> The Warriors tomorrow will hold predraft workouts with Justin Gorham (Houston), Sam Hauser (Virginia), Dejon Jarreau (Houston), Eugene Omoruyi (Oregon), Jalen Tate (Arkansas) and Terry Taylor (Austin Peay). Mostly fringe second round picks and projected undrafted free agents.
Don't know anything about any of these guys but I looked up Sam Hauser's stats and wow that guy can shoot, plus he's 6'8. I'd want to know why this guy might go undrafted while Corey Kispert might go in the lottery.
I really wanted the Hawks to blow that lead to fit my "Hawks are the 2013 Warriors" take. But the Sixers aren't as good as those Spurs were and don't have the same caliber of coaching.
Peter Hood wrote this interesting, considered post:
Off Topic. Poole: resolving the back up PG issue.
Ever since Livingston retired, the Warriors have pined for a back-up point guard, particularly one that could be easy on Kerr's nerves. We know Steve loved his Shawns and Iggys and Vets who he could coach without having to coach. But the solution to this problem is already on the team and it's Jordan Poole.
He is a combo guard. Yes. But what he can do on the court (whether playing the 1 or the 2) is less important than WHEN he is on the court, ie, his rotation minutes.
What happens to Poole's minutes when we have a different Back-Up Point Guard, ala Wannamaker? That guy gets the regular non-Curry minutes (first half of 2nd & 4th Qtrs). Then they get a few shared minutes with Curry here or their.
Then, does that mean Poole is our Back Up Shooting Guard playing all non-Klay minutes?
We still have D Lee, a better than 50/50 chance Baze returns, a Mulder who is about to be cut, and a dead eye shooter Justinian Jessup who will be planted in the G League on a 2-way. Even with Klay's minute restrictions, there is still a bit of a logjam at this position.
Point is, Poole is not the 5th Guard on the Depth Chart on this team. He is either your backup 1 or 2. If you want to know what Poole minutes are like being the 5th guard cog, look at his minutes while Wanamaker was in the mix. They are up, down and sideways with his minutes being determined more by match ups than anything else.
If you commit to Poole as Curry's primary backup, it solves several roster and rotation problems.
Rotation
1. Poole plays all non-Curry minutes.
2. Poole needs to come in with 3-4 minutes left in 1st & 2nd Qtrs to wet his beak, get in rhythm before leading second unit following Qtr.
3. Subbing Poole in late 1st & 3rd breaks up the 12 minute long stretch of Dray as primary ball handler - which gets less effective as the Qtr wears on. Introducing another playmaker gives the defenses a whole different set of looks to deal with.
4. This gets Poole up to about 20 set rotation minutes which should be his floor, and which he can extend in 2nd & 4th when playing well or needed for late offensive sets.
Again, Poole should have set rotation minutes at this point, these minutes described sound like a pretty good use of his talents, and if we bring in another backup PG and he is slotted above Poole ... we have to go back to the drawing board to find him minutes every night. I know we need more play making, but it shouldn't be at Poole's expense.
Roster
1. Committing to Poole at the 1 cleans up the Shooting Guard roster traffic.
2. Get Baze back on 3-yr 9-10m (vet min plus pinch of TPMLE). He's a vet, he knows the system, (he's good friends with the system!), solid defender, he can give you starter minutes at the 2 or 3 capably if needed. Vet, versatile, cheap.
3. This slots D Lee where he should be which is 5th guard in the rotation.
4. And Jessup hoists up 3s in Santa Cruz.
If Poole has to get most of his minutes at the 2, it pushes D Lee and expected Baze into more minutes at small forward and we start losing the size battle. If Poole entrenched at the 1, Baze at 2, we start winning the size battle.
4 man combinations with Poole & Baze + pick 2 of (Wiggs, JTA or Looney) all scored 20+ over 100 possessions. This unit performs. I'm afraid Steve may err thinking experience (Wanamaker) = performance (Whaa-Whaa-Whaaaanamaker). But the evidence is clear, Poole & Baze + 2 guys above and any 5th player makes a great second unit. We need to commit to it.
My moves.
Point Guard
Curry, Poole, GP II* Nico one more year on 2-way. emergency only
I believe having an on-ball defensive stopper like GP II as your 3rd point guard on the depth chart is invaluable. 8-10 minute stints on Lillard, Ja, Irving, etc. could turn games. When one of those guys gets hot, you need the "Oven Mitt."
*okay, if a Davion Mitchell or Josh Giddey fall to #14, might go there.
Shooting Guard
Klay, Baze, D Lee Jessup on 2 way
This is simple. No big moves. GP II and Baze both want to play here. A couple 2-way contracts, minimums and a piece of the TPMLE for Baze. What's not to like with these 6 guys plus 2 on hold in the G League?
But it doesn't work unless you commit to Poole and slot him properly in the rotation as the backup point guard taking up the back up point guard rotation minutes. Yes, he is a combo guard. But he makes way more sense as Curry's primary back up than an off ball floor stretching 2-guard or a limited combo guard playing uneven minutes.
This is a clear case where youth and talent wins over experience and Bob and Steve need to realize they no longer need a babysitter when Curry is off the floor. The kids are alright.
We're in edited draft workout video season now. Scottie Barnes firing a shot with this one, Jonathan Kuminga is going to need to respond with a video of him hitting some jumpers soon.
Ok, while JKidd is a bad coach and worse person, to not even want an interview for a head coaching gig seems weird
> @wojespn
Lakers assistant Jason Kidd has withdrawn his name from consideration for Portland’s head coaching vacancy, Kidd tells ESPN. “Portland’s a first-class organization and will have great candidates…but I’ve decided not to be one of them.”
God, all of these teams sucks except for the Warriors.
> The Warriors tomorrow will hold predraft workouts with Justin Gorham (Houston), Sam Hauser (Virginia), Dejon Jarreau (Houston), Eugene Omoruyi (Oregon), Jalen Tate (Arkansas) and Terry Taylor (Austin Peay). Mostly fringe second round picks and projected undrafted free agents.
https://twitter.com/wcgoldberg/status/1401692315509571587
Don't know anything about any of these guys but I looked up Sam Hauser's stats and wow that guy can shoot, plus he's 6'8. I'd want to know why this guy might go undrafted while Corey Kispert might go in the lottery.
I really wanted the Hawks to blow that lead to fit my "Hawks are the 2013 Warriors" take. But the Sixers aren't as good as those Spurs were and don't have the same caliber of coaching.
Mavericks: 10/36 threes
Clippers: 20/43 threes
Clippers brought their three point shooting today. Mavericks did not.
Harden ruled out for Game 2 with hamstring tightness.
Lol, Sixers. Pulling for mini-Steph. Dude has guts and he do it. Will always pull for anyone that tries to be Steph...even a mini-version of him....
I wouldn't of started in zone if I was the mavs all that did was get one of the best 3pt shooting team of all time into a groove
Peter Hood wrote this interesting, considered post:
Off Topic. Poole: resolving the back up PG issue.
Ever since Livingston retired, the Warriors have pined for a back-up point guard, particularly one that could be easy on Kerr's nerves. We know Steve loved his Shawns and Iggys and Vets who he could coach without having to coach. But the solution to this problem is already on the team and it's Jordan Poole.
He is a combo guard. Yes. But what he can do on the court (whether playing the 1 or the 2) is less important than WHEN he is on the court, ie, his rotation minutes.
What happens to Poole's minutes when we have a different Back-Up Point Guard, ala Wannamaker? That guy gets the regular non-Curry minutes (first half of 2nd & 4th Qtrs). Then they get a few shared minutes with Curry here or their.
Then, does that mean Poole is our Back Up Shooting Guard playing all non-Klay minutes?
We still have D Lee, a better than 50/50 chance Baze returns, a Mulder who is about to be cut, and a dead eye shooter Justinian Jessup who will be planted in the G League on a 2-way. Even with Klay's minute restrictions, there is still a bit of a logjam at this position.
Point is, Poole is not the 5th Guard on the Depth Chart on this team. He is either your backup 1 or 2. If you want to know what Poole minutes are like being the 5th guard cog, look at his minutes while Wanamaker was in the mix. They are up, down and sideways with his minutes being determined more by match ups than anything else.
If you commit to Poole as Curry's primary backup, it solves several roster and rotation problems.
Rotation
1. Poole plays all non-Curry minutes.
2. Poole needs to come in with 3-4 minutes left in 1st & 2nd Qtrs to wet his beak, get in rhythm before leading second unit following Qtr.
3. Subbing Poole in late 1st & 3rd breaks up the 12 minute long stretch of Dray as primary ball handler - which gets less effective as the Qtr wears on. Introducing another playmaker gives the defenses a whole different set of looks to deal with.
4. This gets Poole up to about 20 set rotation minutes which should be his floor, and which he can extend in 2nd & 4th when playing well or needed for late offensive sets.
Again, Poole should have set rotation minutes at this point, these minutes described sound like a pretty good use of his talents, and if we bring in another backup PG and he is slotted above Poole ... we have to go back to the drawing board to find him minutes every night. I know we need more play making, but it shouldn't be at Poole's expense.
Roster
1. Committing to Poole at the 1 cleans up the Shooting Guard roster traffic.
2. Get Baze back on 3-yr 9-10m (vet min plus pinch of TPMLE). He's a vet, he knows the system, (he's good friends with the system!), solid defender, he can give you starter minutes at the 2 or 3 capably if needed. Vet, versatile, cheap.
3. This slots D Lee where he should be which is 5th guard in the rotation.
4. And Jessup hoists up 3s in Santa Cruz.
If Poole has to get most of his minutes at the 2, it pushes D Lee and expected Baze into more minutes at small forward and we start losing the size battle. If Poole entrenched at the 1, Baze at 2, we start winning the size battle.
4 man combinations with Poole & Baze + pick 2 of (Wiggs, JTA or Looney) all scored 20+ over 100 possessions. This unit performs. I'm afraid Steve may err thinking experience (Wanamaker) = performance (Whaa-Whaa-Whaaaanamaker). But the evidence is clear, Poole & Baze + 2 guys above and any 5th player makes a great second unit. We need to commit to it.
My moves.
Point Guard
Curry, Poole, GP II* Nico one more year on 2-way. emergency only
I believe having an on-ball defensive stopper like GP II as your 3rd point guard on the depth chart is invaluable. 8-10 minute stints on Lillard, Ja, Irving, etc. could turn games. When one of those guys gets hot, you need the "Oven Mitt."
*okay, if a Davion Mitchell or Josh Giddey fall to #14, might go there.
Shooting Guard
Klay, Baze, D Lee Jessup on 2 way
This is simple. No big moves. GP II and Baze both want to play here. A couple 2-way contracts, minimums and a piece of the TPMLE for Baze. What's not to like with these 6 guys plus 2 on hold in the G League?
But it doesn't work unless you commit to Poole and slot him properly in the rotation as the backup point guard taking up the back up point guard rotation minutes. Yes, he is a combo guard. But he makes way more sense as Curry's primary back up than an off ball floor stretching 2-guard or a limited combo guard playing uneven minutes.
This is a clear case where youth and talent wins over experience and Bob and Steve need to realize they no longer need a babysitter when Curry is off the floor. The kids are alright.
https://twitter.com/Mike_Schmitz/status/1401180224264368137
We're in edited draft workout video season now. Scottie Barnes firing a shot with this one, Jonathan Kuminga is going to need to respond with a video of him hitting some jumpers soon.
Ok, while JKidd is a bad coach and worse person, to not even want an interview for a head coaching gig seems weird
> @wojespn
Lakers assistant Jason Kidd has withdrawn his name from consideration for Portland’s head coaching vacancy, Kidd tells ESPN. “Portland’s a first-class organization and will have great candidates…but I’ve decided not to be one of them.”
Chelsea Lane leaving was the turning point back downwards for the Warriors. I’m going with Seth on this one. Defense + Seth = ???
Atlanta Hawks friends = athletic performance veep Chelsea Lane