Was looking at all time 3-pointer list. Did not realize Lillard is number 6. Klay is about to surpass Pierce to be 11 all-time, but he has a whole 164 less games played than Lillard. When all is said and done I think he can probably beat Miller, but might not have enough games to catch Harden and Lillard. Top 5 will be:
Klay is ~850 behind Allen. That's 3-4 more years after this year, and Klay's game is similar to Allen's in that he'll be useful as a "bench shooter" long after he's able to defend at a starter level. Unless he gets injured, he'll pass Allen. I also see Klay having more longevity than Lillard & Haren. I think he'll pass Lillard, but Haren, unfortunately, may have too much of a lead.
Speculating that Thunder, Pelicans, and now, probably, Lakers won't make it into the play-in. Hopefully Dubs edge out Dallas for #6 spot and Dallas, Minnesota, Portland, and Utah battle it out in the play-in.
That would be optimistic, but generally I agree. Lakers actually looked pretty decent without Lebron. I still see them making the play-in but think it will be a deep run without the King.
-Sutterer was surprised that the injury was a fractured ankle, not a soleus muscle (calf) injury.
-Upon first analysis, Sutterer saw that when Ball planted his right foot on the ground, his foot was planted on the anterior portion of the foot. Doctor didn't see any eversion or inversion of the ankle, so it looked normal at first.
-Lamelo was grabbing the front of his ankle at the 1:09 of the video. So Sutterer believes it was an avulsion fracture, which is when a small chunk of bone attached to a tendon is pulled away from the main part of the bone.
-On the second analysis, Sutterer took a look what happened before Ball collapsed from pain at the 3:00 mark. Before LaMelo took a step to his right, he landed on the inside of his right foot and turned his foot to the side, resulting in an ankle eversion. This may have been the cause of an avulsion fracture.
-4:01- Sutterer mentions that LaMelo may have suffered a medial malleolus fracture, which may require a surgery to fix it. If that is not the case, then it might have been an avulsion fracture to a tiny portion of the ligament in LaMelo's foot.
Impressive. Yeah, it's disturbing that he continues to turn in the negative +/-, but that's also a team stat. If your team is getting killed, it's hard to have a great +/-.
Meh, he just happened to not be on the court when the Hornets coughed up 5 straight bone-headed TOs that led to an 11-0 run. Diallo had a good game and was -11.
In retrospect, i think the plan was to trade Wiseman all along and the happy talk was mostly to keep his value up in trade. The salary that goes with a #2 pick was just prohibitive unless he was a starter and Looney turned out to be durable (knock on wood) against all odds.
The plan was to have him as a rotation player by his 3d year and test whether he deserved a maxish extension. 18 months lost to injury, on top of college year lost scuttled that plan.
"All along"... I doubt that. This was supposed to be the season JW stayed healthy, improved at both ends of the court, and became a key part of the bench mob. As defending champs, the FO surely didn't expect the team to do so poorly out of the gate, with a defense that leaked like a sieve on the road. When all that came apart, they had to look at their bottom line and at plugging the holes in their defense (hence, GP2).
Finished with 23 pts and 7 rebounds in 26 minutes and no fouls or turnovers. Scaled to 36 minutes that's 35 pts [Edit: more like 32, but still] and 10 rebounds. -11 +/- but it's a bad team (that just happened to beat the Warriors twice).
From the available video on nba.com it looks like he's playing pretty free and determined... just really too bad we couldn't have got that out of him...
We did... but he sucked when he played for us. He sucked in his first year when he was thrown into the fire without training... and he sucked again at the beginning of this year. It seems that both times he was thinking too much and trying to play the right way. And then he got glued to the bench.
It seems that in Detroit he knows he's getting his minutes and it's worried about taking a bad shot, or Dray yelling at him, or being called a bust, etc.
No argument but my response to "we couldn't have got that out of him" remains that we didn't play him. Maybe that was the right decision but he couldn't get better and play well here if we weren't playing him.
LeBron out indefinitely, at least "multiple weeks"... but "hearing a pop" usually correlates to a torn ligament, and is much longer than a "multiple weeks".
Luckily, he has the best physio trainers to help him. When I sprained my foot 3 years ago, it was hell. I still don't have full power in the foot but I am working now with a stability cushion which helps power and balance. Great little tool. I wish I knew about these in the beginning.
Ah man, injuries suck, even to a rival. Hope he gets back soon, and a full strength Dubs squad can get some wins over a full strength Lakers squad on the court
Honestly I didn't? Like I figured he was just going to have a worsening fitness/ explosiveness and retire after guaranteeing his ownership of some team.
Looks like Bob Myers will be stepping down as the Warriors GM.... to be Klay's backup. He hasn't made a move for the last roster spot because it's reserved for him.
And have Draymond side-eyeing you cuz you didn't give him that extension yet? While you're standing under the very basket JP was lying after getting punched? It's not alllll cool, haha
Myers has experience playing with the Warriors' team that visits San Quentin every year. I guess he knows the system by now. However he'll be 48 at the end of March so he's going to be subject to the same "No Dunks Ever Again" rule as Methuselah Igoudala.
Won’t help our weak interior but he’s a switchable big who gets into foul trouble. He gets bullied by bigger players but everyone on our team does and he can at least play defense and finish lobs
Ty is not playing a meaningful minute in the playoffs with Steph, Klay, Poole, Donte, and GP2 all healthy. Lamb...ugh I guess he could play but I don't know if I'd rather have him than a potential signing.
The killer is another year with Andre hogging a roster spot. Could they not have just signed him to be an assistant coach.
Draymond Green has been upgraded to probable for the Warriors’ game tomorrow against the Blazers. Missed the last two games with a right knee contusion. Andrew Wiggins remains out.
There are a lot of scenarios... a lot of them unpleasant and downright sad. I don't want to speculate, but there are a lot things that can happen to make somebody to put their professional career on hold to prioritize being their for their family in a time of need.
Igoudala apparently really likes Steph. From his appearance at the Club Shay Shay:
"... when I signed with Warriors in 2013, and you do the press conference, you say what you're supposed to say. PC. I'm coming here to try to win a championship. Nobody takes you serious but...I'm saying to myself, I've met the closest thing to Jesus Christ. Not to put that on him. But I've never seen an individual, he doesn't stray away from who he is in terms of who he is as a person. So you know what you're getting night in, night out. And I can see it. And so I'm thinking, I'm about to go try to win a championship."
Feb 27, 2023Liked by Eric Apricot, punk basketball
Kerr says Draymond got an MRI and it came back clear. Draymond practiced today. “We’ll see for tomorrow,” Kerr said as to whether Draymond plays versus the Blazers.
I hope so too.
https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warriors/warriors-steve-kerr-hopes-jordan-poole-one-one-chat-pays-dividends
Was looking at all time 3-pointer list. Did not realize Lillard is number 6. Klay is about to surpass Pierce to be 11 all-time, but he has a whole 164 less games played than Lillard. When all is said and done I think he can probably beat Miller, but might not have enough games to catch Harden and Lillard. Top 5 will be:
1) Steph
2) Allen
3) Harden (may catch Allen in 2-3 seasons)
4) Lillard
5) Klay
Klay is ~850 behind Allen. That's 3-4 more years after this year, and Klay's game is similar to Allen's in that he'll be useful as a "bench shooter" long after he's able to defend at a starter level. Unless he gets injured, he'll pass Allen. I also see Klay having more longevity than Lillard & Haren. I think he'll pass Lillard, but Haren, unfortunately, may have too much of a lead.
Magic beat the Pelicans 101-93.
Wait... does that mean that the Pels are bad, or really good?
Just average without Zion. They're probably going through a slump right now.
They're 7-18 since he got injured. That would be the 4th worst winning percentage in the league. They've been far below average. Zion for MVP.
Not even average. Sinking fast.
Speculating that Thunder, Pelicans, and now, probably, Lakers won't make it into the play-in. Hopefully Dubs edge out Dallas for #6 spot and Dallas, Minnesota, Portland, and Utah battle it out in the play-in.
That would be optimistic, but generally I agree. Lakers actually looked pretty decent without Lebron. I still see them making the play-in but think it will be a deep run without the King.
Damn, LaMelo fractured his ankle? Wonder if he's also destined to be injury prone.
Dr. Brian Sutterer with the injury analysis:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w25jovHk9E0
-Sutterer was surprised that the injury was a fractured ankle, not a soleus muscle (calf) injury.
-Upon first analysis, Sutterer saw that when Ball planted his right foot on the ground, his foot was planted on the anterior portion of the foot. Doctor didn't see any eversion or inversion of the ankle, so it looked normal at first.
-Lamelo was grabbing the front of his ankle at the 1:09 of the video. So Sutterer believes it was an avulsion fracture, which is when a small chunk of bone attached to a tendon is pulled away from the main part of the bone.
-On the second analysis, Sutterer took a look what happened before Ball collapsed from pain at the 3:00 mark. Before LaMelo took a step to his right, he landed on the inside of his right foot and turned his foot to the side, resulting in an ankle eversion. This may have been the cause of an avulsion fracture.
-4:01- Sutterer mentions that LaMelo may have suffered a medial malleolus fracture, which may require a surgery to fix it. If that is not the case, then it might have been an avulsion fracture to a tiny portion of the ligament in LaMelo's foot.
Fractured right ankle tonight and has sprained his left ankle three times already this season. That’s tough.
He's a Puma guy.
If he is, then maybe he needs to switch.
Crocs.
Damn… that play really didn’t look like much either
Wiseman final stats: (26:38, -11)
23 points, 9/11 FGs, 1/1 three, 4/6 FTs
7 rebounds (4 off.)
Impressive. Yeah, it's disturbing that he continues to turn in the negative +/-, but that's also a team stat. If your team is getting killed, it's hard to have a great +/-.
And still losing every game he's played in.
actually the christmas game against memphis that we won, he actually played decently in that
Good looking stats, except, of course, the plus/minus. I'm sure he's very happy to be on the court and playing.
Meh, he just happened to not be on the court when the Hornets coughed up 5 straight bone-headed TOs that led to an 11-0 run. Diallo had a good game and was -11.
Most of the team was negative
In retrospect, i think the plan was to trade Wiseman all along and the happy talk was mostly to keep his value up in trade. The salary that goes with a #2 pick was just prohibitive unless he was a starter and Looney turned out to be durable (knock on wood) against all odds.
The plan was to have him as a rotation player by his 3d year and test whether he deserved a maxish extension. 18 months lost to injury, on top of college year lost scuttled that plan.
"All along"... I doubt that. This was supposed to be the season JW stayed healthy, improved at both ends of the court, and became a key part of the bench mob. As defending champs, the FO surely didn't expect the team to do so poorly out of the gate, with a defense that leaked like a sieve on the road. When all that came apart, they had to look at their bottom line and at plugging the holes in their defense (hence, GP2).
Wiseman in 14:28:
16 points, 7/9 FGs, 2/2 FTs
4 rebounds (2 off.)
Finished with 23 pts and 7 rebounds in 26 minutes and no fouls or turnovers. Scaled to 36 minutes that's 35 pts [Edit: more like 32, but still] and 10 rebounds. -11 +/- but it's a bad team (that just happened to beat the Warriors twice).
That might be his best game yet. Gotta give Wise some credit. He hit a 3 too. I’m especially surprised to see no fouls or turnovers.
From the available video on nba.com it looks like he's playing pretty free and determined... just really too bad we couldn't have got that out of him...
We didn't play him.
We did... but he sucked when he played for us. He sucked in his first year when he was thrown into the fire without training... and he sucked again at the beginning of this year. It seems that both times he was thinking too much and trying to play the right way. And then he got glued to the bench.
It seems that in Detroit he knows he's getting his minutes and it's worried about taking a bad shot, or Dray yelling at him, or being called a bust, etc.
No argument but my response to "we couldn't have got that out of him" remains that we didn't play him. Maybe that was the right decision but he couldn't get better and play well here if we weren't playing him.
Hornets beat the Warriors only once.
the Pistons beat the Warriors twice.
Oh, I thought you were talking about Charlotte since that's the team the Pistons were playing against tonight.
OT:
https://sports.yahoo.com/lebron-james-ruled-out-vs-grizzlies-will-reportedly-miss-extended-time-with-foot-injury-002757198.html
LeBron out indefinitely, at least "multiple weeks"... but "hearing a pop" usually correlates to a torn ligament, and is much longer than a "multiple weeks".
Luckily, he has the best physio trainers to help him. When I sprained my foot 3 years ago, it was hell. I still don't have full power in the foot but I am working now with a stability cushion which helps power and balance. Great little tool. I wish I knew about these in the beginning.
Ah man, injuries suck, even to a rival. Hope he gets back soon, and a full strength Dubs squad can get some wins over a full strength Lakers squad on the court
Honestly I didn't? Like I figured he was just going to have a worsening fitness/ explosiveness and retire after guaranteeing his ownership of some team.
And after playing one season with Bronny if he can arrange it.
That too
"These are the most important 23 games of my career" ended pretty quick...
JW gets the start, with Duren, Bagley and Beef Stew all on the bench. They are committed to seeing what he can do.
Also, another JW vs. LaMelo showdown
Wiseman 7-9 for 16 pts., 4 reb., 0 PF, 0 TO, -6 through the end of the first half.
Dayum... LaMelo with 4 3s and 4 TOs in 7 minutes.
LaMelo in 7 minutes - 4/4 on 3s, 4 TOs
Fo fo fo?
Stew is out. Just the no. 2 picks
And JW vs. Mark Williams.
https://twitter.com/JDumasReports/status/1630338010574364672
Looks like Bob Myers will be stepping down as the Warriors GM.... to be Klay's backup. He hasn't made a move for the last roster spot because it's reserved for him.
Just an ordinary day at the office.........
I read the first part of that sentence and my heart stopped.
Samesies
What a cool job he has. When you’re caught up with your main duties, you can pop into the gym and put up some shots with the Golden State Warriors.
And have Draymond side-eyeing you cuz you didn't give him that extension yet? While you're standing under the very basket JP was lying after getting punched? It's not alllll cool, haha
Myers has experience playing with the Warriors' team that visits San Quentin every year. I guess he knows the system by now. However he'll be 48 at the end of March so he's going to be subject to the same "No Dunks Ever Again" rule as Methuselah Igoudala.
Curry getting some shots up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FF8Yan0pfo8
Joy.
Music to my ears
https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1630341098873708544
Noel to be bought out.. is he worth the time?
He could help a little, I think.
No-L
Noel stats this season:
14 games played, 10.9 minutes/game
2.3 points, 40% FG (0.9/2.1), 70% FT (0.5/0.7)
2.6 rebounds (0.5 off.), 0.5 assists, 0.6 turnovers, 0.9 steals, 0.9 blocks, 1.8 fouls
Won’t help our weak interior but he’s a switchable big who gets into foul trouble. He gets bullied by bigger players but everyone on our team does and he can at least play defense and finish lobs
All that to say I’d be down but I have no faith in this front office actually signing someone
I have no faith that they have any roster spots to give. Whose spot would you give to Noel?
The open 15th one?
Both Jerome and Lamb are way better than Noel (and way more likely to be played by Kerr).
Neither rebound like Noel or block shots.
Ty is not playing a meaningful minute in the playoffs with Steph, Klay, Poole, Donte, and GP2 all healthy. Lamb...ugh I guess he could play but I don't know if I'd rather have him than a potential signing.
The killer is another year with Andre hogging a roster spot. Could they not have just signed him to be an assistant coach.
Draymond Green has been upgraded to probable for the Warriors’ game tomorrow against the Blazers. Missed the last two games with a right knee contusion. Andrew Wiggins remains out.
https://twitter.com/anthonyvslater/status/1630335996813533184
Sounds like an incredibly serious thing that Wiggins is going through right now. I hope he's fine.
Yeah... it sounds like something really sad and unfortunate is happening with Andrew... really hoping for the best for him...
Can't imagine what it is that's going on for so long?
There are a lot of scenarios... a lot of them unpleasant and downright sad. I don't want to speculate, but there are a lot things that can happen to make somebody to put their professional career on hold to prioritize being their for their family in a time of need.
Igoudala apparently really likes Steph. From his appearance at the Club Shay Shay:
"... when I signed with Warriors in 2013, and you do the press conference, you say what you're supposed to say. PC. I'm coming here to try to win a championship. Nobody takes you serious but...I'm saying to myself, I've met the closest thing to Jesus Christ. Not to put that on him. But I've never seen an individual, he doesn't stray away from who he is in terms of who he is as a person. So you know what you're getting night in, night out. And I can see it. And so I'm thinking, I'm about to go try to win a championship."
Dang. No pressure.
But I think highly of Steph too -- and I hope they'll go win one more before he hangs them up.
Igoudala is Steph’s number one fan. Steph may have been the main reason he joined the team back then.
I dont think there is any question. steph is the reason he left the nuggets for the warriors, hasnt he stated this?
The "I'm riding with Klay" stance remains undefeated after all these years
Or boating with Klay as the case may be.
Kerr says Draymond got an MRI and it came back clear. Draymond practiced today. “We’ll see for tomorrow,” Kerr said as to whether Draymond plays versus the Blazers.
https://twitter.com/KerithBurke/status/1630315694889013248
YEssssss
Woo! Practiced today?!?! Even better news :)
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