Wondering about how the Warriors are using Bjelica. He seems to have some of the same capabilities as Jokić away from the basket, but I’m not sure he’s being used to best advantage. thoughts? Also, according to the cover drawing JTA is trying to play with four fingers on his left hand, one of which looks vestigial. Certainly must hamper his game :) Finger enhancement/enlargement, back in 3-4 weeks.
The Warriors have outscored their opponents by 6.1 points per game in the restricted area. That’s the *league’s best restricted-area differential*, but it breaks down to +11.8 points per game in the 33 games that Green has played and -1.2 points per game in the 26 games he’s missed.
In the grand scheme of things I think that loss to the Nuggets may end up being good for the team. I'm hoping going into the break on such a sour note lights a fire under the team to get things together and come out fighting on the other end. Curry's ASG performance is hopefully a harbinger of things to come rather than an anomaly.
Also, I've been downplaying Wiseman's role THIS year for awhile now but I'm starting to come around to the opinion that he'll need to play an important (but likely small) part if the Warriors are going to win a championship this year. If he really does come back soon after the break is over that'll be huge.
We should see a more tightened rotation as we get closer to April. I hope by then Steve will have figured out if guys like JTA, Lee, Bjelica or whoever will play in the playoffs. It's cool to have them be ready at any time based on matchups but I'd rather have them in a rhythm going into the playoffs than be thrown randomly in during game 3 when we need energy after not playing for 6 games
I'll stand by my earlier recommendation that the Warriors should score more points on offense than the opponent or failing that use their defense to hold the opponent to fewer points. Also they should take it one game at a time, just focus on winning instead of individual accomplishments, and have a ready supply of sports cliches. It's a long season and you don't want to run out.
Wiseman coming back and not being trash could be huge. Look at what Williams has done for the Celtics. Can Wiseman give us some of that defensively this year? Like half of that even?
Dray realizes Dame has only played with one All-star (LA). He asks Dame: Do you think part of the problem is getting players to come to Portland?
Dame: Maybe... but people go play in Oklahoma City bruh.
LOL 🤣
Simple! Replace bjelica with Robin lopez or a buyout big, go small, or pray that wiseman comes back soon and plays decent.
https://www.outletpass.net/james-wisemans-roadmap-to-success/
Extremely thorough article on Wiseman.
Pre-All Star come down would have been ameliorated by better last minute coaching from Steve Kerr. Two more wins and they're 7-2 in the last nine.
Question . . . if the person you're guarding scores 22 points, but you score 26 points . . . you did your job right??? :)
Who's getting the ball to Steph?
For fun, I took the total number of minutes played alongside Steph and divided it by the total number of assists to a Steph made FG:
Dray: 11.9 minutes per assist (65 assists)
Wiggs: 44.2 minutes per assist (28 assists)
Andre: 17 minutes per assist (19 assists)
Loon: 54.1 minutes per assist (18 assists)
Beli: 26.9 minutes per assist (17 assists)
Otto: 50.3 minutes per assist (14 assists)
JTA: 32.4 minutes per assist (14 assists)
Poole: 34.1 minutes per assist (12 assists)
Klay: 47.4 minutes per assist (7 assists)
Dray and Andre are the big feeders to Steph (no surprise) followed by Beli and JTA+Poole not too far behind... and then the rest of the guys.
Wondering about how the Warriors are using Bjelica. He seems to have some of the same capabilities as Jokić away from the basket, but I’m not sure he’s being used to best advantage. thoughts? Also, according to the cover drawing JTA is trying to play with four fingers on his left hand, one of which looks vestigial. Certainly must hamper his game :) Finger enhancement/enlargement, back in 3-4 weeks.
Thought this was interesting:
The Warriors have outscored their opponents by 6.1 points per game in the restricted area. That’s the *league’s best restricted-area differential*, but it breaks down to +11.8 points per game in the 33 games that Green has played and -1.2 points per game in the 26 games he’s missed.
Is this why FO is not forking out for a centre?
It's 22/2/22... what is #22, Andrew Wiggins, doing today?
Should it be 23 games?
82 - (42+17).
In the grand scheme of things I think that loss to the Nuggets may end up being good for the team. I'm hoping going into the break on such a sour note lights a fire under the team to get things together and come out fighting on the other end. Curry's ASG performance is hopefully a harbinger of things to come rather than an anomaly.
Also, I've been downplaying Wiseman's role THIS year for awhile now but I'm starting to come around to the opinion that he'll need to play an important (but likely small) part if the Warriors are going to win a championship this year. If he really does come back soon after the break is over that'll be huge.
We should see a more tightened rotation as we get closer to April. I hope by then Steve will have figured out if guys like JTA, Lee, Bjelica or whoever will play in the playoffs. It's cool to have them be ready at any time based on matchups but I'd rather have them in a rhythm going into the playoffs than be thrown randomly in during game 3 when we need energy after not playing for 6 games
I'll stand by my earlier recommendation that the Warriors should score more points on offense than the opponent or failing that use their defense to hold the opponent to fewer points. Also they should take it one game at a time, just focus on winning instead of individual accomplishments, and have a ready supply of sports cliches. It's a long season and you don't want to run out.
Wiseman coming back and not being trash could be huge. Look at what Williams has done for the Celtics. Can Wiseman give us some of that defensively this year? Like half of that even?