Kerr needs to fire up this team. Against Detroit, they got away with coming out with this level of effort, but the Raptors took advantage of it this time.
Yeah. We can talk in circles about the young guys and Klay and Dray and Wiggs and whatever else, but if Steph has dropped from a top-5 player in the NBA to top-15 or 20, there's no hope regardless of what else is happening.
maybe controversial, but outside of shooting, Curry's game this year hasn;t been particularly great. Lack of focus on D and on passing. More emphasis on hero ball isoball, though maybe that's the lack of Draymond showing through
Of course he has a negative number. The guys that he plays with had been sucking all season, getting suspended, or are rookies or udersized for his position.
I was thinking they could use Garuba for some rebounding but he was out too! Watching the Sea Dubs, (excluding TJD and Podz) they are offensively loaded, but streaky. They have more rebounding but fouls are an issue. Yeah their defense is bad, but they are carelessly launching, and missing 3s. Can't help but think the two teams have the same strengths and weaknesses. At this point, that's not a good thing.
Post-game. https://open.substack.com/pub/dubnation/p/post-game-zen-15-the-cosmos-is-predicted?r=3lm3s&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcome=true
Kerr needs to fire up this team. Against Detroit, they got away with coming out with this level of effort, but the Raptors took advantage of it this time.
It's going to be so damn weird for the next couple of weeks, reintegrating Draymond with the team playing pretty poor ball 3 games out of 4.
I don't really know what to think.
Draymond joins the bench and the Dubs proceed to offer up their worst defensive showing of the year
That starting lineup really put an exclamation on the whole Wiggs/Kuminga thing....
It's malpractice that Moody was getting DNPs. He's been their best player tonight.
2nd best player. Klay was their best player.
Didn’t you see? Klay got blown by everyone.
Not sure what feed you were watching...After dark edition, maybe.
It was from a hilarious inadvertent Bobitta comment down thread.
Found it. My mind immediately went to Arrested Development.
Klay shot well, but so did Moses, and Moses was playing really good defense.
Either way, the point stands. Moody got 3 DNPs in a row.
Well, so much for the easy part of our schedule.
December was the easy part of our schedule (vs. Blazers x3, vs. Wizards, vs. Nets). Our homestand had us go against 5 teams above .500.
We've basically been at home for a month. I'm calling that easy.
Zaza: "NOTHING EASY"
There is nothing easy with this team.
Truer words ...
Recency bias is a thing but this is the worst game I've seen Steph play in a long, long time. He is playing JP3-level defense.
What’s alarming is that he’s already had several bad games this season.
Yeah. We can talk in circles about the young guys and Klay and Dray and Wiggs and whatever else, but if Steph has dropped from a top-5 player in the NBA to top-15 or 20, there's no hope regardless of what else is happening.
Did Fitz just suggest a trade is the works, or just suggest they should make a trade?
After tonight's game, my prediction for the homestand will be incorrect for the 4th time.
vs. Mavs- win (incorrect)
vs. Magic- loss (incorrect)
vs. Nuggets- win (incorrect)
vs. Pistons- win (correct)
vs. Raptors- win (incorrect)
Potentially going 2 and 4 on this home stand is rough.
I'll take my flashy thing burst now please, avoid the long lines
Curry 0/9 threes. Time to start a new three pointer streak.
So who got cooked by Barrett tonight? Wiggins? JK?
Yes
Everyone
Steph
Steph has been awful...but, we can't stop anybody. Our defense is our biggest problem. I don't see draymond fixing it ...
Steph looks like a guy who is tired from carrying a lousy team all season and playing a lot of games recently.
maybe controversial, but outside of shooting, Curry's game this year hasn;t been particularly great. Lack of focus on D and on passing. More emphasis on hero ball isoball, though maybe that's the lack of Draymond showing through
His lousy team has been much better with him on the bench. All season.
But yeah, he looks like he needs a night off.
Lol
Just the facts. Not saying it’s all or even mostly his fault.
Lol
Why are you laughing? It’s a fact that they’ve been much better with him on the bench. +9.6 points per 100 possessions better (before tonight).
Of course he has a negative number. The guys that he plays with had been sucking all season, getting suspended, or are rookies or udersized for his position.
+/- doesnt mean a thing in this context
Maybe its cry laughing
If he is not supernova we can't compete. We can't guard anybody
He should probably stop throwing the ball away and making the problem worse.
Lester Q minutes!
What a game for Gui to have a sprained ankle. He could have gotten some run.
I was thinking they could use Garuba for some rebounding but he was out too! Watching the Sea Dubs, (excluding TJD and Podz) they are offensively loaded, but streaky. They have more rebounding but fouls are an issue. Yeah their defense is bad, but they are carelessly launching, and missing 3s. Can't help but think the two teams have the same strengths and weaknesses. At this point, that's not a good thing.
And Jerome R