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I would love to come up with a low/medium/high projection for Wiseman. Not at all sure where to begin, but I know it would be fun.

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Dec 31, 2020Liked by Duby Dub Dubs

The play that gave me the most hope for the season was when Oubre drove into the paint, hesitated as if he was remembering something, and kicked to Steph. I don’t even remember if Steph made the shot but I all but jumped up and cheered.

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The on-ball defense looks pretty vigorous, and even flashy (Oubre's bullying).

The glaring issues on defense are

(1) bad rotations on the perimeter, leading to open 3s

(2) bad help on layups, mainly Wiseman learning rotations plus Dray and Chriss being out

(3) getting burned for offensive rebounds

Hope for the future:

(1) will improve with communication over time.

(2) Wiseman will figure this out, Dray will help a lot

(3) related to (2) but also can improve with gang rebounding by smalls

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Dec 30, 2020Liked by Duby Dub Dubs

https://mobile.twitter.com/__adel22/status/1344392883097509888

Bazemore should be getting some run according to Draymond. It's cool though. One thing I've really enjoyed about Poole since last year is when he passes up a wide open shot and repositions himself to take a more difficult shot. But cool, Bazemore "something something...tunnel vision". I'm sure Poole's defense over Bazemore's is what's keeping him on the floor right now.

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Dec 30, 2020Liked by Duby Dub Dubs

Wiseman is tough. Gonna be a problem!

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Dec 30, 2020Liked by Duby Dub Dubs

JTA leading the NBA in effective FG% and true shooting percentage :)

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Dec 30, 2020Liked by Duby Dub Dubs

Despite Wiggins having a down game statistically . . . I still liked his performance just because of watching his skillset (jumper + height/touch on the block) makes me think he'll be quite productive offensively. His ability to shoot the three goes extremely well with Draymonds lack of shooting. Goddammit, how beautiful would a team of Curry/Klay/Wiggins/Draymond/Wiseman be.

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I really feel like this team, when engaged, can be a top 5 defensive squad. We've seen definite flashes of it against the Nuggets/Pistons, and if they can continue this trend with the addition of Draymond then some of these games against playoff teams might actually be fun.

Curry, Wiggins, Oubre, Wanna, Juan, Looney have all been great defenders so far. Damion Lee/Bazemore/Paschall have been average depending on the matchup, but they are versatile and switchable. Wiseman isn't a liability on the perimter + he's been a competent rim protector so thats always a positive. Really, our main weakness defensively have been Poole/Mulder and they provide us some much needed offensive punch so thats understandable.

It really seems like for this season, we’ll likely be performing very well defensively and offensively we’ll live or die by Wiggins/Oubre + Wiseman/Paschall’s development. Which honestly, is not what I expected entering the season but what can you do :shrug:

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Dec 30, 2020Liked by Duby Dub Dubs

I wish one of the LGW writers who is better at analyzing defense would write up these games as though defense was as important as offense.

Tom talks about Wiggins and Steph's offense and the teams lack of rebounding but like most people writing about the NBA, he barely mentioned defense outside of a few plays by Wiseman.

The big improvements over the last 2 games is on defense. Steve Kerr talked about putting Wiggins on D Rose to slow him down in the fourth quarter.

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Watching the video, I'm really impressed -- yeah yeah I'm a broken record -- how much MyGuyJuan™ takes charge on court. On offense he organizes and moves players around. He resets possessions into the Kerr offense. He seems to be the one who consistently finds Steph on the perimeter. On D I suspect he's a talker too. Not every two-way contract player would be such a leader on court.

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Dec 30, 2020Liked by Duby Dub Dubs

Spot-on, Tom. Agree with everything you wrote. Wiggins played to his potential and the role with Steph out; great game. Total team effort. Wiseman will be OK, as will Oubre. Gonna be up and down for about 20 games, I figure. Sure would be great in the interior if we had JaVale...

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