"I wish I was as artistic a director as whoever does your State Farm commercials. I've just never had that level of creativity in creating a soulfully meaningful audience experience."
Dubs: It was pretty difficult for us as an organization to have a coach pass away in midseason, so it might not be surprising that for a while there it was difficult to focus on basketball. That may help explain why we don't have as many wins as we otherwise would.
NBA: Go fly to a different country and don't sleep all night, then play.
If Podz is out too (doubtful with knee soreness), who starts?
I assume they try to keep rotations mostly similar and have Klay & CP coming off the bench. Going against Quickly, Trent Jr, Barrett, Barnes, Poeltl, that's not a ton of size.
Does Quinones get the start? Do they go big with Looney or TJD? I tend to think Saric is a bad fit, but he could kinda stay with Poeltl, and he does provide playmaking & rebounding to replace Podz...
It's a good question. I bet they slide CP into the starting lineup and have LQ play more minutes with the second team, but I could see it going the other way too. Will bear watching.
It's possible, but I really hope they don't try to play CP3 30 minutes on a SEGABABA, after getting to the hotel at 7am, in his 3rd game back from a long term injury absence...
Don't really think it's a minutes question, I think it's about getting off to a good start with CP being the better choice, regardless of how many minutes CP plays vs LQ.
The moment I heard him say this I knew it was going to be a shitstorm, lol:
“Stephen Curry has had some memories here,” Anderson said as images of the 2009 draft flashed on-screen. "Remember the draft in ’09, shaking hands with (commissioner) David Stern, Knicks passed him up."
“The Knicks passed on Curry” is one of those apocryphal tales that gets repeated so often it will eventually become fact, kinda like Draymond kicking LeBron in the nuts, or the virgin birth of Christ… 😇
The Suns failed to trade for the Warriors pick (despite them thinking they were succeeding), no reason to think the Knicks would have had any more luck. The Warriors REALLY wanted Steph.
Well, just know that you (yes, you) are incredibly lucky I can't reply as I was about to destroy your entire post and make you into a complete laughingstock who would never be able to post here again.
Moody's defense was incredible last night. Normally, he would have hit 1-2 of his 4 three point attempts as well.
We've got Paul and Klay embracing an integral bench role. Shouldn't be that hard to ask Wiggins to do the same, especially given he has another 3.5 years on his contract.
Steph / Podz / Moses / JK / Dray
CP3 / Klay / GP2 / Wiggs / (TJD, Saric, Looney)
By the playoffs, I think Saric will fall out of the rotation and possibly Looney. TJD pairs so well Paul and Klay.
I hope/think Wiggs reclaims his starting role when he returns in 3 games. Just enough time for Moody to pop and cement his role as key rotation 6moy with CP and Klay. Although I honestly wouldn't mind Moses displacing Podz in the starting group and having CP3/Podz/Klay/GP2/TJD on the bench.
We weren't the only ones who had a plane issue this week. After beating the Knicks, Pelicans had to fly to Indianapolis for a game the next night. However, they didn't arrive until 6:30am due to plane issues. Pels lost to the Pacers later that night.
ESPN Sources: After clearing waivers, center Mike Muscala plans to sign with the Oklahoma City Thunder for the rest of the season. Muscala — who agreed to a buyout with Detroit — spent 2019-2023 with OKC and returns to bring depth for a postseason run.
Brandin Podziemski is doubtful for the Warriors tonight in Toronto. Right knee soreness. He tweaked it last night. Andrew Wiggins remains out for personal reasons. The other Warriors' veterans are cleared to play.
RJ Barrett was unstoppable when Toronto came to Chase Center. Hopefully, he doesn't have a repeat performance.
Moody him
Anyone know what Spike was saying to CP3 during their animated convo?
"I wish I was as artistic a director as whoever does your State Farm commercials. I've just never had that level of creativity in creating a soulfully meaningful audience experience."
Your level of access to the stars is really amazing.
Have you considered a career at Hard Copy?
I have not, in part because I have a job and in part because I don't know what the hell that is
Dubs: It was pretty difficult for us as an organization to have a coach pass away in midseason, so it might not be surprising that for a while there it was difficult to focus on basketball. That may help explain why we don't have as many wins as we otherwise would.
NBA: Go fly to a different country and don't sleep all night, then play.
Dubs: uhhh
DNHQ: uhhh?
If Podz is out too (doubtful with knee soreness), who starts?
I assume they try to keep rotations mostly similar and have Klay & CP coming off the bench. Going against Quickly, Trent Jr, Barrett, Barnes, Poeltl, that's not a ton of size.
Does Quinones get the start? Do they go big with Looney or TJD? I tend to think Saric is a bad fit, but he could kinda stay with Poeltl, and he does provide playmaking & rebounding to replace Podz...
I'd start Steph-LQ-Moods-JK-Dray — to preserve the chemistry of the CP3+Klay benchmob — but who knows.
It's a good question. I bet they slide CP into the starting lineup and have LQ play more minutes with the second team, but I could see it going the other way too. Will bear watching.
It's possible, but I really hope they don't try to play CP3 30 minutes on a SEGABABA, after getting to the hotel at 7am, in his 3rd game back from a long term injury absence...
Don't really think it's a minutes question, I think it's about getting off to a good start with CP being the better choice, regardless of how many minutes CP plays vs LQ.
The moment I heard him say this I knew it was going to be a shitstorm, lol:
“Stephen Curry has had some memories here,” Anderson said as images of the 2009 draft flashed on-screen. "Remember the draft in ’09, shaking hands with (commissioner) David Stern, Knicks passed him up."
https://www.si.com/nba/knicks/news/new-york-knicks-steph-curry-passed-2009-draft-golden-state-warriors-tnt-brian-anderson
“The Knicks passed on Curry” is one of those apocryphal tales that gets repeated so often it will eventually become fact, kinda like Draymond kicking LeBron in the nuts, or the virgin birth of Christ… 😇
But the Knicks could have traded for the Warriors pick! They could have had a deal in place, just like the Suns!
The Suns failed to trade for the Warriors pick (despite them thinking they were succeeding), no reason to think the Knicks would have had any more luck. The Warriors REALLY wanted Steph.
Yes, that's the joke, lol... Suns should have traded for Minny's picks, as should have the Knicks.
I agree, lol
This week's discussion topic:
Has Substack turned over it's development team to:
A. An AI trained solely on 50 year old fortran code.
B. Some chimpanzees, who are expecting a banana for every 100 lines of code written.
C. Me.
If the answer is C, I have some thoughts I'd like to share with you ...
Not until I get a banana.
Wait a minute, the deal was 100 lines of code first, only then the banana
Run_TMC wants to give me some software requirements. That takes more bananas.
Nope. Every time I write software requirements I am told they are bananas...
🍌
Is the reply button broken for anyone else.
Well, just know that you (yes, you) are incredibly lucky I can't reply as I was about to destroy your entire post and make you into a complete laughingstock who would never be able to post here again.
What is up with websites glitching out or having weird UI formats every several weeks?
When I click on 'like' on your post, I get the 'reply window.
Guess I'll have to find a new site. :)
works as default for my browser Chrome on os x
Hmmm ... substack seems to be going all in on the 'move fast and break things' model today.
Even the 'cancel' button doesn't work for me now.
edit: and the edit button doesn't work either.
I'm not so sure about 'move fast', I think it's just 'break things'
Moody's defense was incredible last night. Normally, he would have hit 1-2 of his 4 three point attempts as well.
We've got Paul and Klay embracing an integral bench role. Shouldn't be that hard to ask Wiggins to do the same, especially given he has another 3.5 years on his contract.
Steph / Podz / Moses / JK / Dray
CP3 / Klay / GP2 / Wiggs / (TJD, Saric, Looney)
By the playoffs, I think Saric will fall out of the rotation and possibly Looney. TJD pairs so well Paul and Klay.
I hope/think Wiggs reclaims his starting role when he returns in 3 games. Just enough time for Moody to pop and cement his role as key rotation 6moy with CP and Klay. Although I honestly wouldn't mind Moses displacing Podz in the starting group and having CP3/Podz/Klay/GP2/TJD on the bench.
If Moody enters the rotation, somebody does indeed fall off...
Saric please.
It also balances out the contracts. $100M starting lineup with a $100M bench.
Efficiency landscape:
https://twitter.com/kirkgoldsberry/status/1763572265562628544
Celtics are #1 in net efficiency (#1 offense, #4 defense)
Wolves are #2 (#8 offense, #1 defense)
Mavs are #3 (#4 offense, #9 defense)
Heat are #4 (#21 offense, #2 defense)
Bucks are #5 (#13 offense, #3 defense)
Warriors are #6 (#6 offense, #8 defense)
Nuggets are #11 (#20 offense, #6 defense)
Lakers are #14 (#5 offense, #21 defense)
Hornets have the worst offense
Kings have the 2nd worst defense, and the Knicks have the worst defense in recent games
These are for the last 10 games only - I thought they were full season stats.
That's why I said "in recent games" in my last comment.
Just needed to specify “last 10 games” and put it at the top of the list, to avoid any confusion.
I had your back, but substack-gone-haywire didn’t let me reply… 😊
Timpf goes on and on about the greatness of Moody and Kuminga:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_7euNr4toQ
A win tonight gives the Warriors an 8 game road winning streak, which would tie for the the longest road winning streak of any team this year.
We weren't the only ones who had a plane issue this week. After beating the Knicks, Pelicans had to fly to Indianapolis for a game the next night. However, they didn't arrive until 6:30am due to plane issues. Pels lost to the Pacers later that night.
They don't have a bunch of starting and rotation ready 21 years old, ready to shake off the all-nighters and play @ high energy.
ESPN Sources: After clearing waivers, center Mike Muscala plans to sign with the Oklahoma City Thunder for the rest of the season. Muscala — who agreed to a buyout with Detroit — spent 2019-2023 with OKC and returns to bring depth for a postseason run.
https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1763609010690031721
Game over, just give them the trophy.
Because of Mike Muscala? LOL.
/s
https://twitter.com/anthonyVslater/status/1763633903594541456
Brandin Podziemski is doubtful for the Warriors tonight in Toronto. Right knee soreness. He tweaked it last night. Andrew Wiggins remains out for personal reasons. The other Warriors' veterans are cleared to play.