Which two warriors players would you take (if you could only take 2)?

Curry and Green. Easily their two best players. Curry's an offensive genius while Green is a defensive genius.

Thompson's an All-Star level player but not a superstar like those two are (and like Harden is, for that matter).

 

I don't know, very very hard decision to make, I say GS will do all it can to keep the three together.

 

How about a Houston poll:

1.) Bev/Brewer

2.) TJones/Lawson

 

Bogut and Draymond

 

Pretty tough question.

I guess it's easy to dismiss Thompson, but the dude has been consistently lethal this postseason (saving Curry's behind once or twice, against OKC), and he's also a good defensive player.

I think I would go Thompson and Green, just because both are strong on both sides of the ball.

Curry would be a good choice, but I could plug in a Conley or a Teague in Curry's spot, and still have a good team with Conley/Thomp/Barnes/Green/Bogut.

 

Steph and Klay. Game changers. Klay won them that Okc series.

 

So no love for Harrison Barnes, the only guy who might actually be a Rocket next year?

 

How so? Curry clearly outplayed Klay in games 2/5/7 and was as important as Klay in game 6.

Regarding the poll, it has to be Curry/Thompson. What those guys bring to the table is irreplaceable.

 

Klay and Green. I don't trust Steph's health long term.

 

Defending WB.

Look at who he guarded:

Harden
Lillard
WB
Irving

Outside of Curry and Thompson, he guarded the 4 best scoring guards in the NBA. How insane is that and still put up 25 points in the playoff and in the OKC series?

He kept hitting 3's to keep the Warriors in the game when OKC was ready to pull away. OKC was up by 7 points with 5 minutes left and Klay kept hitting 3's. Curry was nowhere to be found until the 4th.

He kept the Warriors in game 7 when OKC when up double digit in the 2nd quarters. Warriors had 22 points with 5 minutes left in 2nd quarter

22 points with 5 minutes left in 2nd quarter!!! Then Klay went for 4 3's and it was all over

 

I'd take Iggy over Klay and Dray if he were 5 years younger. Even now Iggy is still very underrated IMO on that team.

 

Wow surprised so many people would take Klay Thompson over Green. Green is easily the heart of that team, I'd say he's as important Curry on the Warriors.

Thompson is a star and is extremely valuable due to his shooting, but honestly being a "defensive" SG is overrated because you can find SFs who are much better defenders nowadays, Iggy is already a shell of his former self but can defend 2x better than Thompson does same thing with Ariza who can be seen as an average role player in terms of defense he's way better than Thompson. What just happens is due to almost every other SG being a bad defender an above average defender like Thompson looks way better than he is, its like in the land of the blind the one eyed man is king and all that crap.

So I think what makes Thompson rare is he is a lethal shooter who is also a good defender, but in the grand scheme of things he's like a "win more" player, if you have the foundation guys in place Thompson is necessary to put you over the top. But IMHO Green and Curry are those foundational players, if they aren't on the team then I don't think Klay can carry the team by himself whereas you can probably find a good shooter who is bad defensively on the market pretty easily, just need to compensate a bit.

 

I'm surprised too. Forget skillset, Thompson's skillset is replaceable. The things Green gives you from the 4 - not easy to find.

 

There are only a handful of players with whom you can replace Thompson. The ability to come off screens, catch the ball, orient yourself, and shoot accurately with a quick release is a rare skillset. And that doesn't even address his defense or willingness as a team player.

I view Green as a SF/PF tweener so I don't think his skillset is that unique. His greatest ability is his defense, but we all saw how ineffective he was against OKC's big lineup.

If Green were replaced with Ibaka, would the Warriors be that much worse off?

Curry/Thompson/Iguodala/Ibaka/Bogut vs Curry/Thompson/Barnes/Green/Bogut.

 

I meant to say, "forget heart" - lulz.

 

This. I hate to add more kindling to the fire, but this is another reason why I wouldn't have voted Steph MVP.

 

Klay and Green

 

I think Green's abilities are more unique for his size. While Klay is elite at those skills, there's a lot of overlap with Curry. For versatility, I'd take Curry and Green.

Having Thompson's skills is gravy.

 

Klay Thompson and Draymond Green

Signed,
Honey Bear