After watching pre-draft tape on Trevion Williams, I like him even more. He profiles more like Dray, undersized, 7'2"+ wingspan, high level passer for his size and looks to pass, good ball handler, not a good shooter. If he gets an offensive rebound, you can be sure he will find a shooter. Yes, he has areas to improve, but if you can pass like that, you've checked off one big box for getting minutes.
If Andre comes back, with so much youth on the team, we're gonna have to call him Iggy McFee. (see: Nanny McPhee for those without kids)
I figure Andre retires now and Joe is gonna make him buy a ticket to get in the building, seeing how Joe lost $500,000 on Andre's podcast. lol
Trevion Williams? Hell yeah. Actually, that's the kind of guy I want as the 3rd string center. Someone who can grow with the team rather than someone near the end of their career. If not last spot on the 15, would love to have him on the other 2-way.
If Mac McClung and Trevion Williams are battling for a roster spot - will they play 1 on 1? Can I buy tickets to watch? I was thinking about this kind of thing the other night - who wins in 1 on 1 between equally skilled guard vs center. I’m assuming the center wins due to rebounds. But if Curry is raining 3s all over a center maybe he can score enough points to it doesn’t matter.
Im still sitting at the bar on Wiseman Island, but I’m reasonably excited about Trevion Williams.
Something I notice in the weaknesses section of this video that actually makes me hopeful: he’s gotten a bad rap as a poor perimeter defender because he lacks the foot speed, but I’d actually suggest he just wasn’t taught defensive principles.
Give him a few years around Draymond and Loon while playing with Santa Cruz and see if he can work that problem out. I just don’t believe footspeed is the issue for someone who’s as quick as he is with the ball on offense.
Interesting bball story: Austin Reaves got nicknamed "AR-15" as a Laker rookie and is asking fans to stop using it, because he doesn't want to be nicknamed an assault rifle. I'm highly supportive and really would love it if sports got more demilitarized overall. But it's also a tricky thing to ask fans who support you to stop using the nickname they've been using. (Who here remembers Prince trying to get everyone to write the glyph instead of his name?) Story at https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/34280037/los-angeles-lakers-austin-reaves-looks-shed-ar-15-hillbilly-kobe-nicknames
PS On the subject of nicknames, I would like to publicly announce for those in any doubt that I'm an idiot, and it has taken a year for me to pick up on what the user name "Backpack23" means. Apologies to all, I'll crawl back in my hole now...
I went back through the 60 things article on Grantland and realized I had completely forgotten Danny Fortson, though I'll bet i'm not the only one. Then I check basketball-reference and wikipedia and find out he actually managed a 10 year career as sort of a prototype Draymond Green, racking up T's lacking only the ability to run the offense or defense.
More hot coffee. Are the Warriors going to spend the money they would have to spend to add Q Weatherspoon to the 15-man roster? Think about it. At 6-3, he is an undersized shooting guard. I like the guy, but he is like a poor man's Damion Lee. Add this as well: The minute the Draft ended the Dubs were signing another shooting guard to a two-way contract. 6'5" (6'10" wingspan) Lester Quinones, former teammate and roommate of our very own James Wiseman. The Dubs seem pretty confident in their new pick-up.
I don't believe the Dubs are going to use their 2 two-way contracts on 2 shooting guards. Don't get me wrong, Quinndary Weatherspoon is an NBA player. He is a fringe rotation guy, but he can play in this league. But the writing is on the wall wherein he needs to move up into the 15-man or look for other opportunities in the league. He certainly won't have a problem getting picked up somewhere given his national exposure last year. I mean, dude did get a ring.
But I believe it is gonna be out with the old Q and in with the new Q. On the bright side, this would open up a two-way for Gui Santos and who doesn't want to see that? Ok, it's Santos or McClung. But I prefer Santos' size.
That's my team. I will text Bob so he can get the paperwork done.
Current team, Q Weatherspoon looks for a better opportunity, Jordan Bell gets the 14th roster spot, Gui Santos signs the 2nd two-way and Mac McClung can play in Santa Cruz if he doesn't get another gig.
After watching pre-draft tape on Trevion Williams, I like him even more. He profiles more like Dray, undersized, 7'2"+ wingspan, high level passer for his size and looks to pass, good ball handler, not a good shooter. If he gets an offensive rebound, you can be sure he will find a shooter. Yes, he has areas to improve, but if you can pass like that, you've checked off one big box for getting minutes.
If Andre comes back, with so much youth on the team, we're gonna have to call him Iggy McFee. (see: Nanny McPhee for those without kids)
I figure Andre retires now and Joe is gonna make him buy a ticket to get in the building, seeing how Joe lost $500,000 on Andre's podcast. lol
Trevion Williams? Hell yeah. Actually, that's the kind of guy I want as the 3rd string center. Someone who can grow with the team rather than someone near the end of their career. If not last spot on the 15, would love to have him on the other 2-way.
If Mac McClung and Trevion Williams are battling for a roster spot - will they play 1 on 1? Can I buy tickets to watch? I was thinking about this kind of thing the other night - who wins in 1 on 1 between equally skilled guard vs center. I’m assuming the center wins due to rebounds. But if Curry is raining 3s all over a center maybe he can score enough points to it doesn’t matter.
Im still sitting at the bar on Wiseman Island, but I’m reasonably excited about Trevion Williams.
Something I notice in the weaknesses section of this video that actually makes me hopeful: he’s gotten a bad rap as a poor perimeter defender because he lacks the foot speed, but I’d actually suggest he just wasn’t taught defensive principles.
https://youtu.be/Jdby3kRv__s
Give him a few years around Draymond and Loon while playing with Santa Cruz and see if he can work that problem out. I just don’t believe footspeed is the issue for someone who’s as quick as he is with the ball on offense.
I hope T Williams impresses the crap out of everyone and makes the active roster or even on a 2 way. He's a Warrior legend in the making
Man we signed the wrong Celtics Summer League squad Center
LOL. omg. honored to get my own thread.
Interesting bball story: Austin Reaves got nicknamed "AR-15" as a Laker rookie and is asking fans to stop using it, because he doesn't want to be nicknamed an assault rifle. I'm highly supportive and really would love it if sports got more demilitarized overall. But it's also a tricky thing to ask fans who support you to stop using the nickname they've been using. (Who here remembers Prince trying to get everyone to write the glyph instead of his name?) Story at https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/34280037/los-angeles-lakers-austin-reaves-looks-shed-ar-15-hillbilly-kobe-nicknames
PS On the subject of nicknames, I would like to publicly announce for those in any doubt that I'm an idiot, and it has taken a year for me to pick up on what the user name "Backpack23" means. Apologies to all, I'll crawl back in my hole now...
All NBA finals 2000-2021 available on League Pass via your tv subscriber. You don’t have to subscribe to LP just have NBA tv in your provider plan.
I laughed. Sports nerdathon.
https://www.reddit.com/r/warriors/comments/w5g57e/stephen_curry_vs_lebron_james_plusminus_nba/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf&utm_term=link
My favorite response: “to be fair, Steph Curry never had to play against Steph Curry”
Zach Lowe podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/andrews-clark-and-mares/id986595124?i=1000570844108
First part is a chat with Kendra Andrews about GSW. Topics include:
- Amazement that some Warriors fans being spoiled complaining that Lacob is cheap for not keeping GP2 and OPJ
- Moses is ready, Kuminga needs minutes, Wiseman will get a chance
- Agrees with Dray saying they don't win 2017 without KD
- KD trade to GSW is dead due to high cost, not bad blood
- Nets are very low on Wiggins and Poole
- KD would never mess up his rep by going back to GSW
- Zach is annoyed that GSW got DDV, the perfect Warrior
- Also angry that the league let JMG go to GSW, another perfect fit
- Are they extending everyone?
- not fair that it's so hard to re-sign players that you drafted
Ot tear jerker…..watch Marjon Beauchamp present his mom with a house. On BR.
I didn't get to watch summer league. How Gui pronounced?
Gwee? Gooey? Gi?
I went back through the 60 things article on Grantland and realized I had completely forgotten Danny Fortson, though I'll bet i'm not the only one. Then I check basketball-reference and wikipedia and find out he actually managed a 10 year career as sort of a prototype Draymond Green, racking up T's lacking only the ability to run the offense or defense.
More hot coffee. Are the Warriors going to spend the money they would have to spend to add Q Weatherspoon to the 15-man roster? Think about it. At 6-3, he is an undersized shooting guard. I like the guy, but he is like a poor man's Damion Lee. Add this as well: The minute the Draft ended the Dubs were signing another shooting guard to a two-way contract. 6'5" (6'10" wingspan) Lester Quinones, former teammate and roommate of our very own James Wiseman. The Dubs seem pretty confident in their new pick-up.
I don't believe the Dubs are going to use their 2 two-way contracts on 2 shooting guards. Don't get me wrong, Quinndary Weatherspoon is an NBA player. He is a fringe rotation guy, but he can play in this league. But the writing is on the wall wherein he needs to move up into the 15-man or look for other opportunities in the league. He certainly won't have a problem getting picked up somewhere given his national exposure last year. I mean, dude did get a ring.
But I believe it is gonna be out with the old Q and in with the new Q. On the bright side, this would open up a two-way for Gui Santos and who doesn't want to see that? Ok, it's Santos or McClung. But I prefer Santos' size.
That's my team. I will text Bob so he can get the paperwork done.
Current team, Q Weatherspoon looks for a better opportunity, Jordan Bell gets the 14th roster spot, Gui Santos signs the 2nd two-way and Mac McClung can play in Santa Cruz if he doesn't get another gig.