According to your logic colin, then the Warriors 1st title is fraudulent as well... LeBron only had Matthew delavodova as his second best player due to injuries to Kyrie and Kevin. u said u have never seen anything like it. isn't it the same situation, 2 Allstars going down. Don't be a hypocrite
I think colin would agree with you. Warriors first ring was pretty lucky. And this was way worse when it comes to injuries than the cavs run when they lost the first time (cant remember the year) so its ok to say he never saw anything like it.
Bruh iggy,klay,KD,looney (broken collar bone),Livingston,steph dislocated finger, has his ring finger taped to his middle finger, cousins not even suppose to be playing with his hurt leg dude was like 50% trying to play he had no speed whatsoever I mean he was already slow but was extra slow with his injury, so if your comparing 2 injuries to 5 is irresponsible at best!!
Goat Herder The first one they broke kawhis ankle, the second one Chris Paul went down even this season harden played with one eye and lillard played with a separated rib
Calling an NBA team based in Canada "Canadian" (unaggressive, soft) is the height of stupidity. Is Kawhi Leonard Canadian? Kyle Lowry? How about Pascual Siakam? Maybe Nick Nurse.
Yeah exactly. The way Colin acts like every team represents where they’re from is cringe af. Almost no one that contributed to the raptors winning the title are Canadian lol
@@ncb9354 The entire fucking team is American, African or European lmao. I don't think there's even a single Canadian. I love Colin but sometimes he says some bs lol
@@ΜΑΡΙΑΠΕΤΡΟΥ-δ3κ That's not what I said idiot. There are ZERO Canadians on the Raptors roster is all I am saying. It's not actually a "Canadian team"...it just plays it's home games in Canada
Raptors had injuries too Kawhi was 75% all series Kyle Lowry couldn't feel his thumb he has a torn ligament and is having surgery this off season Fred vanvleet lost a tooth OG Anunoby was out because of his appendix surgery I know it wasn't as bad as golden state but they still had four allstars for most of the series. And they lost every home game. Toronto absolutely earned the championship. Blaming the loss on injuries is ridiculous.
Og anunoby?......really important piece.... Vanvleet loosing a tooth , doesn’t have a lasting pain or an affect on his capabilities . He was able to play beyond expectations . The other players were obviously able to play through them . Kd played 12 minutes in total...Klay Thompson before he tore his asl was out for a game , and out for a 4qrt. Boogie played his first-finals injured , visibly not himself . Iggy was hurting all series , and looney was in so match pain in his chest that he had trouble breathing . You know that you would have lost the finals if both teams were at full strength , be thankful for what happend. Enjoy it and stop trying to change the narrative
Bill Baxevanis in a perfect world the finals is played with both teams at full strength. Obviously golden state has a better roster they have what like five hall of famers. Part of the playoffs is the planning, to keep players healthy and out last the opponent. Toronto did that better than anybody and they won. By the way. Vegas had warriors as the favorites to win every game except game 1. So I dont wanna here anything about golden state's injuries. And I don't care how injured they are. For them to lose every home game. Especially the last one in Oakland just shows that Toronto was the better team.
Activerici 23 absolutely Toronto was the better team , without kd. They were deeper and had more options scoring wise. Golden state sacrificed their depth for kd. Because he makes up for it . They gambled with him and won 2 out of 3 . But had kd been even 75 % as kawhi was he would have been to much for Toronto too handle . You were right that Toronto was more prepared even though I don’t think anybody expected vanvleet level of play
@@billbaxevanis2683 No, Toronto wasn't the better team without KD. Yes, the Raptors did have more scoring options, but when the Warriors had Klay playing, they were able to win 2 games in Toronto. They were up 5 in Game 6 before Klay went out. I'm not saying the Warriors would have won the series, but there was no clear better team (it was neck and neck).
Colin wants clicks and outrage, not facts. Everyone was hurt. Lowry may have to have wrist surgery. Kawai still has the knee tendinitis. Gasol and Serge are old and beat up. OG was out for the entire playoffs. And note that Lowry, Serge, and Kawai are able to play because the ORGANIZATION DECIDED to sacrifice wins for load management programs tailored to the players.
Really the only significant injuries were Boogie and KD. Any other Golden State injury is bullshit and the media being crybabies. The raptors had guys hurt too, and steph is a choker in the finals anyway so who cares if he's hurt, he probably wouldn't of done much more even if he was healthy. And everyone knew about KD and Boogie's injuries before the series and still picked GSW including Colin, some people picked Golden State to win in 4 or 5 games without KD.
Hes more upset because when kawhi got traded to Toronto he flat out said it he wasnt gonna stay and that we had no chance in winning with the supposedly overpowered celtics at the time
Anchovy Fishtano people are just dumb the winner is the winner idgaf what they say. If you ask Colin who the 2019 NBA champions are? He either says yes or says no and is a liar. Simple as that, any words after are meaningless. Yes, but ah this happen and this oh and this guy oh and the medical staff got no sleep blah blah meaningless.
@@colbywalker5301 If you go back in history and look at injuries, then you have discount a lot of titles. Injuries are part of the game. Klay made a dunk move that isn't in his wheelhouse and he got hurt. His fault for making a high risk move for him. He's not a high flyer. So no excuses and Tor won fair and square.
trollsRtrix and we could say the same thing if the Cavs had kyrie and love in 2015, arguably, but does that change the fact that the warriors won the chip that year? Hell No! They are still champions of that year. I don’t understand the fucking point of his commentary or convos like this. “Ifs” don’t change shit!
So let me get this straight. The Warriors get 5 all stars in their prime. (The only team in the NBA to have that luxury, and the only team since the 80's to do this) They were willing to take all the credit if they won, even though they had A MASSIVE advantage over every other team. Yet, they suffer a few injuries and now the media are going to make excuses for them? Give me a break. Bottom line is this. Raptors won without a lottery pick. Warriors lost coming into the season with 5 all stars in their prime. Get over it.
The Warriors lost to both the Clippers and the Rockets TWICE in this years's playoff with KD AND Klay playing. So unless you believe BOTH of those teams are markedly BETTER than the Raptors, how can you assume a healthy Warriors team would definitely beat Toronto?
As a Canadian I will say this as nicely as I can. Please don't cherry pick what applies to the topic at hand. It's excuses. Don't make excuses for these players who couldn't play due to injuries and then praise others who could manage and play under the same circumstances. Pick one, are they soft and G.S. lost because they were soft, or did Toronto win because of circumstance. Toronto had a strong team. Got to the finals on thier own merit, do yourself a favor and don't downplay the Raptors on their ability to play consistently and stay healthy.
The "dynasty" that started off other teams injuries, doesn't get to use that excuse when it happens to them. Those dudes with the injuries weren't the ones turning the ball over 19 times a game. Sloppy play was a big factor... take the LLLL's and quit crying.
dont worry the warriors reign is over they will not add a kd again or win next year we can relax and the next time curry is in the playoffs with a healthy klay will be at age 33..good luck with that..seriously...
first yes they was injured but what u dont say is Raptors played the warriors 8 times all this season including the playoffs and the Raptors won 6 games so they beat them when they was healthy so please stop it
JSway 24 raptors are the champs no matter what the circumstances are if they aren’t then golden state only one two because the cavs was injured in the first title run
no excuses. injuries wasnt the person shooting and missing those shots, steph was. injuries had nothing to do with steph getting out played by van vleet.
Man don’t nobody want to hear about Toronto benefiting off a broken Warriors team! Injuries decided the Cleveland series in 2015 when Kyrie and Love were out due to injuries. Then what happened the next year when Love and Kyrie we’re back in 2016. You can argue that the Warriors never beat Cleveland before you get KD. So we don’t want to hear about injuries bruh!
lol these ppl want me to cry for a team that got six allstars lololololol, colin is just mad cuz he said the raptors would get swept without kd and boogie
That the part of the game. GSW should not let play KD, curry, and Klay 43 mn / game all year long. The management of the fatigue is a full part of the job. Toronto let KL do not play 22 games to recover fully and be ready for the game. It also allow the other player to grow. I am a Warriars fan for years and i have to say "well done Toronto"
Warriors benefited from a broken Cavaliers team in 2015, The Warriors benefited from Kawhi Leonard getting hurt in 2016 when they faced the Spurs, it happens.
Another looser mentality coming from Colin (and Stephen A and Skip). Let's get this straight. When KD went down and the Warriors won 6-straight games to reach the NBA final, everyone was saying that the Warriors would be just "fine" without KD. In fact, some even said that the Warriors were better without KD. Then after the Raptors lost 2 straight games against the Bucks, everyone was saying that the Bucks is the best team out of the eastern conference and have the best chance of defeating the Warriors. Then the Raptors pulled the biggest upset (most due to over expectation of the Bucks, really). After the Raptors beat the Warriors 3-1 (two shocking wins at Oracle for Game 3 and 4), the media and fans wanted KD to come back to "rescue" the Warriors. So if the Warriors were that good without KD, then why would they want KD to come back to help them? The fact is this Raptors team is a legit championship team. They beat the 76ers and Bucks.. and forced the Splash Brothers to press the panic button so that KD would come back for Game 5. So give the Raptors all the credits. It's about time!
First of all Cousins was injured when the warriors signed him so if there was anyone to fault here it's the warriors mgmt. Durant got hurt in the western playoffs, not the Raptors fault. Klay got hurt by his own, he landed awkwardly after going for a layup. I mean Basketball is a physical sport and injury can't be disregarded, it's an intangible cause. Raptors are a very good basketball team and you can't take anything away from them. The Raptors won because they are the better team and they know how to play smart.
You had a 2xmvp ( Steph Curry ) , 2 Allstars ( Boogie n Draymond ) , and a finales mvp ( Iggy ) on the floor what more do you need.The Raptors had a better regular season record than the Warriors and simply had there number this year simple.
The problem with creating superteams in a league with a salary cap is that you'll ultimately have to sacrifica depth quality at the role and bench spots in order to be able to pay your stars. Over the last 10 years of consisten "superteam" creation it has been shown that they win and do so pretty fast. It's also been shown that these teams are are highly impacted by injuries or some star undeperforming, since overall talent is concentrated upon a 2 or 3 stars players. The bane of such teams over the last decades have been highly functional, deep-rostered teams often coached by an elite coach, that have surrounded one star player with elite talent, facing a superteam with a depleted roster or and absent star. Such was the case in 2011 when the Mavs beat the heat with a no-show Lebron, in 2014 when the Spurs beat the Heat with an ailing wade, in 2015 when the Warriors beat the Cavs with both K.Love and Kyrie absent to injury(Cavs had more stars, but GSW better coaching and a deeper roster with veterans complementing their Star in Curry) and now Toronto beating the Warriors under the circumstances we all know. The playoffs and finals come after a long season taking place over a very large country. Sure, when firing at full cylinders super teams are nearly unstoppable. Yet, as talented and amazing as these people are, they're immune system is the sama as anyone else, their bones and ligaments break like anyone else, they have spouses and family like us and they can have personal and professional problems like any other person. When your talent and resources concentrate upon a few individuals then the risk of something happening at any one of these variables increases as well.
It's like a boxing match - cumulative damage. The continuous pressure by Toronto, combined with the extra effort GSW had to exert to stay competitive in the series - lead to their injuries.
@@cjzizzari2405 KD calf strain + Curry dislocated finger in the Houston series. Raptors series: Looney, Thompson and the final blow to KD. Before that: Curry (ankle vs Pelicans), Cousins (quad vs Clippers), Iguodala (hamstring vs Blazers).
Why does everyone seem to want to remind us of the injuries GSW suffered this year to lose the finals, but no one wants to bring up the times they won due to the others teams untimely injuries. Cavs 2014 2 of the 3 best players were hurt. Last year CP3 goes down in game 5 in rout to claiming a 3-2 lead. If we count up all the times the injury bug went in GSW favor they'd have 1 definitive ring. Raptors were the better team KD, Klay or not
I give the Raptors credit for not being injured and I'll give the Warriors the sucker card for being hobbled😁 CHAMPIONSHIPS are remembered forever, injuries aren't .😂🤣
And Guys let's be real and take emotions out of this .....if all finals were healthy the Warriors win 4/5 chips except the one in 2015 but Y'all making this tik Tak arguments coz u just straight up hate 'em
Colin still sour about his overrated Celtics (have been for years) weren't a threat at all. Never gave the Raptors much credit. These aren't the same choking Raptors under Casey and DeFrozen. They weren't ready yet. Lowry is somewhat more clutch than DeFrozen. Also, the Bucks (he underestimated them as well) are way better than the Celtics and will be for yrs to come, will probably win an NBA title soon as well. The Greek Freak and company took a dump on the Celtics this season in the playoffs. Rapts, Bucks , Nets, 76ers , Pacers, and possibly the Magic will all be better than his Celtics next season. lol Upset that Kawhi and pretty much a bunch of role players/vets embarrassed his original Eastern pick (star laden Celtics team) lol. Let it go, Colin. This Toronto team is like that 2011 Dallas Mavs team with Dirk and a bunch of role players/vets. That upset the star laden Heat in the NBA Finals. The Warriors beat (and struggled as well) against an undermanned Cavs team (Lebron and Delavodova? lol ) when Kyrie and Love were hurt in 2015. So there's that. CP3 got hurt last season, otherwise Rockets beat the Warriors. Zaza cheapshot hurt Kawhi when they played the Spurs a couple of yrs ago. Possibly changed the whole series. OKC, Durant/Westbrook choked in 2016 WCF against the Warriors. 2015, Memphis had injuries Conley, Allen, etc (lead series 2-1) and could have beaten the Warriors in the 2nd round. GSW had some luck over the years as well. Great team, tho.
by colins standards the 2009 real champs are boston cause kg got hurt or maybe houston cause yao and t mac got hurt or possibly orlando cause jameer was hurt..smdh….in 2015 the cavs didnt have love or kyrie after game 2...2018 cp3 goes down in game 5.....2017 kawhi got hurt when the spurs were up huge...we could go on and on 2016 bogut gets hurt green suspended curry not 100% iggy shaken up game 5...2014 ibaka was hurt vs the spurs missing 2 games...2015 conley beverly also got hurt vs the warriors..like we could do this all the time 2010 perkins got hurt in game 6 they lost game 7 by 4....2008 Bynum was out ariza got hurt so the lakers weren't 100%....2005 wade gets hurt missed game 6 is banged up in game 7 they lose in east finals....2004 cassell gets hurt ruining the t wolves season also ron artest in late 2004 gets suspended for a year running a great pacers team chances in reggies final year...like we could do this all the time...kd this year...sports are written by who was healthy ..in 2000 Duncan was out so the lakers never had to face the spurs for shaqs first title is there an asterisk cause they avoided the defending champs?....I mean what are we talking about..in 2003 rick fox goes down hurting la vs the spurs...like we seen this over and over again...
Is the dude for real?? Talking about things that the Raptors have no control about- LBJ leaving, Celtics imploding and injuries. How the hell you become a sports analyst and say you’re being honest if you don’t accept the fact the INJURIES HAPPEN IN SPORTS! The Raptors did what they have to do and won it deservingly. No use listening to this fool anymore!
All talk! Blame it on injuries. It is a factor but you can't say the raptors just won all because of injuries. The team came up strong beat the bucks easy and got into the finals .This guy is just mad because he never liked the raptors. Warriors in 8 😂😂
cowherd always dogs the Raptors cuz he thinks they're not relevant with regards to ratings. 7-10 million Canadians watched the game last night. If you add them to the US viewership from last two games that makes it the most viewed finals in ....forever?
Part of the game dude. Always has been in every sport. That's the benefit of having a deep team. GS traded depth for one star. Kawhi was injured, Kyle was injured, OG didn't play, but you never hear that. And GS still had more all stars with the injuries until Klay AT WHICH POINT THEY HAD THE SAME AMOUNT! What a sore loser
Yo... you've never seen anything like it? So you missed the warriors winning their first title by beating lebron with k love and kyrie out? Gotcha...👌🏾
Name the championship team that didn't benefit from their opponents injuries, in some way, shape or form. Golden State's first championship could be credited to injuries. No Kyrie, no Kevin love, they went on to win the chip. I'm pretty sure warriors fans don't see that chip any less than what is.
EXACTLY, and GS took out Kawhi and Chris Paul went down to help the Warriors advance. Those titles need to be discredited too, especially 2017 when it was a dirty play that changed everything.
@@ericlind6581 i wouldn't go as far as to say discredit. But those points you made goes to show, they benefited from injuries in major ways / victories.
@@orlanzohall6399 I'm just saying that if GS fans start discrediting this title, then you have to start discrediting a lot of their own titles. What's good for the goose is good for the gander!
Bull shit narrative! If the warriors would have won with the injuries, they would have slandered the raptors. Collin just making up excuses coz he kept doubting the raptors all year and still called them the baby dinosaurs
When haven't injuries decided the outcome of any series? What an inane thing to say; nobody goes into the finals totally healthy. I remember when their title runs began years ago Steph had said he wouldn't apologize for remaining healthy.
So is it now fair to say they needed KD. Because everybody love saying they dont need him they won a championship with out him they won 73 games. How many teams one championship and didn't repeat alot. The Patriots had a perfect regular season and still lost in the superbowl. That narrative is now officially over.
Colin pulling out all the excuses, Raps were banged up too with Lowry needing thumb surgery, Kawhi’s knee tendinitis & god knows what else from the other raps. They showed up and showed out.
Mr. Cowherd...it was a series of attrition...and the last guys standing are now the NBA finals and forever will be in the record books as champions...so you can move on and keep your stereotypes and the rest of the world with progress...don't ever change...it's entertaining.
And most of the country including Colin still had the Warriors winning this series in less than 7 games despite the fact that it was known before the series started that Boogie and KD would miss at least 2 games and wouldn't be 100% when they returned. If you aren't gonna predict a Toronto Raptors series win before the series because of GSW injuries then don't make excuses afterwards when everyone knew about most of these injuries. I mean at least some people knew these injuries would kill Golden state they picked the raptors before game 1
Remember Colin Was Saying According To The GSW'S Record GSW Was Better Without KD. The Media & GSW'S Fans Can't Get Over The Idea That Toronto Raptors With 1 Superstar Beat GSW
CAROLD J. JENKINS Ok.....did the Pistons win because they were the better team or because Shaq and kobe were feuding And let's be real we're talking about injuries because deep down u know the Warriors should have won but instead ur making irrelevant arguments for raptors and other teams that just can't beat em straight up When healthy ( Except the 2015 Warriors)
I believe the Raptors beat Golden State one game this year with KD in the lineup and then won another game against them without Khawi in the lineup at all. I think both teams at full strength would have been a much closer series than folks like Colin want to ever admit. You can only play the team that is in front of you. I never heard anyone try this hard to taint the Warriors title over a very depleted Cavs squad a few years back. Also weren’t these folks also the ones who were saying the Warriors are actually a better team without KD ( which is an insane suggestion ) but somehow now his absence is a big problem. Can’t have it both ways.
Warriors broke in 2016 after Lebron and Kyrie crushed their DWTS moves. A Faustian deal with KD was doomed. The Canadian basketball Gods were always going to have the final say. Bye bye Warriors. Enjoy your curried snags.
Being in shape is part of the skills combo Colin. ‘83 Sixers, ‘89 Pistons, ‘15 Warriors etc. all won because of injuries but who cares? You got to mention them too if you are in the honesty business! These teams won. ‘91 Bulls beat a reduced, tired, old and far from their Showtime hay days Lakers. But they all say Jordan beat Magic that year like he did it to that IMHO GOAT ‘85 Showtime Lakers team! At the end of the day the winner wins. Raptors did not cheat or cause Warriors injuries. And if Kyrie is too stupid or selfish to impose his “iso” mentality on the Celtics system, this is not Raptors fault. Kyrie completely destroyed Boston. This is ain’t smart. And you know what? Being smart is also part of the skills combo. So Colin please just get over it. Raptors beat Warriors. They deserved the title 100% and they got it. They capitalized on their opportunities and this is exactly what champions do. Harden, Kyrie etc. with their better potential did not get to do that. Too bad so sad. Raptors are champions. Period. End of story.
Isn't that how the GSW won their championships? Against cavs with Love and Irving out. And LeBron and Deladevedova took them to 6 games. Against Houston, when CP3 went down. Against Trail Blazers. Your argument is weak and sound like excuses.
@@gideonamankwah6491 I would listen to you if they could manage 1 W against the Warriors, show they do have some semblance of a chance. Forget Nurkic just make a damn statement, show everyone you belong here, but no, it's LLLL again. I'm sleep
@@jamesbohm3690 Ok. I think Nurkic would help out the Blazers. Portland was up 17 in games 2 and 4 and 18 in game 3 in the WCF. In my opinion, Nurk could have helped the Blazers with his rebounding and defense.
@@gideonamankwah6491 I'm sure he would have, I just mean going from 4 L's to 4 W's based on one guy who plays 25 minutes before getting gassed seems like a reach and a half
The best ability is availability. Even without Durant though, the Warriors was supposed to “sweep” them. Warriors got outcoached. Keep in mind even without Durant, they had Curry, Iggy, Boogie, Draymond, and Thompson for majority of the games. That’s more than enough talent.
GS Playoff past rings opposition injuries: Holliday, Connely & Allan, Beverley, Kyrie & Love, Nurkic, Hill, Kawhi & Parker, Kawhi(again), Cousins, CP3. Since Colin is calling GS a dynasty, I guess he doesn’t take those injuries and good fortune into account. 2015 and 2017 rings were because of good fortune...Kyrie&Love and Kawhi&Parker. Dynasty* because of good fortune and injuries.
Kyle had no thumb, Danny Green was playing with no thumb fvv was smacked in the face a bunch, kawhi was on one leg from the conference finals. They had a rookie coach. Give me a break. The warriors lost because they had no depth.
Lets stop acting like injuries aren't apart of the game. The Raptors played their ass's off this whole series its disrespectful to just say they got lucky. They beat the warriors when they had klay curry and draymond 2 out of their 4 wins. If we are gonna say they won because of injuries we can also say The Warriors only beat the 2015 cavs becsuse they didnt have kyrie or love, or they only beat the spurs because kawhi got injured, or they only beat last years rockets because CP3 had to miss game 7
NO NO COLIN, lets play back they tape lol you said that "the warriors with out kd and boogie would SWEEP THE RAPTORS, YOU SAID IT SEVERAL TIMES NO FAM YOU GOTTA EAT THAT HUMBLE PIE MY FRIEND. its on tape nigga lol them raptors were suppossed to get swept lol
Kyrie did not "tank" the Celtics. He struggled with leadership which hurt the team, but Brad Stevens did not have enough control of his team. Tatum showed that we anointed prematurely because of his postseason. Hayward declined. There were many factors that contributed to the Celtics problems. Far from just Kyrie.
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According to your logic colin, then the Warriors 1st title is fraudulent as well... LeBron only had Matthew delavodova as his second best player due to injuries to Kyrie and Kevin. u said u have never seen anything like it. isn't it the same situation, 2 Allstars going down. Don't be a hypocrite
What about the Warriors back to back titles?
I think colin would agree with you. Warriors first ring was pretty lucky. And this was way worse when it comes to injuries than the cavs run when they lost the first time (cant remember the year) so its ok to say he never saw anything like it.
Bruh iggy,klay,KD,looney (broken collar bone),Livingston,steph dislocated finger, has his ring finger taped to his middle finger, cousins not even suppose to be playing with his hurt leg dude was like 50% trying to play he had no speed whatsoever I mean he was already slow but was extra slow with his injury, so if your comparing 2 injuries to 5 is irresponsible at best!!
Goat Herder The first one they broke kawhis ankle, the second one Chris Paul went down even this season harden played with one eye and lillard played with a separated rib
Goat Herder where they never beat a healthy team? In 18 where they would’ve lost to the to the rockets if Paul didn’t get hurt! So gtfoh clown
Calling an NBA team based in Canada "Canadian" (unaggressive, soft) is the height of stupidity. Is Kawhi Leonard Canadian? Kyle Lowry? How about Pascual Siakam? Maybe Nick Nurse.
Yea, they are Canadian.
Yeah exactly. The way Colin acts like every team represents where they’re from is cringe af. Almost no one that contributed to the raptors winning the title are Canadian lol
@@ncb9354 The entire fucking team is American, African or European lmao. I don't think there's even a single Canadian. I love Colin but sometimes he says some bs lol
@@bullettomy7thheart So Barcelona isnt spanish team because 6-7 players are from different countries wtf
@@ΜΑΡΙΑΠΕΤΡΟΥ-δ3κ That's not what I said idiot. There are ZERO Canadians on the Raptors roster is all I am saying. It's not actually a "Canadian team"...it just plays it's home games in Canada
Where was Herd's crying rant when Cleveland lost Kyrie and Kevin Love to give Golden State their first chamipionship? Not a peep. What a hypocrite!
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pnojazz where was everyone when bogut got injured green suspended and curry hurt 2 times in the playoffs
Raptors had injuries too
Kawhi was 75% all series
Kyle Lowry couldn't feel his thumb he has a torn ligament and is having surgery this off season
Fred vanvleet lost a tooth
OG Anunoby was out because of his appendix surgery
I know it wasn't as bad as golden state but they still had four allstars for most of the series. And they lost every home game. Toronto absolutely earned the championship. Blaming the loss on injuries is ridiculous.
Well said
Og anunoby?......really important piece....
Vanvleet loosing a tooth , doesn’t have a lasting pain or an affect on his capabilities . He was able to play beyond expectations . The other players were obviously able to play through them . Kd played 12 minutes in total...Klay Thompson before he tore his asl was out for a game , and out for a 4qrt. Boogie played his first-finals injured , visibly not himself . Iggy was hurting all series , and looney was in so match pain in his chest that he had trouble breathing . You know that you would have lost the finals if both teams were at full strength , be thankful for what happend. Enjoy it and stop trying to change the narrative
Bill Baxevanis in a perfect world the finals is played with both teams at full strength. Obviously golden state has a better roster they have what like five hall of famers. Part of the playoffs is the planning, to keep players healthy and out last the opponent. Toronto did that better than anybody and they won. By the way. Vegas had warriors as the favorites to win every game except game 1. So I dont wanna here anything about golden state's injuries. And I don't care how injured they are. For them to lose every home game. Especially the last one in Oakland just shows that Toronto was the better team.
Activerici 23 absolutely Toronto was the better team , without kd. They were deeper and had more options scoring wise. Golden state sacrificed their depth for kd. Because he makes up for it . They gambled with him and won 2 out of 3 . But had kd been even 75 % as kawhi was he would have been to much for Toronto too handle . You were right that Toronto was more prepared even though I don’t think anybody expected vanvleet level of play
@@billbaxevanis2683 No, Toronto wasn't the better team without KD. Yes, the Raptors did have more scoring options, but when the Warriors had Klay playing, they were able to win 2 games in Toronto. They were up 5 in Game 6 before Klay went out. I'm not saying the Warriors would have won the series, but there was no clear better team (it was neck and neck).
Toronto did win 6 of 8 regular season games vs golden state too.
Colin wants clicks and outrage, not facts. Everyone was hurt. Lowry may have to have wrist surgery. Kawai still has the knee tendinitis. Gasol and Serge are old and beat up. OG was out for the entire playoffs. And note that Lowry, Serge, and Kawai are able to play because the ORGANIZATION DECIDED to sacrifice wins for load management programs tailored to the players.
@@VangelVe ALL 100% correct.
@Reanimate7 He looked like he was playing on 1 leg . Yeah He played hurt the whole way.
Vangel Vesovski how many games they miss ? How many are gonna miss next season
Really the only significant injuries were Boogie and KD. Any other Golden State injury is bullshit and the media being crybabies. The raptors had guys hurt too, and steph is a choker in the finals anyway so who cares if he's hurt, he probably wouldn't of done much more even if he was healthy. And everyone knew about KD and Boogie's injuries before the series and still picked GSW including Colin, some people picked Golden State to win in 4 or 5 games without KD.
Not a raptors fan but people need to respect what they did at the end of the day they are the champs enough said
Colin sounds butt hurt, they won, all other teams lost, let it go
Hes more upset because when kawhi got traded to Toronto he flat out said it he wasnt gonna stay and that we had no chance in winning with the supposedly overpowered celtics at the time
2015 warriors benefitted from depleted cavs team no excuses, not to mention the 2018 rockets lost chris paul, 2017 spurs lost kawhi. NO EXCUSES
Anchovy Fishtano people are just dumb the winner is the winner idgaf what they say. If you ask Colin who the 2019 NBA champions are? He either says yes or says no and is a liar. Simple as that, any words after are meaningless. Yes, but ah this happen and this oh and this guy oh and the medical staff got no sleep blah blah meaningless.
@JSway 24 This year's Hou team is weaker than last year's. Hou last year had GS on the ropes and Paul goes down.
@@colbywalker5301 If you go back in history and look at injuries, then you have discount a lot of titles. Injuries are part of the game. Klay made a dunk move that isn't in his wheelhouse and he got hurt. His fault for making a high risk move for him. He's not a high flyer. So no excuses and Tor won fair and square.
@JSway 24 no. Rockets lost trevor ariza the other main starter from 2018. Rockets got worse in 2019 without a shooter and defender.
Why u talkin bout the past? If KD & Klay are healthy, Raptors lose and that’s facts.
If "if" was a 5th of alchohol, we'd all be drunk, Colin
@@jordan12118 that's like saying "if" they played then they would have loss
@@jordan12118 I'm a Laker fan, I just like Colin, getting me riled up lol. But nah, they would have loss with KD and Klay on the court.
If if if shit was sugar we would all be rich
trollsRtrix and we could say the same thing if the Cavs had kyrie and love in 2015, arguably, but does that change the fact that the warriors won the chip that year? Hell No! They are still champions of that year. I don’t understand the fucking point of his commentary or convos like this. “Ifs” don’t change shit!
So let me get this straight.
The Warriors get 5 all stars in their prime. (The only team in the NBA to have that luxury, and the only team since the 80's to do this)
They were willing to take all the credit if they won, even though they had A MASSIVE advantage over every other team.
Yet, they suffer a few injuries and now the media are going to make excuses for them?
Give me a break.
Bottom line is this.
Raptors won without a lottery pick.
Warriors lost coming into the season with 5 all stars in their prime.
Get over it.
You mean they got 2 all stars
FACTS
@@DJQuan718 kay, steph , boogie , draymond , andre
Y'ALL deserve the eastern conference championship .... That's it
Y'ALL know u ain't winning the championship if Both teams are healthy
kabagema yannick
Who the hell is "y'all" ?
The Warriors lost to both the Clippers and the Rockets TWICE in this years's playoff with KD AND Klay playing. So unless you believe BOTH of those teams are markedly BETTER than the Raptors, how can you assume a healthy Warriors team would definitely beat Toronto?
FAX
They would definitely win against the Raptors ..... What u talking about?
Colin is the same one saying they didn’t need KD vs Portland.
glock lesnar Right because Portland is on Toronto’s level lol
Lol they didn’t. But Portland isn’t Toronto 🤦🏻♂️
As a Canadian I will say this as nicely as I can. Please don't cherry pick what applies to the topic at hand. It's excuses. Don't make excuses for these players who couldn't play due to injuries and then praise others who could manage and play under the same circumstances. Pick one, are they soft and G.S. lost because they were soft, or did Toronto win because of circumstance. Toronto had a strong team. Got to the finals on thier own merit, do yourself a favor and don't downplay the Raptors on their ability to play consistently and stay healthy.
The "dynasty" that started off other teams injuries, doesn't get to use that excuse when it happens to them. Those dudes with the injuries weren't the ones turning the ball over 19 times a game. Sloppy play was a big factor... take the LLLL's and quit crying.
dont worry the warriors reign is over they will not add a kd again or win next year we can relax and the next time curry is in the playoffs with a healthy klay will be at age 33..good luck with that..seriously...
Warriors will win next year when KD & Klay are healthy, and everyone will be crying again.
@@PeterJustGames and.... He's gone. And even if he came back they weren't winning shit. It's over.
The Warriors won against the Cavs without Kyrie and Love.
He doesn't care about that....doesn't support his message.
first yes they was injured but what u dont say is Raptors played the warriors 8 times all this season including the playoffs and the Raptors won 6 games so they beat them when they was healthy so please stop it
Kenneth raiford don’t nobody wanna speak on that!!!
Raptors were 6-2 overall against the Warriors including playoffs, 4-0 in Oakland, 3-0 in Oakland in the playoffs. 🤷🏾♂️
Will Richardson Since does regular season games matter?
Warriors beat the Cavs in year one because of Kyrie and Love being injured!!
Your right, and Toronto beat the warriors because of injuries.
LUCAS SIMBA they swept the spurs thanks to Kawhi.... The best the Rockets thanks to CP3 getting injured!!!!!
Funny that the media rarely talks about the NBA Champ but focus the loser team. We are the champions. NO TIME FOR LOSERS, cuz we are the champions.
FACTS ONLY!!!!!🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
He hating hard, but if we want to talk semantics. Injuries go back since the Finals started.
That’s no excuse, Kawhi won with less talent
You forgot to mention the Raptors beat the best record this year in the Bucks!
So the Warrior's first title doesn't count.
Neither do any of their titles. They took out Kawhi on a dirty play and Paul's hamstring gave out when Hou them on the ropes.
@@ericlind6581 THANK YOU I TELL THIS TOO SO MANY PEOPLE AND THEY COME UP WITH BULLSHIT EXCUSES.
Raps 6-2 this year against GS.
Every player on the golden state as well as the raptors are professionals so a win is a win no matter who is on or off the court
JSway 24 raptors are the champs no matter what the circumstances are if they aren’t then golden state only one two because the cavs was injured in the first title run
The basketball gods gave Kawhi justice
It came full circle last night
Facts
no excuses. injuries wasnt the person shooting and missing those shots, steph was. injuries had nothing to do with steph getting out played by van vleet.
And Kyle Lowry
Man don’t nobody want to hear about Toronto benefiting off a broken Warriors team! Injuries decided the Cleveland series in 2015 when Kyrie and Love were out due to injuries. Then what happened the next year when Love and Kyrie we’re back in 2016. You can argue that the Warriors never beat Cleveland before you get KD. So we don’t want to hear about injuries bruh!
lol these ppl want me to cry for a team that got six allstars lololololol, colin is just mad cuz he said the raptors would get swept without kd and boogie
Mark Watson Exactly, trying to act like Toronto’s championship is illegitimate is so low!
Warriors 3 championships also benefited from injured love, kyrie, kawhi and cp3 you kidding me?
That the part of the game. GSW should not let play KD, curry, and Klay 43 mn / game all year long. The management of the fatigue is a full part of the job. Toronto let KL do not play 22 games to recover fully and be ready for the game. It also allow the other player to grow. I am a Warriars fan for years and i have to say "well done Toronto"
Colin just admit that u were wrong about the warriors needing kevin
Colin Cowherd is the Fox News of sports media.
Warriors benefited from a broken Cavaliers team in 2015, The Warriors benefited from Kawhi Leonard getting hurt in 2016 when they faced the Spurs, it happens.
Another looser mentality coming from Colin (and Stephen A and Skip). Let's get this straight. When KD went down and the Warriors won 6-straight games to reach the NBA final, everyone was saying that the Warriors would be just "fine" without KD. In fact, some even said that the Warriors were better without KD. Then after the Raptors lost 2 straight games against the Bucks, everyone was saying that the Bucks is the best team out of the eastern conference and have the best chance of defeating the Warriors. Then the Raptors pulled the biggest upset (most due to over expectation of the Bucks, really).
After the Raptors beat the Warriors 3-1 (two shocking wins at Oracle for Game 3 and 4), the media and fans wanted KD to come back to "rescue" the Warriors. So if the Warriors were that good without KD, then why would they want KD to come back to help them?
The fact is this Raptors team is a legit championship team. They beat the 76ers and Bucks.. and forced the Splash Brothers to press the panic button so that KD would come back for Game 5.
So give the Raptors all the credits. It's about time!
With KD they’ve won period
Nah trash curry like you do russ and harden. Curry is the best shooter until it matters most.
The Warriors benefited from injuries in the past, injuries are part of sports, in the end no one remembers injuries period.
First of all Cousins was injured when the warriors signed him so if there was anyone to fault here it's the warriors mgmt. Durant got hurt in the western playoffs, not the Raptors fault. Klay got hurt by his own, he landed awkwardly after going for a layup. I mean Basketball is a physical sport and injury can't be disregarded, it's an intangible cause. Raptors are a very good basketball team and you can't take anything away from them. The Raptors won because they are the better team and they know how to play smart.
HardMode The better team? Since when ?
Warriors fan here. Raptors got gift wrapped their first championship. And I’ll admit that GS was gift wrapped a championship in 2015.
You had a 2xmvp ( Steph Curry ) , 2 Allstars ( Boogie n Draymond ) , and a finales mvp ( Iggy ) on the floor what more do you need.The Raptors had a better regular season record than the Warriors and simply had there number this year simple.
Iggy and boogie not at 100% (calf/ankle and quad)
The problem with creating superteams in a league with a salary cap is that you'll ultimately have to sacrifica depth quality at the role and bench spots in order to be able to pay your stars. Over the last 10 years of consisten "superteam" creation it has been shown that they win and do so pretty fast. It's also been shown that these teams are are highly impacted by injuries or some star undeperforming, since overall talent is concentrated upon a 2 or 3 stars players.
The bane of such teams over the last decades have been highly functional, deep-rostered teams often coached by an elite coach, that have surrounded one star player with elite talent, facing a superteam with a depleted roster or and absent star. Such was the case in 2011 when the Mavs beat the heat with a no-show Lebron, in 2014 when the Spurs beat the Heat with an ailing wade, in 2015 when the Warriors beat the Cavs with both K.Love and Kyrie absent to injury(Cavs had more stars, but GSW better coaching and a deeper roster with veterans complementing their Star in Curry) and now Toronto beating the Warriors under the circumstances we all know.
The playoffs and finals come after a long season taking place over a very large country. Sure, when firing at full cylinders super teams are nearly unstoppable. Yet, as talented and amazing as these people are, they're immune system is the sama as anyone else, their bones and ligaments break like anyone else, they have spouses and family like us and they can have personal and professional problems like any other person. When your talent and resources concentrate upon a few individuals then the risk of something happening at any one of these variables increases as well.
GSW secure their 1st championship by beating a battered Cavs team and this is the same Colin that calls GSW a dynasty...
Huh? GS won 2 championships before 2015...
braiden45 After*
@@kabagemayannick5097 No, they won in 1956 and 1975, so "before"
braiden45 Bro that was like before the modern era....Y u talking about this?
Same guy who said when KD gets back he will have no effect
It’s not their fault in the first place. Period!
It's like a boxing match - cumulative damage. The continuous pressure by Toronto, combined with the extra effort GSW had to exert to stay competitive in the series - lead to their injuries.
But most of the warriors injuries came in the houston series...
@@cjzizzari2405 KD calf strain + Curry dislocated finger in the Houston series. Raptors series: Looney, Thompson and the final blow to KD. Before that: Curry (ankle vs Pelicans), Cousins (quad vs Clippers), Iguodala (hamstring vs Blazers).
Why does everyone seem to want to remind us of the injuries GSW suffered this year to lose the finals, but no one wants to bring up the times they won due to the others teams untimely injuries. Cavs 2014 2 of the 3 best players were hurt. Last year CP3 goes down in game 5 in rout to claiming a 3-2 lead. If we count up all the times the injury bug went in GSW favor they'd have 1 definitive ring. Raptors were the better team KD, Klay or not
I give the Raptors credit for not being injured and I'll give the Warriors the sucker card for being hobbled😁 CHAMPIONSHIPS are remembered forever, injuries aren't .😂🤣
Plus Raptors faced them 8 times this whole year and beat them 6. 3 wins in Oracle.
4 wins in oracle
And Guys let's be real and take emotions out of this .....if all finals were healthy the Warriors win 4/5 chips except the one in 2015 but Y'all making this tik Tak arguments coz u just straight up hate 'em
Colin still sour about his overrated Celtics (have been for years) weren't a threat at all.
Never gave the Raptors much credit. These aren't the same choking Raptors under Casey and DeFrozen. They weren't ready yet. Lowry is somewhat more clutch than DeFrozen.
Also, the Bucks (he underestimated them as well) are way better than the Celtics and will be for yrs to come, will probably win an NBA title soon as well. The Greek Freak and company took a dump on the Celtics this season in the playoffs.
Rapts, Bucks , Nets, 76ers , Pacers, and possibly the Magic will all be better than his Celtics next season. lol
Upset that Kawhi and pretty much a bunch of role players/vets embarrassed his original Eastern pick (star laden Celtics team) lol. Let it go, Colin.
This Toronto team is like that 2011 Dallas Mavs team with Dirk and a bunch of role players/vets. That upset the star laden Heat in the NBA Finals.
The Warriors beat (and struggled as well) against an undermanned Cavs team (Lebron and Delavodova? lol ) when Kyrie and Love were hurt in 2015. So there's that.
CP3 got hurt last season, otherwise Rockets beat the Warriors. Zaza cheapshot hurt Kawhi when they played the Spurs a couple of yrs ago. Possibly changed the whole series.
OKC, Durant/Westbrook choked in 2016 WCF against the Warriors. 2015, Memphis had injuries Conley, Allen, etc (lead series 2-1) and could have beaten the Warriors in the 2nd round.
GSW had some luck over the years as well. Great team, tho.
What about when The Dubs beat Cleveland with Kyrie and Kevin Love were hurt. It's called Karma Sir.
Injuries is part of the game ...
It's part of sports ...
by colins standards the 2009 real champs are boston cause kg got hurt or maybe houston cause yao and t mac got hurt or possibly orlando cause jameer was hurt..smdh….in 2015 the cavs didnt have love or kyrie after game 2...2018 cp3 goes down in game 5.....2017 kawhi got hurt when the spurs were up huge...we could go on and on 2016 bogut gets hurt green suspended curry not 100% iggy shaken up game 5...2014 ibaka was hurt vs the spurs missing 2 games...2015 conley beverly also got hurt vs the warriors..like we could do this all the time 2010 perkins got hurt in game 6 they lost game 7 by 4....2008 Bynum was out ariza got hurt so the lakers weren't 100%....2005 wade gets hurt missed game 6 is banged up in game 7 they lose in east finals....2004 cassell gets hurt ruining the t wolves season also ron artest in late 2004 gets suspended for a year running a great pacers team chances in reggies final year...like we could do this all the time...kd this year...sports are written by who was healthy ..in 2000 Duncan was out so the lakers never had to face the spurs for shaqs first title is there an asterisk cause they avoided the defending champs?....I mean what are we talking about..in 2003 rick fox goes down hurting la vs the spurs...like we seen this over and over again...
Glad u have a talking point Colin but nobody cares lol. The title is in Toronto til somebody takes it.
Didnt golden states road to championships came from other teams getting injured as well come on man smh
Yes, but not the star player.
@@jkpiii4513 So Kyrie, Kevin Love, CP3, aren't considered star players?? you better put some respect on those guys.
Lame take.
Warriors been winning this whole dynasty run with other teams injured 😂 basketball gods came back around for them. Take the L get healthy try again...
And they lost 2 finals due to injuries hey it happens
DJQuan718 lost 1 to injury this year, 2016 they choked they were up 3-1
@@razorramon5937 But they won 3 helped by opponent's injuries.
Guy has obviously never watched a hockey game if he thinks Canadian aren't aggressive lmao.
And golden state benefited from injuries in 2015
Injuries always decide series. Nice try Colin
Is the dude for real?? Talking about things that the Raptors have no control about- LBJ leaving, Celtics imploding and injuries. How the hell you become a sports analyst and say you’re being honest if you don’t accept the fact the INJURIES HAPPEN IN SPORTS! The Raptors did what they have to do and won it deservingly. No use listening to this fool anymore!
All talk! Blame it on injuries. It is a factor but you can't say the raptors just won all because of injuries. The team came up strong beat the bucks easy and got into the finals .This guy is just mad because he never liked the raptors. Warriors in 8 😂😂
Nabeel Robin Nah he just madd coz Warriors healthy should have easily won this
cowherd always dogs the Raptors cuz he thinks they're not relevant with regards to ratings. 7-10 million Canadians watched the game last night. If you add them to the US viewership from last two games that makes it the most viewed finals in ....forever?
He's right though. Jazz have two rings if Jordan, Kukoc, and Harper are out. Iverson would have one if Kobe and Horry were out in 2001. He's right.
Part of the game dude. Always has been in every sport.
That's the benefit of having a deep team. GS traded depth for one star.
Kawhi was injured, Kyle was injured, OG didn't play, but you never hear that. And GS still had more all stars with the injuries until Klay AT WHICH POINT THEY HAD THE SAME AMOUNT!
What a sore loser
Excuse me it was reported also...
Yo... you've never seen anything like it?
So you missed the warriors winning their first title by beating lebron with k love and kyrie out?
Gotcha...👌🏾
@JSway 24 wow... lol
FACTS...never agreed with this guy! but 100%
Your right cp3 in 18 17 spurs and 15 Cavs should I go on further? On this loaded team
That’s a fine opinion as long as you say the same thing about the Warriors 2015 ring
Name the championship team that didn't benefit from their opponents injuries, in some way, shape or form. Golden State's first championship could be credited to injuries. No Kyrie, no Kevin love, they went on to win the chip. I'm pretty sure warriors fans don't see that chip any less than what is.
EXACTLY, and GS took out Kawhi and Chris Paul went down to help the Warriors advance. Those titles need to be discredited too, especially 2017 when it was a dirty play that changed everything.
@@ericlind6581 i wouldn't go as far as to say discredit. But those points you made goes to show, they benefited from injuries in major ways / victories.
@@orlanzohall6399 I'm just saying that if GS fans start discrediting this title, then you have to start discrediting a lot of their own titles. What's good for the goose is good for the gander!
@@ericlind6581 i agree with that no doubt.
Bull shit narrative! If the warriors would have won with the injuries, they would have slandered the raptors. Collin just making up excuses coz he kept doubting the raptors all year and still called them the baby dinosaurs
What was the Finals when Lebron had Kyrie and Love hurt
A lucky break.
I love the excuses and fact that people forget things
When haven't injuries decided the outcome of any series? What an inane thing to say; nobody goes into the finals totally healthy. I remember when their title runs began years ago Steph had said he wouldn't apologize for remaining healthy.
MJ, he never got hurt
So I guess Toronto accidentally beat everyone 🤷🏽♂️
Right... Let's just forfeit the finals because the Warriors are banged up smh
Colin Cowherd, did I hear you say in 2015 that the warriors won because of injuries as love and Kyrie were out?
What about the injuries on the Raptors. No one boo boo when Golden State won their title
So is it now fair to say they needed KD. Because everybody love saying they dont need him they won a championship with out him they won 73 games. How many teams one championship and didn't repeat alot. The Patriots had a perfect regular season and still lost in the superbowl. That narrative is now officially over.
Dont remind me, just one game away from the perfect season. Fuck Eli.
He's right. The Raptors benefited from injury just like gsw did with their first title win.
Colin pulling out all the excuses, Raps were banged up too with Lowry needing thumb surgery, Kawhi’s knee tendinitis & god knows what else from the other raps. They showed up and showed out.
If that's the case you can't give golden state credit for beating the Cavs
Like GS in 2015
The warriors benefit every year from broken teams
Its different one or two injured to a 7 warriors injuries...
Mr. Cowherd...it was a series of attrition...and the last guys standing are now the NBA finals and forever will be in the record books as champions...so you can move on and keep your stereotypes and the rest of the world with progress...don't ever change...it's entertaining.
The same team you are crying about beat the Rockets & Portland
And most of the country including Colin still had the Warriors winning this series in less than 7 games despite the fact that it was known before the series started that Boogie and KD would miss at least 2 games and wouldn't be 100% when they returned. If you aren't gonna predict a Toronto Raptors series win before the series because of GSW injuries then don't make excuses afterwards when everyone knew about most of these injuries. I mean at least some people knew these injuries would kill Golden state they picked the raptors before game 1
Remember Colin Was Saying According To The GSW'S Record GSW Was Better Without KD. The Media & GSW'S Fans Can't Get Over The Idea That Toronto Raptors With 1 Superstar Beat GSW
Yea they did win because of injuries….so did plenty of other teams. Oh well. “Baby” Raptors are champions. Boo hoo Colin.
Pls. Gsw won 3 chips thanks to injuries
supremo shaider Exactly, but nobody wants to bring that one up.
CAROLD J. JENKINS They were the better team anyways
kabagema yannick Playoffs that don’t mean nothing. Example “04 Pistons and Lakers!!!!!!!!”
CAROLD J. JENKINS Ok.....did the Pistons win because they were the better team or because Shaq and kobe were feuding
And let's be real we're talking about injuries because deep down u know the Warriors should have won but instead ur making irrelevant arguments for raptors and other teams that just can't beat em straight up When healthy ( Except the 2015 Warriors)
*Cavaliers
I believe the Raptors beat Golden State one game this year with KD in the lineup and then won another game against them without Khawi in the lineup at all. I think both teams at full strength would have been a much closer series than folks like Colin want to ever admit. You can only play the team that is in front of you. I never heard anyone try this hard to taint the Warriors title over a very depleted Cavs squad a few years back. Also weren’t these folks also the ones who were saying the Warriors are actually a better team without KD ( which is an insane suggestion ) but somehow now his absence is a big problem. Can’t have it both ways.
I don't think the baby dinosaurs fans care what u think there the champions
Warriors broke in 2016 after Lebron and Kyrie crushed their DWTS moves. A Faustian deal with KD was doomed. The Canadian basketball Gods were always going to have the final say. Bye bye Warriors. Enjoy your curried snags.
Being in shape is part of the skills combo Colin. ‘83 Sixers, ‘89 Pistons, ‘15 Warriors etc. all won because of injuries but who cares? You got to mention them too if you are in the honesty business! These teams won.
‘91 Bulls beat a reduced, tired, old and far from their Showtime hay days Lakers. But they all say Jordan beat Magic that year like he did it to that IMHO GOAT ‘85 Showtime Lakers team! At the end of the day the winner wins. Raptors did not cheat or cause Warriors injuries. And if Kyrie is too stupid or selfish to impose his “iso” mentality on the Celtics system, this is not Raptors fault. Kyrie completely destroyed Boston. This is ain’t smart. And you know what? Being smart is also part of the skills combo.
So Colin please just get over it. Raptors beat Warriors. They deserved the title 100% and they got it. They capitalized on their opportunities and this is exactly what champions do. Harden, Kyrie etc. with their better potential did not get to do that. Too bad so sad. Raptors are champions. Period. End of story.
Lmao you had 3 superstars but still needed a 4th to win a chip. Hahaha RIP to the dynasty.
With this logic then The Warriors benefited from a Broken CAVS team in 2015.
Warriors had more injuries than the Cavs
plus 2017 Kawhi Leonard in 2017 and chris paul 2018
i remember when Colin said there was a zero percent chance that KD was going to the Warriors
Isn't that how the GSW won their championships?
Against cavs with Love and Irving out. And LeBron and Deladevedova took them to 6 games.
Against Houston, when CP3 went down.
Against Trail Blazers.
Your argument is weak and sound like excuses.
Trail blazers?
@@jamesbohm3690 Nurkic and Dame were not 100%. Nurkic broke his leg and Dame had an injured rib.
@@gideonamankwah6491 I would listen to you if they could manage 1 W against the Warriors, show they do have some semblance of a chance. Forget Nurkic just make a damn statement, show everyone you belong here, but no, it's LLLL again. I'm sleep
@@jamesbohm3690 Ok. I think Nurkic would help out the Blazers. Portland was up 17 in games 2 and 4 and 18 in game 3 in the WCF. In my opinion, Nurk could have helped the Blazers with his rebounding and defense.
@@gideonamankwah6491 I'm sure he would have, I just mean going from 4 L's to 4 W's based on one guy who plays 25 minutes before getting gassed seems like a reach and a half
The best ability is availability. Even without Durant though, the Warriors was supposed to “sweep” them. Warriors got outcoached. Keep in mind even without Durant, they had Curry, Iggy, Boogie, Draymond, and Thompson for majority of the games. That’s more than enough talent.
GS Playoff past rings opposition injuries: Holliday, Connely & Allan, Beverley, Kyrie & Love, Nurkic, Hill, Kawhi & Parker, Kawhi(again), Cousins, CP3.
Since Colin is calling GS a dynasty, I guess he doesn’t take those injuries and good fortune into account. 2015 and 2017 rings were because of good fortune...Kyrie&Love and Kawhi&Parker. Dynasty* because of good fortune and injuries.
sorry how that lands in Ottawa? Also damn the man got demoted or som? what happened to his studio
Lol
Nigga look like he just got hit with another divorce 😂😂😂😂
Kyle had no thumb, Danny Green was playing with no thumb fvv was smacked in the face a bunch, kawhi was on one leg from the conference finals. They had a rookie coach. Give me a break. The warriors lost because they had no depth.
So did warriors in 2015
Lets stop acting like injuries aren't apart of the game. The Raptors played their ass's off this whole series its disrespectful to just say they got lucky. They beat the warriors when they had klay curry and draymond 2 out of their 4 wins. If we are gonna say they won because of injuries we can also say The Warriors only beat the 2015 cavs becsuse they didnt have kyrie or love, or they only beat the spurs because kawhi got injured, or they only beat last years rockets because CP3 had to miss game 7
Who gives a fuck the warriors beat the cavs with Kyrie and love out of the finals.
NO NO COLIN, lets play back they tape lol you said that "the warriors with out kd and boogie would SWEEP THE RAPTORS, YOU SAID IT SEVERAL TIMES NO FAM YOU GOTTA EAT THAT HUMBLE PIE MY FRIEND. its on tape nigga lol them raptors were suppossed to get swept lol
Kyrie did not "tank" the Celtics. He struggled with leadership which hurt the team, but Brad Stevens did not have enough control of his team. Tatum showed that we anointed prematurely because of his postseason. Hayward declined. There were many factors that contributed to the Celtics problems. Far from just Kyrie.
Pull up the receipts