Game 1: Hella three-pointers, a wasted Poole game, and the big battle between Looney and Davis
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Game 1: Hella three-pointers, a wasted Poole game, and the big battle between Looney and Davis
The Poole we know and love is back!
Some quick thoughts on last night’s Game 1 loss to the Lakers as I take BART back to my domicile from ye olde job.
The Warriors hurled up 53 three-pointer attempts last night, knocking down 21 of them for a shooting percentage of just under 40%.
53 attempts is the most the Warriors have shot from beyond the arc in a playoff game, tied for last year’s postseason when they eliminated the Memphis Grizzlies in a 110-96 Game 6 victory.
The 53 they attempted in Memphis was the first time in franchise history that the Dubs shot 50+ bombs in a playoff game. Since that night, the team has crossed the 50 attempts mark three more times: last night’s loss to the Lakers and twice against the Kings in this year’s first round.
The Warriors have a record of 2-2 across those 50+ deep attempts games.
Dub Nation finally got the breakout Jordan Poole playoff game we’ve been looking for this season: 21 points, 6 assists, 0 turnovers (!). How’d you feel about that last shot he took?
Kevon Looney had 23 rebounds; it’s crazy to me that he’s officially one of the greatest rebounders in NBA history now. Also, Anthony Davis his rival counterpart from the Lakers had 30 points and 23 rebounds. DAMN!
Also, am I the only one who had the fleeting thought last night that the whole reason the Warriors drafted a giant 7-footer at #2 overall was for him to provide the athleticism and size required to handle a guy like AD? Okay I’ll stop pining for James Wiseman now before the stat nerds crash take over this train and force me to read his on/off numbers.
Game 1: Hella three-pointers, a wasted Poole game, and the big battle between Looney and Davis
I will admit, Poole’s shot bothered me, not because of the distance, but because he was not squared up, and it looked as if he had time to get set.
Forget Wiseman. He is gone and this is the hand that the Warriors wanted. It's good for both Wiseman and the Dubs as he was not going anywhere on our team. Sad, but true. Just look at the current situation with JFK. He can't get on the floor yet he was very productive in the 2nd half of the season and looked to be making progress. I concur that he is not very polished, yet, but at 20yo, he has a big future here whether he gets minutes now or not. Kerr is on a WIN NOW BENDER. The bench, which is not very deep, will suffer from this strategy. It is suffering from this strategy. DDV is not the player we saw during the regular season. No one on the bench is. Even Poole, who single handedly kept us in the game against the Lakers, is suffering from this strategy. This team is in lockdown mode. The only tactic Kerr has left in his mind is to keep Curry on the floor all game. Why? Because Curry provides the positive +/-% when he's on the floor. When he's not, we sink quickly. Aside from the few minutes the bench gets, it's the starters that will win or lose this series no matter how many TO's Curry and Dray make, no matter how hot or cold our shooters are, the bench players will rarely be a factor during the playoffs if the Warriors are to win. This opens the possibility of injury becoming a factor and teams focusing on any size advantage they can get. We don't have strength in number any longer. We have one guy with superpowers and a breakout rebounder in Looney. No one else will or can excel on this team as it stands. It's status quo as long as this strategy is in place.