and McKinnie...all solid contributors.  C'mon that's a deep bench, Looney, Iggy, and Cook would probably be starters on other teams.  I'm genuinely curious what other teams were stacked this high this year...Houston might have been close?

Actually, it was really close to a sweep...had Iggy not made that 3 at the end of game 2 who knows.

 

I was going to bring that up, but didnt want to sound like a butt hurt Dubs fan. Glad you said it!
 

The warriors are done.

I been saying this the whole season.

They been playing at 100% for 5 years when then didn't have to. This is a team that could have been playing at 80% and still could have won a few more championships. They put to much wear and tear on them selves and went for plays they didn't have to. I'm surprised that Klay went down thought. I always suspected Curry and his weak legs.

The Warriors man, those boys need milk!!!

Iguodala isnt near the same player. Livingston is done. Hes on the verge of retiring. Looney was hurt all series. Iggy was actually playing hurt as well. Cook is nothing. Mckinnie is just another player. Hes not special. Bell was overhyped basically barely playable. Jerebko is unplayable defender. Their bench is no longer deep. It was their weakness. This was discussed all playoffs. They had to find minutes due to injuries. You are thinking of iggy and livingston 2-3 years ago. They arent the same. Their bench got worse because of the starters they extended and signed. 
 

^ Pretty much nailed that Quest. Livingston & Iggy have lost a couple steps, and Cook is just ok. I do like Jerebko though. I feel he should've been getting the most bench minutes all season. His D is marginal, but he's a solid all around player.

Speaking of NBA if you have a Switch 2K19 is $1.99 on eShop.

Cheapomania!

Fair enough, I do think that Iggy could still start somewhere else though - while his stats might not show it, he makes plays happen and has a high basketball IQ.  But then again I think he missed back to back free throws too last game lol.  Looney is starter quality, and Cook will be if he isn't already.

I still don't hear any mentions of other teams that have a stronger roster though...

All I'm saying is that the Raptors earned it 100% and deserve the credit, considering the offseason moves they made and wow, what a year.  Wish the Drake crap would take a backseat though.  Now that free agency has taken a nosedive, I wonder if Kawhi will be tempted to dip out.

 

GS lost to 1 top guy and a bunch of role players, Kevin Durant aside they still had Curry, Green and Thomson (for the most part) and an older Igudala with a some what game Cousins. Still a had them shooters. People need to stop being salty and give credit where credit is due.

Other teams dont have a stronger roster because no one has 5 freaking allstar starters.

Raptors deserve credit. But there is an asterisk to me. They beat a banged up warriors team. Just like the warriors got an asterisk when they beat the no love, kyrie cavs.

I also said originally if you look at this chain. Their bench was way thinner than in the past. And you came back at me with their starting 5. That wasnt what I was talking about

It figures a Canadian team would win an NBA title before a Stanley Cup. Last team to do it? Canadiens in 92/93. I remember it, I was 6.

Iggy was playing lockdown defense all postseason and just hung 22 last night. I think he's still a stud player.

So I guess the warriors get minimal credit for beating basically just LeBron in 2015 and again in 2018?

If he had to play that much impact an entire season he wears down. They rest him a ton during the year. Hes old. Of course in an elimination game hes going all out. Again thats their best player off the bench. When they dont have their starter rotation, they are exposed. Cousins couldnt play big minutes. Klay missed 1.5 games. Durant played 12 minutes. Iguodala is a pretty good player. But hes also the best of their bench. After him there is no one really impactful.