I heard on that Xitter app that people were throwing Brandin Podziemski under the bus for complaining about something to Andrew Wiggins after Wiggins somewhat in a nonchalant manner (imo) approached a fast break against the Spurs in San Antonio the other night.
We talked about it on the livestream; when they play happened — I didn’t even see the exchange between BP and Wiggs — I was actually a tad livid at Andrew for not having more urgency in finishing the play and maybe getting an and-one out of it (he was fouled from behind and earned two free throws, being prevented from executing the layup with Brandin a split-second ahead of him). At the time, the Warriors were behind and needed to turn the energy up a notch.
Later postgame, cognizant of what was transpiring on social media and with our loyal audience member Aloha Arbel seeing negativity from the outraged sect of fans, we discussed the play among us and concluded that Podz saying something to Wiggs was good because Wiggs sometimes does need to be riled up to get going. Arbel was especially dismayed because Podziemski actually sees Arbel’s Instagram story posts and sometimes “likes” them.
In fact, that “riling up” actually happens every pregame during the intros. As you may have seen in the many clips from the behind-the-scenes video I posted the next day, BP was seen jumping all over Wiggins during intros.
It’s clear that they all get along and BP has said on the podium before that everyone on the team gets along with each other. What’s not clear is whether or not the N-word Wiggs seemed to have said was said out of spite or in friendship as the vernacular sometimes goes, and I’m not even sure, per the Xitter lip-readers out there if Wiggs ever did utter the F-word: https://twitter.com/GeniusCapalot/status/1767351499728777396
Myth: busted! Btw here are the IG versions of BP x Wiggs during intros, as well as the in-arena view of Trayce Jackson-Davis dunk on Victor Wembanyama — we’ve also got the English translation of the last two questions to him on the podium in French, in the transcripts below.
So below are the videos and transcripts for both San Antonio games in the home-away set. And yes, I’m still struggling to find out how to maximize my content output on here and the forthcoming Discord. It’s all part of the process, as Mark Jackson used to tell us beatwriters, up until 2014, every day at practice. As for the missing Toronto interviews, I guess I’ll get back around to that when Stephen Curry gets back on the road and rope it all in with a “30 Effect on Roadtrips” piece or something.
Bonus: Check out the exchange between a perturbed (by the Spurs’ loss, I’m gonna guess) Gregg Popovich and reporters in his postgame…
0:00 What clicked for you guys in the second half today, especially?
BRANDIN PODZIEMSKI POSTGAME GSW-SAS: “They started off on an 8-0 run to start the second half and the first unit kept it relatively close and our bench kind of came in and kept that same energy. And I think Trayce was a huge impact tonight. I think he had an impact on Wembanyama. Obviously he had 27 points, but it took him 25 shots to get that. And I think Trayce did a good job of having a well rounded game, a bunch of rebounds, a bunch of assists, scored the ball. I see his dunk that everybody saw, but his impact, plus-20 tonight. Super-proud of our bench group that came in and kept uplifting our group. I’m very excited, especially my fellow rookie doing a lot of stuff with him, like off the court and stuff like that. So to see him succeed and shine, it’s a joy for me. But just the momentum shift, kind of after he dunked that, the game was kind of over, sucked the life out of the building.”
1:26 So what you talked about the last game, how were you able to kind of contain their pace?
“Yeah. I wouldn’t even say it was their pace. I think it was just that they played harder. We didn’t bring it on Saturday. And obviously, they played really well. They’re a team that tries to create an advantage and swings the ball around and tries to shoot open shots. And if you’re not locked in and you’re not playing with energy and force, they made 51 percent of their threes last game. tonight, holding them at 38%. It’s definitely a big key for us, but also just showing what we’re about and not letting anybody punk us.”
2:07 Was coming off the bench different, if at all?
“Not at all, I don’t care about starting. I always want to finish the game, and I finished the game tonight. So, whether I’m starting, whether I’m coming off the bench. I led the team in minutes, regardless. So, it doesn’t really matter to me. Whoever Coach feels best to start, that’s who’s going to start. And for everybody else, you kind of just got to adapt to it. And yeah. I played 35 minutes tonight, so obviously I was doing something right. And like I said, just wanted to always finish the game rather than start.”
2:45 What are some of the subtleties you’ve picked up on with Chris’s game that allowed him to continue to be so effective here in any round?
“Yeah, I think just, when you’re off the ball, it’s kind of giving him space. He kind of knows what he’s doing, from the three-point line into the paint and he just plays at his own pace. He’s not going to jump over anybody or blow past anybody now. But he always finds his way to get to his spots, using contact and all that kind of stuff. So just being able to watch it from the corner or wherever I’m at, it’s still learning while the game’s going on. You’ve watched this team play for a long time; they move the ball and share the ball extremely well. And with the shooting that we have and Draymond creating for Steph, Trayce gives us a different dimension with a live threat. And so I think we complement each other really well.”
3:37 What are you reading with Victor (Wembanyama) when the down was out for with his size and his breath protection? How are you able to so effectively kind of work straight off and surround him?
CHRIS PAUL: “I mean sometimes you try to put him in an action away from the ball just to keep him far away from the rim But he’s such a smart player and a good defender that he changed a couple of my middies tonight. Yeah, you got to shoot it to the moon You know what I mean? One of the lobs I threw Trayce, he got a hand on it. So, he does a lot of things that don’t show up on the stat sheet.”
4:09 What kind of rhythm did you guys establish in the beginning of the second half on both ends — I think it was a 28-4 run, just what kind of rhythm do you feel like you guys were able to follow?
“Well, they came out and hit us hard the third quarter… we couldn’t really get stops, we was turning the ball over a little bit and then we called a timeout and we just settled in. I think we just started defending and getting out in transition and just trying to get a little bit more aggressive.”
4:37 You’ve obviously played against so many amazing players in this league… What’s it like for you to see (Wembanyama) come into the league and to be a rookie?
“Man, it’s really cool because I’m a student of this game and I do a lot of grassroots basketball and I I watch these guys and I know the work that goes into it. So I I went to go see him play when he played against the G League team a year or two ago or whatnot. So to see him putting it all together and to know the type of work ethic — I’m old enough now that the coaches and all that stuff is people I played against and all that. So to hear how they talk about him around here, it’s really pretty cool too.”
5:30 Talk about the mindset coming in after having the losses earlier.
“Yeah, the Chicago game was a tough one. We felt like that was a winnable game. San Antonio the other day, they just played harder than us. We didn’t really move the ball, didn’t execute, and we just wanted to come out — we got a three-game trip. We always say you can’t win them all without winning the first one. So we wanted to start it off the trip right.”
5:55 What did you think about Trayce’s dunk on Wembanyama?
“It’s tough. Which one, you know what I mean? I got, I don’t even know. We caught some of the lobs on, but that one towards the end of the game was a big play when you’re in these games night in and night out. It’s plays like that, that sort of seals the game. So that was one of those like, ‘Okay, we got it. We got it.’”
6:21 (For Wembanyama on a back-to-back) do you know yet about how things are going to be tomorrow or is that tomorrow?
GREGG POPOVICH: “Game just ended…I did talk to him after. Yeah, we’d probably talk to him after.”
Is there any particular thing in the dynamic of the game that changed from the first quarter when you’re up 37-29?
“You guys saw it all out there. Did you see we got outscored 30-6 in a seven minute period? That’s what went wrong.”
What disappointed you most about the game?
“That we lost. If you’ve got any questions that might make some sense, I’d be happy to answer them. If you lose, often times you do a few things poorly. If you win, you do more things well. And you have a chance to win. If we had a 30-6 run, we probably did some pretty bad things during that period. And you can just guess. Just write down whatever you want. It’s a simple game, right? You turn it over, you miss shots, they make shots, your defense sags, maybe you don’t rebound. It’s all of the above. There’s no secret, so to say. What went wrong doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. All those things went wrong. And then you lose the game. Anybody else? Anything else?”
You had a little moment with Chris Paul there toward the end. How much respect do you have for him?
“He’s one of the all time, best competitors ever in the league. He’s a great leader, great competitor. It’s always fun to see him. I just hope he stays healthy for the whole year because he’s really important to those guys.”
He’s 40-40 against you guys. He’s played you 80 times.
“Is that right? I didn’t know that. I didn’t know it. That’s a lot of games, huh? Yeah. Wow. He’s up there. One of the best.”
8:26 How did you feel, coming off the two games off?
VICTOR WEMBANYAMA: “…surprisingly, I thought I would struggle more than this, but I think, with my hands I was a little bit clumsy. I would say this is how I felt. But yeah, I’m glad I have the rhythm and it’s gonna be important tomorrow to go back to back physically.
…So how did you think you’re gonna feel coming into this?
“…the counterpart is maybe the rhythm would have been affected a little bit. But with my stamina, my body felt great. And yeah, this wasn’t the problem tonight.”
Overall, we’ve talked about your body before and then getting used to an 82-game season. What for you has been the biggest adjustment overall in making sure your body is able to make it through everything that the NBA throws at it?
“I would say the biggest adjustment is, no matter the circumstances, we have to do what we can and do a lot because we’re not going to have quality time all the time. For example, we might have to take a nap on the bus or we have to do a lot of work, eat snacks somewhere, you know? So quality is always important, but we also have to do a lot of quantity. Game ready. ice pressure, you know, everything.”
How much do you want to make it to the end of the season? You have a big summer coming up with the Olympics, but being able to make it and play games in April and go right to the end of the season.
“It’s no question for me. How much do I want it? As much as I wanted it all season. I have this responsibility towards my team.”
What do you take away from that third quarter as a learning experience? What do you all have to do differently to avoid 20-4 run or whatever they went on?
“So obviously consistency as always. but today I think it’s also responding to the physicality that they put. We didn’t have a strong enough response.”
I think we ask you a lot about facing the legends, the guys that you saw growing up, but facing a young kid like Jackson-Davis…just going head to head with another rookie like that, what’s that like, knowing that he wants to come at you pretty hard?
“…a lot of guys want to come at me like this, hard all game, but sometimes especially for veterans, but also especially for rookies. So, it’s, yes, it’s another challenge, but sometimes rookies feel like, we can feel like we have something to prove against guys our age or more or less our age.”
Did you get to talk to Kenny Atkinson?
“No, maybe I will. Not yet.”
FRENCH QUESTIONS TRANSLATED: Yeah, this weekend, about the two games that are coming to Austin, you mentioned it earlier, you told me that you went to Austin with the team, but I know that it’s an important market for the Spurs to go there. What does it mean to you to go play there? Does it mean anything to you? Do you want to have the time? I know it’s going to be complicated in the days, but is it a city that you are also interested in discovering?
“Of course, of course. I was there quickly with the team, earlier in the year. And I’m waiting to see, well, we talked about the facilities and the room, so, I’m waiting to see, well, it’s going to be exciting. And then with the fact of changing the environment and For the fans and for us too, it adds something. And of course, it’s a city, not only in basketball, but also in the state, in Texas, in the region. A city that is developing well.”
When it’s rare for you to dunk in a game, the action in this case is to break your arm, I think. Can you tell us a little bit about that? And above all, how do you manage to always be under the basket, to defend, to jump, knowing that it’s a possibility? And how do you hold yourself when the defender passes, which is rare, but which happened tonight?
“Well, if I didn’t have a chance to counter the shot. If I was more likely to make a mistake than to counter the shot, I wouldn’t go, of course. Because that’s what’s best for the team. But in 99 percent of cases, I can go, so I go. Even getting dunked on is nothing. It’s part of the game. I dunk on a lot of people, and a lot of people dunk on me. It’s like that. But I think I counter more often than I get dunked on. So it’s positive.”
0:00 Chris tonight, it seemed like he just controlled pace, tempo and everything, what did you see from him?
STEVE KERR POSTGAME GSW-SAS: “That’s what he did. He controlled the game, got us organized down the stretch when they were threatening, he hit a bunch of big shots, distributed the ball, rebounded, he did everything, but there’s a reason he’s going to the Hall of Fame. He’s one of the great point guards ever and he’s still got a lot left.”
0:34 What are some of the subtleties in his game that make him so effective still in what he does at this stage of his career?
“He’s the master of the pick and roll, just understanding angles and using his strength to get defenders, on his side or on his back. And then, he just reads the decision so well, to pass or shoot; you saw he had several lobs to Trayce. And then when they played the lob, he would pull up and make the midrange shot. So, it’s a great way to be able to close games when Chris is going to get you a good look.”
1:10 Talk about Chris, especially the first half, seeing the Spurs are kind of building a lead. Chris just kind of making the shots that he needed, just to kind of keep it manageable.
“Yeah, I didn’t like the way the game started. I thought we were a step slow. And then we picked up the pace. The first half was fast, but I liked our level of competition, as we went on the third quarter defense. After that quick 8-0 start for them, we really turned up our defense and I don’t know what they shot in the second half, but we held them to 42 and the way that team had scored on us the other night and in the first half, that’s what it was going to take to win the game.”
1:54 Was it just a matter of effort there in the third quarter defensively or did you do anything a little differently defensively?
“No, we weren’t doing anything differently. I think just the effort, but the connection — if one guy’s out of place and everybody’s giving great effort, it still results in two points. So, I just felt we were better-connected in the second half, picked up some momentum and got multiple stops in a row and that changed the game.”
2:20 You guys only allowed one point in the last 2 (minutes and) 43 (seconds) without Draymond after he fouled out. How much does that mean to you to see your guys being able to do that without him?
“Yeah, that’s not easy to do. Obviously, he’s our best defender. But it was also an indication of how good Trayce was; he was incredible tonight at both ends and his paint presence, rim presence, 11 boards, also had five assists, obviously the great dunk near the end. Trayce is really giving us a different dynamic from that spot and it’s really fun to see him growing and developing.”
3:02 What did you make of the dunk?
“That’s two guys about as high as humanly possible, and one guy barely getting the ball over the other guy’s arm. Yeah, that’s what NBA fans come to see, feats like that. It just doesn’t seem human.”
3:24 What’d you think of the way Brandin bounced back coming off the bench tonight?
“BP was tremendous and it wasn’t just the numbers. He was great defensively, fighting down on the block on the weak side, boxing guys out. He was very physical with his defense and then he just gets us organized offensively too, both when Chris is out or if they’re playing together. He’s just got a great sense for the game.”
3:49 Just big picture, first win of the year without Steph, just how satisfying is it for this group to kind of get that monkey off the back?
“Yeah, we needed that and obviously we’ll reassess tomorrow, but I don’t expect him to play in Dallas. And so we got another tough game coming up and we needed this one. Obviously, we’re in a fight right now, down the stretch of the season. So, good to get the win and build some confidence without Steph too.”
4:16 Just one question about Wemby. Do you think Coach Pop is a good coach to help Wemby for his development?
“Pop is the perfect coach for his development. Pop has seen it all. He is a believer in fundamentals, more than anything. When you have a young player like that, you have to bring him along at the right pace. And I think Pop understands what that means. He’s probably the best at it. The way he’s helped develop players in the past, Ginobili, Parker, Kawhi Leonard, Tim Duncan. He’s one of the great coaches of all time. And he’s gonna support him, but he’ll challenge him. And he’ll teach him fundamentals. And he won’t, give him any — the fundamentals to be a great player, you have to master them. And I know Pop is working on that with him every day.”
5:15 So you think he’ll succeed with the new generation?
“…Oh, the generational gap between the two. Yeah. Yeah. There’s a reason Pop is still coaching. if he wasn’t still really effective and enjoying it so much and passionate about it, then he wouldn’t be doing it anymore. So he’s the right guy.”
5:50 Take us through that dunk over Wemby. What’d you see and how he was able to finish that over?
TRAYCE JACKSON-DAVIS: “I saw that he overplayed it and then he overplayed it to my right, obviously. I’m left handed, so I think I spun or got to my left hand and then I had the step on him. So, just trying him. I told Loon before the game that if I got the chance to try him, I would. But at the end of the day, sometimes you dunk on people, sometimes you get dunked on. So, it’s just a basketball play.”
6:21 Just in general, what keyed that second half defensively, what do you think changed from the first half to the second half?
“Just rotating out. I thought we were flying to the ball. Early in the game, we were trying to get situated a little bit, but after we kind of found our groove, found the rotations that we needed to do, it felt good. We just played hard. We got to playing super hard. And at the end of the day, that will carry you.”
6:47 What’s it like catching the lob from Chris Paul?
“It’s great. He’s really a coach out there. It’s crazy. He tells you exactly what you need to do, where you need to be. And then, at the end of the day, just going up there and finishing it. And so, he’s a great teammate. He’s really, really fun to play with.”
7:06 …Is it safe to say that you have a new Number One favorite dunk?
“Yeah, that’s probably number one right now. So, we’ll see what the future has in store.”
Have you been able to watch the replay yet?
“Not yet. Probably see it when we get back in the locker room.”
When you throw it down at the basket instead of —?
“Sometimes that’s just how it is, just kind of instinct. I didn’t think I could get all the way over his hand and so just trying to stretch my arm and just be in the air longer than he can. And sometimes you just gotta throw it. So I got him, I guess.”
A few days ago, you were blocking Giannis, dunking on Wembanyama. You challenged him at the rim, too. How much pride do you take in defending and going at some of the biggest and most talented, most athletic players in the league?
“They’re great players. But at the end of the day, you gotta just take on that challenge and you gotta accept it. I play with Draymond and sometimes I go in for him and every time he says something to me, he gives me confidence. And so I just try to go out there and perform every time. And so, tonight he said, ‘Just go take care of business because they went on a run.’ And then Chris was like, ‘Dray, you want to stay in?’ And he was like, ‘Nah, Trayce, you got it. You got us.’ And then continue just to play well. So when you got guys like Dray doing that, it gives you a lot of confidence.”
8:41 How much have you learned from Draymond this year, defensively? To close the game tonight, it was just you out there with him fouled out, and you guys helped him so much.
“Just where to be on rotations at halftime. If we’re messing up, if he sees something that I can do better, he’s always coaching me, trying to lift me up and trying to make me a better player. So he’s a great vet to learn from.”
0:00 went live while still on IG with John Dickinson
8:00 refs: Ed Malloy (21st season), Michael Smith (31st), Intae Hwang (1st)
11m45 Q1 somebody slipped on the 3 Vassell
11m30 Q1 JK jumper first one good
11m07 Q1 Dray helps to block Sochan as Wiggs vs Wemby
10m56 Q1 Wiggs 3 first
10m15 Q1 CP good box
9m11 Q1 JK bursts for a dunk from halfcourt
8m14 Q1 Dray interception, JK to Klay 3 transition
7m26 Q1 JK downhill vs 2 guys oob
7m13 Q1 Dray roll blocked, wanted foul, BP back vs Sochan oob
18:15 Jimbo: Apparently no fouls will be called tonight — complete opposite of Saturday
6m38 Q1 Wiggs downhill good via Klay pick
5m28 Q1 Dray horrible pass
5m10 Q1 Klay doubled, no one pops open, misses layup
4m35 Q1 Dray another bad pass
21:45 back in the day, we would sub ourselves out when we threw the ball to the other team twice like that
4m20 Q1 BP early O breaking the press 3
3m51 Q1 BP hits another 3
3m16 Q1 JK downhill stopped by Zach wow=
3m00 Q1 airball goes to Wesley, JK looking at ball again, CP comes in
2m10 Q1 JK early 3 with 16 on clock
2m00 Q1 JK miss downhill again
1m30 Q1 JK tripled, nobody cuts, shoots a fade misses
1m11 Q1 in zone, Branham misses 3, BP reb, CP curl layup TJD
0m37 Q1 CP J via BP screen
0m15 Q1 Mo fouls Wemby on reb
0m05 Q1 CP J at buzzer
35:45 6/12 on 3s by Spurs Q1, love those GSW jerseys!
11m50 Q2 BP throws ball to Wemby
11m31 Q2 JK drives into 2, nobody cuts again, Wiggs standing there
10m38 Q2 CP 3 after Wiggs drive (2 hero balls in a row)
10m15 Q2 double pick TJD Wiggs, CP alley oop — first team offense! reverse elevators ****
9m35 Q2 JK watches again on the oreb
8m49 Q2 BP steals Wemby, Wiggs should’ve had more urgency, misses a FT
8m23 Q2 TJD loses Barlow on putback
8m18 Q2 JK 3 pull up
44:15 analyzing the play where TJD loses Barlow
6m50 Q2 Klay goes away from Zach (5/5)
6m26 Q2 Mo can’t stay in front of Keldon, Zach bad screen
6m16 Q2 Zach really pissed on foul call vs Dray
50:00 is our defense really this bad without Steph?
6m00 Q2 Mo steal
5m48 Q2 Klay drive, Dray screen
5m26 Q2 JC over Moses (4/4 vs Mo hand-counting this)
4m55 Q2 JC left wide open, Dray’s man, GP falls
4m28 Q2 Klay bad pass on the fb
4m02 Q2 everyone watches Tre Jones drive
3m16 Q2 Klay can’t make a J, exasperated
3m10 Q2 Dray fouls Wemby on entry, Wiggs and JK don’t help
2m33 Q2 Dray wanted the rebound
2m22 Q2 Dray another bad pass telegraphed
1m39 Q2 Tre Wemby P&R easy past CP
1m07 Q2 JK charge into Tre (3pf), needs to stop and pop at 12ft
0m51 Q2 TJD good force, dunk putback the other end
1:04:45 official re-eval on Steph is tomorrow
1:06:00 JD JOHN DICKINSON JOINS US: we talk about energy and end with Kuminga and discussing how he coasts sometimes
11m16 Q3 Wiggs loses ball on drive vs Vassell
10m39 Q3 JK bad transition defense
10m20 Q3 Klay miss 3 with right side open and jogs back, JK doubles Dray’s guy — although it’s a lot for JK
1:21:15 analyzing the last play: don’t double Dray’s guy
10m00 Q3 good ATO for Klay
9m47 Q3 JK good dreb
9m00 Q3 Wemby dunk over JK, CP says hurry inbound ball
8m21 Q3 Klay fouls Sochan on oreb (unathletic)
7m53 Q3 JK offensive force vs Sochan
7m35 Q3 Dray great close on Wemby who loses ball
7m10 Q3 good energy by GP and BP, Wesley missed and JC stepped on sideline
6m53 Q3 BP inside hook and1
6m33 Q3 GP good D and TJD on Vassell drive
6m20 Q3 TJD fake DHO, dunk over Sochan
5m40 Q3 Wiggs putback
5m31 Q3 BP takes charge on Vassell (vs GP, good pass Zach)
1:32:00 Zach $7M, will become $16 then $18m — doesn’t fit with GSW
5m03 Q3 TJD good bounce for dreb Zach
4m29 Q3 GP2 steal on good double by BP of Zach driving TJD, GP right shoulder, didn’t look like any contact
4m17 Q3 sub out GP and Wiggs, CP to TJD alley
3m27 Q3 CP back pass to TJD finish
2m56 Q3 Dray wanted BP to cut but he screens, flares, scores down left side
1m15 Q3 bad screen Dray bad call though by Malloy
0m13 Q3 Kerr says we didn’t want to foul, GP subs in so he’s ok
11m49 Q4 TJD disrupts Wemby
11m37 Q4 BP great knock out Sochan, Hwang makes the wrong the call, challenged — we do a poll, will the refs screw it up because they’re Keystone Cops? Hmm…
STOPPED
1:49:00 Will the refs screw up this review?
No, somehow they get it right (54%)
Yes, they’re Keystone Cops (45%)
Poll complete: 11 votes
10m47 Q4 JK loses ball, argues, forgets Wemby up top
10m20 Q4 JK good cut, gets feed for 13ftr by BP
9m55 Q4 Wemby bad close on Klay 3
9m43 Q4 JK helps, fouls, TJD was there, doesn’t know how to read his own team defense
9m23 Q4 Klay tough 2 heat check
9m00 Q4 JK downhill no call, Keldon 3
8m22 Q4 CP GP P&R, GP to Dray layup
7m38 Q4 CP can’t stay in front of Vassell
7m09 Q4 GP gets beat weakside crash 3rd team foul
6m55 Q4 GP got back on Vassell attack
6m41 Q4 JK backdoor on Vassell
6m32 Q4 Dray fouls Wemby, minimal contact (Michael Smith)
6m21 Q4 BP dribbles into a trap (I was taught this in HS)
6m00 Q4 CP falls asleep on crashing Keldon
5m18 Q4 CP TJD patented J
4m50 Q4 TJD 2x block, Zach loses ball ****
4m06 Q4 TJD great D on P&R Wemby
3m56 Q4 TJD stays in as Dray comes in, JK out
3m40 Q4 Dray disrupts Keldon, our ball
3m20 Q4 CP misses patented
2m21 Q4 TJD doesn’t cut on JK downhill
1m34 Q4 BP good close out, good D Trayce vs Wemby
1m18 Q4 TJD smashes on Wemby — Quinones faints into JRob
1m07 Q4 TJD great close on Vassell
2:19:00 CP3 POSTGAME AUDIO: I’ve been coming off these pick and rolls too passive
2:23:15 Jack Nick’s Realty: I know we can win without steph — TJD’s bouncy D was key even though the dunk on Wemby will be on ESPN
2:24:15 pendulum of the NBA swings wildly, we could’ve been in the doldrums, now we’re on a high
2:26:45 DEAN CHAMBERS IN THE HOUSE!!! on how bad we can be when there’s no energy, but how good we can be when we do have it
2:30:30 STEVE POSTGAME AUDIO” “if one guy’s out of place and everyone’s giving good effort it still results in two points” — Aw man, the reporters forgot to ask about GP2. I don’t think Slater made the trip, otherwise he would have.
2:38:00 Steph in SF per NBA TV
2:43:00 try and get to the hoop on offense esp in Steph’s absence, although you’re in that mode
2:47:45 TRAYCE PODIUM AUDIO: find our groove
2:52:00 Dean: the Warriors always need to find their groove like a record player/vinyl, Bruce: Trayce Mutombo
2:53:30 BP POSTGAME AUDIO: TJD dunk “sucked the life out of the building”, “I wouldn’t say it was pace; they played harder, we didn’t bring it on Sunday”, “not let anybody punk us”, “idc about starting, I always want to finish the game…led the team in minutes”
3:00:00 will Klay come off the bench when Steph comes back? We do a poll
3:05:00 OBBYTURM RSPS: You can tell Wiggins wants to go back to his 2022 season performance, he was actually good and agressive today in the first quarter, I hope he can get it together consistently — Wiggs x Andre Iguodala in 2022 Finals is going viral again
https://twitter.com/sadcrib/status/1766865457481425161
3:08:00 JK causing the defense to form a wall, just rise before it, jump-stop
3:12:00 on the Wiggs vs BP “controversy” (see link in above article) … 1) this is nothing, 2) I’m glad BP did it, 3) the goal SHOULD BE to rile up Wiggs
3:22:45 CP3 PODIUM AUDIO
3:29:00 TJD POSTGAME RADIO
3:31:30 starting Klay with Steph the rest of the season now leading at 54%
3:41:00 ENTIRE POSTGAME WEMBY INTERVIEW
3:46:45 ENTIRE POP POSTGAME VIDEO
3:55:15 Start Klay with Steph the rest of the season?
Yes (50%)
No (50%)
Poll complete: 40 votes
4:04:00 me on what’s wrong with the refs: they never get mad at each other to get a thing right
4:08:45 what if we played SAC? Looney? TJD?
4:15:00 on playoff outlook, don’t worry about the 6th seed (be healthy)
Trayce fake handoff, dunk vs Sochan won unsung play of the game at 35%
0:00 You plan to start Chris (Paul), in Steph’s place?
STEVE KERR PREGAME SAS-GSW: “Yeah, Chris will start.”
With him kind of like leading the show, how do you expect alterations?
“Yeah, we’ll lean on certain actions that Chris likes to run. And we’ll look at some different lineups as well. And I’m kind of looking at it, while Steph is out, we’ve got to figure out what do we have to do to win tonight, and we’ll worry about the next game then. But within that, we’ll have a lot of decisions to make, who’s going to play off the bench. It’s hard to script it because we don’t know how the game is going to go. If we need some shooting, we’ll put our shooters out there. If we need more room protection, we could go back to Loon. so there’s minutes to be had, but it’s really dependent on how the game is going.”
1:04 With Steph being re-evaluated on Tuesday, is that result kind of, is it safe to say that result is better than the team initially feared?
“Yeah, I would say it’s a good result. The MRI was clear, he’s feeling better today. Rick (Celebrini) wanted to look at it two days after, gives him a better idea of what he’s looking at and so all in all, I would call it positive and then we’ll just update everything on Tuesday.”
1:38 Andrew Lopez with ESPN working on more of a bigger picture story. When you got here, you won something like a hundred straight regular season games where you guys had a 15-point lead. It doesn’t seem to be the case across the board in the NBA this year; 10-, 15-, 20-point leads just don’t last like they did. What do you think are some of the reasons that leads are disappearing at a, at a higher rate than, than they ever have?
“It’s mostly pace and three-point shooting, not just three-point shooting prowess, but teams putting four and five three-point shooters on the floor at one time, volume of threes, shot quality. Teams are much smarter now than we were 10 years ago in terms of understanding what’s a good shot, what’s not, way more early possession threes now. So, transition threes, it just feels like, you’re up 12 and the other team gets two quick stops on you and they race down, they throw it ahead and they hit two threes. It’s like a six-point game. So, 20 is the old 12, 12 is the old seven. There’s definitely an awareness from everybody that leads are not safe.”
3:03 Steve, you’ll likely see Wemby on Monday in San Antonio. How have you seen him evolve since the last time you played the Spurs in November and how differently are they using him offensively?
“I really haven’t paid attention, to be honest with you, because we haven’t played him and to prepare for this game, we watched the last game that he didn’t play. And so I really can’t answer that very well. But just from afar, he’s so talented and and like most rookies, the game gets easier as you go through your rookie year because you start to figure things out and recognize patterns and understand exactly where you need to be and obviously he’s got great coaching. Hopefully he plays on Tuesday and we get a good look and I can answer that question after the game for you.”
4:01 Steve, why do you think that so many players didn’t shoot threes until more recently? I guess, Steph kind of started that revolution. But a guy like Larry Bird, for instance, obviously, was a great shooter. He could have been a really good three-pointer, but he never took many back in his day.
“I just think we didn’t really recognize the value and the power of it. And to be honest, when they put it in, a 24-footer was considered insane. It’s like, everybody practiced from 15 to 20 feet. Those were the jump shots that you took. And then, gradually, teams started to figure out that it’s a pretty powerful weapon. But I guess it’s like anything else, just evolution and ideas, matching scheme and roster construction, all of that. And we’re probably at the apex of that right now, just the way you see teams being built.”
4:59 Do you know on Trayce?
“Trayce shoule go, Gary’s questionable.”
5:08 Sort of following up on the earlier question about threes. What was it like when you played in high school? You probably didn’t have a three, right?
“Yeah. I didn’t have the three until my senior year in college, actually.”
So what was it like?
“Raymond (Ridder) had hair.”
What was it like playing without the three? And how grateful were you that the three happened? Obviously it fit your skill set.
“Well, it probably helped me have an NBA career. I’m not sure I would have made it if not for the three. When I first started playing, getting playing time in the league, it felt like maybe three players on each team would be able to shoot threes and each guy would take two to four. I was watching a game on NBA TV over the summer, and it was one of those classic games, and I was with Orlando, it was Shaq’s rookie year. And so the game was in Chicago, so it was like MJ versus Shaq, and that’s how they billed it, for the re-play (on NBA TV), and I got locked in, and at the end of the game, it was a three-point game. And so five seconds left and they flashed the three-point shooting totals on the screen And it was like Chicago 2-for-6, Orlando 5-for-9, and it was like I just paused it. I was like, ‘That’s five minutes now,’ but it was such a different game and much more sort of special. You had a couple of specialists on the floor, but very few teams really would launch threes and so yeah, it’s very different.”
6:51 With missing Steph’s 27-point average or whatever, you get those points somewhere else. Who do you expect to kind of step up and provide the scoring or kind of be balanced across the board?
“Yeah, we’re not looking for one guy to do that and we just want everybody to come in and be aggressive and create good shots for each other.”
7:10 Steve, not talking about X’s and O’s, because like you said, you haven’t seen them play, but just in general, the combination of Pop and Wemby, what – having seen Pop and Tim, Pop and Manu over the years – what do you think Pop can bring out of a star like that?
“Well, Pop’s seen it all. And for a guy, like Wembanyama, who is brand new to the NBA and relatively inexperienced from a basketball perspective, there’s no better coach to teach him the fundamental base. But to also just teach him about the NBA life and the NBA and how to prepare and how to take care of your body, all that stuff. Pop’s seen everything. But in general, these days, all of us are being asked to teach young players the basics of footwork and just basic fundamentals of individual play, but also team play, spacing and cutting. And that’s a job that college coaches used to do for us, but now we have to, to do those jobs. And so young players need a lot more teaching and fundamental work than ever before.”
8:27 To follow through on that, is that something you enjoy or you wish the college coaches were still doing that for you?
“I wish the college coaches would keep doing it for us, yeah. It’s just easier if you get players who are ready for all of this. And what I’m seeing is, I’ve said this before, the players are more skilled than ever. Every guy you look at can dribble and shoot. But what’s lacking is footwork, recognition of patterns, teamwork, just because there’s been less of a foundation that’s built. And so while the skill level is super high, we’ve got to try to bring these guys along and help them build a foundational base and also play them and also win at the same time. And so I talked to other coaches about it all the time. We’re all dealing with the same thing.”
9:24 I think you guys were like 33-8 at home last season, you’re 17-17 this year. Is there anything tangible you could say that’s been the difference?
KLAY THOMPSON POSTGAME SAS-GSW: “To be honest, no. Just how the cookie crumbles sometimes.”
9:46 Klay, the way Jonathan kind of gave you guys some spark coming out of the gate in the fourth, attacking the rim like that, is it disappointing to be able to not get some stops, key stops there at times when you could have grabbed some momentum a little bit and maybe run with that?
“Yeah, it’s disappointing. Give credit to the Spurs. They shot the heck out the ball, 51 and a half percent from three. And unfortunate night at the office for everybody, but Jon was great tonight at the rim and hopefully he takes that same approach when we see them on Monday. And this, just a bad loss though. It’s not good, but we’ll flush it and bounce back Monday.”
10:34 Klay, how does it change sort of the geometry on the court without Steph and the spacing and how much do you take it on yourself to kind of create that space and make, and sort of replace some of the threes that he makes usually?
“Well, Steph makes our life easier – everybody out there’s life easier – because he demands so much attention. And for myself, when I’m out there, I don’t try to put more pressure on myself, just rather be myself and shoot open shots and create shots as well as make the basketball play. Tonight was unfortunate. I got myself in foul trouble and had three turnovers. That’s inexcusable and I’ll be better Monday.”
(Klay waits for the next question.)
“Oh, heck yeah, that’s it.”
11:25 Sort of off-topic – (Klay gives a disgusted look) – sorry. Our columnist did a piece on Roger Federer. Did you have any interaction with him today while he was here? And I know there’s a ping pong history there, right?
“Roger’s a great person. I met him in Shanghai in 2018. And he’s just super down to earth, especially with all the success he’s had. He doesn’t have to be. And he’s just a really cool guy. And I watched him my whole life growing up. It was awesome to have him in the building. Unfortunately, we couldn’t get a win for him, but it was just cool to be in the presence of greatness and he’s just such a humble, likable person, and it was awesome to see him here in San Francisco.”
0:00 Hi, Steve. Any reason why you changed your starting lineup when there’s only, like, less than five minutes in and the game was still tied? I’m sorry, say it again?
STEVE KERR POSTGAME SAS-GSW: “Those were the rotations that we wanted to get to. I think they hit 17 threes, which they’re not a team that hits many threes.”
0:29 Do you feel like those were defensive breakdowns? Or were you trying to get –?
“I like the way the game started, Sochan hit two threes, which you don’t expect that. But I thought our defense was really good. That’s why we started the way we did with that lineup. I wanted to have Draymond and Trayce out there together. And I think when we subbed, it was 9-9, our defense was fine, but as the game went on, we had multiple breakdowns. They got to the rim at will, and we gave up 28 free throws and 17 threes. You gotta stop something. And I thought they got anything they wanted, all night, so it was a tough night for us defensively.”
1:11 Steve, what was the hardest part of this game for you to endure?
“All of it. Yeah. Yeah. It was tough. It was tough. We just never had any traction in the game. I didn’t feel like we had confidence or energy. I thought their pace and their movement bothered us. And then we had some breakdowns and just felt like we were never really in the game.”
1:36 What do you feel like didn’t work offensively in the first half? Where did those struggles come from?
“Well, obviously, we’re playing some lineups that haven’t played together a whole lot. With Steph out, it changes things dramatically for us in terms of what he provides, not only with the shooting, but the spacing and the gravity that pulls defenses aside. So they did a good job of just staying in front of us. And I didn’t think we moved the ball particularly well.”
2:09 Are you seeing some kind of growing pains with the youth right now, would you say?
“Yeah, we’re playing a lot of young guys; we started two of them, and this is all part of it. You have to go through multiple seasons to really understand the different games that are going to happen, the different styles, different emotional swings. All of that has to be experienced by young guys in order to develop and grow and understand how to win. So that’s, yeah, it’s all part of it.”
2:47 Steve, Jonathan was really able to get you going to start the fourth quarter and attack the rim, but it seemed like even when you got a little momentum, they seemed to answer with a big shot or did something just tough to make a stop after some of those good stretches.
“Yeah, we didn’t, we just didn’t ever establish anything defensively. They shot 51 percent from the floor and from three, got to the foul line. So we just never quite got traction in the game defensively, which allowed them – every time we tried to make a run, they’d hit a three, they’d hit another three, and it’s back to 12, 15, so we just couldn’t get there.”
3:27 You mentioned the spacing and gravity without Steph. I assume that’s why you played Klay to start the second half. And how much do you need to sort of create that space for Jonathan and others to operate?
“Yeah, we’ve been starting the way we have over the last six weeks, because of the impact that Steph has for JK getting downhill and Wiggs, same thing. So without him, there aren’t as many driving lanes for sure. So it’s different. And that’s why I didn’t just plug Chris in for Steph and keep the same starting lineup. I felt like we needed to do something different. So my main motivation for the starting lineup was to get off to a great defensive start. I wanted to set a tone with a really good defensive lineup. See how we could score. It was a little bit of a struggle to score the first five minutes. As I said, I think it was nine to nine. But I liked the defense. I wanted that tone set, but we couldn’t maintain it.”
4:31 How much did Klay sort of provide that gravity?
“Yeah, Klay does obviously, but in the modern NBA, the way everybody plays, you need multiple spacers to really open up the floor. And unfortunately the last couple of games, we just haven’t been able to knock down shots and do that.”
4:53 What have you seen from Andrew since he got back the last few games here?
“He hasn’t been at his best, but he’s getting his rhythm and timing back. I’m glad he got to 26 minutes and hopefully that’ll help him for the road trip.”
5:06 Hi, Jonathan. You were able to get going offensively, attacking the rim early there in the fourth. Was it just hard for you guys to get stops after that, to keep those runs and momentum going?
JONATHAN KUMINGA: “Honestly, we let up a little bit, starting the game, and got the momentum. It was kind of just tough to, like, get back. Of course, second half we came, we kind of, like, tried to do our best to get back in the game, but it was a little bit late.”
5:52 They hit 17 threes on better than 50%. What were kind of the breakdowns defensively for them to get so many open looks?
“It was just not connected as much on defense. We did not scramble as much. I think that’s just one thing we gotta do next game and just upcoming games. Just be connected at the very beginning of the game and just lock in.”
6:27 Where do you feel Steph’s absence the most tonight? Not having Steph, where did you feel that the most?
“Everybody coming off the bench, starting, anybody missing, everybody there, I feel like we have a great team to compete against anybody. And of course we’re gonna feel Steph’s absence but that can’t be a reason because Steph’s not playing, that’s why we’re losing. Obviously he comes in and change the game, but just us missing him don’t mean we gotta go out there and lose.”
7:08 Hey Trayce, Steve said he wanted to set a defensive tone with his starting five tonight. Where do you think that that tone started to break down?
TRAYCE JACKSON-DAVIS: “I think at the start of the game it was a 12-12 or 12-9. but at the end of the day, I felt like they got a few easy ‘HORSE’ shots that got them going and they got comfortable. And then, throughout the game, they were running in transition and just sending ball screens and miscommunications and breakdowns and they were getting easy shots. And so, our defense broke down and that’s something we’re going to have to look at the film and fix.”
8:03 Where do you feel like the challenges offensively in the first half came from?
“I just think that, obviously without Steph, you’re going to go through a little bit of struggle at the beginning of the game trying to figure out what’s going to work. But at the same time, we got Chris coming in, Klay, we’ve all played together, so, we just got to get organized and get going quicker. But at the end of the day, I felt like after the first few minutes, our offense was fine, but we just gotta get going quicker.”
8:33 What have you kind of learned as a rookie about just how long an NBA season is, and how many kinds of twists and turns it can take?
“Yeah. That’s something, Coach explained to us at the beginning of the year. Some of the vets have said the same thing, that you’re gonna have ups and you’re gonna have downs. You can’t get too high, can’t get too low. So at the end of the day, you just gotta keep a level head and just take it one game at a time.”
8:57 How are you guys feeling when you look at the standings with the clock ticking on the ability to move up?
“We look at the next game. You can’t win six, seven games in a row without winning the first one. And that’s what we say before every road trip we take. We say, we’ve got to win the first one before we can win all of them. So we take it one game at a time and then we go from there.”
9:19 When you say they hit a couple of HORSE shots, you’re just talking wide open?
“Yeah, just wide open early shots, to get them feeling good and get them going.”
So what were the breakdowns on their three point shooting? Because I think they came in like 29th in 3s. So you kind of want to give some of that up. But was it too much?
“Yeah, I think too much. Obviously, I think Sochan hit one. And he was a guy that, obviously, we weren’t looking to close out super-heavy to. Zach Collins hit one in the second quarter, and they’re guys that can shoot threes, but late close, second jump type of players, and they hit them, but that just goes to show, when we started our game plan early, when one guy hits a shot, then everyone starts feeling good.”
0:00 Chris Paul starting along with Trayce Jackson-Davis (!), Wiggins off bench (also Klay)
2:45 Sean Wright (19th season), Justin Van Duyne (10th), Robert Hussey (2nd)
7:15 I take nearly 5 mins to lookup the CP3-Kuminga-Trayce combo and it’s on Page 11 ranked by Off Rtg
7:38 tipoff
12m00 Q1 CP push shot via double pick Podz & TJD
10m22 Q1 TJD steal and strong finish 94ft
9m12 Q1 BP block from behind
8m49 Q1 JK now 0/2 on 2 Js
8m36 Q1 TJD block of Zach
8m29 Q1 Dray laser assist to JK cut and1 (misses FT again, but 18/20 last 5 games)
7m40 Q1 JK loses Champagnie on rebound
7m15 Q1 JK loses him again on cut, fouls him
7m03 Q1 Sochan 3 off the P&R, Klay bad body language (32.4% 3PP)
17:20 analyzing the bad D first of 2 by JK (7m40)
6m10 Q1 Dray no call good on the shove for bucket inside
6m02 Q1 Klay foul Sochan, claims had hand up, could be right
5m46 Q1 Klay 3 via pindown then Dray
5m00 Q1 non-physical defense to Barlow
4m19 Q1 BP alley oop TJD
3m10 Q1 Wiggs fouled no call, then Mo called for good box out vs Sandro (after Mo rim disrupt)
29:00 analyzing the 2nd bad D by JK right after his first one
2m21 Q1 Klay bad pass to TJD, claps hands vigorously next time down
2m07 Q1 Klay good POA, Mo block
2m00 Q1 SLOB to Wiggs
1m50 Q1 Mo bad POA
1m10 Q1 Wiggs good steal of Keldon dreb
0m15 Q1 CP bad POA on soft P&R
0m07 Q1 Klay 2nd cut 3 good buzz — good Moses
11m31 Q2 Klay bad screen on JK, Klay upset coming out
10m32 Q2 JK muffs pass
10m24 Q2 Wiggs has to cover two guys, foul on reb
10m13 Q2 Sandro right by CP
9m33 Q2 Dray great close block
9m25 Q2 JK loses ball sheesh
9m20 Q2 JK foul but wants challenge (he doesn’t deserve it)
9m08 Q2 another good close by Dray
43:30 analyzing Klay’s buzzer beater
44:30 @pinky lou Raquidan on us not voting CP to start — Also human element. Steve would get the “pursed lips” GIF if he didn’t start CP if Steph is out.
45:30 on why Wiggs didn’t get burn vs DeRozan: https://www.letsgowarriors.com/p/limited-wiggins-template-kerr-foiled-by-derozan
8m45 Q2 another ticky tack on Les (can they adjust?) (3rd team foul)
7m53 Q2 horrendous pass by Dray — rewatch makes it seem like JC fouled him on the pass
7m25 Q2 Dray putback and1 — CHALLENGE SUCCESSFUL but no continuation
6m27 Q2 Sochan looks like he charges into BP, grabs ear?, tells ref “I don’t flop” (ref should never say “you flop”, or did he volunteer that info)
5m15 Q2 JK inside out dribbled called a discontinued dribble
4m18 Q2 Wiggs scores on must-bucket
4m02 Q2 Zach scores TJD must be tougher
3m31 Q2 TJD to Klay 3 top of break
2m51 Q2 overhelp for Wiggs leads to Champagnie
2m36 Q2 CP3 good D vs Sochan
2m30 Q2 Wiggs gets a foul but it’s non-shooting (11 fouls to 9 SAS)
2m15 Q2 TJD stops Wesley attack on fb
1m42 Q2 Klay good close on Sochan
1m29 Q2 Mo misses again (4/17 last 5 games)
0m40 Q2 Dray help CP, leaves Zach for 3
0m10 Q2 CP steal but Mo bobbles catch
1:12:00 JD JOHN DICKINSON JOINS US AT HALFTIME
12m00 Q3 started Klay instead of Trayce
11m26 Q3 JK dunks it on the swing swing (how!)
11m14 Q3 BP steal!
1:25:00 DEAN CHAMBERS JOINS!
10m45 Q3 DPOY stop on Zach
10m32 Q3 BP 3 after shaky passes
10m08 Q3 Klay kept feet set on milli-catch
9m55 Q3 BP bad POA Dray foul
9m45 Q3 Dray cut laser pass by CP via Klay gravity ***** timeout Pop
9m24 Q3 Dray good close on Zach
9m05 Q3 Zach pushes Dray no call
8m43 Q3 Klay base fade vs Barlow
7m48 Q3 Klay 3 catch via Dray pick
7m17 Q3 Klay blk from behind, 3 by Branham
6m56 Q3 JK standing around, JC 3
6m38 Q3 Klay curl around Wiggs and Dray, and1 banker ****
5m23 Q3 Klay bad POA (4th pf)
4m45 Q3 Klay bad fade says my bad, gets a block ****
4m31 Q3 Klay subbed out, looks winded
4m30 Q3 Wiggs held no call on inbound
3m55 Q3 Mo TJD early O P&R
3m37 Q3 Wiggs doesn’t help Sochan J
3m27 Q3 BP bad pass TJD, Spurs 3
2m54 Q3 Mo scores via BP screen
0m46 Q3 BP to TJD alley and1
0m41 Q3 BP reb, pass to TJD
0m25 Q3 TJD bad screen barely touched him
11m50 Q4 Klay bad pass, dunk the other way
11m35 Q4 JK layup via Dray pass
11m15 Q4 JK great post and spin
10m56 Q4 CP beat but travel on Wesley
10m22 Q4 JK downhill after missed FT
9m48 Q4 Gui bad pass Dray says throw it high
STOPPED HERE
9m34 Q4 JK scores again attack
8m10 Q4 JK scores again via Gui via lead pass by Dray
8m48 Q4 Klay dribble past Branham
8m00 Q4 bad defense wide 3
6m47 Q4 BP lets a guy go baseline
6m18 Q4 Barlow oreb tap
6m00 Q4 Mo too much dribbling
5m51 Q4 BP lets him go right, thought Wiggs was there, Wiggs thought he didn’t need help
4m11 Q4 JK downhill but 1v3, nobody cuts, Wiggs hits 3
4m04 Q4 close out on Sochan, JK flies down lane, timeout Pop
3m49 Q4 TJD block
3m21 Q4 JK TJD great catch
2m57 Q4 JK up there on oreb, Wiggs scores
2m38 Q4 BP steal dunk
2m03 Q4 JK checking his thumb (again another non-impeding call on Wiggs reach-in)
2m01 Q4 JK lefty lead pass to Mo
2:34:00 Dean: “it’s the below .500 teams that worry me”
2:40:45 Start CP next game?
No (52%)
Yes (47%)
Poll complete: 21 votes BUT THEN… “starting them both” (CP & Klay, see next poll) is leading at 46%
2:42:45 Sandaux Beats: okay so in these coming games, considering Curry is out for the next 5 or so games, what’s our standing outlook? — I don’t wanna think about it lol. Let’s just win the next game.
2:44:30 No. 1 correction: take more pride on defense, don’t need coaching for that
2:45:30 STEVE POSTGAME AUDIO NOW ON
2:50:45 Popovich: “Every player should be so thankful” for Kerr https://www.letsgowarriors.com/p/popovich-every-player-be-so-thankful-for-kerr
2:52:15 I just think young guys across the NBA can’t play physical POA defense. Oh well. Would be the same for any team, all 30, if they had four guys with 3 or less years of experience
2:53:15 @IHaveNoEnemies (BloomerVibes): can we still get to 12 over .500? — definitely doable but now you gotta win 3 outta all those I listed. Get on a run. As always, what just happened isn’t going to be the same throughout 95% of the time. — Hypothetically, can we get 2 wins out of DAL LAL MIN MIA DAL DAL LAL NOP?
2:54:15 Dean says can we get Dray to handle the ball more
2:56:00 Dean says maybe put Looney in there, I disagree in that the POA is just so terrible, would’ve made him look bad too
2:58:00 Dean says slow the game down vs young teams
3:03:45 Keep CP-Klay combo how?
Start them both (42%)
Start Klay only (no CP) (25%)
Keep them both in 2nd unit (21%)
Start CP only (no Klay) (10%)
Poll complete: 83 votes
3:06:00 on JK getting triple-teamed, Dean says weak-side pick
3:07:45 on JK getting downhill early O, have Klay trail him
3:10:30 JK PODIUM AUDIO
3:12:45 TJD PODIUM AUDIO: “we gotta win the first one before winning all of them”, “HORSE shots” = wide open, names Sochan and Zach Collins but “when one gets going then everybody”
3:20:15 learning how to play with Jon’s gravity!
3:22:00 bogus Apps: “we need a short man”
3:23:30 do we start Wiggs? Get him to 30 minutes again
3:27:30 I tell the anecdote of a reporter one time being blackballed for Kerr not subbing a guy (Bogut?) and that reporter not being credentialed the next game (he’d done it two straight postgames)
3:30:15 KLAY PODIUM AUDIO
3:33:30 on having inner happiness vs your environment
3:40:00 on the lineups, Q2 was where it was lost when Klay came out (CP Les Wiggs JK Dray)
3:54:30 gotta have CP or Klay on the floor at all times? Q2 analysis
3:56:00 Dean looks at permutations of starting fives, we’re having a poll — 55% for CP Klay Wiggs JK Dray
3:59:15 playing up to the comp has been there too
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