Warriors' Thompson: I'm the best SG in NBA

[Tr1boy]

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/14404850/klay-thompson-golden-state-warriors-names-best-shooting-guard-nba

Humble or perceived humble to cocky.  Who says things like this?? Even Jordan, Bird never claimed to be the best players for the positions they played. 

KT is not the leagues best SG also. Not clear cut best anyways.  Jimmy Butler is a much better defender and also a very good offensive player now. 

[Yoki_IsTheName]

Love Klay, but I agree, triboy.

He still needs to show that he can carry this Dubs high powered offense without Steph, and he has not shown that yet. Until then, he's not the best SG in today's NBA.

[Ogaju]

This is what you get when a team lucks into the championship.

The GSW chip should have an asterisk, and the MVP should be given to Kevin Olynyk.

Love and Kyrie play that final and LBJ delivers his promise to Cleveland in 5 games.

[MJohnnyboy]

Humble or perceived humble to cocky.  Who says things like this??

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Paul-Pierce-says-he-s-the-best-player-in-the-wor?urn=nba,96670

When you're a champion, you do get put on a pedastal.

More importantly, who cares? It's just one guy's opinion.

Whether or not Thompson is the "best", he certainly is up there amongst the best 2-way guards in the league.

[BudweiserCeltic]

I still scratch my head at why people think it a surprised that when posed the question a player wouldn't pick himself as the best.

Such a non-story and something to definitely not get worked up over.

[Tr1boy]

Humble or perceived humble to cocky.  Who says things like this??

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Paul-Pierce-says-he-s-the-best-player-in-the-wor?urn=nba,96670

When you're a champion, you do get put on a pedastal.

More importantly, who cares? It's just one guy's opinion.

Whether or not Thompson is the "best", he certainly is up there amongst the best 2-way guards in the league.

What? lol

It's not a smart move. In addition he is not the best SG in the league.  Let Curry take a sit for a few games. Lets see how much room he will have to work with

[Tr1boy]

I still scratch my head at why people think it a surprised that when posed the question a player wouldn't pick himself as the best.

Such a non-story and something to definitely not get worked up over.

Imo the better way is to stay humble ,name someone else but don't claim you are yourself. How full of it are you to do that?


Always keep working on your game , strive to improve. 

[ImShakHeIsShaq]

I still scratch my head at why people think it a surprised that when posed the question a player wouldn't pick himself as the best.

Such a non-story and something to definitely not get worked up over.

Imo the better way is to stay humble ,name someone else but don't claim you are yourself. How full of it are you to do that?


Always keep working on your game , strive to improve.

So being humble means you have to lie? Whose feelings are we trying to protect by lying? I don't think he is the best but he was asked the question, he believes it, no one asked me what I (you) think!

[jpotter33]

I don't see a problem with it. Rondo said the same thing a couple years back about being the best overall player in the NBA. It was obviously false, but at least Klay has a legitimate claim to the best SG in the NBA.

It's close between him and Butler, in my opinion. I'm biased towards people who play both sides of the floor and don't think they're on the And-1 mixtape, which is why Harden is third. I think it's more 1A and 1B rather than 1 and 2, because it's pretty close. Butler is a better defender, but Klay is a better shooter and all-around offensive player, while still being a pretty good defender himself.

But think about this: Golden State might legitimately have the best point guard and shooting guard in the league. That's crazy.

[MJohnnyboy]

Humble or perceived humble to cocky.  Who says things like this??

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Paul-Pierce-says-he-s-the-best-player-in-the-wor?urn=nba,96670

When you're a champion, you do get put on a pedastal.

More importantly, who cares? It's just one guy's opinion.

Whether or not Thompson is the "best", he certainly is up there amongst the best 2-way guards in the league.

What? lol

It's not a smart move. In addition he is not the best SG in the league.  Let Curry take a sit for a few games. Lets see how much room he will have to work with

But again WHO CARES? This is seriously nothing to get worked up over. My point is, players do this all the time when they win a championship. Are you seriously telling me you're going to hold it against Paul Pierce because he claimed he was the best player in the world after the Celtics won the championship in 2008? I love the Truth but I think we all know he wasn't the best player in the league when the Celtics won. But hey, the guy's entitled to his opinion and he had the right to say it because he was a champion. Just like Klay Thompson. Oh well, time to move on.

Mario Chalmers claimed he was a top 10 point guard in the league after the Heat won in 2012. STOP THE PRESSES!

[Tr1boy]

Humble or perceived humble to cocky.  Who says things like this??

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Paul-Pierce-says-he-s-the-best-player-in-the-wor?urn=nba,96670

When you're a champion, you do get put on a pedastal.

More importantly, who cares? It's just one guy's opinion.

Whether or not Thompson is the "best", he certainly is up there amongst the best 2-way guards in the league.

What? lol

It's not a smart move. In addition he is not the best SG in the league.  Let Curry take a sit for a few games. Lets see how much room he will have to work with

But again WHO CARES? This is seriously nothing to get worked up over. My point is, players do this all the time when they win a championship. Are you seriously telling me you're going to hold it against Paul Pierce because he claimed he was the best player in the world after the Celtics won the championship in 2008? I love the Truth but I think we all know he wasn't the best player in the league when the Celtics won. But hey, the guy's entitled to his opinion and he had the right to say it because he was a champion. Just like Klay Thompson. Oh well, time to move on.

Mario Chalmers claimed he was a top 10 point guard in the league after the Heat won in 2012. STOP THE PRESSES!

When did PP say this? 

don't care if it's our own PP. You have KG, Ray Allen on your team. You can't say that. Makes no sense

I don't care about KT or what he says to be honest. 
But the truth is he is not the best, #1 SG in the league.   Bottom line

[Yoki_IsTheName]

This is what you get when a team lucks into the championship.

The GSW chip should have an asterisk, and the MVP should be given to Kevin Olynyk.

Love and Kyrie play that final and LBJ delivers his promise to Cleveland in 5 games.

Now now, let's slow it down.

They were the best team, CLEARLY, in that season. Injuries played a part for sure. But a team that won 67 games probably would still have a big chance of winning the title even with their competition being healthy.

[jambr380]

Harden has taken quite a bit of heat this year and his defense is also sub-par, but he should still be #1. His scoring is superb and he almost had his Houston team in the finals on his back alone - GS has had a LOT more help, even outside of Curry. There are also many who thought Harden deserved the MVP award last year- Thompson wasn't even close to being in that conversation.

And between Klay and Butler, I would take Butler. But all of this is pretty irrelevant - the guy should believe he is the best SG. Pierce thought he was the best, Rondo thought he was the best - it's important to have confidence in yourself even if it's a little exaggerated.

[Tr1boy]

This is what you get when a team lucks into the championship.

The GSW chip should have an asterisk, and the MVP should be given to Kevin Olynyk.

Love and Kyrie play that final and LBJ delivers his promise to Cleveland in 5 games.

Now now, let's slow it down.

They were the best team, CLEARLY, in that season. Injuries played a part for sure. But a team that won 67 games probably would still have a big chance of winning the title even with their competition being healthy.

exactly.  If GSW repeats and does it against a fully loaded Cavs team, Klay Thompson can say he is running to become president next if he wants.   

Do some great things first (not discounting winning 1 is small potatoes) but you have a long way to go, records to chase, strive to win one or more championships

I think Draymond cocky green has rubbed off Thompson the wrong way.  You will never hear Steph Curry say this.

[Yoki_IsTheName]

I still scratch my head at why people think it a surprised that when posed the question a player wouldn't pick himself as the best.

Such a non-story and something to definitely not get worked up over.

Imo the better way is to stay humble ,name someone else but don't claim you are yourself. How full of it are you to do that?


Always keep working on your game , strive to improve.

Agree, in a way. It's a non story for us, but what it does is it puts an even more brighter target on your back, and on your team.

I get that he's competitive and he want's to be the best against his competition, but being humble goes a long way.

What's wrong with "I think I'm one of the best", or "I'm working to be the best", or "I'm right there with the top SG's in the NBA". That's a far better answer for this question and while you're not claiming to be on the top, you're still putting yourself as one of the elites.

Those answers doesn't put a ton of pressure for yourself and your team, and you and your team avoid media and fan backlash, like what's happening now.