I am super worried about the game. Celts will elevate their offense (including offensive rebounds) as they do after each of their loss which means less transition opportunities for us. We have paltry 92 ORTG in half court. Can Klay/Poole/OPJ hit their open 3s (outside of Steph, we shot 8/29 in G4), Dray find something on offensive end and Chef goes for another 35+?
We will be at home but will we fight like it is a near elimination game?
This was a fun vidcast thanks DH. I agree, I think BOS will try trap Steph and it will lead to their undoing. Looking forward to game 5 and hopefully some actions to get Dray going offensively too.
I’m glad I wasn’t the only one getting way too excited about a Wiseman sighting
- We didn't play our best in first six minutes. Two TOVs that could have been avoided (Steph got doubled on one of them). Feels like it takes Curry a minute or two to settle in once he comes back in 4th. Same thing happened in G3.
Everyone is talking about the adjustments the Celtics are going to make to lock us up like they're the only team that's allowed to do that. They might be a great defensive team that's well coached but I feel like we have more options for different adjustments than them, plus we clearly have the best player on the court on our side.
Dray is having a bad visible game because the Celtics are taking him out of the action with their choice of Steph coverage. Reminds me that Steph is usually the one who has depressed visible performance because of how defenses address their Steph coverage.
1. Dray’s gravity and a roll threat is what’s freeing up Steph.
2. I expect Dray and the coaches to figure out actions for him when they’re dropping off him so much that make him a little more effective. Crash the glass, make threatening cuts and set off ball screens, even to free up offensive rebounders or get inside position on an unsuspecting defender
When you guys were talking at the end about carrying another big on the roster, it reminded me again that I don’t understand why they didn’t sign Marquese Chriss.
https://theathletic.com/3360604/2022/06/13/stephen-curry-warriors-nba-finals/
https://www.theringer.com/nba/2022/6/13/23165284/gary-payton-golden-state-warriors-seth-curry-nba-finals
https://mobile.twitter.com/statmuse/status/1536087302744600576
Warriors net plus-minus through 20 playoff games:
+15.1 Wiggins
+11.7 Porter
+9.0 Green
+5.5 Curry
+5.4 Payton
+4.5 Looney
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-2.5 Moody
-5.7 Poole
-10.4 Bjelica
-11.6 Iguodala
-12.9 Thompson
-14.0 Lee
-16.7 Kuminga
-22.5 Toscano-Anderson
(Head explodes)
Small sample alert (esp for the bit part guys), but the main takeaway is: Wiggins … my god.
On the topic of Andrew Wiggins. I noted a while back that I made a bet after the trade that I was going to have his number shaved into my hair if he ever proved to be a key piece to a title run - following the rules of "Pics or it didn't happen": https://old.reddit.com/r/warriors/comments/vb9o5e/never_have_i_been_more_glad_to_pay_up_for_a_lost/
I am super worried about the game. Celts will elevate their offense (including offensive rebounds) as they do after each of their loss which means less transition opportunities for us. We have paltry 92 ORTG in half court. Can Klay/Poole/OPJ hit their open 3s (outside of Steph, we shot 8/29 in G4), Dray find something on offensive end and Chef goes for another 35+?
We will be at home but will we fight like it is a near elimination game?
15 more hours to go.
This was a fun vidcast thanks DH. I agree, I think BOS will try trap Steph and it will lead to their undoing. Looking forward to game 5 and hopefully some actions to get Dray going offensively too.
I’m glad I wasn’t the only one getting way too excited about a Wiseman sighting
FYI Bogut is on an AMA on Reddit Warriors, possibly still answering questions… https://www.reddit.com/r/warriors/comments/vazyl1/announcement_andrew_bogut_will_be_joining_us_for/
Rewatching Q4:
- I still got butterflies 😀
- We didn't play our best in first six minutes. Two TOVs that could have been avoided (Steph got doubled on one of them). Feels like it takes Curry a minute or two to settle in once he comes back in 4th. Same thing happened in G3.
Everyone is talking about the adjustments the Celtics are going to make to lock us up like they're the only team that's allowed to do that. They might be a great defensive team that's well coached but I feel like we have more options for different adjustments than them, plus we clearly have the best player on the court on our side.
Are there any lipreaders in the house?
https://mobile.twitter.com/GSWReddit/status/1535843953383071746
Dray is having a bad visible game because the Celtics are taking him out of the action with their choice of Steph coverage. Reminds me that Steph is usually the one who has depressed visible performance because of how defenses address their Steph coverage.
1. Dray’s gravity and a roll threat is what’s freeing up Steph.
2. I expect Dray and the coaches to figure out actions for him when they’re dropping off him so much that make him a little more effective. Crash the glass, make threatening cuts and set off ball screens, even to free up offensive rebounders or get inside position on an unsuspecting defender
Really enjoyed this!
When you guys were talking at the end about carrying another big on the roster, it reminded me again that I don’t understand why they didn’t sign Marquese Chriss.