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Could a starting 5 of IT, Butler, Durant, Crowder, D Howard beat the Warriors?

Yes
14 (60.9%)
no
9 (39.1%)

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Re: Could this potential Celtics starting 5 beat the Warriors?
« Reply #15 on: May 12, 2016, 02:04:38 AM »

Offline Csfan1984

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Voted no because Warriors still have edge in spacing and team play. Then when they go small the team would struggle.

Curry>>IT
Thompson>Butler
Green<Durant
AI=Crowder
Bogut=<Howard

Only real edge is KD over Green. And team spacing isn't great for that C's team. Smart off the bench is a good addition to have but Warriors bench is more proven.
\\I have Butler better than Thompson...Thompson is a better shooter but Butler is the better overall player...
Thompson's D is underrated and his offense makes him 2x better as far as modern SGs go. Butler can be a liability when his outside shot is cold. Thompson is never a liability.

Re: Could this potential Celtics starting 5 beat the Warriors?
« Reply #16 on: May 12, 2016, 04:18:05 AM »

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Voted no because Warriors still have edge in spacing and team play. Then when they go small the team would struggle.

Curry>>IT
Thompson>Butler
Green<Durant
AI=Crowder
Bogut=<Howard

Only real edge is KD over Green. And team spacing isn't great for that C's team. Smart off the bench is a good addition to have but Warriors bench is more proven.
\\I have Butler better than Thompson...Thompson is a better shooter but Butler is the better overall player...
Thompson's D is underrated and his offense makes him 2x better as far as modern SGs go. Butler can be a liability when his outside shot is cold. Thompson is never a liability.

Butler's defensive versatility gives him the edge in my opinion.
Butler is also better at creating his own offense and in isolation scenarios.
The only thing Klay is better at is shooting.
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Re: Could this potential Celtics starting 5 beat the Warriors?
« Reply #17 on: May 12, 2016, 07:26:48 AM »

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I think Crowder could play 4 against Golden State, but we would have trouble getting there because he does not match up well at the 4 against other teams.   They would iso post him up all day.

Re: Could this potential Celtics starting 5 beat the Warriors?
« Reply #18 on: May 14, 2016, 02:19:33 AM »

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I would rather IT-Bradley-Durant-Crowder-WCS, if it came to having a hope in hell slowing them down offensively with the likes of Oly
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Re: Could this potential Celtics starting 5 beat the Warriors?
« Reply #19 on: May 14, 2016, 02:44:04 AM »

Offline Csfan1984

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Voted no because Warriors still have edge in spacing and team play. Then when they go small the team would struggle.

Curry>>IT
Thompson>Butler
Green<Durant
AI=Crowder
Bogut=<Howard

Only real edge is KD over Green. And team spacing isn't great for that C's team. Smart off the bench is a good addition to have but Warriors bench is more proven.
\\I have Butler better than Thompson...Thompson is a better shooter but Butler is the better overall player...
Thompson's D is underrated and his offense makes him 2x better as far as modern SGs go. Butler can be a liability when his outside shot is cold. Thompson is never a liability.

Butler's defensive versatility gives him the edge in my opinion.
Butler is also better at creating his own offense and in isolation scenarios.
The only thing Klay is better at is shooting.
Klay covers two positions and does create his own shots. He also does well in isolation and even post ups. He is more than just a shooter.

Re: Could this potential Celtics starting 5 beat the Warriors?
« Reply #20 on: May 15, 2016, 02:40:02 PM »

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IT/Bradley/ET/Sully/Amir could beat GSW ;D

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Re: Could this potential Celtics starting 5 beat the Warriors?
« Reply #21 on: May 15, 2016, 02:44:06 PM »

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IT/Bradley/ET/Sully/Amir could beat GSW ;D

No joke. The past several meetings, all the games were very close. This team is built to beat the Warriors!  ;D


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