Podz appreciation post. It's evident that he's put in a ton of work to tighten up his game. He has been incredibly effective and important for the team. We see you, Podz!
Podz continues to look fantastic out there. He just keeps making winning plays and looks really locked in with his shot (except from the FT line). I think we got a pretty good bargain on his extension. Wondering how Spoelstra might feel about finding a spot on the 2028 US Olympic team for him.
That's some fine coaching. I'm reminded of the old 538 "Steph Curry is the Revolution" article from 2016 that argued that statistically, the most effective offense in the NBA was for Steph to shoot every time he crossed the half court line.
He said after the game that he would be interested in returning to Golden State. Maybe he should travel the world instead — say, China, Europe, or Taiwan.
Yaxel is up to 53rd. Brandon Williams is 92nd. Podz is 106th. Melton is 126th. Horford is 134th. Ike in 144th.
This is obviously a flawed overall metric, but it is still bizarre to me how Bassey consistently continues to rate so highly in it since his first game of the season.
Yax with a good answer in his post-game press conference, talked about the importance of having fun on the court but also how he's learning game by game how to manage the boundary between having fun and being careless/letting the game get away from you. The self-awareness and easy sincerity he continues to exhibit is really impressive and he complements the Curry and Kerr culture seamlessly.
APRIBOT thinks GSW is #5 in the league right now. #1 - #6 all in the west, sigh. She is probably overestimating GSW, but FYI I cap the game results at +/- 20, so this blowout of +51 points has the same weight as one of +20.
She also thinks that the win prob on this road trip is
0.32 HOU
0.39 SAS
0.79 NOP
0.62 DAL
0.50 MEM
That means 2.7 wins expected in the next 5. Tough trip!
Richards and Williams being injured couldn’t have come at the worst time. Not only because they’ve been playing well but more so because we need them for these upcoming games on the road.
Sure it could have come at a worse time - say, the home stretch with playoff seeding on the line or the playoffs. But it sucks to lose either, not to mention both, at any time. BWill having a hammy problem is extra concerning because his game depends so much on his speed and explosiveness. Richard's injury sucks but at least it's not his shooting hand.
Nice to have a game decided so early, especially because the next one is gonna be a physical battle. I am not looking forward to Ime Udoka having his players do their best to goad Dray into an ejection, hard foul Steph, etc
It's a sign of how wackadoodle the beginning of this season has been that I'm mildly annoyed BW isn't on a 2-year min deal. He's a UFA in the summer.
I'm guessing we'll be able to give him the MLE (TPMLE, probably). Hopefully, that will get it done.
Can you extend a guy on a min contract?
Hopefully, this won't be Ty Jerome 2.0.
Podz appreciation post. It's evident that he's put in a ton of work to tighten up his game. He has been incredibly effective and important for the team. We see you, Podz!
I do see him and appreciate all his hard work to improve his game.
Yeah, but only 8th on the team in 3p%... what a bum! ;-)
He was a mere 40% from 3 going into this game but he was 5-11 from 3 tonight, about 45.5%. He's not keeping up with Steph smh. 🤣
'Get your shiz together, man!'
Just getting up. So the Pelican game was briefly interesting?
Not really
Podz continues to look fantastic out there. He just keeps making winning plays and looks really locked in with his shot (except from the FT line). I think we got a pretty good bargain on his extension. Wondering how Spoelstra might feel about finding a spot on the 2028 US Olympic team for him.
Other stats:
Bey: (-19)
9 points, 3/9 FGs, 1/5 threes, 2/2 FTs
4 assists
Matkovic: (-18)
4 points, 2/4 FGs, 0/2 htrees
6 rebounds (1 off.), 2 assists, 1 turnover
Reese: (-3)
2 points, 1/3 FGs
1 block
Poole: (-47)
7 points, 1/5 FGs, 1/3 threes, 4/4 FTs
3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 turnovers, 1 block
McGowens: (-27)
8 points, 3/8 FGs, 1/4 threes, 1/2 FTs
2 rebounds (1 off.), 1 steal, 1 block
Mathurin: (-32)
6 points, 1/9 FGs, 0/2 threes, 4/4 FTs
2 rebounds (2 off.)
Green: (+32)
2 points, 1/1 FG
3 rebounds (1 off.), 6 assists, 2 turnovers, 1 steal
Santos: (+21)
3 points, 0/3 FGs, 0/1 three, 3/4 FTs
7 rebounds (1 off.), 4 assists, 1 block
Niang: (+8)
9 points, 4/7 FGs, 1/3 threes
2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 turnover, 1 block
Ike: (+4)
4 points, 2/4 FGs, 0/1 three
5 rebounds (4 off.), 2 assists, 1 turnover, 1 block
Williams: (+4)
4 points, 2/3 FGs
Minus 47!?! How is that even possible?
Truly an impressive achievement
Notable stats:
Pelicans:
Queen: (-30)
16 points, 4/8 FGs, 0/1 three, 8/10 FTs
4 rebounds, 1 turnover, 3 blocks
Murray: (-21)
12 points, 5/10 FGs, 2/3 threes
3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 turnover
Jones: (-21)
10 points, 4/9 FGs, 2/3 threes
6 rebounds (3 off.), 1 assist, 2 turnovers, 1 block
Fears: (-33)
11 points, 4/12 FGs, 1/5 threes, 2/2 FTs
3 rebounds, 8 assists, 6 turnovers, 1 block
Warriors:
Podziemski: (+36)
25 points, 10/19 FGs, 5/11 threes
2 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, 1 block
Lendeborg: (+34)
23 points, 8/10 FGs, 4/4 threes, 3/4 FTs
7 rebounds (1 off.), 4 assists, 2 turnovers, 1 steal
Curry: (+32)
25 points, 6/10 FGs, 4/7 threes, 9/9 FTS
5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 turnover
Horford: (+29)
5 points, 2/5 FGs, 1/3 threes
2 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals, 3 blocks
Melton: (+20)
16 points, 5/11 FGs, 4/8 threes, 2/2 FTs
4 rebounds (1 off.), 3 assists, 1 turnover, 1 steal
Bassey: (+18)
12 points, 6/8 FGs
10 rebounds (3 off.), 1 assist, 1 turnover, 1 block
Cryer: (+13)
10 points, 4/9 FGs, 2/6 threes
3 assists, 1 turnover
Butler was dressed up like the coaches in today’s game and even drew up this play. Lol!
https://www.instagram.com/p/DfjFU-jFIm2/
That's some fine coaching. I'm reminded of the old 538 "Steph Curry is the Revolution" article from 2016 that argued that statistically, the most effective offense in the NBA was for Steph to shoot every time he crossed the half court line.
Final stats:
Pelicans:
36.3% shooting (29/80 FGs), 8/28 threes, 21/24 FTs
31 rebounds (8 off.), 21 assists, 13 turnovers, 2 steals, 8 blocks
Warriors:
54.9% shooting (50/91 FGs), 21/44 threes, 17/19 FTs
50 rebounds (11 off.), 37 assists, 11 turnovers, 6 steals, 9 blcoks
Points in paint:
Pelicans: 38
Warriors: 52
Fastbreak points:
Pelicans: 6
Warriors: 17
Points off turnovers:
Pelicans: 9
Warriors: 13
Bench points:
Pelicans: 41
Warriors: 60
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So nice to see Jordan Poole....on a different team. His poor defensive effort didn't bother me at all tonight.
He’s been a bottom 25 player in the league for 3-4 years now. Time to head to the CBA
He said after the game that he would be interested in returning to Golden State. Maybe he should travel the world instead — say, China, Europe, or Taiwan.
Crazy quote from JP… either the epiphany is real… or things have gotten so bad, he’s speaking out of desperation…
he’ll be lucky to get a non minimum deal
Dalton Johnson tweeting about B Will looking frustrated in the locker room. That’s not a good sign.
According to the box score, he only played 1:30, in an absolute blowout. Did something happen to him?
Hamstring. We’ll see how bad it is tomorrow.
Thanks, fingers crossed
Hopefully it’s just frustration that he has to spend any time off the court. The team really needs him.
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Tonight's game was the fourth biggest margin of victory in Warriors franchise history: https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/tiny/ZeLbk
The Warriors have now moved up to 5th in net rating on the season.
Second to the just the Lakers in offensive rating and 11th in defensive rating.
Over the last 10 games for all NBA teams, the Warriors are second to just the Spurs in net rating.
Curry's true shooting percentage of the season in now an incredible 72.2%. The second highest for any player with over 25% usage is Doncic's 67.5%: https://www.nba.com/stats/players/advanced?CF=USG_PCT*GE*25:POSS*GE*100&dir=A&sort=TS_PCT
In NBA dot com's all-in-one player impact estimate, Curry is now second only to Wemby among all 353 players who have played at least 100 possessions so far this season: https://www.nba.com/stats/players/advanced?CF=POSS*GE*100&dir=A&sort=PIE
Much more surprisingly, Charles Bassey is 12th.
Yaxel is up to 53rd. Brandon Williams is 92nd. Podz is 106th. Melton is 126th. Horford is 134th. Ike in 144th.
This is obviously a flawed overall metric, but it is still bizarre to me how Bassey consistently continues to rate so highly in it since his first game of the season.
Tonight was also just the fourth game in NBA history in which any team had 21+ threes, 50+ rebounds, 37+ assists, 11+ offensive rebounds, and 9+ blocks: https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/tiny/i4BSO
Yax with a good answer in his post-game press conference, talked about the importance of having fun on the court but also how he's learning game by game how to manage the boundary between having fun and being careless/letting the game get away from you. The self-awareness and easy sincerity he continues to exhibit is really impressive and he complements the Curry and Kerr culture seamlessly.
I liked the part where they won the game by the 3rd quarter.
Ooh - variation!
I keep waiting for Yax to come down to earth…
Not disappointed.
APRIBOT thinks GSW is #5 in the league right now. #1 - #6 all in the west, sigh. She is probably overestimating GSW, but FYI I cap the game results at +/- 20, so this blowout of +51 points has the same weight as one of +20.
She also thinks that the win prob on this road trip is
0.32 HOU
0.39 SAS
0.79 NOP
0.62 DAL
0.50 MEM
That means 2.7 wins expected in the next 5. Tough trip!
Tough trip… and then we face Boston on the first game back, which is always like an extra road game in a lot of ways.
Richards and Williams being injured couldn’t have come at the worst time. Not only because they’ve been playing well but more so because we need them for these upcoming games on the road.
Sure it could have come at a worse time - say, the home stretch with playoff seeding on the line or the playoffs. But it sucks to lose either, not to mention both, at any time. BWill having a hammy problem is extra concerning because his game depends so much on his speed and explosiveness. Richard's injury sucks but at least it's not his shooting hand.
Rest Steph one of these games hopefully
He certainly won't play both ends of the DAL MEM b2b
So you're saying we're going 5-0
Slightly over 50% on a long road trip against mostly good teams. I'll take it.
We're gonna be taking on the entire Southwest Division on the road?! And 4 of those teams are above .500?! O_O
Nice to have a game decided so early, especially because the next one is gonna be a physical battle. I am not looking forward to Ime Udoka having his players do their best to goad Dray into an ejection, hard foul Steph, etc
Ime give us a lot of trouble... 🤨😁
You can say that again!