Explain One Play: Steph Curry / Klay Thompson pick and pop, the Warriors secret weapon
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Explain One Play: Steph Curry / Klay Thompson pick and pop, the Warriors secret weapon
Plus that controversial foul on Kyrie
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The Warriors - Brooklyn Nets ending combined the thrills of world-class shotmaking with the dullness of a court proceeding as foul calls intruded repeatedly in the 2022.01.20 game. In the key possession in the last seconds of the game, the Warriors pulled out their secret weapon, the Steph Curry - Klay Thompson pick and pop play for the game-winning basket. We’ll look at how other teams have tried to guard the play, and also look at the controversial final foul on Kyrie Irving.
Co-starring Andrew Wiggins and Otto Porter Jr. With Patty Mills, Kessler Edwards, Kyrie Irving, and Russell Westbrook, J.R. Smith and other historical figures.
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Explain One Play: Steph Curry / Klay Thompson pick and pop, the Warriors secret weapon
I remember Kessler Edwards being a guy Ethan Strauss flagged as a good fit for the Warriors back in 2020 (he ended up not declaring for that draft); pegged him as a great fit for the NBA role player skillset
then his draft stock kinda plummeted among even smart draft guys, but here he is… looking like a great NBA role player on the wing!
So this is bordering on blasphemy, but the way Klay was shooting this game, the way Ender was shooting this game, and the way Ender has been shooting all season from the left side, I almost feel like it would have been even better to swing the ball down to Ender and have him take the wide open shot. Almost.
On the other hand the best defense on the issue of if you made the right choice to shoot is if you make it, so I guess it was a good shot by that metric.
Still, I hope they consider passing that ball down to the left wing when it's some better defenders doubling Klay and Ender is open