>>>Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards has been fined $75,000 for public criticism of officiating and using inappropriate and profane language. Edwards' comments came in postgame media availability following the Timberwolves' 113-103 loss to the Golden State Warriors on December 21st.<<<
Pardon me, DANIEL, but I just want to throw this out there...
I hope we are not quitting on JK, or, MOODY, or, PODZ; the last, being the reason for getting DS, as PODZ was not growing fast enough.
ALL, WITHOUT EVER GIVING BUDDY A FAIR SHOT AT SG...
KERR is really knucklehead-puzzling sometimes...He didn't say a kind word about BUDDY after the win at post-game, though BUDDY hit some critical shots at key times that kept our momentum going; shoo, he's still at 45% FG/42% 3pt shooting/61.3% TS, 21.2 POINTS PER 36, in limited 23 mins PT, bouncing in and out of rotations that underutilize him...
Dubs should be able to beat Indiana at home, but they've lost their last five home games against the Pacers. Last win at home - March 21, 2019, 112-89.
Yikes, that record does not look promising for tonight’s game. In addition, Pacers have won their last four games. In their last game, they clobbered the Kings and won by 27 points.
Nearly impossible. Each team would have to IMPROVE their current pace, and with back-to-backs, load management, inevitable injuries and three-point shooting variance, that would be really hard to do.
Something I really hate that Kerr does on occasion is coach via media. He doesn't do it constantly, but I think doing it at all is really lousy. So now everyone is parsing and reacting to that comment Kerr made the other day that players should pass to Steph. Thoughts:
1. Everyone knows they should, so why are you saying it?
2. No, they shouldn't, IF Steph is blanketed and they have a better scoring option. Plus it's elementary basketball that Kerr knows better than I that a variety of attacks opens Steph up more throughout the game. A TJD dive, a Wiggins slash, and all of a sudden Steph isn't guarded as closely. I mean, duh. For years we've heard from Kerr "move the ball, it will find the open man" which is correct and awesome; so why are we now hearing "move the ball, find the open Steph?"
3. But most of all, if you have something to say to a player, say it to them privately. Of course I know that Kerr does, but why does he also throw guys under the bus in public? It's really bad for their morale and I would argue team morale in general. You want Kuminga or Podz to pass in certain situations? Go get an iPad in practice, show them what they missed, practice it. Which of course are things that coaches do. So don't do the other part, where you tell Monte Poole in a presser about it. It leaves the player under a cloud of doubt, it sows dissension in the team, and the fan base, as we see, gets all antsy. There's no opposing argument I know of like "Coaching via media may SEEM bad but ...." Unless someone wants to tell me what I'm missing.
Yeah except that's not really what he said if you read more carefully. He did literally say that as part of a bigger point that won't fit in a headline (or really even a tweet) and so of course the media ran with it without -surprise, surprise- adding any of the rest of the context of the quote. He's saying don't force the ball with time on the shot clock because we have the most gravity bending (basketball wise) player in the league and possibly ever. With 12 seconds left, pass the ball and we will more often get a better shot and score than you will forcing it up with plenty of time left on the shot clock. In other words he WAS saying what you want him to be saying in your second point.
Regarding addressing players in public. I basically agree and you'll note that Kerr rarely does this, certainly well below whatever the average is for pro and college coaches. I have two theories why a coach might do this (both might be true depending on the situation).
Theory 1: enough public criticism can get to anyone and you can get tired of people saying "why don't you just have player x do such and such?" If you've been trying to coach them to do exactly that (because, duh!) but they are not picking it up or are not doing it in games at least you might just be tired of people acting like you are an idiot (especially if you've won quite a bit).
Theory 2: related to theory 1 but quite a bit more charitable is that you have been trying to coach a player to do something and they just won't/can't hear it . Pro players are often aware of public perception (especially in the age of social media) and you might be hoping that you can create some pressure on the player to be more receptive to what you are trying to teach them.
Theory 3: (no lectures from you, Asher, about my counting methods) coaching in the NBA is a high pressure job and sometimes you just slip
That’s all very much on point, and certainly people do sometimes slip.
But I think regarding point number two, a theory that is out there in the culture, especially in sports, is that negative feedback, criticizing someone, is any kind of effective way to get them to learn.
There’s an actual field called education, which tells us quite definitively that that’s no way to teach someone anything, nor to encourage them to do something.
The appropriate way is to guide them to do positive things and then give them positive rewards for having done so. Not the other way around.
Old news, I know I’m not pioneering anything, but I think it bears repeating.
If he’s saying it in the locker room, then there is no need for him to say it publicly to the media. Shaming a player in public is not good for team morale.
I'd much rather my leader take personal responsibility on the matter.
"I've been experimenting with lineups for 4 years without any success, it's made it hard for our young guys to find a role and consistency. I have to do a better job of putting JK and Moody in positions to succeed and we will work together as a team to accomplish that"
Hey, Mr. GBK, I don't see my Warrior Wonder, Two-way Wiggs, on the poll, so I didn't vote. Easily the second most impressive after Curry, a game-changing defensive masterpiece against the T-Wolves.
I just find it so fucking hard to believe that the coaching staff can’t seem to find a fit for JK and Curry in the same starting lineup that leverages both their talents for the better. It seems that they’ve once again given up on trying in lieu of a hodge podge of other options (KA as starting 4!?🤣😭😭😭). Was JK that disappointing in his three game start? Did the acquisition of DS abort the JK experiment because fitting DS in odd more important? This coaching staff has utterly failed to provide any kind of role and consistency for JK. It’s almost as if they expect JK to be a fully formed superstar number two option without giving him the experience necessary to improve into it. If he can’t be 30-pt JK second fiddle to Steph every night, then bench him.
The whole situation is so exasperating. I think I’m getting off the Kerr will ever figure it out bandwagon and onto the trade JK bus so he can become an All-Star somewhere else and hopefully it’ll improve the Dubs chances because you’ll bring back someone Kerr will play more this year.
Drafting three nineteen year-olds in two years during Steph's late prime was a disastrously bad decision, and should have been foreseen as such. That's not to dismiss all the indecision and impatience that has followed, which you've described well, but I've just sort of made peace with the idea that this was never the right spot for JK. As others have said, hoping they find a mutually beneficial trade at this point. It's a drag.
They didn't draft three nineteen year olds, they drafted two future franchise cornerstones, quite possibly, and a grievous error in Wiseman. That's not any kind of mistake, it was their duty.
Their draft choices made zero sense especially when considering who they passed on, like F Wagner who was a perfect fit. Why draft JK when he is totally raw, really totally raw and he plays the same position as Wiggins, unless you think he can play PF which he is too small for.
I can live with Wiseman’s pick because at least they needed a 5 that could do the things they thought he could do. Covid really hurt the evaluation process and it was a weak draft after Edwards was gone. Halliburton was a reach at 2 but in hindsight……
This second timeline nonsense became a thing because their picks sucked and it was covering their you know what’s.
Wiseman made sense in theory but boy did the reality not match. TJD has been a far far better center pick at 56 than Wiseman was at 2. Which goes to show that it's not all about a drafting philosophy, two timelines or one, that sometimes it's just fortune not going your way or going your way.
When I first saw Wiseman play I thought he was going to be a really good player.
His size and athleticism, he could shoot, he was a really smart guy.
It wasn’t until a little time passed that it became obvious that he lacked the instincts and intangibles.
Many years ago there was this kid, 8th grader, always played by himself. Really good shooter and ball handler.Looked great shooting around in the gym. He got to HS and was unable to compete at a high level. He lacked all the things you develop playing against people.
He's a player whose value depends on going to the rim, but he's not big enough to barrel through a lot of the league's tougher defenders, so he has to draw fouls, which would be great except he has shown no dedication to hitting his free throws. All of this would be much easier to stomach if he were either a knock-down shooter or an ace defender, neither of which he is. He certainly has the tools, but his court awareness is inconsistent. I feel for the coaching staff.
All Kerr has to do is play him, he's consistently shown through 4 years that if he plays consistently over 20-25 minutes he plays well.
There's plenty of lineups with JK in it that have a high net rating so it's not like JK is causing us to lose, Kerrs fetish for GP2 is really the only thing holding this back.
Let JK guard the ball when Wiggins is out so there's no need to play GP2
Right, but you're not a highly paid professional coach, and neither am I; but the point is that Kerr, who is one, and has many paid staff, should seemingly be able to find schemes that maximize the abilities of all the players, including but not limited to JK. It's not fair for us to second guess Kerr at every turn, I get that, some of this is on the roster or on the players. Still, when I watch a good E1P I go "OHHHH so if they set this screen and then that screen, that works better."
And there rarely is a sense that Kerr is doing that to maximize JK's opportunities. Kerr's media comments that the job is to get Steph the ball were so myopic. I know he knows better. The job is to get Steph the ball unless he's covered or there's a better option. If a guy is wide open at the rim, that's a better person to pass to than a deep Steph three.
Really feels like the writing is on the wall for JK and I'm not even talking about his Instagram post. I hope he gets what he's looking for on his new team.
The team obviously feels the same way too but this uncertainty isn't doing either side any favors. I'd love for him to succeed here but it's clear now he's just not a fit with Kerr
See, I don't think this is true. I think what is NOT clear is just how good an NBA player he is (not athlete or talent, player). I think nobody can figure it out and his gifts are making it harder to tell. As a recent comparison, Wiseman was pretty much just as physically gifted for his position but it became quite clear that he was not a good basketball player. JK is obviously wayahead of Wiseman on that count but I don't think it's clear that he will ever get all the way there as a basketball player. I am encouraged by his apparent desire and work ethic, but I am not encouraged by the rate of growth (there has definitely been some) I feel like we are seeing.
I think the odds are pretty low that JK, as he is right now, would be a great player on any team. I think they are much higher (but I don't know how high and that is the $30 million question) that he will become one over time. This is the issue the team is grappling with. (note: this discussion does not include the possibility that the team does think he will get there, but not fast enough and trades him by the deadline anyway)
It's easier to fail being 'you', than to succeed being 'new'. The unknown is a powerful deterrent. Our comfort zone isn't just a place of good & happy shiny people. Our comfort zone is where we have learned to live with our shortcomings, bad luck, and failures because they are OUR shortcomings, OUR bad luck, and OUR failures. The unknown is a powerful deterrent.
Curry and Dray are signed through this year plus two more.
Steve Kerr is signed for this year plus one.
We all know their comfort zone and the unheralded success they have had within it. But they are not without their failures and disappointments, like being an annual Play-In quality team.
If we are to place our bets, I am going to bet on human nature. I am going to bet that as a trio, they will continue to run the show the way they have, they will not step out of their comfort zone, they will not challenge the unknown, and that they will remain a Play-In quality team to the bitter end.
Because being a Play-In quality team isn't the worst thing in the world. They have gone through it twice and they have lived to tell the tale, and they have lived to extend contracts, and they have ensured that they get to keep being 'them', doing what has always made them comfortable, and, most importantly, not having to face the unknown.
If human nature wins out, our team on paper for the next 3 years is:
Steph, Dray, Wiggs, Podz, TJD, KA & Buddy.
Moody should be traded at the first opportunity (and may take KA or Buddy with him.)
JK signs with another team as a restricted free agent and we let him walk, looking to use cap room for a better system player.
And, of course, GP2 and Loon return on team-friendly deals.
If anyone has earned the right to dictate to his teammates, his coach and his organization the the dialogue in the final act of the play, it's Curry. And if this is what Curry wants, I won't protest. It's Curry's world, we're all just living in it.
After losing three games in a row to the Wolves, Heat, and Hawks, the Lakers are 4-1 in their last 5 games. They beat the Grizzlies, the Blazers, and the Kings twice, but lost to the Wolves (Lebron didn't play in that game). Their defense also held their opponents to 100 or less points, except against the Grizzlies. So it looks like the Lakers are on a roll right now before they face the Warriors.
Are Kerr and the front office in a Mexican Standoff? I mean, I hope so. It will definitely make the next 6 weeks interesting. Of course, we aren't hearing anything, but it wouldn't surprise me if the engine is running a little warm.
The win, Daniel’s article and Podz’ recent shooting have me feeling good vibes!
OT: For those interested in our exploration of Latin America and possible destinations to put down roots, here’s our first stop of Puerto Vallarta and our impressions, both good and bad: https://youtu.be/kHZ7M_9sjRs?si=JVVSV5kBdtJFBfFh
I would love to see a Fanfiction nativity mural of 2009 Chris Cohan (Owner), Larry Riley (GM), and Don Nelson (Coach) as the Three Wise Men looking down at the Babyfaced assassin Threesus...
LOL. 3 of these guys is not like the others. A 17 and 18 year old vs 3 future HOFers?
https://imgur.com/a/pUZyrax
>>>Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards has been fined $75,000 for public criticism of officiating and using inappropriate and profane language. Edwards' comments came in postgame media availability following the Timberwolves' 113-103 loss to the Golden State Warriors on December 21st.<<<
https://x.com/NBAPR/status/1871308598732591193
Pardon me, DANIEL, but I just want to throw this out there...
I hope we are not quitting on JK, or, MOODY, or, PODZ; the last, being the reason for getting DS, as PODZ was not growing fast enough.
ALL, WITHOUT EVER GIVING BUDDY A FAIR SHOT AT SG...
KERR is really knucklehead-puzzling sometimes...He didn't say a kind word about BUDDY after the win at post-game, though BUDDY hit some critical shots at key times that kept our momentum going; shoo, he's still at 45% FG/42% 3pt shooting/61.3% TS, 21.2 POINTS PER 36, in limited 23 mins PT, bouncing in and out of rotations that underutilize him...
Whatever, STEVE...
Dubs should be able to beat Indiana at home, but they've lost their last five home games against the Pacers. Last win at home - March 21, 2019, 112-89.
Wow...hard to believe they have our number this long...time to change that....
Yikes, that record does not look promising for tonight’s game. In addition, Pacers have won their last four games. In their last game, they clobbered the Kings and won by 27 points.
Current standing has the Cavs at 25-4 and OKC at 22-5. How likely is it for either team to beat or equal the Warriors 73-9 record?
Nearly impossible. Each team would have to IMPROVE their current pace, and with back-to-backs, load management, inevitable injuries and three-point shooting variance, that would be really hard to do.
Something I really hate that Kerr does on occasion is coach via media. He doesn't do it constantly, but I think doing it at all is really lousy. So now everyone is parsing and reacting to that comment Kerr made the other day that players should pass to Steph. Thoughts:
1. Everyone knows they should, so why are you saying it?
2. No, they shouldn't, IF Steph is blanketed and they have a better scoring option. Plus it's elementary basketball that Kerr knows better than I that a variety of attacks opens Steph up more throughout the game. A TJD dive, a Wiggins slash, and all of a sudden Steph isn't guarded as closely. I mean, duh. For years we've heard from Kerr "move the ball, it will find the open man" which is correct and awesome; so why are we now hearing "move the ball, find the open Steph?"
3. But most of all, if you have something to say to a player, say it to them privately. Of course I know that Kerr does, but why does he also throw guys under the bus in public? It's really bad for their morale and I would argue team morale in general. You want Kuminga or Podz to pass in certain situations? Go get an iPad in practice, show them what they missed, practice it. Which of course are things that coaches do. So don't do the other part, where you tell Monte Poole in a presser about it. It leaves the player under a cloud of doubt, it sows dissension in the team, and the fan base, as we see, gets all antsy. There's no opposing argument I know of like "Coaching via media may SEEM bad but ...." Unless someone wants to tell me what I'm missing.
Yeah except that's not really what he said if you read more carefully. He did literally say that as part of a bigger point that won't fit in a headline (or really even a tweet) and so of course the media ran with it without -surprise, surprise- adding any of the rest of the context of the quote. He's saying don't force the ball with time on the shot clock because we have the most gravity bending (basketball wise) player in the league and possibly ever. With 12 seconds left, pass the ball and we will more often get a better shot and score than you will forcing it up with plenty of time left on the shot clock. In other words he WAS saying what you want him to be saying in your second point.
Regarding addressing players in public. I basically agree and you'll note that Kerr rarely does this, certainly well below whatever the average is for pro and college coaches. I have two theories why a coach might do this (both might be true depending on the situation).
Theory 1: enough public criticism can get to anyone and you can get tired of people saying "why don't you just have player x do such and such?" If you've been trying to coach them to do exactly that (because, duh!) but they are not picking it up or are not doing it in games at least you might just be tired of people acting like you are an idiot (especially if you've won quite a bit).
Theory 2: related to theory 1 but quite a bit more charitable is that you have been trying to coach a player to do something and they just won't/can't hear it . Pro players are often aware of public perception (especially in the age of social media) and you might be hoping that you can create some pressure on the player to be more receptive to what you are trying to teach them.
Theory 3: (no lectures from you, Asher, about my counting methods) coaching in the NBA is a high pressure job and sometimes you just slip
That’s all very much on point, and certainly people do sometimes slip.
But I think regarding point number two, a theory that is out there in the culture, especially in sports, is that negative feedback, criticizing someone, is any kind of effective way to get them to learn.
There’s an actual field called education, which tells us quite definitively that that’s no way to teach someone anything, nor to encourage them to do something.
The appropriate way is to guide them to do positive things and then give them positive rewards for having done so. Not the other way around.
Old news, I know I’m not pioneering anything, but I think it bears repeating.
How do you know that Kerr isn't saying this in the locker room AND to the media?
My theory is that he is indeed doing both, but should only do one
If he’s saying it in the locker room, then there is no need for him to say it publicly to the media. Shaming a player in public is not good for team morale.
Especially in a Damm contract year in which a 22 year old bet on himself and has so far failed, shit is ridiculous
I'd much rather my leader take personal responsibility on the matter.
"I've been experimenting with lineups for 4 years without any success, it's made it hard for our young guys to find a role and consistency. I have to do a better job of putting JK and Moody in positions to succeed and we will work together as a team to accomplish that"
ABSOLUTELY
How fucking hard is that
Hey, Mr. GBK, I don't see my Warrior Wonder, Two-way Wiggs, on the poll, so I didn't vote. Easily the second most impressive after Curry, a game-changing defensive masterpiece against the T-Wolves.
Yeah, that block WAS pretty awesome.
Yeah but he was 1-44 from the field so I personally wouldn't have voted for him.
True, but even One-way-Wiggs was dominant in that game.
I just find it so fucking hard to believe that the coaching staff can’t seem to find a fit for JK and Curry in the same starting lineup that leverages both their talents for the better. It seems that they’ve once again given up on trying in lieu of a hodge podge of other options (KA as starting 4!?🤣😭😭😭). Was JK that disappointing in his three game start? Did the acquisition of DS abort the JK experiment because fitting DS in odd more important? This coaching staff has utterly failed to provide any kind of role and consistency for JK. It’s almost as if they expect JK to be a fully formed superstar number two option without giving him the experience necessary to improve into it. If he can’t be 30-pt JK second fiddle to Steph every night, then bench him.
The whole situation is so exasperating. I think I’m getting off the Kerr will ever figure it out bandwagon and onto the trade JK bus so he can become an All-Star somewhere else and hopefully it’ll improve the Dubs chances because you’ll bring back someone Kerr will play more this year.
JK plays with fire when he knows he is the #1 and the win is on him to be great. I just don't see that happening till Steph is around.
JK's inconsistent high motor was one of the concerns during draft period, if I remember correctly. This is from a 2021 article
"physical specimen with consistency issues who may not be a Day 1 contributor for whatever team takes him in the lottery."
Drafting three nineteen year-olds in two years during Steph's late prime was a disastrously bad decision, and should have been foreseen as such. That's not to dismiss all the indecision and impatience that has followed, which you've described well, but I've just sort of made peace with the idea that this was never the right spot for JK. As others have said, hoping they find a mutually beneficial trade at this point. It's a drag.
They didn't draft three nineteen year olds, they drafted two future franchise cornerstones, quite possibly, and a grievous error in Wiseman. That's not any kind of mistake, it was their duty.
Their draft choices made zero sense especially when considering who they passed on, like F Wagner who was a perfect fit. Why draft JK when he is totally raw, really totally raw and he plays the same position as Wiggins, unless you think he can play PF which he is too small for.
I can live with Wiseman’s pick because at least they needed a 5 that could do the things they thought he could do. Covid really hurt the evaluation process and it was a weak draft after Edwards was gone. Halliburton was a reach at 2 but in hindsight……
This second timeline nonsense became a thing because their picks sucked and it was covering their you know what’s.
Wiseman made sense in theory but boy did the reality not match. TJD has been a far far better center pick at 56 than Wiseman was at 2. Which goes to show that it's not all about a drafting philosophy, two timelines or one, that sometimes it's just fortune not going your way or going your way.
When I first saw Wiseman play I thought he was going to be a really good player.
His size and athleticism, he could shoot, he was a really smart guy.
It wasn’t until a little time passed that it became obvious that he lacked the instincts and intangibles.
Many years ago there was this kid, 8th grader, always played by himself. Really good shooter and ball handler.Looked great shooting around in the gym. He got to HS and was unable to compete at a high level. He lacked all the things you develop playing against people.
Wiseman was like that.
He's a player whose value depends on going to the rim, but he's not big enough to barrel through a lot of the league's tougher defenders, so he has to draw fouls, which would be great except he has shown no dedication to hitting his free throws. All of this would be much easier to stomach if he were either a knock-down shooter or an ace defender, neither of which he is. He certainly has the tools, but his court awareness is inconsistent. I feel for the coaching staff.
Other than sending SC to the bench I don't know what else there is to try with JK.
All Kerr has to do is play him, he's consistently shown through 4 years that if he plays consistently over 20-25 minutes he plays well.
There's plenty of lineups with JK in it that have a high net rating so it's not like JK is causing us to lose, Kerrs fetish for GP2 is really the only thing holding this back.
Let JK guard the ball when Wiggins is out so there's no need to play GP2
Right, but you're not a highly paid professional coach, and neither am I; but the point is that Kerr, who is one, and has many paid staff, should seemingly be able to find schemes that maximize the abilities of all the players, including but not limited to JK. It's not fair for us to second guess Kerr at every turn, I get that, some of this is on the roster or on the players. Still, when I watch a good E1P I go "OHHHH so if they set this screen and then that screen, that works better."
And there rarely is a sense that Kerr is doing that to maximize JK's opportunities. Kerr's media comments that the job is to get Steph the ball were so myopic. I know he knows better. The job is to get Steph the ball unless he's covered or there's a better option. If a guy is wide open at the rim, that's a better person to pass to than a deep Steph three.
Really feels like the writing is on the wall for JK and I'm not even talking about his Instagram post. I hope he gets what he's looking for on his new team.
I'm still agnostic on keeping vs trading JK, but if we trade him, I hope we get what we're looking for from his new team.
The team obviously feels the same way too but this uncertainty isn't doing either side any favors. I'd love for him to succeed here but it's clear now he's just not a fit with Kerr
See, I don't think this is true. I think what is NOT clear is just how good an NBA player he is (not athlete or talent, player). I think nobody can figure it out and his gifts are making it harder to tell. As a recent comparison, Wiseman was pretty much just as physically gifted for his position but it became quite clear that he was not a good basketball player. JK is obviously wayahead of Wiseman on that count but I don't think it's clear that he will ever get all the way there as a basketball player. I am encouraged by his apparent desire and work ethic, but I am not encouraged by the rate of growth (there has definitely been some) I feel like we are seeing.
I think the odds are pretty low that JK, as he is right now, would be a great player on any team. I think they are much higher (but I don't know how high and that is the $30 million question) that he will become one over time. This is the issue the team is grappling with. (note: this discussion does not include the possibility that the team does think he will get there, but not fast enough and trades him by the deadline anyway)
Didn’t realize James Wiseman is injured and out for the season. Poor guy.
Looking forward to his debut for a Chinese team
Happy Festivus everyone
It's easier to fail being 'you', than to succeed being 'new'. The unknown is a powerful deterrent. Our comfort zone isn't just a place of good & happy shiny people. Our comfort zone is where we have learned to live with our shortcomings, bad luck, and failures because they are OUR shortcomings, OUR bad luck, and OUR failures. The unknown is a powerful deterrent.
Curry and Dray are signed through this year plus two more.
Steve Kerr is signed for this year plus one.
We all know their comfort zone and the unheralded success they have had within it. But they are not without their failures and disappointments, like being an annual Play-In quality team.
If we are to place our bets, I am going to bet on human nature. I am going to bet that as a trio, they will continue to run the show the way they have, they will not step out of their comfort zone, they will not challenge the unknown, and that they will remain a Play-In quality team to the bitter end.
Because being a Play-In quality team isn't the worst thing in the world. They have gone through it twice and they have lived to tell the tale, and they have lived to extend contracts, and they have ensured that they get to keep being 'them', doing what has always made them comfortable, and, most importantly, not having to face the unknown.
If human nature wins out, our team on paper for the next 3 years is:
Steph, Dray, Wiggs, Podz, TJD, KA & Buddy.
Moody should be traded at the first opportunity (and may take KA or Buddy with him.)
JK signs with another team as a restricted free agent and we let him walk, looking to use cap room for a better system player.
And, of course, GP2 and Loon return on team-friendly deals.
If anyone has earned the right to dictate to his teammates, his coach and his organization the the dialogue in the final act of the play, it's Curry. And if this is what Curry wants, I won't protest. It's Curry's world, we're all just living in it.
After losing three games in a row to the Wolves, Heat, and Hawks, the Lakers are 4-1 in their last 5 games. They beat the Grizzlies, the Blazers, and the Kings twice, but lost to the Wolves (Lebron didn't play in that game). Their defense also held their opponents to 100 or less points, except against the Grizzlies. So it looks like the Lakers are on a roll right now before they face the Warriors.
Are Kerr and the front office in a Mexican Standoff? I mean, I hope so. It will definitely make the next 6 weeks interesting. Of course, we aren't hearing anything, but it wouldn't surprise me if the engine is running a little warm.
The win, Daniel’s article and Podz’ recent shooting have me feeling good vibes!
OT: For those interested in our exploration of Latin America and possible destinations to put down roots, here’s our first stop of Puerto Vallarta and our impressions, both good and bad: https://youtu.be/kHZ7M_9sjRs?si=JVVSV5kBdtJFBfFh
The Gold-Blooded King >>> The Three Kings
Happy Holidays, all!
I would love to see a Fanfiction nativity mural of 2009 Chris Cohan (Owner), Larry Riley (GM), and Don Nelson (Coach) as the Three Wise Men looking down at the Babyfaced assassin Threesus...
Wow, 14 games today, quite the full slate.