I’ve been meaning to post this for a month. Back at the end of January, the Golden State Warriors had an otherwise innocuous practice day that didn’t get reported on much, and NBC Sports Bay Area’s Dalton Johnson got to have Steve Kerr reply to a question about Kevon Looney always doing the George Mikan repeated layup drill under the basket at every pregame routine. Here’s a … [Read more...] about Looney says no to rest + why Jordan Poole’s like the Cheesecake Factory
Kerr: Lamb “would’ve been a Don Nelson favorite”
Below are the notes, quotes and video from the Golden State Warriors’ win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, plus practice yesterday, plus some league news since then, all in the usual reverse chronological order.At the risk of getting blank stares by newer Warriors fans (you know, after Don Nelson’s last stint with the #WeBelieve team), Steve Kerr made a reference to Nellie-ball … [Read more...] about Kerr: Lamb “would’ve been a Don Nelson favorite”
Klay: “I’ve got to lead. I’ve got to use my voice” (is music to my ears especially with Steph Curry out)
Klay Thompson stating in the postgame that he’s been asked by Steve Kerr and assistant coach Bruce “Q” Fraser to be more vocal and evolve his game a la Michael Jordan going down to the block or Magic Johnson developing a three-point shot later in their careers is music to my ears, especially in the absence of Steph Curry.In the first minute of the second half, Thompson made … [Read more...] about Klay: “I’ve got to lead. I’ve got to use my voice” (is music to my ears especially with Steph Curry out)
Post-break goals w/o Steph Curry: “Play damn good defense” with “energy and effort”
The Golden State Warriors spent the last two days of practice at their usual stomping grounds of Mo Ostin Basketball Center at UCLA. Over the years they have found a preference of staying at hotels in Beverly Hills, a stone’s throw away from Westwood, rather than downtown at the Ritz-Carlton next to Staples — I mean, Crypto.com Arena — where you’re basically isolated because of … [Read more...] about Post-break goals w/o Steph Curry: “Play damn good defense” with “energy and effort”
James Wiseman’s “clean opportunity”; DubNation’s farewell
It seems James Wiseman is about to be a key cog in the Detroit Pistons’ rebuilding machine. The team’s beatwriters, James Edwards III of TheAthletic and Omari Sankofa of the Detroit Free Press wrote that how many minutes Wiseman can go “is on him” and “dictated by his conditioning” (see below), per head coach Dwane Casey. And then starting center Jalen Duren sprained his ankle … [Read more...] about James Wiseman’s “clean opportunity”; DubNation’s farewell