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
In the typical Klay play, we also have a guy coming up slipping the screen (not Klay) and usually gets ignored. I have to imagine this is some sort of conditioning to keep the defense guessing and when pressure situations come up and they see the same action they're just a split second late too recognize it... perhaps taking one extra half-step in the wrong direction.
Also, kind of funny how Patty was mic'd up about helping Blake on the slip earlier in the game... and they get beat on a slip in crunch time.
And of course JVG spent the entire time out decrying the Nets “not knowing personnel” because “Klay always skips the screen”… sigh. Why do I let them keep triggering me. It’s like I’m forgetting personnel…
It's super helpful to have the old clips to review to set up the current breakdown. Sets the context and explains a lot. Still, having diligently listened to the rationale as to why the Warriors only break out the 1-2 high pnr occasionally so as to maintain surprise, I'm not quite persuaded. It seems like it could be effective much more often, particularly against vulnerable defenses. Like maybe not against Paul George and Kawhi, but if it's Patty Mills and Kyrie offering help, it seems like we could have run the play ten times. Yes the play is less surprising, but it puts the two most lethal guys in great position to either generate a shot or move it on from there -- in this case to Wiggins or Porter as next options...maybe?
Saw one replay of the Kyrie foul on Klay where his left hand is gently tugging on Klay's jersey right before Klay trips. Clearly a foul - glad Kyrie admitted it after the game. Also I enjoyed watching Kyrie greet several Dubs players after the game - showed a lot of class there, even if he's a villain in these parts. Of course, maybe they were just telling him how easy the vaccination process is.....
Kyrie had already gotten away with his patented left arm shiver twice in the quarter against unsuspecting Kuminga and also later Steph at midcoast. Kyrie got the call both times, but Klay's strategic trip and fall turned the tables on the Nets.
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
In the typical Klay play, we also have a guy coming up slipping the screen (not Klay) and usually gets ignored. I have to imagine this is some sort of conditioning to keep the defense guessing and when pressure situations come up and they see the same action they're just a split second late too recognize it... perhaps taking one extra half-step in the wrong direction.
Also, kind of funny how Patty was mic'd up about helping Blake on the slip earlier in the game... and they get beat on a slip in crunch time.
D. Lee: "Check out that circus shot high layup Steph just made!”
Dre: "Man, it arced like an ice cream cone."
Poole: "Ice cream, mmm... I'd eat that right up!"
And of course JVG spent the entire time out decrying the Nets “not knowing personnel” because “Klay always skips the screen”… sigh. Why do I let them keep triggering me. It’s like I’m forgetting personnel…
It's super helpful to have the old clips to review to set up the current breakdown. Sets the context and explains a lot. Still, having diligently listened to the rationale as to why the Warriors only break out the 1-2 high pnr occasionally so as to maintain surprise, I'm not quite persuaded. It seems like it could be effective much more often, particularly against vulnerable defenses. Like maybe not against Paul George and Kawhi, but if it's Patty Mills and Kyrie offering help, it seems like we could have run the play ten times. Yes the play is less surprising, but it puts the two most lethal guys in great position to either generate a shot or move it on from there -- in this case to Wiggins or Porter as next options...maybe?
Saw one replay of the Kyrie foul on Klay where his left hand is gently tugging on Klay's jersey right before Klay trips. Clearly a foul - glad Kyrie admitted it after the game. Also I enjoyed watching Kyrie greet several Dubs players after the game - showed a lot of class there, even if he's a villain in these parts. Of course, maybe they were just telling him how easy the vaccination process is.....
Kyrie had already gotten away with his patented left arm shiver twice in the quarter against unsuspecting Kuminga and also later Steph at midcoast. Kyrie got the call both times, but Klay's strategic trip and fall turned the tables on the Nets.
That wasn't a Bengal tiger coat. I have it on good authority that outfit was actually made from humanely farmed bumblebees.
About Mark (sp) Jackson and that Van Gundy guy...My feed came through with no audio so when I saw who the TV guys were, I just laughed.