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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Golden State Warriors are better without Steph Curry because Klay Thompson can finally shine

I think the Golden State Warriors are a better basketball team without Steph Curry... Thompson can really shine now. [Clay] will actually get to shoot. And he's actually a better shooter than [Steph].

The Warriors lost in the 2016 Finals, and while they performed well without Curry in early rounds, they were clearly not 'better' without him.
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Rachel NicholsRachel Nichols

The Warriors will miss Steve Kerr in the later rounds of the playoffs

Steve is the one who is able to sort of maestro all of that along. I think they will miss it in the later rounds as the competition gets tougher... it is a delicate thing over there.

The Warriors went 16-1 in the playoffs, the best postseason record ever, largely without Kerr on the sidelines for most of the run, suggesting they didn't 'miss' him in terms of results.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Grizzlies might actually be better without Ja Morant

We have a new narrative. That's very fun. Are the Grizzlies better? Without Ja Morant? ... the stat is the warriors or sorry, the Grizzlies are now I think 21 and six without Ja Morant.

While they had a great record without him in the regular season, Ja Morant is an All-NBA talent and the franchise's centerpiece; the Grizzlies struggled significantly without him in subsequent seasons.
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MemesMemes

The Knicks have been playing better without Jalen Brunson this series

For some reason, the series, [the Knicks] are just playing better without [Jalen Brunson]. This series. They have been playing better without him when he is off the court.

While potentially backed by some net-rating numbers in specific stretches, suggesting the Knicks are better without their MVP candidate is widely considered incorrect.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Golden State Warriors offense works better without Steph Curry

Now I'm starting to hear reporters out West saying that the, that the Warriors function in like a more smooth offense. Now that Steph Curry's gone...

Steph Curry is the greatest shooter ever and the Warriors were objectively better with him on the floor.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Lakers might be better without LeBron James based on his plus-minus

LeBron James -2. We're not cherry-picking that, that's an actual stat. Are the Lakers better without LeBron? That's what many are asking. I don't know, if you put in Rondo instead of LeBron, he's a +8, they probably win by a hundred.

LeBron won Finals MVP and led the team to a title, proving they were definitely not better without him.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Lakers vs. Timberwolves series is going seven games because Adam Silver wants LeBron's numbers

I think that this is gonna go to the distance though... I think that this is an Adam Silver situation. Oh, interest LeBron game seven numbers. If it goes seven, that means that LeBron is still the face of the league.

The Lakers lost the series in 5 games to the Timberwolves, failing to reach 7 games.
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HankHank

Derek White's Game 6 buzzer-beater felt like a series-winning moment

Game six was unbelievable. Just that win and the day after did, it did feel like a Game seven win. It felt like a series win. I was, I was basking at it. I truly was.

The Celtics ultimately lost the series, making the feeling of it being a series-winning moment incorrect in hindsight.
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Big CatBig Cat

Zion Williamson will be a Chicago Bull and his appearance in next year's dunk contest in the United Center will be an all-time moment

Zion going next year's dunk contest will be incredible because Zion Williamson, as a Chicago Bull, doing it in the United Center is going to be an all-time moment.

Zion was drafted by the Pelicans, not the Bulls. He also did not participate in the 2020 Dunk Contest.
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Big CatBig Cat

The 2016 Golden State Warriors will win the NBA title and become an all-time team

The Golden State Warriors won their 72nd game last night against the Spurs. So now they are an all-time team. Unless they don't win the title. If they don't win the title, then it really doesn't matter. But we all kind of assume they will win the title. The Spurs will probably give them a great series. They will be an all-time team.

The Warriors lost the 2016 NBA Finals to the Cavaliers.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Golden State Warriors are better off without Steph Curry

I've seen enough and I know enough that if you take Steph out of the Warriors, they're just as good, if not better. [They haven't said his name] all series because he's been on the bench all series.

Steph Curry is an all-time great and the Warriors are objectively worse without him; they eventually lost the series when LeBron/Kyrie took over.
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Ryen RussilloRyen Russillo

The Golden State Warriors will win the NBA Finals in six games

I'll say Warriors in six. Yeah, I'll say, like, something, you know, a couple of a game there. The Warriors are an incredibly, like, arrogant team, for good reason, but... They will screw around. They will screw around in a game and lose it.

The Warriors actually swept the Cavs 4-0.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Golden State Warriors are now Klay Thompson's team

It's Klay's team now. It has to be his team.

Curry remained the definitive leader and best player on the team; it was never Klay's team.
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Logan CoutureLogan Couture

The Golden State Warriors might have chemistry issues because they have 'too many chiefs'

I don't know if they have enough shots. Everyone's going to want to shoot the ball. I don't know how it's going to work... Too many chiefs, not enough Indians. That's how I think it's going to go, but we'll see.

Incorrect. The Warriors with Durant were immediately dominant, winning the 2017 and 2018 championships with historically efficient offense.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Golden State Warriors dynasty is on pause, not over

It's not demolition. Dynasty not over, just dynasty on pause... I think if you win another in the next three years, then it still counts. It blends together as the same.

The Warriors lost in the play-in tournament in 2024 and won only a first-round series in 2025. PFT's three-year window has effectively expired without another title.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Gabrielle Union would ruin the Golden State Warriors' chemistry

I hope that [Dwyane Wade] goes to Golden State and then... Ayesha Curry gets tasked with showing Gabby [Union] around Oakland. And she's like, please don't make me hang out with this crazy bitch. And Gabby just ruins the chemistry of the entire team. That would be wonderful.

Dwyane Wade did not join the Warriors, and Gabrielle Union did not ruin their chemistry.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The scented candle incident could be what brings down the Golden State Warriors

A scented candle, $15. I bet they wish that this story never got out. [Kevin Durant] was involved in these hijinks from the start... So he's breaking the team up. That little jokester. Maybe this is what brings down the Warriors. Candlegate.

The Warriors did lose the Finals that year and KD left, but it was due to injuries and long-standing tensions, not a $15 candle prank.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Golden State Warriors are soft 'candy-ass'

If you can put a live cam on Steph Curry and the rest of the soft candy-ass Golden State Warriors watching the finals that they should be in. That would be great.

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Subjective, but the Warriors won the 2017 NBA Finals with a 16-1 playoff record.
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James HolzhauerJames Holzhauer

The Golden State Warriors will win the 2019 NBA Finals.

Well, I have to say the Warriors. But, you know, as a fan, I'm rooting against it. But, you know, they're obviously the best team, so boring answer, but there you go.

The Warriors lost to the Toronto Raptors in 6 games in the 2019 NBA Finals.
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Ryen RussilloRyen Russillo

The Golden State Warriors are going to be even better this season

I think the warriors are gonna be even better. Ooh.

Incorrect. The Warriors finished as the 6th seed and were eliminated in the second round by the Lakers in 2023.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Golden State Warriors will beat the Los Angeles Lakers in the play-in tournament specifically for the TV ratings

What I think is gonna happen in the West, we're gonna see Lakers-Warriors in a play-in game... Warriors would win that... for the ratings.

The Warriors lost their first play-in game to the Kings and were eliminated before ever facing the Lakers.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Golden State Warriors are a worse team with Kevin Durant.

I said that they were going to be worse with [Kevin Durant]. I said that. I was the only one. You called me an idiot. Guess what? The black hole is leaving Oakland, but he's the new black hole.

The Golden State Warriors won the 2017 NBA championship with Kevin Durant, finishing the playoffs with a historic 16-1 record.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Golden State Warriors might be done after losing Game 1 to the Celtics

I actually believe that... the rest, you know, they're done. Yeah. They might be done. I think they might be done when they're done. I think they might be done. I really do think the way they lost this and the fact that the Celtics, like I know that they're their shot-making... what the Celtics can rely on and what they do better than anyone else is, they locked down on defense.

The Warriors were far from done; they won the series 4-2, winning three straight games to close it out.

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