Gary Payton II isn’t always the most articulate on the podium, but after the Warriors disposed of Charlotte and the interview topics opened with Steve Kerr’s contact extension as center of mind, he unpeeled the onion a few layers:Yeah, congrats Coach Steve, well-deserved. Shout out Mike Dunleavy to getting it done. And Coach, he actually gave me my first shot, like my real shot … [Read more...] about GP2 praises Kerr, says “tug-of-war” is now passed
Podziemski pissed about Rising Stars result thanks to… Jamal Crawford?
Did you know that Jamal Crawford showed Victor Wembanyama a few moves at the Rising Stars practice Friday morning, then made Wemby promise him to try those moves as a prerequisite for learning the next batch of moves from JCraw?Could that possibly explain the five turnovers Wemby committed, most if not all early on, as he and Brandin Podziemski on Team Pau failed to advance, … [Read more...] about Podziemski pissed about Rising Stars result thanks to… Jamal Crawford?
Steph Curry: Kuminga (& Trayce) “now seeing the pictures”
Stephen Curry was asked about Jonathan Kuminga seemingly calling a play out — Steve Kerr said it was more of a recognition of some action they like between Trayce Jackson-Davis and Klay Thompson, than a play (see transcript below) — at about the 6-minute mark of the 4th quarter, when Kuminga directed Jackson-Davis and Thompson to the right side of the floor and the two of them … [Read more...] about Steph Curry: Kuminga (& Trayce) “now seeing the pictures”
Kerr on Kuminga working on his footwork on post-ups
Steve Kerr recently chimed in on some Warriors’ player development details (See transcript below) and, in particular, said this of Jonathan Kuminga:…Footwork, to be really blunt – JK's next step is to really refine his footwork. He's powerful, he's athletic, he's explosive. He's come so far. But he gets in a rush down on the block sometimes. And just like all young players it's … [Read more...] about Kerr on Kuminga working on his footwork on post-ups
Funny, Kerr JUST talked about “rotating and flying out to shooters”
Imagine my surprise when perusing the Steve Kerr pregame interview today (I’m usually a tad late to those due to the game livestreams), it turned out that Kerr actually talked about the modern NBA defense before the loss to the Clippers…Protecting the rim, protecting the paint, taking away the easy stuff is still the number one priority, the way the game is played now. There's … [Read more...] about Funny, Kerr JUST talked about “rotating and flying out to shooters”