After the Denver Nuggets loss and the admitted lack of focus after a “picked them apart” (per Stephen Curry, I called it “surgically dismantling” on the livestream) first quarter, I concluded that the age of the core veterans might be catching up to them. That theory is still in development and my co-host Dean “of Positivity” Chambers and I explored this a little bit on our … [Read more...] about Do the Warriors have appropriate fear in Sacramento?
Confidence that Steph Curry can keep the group together + “faith in ourselves”
The big news from today as you’re reading this is Andrew Wiggins’ official return to the Golden State Warriors, as he took the podium before tonight’s game versus the Oklahoma City Thunder, with Bob Myers on his side. But with much less fanfare, Myers also released another episode of his burgeoning podcast on ESPN’s YouTube channel and together with Wiggins’ rejoining the … [Read more...] about Confidence that Steph Curry can keep the group together + “faith in ourselves”
GP2 does “little things you can trust”
You can also infer the opposite from Steve Kerr saying on the podium that Gary Payton II does “little things you can trust”: if you do little things that Coach doesn’t trust, you’re likely to get fewer minutes. And so that’s why you see guys lower in the rotation; it’s really that simple. Memo to the tweeters who keep wanting Kerr to play X, Y and Z.Other things I noticed from … [Read more...] about GP2 does “little things you can trust”
Jonathan Kuminga “explored the offense a little bit”
So many nuances from the Golden State Warriors’ win over the New Orleans Pelicans to remind us of why we love this team. One that didn’t get listed below from the “up-close behind-the-scenes” (“bts”) video, because the clip was from the broadcast, was assistant coach Jacob Rubin shaking his head back at — gulp! 😳 — Draymond Green when he yelled at him and the bench for not … [Read more...] about Jonathan Kuminga “explored the offense a little bit”
Klay: “it’s basketball man, it’s hard”; Poole praise from Ant Edwards + more
My efforts to get caught up on the notes, quotes and video game by game got seriously derailed by an illness this past weekend, so here we are. Let me take you on a recent journey of journalistic discovery to get you to the point at which I’m at, which is that I’m not all that worried about the Golden State Warriors. But then again, for each individual person that may just come … [Read more...] about Klay: “it’s basketball man, it’s hard”; Poole praise from Ant Edwards + more