People like to discredit the 2015 finals like it doesnt matter. But when Kawhi defeated them it secures his legacy. Curry haters has nothing to say now he got that fmvp he always deserve.
To me, he has nothing left to prove. He beat all the narratives about him. Before the season, I said the Warriors would make the Finals or win it all. I proved a bunch of idiots wrong.
They only try to discredit that ring bc it was against Lebron and NBA media is full of Klutch lapdogs, Lebron had a top 5 player in the league by his side when Jimmy Butler took him alone without any help in 2020 but you won't hear a damn thing about that.
People like to discredit it because the Cavs 2nd best player was Timothy Mozgov since Kyrie and Kevin Love were both hurt. You’re acting like those are just some role players missing, when they’re the Cavs 2nd and 3rd best players having LeBron to carry and make up over 60% of the Cavs offense were was from him scoring or setting up a teammate to score. As well as the Warriors without KD we’re still an elite team and were healthy up until the final minutes of Game 6 (Having their original core of players since 2010). Compared to 2015 with the Cavs players not being there the entire series, that’s a big difference. Before Klay got hurt Toronto went up 3-1 on the Warriors. FMVP isn’t something anyone deserves just like a title isn’t given out cause you deserve it. That goes for Chris Paul too, he has to earn it and that blowout against Dallas showed why he still isn’t a champion. You earn it, up until now Curry wasn’t the best player on the floor to win him a FMVP.
@@doctorsam5771 then again 2020 made no difference to LeBrons legacy it just added +1 to his championship total. The 2015 one for curry prior to winning this one was the only one without kd so it was his only chip without a superteam but he won it while the cavs missed their 2nd and 3rd best players while being a team that really wasn't that deep. Due to that curry had a huge asterisk on all of his championships while other players in the top 10 who got easy ring at the very least had that one series where they won a hard fought championship while curry got his first 3 pretty easily
This is probably my favourite NBA season, these guys deserved it so much after that many injuries and so many "professionals" talking shit about them. Great team, with an exemplar culture.
I still think Klay did good considering what he had to come back from. Sure his shots weren't falling as consistently. However, I think his returned presence on the court helped GSW get back into Championship mode. I for one am looking forward to see how he plays next year.
Just finishing the season without suffering from another injury was a major plus. Also I saw shades of his former elite defending in the last quarter of game 5
It’s so great to see someone change the way fans view them like Wiggins did this postseason. He was their second best player not just in the finals but the whole postseason by far
@@AllThingsInfamous1 are you on crack? Steph averaged 31 points per game on nearly 50-40-90 splits… wiggins didn’t even crack 19 points per game, despite not being the main focus of the celtics defense. Curry not only deserved final MVP, he also had one of the best finals performances in league history. His combination of high scoring and efficiency is unmatched.
This one seemed a lot like 2015 in a lot of ways. A lot of veterans mixed in with some young talent and guys that didn’t pan out on other teams finding their way on the team. The underdog if you will. It feels similar to the first warriors championship.
@joakim I think they're better without Durant. Not because Durant wasn't phenomenal but because they are much more vulnerable with all their salary in 4 guys. One goes down and it becomes so much harder to win. Kind of the story of the nets these last few years. Strength in numbers is really key
2015, the Cavs lost Love in the playoffs and Kyrie got hurt during overtime in game 1. Sure the Cavs went up 2-1, but they were also blown out due to fatigue (seriously Dellavadova was admitted to the hospital after game 3 due to severe cramps). Was this the same team that lost in 2016, sure was. And that's ok. If anything, this was a more deserving team than 2015 because we've seen that when Steph was by himself, they got into the play-in. Was this a better team than 2017 and 18? No, but I think they were better than the great 16 team. That was an all time squad. People remember the game 7 loss in the finals, but this was the same team that had to come back 1-3 in the Western Finals against OKC.
lol yeah just like 2015. facing teams with their Injured star players out and getting extremely lucky .... ONCE AGAIN.... LOL BUT YOU SOFT CURRY FANGIRLS DON'T LIKE WHEN PPL BRING UP THESE FACTS .....CASUALS
I disagree, 2018 finals was much more debatable on who deserved the FMVP. Steph had better stats than Durant in 3 out of the 4 games but KD had the more memorable performance in game 3 which I believe is the only reason why he got it and Curry only had 11 points in that game 3. Plus people never seem to want to talk about gravity. Did people see defenders running to Steph on fast breaks and then KD gets a wide open waltz to the hoop for a dunk? Happened multiple times in both years.
100% bro that game 3 won it for KD and even then it was extremely debatable . People try to put asterisk against 17 & 18 because Durant there. But Kobe won 3 out of 5 with Shaq and Magic had worthy and Kareem. Steph has to be top 10 now. Shaq, Kobe, Magic and Kareem all won with another top 10 play Steph has won 4 without that . Put some respect on this man's name should have won fmvp in 2015 and 2018
@@BlackQWARN to be fair, steph (who is a top 10 of all time level player himself) had prime kd, who is easily comparable to any top 10 player of all time when it comes to production ( not greatness ), klay who is the second best shooter of all time and was at the time a top 3 perimeter defender in the league, draymond who was one of the best playmakers and defenders in the league while also at the time being a really solid shooter, livingston who shot 90%/100% splits in the finals in 18. They were simply an all star level team beating down on everyone else.
Rich D, I've been waiting for somebody to agree with me about Curry's 2018 finals performance. I thought he should've won the FMVP too. It always bothered me! I think Curry might've thought the same thing. If you go back and see his reaction when they announced KD as FMVP in 2018, the body language said it all.
He was only their best player because othe roaches set up to defend curry and that left KD to flourish. Ty Lue blitzed curry with Klay and KD both on the court, Steph was doubled 62 times in the finals compared to KD only 2-3 times
So in terms of having the 17th offensive rating, you have to understand that we were still missing a lot of our core for much of the season. Klay was out for basically the whole 1st half. Dray missed significant time. Even Steph got injured towards the end and missed many games. They only had a few games together. I imagine if you spread that out over an entire season, they would rank towards the top. Definitely showed that in the playoffs.
I just wrote this in a different comment, people tend to skim over how important draymond is to you guys offense with how he runs the point forward and facilitates. With him being out Steph had to facilitate and klay didn't have the luxury of kinda coming back slowly
The big 3 didn’t play together all season, The Warriors next year are going to be crazy. I think next years Warriors are going to be the best of any team of the Warriors dynasty
They are going scary next year. With Wiseman coming back he could be huge on defense. But they had just enough to win it this year. When they lost in 2019 I was devastated especially because of how it happened all the injuries. But we are back on top of the mountain. As for Steph Curry I think we can comfortably put him in the top 10 at this point. Mind you he is only going to increase his accolades from this point onward. Another way of looking at this would be to say we consider this the LeBron Jame Era yet Steph Curry has 4 titles and Six Finals appearances 1 Finals MVP, 2 MVPs. Can't we argue he has been just as dominate? If you were in the Western Conference Steph Curry was your nightmare fuel. You had to get the past the Warriors to even think of winning a title. Much in the same way the Spurs and Tim Duncan terrorized the Western Conference and usually the final thing teams saw before their season ended. So me his greatness... we can't deny it anymore."
This team is one of those instances where you cant tell their story with stats as it makes little to no sense. Regardless of their offensive and defensive ratings at the end of the year, they were a 53 win team who won a title and only had 6 losses in the POs.
i don’t get it, how does steph have a reputation of having “shaky” finals performances. he’s only had one finals series where he’s played below his standards (2016). he has been in SIX finals. he has played at a superstar level for every other series. that entire narrative was started by trolls, yet y’all buy into it
His fg says otherwise. Outside his 3pt percentage mans was missing more than any other point in the season. This was the first finals where his play was up to his standards
It started back in 2015, people felt like because dellavedova had a couple good games defending him, and Iggy one finals MVP it hurts steph's reputation somewhat
I hate this narrative that Curry has “underperformed” in Finals. His averages show he’s actually been really good in the Finals. But it’s crazy nobody uses that argument against Kobe when he really has been bad in Finals games
I think the reason why they became so good is because of steve kerr. kerr being on one of the best teams of all time and possibly applying that to his coaching abilities im not surprised they were able to develop players very well
I agreed. The system and style of play have a lot to do with the Warriors success. And I think Steve Kerr is the master behind that. His intelligence of picking out others team's weakness and exploiting them. His ability to change play call in real time like playing zone defense and switching certain player onto another. He is he reason Warriors continue to dominate the 3rd quarter.
@@bandito241 - To build a dynasty, you need it on three levels: GM to draft the right players, the coach to maximize certain players, and great players executing. A great player can get you one ring. But sustained success? Props to GSW.
He can pass LeBron (that's another topic) and Wilt, but not Hakeem, Shaq or Isaiah. They beat (far) tougher opponents on the reg while being the leader of their team as they DOMINATED the league in the form of b2b titles.
@@shaft9000 I don't see him breaking into the top 5. Every player in the top 10 has multiple all defensive teams while curry has 0. I give Curry 9 or 10 right now, but top 5 is putta the question for me. He can go down as a better offensive threat than Lebron, Hakeem, Wilt, etc. but not a better overall player.
@@shaft9000 he's already passed Wilt bruv. He has double the amount of Chips as Wilt, won 2 of them without another top 74 player on the team and avgs more PPG in the playoffs and finals than Wilt and in the finals it's not even close 27>18 (look it up, you will be shocked) when I saw those stats I was like no way you can take Wilt over Steph factor in he's the 🐐 shooter, changed the game has the highest winning percentage in the postseason of all time among top 75 players, heck the only 2 players with a higher postseason winning % are his teammates Klay and Dray. You begin to realise that and it's sad to say this but Wilt's stats are really just empty calories. Wilt has been a legend because people are awed by his numbers but most people don't take the time to research and realise those gaudy numbers are only in the regular season.
The Wiggins redemption arc was awesome. The fact that he’s still 27, Poole is 23, and if Moody, Kuminga, and Wiseman pan out , we could be looking at the most successful franchise in sports history. However, it will be difficult for Golden State to keep all of those guys, with Wiggins and Poole waiting on huge contracts in the near future
Okay I'm gonna ask a legit question besides 2016 when has curry underperformed for an entire finals or playoff series?? I've always hated that notion that Curry wasn't a playoff performer.
Fakest narrative in decades. It literally stems from the 2016 finals alone, it was absolutely ridiculous. Then they kept going once that was proven wrong. "Well he has great numbers but he doesn't have that moment" like what? Then they stfu after game 4 of these finals. Now I hear, "well he's still not top 10". It'll never end.
Exactly. Curry has the most 3s in Finals history and his Finals stats exceed Kobe’s. What if we always called Magic “Tragic Johnson” bc of the one bad Finals he had. Or held 2004 against Kobe despite all of his rings. It would be ridiculous, but that’s what was happening with Curry until last week.
Watching GP2 flying through the sky is so beautiful. Payton makes every game fun to watch. So proud of where he’s come to. Hard work pays off and mad respect to Payton till the end of Time.
You can say the same for the celtics if they won: - Low expectation at the start of the season - Average offense, Elite defense - Homegrown talents: Tatum, Brown, Smart, Rob, Pritchard - Lost cause: Horford, White - Tatum overshadowed by Kyrie before
technically both Warriors and Celtics are underdogs. Warriors were not proven after two seasons of disappointment, while Celtics was even out of East top 8 at one point. The differences that gave Warriors the win were Curry and Wiggins. Coach Udoka is definitely as good as Kerr (for this one season).
Not mentioned in this video: these Warriors are the first team in NBA history (that I know of) to win a championship playing small ball on a full time basis, even more than the 2014-15 team that revolutionized basketball.
I always thought Minnesota had next, think about those for a second they had a team with Wiggins, KAT, Zach Levine, and Rubio as their floor general. Just think about that for a minute. All 4 of those players were first round lottery draft picks. 😳 and they allowed that core to go awry. Poor player development.
Minnesota could have been there this year if they had better coaching and development. They basically beat themselves in the Memphis series and would have been a nightmare matchup for GS.
@@myweirdsecondchannelwithap9070 I’m saying. IF THEY HAD GOOD COACHING AND DEVELPMENT. Did you miss that part? They have neither so yeah of course they would have been swept and they didn’t make it past Memphis. The talent is there. Skilled dominate athletic bigs (not Jokic) always give them trouble. Look what Williams did in the finals. Imagine if that was KAT he has had monster games against them.
They even had great player development like for sure Andrew Wiggins absolutely impacted this Warriors team , this was the trade that they actually needed to make in 2019/2020 , and Jordan Poole’s development when Klay Thompson was still recovering from those horrific injuries , but for sure Steph has come so much after they last won that 3rd title in 2018
Yeah, it's like a perfect storm. Warriors have two down years, getting high draft assets. In the mean time, they used the two down years to develop Poole and get Wiggins acclimated into the offense. They did this while waiting for everything to come together. And while doing that, they signed the perfect players to compliment the run like Porter Jr. and GPII, and when Klay came back, it was right on schedule for them to make a run. It's a perfect storm.
After this season for Steph, it's all gravy. Statistically, he will retire light years ahead of everyone else when it comes to shooting, he is the Wilt of shooting without a doubt in my mind. Getting 4 rings with the team that drafted him, attracting a superstar like KD to want to come and play with him, Finals MVP, 2x MVP, CHANGED THE GAME AS A WHOLE, he's done it all. My new nickname for him is Mr. Unanimous. He's at the table now and forever. Congratulations!
Thank you for putting the weight on the “unanimous” that deserves to be there. If they weren’t injured that year and the 73-9 was finished off, I can only imagine what would have been written. Steph is the point guard on my all time starting 5 btw.
To me one thing that adds a lot of value to the 2015 ring (outside of it being the first of this Warriors core), is that I remember that they revolutionized the game that season. It was just so impressive and fun watching them play, it was the birth of a system that would turn them into a dinasty. I mean Curry won MVP that year.
@@inigobantok1579 he won in both 2015 & 2016. The original post is referring to their first title they won in which Steph won his first regular season mvp and championship. He won 2016 regular season mvp but lost finals that year.
The moment he knew that they are winning the championship, Steph was able to finally let go and break down from all the emotional rollercoaster he has gone through. He even said it in one of his postgame interview that he was drained from the whole thing. And it definitely showed, from the start of season, up to the playoffs and to the finals. He busted his a** and willed his team to win. He won't admit it publicly but he knew he had to prove naysayers that he can win a chip w/o KD, win a Finals MVP and that he is one of the all time greats! Whether they win another ring or not won't matter that much as this 4th one because of what he has accomplished this whole season!Can't hate this guy. He makes everyone believe that with the right mindset, anyone can do anyting! RESPECT!!! #STEPH30 #CHEFMVP
The version of the Warriors that were in the playoffs NEVER played in the regular season. Klay, Steph and Draymond each took turns missing a bunch of games and the team constantly had to adjust to missing a key piece. They weren't even really 100% until the Finals. Steph was off the bench initially, and then GP2 and Porter were out in earlier rounds.
In Minnesota we used to call him Standrew Wiggins cause every play he would just stand in the pocket waiting for the three to be passed to him. That was it! Great for him.
I'm a Clippers fan and I don't like the Warriors for that obvious reasons. But I'm happy for them winning the NBA title cause that shows that you don't need anybody(I'm throwing shade at KD) to succeed in life. And if someone tells you otherwise, work for it harder to be in the spot the Warriors are right now just so you can slap the faces of your doubters.
@@CinoG2G I don't have an opinion on Doc lol. But about the 76ers, it was the best thing for them that they got rid of Simmons. And about the James Harden contract, he's not worth the max contract that is expected him to sign so I say let him go too👍
@@chrismunoz999 everyone afraid to talk on Doc 🙁🙁 and I may be delusional but I think the Harden deal is going to be a positive if it ends up long term - allowing Maxey to watch what was one of the best pure scorers has already paid off. And yes, thank the law Ben is gone
I've been a Warriors fan since 2005 and I've watched every single draft for us since then, it's CRAZY how we got here, all home grown + Old man Iggy. I'm not an emotional person but when the buzzer sounded, I felt it NGL 😭🤌🏾
Their future is really bright kuminga and moody showed flashes especially in that near comeback against dallas in game 4 Wiseman did show some signs as well before his injury
I'm still confused by the folks who say Curry doesn't perform in the finals or even think his performance is shaky. 2015 - 26 ppg, 2016 - 22.6 ppg (his lowest, on that 73 win team and as folks hate to admit, he got injured early in the playoffs against houston and it hampered him), 2017 w/Durant - 26.8 ppg, 2018 w/Durant - 27.5 ppg, and 2019 - 30.5 ppg. Now 2022 - 31.2 ppg. Those numbers are better than most that played in the finals.
People forget that the warriors gave it all the last time they were in the finals. A true champions heart. Klay went down, Iggy was out there limping with a bad back, KD got hurt, and Kevon Looney was out there with a fcked up back and still jumping and diving everywhere. They didn't try to preserve their health at all. Not surprising it took a minute to get back right. More surprising that they managed to do it.
I ain't gonna lie you were so wrong about steph curry in the finals, at least look it up. He has already joined Michael Jordan, Lebron James, Giannis Antetokounmpo that averages at least 25 5 5 on a 55% TS and when you consider is height he is arguably the best player than all of them! So please don't join these folks that says curry doesn't showed up?
@@daviesugo7641 the comparison itself is unfair. They all 6'8 at the least, steph just 6'2! People just get so caught up with the media and stuff like his defense liability but he 6'2, remember he's playing in the league where the average height of guys is 6'7 you need to take those into account. I'd go as far as curry is the best player in NBA history to ever lace up the game pound for pound, and not a single player in NBA history come close to him.
@@irulannaba6970 even the defense narrative this year should go away at least for this finals. He was actually a great defender apart from game 3 and parts of game 1. In games 2,5, and 6 this man had so many lockdown moments.
I'm from Palo Alto, and I discovered basketball at the age of 6, over the winter of 1995 to 1996. I attended my first Warriors game in January, 1996, and I was hooked. We weren't very good. We didn't make the playoffs until I was almost 16 with the We Believe Warriors. I really thought that squad, knocking off a #1 seed in an upset that wasn't really an upset (we dominated the Mavs the whole season. They matched BADLY against us. We were their worst nightmare) was as good as it would ever get. All I ever wanted from the time I was 6 years old was to see the Dubs win the championship. JUST ONCE I said. That's all I want. Just one. When the Giants won the World Series in 2010, my Dad, huge baseball dork, was wiping tears, and when he hugged me he said "it's worth the wait." He was right. When they won in 2015, I couldn't believe how happy I was. That's all I ever wanted. BUT, it's addictive. Winning is. Start the next season with a historic run, finish 73-9.. and then lose in the Finals after being up 3 to 1. Dagger to the heart. THEN we get Kevin Durant, and everyone hates us. Every day some piece of shit calls me a "bandwagon" fan on Twitter and bitches about Kevin Durant when they cheer for the Lakers or the Heat or Lebron's team to be determined. The first time in 70+ year-old franchise's history we signed a marquee free agent and everyone hated us for it. I didn't care. We won twice more. Fuck all them. They were just jealous. Then everyone got hurt, we lost to Toronto, and then KD left and we finished dead last. Yea, there were bandwagon fans, and they disappeared. But I watched it all, heartbroken and hopeful. When Steph got really hurt and Klay got re-injured in a pick-up game, a really bad ACL tear, it felt like our window had slammed shut. Getting Andrew Wiggins felt like a desperation move. But, that's old hat for me. I love the sport and I love the Golden State Warriors, and that love never hinged on them winning. So this one? 2022? It doesn't seem possible that feeling 2015 gave me could be topped, but this one does by several multiples. It's the best. This is the one that puts the franchise above other champions. More than Bird's Celtics, or Hakeem's Rockets, or the Willis Reed Knicks. This puts us in the pantheon. We're not just champions anymore. We're a dynasty. It's the one that solidified Steph Curry as a top-10 all-time player. It gave us great stories of redemption, especially for Andrew Wiggins and Gary Payton II, who have now shaken the BUST label for good. We won before Kevin Durant, and we won after. He needed us. We didn't' need him. For the first time in my lifetime, nobody picked us to win, and we won anyway. Even better: I couldn't attend games from 2005 onward because I struggled badly with photosensitive epilepsy. I didn't see the We Believe team in person. I didn't see us beat Dallas. I wasn't there in 2017 to see us clinch the title. But, I just overcame it, and I had season tickets to see it all. I was there live to see us eliminate all the Western teams. The little girl who fell in love with the sport of basketball, who thought she missed her chance to see their title run live, got to see her team play in the NBA Finals, live in and person. When we won Game 2, there it was. I got to see the Warriors win a game of the NBA Finals. I'm not sorry that we didn't win at home. I know now what people who cheer for teams that don't win never find out: when you're a champion, you don't need to be there to see it. You feel it. 2022 was the best. Thank you so much Golden State. This was a dream season for me! The happiest I've ever been in my sports-watching lifetime!
It's insane that Steph Curry has to validate his greatness after the last 8 years. He's changed the league, redefined the game, created an entire generation of people that want to be like him. And he's only 6'2". The 2016 Cavs don't get an asterisk on their victory even though Dray was suspended, Curry had two different injuries, and Iguodala was our injured. The Raptors don't get dinged in 2019 even though Durant tore his Achilles, Klay tore his ACL, and Steph played through a painful foot sprain. It's night night time for the haters and critics.
Don't forget Looney's collarbone fracture in 2019. It's hard to stay healthy. If warriors got off lightly in 2015, so did raptors and cavs in their respective years of winning. I think though, that each team should get their props as they made it to the finals and deserved their chips
I was shocked to see Andrew Wiggins play like his life depended on it.. Andrew played lights out basketball and refused to be denied of Championship gold.. You can tell Stephen Curry was going through the motions.. Something in his private life was hitting him hard and he might as well just overcome it..
Wiggins was trying to secure that max bag (and he pretty much did it). Curry had to flip the narrative of "can he win it all without KD" to "can KD win it all without him" (and he did it too). Also I'm sure Curry was embarrassed over his fame dragging his parents' breakup into the spotlight. But now he owns the summer!
What series were you watching!?!?!?! Curry avg. 30 a game against the number one team defense AND the NBA Defensive Player of the year in Marcus Smart, and then he worked non-stop swarming on the defensive end as well....WOW, I wish I could go through the motions like that. You were spot on about Wiggins though.
Eh, this take is very wrong. Let’s not forget Dirk went through a young and hungry thunder team and a title defending lakers not to mention the trio in the Heat. This video is recency bias if I’m being honest.
2011 Mavs run was the greatest ever. Dirk and a bunch of role players beat the three headed beast in the finals, and that's not including the tough road there.
2022 curry wasant bad he played the best Defence of his life and rebounds he was a better playmaker and leader than any other version of him, this season had the most accolades of his career so if we’re talking all around this is his best or 2 best season ever
As a Lakers fan, thanks Dubs for defeating the Celtics. People were also questioning if Kobe could win a title without Shaq. It's unbelievable that a player at his height can be in the same conversation as Jordan, James, Magic, etc. I'm lucky to witness Steph play in my life time.
The Warriors winning the 2022 championship is one of the most feel-good stories in recent history right up there with the Milwaukee Bucks in the year prior and both share the same criteria and that's they won it all with homegrown players.
Curry was amazing the first 2 months of the season and then he went into a prolonged slump. I think stuff going on off the court plus the mental grind of a long season were factors. Once the playoffs started, prime Curry returned. Congrats to the Warriors.
i disagree about this being curry's worst season, he was leagues above everyone else before the new year and then just lost his shot from the new year until the finals where he went off. But anyways, most people seem to forget how curry was playing early season
This was the most well-deserved win they have got so far. It's insane to me all those doubt on percentages for Warriors not to win it all. I love seeing people proving others wrong. There's something rewarding about it. I bet one of you in the comments doubted Warriors from the start of the season too and here is your L, hold it.
Here’s why it was their greatest title run •They faced a healthy team in the Finals and weren’t overpowered with KD A ring is still a ring yes, but this one means the absolute most out of them. Steph played great, he was the reason they won a crucial game 4 etc etc. That’s why he was so emotional after winning this title unlike the rest where he was just hyped up.
Game 4 was very crucial game it was a game golden state should have lost. Instead curry carry the team on his back. That win was important it absolutely turn the momentum torward the warrior and boston never recover.
@@germanleon2775 didn't wiggs have 18 boards. That game is currys best finals game of his career but he carried them in the scoring department but there is more to basketball than scoring
@@tridra5714 Curry had 43 and 10 rebounds who gives a fuck about Wiggins 17 and 16. You haters love to say Curry only plays offense, in game 6 with Curry as the primary defender the Celtics shot 3-12 and had 6 turnovers
@@westbronco9066 Who cares about Wiggins? As great as Curry was he didn’t win the game alone, without Wiggins playing great too then Curry’s historic game goes to waste. As Draymond wasn’t good that game and Klay was just average.
@@SpeedHomeAttack that’s his job, he’s a role player who played his role and he did it well in game 4. Me saying who gives a fuck about Wiggins is to the other guy saying Curry didn’t carry the team and only impacted the game on offense. I appreciate what Wiggins did but Curry without a doubt carried the Warriors in game 4
The Warriors Franchise the last 10 years, has been so crazy 4 titles in 8 years, amazing! Also, it could have been 6 in 8 years, if they didn't lose to the Cavs and Raptors. Sounds even more impressive, when you think about it
Injuries were the reasons for those losses. Kinda like people want to crap on their 2015 win where the cavs were injured, but then gloss over the warriors injuries.
This year more than the previous, showed us the young guys are being passed the torch for REAL, not just on the warriors but In the league.. Luka, Ja, Jaylen Brown, Taytum, having playoff performances while Bron and Co., Kd, Kyrie, Harden, Lillard, didn’t make it or were bounced without having dominating games, it’s refreshing a little. Crazy to think after kawhi left Toronto, we would be glued to this battle of LA, LAKERS…CLIPPERS… and forget everyone else… but now that has gone to shit lol
It blows my mind how hated andrew wiggins was in Minnesota, people saying that he's a bust and all, and yet still got a ring wayy earlier than harden and cp3
Timberwolves are the most dumbest organisation ever in trading history....They literally built core Golden state warriors team with their dumb draft and trades...Lol
Harden and CP3 are way more accomplished players than Wiggins. Robert Horry won 8 championships but it doesn't make him better than MJ, Kobe, Shaq or Wilt
@@Max-kw2hp accomplishment like what?? MVP??? The goal in NBA is winning ring...No one care about winning MVP when your team never made it in final....If you give jokic, harden and cp3 choices, they will trade their MVP for that single rings...
I think another reason why this means so much is that this chip was literally anyones to win. Parity in the league hasnt been this high in years. Bucks, heat, lakers, celtics, warriors, nets, 76ers (esp. If simmons played), nuggets, suns, mavs. All these teams are genuinely either one piece away from winning it all or one injury away from crashing. Warriors won because of a discrete combination of depth, coaching, OGs and youngsters, underdog players, and luck. the storyline of klay coming back and not knowing what kind of player he would become and obviously green being washed up. But, if the warriors didnt have all these stars align (looney underrated, wiggins all star, poole becoming curry 2.0, GP2 signed and playing as if hes 5 inches taller) they would have lost. They were genuinely one injury away from losing. People may say they saw this coming, but all of things did have to go right for this to happen. It was said esrlier in the season that the team who wins this year may not be the most talented, but the most healthy. And in some ways, this is true. Yes, the talent is inarguable, but the warriors did escape these playoffs relatively unscathed compared to years past (ligament tears, concussions, sprained ankles, broken foots, knee sprains) If Timelord had both knees, things could have been a bit different...but doesnt change how tatum was absolutely locked down
I see your point but their success was more due to their HARD work than it was luck. I think this years warriors could beat any healthy team you throw at them. Notice that they never had to go to a game 7 situation these playoffs. I'm not a fan of "what ifs" and "lucky this, lucky that". They got here through hard work. Hard work always pays off. 💪
I think you honed in too much on the luck part of my comment. I definitely gave credit to the effort the team put in and development. But to respond to your comment about luck..., winning a chip definitely has an element of luck. No amount of hard work was going to prevent KD / Klay losing their limbs in their last chip run. Injuries in playoffs are a very real thing since the beginning of basketball and theyre unpredictable (paul george snapping his ankle on half) The mental game is also just as important and finding ways to persevere. Good examples are knicks using willis reed for motivation, jordan knowing he needs kerr to take the last shot, lakers beating the kings on a still controversial finals, klay coming back from concussion, AI literally playing a finals with nearly every limb injured and still dominating...and so much more Warriors saw potential on wiggins, poole, gp2 but there was no guarantee these guys were going to all buy in. Look at dlo and bazemore who didnt 100% buy in and warriors really struggled even with a semi healthy curry (people forget the dude had a smashed broken hand). Again, there was no guarantee or effort that could make sure klay comes back from two years off from two massive injuries and curry also having a mcl sprain a few finals ago. Bucks didnt have middleton, lowry wasnt 100% and was off/on the court, and still took the celtics far, etc. I dont think there's a single nba champion who would disagree that there always is an element of luck because A LOT has to go right. If winning a chip was 100% based on effort, then this isnt a surprise and this isnt a chip. Its a "who worked the hardest" award, which isnt always the case (i.e lakers bubble chip). Its why people put astericks on chips in the first place Warriors coaching staff have also been recruited left and right for assistant and head positions, plus even if i go further back, before mark Jackson's firing, kerr WAS going to sign to coach the knicks since phil jackson came over. No guarantee they were going to find the right minds to replace them These are all different ways that no matter how hard one works, there is always an element of luck
@@cheetah219 You can say there's an element of luck in some things, but in a championship like this one, it's more about the hard work put in by these incredible athletes, the coaches and management (owners) staff. You don't just luck out of coming back from the type of injuries Klay sustained; you work hard to become a valuable player. Wiggins didn't stumble on some magic beans before the season to become the best two-way player in the playoffs. Gary Payton II didn't suddenly acquired his dad's defensive talents after a dream one night. All these dudes (and the rest of the team) worked super hard to get here; and I will stand by what I said before: These Champs worked HARD to get here 💪
@@HistorymakerD A lot of NBA professional players working very hard as well. Everything being equal, luck is indeed a very important element. The world is super random, enjoy the moment while we can.
I dont consider Lebron as a GOAT because of this. This dude stayed and got championships. This one he got is why hes great.. he didnt ask for more player or tried to make his own team. He just played his role and got 4 rings. He changed the game based on his skill and not that he can GM his on players. He did it with what he had..
The fact you even brought up bron shows you how great he actually is he wasn’t even in the playoffs this year and his name still being brought up lmaoooo
The thing your mentioning is saying LeBron should have jeopardized his career because he wasn't lucky enough to be drafted by the warriors or the Celtics or the spurs. Being 'loyal' is a double edged sword if your lucky you end up in the best situation you could possibly be in but if your not you waste good years of your career because you weren't drafted to the right team
What hits me is that there are so many high quality players that just needs the right role to succeed. The warriors run this year is also amazing because it really gives hope to many "lost causes", and shows the other organizations that you have to make best use of what you have. This is the best basketball league in the world where the best basketball players gathered. So many stories it almost like it's a fairy tale
Kawhi and raptors defeated them cause klay got injured. klay was balling the best time of his career in 2019 but he got injured.no one in the team can replace his game and curry got no help as good as klay can do when he was healthy. Draymond said it when klay wasnt there, they suck! The trio led by curry with klay and dray are th best in the nba! The championship win was well deserved ! This is my favorite warriors team!!! Their hardship was rewarded - God blessed them !!!
2009 KOBE BRYANT Won his 4th Championship and First Finals MVP. (13th Year in the League @ the same Team) *2022 STEPHEN CURRY Win his* *4th CHAMPIONSHIP and First FINALS MVP* *(13th Year in the League @ the same Team)*
Curry #2 all time point guard. This has elevated him past Thomas and Stockton. I'd still put Magic at #1 for now but Curry might be the only player for a very long time that might catch Magic.
Just want to shout out here for Klay. Two possible career ending injuries, 941 days without a game. He overcame it and played as cool as he was. Absolutely amazing!
Usually it's all about narratives and this championship's narrative is definitely the best in their championship runs. So much stories for each player. My favorite is GP2 especially after getting injured in the 2nd round and getting back in the finals and winning it all.
I so hope he's healthy. The warriors just prove people wrong constantly. Steph, Klay, Dray, Wiggs, Poole, GP2 - they were all supposedly massively overrated... but look at them now.
He has the Kobe problem when Kobe won his 1st FMVP it was his 4th ring it’s unfair criticism but he’s in that class with Kobe,MJ, LBJ which is they’ll get criticized regardless if it’s fair or not that’s just the way it goes
It's funny how the narrative around teams winning championships with key injuries to the opposition changes on a whim. Curry and co. get discredited by some for beating the Cavs in 2015 minus Love and Kyrie, but Lebron gets nothing but praise for winning in 2016 despite Curry not being healthy and a dubious suspension to Draymond helping Cleveland's cause. The 2003-2004 Pistons get full credit for beating the Lakers despite LA having basically no healthy power forwards in that series, with Horace Grant not playing at all and Karl Malone essentially playing on one leg which caused huge matchup problems against the Wallaces, especially Rasheed.
Memphis is the only threat to them. Luka can’t do it by himself. Phoenix is old and we’ve seen Devin do it by himself before. And everyone else isn’t worth mentioning due to injury history or being too young.
Murray and Porter are coming back to help Jokic with the Nuggets. Also hopefully PG13 and Kawhi will both be 100% next season for the Clippers. The Lakers are just up in the air for me right now. Steven Adams will hopefully be healthy for Memphis. He only played a few minutes during the playoffs. Houston, Portland, and OKC going through rebuild. Zion will hopefully be back with the Pelicans.
Clippers will surely be a threat with Kawhi's return. If Kawhi was with the Clippers last 2021, they will surely beat the Suns and win against Milwaukee.
BS, KD did not out played Steph in the those finals. You cannot out play someone who step aside to let someone else shine. If that's case Steph would have never been able to be Steph again. Steph got his while letting someone else shine in the process. The media, talking heads, or you tubers never seem to see the big picture of how Steph Curry do things.
For me what shows Currys true character is, when he had that mcl injury during the 2016 finals and we never heard any mention of it from him. Unlike lebron who was acting like his hand was injured and put a brace on it😂🤣
Congratulations to the GS Warriors. I'm a Milwaukee fan, but I enjoy seeing hard-work and humble stars like Steph and Klay win. Hope to meet you guys in the finals next year
His shooting numbers are bad though outside his 3 pt percentage. This was the first finals where he played up to par with his regular season shooting numbers. Regardless people act like he was the worst finals performer ever which is not the case
@@lamurcribb985 if they give kobe love even though majority of his finals appearances had bad shooting number, folks gotta give curry his stripes too. They played the same amount of finals games and curry has the better stats 👀
@@melvynsngltn27 he has to prove lol without curry people are coming after curyy all this year saying kd carried warrior lmao in the end table turned. Now it's kd turn to prove he can do without warrior
Just when everyone thought it was the end of the championship warriors steph having injuries and klay out. Remember saying that season it was over just seeing other teams stack up people saying nets and lakers in the finals east and west getting stronger, This championship was truly a special one for the warriors. Im no warrior fan but Once everyone was back and healthy on that roster and just seeing drey , klay and steph their first game together i got the same feel when drose first return since acl it was very emotional. Gotta give credit to the people behind everything their front office, coaching, training staff , medical they got the best of the best to keep this team like a championship team. The scary part about this too is there only getting started again , they will be back in the finals again and again. This warriors team going to have a documentary soon when its all said and done just like the bulls had once in last dance. May not have witnessed the jordan bulls dominate but glad that i have witness this as basketball fan seeing the warriors win championships and the best shooter ever.
Curry was the Dubs FMVP of the first 3 games, when they went 1-2 WIggins was FMVP of the last 3 games 3-0 his D and Boston's TOs were the deciding factors, imho
DEFENSE always make a sense when your shots dont find a net... That Pistons 2004 was a great team too ... but taht team Detroit have in 2004 was the greatest team defense ever i dont think we see another team like this again... I am happy for my man Wiggins... U deserve this championchip!!! AMAZING YR and NBA NEVER disapoind me is always amazing yr///
I agree Andy. This is was arguably the toughest of the four title runs for the Splash Brothers era Golden State Warriors. Before the 2022 Dubs, only one team won it all on the Boston Celtics's parquet floor and that was the Los Angeles Lakers in 1985.
Nice breakdown as always pleasure watching your videos. I think you should also include about other players and analysts started mocking at them since 2020 (made clear during Draymond podcast and Steph presscon). And imo 2019 by far was the weakest, no depth at all lost KD and Klay, one third Boogie and had to call Bogut back.
The thing I think is odd though in regular season everyone was going on how deep this warriors team was then come playoffs it was how Curry was doing it himself. Wiggins was the reason they won.
When GPII came back, it totally change the Warriors defense from good to excellent. Had he played in game 1, I think the Warriors would have won that game and we wouldn't be talking about game 6, but rather 5 w/ Warriors winning 4-1 and celebrating @their home court.
what made this championship so sweet was the side stories of the players esp. the guys winning for the first time. that's what makes a diehard & casual fans alike root for them
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Honestly I believe the first was the most special, watching the growth and everything come together. this one is almost as special because of all the back stories redemption time has come. Go warriors
This is by far the most meaningful championship the Dubs (or any team) earned. The undercurrents and Cinderella stories were just incredible it melts titanium hearts! Inspirational at the highest levels.
As a Heat fan, I’m proud of Golden State. They really put the pieces together this season and build around Curry, Thompson, and Green. This was by far their best championship season in recent years. I don’t know why people buried their 2015 run just because Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving were out and LeBron had to carry the team by himself. Proof that LeBron really needs another star help to win him a championship. While Golden State built around their guys, besides 2017, and 18 when KD was like a mercenary to help them win more. Miami, we gotta get superstars to join the team to help win us championships. That’s why we really never had top picks in the draft besides Dwyane Wade, Bam Adebayo, and Tyler Herro who is rumored to be traded for another star to join Jimmy in Miami. But anyway, I was impressed with the Warriors run and they were shadowed these last 2 years and got back on top again with no help of Kevin Durant. Congratulations to them on winning their 7th franchise championship.
They don't have to apologize about being loaded with KD. Just superior to every team. But this year was not about overwhelming talent. Just team ball as always. Incredible championship. Should be really proud of themselves.
They either choose to transition into the next Era. Or they continue to chase championships. Use their assets to now to contend next season. Their best bet is to chase championships. A player like curry doesn't come around often. The way he makes it so easy on the rest of the team. OG Anunoby fits this team perfectly.a 3 and D player that then can go small with
People like to discredit the 2015 finals like it doesnt matter. But when Kawhi defeated them it secures his legacy. Curry haters has nothing to say now he got that fmvp he always deserve.
To me, he has nothing left to prove. He beat all the narratives about him. Before the season, I said the Warriors would make the Finals or win it all. I proved a bunch of idiots wrong.
They only try to discredit that ring bc it was against Lebron and NBA media is full of Klutch lapdogs, Lebron had a top 5 player in the league by his side when Jimmy Butler took him alone without any help in 2020 but you won't hear a damn thing about that.
Unless its Rob Parker lol
People like to discredit it because the Cavs 2nd best player was Timothy Mozgov since Kyrie and Kevin Love were both hurt. You’re acting like those are just some role players missing, when they’re the Cavs 2nd and 3rd best players having LeBron to carry and make up over 60% of the Cavs offense were was from him scoring or setting up a teammate to score.
As well as the Warriors without KD we’re still an elite team and were healthy up until the final minutes of Game 6 (Having their original core of players since 2010). Compared to 2015 with the Cavs players not being there the entire series, that’s a big difference. Before Klay got hurt Toronto went up 3-1 on the Warriors.
FMVP isn’t something anyone deserves just like a title isn’t given out cause you deserve it. That goes for Chris Paul too, he has to earn it and that blowout against Dallas showed why he still isn’t a champion. You earn it, up until now Curry wasn’t the best player on the floor to win him a FMVP.
@@doctorsam5771 then again 2020 made no difference to LeBrons legacy it just added +1 to his championship total. The 2015 one for curry prior to winning this one was the only one without kd so it was his only chip without a superteam but he won it while the cavs missed their 2nd and 3rd best players while being a team that really wasn't that deep. Due to that curry had a huge asterisk on all of his championships while other players in the top 10 who got easy ring at the very least had that one series where they won a hard fought championship while curry got his first 3 pretty easily
This is probably my favourite NBA season, these guys deserved it so much after that many injuries and so many "professionals" talking shit about them. Great team, with an exemplar culture.
The greatest achievement of Warriors ever was stopping the legendary unstoppable Don Luka.
Luka aint there yet, he also might not win a championship, he doesnt change, he still plays like rockets harden, this is a team game.
@@zihuatenejo What are you talking about? Luka is a great team player - leader. Just look what he did with his team.
Jealousy.
The same analysts discrediting them are the same ones who want what the Warriors have.
Its simple.
@@zihuatenejo you don't watch Luka
I still think Klay did good considering what he had to come back from. Sure his shots weren't falling as consistently. However, I think his returned presence on the court helped GSW get back into Championship mode. I for one am looking forward to see how he plays next year.
His defense also Had JB switching lmao
He definitely hit key shots when he needed too. To be even kind of effective given what he has gone through is impressive.
Just finishing the season without suffering from another injury was a major plus. Also I saw shades of his former elite defending in the last quarter of game 5
They absolutely needed him to win this championship. The only valid doubts people had with this team was how would Klay look when he came back.
they needed his confidence and moral. not his points. Poole, Wiggins, and even green doing more than double digits. they good on points as a team
It’s so great to see someone change the way fans view them like Wiggins did this postseason. He was their second best player not just in the finals but the whole postseason by far
Facts
As a sixers fan I'm hoping the same can happen with James next year
Wiggins should have been finals mvp. He was more consistent.
@@AllThingsInfamous1 are you on crack? Steph averaged 31 points per game on nearly 50-40-90 splits… wiggins didn’t even crack 19 points per game, despite not being the main focus of the celtics defense. Curry not only deserved final MVP, he also had one of the best finals performances in league history. His combination of high scoring and efficiency is unmatched.
@@AllThingsInfamous1 curry has 1 off game and apparently he hasn’t been consistent 💀 ya Steph Curry haters are ridiculous
This one seemed a lot like 2015 in a lot of ways. A lot of veterans mixed in with some young talent and guys that didn’t pan out on other teams finding their way on the team. The underdog if you will. It feels similar to the first warriors championship.
@joakim I think they're better without Durant. Not because Durant wasn't phenomenal but because they are much more vulnerable with all their salary in 4 guys. One goes down and it becomes so much harder to win. Kind of the story of the nets these last few years. Strength in numbers is really key
2015, the Cavs lost Love in the playoffs and Kyrie got hurt during overtime in game 1. Sure the Cavs went up 2-1, but they were also blown out due to fatigue (seriously Dellavadova was admitted to the hospital after game 3 due to severe cramps). Was this the same team that lost in 2016, sure was. And that's ok. If anything, this was a more deserving team than 2015 because we've seen that when Steph was by himself, they got into the play-in. Was this a better team than 2017 and 18? No, but I think they were better than the great 16 team. That was an all time squad. People remember the game 7 loss in the finals, but this was the same team that had to come back 1-3 in the Western Finals against OKC.
lol yeah just like 2015. facing teams with their Injured star players out and getting extremely lucky .... ONCE AGAIN....
LOL BUT YOU SOFT CURRY FANGIRLS DON'T LIKE WHEN PPL BRING UP THESE FACTS .....CASUALS
They were in no way an underdog to the Celtics. No one on the Celtics has ever been to the finals.
they def weren’t an underdog this year lol
I disagree, 2018 finals was much more debatable on who deserved the FMVP. Steph had better stats than Durant in 3 out of the 4 games but KD had the more memorable performance in game 3 which I believe is the only reason why he got it and Curry only had 11 points in that game 3.
Plus people never seem to want to talk about gravity. Did people see defenders running to Steph on fast breaks and then KD gets a wide open waltz to the hoop for a dunk? Happened multiple times in both years.
Agreed!
100% bro that game 3 won it for KD and even then it was extremely debatable . People try to put asterisk against 17 & 18 because Durant there. But Kobe won 3 out of 5 with Shaq and Magic had worthy and Kareem. Steph has to be top 10 now. Shaq, Kobe, Magic and Kareem all won with another top 10 play Steph has won 4 without that . Put some respect on this man's name should have won fmvp in 2015 and 2018
@@BlackQWARN to be fair, steph (who is a top 10 of all time level player himself) had prime kd, who is easily comparable to any top 10 player of all time when it comes to production ( not greatness ), klay who is the second best shooter of all time and was at the time a top 3 perimeter defender in the league, draymond who was one of the best playmakers and defenders in the league while also at the time being a really solid shooter, livingston who shot 90%/100% splits in the finals in 18.
They were simply an all star level team beating down on everyone else.
Rich D, I've been waiting for somebody to agree with me about Curry's 2018 finals performance. I thought he should've won the FMVP too. It always bothered me! I think Curry might've thought the same thing. If you go back and see his reaction when they announced KD as FMVP in 2018, the body language said it all.
Yup
They developed the youngsters when they were down and now built them up to have championship experience!!
And they have Wiseman, Kuminga, Moody only getting better. Even if not all 3 stay, they will dealt for in their prime stars.
Bob Myers is one hell of a GM. Trades drafts and player development kept this franchise relevant since 2013
The dynasty never ended!! They kept their core, even after a top 3 player left!! Never have we seen that before!!
Even after their best player left*
@@ic2089 best player get swept in the first round💀💀
He was only their best player because othe roaches set up to defend curry and that left KD to flourish. Ty Lue blitzed curry with Klay and KD both on the court, Steph was doubled 62 times in the finals compared to KD only 2-3 times
Other coaches*
@@declan781 Roaches works too. Ha.
So in terms of having the 17th offensive rating, you have to understand that we were still missing a lot of our core for much of the season. Klay was out for basically the whole 1st half. Dray missed significant time. Even Steph got injured towards the end and missed many games. They only had a few games together. I imagine if you spread that out over an entire season, they would rank towards the top. Definitely showed that in the playoffs.
I just wrote this in a different comment, people tend to skim over how important draymond is to you guys offense with how he runs the point forward and facilitates. With him being out Steph had to facilitate and klay didn't have the luxury of kinda coming back slowly
The big 3 didn’t play together all season, The Warriors next year are going to be crazy. I think next years Warriors are going to be the best of any team of the Warriors dynasty
They are going scary next year. With Wiseman coming back he could be huge on defense. But they had just enough to win it this year. When they lost in 2019 I was devastated especially because of how it happened all the injuries. But we are back on top of the mountain. As for Steph Curry I think we can comfortably put him in the top 10 at this point. Mind you he is only going to increase his accolades from this point onward. Another way of looking at this would be to say we consider this the LeBron Jame Era yet Steph Curry has 4 titles and Six Finals appearances 1 Finals MVP, 2 MVPs. Can't we argue he has been just as dominate? If you were in the Western Conference Steph Curry was your nightmare fuel. You had to get the past the Warriors to even think of winning a title. Much in the same way the Spurs and Tim Duncan terrorized the Western Conference and usually the final thing teams saw before their season ended. So me his greatness... we can't deny it anymore."
They played 11 mins together before the playoffs
This team is one of those instances where you cant tell their story with stats as it makes little to no sense. Regardless of their offensive and defensive ratings at the end of the year, they were a 53 win team who won a title and only had 6 losses in the POs.
i don’t get it, how does steph have a reputation of having “shaky” finals performances. he’s only had one finals series where he’s played below his standards (2016). he has been in SIX finals. he has played at a superstar level for every other series. that entire narrative was started by trolls, yet y’all buy into it
Curry wasn't 100% in 2016🤷♂️
His fg says otherwise. Outside his 3pt percentage mans was missing more than any other point in the season. This was the first finals where his play was up to his standards
It started back in 2015, people felt like because dellavedova had a couple good games defending him, and Iggy one finals MVP it hurts steph's reputation somewhat
I hate this narrative that Curry has “underperformed” in Finals. His averages show he’s actually been really good in the Finals.
But it’s crazy nobody uses that argument against Kobe when he really has been bad in Finals games
@@MrBonzeMedal ppl still get on kobe abt 04 and somewhat 08 finals .
most impressive part to me is how they won without having to move their young core to “win now” they won while keeping their future
I think the reason why they became so good is because of steve kerr. kerr being on one of the best teams of all time and possibly applying that to his coaching abilities im not surprised they were able to develop players very well
I agreed. The system and style of play have a lot to do with the Warriors success. And I think Steve Kerr is the master behind that. His intelligence of picking out others team's weakness and exploiting them. His ability to change play call in real time like playing zone defense and switching certain player onto another. He is he reason Warriors continue to dominate the 3rd quarter.
Its a myriad of reasons and Kerr was one of them.
Two** he was on the spurs too.
@@bandito241 - To build a dynasty, you need it on three levels: GM to draft the right players, the coach to maximize certain players, and great players executing.
A great player can get you one ring. But sustained success? Props to GSW.
By best team of all time I assume you mean the bulls but imo a lot of his coaching skill comes from his time in SA playing for Pop
it was so satisfying seeing Curry getting his Finals MVP, it really made me emotional, now he is for sure top 10 player ever
11 but close
DrePeezy415 he’s 9 for me personally
He can pass LeBron (that's another topic) and Wilt,
but not Hakeem, Shaq or Isaiah.
They beat (far) tougher opponents on the reg while being the leader of their team as they DOMINATED the league in the form of b2b titles.
@@shaft9000 I don't see him breaking into the top 5. Every player in the top 10 has multiple all defensive teams while curry has 0. I give Curry 9 or 10 right now, but top 5 is putta the question for me. He can go down as a better offensive threat than Lebron, Hakeem, Wilt, etc. but not a better overall player.
@@shaft9000 he's already passed Wilt bruv. He has double the amount of Chips as Wilt, won 2 of them without another top 74 player on the team and avgs more PPG in the playoffs and finals than Wilt and in the finals it's not even close 27>18 (look it up, you will be shocked) when I saw those stats I was like no way you can take Wilt over Steph factor in he's the 🐐 shooter, changed the game has the highest winning percentage in the postseason of all time among top 75 players, heck the only 2 players with a higher postseason winning % are his teammates Klay and Dray. You begin to realise that and it's sad to say this but Wilt's stats are really just empty calories. Wilt has been a legend because people are awed by his numbers but most people don't take the time to research and realise those gaudy numbers are only in the regular season.
The Wiggins redemption arc was awesome. The fact that he’s still 27, Poole is 23, and if Moody, Kuminga, and Wiseman pan out , we could be looking at the most successful franchise in sports history. However, it will be difficult for Golden State to keep all of those guys, with Wiggins and Poole waiting on huge contracts in the near future
Okay I'm gonna ask a legit question besides 2016 when has curry underperformed for an entire finals or playoff series?? I've always hated that notion that Curry wasn't a playoff performer.
Curry has had 1 bad playoff series his whole career and he was injured while it happened. People just love to hate and discredit him
It's easy to hate than admire greatness
Fakest narrative in decades. It literally stems from the 2016 finals alone, it was absolutely ridiculous. Then they kept going once that was proven wrong. "Well he has great numbers but he doesn't have that moment" like what? Then they stfu after game 4 of these finals. Now I hear, "well he's still not top 10". It'll never end.
Exactly. Curry has the most 3s in Finals history and his Finals stats exceed Kobe’s. What if we always called Magic “Tragic Johnson” bc of the one bad Finals he had. Or held 2004 against Kobe despite all of his rings. It would be ridiculous, but that’s what was happening with Curry until last week.
@@westbronco9066 2016 was definitely his second best year after this year. It took Kyrie's best series and LeBron's best series to defeat him.
Watching GP2 flying through the sky is so beautiful. Payton makes every game fun to watch. So proud of where he’s come to. Hard work pays off and mad respect to Payton till the end of Time.
They have scary talent from the best to the last player coming of the bench. I could see them winning many more
You can say the same for the celtics if they won:
- Low expectation at the start of the season
- Average offense, Elite defense
- Homegrown talents: Tatum, Brown, Smart, Rob, Pritchard
- Lost cause: Horford, White
- Tatum overshadowed by Kyrie before
technically both Warriors and Celtics are underdogs. Warriors were not proven after two seasons of disappointment, while Celtics was even out of East top 8 at one point. The differences that gave Warriors the win were Curry and Wiggins. Coach Udoka is definitely as good as Kerr (for this one season).
Not mentioned in this video: these Warriors are the first team in NBA history (that I know of) to win a championship playing small ball on a full time basis, even more than the 2014-15 team that revolutionized basketball.
This is what happens when you have GM that develops players .
Minnesota could've had this if they actually develop him right way
they could have traded for klay(through love and drafted steph too
I always thought Minnesota had next, think about those for a second they had a team with Wiggins, KAT, Zach Levine, and Rubio as their floor general. Just think about that for a minute. All 4 of those players were first round lottery draft picks. 😳 and they allowed that core to go awry. Poor player development.
Minnesota could have been there this year if they had better coaching and development. They basically beat themselves in the Memphis series and would have been a nightmare matchup for GS.
@@levels1937 nightmare matchup for golden state? They would’ve been swept lmao.
@@myweirdsecondchannelwithap9070 I’m saying. IF THEY HAD GOOD COACHING AND DEVELPMENT. Did you miss that part? They have neither so yeah of course they would have been swept and they didn’t make it past Memphis. The talent is there. Skilled dominate athletic bigs (not Jokic) always give them trouble. Look what Williams did in the finals. Imagine if that was KAT he has had monster games against them.
They even had great player development like for sure
Andrew Wiggins absolutely impacted this Warriors team , this was the trade that they actually needed to make in 2019/2020 , and Jordan Poole’s development when Klay Thompson was still recovering from those horrific injuries , but for sure Steph has come so much after they last won that 3rd title in 2018
Yeah, it's like a perfect storm. Warriors have two down years, getting high draft assets. In the mean time, they used the two down years to develop Poole and get Wiggins acclimated into the offense. They did this while waiting for everything to come together. And while doing that, they signed the perfect players to compliment the run like Porter Jr. and GPII, and when Klay came back, it was right on schedule for them to make a run. It's a perfect storm.
After this season for Steph, it's all gravy. Statistically, he will retire light years ahead of everyone else when it comes to shooting, he is the Wilt of shooting without a doubt in my mind. Getting 4 rings with the team that drafted him, attracting a superstar like KD to want to come and play with him, Finals MVP, 2x MVP, CHANGED THE GAME AS A WHOLE, he's done it all.
My new nickname for him is Mr. Unanimous. He's at the table now and forever. Congratulations!
Thank you for putting the weight on the “unanimous” that deserves to be there.
If they weren’t injured that year and the 73-9 was finished off, I can only imagine what would have been written.
Steph is the point guard on my all time starting 5 btw.
To me one thing that adds a lot of value to the 2015 ring (outside of it being the first of this Warriors core), is that I remember that they revolutionized the game that season. It was just so impressive and fun watching them play, it was the birth of a system that would turn them into a dinasty. I mean Curry won MVP that year.
That was the 2016 season not 2015
@@inigobantok1579 Oh my bad then... But it still applies as for the meaning of that championship run.
@@Jarolito1de3 no, you were right, idiot was wrong, it was 2015 the first year they won the championship. 2016 was their 73-9 year.
@@inigobantok1579 curry won mvp in 15 too
@@inigobantok1579 he won in both 2015 & 2016. The original post is referring to their first title they won in which Steph won his first regular season mvp and championship. He won 2016 regular season mvp but lost finals that year.
Michael Jordan vs the DPOY in the finals
27 on 41%
Steph vs the DPOY in the finals
31 on 48%
True…. But Smart is a fake, flopping DPOY who was buoyed by a biased East Coast legacy media
They actually played defense when Jordan played.
Neither deserved the dpoy unfortunately
Every guard who won DPOY except MJ didnt deserve it
@@Aburner960 are you saying the glove didn't deserve his DPOY? You tripping
The moment he knew that they are winning the championship, Steph was able to finally let go and break down from all the emotional rollercoaster he has gone through. He even said it in one of his postgame interview that he was drained from the whole thing. And it definitely showed, from the start of season, up to the playoffs and to the finals. He busted his a** and willed his team to win. He won't admit it publicly but he knew he had to prove naysayers that he can win a chip w/o KD, win a Finals MVP and that he is one of the all time greats! Whether they win another ring or not won't matter that much as this 4th one because of what he has accomplished this whole season!Can't hate this guy. He makes everyone believe that with the right mindset, anyone can do anyting! RESPECT!!! #STEPH30 #CHEFMVP
With Klay back, I knew they would be fine even if he's not his 2019 prior self.
The version of the Warriors that were in the playoffs NEVER played in the regular season. Klay, Steph and Draymond each took turns missing a bunch of games and the team constantly had to adjust to missing a key piece. They weren't even really 100% until the Finals. Steph was off the bench initially, and then GP2 and Porter were out in earlier rounds.
Glad Warriors won proud of Steph and them! Dray showed his play making abilities to help assist Steph and co.
This is the most significant title of this dynasty. So happy for the 👨🍳 Wardell Stephen Curry!!!!
In Minnesota we used to call him Standrew Wiggins cause every play he would just stand in the pocket waiting for the three to be passed to him. That was it! Great for him.
I'm a Clippers fan and I don't like the Warriors for that obvious reasons. But I'm happy for them winning the NBA title cause that shows that you don't need anybody(I'm throwing shade at KD) to succeed in life. And if someone tells you otherwise, work for it harder to be in the spot the Warriors are right now just so you can slap the faces of your doubters.
Thoughts on Doc Rivers ??? Sixers fan here lol. Ecstatic the dubs got it done cause watching Boston get one before Embiid would be demoralizing
@@CinoG2G I don't have an opinion on Doc lol. But about the 76ers, it was the best thing for them that they got rid of Simmons. And about the James Harden contract, he's not worth the max contract that is expected him to sign so I say let him go too👍
Wonderful. Even critics are stunned as GSW will win 2-5 more finals.
@@garricksl LeBron is aware of those critics, that's why he's pitching that idea of him joining the Warriors so hard lmao
@@chrismunoz999 everyone afraid to talk on Doc 🙁🙁 and I may be delusional but I think the Harden deal is going to be a positive if it ends up long term - allowing Maxey to watch what was one of the best pure scorers has already paid off. And yes, thank the law Ben is gone
I've been a Warriors fan since 2005 and I've watched every single draft for us since then, it's CRAZY how we got here, all home grown + Old man Iggy. I'm not an emotional person but when the buzzer sounded, I felt it NGL 😭🤌🏾
Their future is really bright kuminga and moody showed flashes especially in that near comeback against dallas in game 4
Wiseman did show some signs as well before his injury
Steph Curry was already in my top 5 before his 4th title win
thats a shitty top 5
Top 10 for me
Delusional
@@surrotten3354 top 5 yea idk top 10 is a bit of a hot take before but I think it is justified now with this 2022 ring.
HIS top 5 stupid not yours 🤦🏾♂️
I'm still confused by the folks who say Curry doesn't perform in the finals or even think his performance is shaky. 2015 - 26 ppg, 2016 - 22.6 ppg (his lowest, on that 73 win team and as folks hate to admit, he got injured early in the playoffs against houston and it hampered him), 2017 w/Durant - 26.8 ppg, 2018 w/Durant - 27.5 ppg, and 2019 - 30.5 ppg. Now 2022 - 31.2 ppg. Those numbers are better than most that played in the finals.
Yup and in 2016 there were multiple injuries (and a suspension) as well that prevented them from officially usurping the 96 bulls as the GOAT team.
I honestly didn’t know he scored that much lol. No one ever seems to mention his PPG just that he doesn’t do that good in the finals.
People forget that the warriors gave it all the last time they were in the finals. A true champions heart. Klay went down, Iggy was out there limping with a bad back, KD got hurt, and Kevon Looney was out there with a fcked up back and still jumping and diving everywhere. They didn't try to preserve their health at all. Not surprising it took a minute to get back right. More surprising that they managed to do it.
I ain't gonna lie you were so wrong about steph curry in the finals, at least look it up. He has already joined Michael Jordan, Lebron James, Giannis Antetokounmpo that averages at least 25 5 5 on a 55% TS and when you consider is height he is arguably the best player than all of them! So please don't join these folks that says curry doesn't showed up?
They try and hold 2016 against him,but curry had a serious mcl injury that year.curry didn't have his usual agility because of that injury 😕
Height has absolutely nothing to do with ranking who is better.
@@daviesugo7641 the comparison itself is unfair. They all 6'8 at the least, steph just 6'2! People just get so caught up with the media and stuff like his defense liability but he 6'2, remember he's playing in the league where the average height of guys is 6'7 you need to take those into account. I'd go as far as curry is the best player in NBA history to ever lace up the game pound for pound, and not a single player in NBA history come close to him.
@@irulannaba6970 good point on the pound for pound. Completely agree.
@@irulannaba6970 even the defense narrative this year should go away at least for this finals. He was actually a great defender apart from game 3 and parts of game 1. In games 2,5, and 6 this man had so many lockdown moments.
The best comeback story of the decade and one of most legendary playoff seasons of all time
I'm from Palo Alto, and I discovered basketball at the age of 6, over the winter of 1995 to 1996. I attended my first Warriors game in January, 1996, and I was hooked. We weren't very good. We didn't make the playoffs until I was almost 16 with the We Believe Warriors. I really thought that squad, knocking off a #1 seed in an upset that wasn't really an upset (we dominated the Mavs the whole season. They matched BADLY against us. We were their worst nightmare) was as good as it would ever get.
All I ever wanted from the time I was 6 years old was to see the Dubs win the championship. JUST ONCE I said. That's all I want. Just one. When the Giants won the World Series in 2010, my Dad, huge baseball dork, was wiping tears, and when he hugged me he said "it's worth the wait." He was right. When they won in 2015, I couldn't believe how happy I was. That's all I ever wanted. BUT, it's addictive. Winning is. Start the next season with a historic run, finish 73-9.. and then lose in the Finals after being up 3 to 1. Dagger to the heart. THEN we get Kevin Durant, and everyone hates us. Every day some piece of shit calls me a "bandwagon" fan on Twitter and bitches about Kevin Durant when they cheer for the Lakers or the Heat or Lebron's team to be determined. The first time in 70+ year-old franchise's history we signed a marquee free agent and everyone hated us for it. I didn't care. We won twice more. Fuck all them. They were just jealous.
Then everyone got hurt, we lost to Toronto, and then KD left and we finished dead last. Yea, there were bandwagon fans, and they disappeared. But I watched it all, heartbroken and hopeful. When Steph got really hurt and Klay got re-injured in a pick-up game, a really bad ACL tear, it felt like our window had slammed shut. Getting Andrew Wiggins felt like a desperation move. But, that's old hat for me. I love the sport and I love the Golden State Warriors, and that love never hinged on them winning.
So this one? 2022? It doesn't seem possible that feeling 2015 gave me could be topped, but this one does by several multiples. It's the best. This is the one that puts the franchise above other champions. More than Bird's Celtics, or Hakeem's Rockets, or the Willis Reed Knicks. This puts us in the pantheon. We're not just champions anymore. We're a dynasty. It's the one that solidified Steph Curry as a top-10 all-time player. It gave us great stories of redemption, especially for Andrew Wiggins and Gary Payton II, who have now shaken the BUST label for good. We won before Kevin Durant, and we won after. He needed us. We didn't' need him. For the first time in my lifetime, nobody picked us to win, and we won anyway. Even better: I couldn't attend games from 2005 onward because I struggled badly with photosensitive epilepsy. I didn't see the We Believe team in person. I didn't see us beat Dallas. I wasn't there in 2017 to see us clinch the title. But, I just overcame it, and I had season tickets to see it all. I was there live to see us eliminate all the Western teams. The little girl who fell in love with the sport of basketball, who thought she missed her chance to see their title run live, got to see her team play in the NBA Finals, live in and person. When we won Game 2, there it was. I got to see the Warriors win a game of the NBA Finals. I'm not sorry that we didn't win at home. I know now what people who cheer for teams that don't win never find out: when you're a champion, you don't need to be there to see it. You feel it.
2022 was the best. Thank you so much Golden State. This was a dream season for me! The happiest I've ever been in my sports-watching lifetime!
Only thing i can hope for now is that the warriors keep their young core. It looks damn exciting.
This is exactly what alot of NBA teams need to do. Their are a ton of talented players just need to make them bloom.
It's insane that Steph Curry has to validate his greatness after the last 8 years. He's changed the league, redefined the game, created an entire generation of people that want to be like him. And he's only 6'2". The 2016 Cavs don't get an asterisk on their victory even though Dray was suspended, Curry had two different injuries, and Iguodala was our injured. The Raptors don't get dinged in 2019 even though Durant tore his Achilles, Klay tore his ACL, and Steph played through a painful foot sprain. It's night night time for the haters and critics.
Don't forget Looney's collarbone fracture in 2019. It's hard to stay healthy. If warriors got off lightly in 2015, so did raptors and cavs in their respective years of winning. I think though, that each team should get their props as they made it to the finals and deserved their chips
I was shocked to see Andrew Wiggins play like his life depended on it.. Andrew played lights out basketball and refused to be denied of Championship gold.. You can tell Stephen Curry was going through the motions.. Something in his private life was hitting him hard and he might as well just overcome it..
Wiggins was trying to secure that max bag (and he pretty much did it). Curry had to flip the narrative of "can he win it all without KD" to "can KD win it all without him" (and he did it too). Also I'm sure Curry was embarrassed over his fame dragging his parents' breakup into the spotlight. But now he owns the summer!
What series were you watching!?!?!?! Curry avg. 30 a game against the number one team defense AND the NBA Defensive Player of the year in Marcus Smart, and then he worked non-stop swarming on the defensive end as well....WOW, I wish I could go through the motions like that. You were spot on about Wiggins though.
Eh, this take is very wrong. Let’s not forget Dirk went through a young and hungry thunder team and a title defending lakers not to mention the trio in the Heat. This video is recency bias if I’m being honest.
2011 Mavs run was the greatest ever. Dirk and a bunch of role players beat the three headed beast in the finals, and that's not including the tough road there.
2022 curry wasant bad he played the best Defence of his life and rebounds he was a better playmaker and leader than any other version of him, this season had the most accolades of his career so if we’re talking all around this is his best or 2 best season ever
As a Lakers fan, thanks Dubs for defeating the Celtics. People were also questioning if Kobe could win a title without Shaq. It's unbelievable that a player at his height can be in the same conversation as Jordan, James, Magic, etc. I'm lucky to witness Steph play in my life time.
The Warriors winning the 2022 championship is one of the most feel-good stories in recent history right up there with the Milwaukee Bucks in the year prior and both share the same criteria and that's they won it all with homegrown players.
Respect for curry man he deserved it honestly he worked hard for it👏
It’s nice to see you uploading positive content.
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Edit: you can hear it in your voice. Do this more often for U
Your analysis is very true . Thanks you made all who watched this realize what gsw most of all curry is all about !
Curry was amazing the first 2 months of the season and then he went into a prolonged slump. I think stuff going on off the court plus the mental grind of a long season were factors. Once the playoffs started, prime Curry returned. Congrats to the Warriors.
i disagree about this being curry's worst season, he was leagues above everyone else before the new year and then just lost his shot from the new year until the finals where he went off. But anyways, most people seem to forget how curry was playing early season
Facts and his defense has been better then ever
This was the most well-deserved win they have got so far. It's insane to me all those doubt on percentages for Warriors not to win it all. I love seeing people proving others wrong. There's something rewarding about it. I bet one of you in the comments doubted Warriors from the start of the season too and here is your L, hold it.
Always believed in Wigs since 2014 and Imma proud fan 😍
You prove the internet is undefeated. Dub life everyone come to the bay you’re welcome!!!
Here’s why it was their greatest title run
•They faced a healthy team in the Finals and weren’t overpowered with KD
A ring is still a ring yes, but this one means the absolute most out of them. Steph played great, he was the reason they won a crucial game 4 etc etc. That’s why he was so emotional after winning this title unlike the rest where he was just hyped up.
Game 4 was very crucial game it was a game golden state should have lost. Instead curry carry the team on his back. That win was important it absolutely turn the momentum torward the warrior and boston never recover.
@@germanleon2775 didn't wiggs have 18 boards. That game is currys best finals game of his career but he carried them in the scoring department but there is more to basketball than scoring
@@tridra5714 Curry had 43 and 10 rebounds who gives a fuck about Wiggins 17 and 16. You haters love to say Curry only plays offense, in game 6 with Curry as the primary defender the Celtics shot 3-12 and had 6 turnovers
@@westbronco9066 Who cares about Wiggins? As great as Curry was he didn’t win the game alone, without Wiggins playing great too then Curry’s historic game goes to waste. As Draymond wasn’t good that game and Klay was just average.
@@SpeedHomeAttack that’s his job, he’s a role player who played his role and he did it well in game 4. Me saying who gives a fuck about Wiggins is to the other guy saying Curry didn’t carry the team and only impacted the game on offense. I appreciate what Wiggins did but Curry without a doubt carried the Warriors in game 4
The Warriors Franchise the last 10 years, has been so crazy
4 titles in 8 years, amazing!
Also, it could have been 6 in 8 years, if they didn't lose to the Cavs and Raptors.
Sounds even more impressive, when you think about it
Injuries were the reasons for those losses.
Kinda like people want to crap on their 2015 win where the cavs were injured, but then gloss over the warriors injuries.
2016 series was so rigged af after GSW was up 3 - 1.
@@Saltyahole Raptors still win if everyone other then KD plays.
This year more than the previous, showed us the young guys are being passed the torch for REAL, not just on the warriors but In the league.. Luka, Ja, Jaylen Brown, Taytum, having playoff performances while Bron and Co., Kd, Kyrie, Harden, Lillard, didn’t make it or were bounced without having dominating games, it’s refreshing a little.
Crazy to think after kawhi left Toronto, we would be glued to this battle of LA, LAKERS…CLIPPERS… and forget everyone else… but now that has gone to shit lol
It blows my mind how hated andrew wiggins was in Minnesota, people saying that he's a bust and all, and yet still got a ring wayy earlier than harden and cp3
Timberwolves are the most dumbest organisation ever in trading history....They literally built core Golden state warriors team with their dumb draft and trades...Lol
Harden and CP3 are way more accomplished players than Wiggins. Robert Horry won 8 championships but it doesn't make him better than MJ, Kobe, Shaq or Wilt
@@Max-kw2hp accomplishment like what?? MVP??? The goal in NBA is winning ring...No one care about winning MVP when your team never made it in final....If you give jokic, harden and cp3 choices, they will trade their MVP for that single rings...
I think another reason why this means so much is that this chip was literally anyones to win. Parity in the league hasnt been this high in years.
Bucks, heat, lakers, celtics, warriors, nets, 76ers (esp. If simmons played), nuggets, suns, mavs. All these teams are genuinely either one piece away from winning it all or one injury away from crashing.
Warriors won because of a discrete combination of depth, coaching, OGs and youngsters, underdog players, and luck.
the storyline of klay coming back and not knowing what kind of player he would become and obviously green being washed up.
But, if the warriors didnt have all these stars align (looney underrated, wiggins all star, poole becoming curry 2.0, GP2 signed and playing as if hes 5 inches taller) they would have lost. They were genuinely one injury away from losing.
People may say they saw this coming, but all of things did have to go right for this to happen. It was said esrlier in the season that the team who wins this year may not be the most talented, but the most healthy. And in some ways, this is true. Yes, the talent is inarguable, but the warriors did escape these playoffs relatively unscathed compared to years past (ligament tears, concussions, sprained ankles, broken foots, knee sprains)
If Timelord had both knees, things could have been a bit different...but doesnt change how tatum was absolutely locked down
I see your point but their success was more due to their HARD work than it was luck. I think this years warriors could beat any healthy team you throw at them. Notice that they never had to go to a game 7 situation these playoffs. I'm not a fan of "what ifs" and "lucky this, lucky that". They got here through hard work. Hard work always pays off. 💪
I think you honed in too much on the luck part of my comment. I definitely gave credit to the effort the team put in and development.
But to respond to your comment about luck..., winning a chip definitely has an element of luck. No amount of hard work was going to prevent KD / Klay losing their limbs in their last chip run. Injuries in playoffs are a very real thing since the beginning of basketball and theyre unpredictable (paul george snapping his ankle on half)
The mental game is also just as important and finding ways to persevere. Good examples are knicks using willis reed for motivation, jordan knowing he needs kerr to take the last shot, lakers beating the kings on a still controversial finals, klay coming back from concussion, AI literally playing a finals with nearly every limb injured and still dominating...and so much more
Warriors saw potential on wiggins, poole, gp2 but there was no guarantee these guys were going to all buy in. Look at dlo and bazemore who didnt 100% buy in and warriors really struggled even with a semi healthy curry (people forget the dude had a smashed broken hand). Again, there was no guarantee or effort that could make sure klay comes back from two years off from two massive injuries and curry also having a mcl sprain a few finals ago.
Bucks didnt have middleton, lowry wasnt 100% and was off/on the court, and still took the celtics far, etc. I dont think there's a single nba champion who would disagree that there always is an element of luck because A LOT has to go right. If winning a chip was 100% based on effort, then this isnt a surprise and this isnt a chip. Its a "who worked the hardest" award, which isnt always the case (i.e lakers bubble chip). Its why people put astericks on chips in the first place
Warriors coaching staff have also been recruited left and right for assistant and head positions, plus even if i go further back, before mark Jackson's firing, kerr WAS going to sign to coach the knicks since phil jackson came over. No guarantee they were going to find the right minds to replace them
These are all different ways that no matter how hard one works, there is always an element of luck
@@cheetah219 You can say there's an element of luck in some things, but in a championship like this one, it's more about the hard work put in by these incredible athletes, the coaches and management (owners) staff. You don't just luck out of coming back from the type of injuries Klay sustained; you work hard to become a valuable player. Wiggins didn't stumble on some magic beans before the season to become the best two-way player in the playoffs. Gary Payton II didn't suddenly acquired his dad's defensive talents after a dream one night. All these dudes (and the rest of the team) worked super hard to get here; and I will stand by what I said before: These Champs worked HARD to get here 💪
@@HistorymakerD A lot of NBA professional players working very hard as well. Everything being equal, luck is indeed a very important element. The world is super random, enjoy the moment while we can.
I dont consider Lebron as a GOAT because of this. This dude stayed and got championships. This one he got is why hes great.. he didnt ask for more player or tried to make his own team. He just played his role and got 4 rings. He changed the game based on his skill and not that he can GM his on players. He did it with what he had..
You gon take away from someone else’s work because of what someone else did? That doesn’t make any sense
The fact you even brought up bron shows you how great he actually is he wasn’t even in the playoffs this year and his name still being brought up lmaoooo
@@hbksean0317 I know hes good and I dont discredit what he has. Its just a comparison of the two. Im just saying how Steph needs that title.
Imo they both goats in different ways steph solidified it with this run forsure
The thing your mentioning is saying LeBron should have jeopardized his career because he wasn't lucky enough to be drafted by the warriors or the Celtics or the spurs. Being 'loyal' is a double edged sword if your lucky you end up in the best situation you could possibly be in but if your not you waste good years of your career because you weren't drafted to the right team
What hits me is that there are so many high quality players that just needs the right role to succeed. The warriors run this year is also amazing because it really gives hope to many "lost causes", and shows the other organizations that you have to make best use of what you have. This is the best basketball league in the world where the best basketball players gathered. So many stories it almost like it's a fairy tale
Kawhi and raptors defeated them cause klay got injured. klay was balling the best time of his career in 2019 but he got injured.no one in the team can replace his game and curry got no help as good as klay can do when he was healthy. Draymond said it when klay wasnt there, they suck! The trio led by curry with klay and dray are th best in the nba! The championship win was well deserved ! This is my favorite warriors team!!! Their hardship was rewarded - God blessed them !!!
2009 KOBE BRYANT Won his 4th Championship and First Finals MVP. (13th Year in the League @ the same Team)
*2022 STEPHEN CURRY Win his*
*4th CHAMPIONSHIP and First FINALS MVP*
*(13th Year in the League @ the same Team)*
Curry #2 all time point guard. This has elevated him past Thomas and Stockton. I'd still put Magic at #1 for now but Curry might be the only player for a very long time that might catch Magic.
What catches Magic in your eyes? Him doing this exact thing one more time?
@@Saltyahole one more mvp and finals mvp
@@Kevin-ol7gj that could easily happen this year
This is an excellent video. You gave great info and your production is top notch. I wish more channels were this good
Just want to shout out here for Klay. Two possible career ending injuries, 941 days without a game. He overcame it and played as cool as he was. Absolutely amazing!
curry has nothing else to prove in the nba now. he has all the boxes checked now.
He can literally just take a pay cut now and ride out the last 5 years of his career as a guy who can mentor the young guys.
Uhm 2 more titles and a fmvp problem puts him 3rd or 4th best ever and goat pg.
Who else misses Andy Hoops’ how good was X NBA player was actually videos ?
Usually it's all about narratives and this championship's narrative is definitely the best in their championship runs.
So much stories for each player. My favorite is GP2 especially after getting injured in the 2nd round and getting back in the finals and winning it all.
Coach kerr warriors players stay 3 4 5 steps ahead of teams in all areas gm Bob find a gem in the daft that fits culture identity of team franchise.
I'm ready for back to back next seasom with JAMES WISEMAN!! ❤️ 💪🏻
I so hope he's healthy. The warriors just prove people wrong constantly. Steph, Klay, Dray, Wiggs, Poole, GP2 - they were all supposedly massively overrated... but look at them now.
Isnt he in the G league?
@@Thug2511 That was re-hab. If that guy stays healthy, the Warriors are bringing it home again........
@@evilmonkeyspeaks7801 ah thanks
He has the Kobe problem when Kobe won his 1st FMVP it was his 4th ring it’s unfair criticism but he’s in that class with Kobe,MJ, LBJ which is they’ll get criticized regardless if it’s fair or not that’s just the way it goes
Kobe was overrated
Curry could've arguably had the 2018 FMVP if we're being honest...and DEFINITELY should've had 2015 Iguodala MY ASS
@@kevinanderson8092 fr it should’ve
@@melvynsngltn27 everyone has their own opinion but that was stupid to post🤣🤣🤣
Don’t compare ball hog Kobe to curry unselfish player.
It's funny how the narrative around teams winning championships with key injuries to the opposition changes on a whim. Curry and co. get discredited by some for beating the Cavs in 2015 minus Love and Kyrie, but Lebron gets nothing but praise for winning in 2016 despite Curry not being healthy and a dubious suspension to Draymond helping Cleveland's cause. The 2003-2004 Pistons get full credit for beating the Lakers despite LA having basically no healthy power forwards in that series, with Horace Grant not playing at all and Karl Malone essentially playing on one leg which caused huge matchup problems against the Wallaces, especially Rasheed.
"you dont wanna see us next year" will go down in history.
Memphis is the only threat to them. Luka can’t do it by himself. Phoenix is old and we’ve seen Devin do it by himself before. And everyone else isn’t worth mentioning due to injury history or being too young.
lol casual alert.
dallas could maybe get rudy gobert for luka this off season they could defenitly be a contender if luka gets even better
Memphis is getting swept next year when Wiseman comes back and the free lane to the Warriors basket for Ja gets a real road block
Murray and Porter are coming back to help Jokic with the Nuggets. Also hopefully PG13 and Kawhi will both be 100% next season for the Clippers. The Lakers are just up in the air for me right now. Steven Adams will hopefully be healthy for Memphis. He only played a few minutes during the playoffs. Houston, Portland, and OKC going through rebuild. Zion will hopefully be back with the Pelicans.
Clippers will surely be a threat with Kawhi's return. If Kawhi was with the Clippers last 2021, they will surely beat the Suns and win against Milwaukee.
BS, KD did not out played Steph in the those finals. You cannot out play someone who step aside to let someone else shine. If that's case Steph would have never been able to be Steph again. Steph got his while letting someone else shine in the process. The media, talking heads, or you tubers never seem to see the big picture of how Steph Curry do things.
For me what shows Currys true character is, when he had that mcl injury during the 2016 finals and we never heard any mention of it from him. Unlike lebron who was acting like his hand was injured and put a brace on it😂🤣
@@RaiderRob510 lol...bro you are right...Steph is the man, he never complains about stuff really.
@@justsaynototv8366 I went back and checked,and lebron was wearing a cast on his hand not even a brace🤦♂️😂
@@RaiderRob510 LOL...I believe you bro...
wiggins peaked at the very right time. he was stellar in the playoffs especially in the west finals and the finals.
Congratulations to the GS Warriors.
I'm a Milwaukee fan, but I enjoy seeing hard-work and humble stars like Steph and Klay win.
Hope to meet you guys in the finals next year
I disagree with Curry not performing well in the finals. Just take a look at his final averages
His shooting numbers are bad though outside his 3 pt percentage. This was the first finals where he played up to par with his regular season shooting numbers. Regardless people act like he was the worst finals performer ever which is not the case
@@DrePeezy415 He averaged like 31/5/6 how is that subpar?
@@starmorpheus are you talking about this finals? When did I say it was subpar lol
@@DrePeezy415 Yea he’s one of the best finals performers of all time. He averages 28 ppg in the finals
@@lamurcribb985 if they give kobe love even though majority of his finals appearances had bad shooting number, folks gotta give curry his stripes too. They played the same amount of finals games and curry has the better stats 👀
KD has ALOT of prove. Steph proved he can win without him. KD got swept in round 1.
He doesn't have to prove anything. He's already established. Teams win championships not individuals
@@melvynsngltn27 he has to prove lol without curry people are coming after curyy all this year saying kd carried warrior lmao in the end table turned. Now it's kd turn to prove he can do without warrior
Just when everyone thought it was the end of the championship warriors steph having injuries and klay out. Remember saying that season it was over just seeing other teams stack up people saying nets and lakers in the finals east and west getting stronger, This championship was truly a special one for the warriors. Im no warrior fan but Once everyone was back and healthy on that roster and just seeing drey , klay and steph their first game together i got the same feel when drose first return since acl it was very emotional. Gotta give credit to the people behind everything their front office, coaching, training staff , medical they got the best of the best to keep this team like a championship team. The scary part about this too is there only getting started again , they will be back in the finals again and again. This warriors team going to have a documentary soon when its all said and done just like the bulls had once in last dance. May not have witnessed the jordan bulls dominate but glad that i have witness this as basketball fan seeing the warriors win championships and the best shooter ever.
Steve kerr just knows how to win in the NBA, 9 rings now!
See no matter how tight the Celtics defense is if Curry is hot there's nothing u can do about it
PUT RESPECT ON WIGGINS NAME HE IS THE REASON WHY THEY WON THE WHOLE THING
Curry was the Dubs FMVP of the first 3 games, when they went 1-2
WIggins was FMVP of the last 3 games 3-0
his D and Boston's TOs were the deciding factors, imho
Hold on did you forget Curry 43 point game 4. Curry was FMVP 5 out 6 Wiggins gets 1 game
I told everyone Warriors can't win Without Wiggins
Curry was best player on court games 234 6game 1 was j.brown ,and game 5 was wiggins
DEFENSE always make a sense when your shots dont find a net... That Pistons 2004 was a great team too ... but taht team Detroit have in 2004 was the greatest team defense ever i dont think we see another team like this again... I am happy for my man Wiggins... U deserve this championchip!!! AMAZING YR and NBA NEVER disapoind me is always amazing yr///
I agree Andy. This is was arguably the toughest of the four title runs for the Splash Brothers era Golden State Warriors.
Before the 2022 Dubs, only one team won it all on the Boston Celtics's parquet floor and that was the Los Angeles Lakers in 1985.
Nice breakdown as always pleasure watching your videos.
I think you should also include about other players and analysts started mocking at them since 2020 (made clear during Draymond podcast and Steph presscon). And imo 2019 by far was the weakest, no depth at all lost KD and Klay, one third Boogie and had to call Bogut back.
The thing I think is odd though in regular season everyone was going on how deep this warriors team was then come playoffs it was how Curry was doing it himself. Wiggins was the reason they won.
When GPII came back, it totally change the Warriors defense from good to excellent. Had he played in game 1, I think the Warriors would have won that game and we wouldn't be talking about game 6, but rather 5 w/ Warriors winning 4-1 and celebrating @their home court.
what made this championship so sweet was the side stories of the players esp. the guys winning for the first time. that's what makes a diehard & casual fans alike root for them
Despite all the struggles his team encountered they really did well to the finals. He really deserved to be an MVP. Congrats all warriors team.
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No Jamal Murray, No Ja, Luka was a 1 man army. The Celtics you earned the series against.
Honestly I believe the first was the most special, watching the growth and everything come together. this one is almost as special because of all the back stories redemption time has come. Go warriors
This is by far the most meaningful championship the Dubs (or any team) earned. The undercurrents and Cinderella stories were just incredible it melts titanium hearts! Inspirational at the highest levels.
As a Heat fan, I’m proud of Golden State. They really put the pieces together this season and build around Curry, Thompson, and Green. This was by far their best championship season in recent years. I don’t know why people buried their 2015 run just because Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving were out and LeBron had to carry the team by himself. Proof that LeBron really needs another star help to win him a championship. While Golden State built around their guys, besides 2017, and 18 when KD was like a mercenary to help them win more. Miami, we gotta get superstars to join the team to help win us championships. That’s why we really never had top picks in the draft besides Dwyane Wade, Bam Adebayo, and Tyler Herro who is rumored to be traded for another star to join Jimmy in Miami. But anyway, I was impressed with the Warriors run and they were shadowed these last 2 years and got back on top again with no help of Kevin Durant. Congratulations to them on winning their 7th franchise championship.
Technically, it was his 2nd Season shooting below 40% from three
Yeah but the other time it wasn’t even a full season only like 9 games
2015 and 2022 are their best titles and most respected
They don't have to apologize about being loaded with KD. Just superior to every team. But this year was not about overwhelming talent. Just team ball as always. Incredible championship. Should be really proud of themselves.
They either choose to transition into the next Era. Or they continue to chase championships. Use their assets to now to contend next season. Their best bet is to chase championships. A player like curry doesn't come around often. The way he makes it so easy on the rest of the team. OG Anunoby fits this team perfectly.a 3 and D player that then can go small with