inliner311
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it's too early to bury this guy. I know most people here upset about losing Kyrie but it's happened and we have to deal with what we have. Gsw was not able to guard this guy and this won't change until June because he is too quick comparing to Curry and Klay even he did not play for 7 months and only 2 weeks after he's back, he still was quicker than those 2 guys. IT3 was able to find good shots but he was not able to make them but we all know when he's ready he will make them for sure.
IT3 is a defensive problem for GSW because they don't have players to defend him. Who's going to stop him dribbling ? Curry, Klay, Iggy or Livingstone ? none of them will be able to... and last night we also saw IT3 was able to find the right guy when he was contested and those all are happening after 2 weeks so we should be patient with this guy because he's the only one can make difference here. And everybody here is complaining about his size but he's only 4 inches shorter than Curry, get a tape measure and look for 4 inches, it's not a big deal and IT3 is much more athletic so I don't think size is an issue here while competing against GSW.
and I will make a very very bold prediction here as well. I don't think GSW has assets to stop Westbrook and I know he will bring his A game when they match up against GSW and if PG13 and Carmelo bring their A game as well and if the rest of the team becomes defensively tough, I believe OKC will beat them in the playoffs.
I think it's important to figure how to use Rose and Wade with IT, it makes it that much harder for the warriors to hide Curry on defense. I'm still hoping for an upgrade at starting SG in the form of a trade but if Rose/Wade can wear down Curry by slashing and running around, that another piece to the puzzle to hopeful figuring out a winning formula against the warriors.