My livestream co-host Dean “of Positivity” Chambers last week first introduced the notion of the Warriors-Lakers matchup tonight being the like Game 7 we never got last year in the Western Conference Semifinals. And, you never know, it could end up with Golden State the hottest team in the NBA with world-beater momentum.But everything requires them to beat LA in LA tonight, and … [Read more...] about Warriors beating Lakers could lead to a wild ride
CP3 on the improved defense: “coverages and trying to communicate early”
Draymond Green certainly made some DPOY-level stops against Dallas, but really it’s been the whole team for the past week, ever since that disastrously paltry five stops in the final thirteen possessions at Minnesota, which was around the last time I wrote on here, unfortunately.Family in town that I rarely see plus the back-to-back on the road, deep dives into the … [Read more...] about CP3 on the improved defense: “coverages and trying to communicate early”
Kerr on some referee calls: “it’d be embarrassing to call that in a pickup game”
We’ll get back to the road trip soon, but wanted to throw this one out there. Steve Kerr last night in Miami finally played the “pickup game” card that I’ve used heavily on every livestream, when it comes to the problem with the referees that has heretofore plagued the 2023-24 season. Here’s the (near) full quote from pregame at Kaseya Center:The last couple of years, it's been … [Read more...] about Kerr on some referee calls: “it’d be embarrassing to call that in a pickup game”
The real minutes issue: Gary Payton II to close games?
While everyone on social media was busy throwing Steve Kerr under the bus for playing Stephen Curry “only” thirty minutes, and aside from having family in town, I dove into the play-by-play and game film analysis to try and pinpoint where the game at Minnesota really went awry.It was a lot like Nate Jones’ reaction to the P.Diddy FBI raid news today: … [Read more...] about The real minutes issue: Gary Payton II to close games?
Is “focused effort”, per Steph Curry, enough for the Warriors?
On our livestream for the Indiana game, we came to the conclusion that against younger, longer, athletic teams just to win one game, the Warriors are just, well, too old, too small, and not as athletic.During the diminishing of the 12-point lead in the second quarter, Chris Paul got outsized by Aaron Nesmith for an offensive rebound and Myles Turner and Tyrese Haliburton ran a … [Read more...] about Is “focused effort”, per Steph Curry, enough for the Warriors?