Jackie MacMullan implied on the Bill Simmons podcast that she thinks the Warriors are getting Batum and Andre. Since she's saying something I like, I choose to believe it. Honestly, you get Batum, the offseason is a success. Of course, I'm greedy and would want Baze back at min, and then in a perfect world a C and a PG.
Maybe Kevin Love and Cory Joseph? Maybe Chriss? JaVale? Sigh....Austin Rivers? At vet min, you can't be choosy. Pashall for someone?
Whew, just finished talking through a full watch of Kuminga’s game against the SLC Stars. I don’t know how it got to 3 hours… have to edit this down to human size.
I come away acknowledging his occasional tunnel vision, but it wasn’t as bad as I was led to believe. It didn’t show up until halfway through Q3. And he made numerous plays for other people. When people rotated to stop his drives, he often looked for the open man.
And yes he clanked jumpers.
He set screens… they didn’t knock people to the ground, but they were real screens, not the Kevin Durant / David Lee style pose-and-slip type.
When he was off-ball he consistently cut to the basket when his man turned his head. He was engaged throughout.
He rebounded, but most of them were uncontested… he used athleticism to get to a couple. I think boxing out is out of fashion now (the thinking is that you should just go get it), so for better or worse, he wasn’t doing a lot of boxing out.
The biggest takeaway: I was led to believe he was a lazy defender and I completely disagree with that. I saw a good defender, who was even a leader on the court directing trafffic. They had Kuminga guarding little point guards for half the game, and he did really well. They had him guarding small ball 5s for part of the game, so he had to play different roles on D in a way that Jalen Green did not or really no one else had to.
He guarded ball on pick and roll, he guarded screeners. He guarded rollers on stagger screens. He carried a heavier defensive load than any other Igniter did. It was clear that the coaches thought he was a key defender. His own coaches had him guard everyone, and the Stars arranged plays to get Kuminga off the ball. He contested well and recovered pretty smoothly. He hustled throughout the game.
The big defensive issue I saw was communication on switches. Kuminga consistently had mix ups with #20 and #4 (Jalen Green) on who would cover whom. But I saw that from the whole Ignite squad. I don’t know how much prep time they had, but they definitely played like a team that hadn’t gelled on defense.
I didn’t mention the highlight alleyoop, that he often beat everyone downcourt in transition (while playing honest defense, not cherry picking) and that he drew a bunch of fouls, so he scored even with his jumper not falling.
So, I can see Kuminga getting some time. I’m more intrigued than when I began watching.
Alen Smailagić once called himself “bucket man” but the Warriors just called him and told him “bye man” as they just waived former 39th pick https://t.co/vjrmeGWMLM
> Source: The Warriors will waive Alen Smailagic before his contract guarantees on August 6th. He had two more non-guaranteed seasons remaining on his deal. Took him 39th in 2019 draft. Didn't pan out. This frees up an extra 15-man spot as they add to the roster in coming days.
This says Beal is the only guy they’d move mountains to get. Makes you wonder if the Warriors got their thoughts on potential draft picks in case of a post-draft trade request.
Roster:
Assuming confirmation of the latest news, the roster should look like this:
Curry, Poole, Lee
Thompson, Moody, Iguodala
Wiggins, Kuminga, Paschall
Green, Batum, JTA
Looney, Wiseman, Chriss
Two-way:
Nico, Jessup
I assumed the waive of Smiley, Mulder, Payton, Bell and FA for Baze, Oubre.
Is that correct?
Not be redundant but yes at the minimum. No at any other price.
Is it sacrilegious to want Bazemore back more than Iggy?
Jackie MacMullan implied on the Bill Simmons podcast that she thinks the Warriors are getting Batum and Andre. Since she's saying something I like, I choose to believe it. Honestly, you get Batum, the offseason is a success. Of course, I'm greedy and would want Baze back at min, and then in a perfect world a C and a PG.
Maybe Kevin Love and Cory Joseph? Maybe Chriss? JaVale? Sigh....Austin Rivers? At vet min, you can't be choosy. Pashall for someone?
Whew, just finished talking through a full watch of Kuminga’s game against the SLC Stars. I don’t know how it got to 3 hours… have to edit this down to human size.
I come away acknowledging his occasional tunnel vision, but it wasn’t as bad as I was led to believe. It didn’t show up until halfway through Q3. And he made numerous plays for other people. When people rotated to stop his drives, he often looked for the open man.
And yes he clanked jumpers.
He set screens… they didn’t knock people to the ground, but they were real screens, not the Kevin Durant / David Lee style pose-and-slip type.
When he was off-ball he consistently cut to the basket when his man turned his head. He was engaged throughout.
He rebounded, but most of them were uncontested… he used athleticism to get to a couple. I think boxing out is out of fashion now (the thinking is that you should just go get it), so for better or worse, he wasn’t doing a lot of boxing out.
The biggest takeaway: I was led to believe he was a lazy defender and I completely disagree with that. I saw a good defender, who was even a leader on the court directing trafffic. They had Kuminga guarding little point guards for half the game, and he did really well. They had him guarding small ball 5s for part of the game, so he had to play different roles on D in a way that Jalen Green did not or really no one else had to.
He guarded ball on pick and roll, he guarded screeners. He guarded rollers on stagger screens. He carried a heavier defensive load than any other Igniter did. It was clear that the coaches thought he was a key defender. His own coaches had him guard everyone, and the Stars arranged plays to get Kuminga off the ball. He contested well and recovered pretty smoothly. He hustled throughout the game.
The big defensive issue I saw was communication on switches. Kuminga consistently had mix ups with #20 and #4 (Jalen Green) on who would cover whom. But I saw that from the whole Ignite squad. I don’t know how much prep time they had, but they definitely played like a team that hadn’t gelled on defense.
I didn’t mention the highlight alleyoop, that he often beat everyone downcourt in transition (while playing honest defense, not cherry picking) and that he drew a bunch of fouls, so he scored even with his jumper not falling.
So, I can see Kuminga getting some time. I’m more intrigued than when I began watching.
Who gets waived next for FA? GP2, Mulder, Lee?
Putting on my sabrinasez hat for a moment...
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Alen Smailagić once called himself “bucket man” but the Warriors just called him and told him “bye man” as they just waived former 39th pick https://t.co/vjrmeGWMLM
How can Chris Paul possibly decline a 44 million option? I know he was really good this season but… 44 million good?
Grizzlies just declined Justise Winslow's TO.
Think his market will be suppressed enough because of injury concerns that the Warriors can get him for vet min?
For some light comedy: https://hardwoodhoudini.com/2021/08/01/boston-celtics-point-stephen-curry/amp/
If we get Iguodala back I want to get Barnes just for the reason of running it back and making up for 2016 but that obviously wouldn't happen
> Source: The Warriors will waive Alen Smailagic before his contract guarantees on August 6th. He had two more non-guaranteed seasons remaining on his deal. Took him 39th in 2019 draft. Didn't pan out. This frees up an extra 15-man spot as they add to the roster in coming days.
https://twitter.com/anthonyVslater/status/1421957281965502471
Batum would a guy who can start in the playoffs. If we can get him, that's absolutely huge.
https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warriors/source-warriors-only-would-trade-assets-one-unavailable-player
This says Beal is the only guy they’d move mountains to get. Makes you wonder if the Warriors got their thoughts on potential draft picks in case of a post-draft trade request.
Let d lee have all of bazes minutes
Iggy here to mentor moody kuminga and wiggins would be fucking amazing, if warriors sign iggy, batum and Chris's we will be a fucking problem