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Kerr: "Warriors would have beaten Rox in 5 games with Iggy"

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by ROXTXIA, May 29, 2018.

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  1. ROXTXIA

    ROXTXIA Contributing Member

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    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...om&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=editorial

    Delete if posted.

    No mention of Moute or Anderson, but, hey.

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    The Golden State Warriors ultimately advanced to their fourth consecutive NBA Finals with a 101-92 victory over the Houston Rockets in Game 7 on Monday, but if his team had been healthy, Steve Kerr believes the Warriors would've ended the series quicker.

    Golden State held a 2-1 series lead through the first three games only to have veteran forward Andre Iguodala miss the final four games due to a left lateral leg contusion. If the former NBA Finals MVP hadn't gotten hurt, Kerr thinks there wouldn't have been much drama out West, via The Undefeated's Marc J. Spears: "We would have won the series in five if Iggy played."


    Houston, of course, dealt with injuries of its own. As he led his team to a 3-2 series lead, Chris Paul suffered a Grade 2 hamstring strain near the end of a Game 5 victory. The All-Star point guard would miss the final two games of the series, both losses.

    Spears noted that Kerr's comments were in response to Rockets coach Mike D’Antoni telling Kevin Durant during Game 7 that the series would have ended differently had Paul played the final two games. Houston guard Eric Gordon echoed similar sentiments after the season-ending loss.

    "It sucks because you know you could win this series if we just had one more playmaker," Gordon said, via ESPN's Tim MacMahon. "If we had Chris, if he was out there, we'd have been playing on Thursday. It's just tough."

    Paul averaged 19.8 points, 4.6 assists and 6.8 rebounds per game against the Warriors in the 2018 Western Conference finals.

    Both sides are left wondering "what if" injuries hadn't played a factor in the series. Houston will forever believe it would have won this series with a healthy Paul, while Golden State will point out the Iguodala injury was a series-changer of its own. With a healthy "Hamptons 5," the Warriors had stolen home-court advantage and had two double-digit victories in three games, including a 41-point blowout in Game 3.

    The Rockets would squeak out the next two games by a combined seven points.

    It's possible Golden State would have won one, if not both, of Games 4 and 5 with a healthy Iguodala. While he only averaged 6.0 points per game this season, his defense and ball movement (3.3 assists) cannot be undervalued.


    Kerr may wish that his team had more than two days to rest as it chases its third title in four years, but he has to be grateful for the fact that the Warriors are once again one of the last teams standing.
     
    #1 ROXTXIA, May 29, 2018
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    At least they disclosed the Grade of CP3's injury now.

    Grade 2.
     
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    Oh boo hoo you only had 4 all-stars
     
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    Where is Michael Jordan to punch this guy's face in when you need him?
     
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    No surprise coming from a classless prick.
     
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    The biggest difference is when it happens. Teams usually need a game or two to adjust to the new rotations and find out what will work in the absence of said player.


    Anyway I think it would have gone 6 though. GS win game 4, Rockets Game 5, and GS game 6.
     
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  7. REEKO_HTOWN

    REEKO_HTOWN I'm Rich Biiiiaaatch!

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    This is going to be a blood rivalry for me. Warriors fans beware, you've surpassed the Mavs.
     
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    Lmao what a joke. Yea his 6 PPG average would’ve made ALL the difference in the series. Us missing our starting future HOF PG, on the other hand, made very little. Plus it’s not like you already have 4 All-Stars or anything.


    **** Steve Kerr and his condescending attitude. What an idiot.
     
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    Empty words. If Chris Paul wasn't injured, we would have won Game 7, maybe even Game 6. Don't forget the Rockets won 127-105 in Game 2 even with Andre.
     
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  10. seclusion

    seclusion rip chadwick

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    Kerr is a smug snot-nosed little ****. I really hope someone 'accidentally' hits him in the face as hard as possible.
     
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    Kerr is so cute.
     
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    The Rockets would have won in 6 with a healthy CP3. What an intolerably smug prick. He's come a long way after getting decked in the face by Michael Jordan during practice.
     
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    For a guy who has yet to really coach a team, he sure talks a lot.
     
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    Both teams feels they wouldn’t have lost games this series with their team fully healthy.

    Big deal.
     
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  15. Zboy

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    Rockets would have beaten Warriors in 7 without Scott Foster.
     
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    If only Kerr also had Lebron, Giannis & AD coming off the bench, it would have been a sweep.
     
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  17. Manny Ramirez

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    Laughable response from Kerr but predictable. His response is like the little kid in 1st grade who has to get the last word in. If he and his team had any character, it should chafe them royally that they won this series with lots of help in CP3 being hurt (and really to a degree Luc) as well as the blatant one-sided officiating. But his team is so classless and clueless, that they really believe that they are that great.
     
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    LOL like how we had to do for Luc if Luc had produced like he did in the regular season(he was injured so I dont blame hij), then we win. Iggy was not better than Luc this season.
     
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    Kerr's arrogance annoys me. Anyone good a nba 2k could coach this Warriors team. Yet he walks around like he's Greg Pop. F*ck him and his used car salesman looking ass.
     
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  20. James Gabriel

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    Good thing their franchise player, Iguodala, never played.
     
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