2016,2019,2007

2019, 2019, 2019. Sincerely, a Warriors fan. 😅😂

2016 2019 2021

After hearing it: The Kobe and Shaq Lakers years because they were full of controversy and rigging. 😳

2019, 2020, 2021. All 3 years where health was a huge factor for the playoffs

Just came here to say that. That hip check and the players leaving the bench still upsets me to this day. The other thing is that the Cavs had no business getting past Pistons that season. Guess he forgot mention the aliens coming down and zapping the talent from their starting five in the 4th and OT. Sweeping the under talented Cavs would have been easy work for whoever came out of the west.

​@@thatcomicguychris4877 Except that sweeping the cavs wasn't an easy task. Each of those games were close despite Lebron's tumultuous performance that series. If Lebron's performance in 2011 was a 4 out of 10, his 2007 finals performance was a -3 out of 10. Yeah you read that right, a negative 3.

@@jeremiahh.3383cavs were a good defense.

@@tj5180 facts, bro. James opposing teams were not better than his own team. They just did not have LeBron otherwise chances would be 50/50

That's what I was expecting tbh. Surprised they missed that one.

2023 playoffs: Game 1: Warriors (6 FT) vs Lakers (29 FT)

@@luispg8523the warriors were way to small

​@@luispg8523Warriors don't get into the paint as often tho, playstyle difference

@@tonycharles9027 And yet, the referees gave it all in favor of Lakers, specially in games 3 and 4.

warriors fans and excuses when it was just good defense and yall shooting 50 3s a game

And 2020.

And herro injured as well, so its a fair loss, equal as they are, milwaukee had the best winning percentage in the nba when missing giannis

@@Lilbored912lol losing Herro and Giannis is the same That’s some funny shit.

​@@Lilbored912are you serious dude? A healthy Giannis SWEPT the heat with Tyler hero lol

Nah heat just better

He 100% pushed off

@@johncena4096 have you watched The Last Dance? Bryon Russell's momentum carried him over in direction. He didn't know Michael could cross him over. Plus, if Michael pushed him off, his body would be awkward and the refs would catch him doing so.

Oh boo whoo

Getting away from calls is part of the game, same as incidental injuries.

Yeah the waived off 3 by Howard Eisley and the uncalled shotclock violation by Ron Harper

So suprising😂

cry

@@edwardplayzzz2675 you should, because flopping will be penalized more next season. Bb Lakers. 😉

​@@dvdv8197They have been saying this lie for 12 years and LeBron, Shroder, Hardem and Trae Young have not been penalized a single time.

@@luispg8523 yeah but now it's different tho. It's an IN-GAME penalizing, tech free throw + possession!

Being up 21 is nothing in this era especially against Golden State

being up 21 is not at all big deal especially for warriors. anyone can comeback

@@footyroll8678 You completely missed the part when I said “the series wasn’t even close”. They injured Kawhi, and what happens to players when they’re injured? They can’t play games. What happens when your best player can’t play the game? You’re more likely to lose, and against the GSW, it was a guaranteed loss. I merely mentioned up 21 points to explain Kawhi’s impact on the team. The series wasn’t close after he went down, all because of Zaza, when they could’ve gave them a series, or even win the entire series.

buddy if you truly believe kawhi was gonna single handly beat the 17 warriors, then if you have bron or mj as the goat your an idiot, cause if you truly belive that kawhi would have a top 5 ring ever, and should be in the goat debate but im willing to bet he isnt in your top 10, top 15, or top 20 maybe not even top 30@@AAB4ttery

@@footyroll8678 yall forget the spurs had the warriors number all season, beating them 2-1 in the season series the one loss being when gregg rested his players. Spurs had that series in the bag if kawhi didn't get injured.

Spurs injuries in 2017 is an asterisk

​@@ankurkool171nba rigging for spurs is asterik

​@@monkboy4628 yeah the nba rigging for a small market team with low ratings. That makes sense. But in reality the nba was constantly against spurs. They would have about 8 championships if not for the refs.

@@thecensoredmuscle563 would have 0 chips**

KD Being a bitch should be the Asterisk

Ik warriors should of won that series

That cap

@@timetogame7104they were never gonna win the series lol. Warriors fans should be the last ones talking about refs

@@timetogame7104cry about it

​​@@timetogame7104And thats why Warriors fans are hated in this community Basketball, can you guys stop crying and actually use common sense. You cant expect to get 20+ free throws when 90% of your shots are jumpers

Luck is also part of the game so when you win, just note that you because of luck. Not because you’re better

That’s the point of the video. Not all of it is very legitimate, it’s more just a challenge and an interesting thought experiment

It’s a shame more people don’t understand this and will make excuses for their teams because of injuries. If this person was healthy or that person was healthy a certain woulda lost. It’s apart of the game. Sheesh

@@iamtheonlywilly Right no, when you’re legit just looking at the validity of a ring and Season run of a team, you have to understand that injuries are part of the game. It really just boils down to a What If, outside of ofc the specific occasions where a player purposefully injuries another player, and it matters what ruling the League comes down with. Those aren’t a What If, but they also are seperate exceptions that don’t have to do with normal injuries

i’ve seen it used that way too, but i’ve also seen it be used more recently to just generally mean a 4-1 series.

I thought it was when 1 team goes up 1-0 and then the other team goes on to win the next 4 thats a gentleman sweep

it generally means 4-1 nowadays doesn't really matter how it got there

A Gentleman Sweep is just Letting the other team getting 1 win doesn’t matter when it is

I hadn't heard that term before, nor had Wikipedia.

that happen again against the warriors during the semis, all the lakers wins are all free throw controversy

@@janritz-kun2617 nah lakers just flat out outplayed you guys, teams like kings, celtics, pacers, def got screwed against lakers though, heck even trail blazers in 2000

@@theonlygoodonehere2259ah yes the outplay of 20+ free throw disparities

⁠@@janritz-kun2617I don’t think it’s a controversy at this point. It’s a fact.

@@theonlygoodonehere2259 outplayed? Ok, can you explain on how did the lakers lose vs warriors when freethrows are balanced?

You are right. It is the third easiest.

1993 and 2004 shouldn't have an asterisk at all

Yup Jordan always bounces back, just look at '86 after he broke his foot, he gave the Celtics the toughest series they had in their run after coming back and only playing a few games. '95 needs a new asterisk and Hakeem/Shaq/Penny needs more credit.

The asterisks is jordan chocking in game 3 and 6 in playoffs vs orlando

@@sonny4978 I don't think an opposing player being bad counts as an asterisk

well this video does, and jordan threw away those two games which is why they lost@@susanlee594

Bogut was hurt but Curry was not hurt There is no report or anything documented of any Injuries he got in the 2016 playoffs. All he had was a minor ankle sprain which everyone has a minor injury by the time the Finals roll around cause Half the cavs roster were dealing with minor Injuries too. Love literally missed 2 games in the 2016 Finals and Kyrie's Knees still weren't even 100% from last year. Curry being hurt is such a corny and fraudulent excuse. Only Bogut was Truly injured and Iggy had some back problems in Game 6. Curry dropped 38 Pts in Game 4 of that Finals balling out securing the Warriors 3-1 lead. He was not injured

@MistahJay7 he was definitely hurt. You don't remember after the ankle, he sprained his MCL during the Houston series? I remember watching the play live and you knew his knee was messed up. He still played bad in the finals and I'm not saying the knew was the reason why. But he was DEFINITELY hurt.

@@MistahJay7i see you don’t k is what your talking about curry had a sprained mcl injury threat he came back early from 🤡 😅

Steph was not that hurt

I just watched the thing to check. Draymond was getting his around LeBron, and then LeBron shoved it off. Draymond hit LeBron in the nuts. That makes sense being called a Flagrant. Secondly, Draymond only got suspended because of the build up of fouls, all of which were valid Flagrant calls (throwing around a Rockets player, and then kicking Aquaman in the nuts). Even if it was just called a Flagrant in the Finals, it wouldn’t have been a suspension if the other prior Flagrants didn’t occur. Thirdly, Draymond still played in Game 6 and Game 7, where he even basically dropped a 32 point and 15 rebound Triple Double, so let’s not pretend as if the single game suspension really was so drastic

​@Jonathan-A.C. draymond did not make contact with lebron let's be honest here. And a single game suspension in a 7 game series is huge lmao what are you talking about. Who knows how that game goes with draymond playing.

@@jadentesai I literally watched it, yes he did. No it’s not that significant, and regardless, he entirely earned it. If anything, it’s just a what if, but not an “asterisk” in any sense

@Jonathan-A.C. sure buddy. If you want to believe that you can. Just know you sound dumb asf 😹

Only play in team that should be considered an asterisk there is the heat as the nuggets were the one seed so we’re bound to play the wolves. lakers we’re a one of the best teams after the trade deadline and weren’t a true 7th seed.The heat though kinda got lucky that Giannis got injured in the first series which if he didn’t maybe they don’t win the series.But props to the heat they still beat the knicks and Celtics.

Exactly weak team

I’m new but even I know the sauce this guy generates 👏

Chef curry with the shot......let's go!

i dont get???

Top tier content

How the freak were the jazz wornout on a shortened season? Lol 2020 was the biggest asterisk since the season ended and didn't start until playoffs was about too start. 99 they played the entire second half of the season and more.

Literally every championship they’ve won has been because of injuries

@@rando28-3 uh-huh, sure. 😄

@@dvdv8197 No I’m serious. In 2015, they played Lebron and a bunch of scrubs because Kyrie and Kevin Love got injured, in 2017 Zaza played dirty and injured Kawhi who has a history of taking down superteams, in 2018 Chris Paul got injured in Game 5 of the WCF which essentially cost the Rockets the series (even though the 27 straight missed threes didn’t help), and in 2022 they faced an injured Nuggets team in the first round and judging by what that same team did this year, it’s fair to say they would’ve won that series.

@@rando28-3 I don't doubt you're serious. Just like I don't doubt I disagree. 😄

@@rando28-3you have a point

Yeah I agree.. that could change

Tho

Curry Chocked a 3-1 lead, cope

He deserved the suspension Then when he came back he got 41 put on his head.

@@hmm3154 If it changes the fact that you need to win ONE more game that's showing that they didn't deserve that championship in the first place. ONE game is all they needed and they let the suspension get to their head, they were not championship ready (hence 2015 with 2 injuries).

@@Mikey-zi6po Chocked? With a capital "C?" Not sure what that means, maybe you mean "choked." Oh hey that reminds me...speaking of 3-1, that's the Warriors record against the Cavs in the finals. But you wouldn't say it was just Curry who is 3-1 against Lebron right? Since teams have more than one player? So when a DPOY Draymond Green and another key defense player Bogut go out, along with the back injury to the FMVP from the prior year Iguodala in G6 and Curry himself spraining his *MCL* in the WCF series against the Rockets - that is just "well they lost anyways so cope" BUT in 2015 when "Lebron" loses in 6 (I'd say the Cavs, but you like to word it this way with Curry) then *suddenly* OH MY GOD injuries matter right? oH mY GoD tWo InJuRiEs!!! (Total of 4 players on the Warriors injured and suspended during the 2016 matchup btw). And here's what you're thinking now: sure, a *DPOY* Green or *FINALS MVP* Iggy isn't as much of a star player as Kyrie or Kevin Love though, right? Of course, magically only *your team's* injuries really mattered when you lost! "But they were out the whole series and the Warrior's mostly came later!" you will say next...oh wait, they came when the Warriors were up 3-1, crushing the Cavs when both teams were mostly healthy (other than Curry MCL issues). It was tied at halftime in game 5 when Bogut got hurt, even without Green it was then an even match, but no Bogut for the 2nd half, and the game ends with the Cavs winning by 15. Two best defenders on the Warriors BOTH gone. www.sportskeeda.com/basketball/opinion-andrew-bogut-s-injury-in-the-2016-nba-finals-cost-the-warriors-not-draymond-green-s-suspension

@@Mikey-zi6po AND when Green comes back for game 6 Bogut is still out anyways for the series and then to make things worse, Iguodala strains his back in that game 6 and isn't the same for the rest of the series, even though they try to keep him in for the rest of it like Curry despite the injury - because they're key players. If LeBron had Curry's injury and kept playing but the Cavs had lost the finals every fan of his on planet earth would scream for years about how that's the reason they lost and the Warriors suck. "They just got lucky." But when the Cavs win it's a "amazing, legendary, wow!" moment." The double standards and bias from people like you is just disgusting. Just admit it. Whoever the winner is is the winner, every year in fact. Including the *3 out of 4 the Warriors beat the Cavs.* And after 2016 when the Cavs get destroyed 8-1 in Finals games the next two years you complain about KD - but lets's be honest, if anything, isn't that just also coping about the fact you lost 4-1 then just get swept 4-0 the next year too? 😂If the losing team is just "cope" no matter what then the 3/4 losses the Cavs had against the Warriors are all just cope. There's 5 men each on the court. The better 5 men were just by far the Warriors, 3/4 times. Oh but no, of course it's all just about injuries. Or "Lebron needs more superstars." Maybe the players on the Cavs could have just played like NBA players should if they wanted to ever win anything. They had guys just as big or large, nothing unfair there - but KD, Curry, Klay, Dray, Iggy all being more SKILLED and just better in those games. So guess what? I say to you cope to losing 3 out of 4 finals to the Warriors.

How?

Aside from Giannis having 1more MVP and DPOY than Durant ?

Y’all say shoe size even tho it’s just his big ass foot. He put it on the line. That’s his fault

And OKC roster still green.

What about Tatum twisting his ankle within the first 2min of the game.

@@iamtheonlywillyone player shouldn’t make that big of a difference. shouldnt have gone down 3-0 to an 8 seed.

@@StrawberryDreamsicle hmm…I don’t know about that. If Curry would’ve gotten hurt during the 2022 finals I guarantee the Warriors wouldn’t have gotten that fourth ring. Klay was bricking….and he couldn’t rely on anyone else. I think there’s some legitimate arguments that could be made. I think I’m right on this

@@StrawberryDreamsicle tyler herro is the second best offensive player on the heat, he can create his own shot.

@@StrawberryDreamsicle One player makes the biggest difference lol

apparently kobe was kinda injured, and lebron had off the court problems, along with kd, russ, harden being too young, and blazers needing an injury plagued b roy to give them small trouble in the 1st round

@@theonlygoodonehere2259the spurs in 2011 weren’t also healthy with Duncan and manu

@@tj5180 ooh yeah and that too

Well said. The Lakers were way better with a healthy Karl Malone. When the Mailman got hurt again in the Finals, Kobe Bryant then proceeded to constantly chuck up long range difficult shots from 3-point land instead of passing and playing team ball. Those missed shots resulted in long rebounds for the Pistons and led to many fast-break opportunities for Detroit.

@@TimothyMcGaffinII absolutely!

I don’t think it was as an asterisk, cause it wasn’t like it was a controversy lol it just happened Draymond couldn’t stop kicking players in the nuts and he racked up too many techs, which caused him a suspension by the rule book

2016 The asterisk wasn't Draymond Green's unprecedented retroactive suspension for a foul from a previous game that WAS NEVER CALLED IN THAT GAME?

​@@user-hy4ki9gv8pnailed it

Then the nuggets would have still won

@@MrE_ most likely, yes. 😊

lol true

The playoff format back then was game 1 and 2 to better record, then game 3,4,and 5 was to worse record, and game 6, and 7 was to better record

@@Lilbored912 No he means game 6 was already in Phoenix they wouldnt have to had to go anywhere

Nah for 23 id say its the heat missing oladipo and herro the entire playoffs

Shouldn't been down 3-0 to a 8th seed

we would have lost in 5, or maybe get swept

I remember people saying Boston was the team to beat Denver this season

@@tj5180 its funny because as a celtics fan even I didn't think that, they beat us by like 12 points healthy without murray

This is an attempt to put an asterisk on everything. By your logic of taking it serious than every single person on this list should not have a ring.

2014 finals champion spurs, are the last legit NBA champions team in my eyes, but then came nuggets this year, whose similar to spurs coincidentally, so yeah nuggets are the only legit championship team since spurs in 2014

@@theonlygoodonehere2259 how are the 2014 finals legit? I'm pretty sure that they knew Lebron had a history of cramps and such so they made sure that their AC magically "stopped working". Far from legit but the 2022 finals were definitely legit idk how you could argue against it if you believe that the nuggets were also legit

warriors 2022 finals run wasn't legit at all, and I can tell you why, 2014 finals spurs were beating heat no matter what, after game 2, they obliterated them, no AC turn offs needed there, and nuggets beat healthy teams who had experience, they had a much harder run than warriors last year

@@theonlygoodonehere2259 lol “healthy teams” they played an injured suns and lakers, you also didn’t tell me how 2022 wasn’t legit

@@theonlygoodonehere2259not legit because they slammed your bum ass Celtics 🤡. Go cry somewhere else kid

He was injured and missed the entire playoffs that year. They lost to the magic