I really don't know where I should post this so I'm putting in both threads.
Shams Charania
Seth Curry intends to re-sign with the Golden State Warriors on Monday to a deal for the remainder of the season, sources tell ESPN. Curry – who shot an NBA-best 45.6% from 3-point range in 2024-25 – joins older brother Stephen on the Warriors for his 12th season in the league.
I liked the part where my wife shouted out GP 2 to the Daiso store clerk, then got to watch a Warriors win in Chase for the first time and watch GP 2 go nuts.
Turns out she isn't a familial live game jinx after all.
I liked the part where Kuminga came back.
I did not like the part where he was shooting 3's but those have to be taken (and made) when they leave you as wide open as the Pels left him. Other than that I felt like he made a bunch of the right reads on offense that others just didn't pay off.
Loondawg got a very nice welcome home ovation.
I was preparing for the worst but appreciated when the clamps finally got applied in the 4th.
Buddy sighting, sort of. Hopefully this is a glimpse of a necessary better future shooting from him cause mid 20% team shooting for half a game is not a winning recipe.
1) I did not know how many rows there were in the upper deck, but I do now. We were waaaay up there.
2) My kids were impressed by how many times the Warriors won a challenge or review - and they learned what a flagrant foul is.
3) It was a bummer to not see Steph, but the game was much more competitive and exciting without him.
4) That said, the first half of the second quarter was quite terrible, but we were fortunately buying pizza.
5) Kuminga looked super rusty and terrible, but just as I started to groan when he took threes he started hitting them.
6) Crowd was pretty low-energy, but they did give Looney a nice welcome home.
7) GPII is fun to watch.
8) Draymond versus Zion is also very fun to watch - unstoppable force vs. immovable object.
9) There are a lot of numbers up on the scoreboard, and I was comparing the Warriors shooting % to the Pelicans effective % for most of the game. Took until my second beer to realize that the Pelicans were shooting about 35%.
10) Speaking of beer, I think the prices are about 3 bucks higher at Warriors games than Valkyries games.
11) Gonna have to go back to see Steph. Looking forward to it.
Kawhi had 30 points; Collins had 21 points on 9/10 FGs, 1/2 threes, and 2/2 FTs; Zubac had 19 points on 8/12 FGs and 3/3 FTs; and Harden had 29 points on 5/17 FGs, 2/6 threes, and 17/19 FTs. But the Clippers only had a measly 5 points from their bench.
Meanwhile, Flagg had 35 points on 13/22 FGs and 9/11 FTs, Klay had 23 points on 8/13 FGs and 6/10 threes, Williams had 14 points, and Marshall had 18 points.
Man, he had taken 2 shots the entire 1st half....THEN, his ENTIRE team started looking for him mid-way through the 3rd...it was like old times at DUBS..amazing how he responded....hardly took a dribble burying 6-10 3s...lol MAYBE KIDD IS turning the corner....it was amazing to see his teammates looking for him...and an entire defense keying on him trying to get to his quick -release shot....lol
>>>“Very special for Loon to be back here… We’ve felt his absence here in the locker room more than anything. He played such a vital role in the pulse of the team.” Draymond on Looney<<<
IT would be the easiest fix for us. but if keeps playing like this, doubt MAVS will let him go...he was scoreless in 8 minutes PT the 1st half, and then, did 23 points in 16 minutes the 2d half on 13 shots, with LA Defense keying on him....
unfortunately for Klay, and for your argument, the "scoreless in the first half" part is more representative of his recent play. I'm sure the mavs would happily let him go even as a salary dump.
LOL RIIIGHT....No doubt, when you are an afterthought in an iso offense and the team goes to you for 2 shots in those eight minutes of the first half, you are not going to do much scoring...but I am sure you knew that because you watch everyone of the MAVS games as I DO....What was interesting, the second half, the ENTIRE TEAM was looking for him....he got 11 shots off in 16 minutes total PT, RALLIED THE TEAM, AND PUT 23 POINTS ON THE BOARD. It was the first time he was the focus of the offense since LUKA left.....it was all surreal, I thought he was back in our system playing DUBS BALL...They won a big game too, so maybe KIDD is finally figuring it out...Of course, the more they utilize him successfully, the slimmer our opportunity to solve our needs...
good it would save us the embarrassment of trading for Klay only for him to demand a trade because he was extremely unhappy here and doesn't want to be back
Well, if I were the GM I wouldn't mind risking a bit of embarrassment to fix this team after I messed up and mistreated and let a generational player go... on the outside hope that I might get him back....redemption opportunities are rare, and the proof is in the pudding...
You get what you pay for, particularly if you want to ''enjoy'' two seasons of wasting contention opportunity and STEPH...it is fairly obvious after that this team is facing a total reboot...that salary is gettng KLAY for relative peanuts...
That was practically the only part that was fun. The people who say why watch the game just watch the last 2 minutes were right. Don’t explain one play eric
Well, the got the win but Jimmy, Dray, and Will Richard all got a bit banged up.
I’d be inclined to just rest Jimmy and Dray against OKC and move on. We’re going to need them both healthy and engaged while Steph is out and it seems much better to just let them rest and recover a bit.
2 days off ... best team so far this season in the association ... got to let them all play and see what they can do against the best .. they are great players that should be what they want to do
Agreed. If we can only beat a battered up crappy New Orleans team with JB and Dray in the lineup, we stand no chance against the Thunder. Just take the L and let them rest up. It's gonna be a long season.
*Pretty game this was not. 9 min in and the Pels were 3/16 for 19% FG. The Dubs were 5/20 for 25%. And the Dubs followed that up by going 1/11 on their next 11 shots, 0/7 on 3PA.
*Loon pushed Zion out of the way of landing on Jimmy on the ground in Q1. I love me some Loon, always doing the little things. And then Butler got undercut later.
*JK had some pretty passes that weren't converted to assists in the first half. But I was ultimately disappointed in his performance. His shot selection was terrible despite two Q4 3PMs - he should never be shooting more 3Ps than 2Ps. And his defense was pretty terrible too. He had a sequence where he turned a 1 on 1 on offense into a fadeaway over a 7 footer from the FT line. He followed that up by allowing a fastbreak 2 on 2 on defense to be converted into an open layup that he also fouled on. He got backed down by Saddiq Bey twice into easy layups once with a foul. And yet his boxscore looks fine. I'm still of the opinion January 15 cannot come soon enough.
*But it's not just JK. Jimmy is the only Warrior I'm confident in game to game. GPII was incredible today, but might have a goose egg next game. Dray plays great defense, but he'll occassionally have disastrous clunkers on offense like today. Would the Warriors be a worse team if you had Lauri instead of Draymond? I do think so....but I go back and forth approximately every time I think about it. It sure would look different.
*OKC is going to beat us by approximately a million.
With the lack of the Pel’s interior defense, I would’ve expected JK to just repeatedly drive and convert inside. For all of JK’s talk of wanting to be a featured scorer, he just didn’t seem to do it tonight.
And on Tuesday I suspect JK will get his wish of being the featured scorer on a lottery team during a futile loss.
The worst JK play was the lazy pass from the back court to Podz who wasn't looking for the ball. Alvarado picked up the ball and nailed an open three from the top of the circle to put the Pels ahead in the third quarter. Might have been the fault of both guys but in that circumstance, you just bring the ball up yourself unless you're certain that your teammate is looking for the ball.
Agree about January 15. Looking over at the Pelicans bench with Murphy and Jones got me salivating about possibilities.
With Steph out and JB pretty banged up, I wouldn't be surprised if JB and Dray both rested against OKC and we just gave the JV squad another opportunity to get some extended minutes. Might be a good time to sign Seth - we could have really used him tonight, particularly after Richard got banged up and left the game.
I really don't know where I should post this so I'm putting in both threads.
Shams Charania
Seth Curry intends to re-sign with the Golden State Warriors on Monday to a deal for the remainder of the season, sources tell ESPN. Curry – who shot an NBA-best 45.6% from 3-point range in 2024-25 – joins older brother Stephen on the Warriors for his 12th season in the league.
Given the state of the Warrior offense, he can't get onto the court soon enough.
I liked the part where my wife shouted out GP 2 to the Daiso store clerk, then got to watch a Warriors win in Chase for the first time and watch GP 2 go nuts.
Turns out she isn't a familial live game jinx after all.
I liked the part where Kuminga came back.
I did not like the part where he was shooting 3's but those have to be taken (and made) when they leave you as wide open as the Pels left him. Other than that I felt like he made a bunch of the right reads on offense that others just didn't pay off.
Loondawg got a very nice welcome home ovation.
I was preparing for the worst but appreciated when the clamps finally got applied in the 4th.
Buddy sighting, sort of. Hopefully this is a glimpse of a necessary better future shooting from him cause mid 20% team shooting for half a game is not a winning recipe.
Even with Kawhi back, the Clippers efforts to get back to .500 seem to be Flagging.
I can't believe you've Dunn this.
And OKC owns their first round pick.
Unprotected.
Along with four other first round picks from them, one of which has turned out to be Jalen Williams.
As sweeteners in the deal that got them the reigning MVP and Finals MVP for Paul George.
I feel bad rooting against any teenage kid's pursuit of their dreams, but I just really hope OKC goes full Wiseman on this draft pick.
They can afford to take a risk. They are flush with assets...
Report from Chase:
1) I did not know how many rows there were in the upper deck, but I do now. We were waaaay up there.
2) My kids were impressed by how many times the Warriors won a challenge or review - and they learned what a flagrant foul is.
3) It was a bummer to not see Steph, but the game was much more competitive and exciting without him.
4) That said, the first half of the second quarter was quite terrible, but we were fortunately buying pizza.
5) Kuminga looked super rusty and terrible, but just as I started to groan when he took threes he started hitting them.
6) Crowd was pretty low-energy, but they did give Looney a nice welcome home.
7) GPII is fun to watch.
8) Draymond versus Zion is also very fun to watch - unstoppable force vs. immovable object.
9) There are a lot of numbers up on the scoreboard, and I was comparing the Warriors shooting % to the Pelicans effective % for most of the game. Took until my second beer to realize that the Pelicans were shooting about 35%.
10) Speaking of beer, I think the prices are about 3 bucks higher at Warriors games than Valkyries games.
11) Gonna have to go back to see Steph. Looking forward to it.
I go to 1-2 games at Chase per year and have already sat in the last row in the upper deck twice. You're right: It's way up there...
Liked #2. That’s cute.
Kawhi had 30 points; Collins had 21 points on 9/10 FGs, 1/2 threes, and 2/2 FTs; Zubac had 19 points on 8/12 FGs and 3/3 FTs; and Harden had 29 points on 5/17 FGs, 2/6 threes, and 17/19 FTs. But the Clippers only had a measly 5 points from their bench.
Meanwhile, Flagg had 35 points on 13/22 FGs and 9/11 FTs, Klay had 23 points on 8/13 FGs and 6/10 threes, Williams had 14 points, and Marshall had 18 points.
Can we get Zubac from the Clips?
If only... Ballmer would veto a trade that helps us
Clippers are not gonna want that.
They'll need to blow it up to get picks.
Even so, Ballmer is so jealous of the success the Warriors have had that he would make sure they do the trade with someone else
Clippers are going to lose. 4Q Klay drops 23 points (in the half..pretty much).
Dino is vindicated!
Man, he had taken 2 shots the entire 1st half....THEN, his ENTIRE team started looking for him mid-way through the 3rd...it was like old times at DUBS..amazing how he responded....hardly took a dribble burying 6-10 3s...lol MAYBE KIDD IS turning the corner....it was amazing to see his teammates looking for him...and an entire defense keying on him trying to get to his quick -release shot....lol
Mavs are on a 2nd night of a B2B as well.
>>>“Very special for Loon to be back here… We’ve felt his absence here in the locker room more than anything. He played such a vital role in the pulse of the team.” Draymond on Looney<<<
https://old.reddit.com/r/warriors/comments/1pa9n22/very_special_for_loon_to_be_back_here_weve_felt/
HOLY SUGAR....KLAY HAVING A 22 POINT 2D HALF WITH 6 3S keeping MAVS in the game vs LA...
Has anyone talked about the Warriors re-signing him? :)
I'm resigned to it.
IT would be the easiest fix for us. but if keeps playing like this, doubt MAVS will let him go...he was scoreless in 8 minutes PT the 1st half, and then, did 23 points in 16 minutes the 2d half on 13 shots, with LA Defense keying on him....
unfortunately for Klay, and for your argument, the "scoreless in the first half" part is more representative of his recent play. I'm sure the mavs would happily let him go even as a salary dump.
LOL RIIIGHT....No doubt, when you are an afterthought in an iso offense and the team goes to you for 2 shots in those eight minutes of the first half, you are not going to do much scoring...but I am sure you knew that because you watch everyone of the MAVS games as I DO....What was interesting, the second half, the ENTIRE TEAM was looking for him....he got 11 shots off in 16 minutes total PT, RALLIED THE TEAM, AND PUT 23 POINTS ON THE BOARD. It was the first time he was the focus of the offense since LUKA left.....it was all surreal, I thought he was back in our system playing DUBS BALL...They won a big game too, so maybe KIDD is finally figuring it out...Of course, the more they utilize him successfully, the slimmer our opportunity to solve our needs...
sorry man, I know you love Klay, I shouldn't poke. Let's agree to disagree and wait and see how the rest of his career ends up going.
good it would save us the embarrassment of trading for Klay only for him to demand a trade because he was extremely unhappy here and doesn't want to be back
Well, if I were the GM I wouldn't mind risking a bit of embarrassment to fix this team after I messed up and mistreated and let a generational player go... on the outside hope that I might get him back....redemption opportunities are rare, and the proof is in the pudding...
Listen I love Klay but I absolutely do not want him on the team this with this salary number. Just no man. 👀
$16,666,667
You get what you pay for, particularly if you want to ''enjoy'' two seasons of wasting contention opportunity and STEPH...it is fairly obvious after that this team is facing a total reboot...that salary is gettng KLAY for relative peanuts...
wow, clippers have kawhi covering klay
okc - just read isaiah Hartenstein is out, calf strain. lots of those around.
Whew, now the Dubs will only be beat by 25.
I liked the part where they won the game.
That was practically the only part that was fun. The people who say why watch the game just watch the last 2 minutes were right. Don’t explain one play eric
Well, the got the win but Jimmy, Dray, and Will Richard all got a bit banged up.
I’d be inclined to just rest Jimmy and Dray against OKC and move on. We’re going to need them both healthy and engaged while Steph is out and it seems much better to just let them rest and recover a bit.
2 days off ... best team so far this season in the association ... got to let them all play and see what they can do against the best .. they are great players that should be what they want to do
Agreed. If we can only beat a battered up crappy New Orleans team with JB and Dray in the lineup, we stand no chance against the Thunder. Just take the L and let them rest up. It's gonna be a long season.
yeah, rest 'em.
Can we get a Toohey sighting?
I was wondering about this a day or two ago. He hasn't even been playing for SCW.
At this point, I think there is no chance he plays with the big league club until he's spent a fair bit of time there.
Whatever his injury is, it seems to be pretty severe.
Flagg one+ basket away from a career high despite no made 3's
A former Warrior is +15 and 3-5 on 3's
Some thoughts:
*Pretty game this was not. 9 min in and the Pels were 3/16 for 19% FG. The Dubs were 5/20 for 25%. And the Dubs followed that up by going 1/11 on their next 11 shots, 0/7 on 3PA.
*Loon pushed Zion out of the way of landing on Jimmy on the ground in Q1. I love me some Loon, always doing the little things. And then Butler got undercut later.
*JK had some pretty passes that weren't converted to assists in the first half. But I was ultimately disappointed in his performance. His shot selection was terrible despite two Q4 3PMs - he should never be shooting more 3Ps than 2Ps. And his defense was pretty terrible too. He had a sequence where he turned a 1 on 1 on offense into a fadeaway over a 7 footer from the FT line. He followed that up by allowing a fastbreak 2 on 2 on defense to be converted into an open layup that he also fouled on. He got backed down by Saddiq Bey twice into easy layups once with a foul. And yet his boxscore looks fine. I'm still of the opinion January 15 cannot come soon enough.
*But it's not just JK. Jimmy is the only Warrior I'm confident in game to game. GPII was incredible today, but might have a goose egg next game. Dray plays great defense, but he'll occassionally have disastrous clunkers on offense like today. Would the Warriors be a worse team if you had Lauri instead of Draymond? I do think so....but I go back and forth approximately every time I think about it. It sure would look different.
*OKC is going to beat us by approximately a million.
Agree about JK’s game, but maybe some of those bad mid-rangers were just him playing to the audience of one Joe Dumars :)
With the lack of the Pel’s interior defense, I would’ve expected JK to just repeatedly drive and convert inside. For all of JK’s talk of wanting to be a featured scorer, he just didn’t seem to do it tonight.
And on Tuesday I suspect JK will get his wish of being the featured scorer on a lottery team during a futile loss.
He may not be perfectly in rhythm or healed or emotionally confident if the knee. Otherwise its very disappointing
JK's handle is gonna get stripped a lot by OKC defenders
The worst JK play was the lazy pass from the back court to Podz who wasn't looking for the ball. Alvarado picked up the ball and nailed an open three from the top of the circle to put the Pels ahead in the third quarter. Might have been the fault of both guys but in that circumstance, you just bring the ball up yourself unless you're certain that your teammate is looking for the ball.
Agree about January 15. Looking over at the Pelicans bench with Murphy and Jones got me salivating about possibilities.
With Steph out and JB pretty banged up, I wouldn't be surprised if JB and Dray both rested against OKC and we just gave the JV squad another opportunity to get some extended minutes. Might be a good time to sign Seth - we could have really used him tonight, particularly after Richard got banged up and left the game.
Well he couldn’t bring the ball up himself because he was the in bounder. They both are incredibly at fault.
Meanwhile in Clipper land....
https://www.reddit.com/r/LAClippers/comments/1pa6s43/how_it_feels_watching_cp3s_last_season/