2015-16 Warriors vs 1986-87 Lakers

[mrtdb]

Golden State can drop those 3's and they can score in a hurry...

but OKC showed us what happens when they play a team full of length that can defend...and the 1986 Lakers?...

...Nothing but length...they're tall enough to rebound and defend at every position.

The thing about Golden State is that they're all dependent on their jump shots....if they're hitting shots it's almost impossible to guard them regardless of how tall you are. Have to press someone from half court is going to create holes in your defense.

That's why I say even...it all depends on if the shots are falling...that's why we saw games were OKC whooped Golden State's ass...and games where Golden State was returning the favor.

 

[d.green]

Yeah, this is ridiculous.

GS have no match for Magic, Kareem and Worthy.

Cooper is a former DPOTY and all-time defender.

Lakers averaged 118 points a game with hand checking and everything else that was allowed.

 

[T. Sanford]

I don't have a horse in this race but this dude said that James Worthy was overrated. My facial expressions was

 

[detcatinva]

lock this stupid thread

 

[Peace_79]

An improved Curry a few years down the road, would be needed to make this close... A Curry that isn't bothered at all by physicality or length, and a Curry that can hold his own defensively against elite offensive players with a size advantage.

Thompson would have to be special as well and the GS bench would need to be explosive.

Too much talent, length and size to contend with. And Curry would have to be a step above Magic ...

As it stands, they ain't fuckin with Showtime.

 

[blu197]

Honestly Showtime would get ran out the gym, GS is easily the better defensive team, both teams play at fast pace but GS does it from the 3, the Lakers best 3pt shooters were Cooper and Scott and everyone else wasn't a threat from deep, GS would clog the paint/mid range bc Lakers can't stretch the floor...

Also GS is more athletic than Showtime, especially when you go into the bench match ups..

 

[S2J]

I dont have anything substantive to say.

i rely on popular opinion to speak for me

The door is. ---->>>> that way..

 

[S2J]

My vote is Lakers. To the people who laugh at GS even being in this discussion tho, lets look at the contradiction

Generally accepted premise: The west is STACKED. Historically stacked.

Fact: GS goes 73-9

Contradiction: This aint even a discussion

Somethin aint addin up. Bottom line Golden State has earned the right to have this discussion, deal with it.

 

[prime_time_willy]

Golden State can drop those 3's and they can score in a hurry...

but OKC showed us what happens when they play a team full of length that can defend...and the 1986 Lakers?...

...Nothing but length...they're tall enough to rebound and defend at every position.

The thing about Golden State is that they're all dependent on their jump shots....if they're hitting shots it's almost impossible to guard them regardless of how tall you are. Have to press someone from half court is going to create holes in your defense.

That's why I say even...it all depends on if the shots are falling...that's why we saw games were OKC whooped Golden State's ass...and games where Golden State was returning the favor.

I agree with this pretty much but I give the edge to the Lakers. The old heads all year talked about if you get in GState face and get get physical you can slow them down because they're so reliant on the jump shot and we saw that against OKC. I would pick the Lakers in 6 but the Warriors would always have a chance against anyone because how lethal their shooting is.

 

[prime_time_willy]

My vote is Lakers. To the people who laugh at GS even being in this discussion tho, lets look at the contradiction

Generally accepted premise: The west is STACKED. Historically stacked.

Fact: GS goes 73-9

Contradiction: This aint even a discussion

Somethin aint addin up. Bottom line Golden State has earned the right to have this discussion, deal with it.

The west was actually weakier this year than I can remember in recent memory. It was generally accepted that it was a lock for a Warriors vs Spurs Conference finals then the Thunder just rose up and started taking niggas lunch money lol.

 

[gns]

Fuck all them old niggaz talking bout they coulda wouldas

Young niggaz studied the tapes, the barbaric ways of defending is gone, new niggaz are way more athletic and shoot better

Going with gsw shout out my nigga kareem tho

old ass clown sitcho old ass down

Lets some young niggaz eat sitcho old ass down -hitman holla

 

[S2J]

I pick Lakers and Bulls to beat GS bc of 1 main reason (aside from Jordan) : both teams are kinda modern in that they both have agile PFs to counter Draymond and subsequently the "death lineup"

Lakers could play Worthy, Green, and Magic at the 4 in small bal

Bulls had Rodman

To go further, he Kobe gasol lakera had Odom and that okc size

On he flip, shaq and kobe lakers or the 80s Celtics? Id take GS

 

[NothingButTheTruth]

Bruh... Magic Johnson and Kareem. No debate.

 

[Shizlansky]

Who checking Magic?

Who checking Worthy

Who checking KAJ

GS would get points early but they will get ate up on calls as the game goes on because on the size difference.

 

[blu197]

Who checking Magic?

Who checking Worthy

Who checking KAJ

GS would get points early but they will get ate up on calls as the game goes on because on the size difference.

Klay/Green locking down Magic

Iggy locking down Worthy

Bogut doin a decent job on Kareem

GS wins this by 10+, like I said Showtime is wack from 3 and they have average to poor defenders besides Cooper and Worthy

 

[Shizlansky]

Green and Klay can't stop LBJ from big boying them niggas. So they ain't doing to magic either.

Iggy and Worthy is a good matchup

And KAJ would absolutely destroy Bogut.

 

[blu197]

Green and Klay can't stop LBJ from big boying them niggas. So they ain't doing to magic either.

Iggy and Worthy is a good matchup

And KAJ would absolutely destroy Bogut.

Lbj is shootin 23/60 in the Finals so far and has been a turnover machine, don't what games you've been watchin sayin that "big boy" shit, and plus Lbj frame is twice as big as Magic, Bogut would guard Kareem similar to how Parish did, he won't completely shut him down but Kareem not droppin more than 30pts

 

[twentyfivelighters]

Who checking Magic?

Who checking Worthy

Who checking KAJ

GS would get points early but they will get ate up on calls as the game goes on because on the size difference.

Klay/Green locking down Magic

Iggy locking down Worthy

Bogut doin a decent job on Kareem

GS wins this by 10+, like I said Showtime is wack from 3 and they have average to poor defenders besides Cooper and Worthy

nah. Biggest reason I give it to the Lakers though is because of Kareem. Can't say this Warriors squad would get killed either.

 

[blu197]

Who checking Magic?

Who checking Worthy

Who checking KAJ

GS would get points early but they will get ate up on calls as the game goes on because on the size difference.

Klay/Green locking down Magic

Iggy locking down Worthy

Bogut doin a decent job on Kareem

GS wins this by 10+, like I said Showtime is wack from 3 and they have average to poor defenders besides Cooper and Worthy

nah. Biggest reason I give it to the Lakers though is because of Kareem. Can't say this Warriors squad would get killed either.

Bruh this '87 Kareem, dude wasn't an unstoppable force on Offense in '87... Bogut could contain him

 

[Breezy_Kilroy]

Hand checking is an overrated defensive scheme if you even want to call it that. Idk why yall bring that up like its the end all be all of defense.

Besides the scoring average in the 80s was much higher than it is now so that point is moot.