#SEVEN That was absolutely vicious! Done with serious attitude, Wiggs lands looking like, "Okay, who's next? Any of you suckers want to try to stop me? Come on!" Luka's wipeout is sweet sauce too.
Wiggins over Doncic just because. No, actually because the petty train really picked up steam from this point with its only real stop the Celtics game 1 4thQ.
#SEVEN JTA gets the pass and dunks in rhythm, seems almost surprised at himself. Wiggs drives it from the top with malice aforethought and hammers Luka who acts exactly like the wilting flower that Wigg's sunburst has made him. Loved re-watching that!
Blue eyes, brown eyes, and psychology experiments gone wrong.
Most know of the famous experiment conducted by an elementary school teacher who was trying to teach her children about discrimination. She divided the class up according to eye color, then changed classroom rules, allotting favorable treatment to one group and more strict rules to the other. In short order, she created discriminatory behavior in what had heretofore been a happy classroom. I am getting the sense that there is a little bit of this going on with the Dubs. I am not suggesting that Bob Meyers got it in his evil head to conduct the NBA version of this famous experiment for shits and giggles. But circumstances, media, story-lines, a fist and coaching decisions may have conspired to create an environment with acrimonious psychological side-effects.
Exhibit A. The "2 Time Line Narrative" has been front and center for 2 years. Should the Warriors trade all the young guys (sacrifice the kids) so that Steph can win (because what's good for the core is more important). Within this narrative, regardless of what side you choose, is the statement: Steph and the core have more value than you kids. From a basketball standpoint, sure. But as one of the youth, your "value", relative to the core, has been challenged since the day you arrived.
Exhibit B. The Punch. I'm over it. Looks like most people are over it. But it happened. And Dray punched more than Jordan. He punched all the kids. And he missed a couple of practices for it. Forget all the extenuating circumstances, boil it down and Dray punched the kids and he didn't get punished for it. When different values are attached to players, there are different treatments, there are different privileges and different consequences. And it doesn't go unnoticed by those who don't have the same "perceived value".
Exhibit C. Since training camp, Kerr has pitted the veterans against the youth in scrimmages and, as one would expect, the vets have had their way with the youth. What happens at school when the teacher picks teams, puts all the best players on one side, and leaves it like that, such that the lessor team is repeatedly embarrassed, crushed, put in their place? These scrimmage rotations that have spilled into the regular season have only reinforced the idea that there is a group within the Warriors team that has less value.
Strength in Numbers? I guess it depends what number you are wearing.
There have been split locker rooms for years. That isn't anything new in sports. It's probably more the norm. But it is something new on a Warriors team that has touted itself as selfless, humble, & egalitarian, and for good reason. What I believe is this. 1. The 2 time line narrative has always been under the surface, and how can a young kid even begin to find equal footing with basketball royalty? 2. The punch removed the veil. It exposed what was always felt to some degree under the surface was tangible and had real life consequences (or lack thereof). The punch was a confirmation of inequality. 3. The inequality of rotations, favoring one group over another, reinforced and perpetuated the idea that some are made different than others, and worse, that the authority in this matter (Kerr, Meyers & Company) both legitimized and would defend the current inequity.
Of course, you can say, "Hey, it's basketball, the kids gotta earn their minutes." But there is more to winning than how your players are playing on the floor. Everyone is going to talk a good game, but I feel like the Dubs are in the middle of a bad psychological experiment and the teacher needs to bring an end to it. The team is divided. Don't watch the game, watch the bench. And the teacher, Kerr, needs to bring this experiment to an end, and quick. And there is a tangible way to do it. Stop segregating the rotations. You can't have 2 time lines in one season. It's one season, one ball, 5 players on the court at a time for 48 minutes, one game at a time. You can't bring a team together by keeping it apart.
I know there are some Star Wars fans here. All I gotta say is that Episode 10 of Andor was easily among the very best television I've ever seen. Not a kids show. Just good storytelling on every level- especially the acting and writing.
OT, looking at SCW vs GSW schedules, there's a couple opportunities coming up (11/18, 11/25 & 11/26), then SCW is in California for all of December. Currently, the Sea Dubs are on the road, so hard for the kids to do any day trips.
All due respect to JTA though. Our Guy Juanito absolutely gets credit for going in against a) a skyscraper Center with b) legit shot-blocking chops - the runway for takeoff will never be clearer for an in-game dunk, but JaVale absolutely had a chance at it. Soaring; graceful; forceful; Decisive; Contested; this dunk is LEGIT. This play and this play alone punched Juan's ticket to the slam dunk contest. It was awesome, and it must have felt absolutely amazing - they should have intentionally fouled after that and called time just so Juan and the crowd could marinate in the afterglow of what just happened. It was only the 1st quarter of a regular season game in December - but while both teams had been beasting up to that point, the Suns were the WC champs and on an 18-game(!) winning streak (including vs the Dubs days earlier), while the Warriors' record was being dismissed as a mirage, so this was not a Nothing game. This was arguably a 'They're Back' moment that forced the league to wonder 'oh sh*t are the Dubs for real again?' Per the box score that might have been the best game of Juan's life.
Props to JaVale for making the attempt - a lot of guys wouldn't have had the professional integrity to jump in the line of fire like that. Conversely, (assuming he wasn't Actually mauled in the face by Andrew's spirit animal) shame on Luka for faking like he took a forearm shiver to the nose - where did he pick that nonsense up?
I don't want to dunk on JTA but #SEVEN for iconic reasons.
Im prolly going with JTA, cause he’s a local hero…
Coach Nick of BBallBreakdown breaks down what’s wrong with the Warriors’ defense https://youtu.be/iQjOAhVtpb0
Big portion on Draymond’s bad defense, plus Klay and Poole’s defense and offense.
Though you may have voted I’m not ya,
If you wanted my vote then I got ya,
Both made me grin,
But #SEVEN should win,
‘Cause I jumped up and yelled out ”Focaccia!”
#SEVEN That was absolutely vicious! Done with serious attitude, Wiggs lands looking like, "Okay, who's next? Any of you suckers want to try to stop me? Come on!" Luka's wipeout is sweet sauce too.
#SEVEN
What everyone else said.
My two favorite dunks of last year were this one and Wiggins posterization of KAT.
Wiggins over Doncic just because. No, actually because the petty train really picked up steam from this point with its only real stop the Celtics game 1 4thQ.
#SEVEN JTA gets the pass and dunks in rhythm, seems almost surprised at himself. Wiggs drives it from the top with malice aforethought and hammers Luka who acts exactly like the wilting flower that Wigg's sunburst has made him. Loved re-watching that!
Blue eyes, brown eyes, and psychology experiments gone wrong.
Most know of the famous experiment conducted by an elementary school teacher who was trying to teach her children about discrimination. She divided the class up according to eye color, then changed classroom rules, allotting favorable treatment to one group and more strict rules to the other. In short order, she created discriminatory behavior in what had heretofore been a happy classroom. I am getting the sense that there is a little bit of this going on with the Dubs. I am not suggesting that Bob Meyers got it in his evil head to conduct the NBA version of this famous experiment for shits and giggles. But circumstances, media, story-lines, a fist and coaching decisions may have conspired to create an environment with acrimonious psychological side-effects.
Exhibit A. The "2 Time Line Narrative" has been front and center for 2 years. Should the Warriors trade all the young guys (sacrifice the kids) so that Steph can win (because what's good for the core is more important). Within this narrative, regardless of what side you choose, is the statement: Steph and the core have more value than you kids. From a basketball standpoint, sure. But as one of the youth, your "value", relative to the core, has been challenged since the day you arrived.
Exhibit B. The Punch. I'm over it. Looks like most people are over it. But it happened. And Dray punched more than Jordan. He punched all the kids. And he missed a couple of practices for it. Forget all the extenuating circumstances, boil it down and Dray punched the kids and he didn't get punished for it. When different values are attached to players, there are different treatments, there are different privileges and different consequences. And it doesn't go unnoticed by those who don't have the same "perceived value".
Exhibit C. Since training camp, Kerr has pitted the veterans against the youth in scrimmages and, as one would expect, the vets have had their way with the youth. What happens at school when the teacher picks teams, puts all the best players on one side, and leaves it like that, such that the lessor team is repeatedly embarrassed, crushed, put in their place? These scrimmage rotations that have spilled into the regular season have only reinforced the idea that there is a group within the Warriors team that has less value.
Strength in Numbers? I guess it depends what number you are wearing.
There have been split locker rooms for years. That isn't anything new in sports. It's probably more the norm. But it is something new on a Warriors team that has touted itself as selfless, humble, & egalitarian, and for good reason. What I believe is this. 1. The 2 time line narrative has always been under the surface, and how can a young kid even begin to find equal footing with basketball royalty? 2. The punch removed the veil. It exposed what was always felt to some degree under the surface was tangible and had real life consequences (or lack thereof). The punch was a confirmation of inequality. 3. The inequality of rotations, favoring one group over another, reinforced and perpetuated the idea that some are made different than others, and worse, that the authority in this matter (Kerr, Meyers & Company) both legitimized and would defend the current inequity.
Of course, you can say, "Hey, it's basketball, the kids gotta earn their minutes." But there is more to winning than how your players are playing on the floor. Everyone is going to talk a good game, but I feel like the Dubs are in the middle of a bad psychological experiment and the teacher needs to bring an end to it. The team is divided. Don't watch the game, watch the bench. And the teacher, Kerr, needs to bring this experiment to an end, and quick. And there is a tangible way to do it. Stop segregating the rotations. You can't have 2 time lines in one season. It's one season, one ball, 5 players on the court at a time for 48 minutes, one game at a time. You can't bring a team together by keeping it apart.
Unite the team and the wins will follow.
I know there are some Star Wars fans here. All I gotta say is that Episode 10 of Andor was easily among the very best television I've ever seen. Not a kids show. Just good storytelling on every level- especially the acting and writing.
#SEVEN
NOT the one with the head in the box though
#SEVEN
Hey EA, congrats on the orange checkmark! Did you pay $8 for that thing?
Im actually enjoying Free For All Twitter right now and all the newly verified Fake Woj accounts being retweeted 😂
#SEVEN
Iconic dunk that kept getting better with every replay after the challenge.
OT, looking at SCW vs GSW schedules, there's a couple opportunities coming up (11/18, 11/25 & 11/26), then SCW is in California for all of December. Currently, the Sea Dubs are on the road, so hard for the kids to do any day trips.
All due respect to JTA though. Our Guy Juanito absolutely gets credit for going in against a) a skyscraper Center with b) legit shot-blocking chops - the runway for takeoff will never be clearer for an in-game dunk, but JaVale absolutely had a chance at it. Soaring; graceful; forceful; Decisive; Contested; this dunk is LEGIT. This play and this play alone punched Juan's ticket to the slam dunk contest. It was awesome, and it must have felt absolutely amazing - they should have intentionally fouled after that and called time just so Juan and the crowd could marinate in the afterglow of what just happened. It was only the 1st quarter of a regular season game in December - but while both teams had been beasting up to that point, the Suns were the WC champs and on an 18-game(!) winning streak (including vs the Dubs days earlier), while the Warriors' record was being dismissed as a mirage, so this was not a Nothing game. This was arguably a 'They're Back' moment that forced the league to wonder 'oh sh*t are the Dubs for real again?' Per the box score that might have been the best game of Juan's life.
Props to JaVale for making the attempt - a lot of guys wouldn't have had the professional integrity to jump in the line of fire like that. Conversely, (assuming he wasn't Actually mauled in the face by Andrew's spirit animal) shame on Luka for faking like he took a forearm shiver to the nose - where did he pick that nonsense up?
https://twitter.com/dmn_mavericks/status/1522772089803051008?s=20&t=wtT0W-tCjSkDluiCST2KGA
Ooh, right; of course.