Eric, I really enjoyed the audio illusions. Sent them to a friend psychology prof who will may show them / use them in his courses. Isn’t this the “everything interesting” website or are we supposed to be talking about something else?
This is a brilliant move to shift the betting away from themselves. Everyone loves the underdog, and getting two big time championship players back on the court will help a bit.
It just occurred to me, I think Wiggins really misses Draymond. We all do of course, but could it be that playing along side Draymond is a bigger factor in the overall development of Wiggins' game than we have thought up to this point? Wiggins is that mellow guy. Does playing with Dray help put some pep in his step? Give him a bit more confidence and aggressiveness? I'm not sure what the stats show, but I think this idea passes the eye test.
I think Andrew is tired. Sure his FT rate may be playing on his mind but he looks tired. Looney looks tired as well. Their record shows just how much of themselves they gave before the break. They need a break of some sort or an injection of energy. I am certainly not partaking in the slander of all star Wiggs. He's been great for this team.
For the season, I usually just keep it simple. This team has exceeded all expectations. If you offered us on here this record on opening night we'd have given a limb for it. The West is so stacked that it doesn't matter where you end up. Thus, I'd give some of the players some rest when Wise gets back. Especially Steph, Looney and Wiggs. If the big 3 isn't sharp come playoff time then we're watching as neutrals in June. Given how the season has gone I wouldn't be that disappointed. The team simply hasn't had good fortune. Hence we've had more lessons of second law of thermozenamics than we'd like. All of a sudden thermodynamics isn't as cool.
The only players available to the Warriors tonight that shoot over 37% from beyond the arc were a guy who's been in a scoring downturn the last month, the sole focus of opposing defenses and Otto Porter, Jr.; yet the Warriors took exactly 50% of their shots from beyond the arc. I do not know which new assistant coach is responsible for this Moreyball nonsense but I do hope they coach elsewhere next season. Warriors are gonna 0-27 themselves later this year and I am not looking forward to it.
BTW, what happened to our bench? OPJ hasn't been hitting shots often, Poole has regressed horribly, Kuminga looking meh (he's a rookie, TBF), Lee is inconsistent, JTA isn't good anymore, and Bjelica is...well, you know.
Is Wiggins scared of the FT line, is that why he won't drive? In that viral all star practice video with Embiid he said he doesn't even really drive anymore, just shoots..I cringed. Wiggs should be driving multiple times a game, instead if it's not a 3, it's a turnaround long 2.
Here's some good news. We all know the salary cap crunch will start to heat up next year with Poole & Wiggs needing attention. I always felt the Pick coming in with Wiggs would end up being his replacement, and by the trade deadline next year, I could see JFK in his place. Just spit balling here.
Curry-Klay-JFK-Dray-Wiseman
Poole (extends), Moody, Looney (double Os only apply)
This is just the old core and the new core.
What is really interesting is what Wiggins could get on the market in return. Maybe a high end rotation piece and a late lottery pick. I would certainly leave that up to Bob. My point is, Wiggins may not only net Kuminga coming in, he may net another foundational piece going out. The Warriors have a lot of player value, but next year it's likely they will need to shuffle the deck, convert that Wiggs value into another position/skill set.
Durant becomes Russell becomes Wiggins and Kuminga, becomes Kuminga & WHO???
Not signing a extra playable big is running our players into the ground. Not looking good when we just had the all star break and heading into the playoffs
This game and KAT's domination led to some thinking about the Dubs and opposition center play. The legend of the dynasty era is that we invented or perfected small ball, and to some extent that's true. But it's also true that Bogut, Ezeli and friends played a lot of minutes. But we're getting pretty shredded this year by big guys who can play. And it made me think: one reason the dynasty era Dubs were dominant without a great big man was that between Bogut and Draymond, and everyone else pitching in, we could defend; but it's also because the opposition wasn't that good.
There really weren't scary centers on contending teams in 2016. The aha small ball moment came when we realized that we're happy to run Timofey Mozgov (cough) out of the building. The best centers then were Boogie but Sacto sucked, DeAndre Jordan puh-leeze, OK -- Marc Gasol on Memphis, who is a good player but not a beast of an attacker. Clint Capela AKA thanks for the ball Harden. But now, these days? Even with Draymond and Wiseman healthy, there's a whole new set of dominant big men that's really hard to defend: KAT (see: tonight) Jokic, Embiid, Ayton, Giannis, Gobert, next tier Valunciunas, Vucevic. It's a bit of pendulum swing back to previous decades of center dominance. And the Warriors are not in good position. They were wise (heh) to draft Wiseman but is he ready to slow the elite guys down? We shall see. These musings sponsored by please don't make me talk about the last two games.
Eric, I really enjoyed the audio illusions. Sent them to a friend psychology prof who will may show them / use them in his courses. Isn’t this the “everything interesting” website or are we supposed to be talking about something else?
This is a brilliant move to shift the betting away from themselves. Everyone loves the underdog, and getting two big time championship players back on the court will help a bit.
Looking forward to Klay Day part two.
At least Kerr us no choice but to play GP2 now.
Curry has lost a step and needs one of Wiggins/Poole to ball out every game or we will lose (when Draymond and Klay are out).
Title chances don’t look good at all right now to me. Is this just the nadir of the season? I don’t know.
It just occurred to me, I think Wiggins really misses Draymond. We all do of course, but could it be that playing along side Draymond is a bigger factor in the overall development of Wiggins' game than we have thought up to this point? Wiggins is that mellow guy. Does playing with Dray help put some pep in his step? Give him a bit more confidence and aggressiveness? I'm not sure what the stats show, but I think this idea passes the eye test.
I think Andrew is tired. Sure his FT rate may be playing on his mind but he looks tired. Looney looks tired as well. Their record shows just how much of themselves they gave before the break. They need a break of some sort or an injection of energy. I am certainly not partaking in the slander of all star Wiggs. He's been great for this team.
For the season, I usually just keep it simple. This team has exceeded all expectations. If you offered us on here this record on opening night we'd have given a limb for it. The West is so stacked that it doesn't matter where you end up. Thus, I'd give some of the players some rest when Wise gets back. Especially Steph, Looney and Wiggs. If the big 3 isn't sharp come playoff time then we're watching as neutrals in June. Given how the season has gone I wouldn't be that disappointed. The team simply hasn't had good fortune. Hence we've had more lessons of second law of thermozenamics than we'd like. All of a sudden thermodynamics isn't as cool.
The only players available to the Warriors tonight that shoot over 37% from beyond the arc were a guy who's been in a scoring downturn the last month, the sole focus of opposing defenses and Otto Porter, Jr.; yet the Warriors took exactly 50% of their shots from beyond the arc. I do not know which new assistant coach is responsible for this Moreyball nonsense but I do hope they coach elsewhere next season. Warriors are gonna 0-27 themselves later this year and I am not looking forward to it.
Collect your DNHQ prize if you had Nets + Lakers a combined 6 games under .500 with 20 games left.
BTW, what happened to our bench? OPJ hasn't been hitting shots often, Poole has regressed horribly, Kuminga looking meh (he's a rookie, TBF), Lee is inconsistent, JTA isn't good anymore, and Bjelica is...well, you know.
Have the Warriors lost more than two games in a row this season?
> Steve Kerr said Moses Moody's eye is swollen shut after taking this blow from Towns in the first half. "Pretty bad," Kerr said.
https://twitter.com/anthonyVslater/status/1498869363268587530
Is Wiggins scared of the FT line, is that why he won't drive? In that viral all star practice video with Embiid he said he doesn't even really drive anymore, just shoots..I cringed. Wiggs should be driving multiple times a game, instead if it's not a 3, it's a turnaround long 2.
Here's some good news. We all know the salary cap crunch will start to heat up next year with Poole & Wiggs needing attention. I always felt the Pick coming in with Wiggs would end up being his replacement, and by the trade deadline next year, I could see JFK in his place. Just spit balling here.
Curry-Klay-JFK-Dray-Wiseman
Poole (extends), Moody, Looney (double Os only apply)
This is just the old core and the new core.
What is really interesting is what Wiggins could get on the market in return. Maybe a high end rotation piece and a late lottery pick. I would certainly leave that up to Bob. My point is, Wiggins may not only net Kuminga coming in, he may net another foundational piece going out. The Warriors have a lot of player value, but next year it's likely they will need to shuffle the deck, convert that Wiggs value into another position/skill set.
Durant becomes Russell becomes Wiggins and Kuminga, becomes Kuminga & WHO???
Stay tuned.
Not signing a extra playable big is running our players into the ground. Not looking good when we just had the all star break and heading into the playoffs
This game and KAT's domination led to some thinking about the Dubs and opposition center play. The legend of the dynasty era is that we invented or perfected small ball, and to some extent that's true. But it's also true that Bogut, Ezeli and friends played a lot of minutes. But we're getting pretty shredded this year by big guys who can play. And it made me think: one reason the dynasty era Dubs were dominant without a great big man was that between Bogut and Draymond, and everyone else pitching in, we could defend; but it's also because the opposition wasn't that good.
There really weren't scary centers on contending teams in 2016. The aha small ball moment came when we realized that we're happy to run Timofey Mozgov (cough) out of the building. The best centers then were Boogie but Sacto sucked, DeAndre Jordan puh-leeze, OK -- Marc Gasol on Memphis, who is a good player but not a beast of an attacker. Clint Capela AKA thanks for the ball Harden. But now, these days? Even with Draymond and Wiseman healthy, there's a whole new set of dominant big men that's really hard to defend: KAT (see: tonight) Jokic, Embiid, Ayton, Giannis, Gobert, next tier Valunciunas, Vucevic. It's a bit of pendulum swing back to previous decades of center dominance. And the Warriors are not in good position. They were wise (heh) to draft Wiseman but is he ready to slow the elite guys down? We shall see. These musings sponsored by please don't make me talk about the last two games.
I miss when Steph could shoot 3Ps. I miss Draymond. I miss winning.