At first, I was disappointed at the coaching staff last night after the loss. I was befuddled. How could you not insert Andrew Wiggins for defense in the waning moments of both Q2 and Q4, to counter the great DeMar DeRozan?How could the Warriors not want to treat this as a must-win (more on this, later)? How could you coach your butts off against an elite Eastern team (the … [Read more...] about ‘Limited Wiggins’ template foiled by vets DeRozan and Vucevic
Bob Myers in the house but can we give Kerr some freaking credit?
Great Bob Myers tribute yesterday (it’s all over social media and on the broadcasts, icymi), not to mention effusive praise from Draymond Green on the podium postgame, which brings to mind his 2017 championship parade speech when he blared, “Can we give Bob some f—king credit?”Ironically, that was in the context of LeBron James, who is now a close friend of Green’s, and the … [Read more...] about Bob Myers in the house but can we give Kerr some freaking credit?
Podziemski “should have at least been in the conversation” for Rookie of the Month
Andrew Wiggins is officially back, but to me the biggest revelation from practice was Brandin Podziemski acting as his own “statmuse” when asked about his “✍️” quote tweet of NBA Communications’ (!) announcement that Victor Wembanyama had won Rookie of the Month honors for February, plus — and probably more importantly — Keyonte George, Chet Holmgren and Amen Thompson were the … [Read more...] about Podziemski “should have at least been in the conversation” for Rookie of the Month
Steph Curry: “full sprint to the finish line”
“We’ve put ourselves in a position where we can have a full sprint to the finish line and still continue to make up some ground,” said Stephen Curry after the whooping in Boston. “And once you get into the playoffs and you have a series in front of you and you understand who your opponent is and can go through all the preparation stuff, we've been good in those scenarios. You … [Read more...] about Steph Curry: “full sprint to the finish line”
Kuminga “somebody who do different things than just shooting 3s”
“We’re winning because of the growth of Jonathan Kuminga,” said Draymond Green to Chris Mullin in the postgame on-court interview on local TV, although that one started off on the wrong foot when Green called out Bonta Hill for criticism during the suspension (see transcripts below) — one of our audience members pointed to segments entitled “The most wasted season of Draymond’s … [Read more...] about Kuminga “somebody who do different things than just shooting 3s”