Post-game thread: Warriors blow big lead, stop passing, lose random ending to Nets
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Post-game thread: Warriors blow big lead, stop passing, lose random ending to Nets
Iāve been ragging on Klayās approach all season and going back to last season, so this isnāt just a one-game knee-jerk reaction. With his diminished defensive skill set, heās pretty one dimensional at this point. If his shot is falling, he can still hurt teams, but if his shot isnāt falling, the only team he hurts is the Warriors.
In my mind, heās really no longer one of those guys you have in the starting/closing lineups without question. Itās time to stop pretending that he is, but Klay seems oblivious to that truth and has some ego issues. His āfour ringsā bullshit with Booker earlier showed his fragility, IMO. If his shot isnāt falling, his approach seems to be, āClearly, Iām not taking tough enough shots.ā
I think I this could really turn into a bigger problem if Klay and the team canāt come to an understanding that his past accomplishments doesnāt mean his effort and approach canāt be questioned. He needs to be held accountable. Theyāre gonna pay this guy $44M next year and heās going to want an extension for after that and I see his chucking getting worse at that point.
Weāre 2.5 seasons from his last surgery and he still canāt play back-to-backs? That mucks up everyone elseās role in the rotations. Time to try something else like starting DDV or Poole. At least they can both create offense for others when their shot isnāt falling. Or how about Kuminga?
Iām beginning to think the throwing-of-the-switch may depend on players from other teams, but Iām not talking about trades. Iām talking about *disrespect*. This is the #nothingLeftToProve season and it shows. For the first time ever(?) the dubs are playing without any kind of chip on their shoulder. Everyone is being so nice (sorry Austin Rivers, you donāt count). We need someone with very bad manners to say something thoroughly *ill-advised*. Boston fans will only get you so far. Who can put it that precious chip back? Dillon Brooks? MJ?