Post-game. Warriors almost pull off the upset, run out of gas vs Nuggets
Merry Christmas anyway
Apricot Brief In-Game Notes
Amazing the game is so close with Steph with his usual Christmas hangover with Michael Porter Jr. playing like teenage Jesus
Really good effort on defense and on the boards both ends. Hideous burst of turnovers, but generally playing better than I thought they would. Podz has had a lot of great plays (with some terrible ones).
Steph’s traditional Xmas crap play has been matched by Jokic. The game might come down to which of them wakes up first.
Always close enough to hurt
Well I respectfully disagree. This particular mix of players in combination with the Warriors system is incredibly challenging. This is not standard coaching issues by any means.
What Kerr is confronted with now is many degrees more difficult than anything he did in the past when he had the best talent in the NBA but managed it very well.
Kerr has an almost unsolvable problem.
This roster has become potentially a legit contender but it depends on so many things going just right.
Who do they start ?
Who finishes?
How many minutes does everyone get?
It is maybe the most difficult coaching situation I have ever seen in terms of playing time.
JK seems to believe he is NBA elite now.
Klay thinks every shot he takes is good because he is Klay Thompson.
Steph is taking too many ridiculous high degree difficulty shots and he and Klay feel 100 pct entitled about it.
Green is Green so good luck with that.
Wiggins has issues but has to become playoff Wiggins for them to succeed.
Looney,Saric,TJD and Green playing minutes at the 5.
Is Podz now basically treated like a vet?
This ship is going to have some rough seas and the odds are not good it will get to its destination.
Kerr will have to do one of the best coaching jobs in NBA history and have a lot of good fortune with injuries.