Loved the E1P - it brought a simile to my face. Also, what brought another smile to my face tonight, as I was rewatching last nights game was the fact that I actually saw Jordan Poole finally bring out his great smile. This was right as he was laying on the ground, falling after making a drive to the basket and twisted around to make that assist to Klay, who hit a 3! Lets hope, things get rolling more consistently with him now!
In some sports like figure skating they named the moves after the athletes who came up with them first (eg the Rittberger). So what’s a Curry? Or a Steph?
5 Observations on Anthony Slater's 5 Observations on the Dubs victory over the Jazz.
1. Steph. Slater notices that Steph is putting up numbers as good or perhaps better than his UMVP year. I noticed that Slater noticed, and gave him a nice friendly pat on the back. Yea, Steph, he's a magician.
2. Klay. Klay dropped 4 three pointers in the late 3rd quarter, elevating the Dubs lead to 11 over 201 beautiful seconds. That's what I call strength in numbers!
3. Slater gives some nice views into the Dray - Poole high pick and roll action in the so-called 'second unit'. I agree - as much as the starters are the drivers of the Warriors' success this year, the second unit has to take the wheel and keep the train on course - or drive it off a cliff.
4. The defense has gone from bad (first 10 games) to middling (second 10 games). Good progress. I'm noticing a lot more stops/blocks/delays on defense, and last night that turned into lots of delightful fast break points.
5. Slater shared Dray's long monologue about the development of the young guys. In essence, lottery guys on other teams get more play because their teams "suck". The Warriors are a different situation of course, so the young guys are going to have a different development progress. As much as I want to agree with Dray, I've learned that the right thing to do (based on my DNHQ education) is to shitcan the young guys and bring in more vets! More vets! No kids!
Nov 26, 2022·edited Nov 26, 2022Liked by Eric Apricot
1. I've heard the expression that the give and go (for a layup) is the oldest play in basketball. It seems like the give and go to relocate is one of the newest, with Steph being the premier artiste. Is it that new, or is he just making it famous?
2. Anthony Lamb's celebration is much like his on-court game. It's solid, it's appropriate, it's heartfelt, but it's not quite how the Warriors do it. I have no doubt that in time it will come on board.
3. I would have to say that at least four times in the video clip, Jordan Poole **CARRIED***
Nov 26, 2022Liked by Eric Apricot, punk basketball, Daniel Hardee
So I went to the Sea Dubs game last night. I think I will add some thoughts about what I saw, but first I wanted to let y’all know I met Trevion Williams after the game and got a picture of him with my daughter. He was a really nice guy. I told him that I love the way he plays basketball. That he reminds me of the joy I had watching Arvydas and Vlade. I also, leaned in and told him I was a member of the “Trevion Army” who pushed hard for him to come to the Warriors. He laughed and said he appreciates the love. Last thing I told him was to be patient, he is a perfect fit for this team and his time will come. During the game he had some of his passing wizardry and also nailed a top of the key three. His touch around the rim was suspect but he is such an interesting player.
So, to the rest of the “Trevion Army” just know he is aware of us. Stay strong all.
P.S. They gave out replica championship rings. These things are pretty damn cool. My wife is panicking because she thinks I may never take it off.
Loved the E1P - it brought a simile to my face. Also, what brought another smile to my face tonight, as I was rewatching last nights game was the fact that I actually saw Jordan Poole finally bring out his great smile. This was right as he was laying on the ground, falling after making a drive to the basket and twisted around to make that assist to Klay, who hit a 3! Lets hope, things get rolling more consistently with him now!
In some sports like figure skating they named the moves after the athletes who came up with them first (eg the Rittberger). So what’s a Curry? Or a Steph?
5 Observations on Anthony Slater's 5 Observations on the Dubs victory over the Jazz.
1. Steph. Slater notices that Steph is putting up numbers as good or perhaps better than his UMVP year. I noticed that Slater noticed, and gave him a nice friendly pat on the back. Yea, Steph, he's a magician.
2. Klay. Klay dropped 4 three pointers in the late 3rd quarter, elevating the Dubs lead to 11 over 201 beautiful seconds. That's what I call strength in numbers!
3. Slater gives some nice views into the Dray - Poole high pick and roll action in the so-called 'second unit'. I agree - as much as the starters are the drivers of the Warriors' success this year, the second unit has to take the wheel and keep the train on course - or drive it off a cliff.
4. The defense has gone from bad (first 10 games) to middling (second 10 games). Good progress. I'm noticing a lot more stops/blocks/delays on defense, and last night that turned into lots of delightful fast break points.
5. Slater shared Dray's long monologue about the development of the young guys. In essence, lottery guys on other teams get more play because their teams "suck". The Warriors are a different situation of course, so the young guys are going to have a different development progress. As much as I want to agree with Dray, I've learned that the right thing to do (based on my DNHQ education) is to shitcan the young guys and bring in more vets! More vets! No kids!
https://theathletic.com/3936989/2022/11/26/warriors-beat-jazz/
I'm leveraging my post in the previous thread:
Wiggins TS is 60.9% on 14 attempts a game and he's our best on ball defender.
In other words, he's pretty close to perfect as a 3 and D player.
Who, besides him, is really in that kind of rarified air?
Kawhi (when healthy)
Paul George
Jimmy Butler
Most of the other topflight wings (Booker, Levine, KD maybe) fall out of the conversation because their defense is just adequate.
Am I missing anyone?
1. I've heard the expression that the give and go (for a layup) is the oldest play in basketball. It seems like the give and go to relocate is one of the newest, with Steph being the premier artiste. Is it that new, or is he just making it famous?
2. Anthony Lamb's celebration is much like his on-court game. It's solid, it's appropriate, it's heartfelt, but it's not quite how the Warriors do it. I have no doubt that in time it will come on board.
3. I would have to say that at least four times in the video clip, Jordan Poole **CARRIED***
the team.
All hail the return of Explain One Bench Celebration.
Copying a comment from the game thread:
Abaddon
12 hr ago
Worth remembering these units have not had a lot of time together yet. Timely passing etc takes some time to build good chemistry
After watching E1P: change etc to “running the play correctly, …”
Love this angle of the Steph layup: https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1596393133335404544. Has a bit of the bench celebration at the end.
Eric,
They need to add a 'bench celebration vertical leap' metric to the combine. Can you write them a memo?
So I went to the Sea Dubs game last night. I think I will add some thoughts about what I saw, but first I wanted to let y’all know I met Trevion Williams after the game and got a picture of him with my daughter. He was a really nice guy. I told him that I love the way he plays basketball. That he reminds me of the joy I had watching Arvydas and Vlade. I also, leaned in and told him I was a member of the “Trevion Army” who pushed hard for him to come to the Warriors. He laughed and said he appreciates the love. Last thing I told him was to be patient, he is a perfect fit for this team and his time will come. During the game he had some of his passing wizardry and also nailed a top of the key three. His touch around the rim was suspect but he is such an interesting player.
So, to the rest of the “Trevion Army” just know he is aware of us. Stay strong all.
P.S. They gave out replica championship rings. These things are pretty damn cool. My wife is panicking because she thinks I may never take it off.