Changing things up this time and giving you some detailed observations from the Warriors’ preseason win in Sacramento two nights ago. If you like the type of reporting below, which you could almost say it’s a modern-NBA recap of sorts, as it’s in chronological order, please make a comment of encouragement to do more like these.And if you’d like to discuss them real-time, come … [Read more...] about Kuminga green light, Hield shot not flat, Brandin-Kyle connection and more Warriors-Kings observations
Practice report: Wiggins, Moody, Podziemski, GP2, Klay + extra Hawaii deep cuts
The following are notes and quotes from practice on Monday and Tuesday, with additional deep cuts leftover from Hawaii. The video report for the two practices is below the bullet points. The entirety of this post is also available on our Discord and posted near-real-time, but until the hooks are made between Substack and that platform, you’ll have to email me at … [Read more...] about Practice report: Wiggins, Moody, Podziemski, GP2, Klay + extra Hawaii deep cuts
Warriors-Clippers Hawaii: Melton D, Steph Curry shoe toss + more deep cuts
Hot take: Saturday against the Clippers was the Warriors’ best defensive game of 2024. Actually, there were maybe one or two games from last season where I jumped out of my chair during a watch party and said, “Omg! That’s the championship-level defense we need to make a playoff run!” Alas, didn’t happen much aside from those times I can count on one hand.In that vein, the … [Read more...] about Warriors-Clippers Hawaii: Melton D, Steph Curry shoe toss + more deep cuts
Warriors in Hawaii: “More Fire!” (Buddy Hield voice)
The fact that Buddy Hield’s Instagram handle is “buddylove” should clue you in on his personality a little bit. While walking outside the gym at BYU-Hawaii yesterday, he yelled, “More fire, more fire!!” Here’s the IG Reels version, below is the long-form, plus the behind-the-scenes long forms of the previous three days:letsgowarriorsA post shared by @letsgowarriorsI couldn’t … [Read more...] about Warriors in Hawaii: “More Fire!” (Buddy Hield voice)
Kerr: Wiggins “will be featured” [and is the fulcrum imo] + Dunleavy Q&A
In my video essay from the other day (embedded below), something I had wanted to do ever since the Lauri Markkanen pursuit came up short, I said that Andrew Wiggins has to be the No. 1 Priority heading into the preseason. He needs to be performing to his $26 million dollar contract by the February trade deadline.In my opinion, that was the deal-breaker much more so than what I … [Read more...] about Kerr: Wiggins “will be featured” [and is the fulcrum imo] + Dunleavy Q&A