I can count on one hand the games that were truly awful to watch this year. And I’ve watched them all. This team is fun to watch and inspiring. Poole is really humming right now! Paschall is back in his early season groove. And Wiggins is going to contribute nicely with the core three. Wiggins with Dray and Klay will destroy a box and one on Steph. Bring on the janky! We will crush it.
We need Looney to recover and we need one more rotation wing and stretch 5 to add to the rotation and we’re golden. We have the means to get them.
"Curry didn’t speak to reporters following Monday’s closed scrimmage in Santa Cruz, but his post-practice workout was open to the media. Curry shot for over an hour after while consulting and working with Celebrini. At one point near the end of his workout, Curry drained 26 consecutive corner 3-pointers."
H. Barnes- Hit Ezelli- Hit D.Green- Hit Onion Kuzmic- Miss Nemanja Nedovic- Miss Kevon Looney- Hit Patrick McCaw- Hit Jordan Bell-Miss Damian Jones-Miss Jacob Evans- Miss (x2)
5 Hits 5 Misses. Jury out on all draft picks this year (for the same reason that the jury was still out on Evans last year regardless if he looked like one of the worst NBA players I've ever seen). Average drafts not too spectacular but ballgame changes this coming offseason and I'm hoping we hit it out of the park like we did with Barnes the last time we had a top draft pick. That is my hope with this FO. Throwaway late 1sts and 2nds are one thing. Top of the draft a different ballgame altogether.
Paschal should replace Draymond as starter. What we lose on defense he can get back with points. Then sign and trade dray and Wiggins and all the drafts picks for Giannis. Make the money match and done deal...
On the eye test Wiggins actually does not look bad on D. Will interesting so see what his ratings will be at the end of the year and a few months into next year.
Poole looks like a good future 6th man to me...Paschall looks like a future starter. Gonna have to give credit where credit is due--the FO and staff did a phenomenal job this year. Got us under the cap, Wiggins + picks for DLo, put together a competitive team despite injuries, and most importantly in my view, the team morale is still high. To be in high spirits as a team in a year like this is an accomplishment in itself.
As far as stats on a bad team--If Charles Barkley says it, I know it's probably nonsense. Barkley's old team is 13th right now and 5.5 games out of the playoffs, and I don't hear him saying that about Devin Booker...
My, I jumped with delight at EP’s buzzer 3 team play. Three quick passes, same pattern as in Klay’s dagger last finals. Don’t know what’s into it, but that feel better than any dunk
This game was pretty OK until the SEGABABA legs kicked in. You could just see the defense wither and the offense flounder. The Wiz went on a big run and that was that. Can't really blame guys after how hard they played on the road the night before.
I've been really low-key about Steph's return -- until the last week or so. I have been looking forward to his coming back and was really disappointed it wasn't able to happen yesterday. It's not rational; the Ws aren't playing for anything more than seeing if they can uncover another gem and looking at how guys play together (especially with Curry). It may even be better that Steph not come back too early and de-commission the tank. But it'll be good to see him back out there. I'm wondering if the team's 3-point shooting will improve with the better spacing and passing he provides.
Mulder is kind of an interesting case, it looks like the guy can shoot but even in college he never got to show it off much. Until he got to the G-league, he barely managed to get on the floor. I'm guessing this is primarily a size issue; it's tough getting respect as a 6'3" shooting guard.
The ball is in Wiggins' court. When Steph and Klay are back, he should be able to feast. I hope he and the front office know that, because honestly, I don't really want him to be traded. I think he could be part of a new special core.
I can count on one hand the games that were truly awful to watch this year. And I’ve watched them all. This team is fun to watch and inspiring. Poole is really humming right now! Paschall is back in his early season groove. And Wiggins is going to contribute nicely with the core three. Wiggins with Dray and Klay will destroy a box and one on Steph. Bring on the janky! We will crush it.
We need Looney to recover and we need one more rotation wing and stretch 5 to add to the rotation and we’re golden. We have the means to get them.
And in 2021-22? The Geech will rise!
"Curry didn’t speak to reporters following Monday’s closed scrimmage in Santa Cruz, but his post-practice workout was open to the media. Curry shot for over an hour after while consulting and working with Celebrini. At one point near the end of his workout, Curry drained 26 consecutive corner 3-pointers."
https://theathletic.com/1649123/2020/03/02/the-two-time-mvp-is-in-our-gym-on-steph-currys-santa-cruz-scrimmage?source=shared-article
Good, detailed article posted a couple of hours ago.
As one of Jordan Bell’s earliest irrational good feeling boosters, I must metaphorically pour out a Hennessey for the legend
Jordan Bell released:
If we are keeping score:
H. Barnes- Hit Ezelli- Hit D.Green- Hit Onion Kuzmic- Miss Nemanja Nedovic- Miss Kevon Looney- Hit Patrick McCaw- Hit Jordan Bell-Miss Damian Jones-Miss Jacob Evans- Miss (x2)
5 Hits 5 Misses. Jury out on all draft picks this year (for the same reason that the jury was still out on Evans last year regardless if he looked like one of the worst NBA players I've ever seen). Average drafts not too spectacular but ballgame changes this coming offseason and I'm hoping we hit it out of the park like we did with Barnes the last time we had a top draft pick. That is my hope with this FO. Throwaway late 1sts and 2nds are one thing. Top of the draft a different ballgame altogether.
Paschal should replace Draymond as starter. What we lose on defense he can get back with points. Then sign and trade dray and Wiggins and all the drafts picks for Giannis. Make the money match and done deal...
On the eye test Wiggins actually does not look bad on D. Will interesting so see what his ratings will be at the end of the year and a few months into next year.
Poole looks like a good future 6th man to me...Paschall looks like a future starter. Gonna have to give credit where credit is due--the FO and staff did a phenomenal job this year. Got us under the cap, Wiggins + picks for DLo, put together a competitive team despite injuries, and most importantly in my view, the team morale is still high. To be in high spirits as a team in a year like this is an accomplishment in itself.
As far as stats on a bad team--If Charles Barkley says it, I know it's probably nonsense. Barkley's old team is 13th right now and 5.5 games out of the playoffs, and I don't hear him saying that about Devin Booker...
My, I jumped with delight at EP’s buzzer 3 team play. Three quick passes, same pattern as in Klay’s dagger last finals. Don’t know what’s into it, but that feel better than any dunk
This game was pretty OK until the SEGABABA legs kicked in. You could just see the defense wither and the offense flounder. The Wiz went on a big run and that was that. Can't really blame guys after how hard they played on the road the night before.
Did we find a potential keeper in Mulder? I wouldn’t mind if he turned out to be our version of Duncan Robinson.
Anthony Randolph. Nice.
"an encouraging sight for a young man who was touted as a shooter coming out of UCLA"
You can't do the Maize and Blue like that...
I've been really low-key about Steph's return -- until the last week or so. I have been looking forward to his coming back and was really disappointed it wasn't able to happen yesterday. It's not rational; the Ws aren't playing for anything more than seeing if they can uncover another gem and looking at how guys play together (especially with Curry). It may even be better that Steph not come back too early and de-commission the tank. But it'll be good to see him back out there. I'm wondering if the team's 3-point shooting will improve with the better spacing and passing he provides.
Mulder is kind of an interesting case, it looks like the guy can shoot but even in college he never got to show it off much. Until he got to the G-league, he barely managed to get on the floor. I'm guessing this is primarily a size issue; it's tough getting respect as a 6'3" shooting guard.
The ball is in Wiggins' court. When Steph and Klay are back, he should be able to feast. I hope he and the front office know that, because honestly, I don't really want him to be traded. I think he could be part of a new special core.
Thanks Daniel, great recap! Forgot about that crafty Poole pass.