The Golden State Warriors finally get to do things as a team, although two of their players still remain out, as originally announced last Tuesday by general manager Bob Myers:
It’s fair to speculate who those two might be. After all, the Warriors themselves have not posted any clips or pictures of Draymond Green or James Wiseman (to name perhaps the two most popular players, not to mention a bevy of role players — although you could argue that with AAU culture as big as it is, Nico Mannion might actually be the most popular out of all of the ones who haven’t been shown).
But I think we’re at a point in this pandemic where it’s time to put aside the need to gossip and just hope that whomever tested positive is getting better and that there are no longer-term respiratory issues.
It’s time for me to log on now to the Zoom (Kerr at 130p PST every day, plus 2-3 other players afterwards), so I’ll leave it at that. I’ll post my notes later on here but mostly on our Discord.
I should also say that we media are allowed to get one-on-ones. If you’re a subscriber here, feel free to comment on who you want us to interview, why, and some questions for them, to get our “community” started here for 2020-21. Thanks!
Disappointing news on Wiseman. That was literally the one dude (well outside of those on an exhibition deal) that couldn't afford to miss even one day of practice time.
Trying to figure out how to mesh the website with Discord. I know for me, it’s far easier to thumb type notes during a live interview on an app than it is in the comments or blog section of this website.
I've got a full article on Mulder that's like half finished, I'll pull some of the full quotes in and publish it tomorrow.
Here's the discord snippet:
-Jason asks about role: spark off bench, defense
-Wes asks about defense which you can now see what he's gonna write about in SJ Merc: went 5on5 with defensive schemes
-Wes follows up asking if D was different: just a few things, intense, disruptive, effort and energy
-Slater asks about non-guaranteed: "I don't think my attitude should change, if I were guaranteed (or not)...hard worker every day," something he's tried to prove everywhere, "good days add up"
-Con follow up: hasn't thought about wanting NBA contract vs two-way. "Focused on good day tomorrow...not my job...let the cards fall as they may"
-MT2 asks about 30% 3PP, asked super elegantly as MT would: "knock down shots," "I didn't think it was that good. I struggled in the Laker game, the Clipper game"
Asked about his small-sample-size 30% 3PP, Mulder reiterated his role is to “knock down shots,” but then pointed out that “I didn't think it was that good. I struggled in the Laker game, the Clipper game.”
Per Discord research: Mulder went 0/5 vs LAL and 0/7 vs LAC. He remembers
interestingly, even though he was only active for 7 games, his minutes per game ranks highly on the team. He was pretty clearly fighting for a playing spot.
Over the course of his G League career, he shot 38.6% from deep (945 shots).
Mulder on contract: "I don't think my attitude should change, if I were guaranteed (or not)...hard worker every day," something he's tried to prove everywhere, "good days add up"
Dray just had a kid, so it's really not clear what the reason is behind his absense, but yeah, basically confirmed that Wiseman is one of the guys that unfortunately got the Rona
> @anthonyVslater
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Steve Kerr on James Wiseman's absence at start of year #1: "It's unfortunate. But it's just the way it goes. Our coaching staff has been showing him tape the last few days. He's still getting some homework in. It's not ideal, but nothing's ideal for anyone in 2020."
Technically it wasn’t confirmed by Marcus. Kerr basically told us, during the Zoom. Sorry to nitpick. I’m all for giving credit where credit is due but I’m also for doing that correctly.
And this is not directed personally at you, Duby. I am posting this as a PSA in response to what is coincidentally your post. I want readers of this to learn more, from the trenches, from me. MT is a great reporter, but it was actually Kerr that divulged it, although not directly. He actually did it via a joke, which is a testament to the great guy that he is. Thanks for listening.
Kerr on juggling Covid issues: "It's just next man up. It's just the nature of this season... we're lucky to be playing basketball...any difficulties in the season pale in comparison to what's happening in the world."
Would love to hear you guys chat with Wiseman. Want to know how he, as a rook, is thinking about competing for the starting spot. It's not guaranteed, so would be cool to see how he's learning from the other bigs and managing competing against them for minutes, but also making sure he's in it for the best results for the team. Also would love to ask him if he's noticing anything different in practice regarding his vision of open shooters (ie, is he noticing more movement, is he slowing down the game to see, is he looking for specific players, etc).
There’s a subscription to this website for $5/mo. We are going to start having subscription-only “insider” parts. That gives you access to our Discord as well. You could also subscribe to the firehose that is Discord for $1/mo. Some like the firehose method, some don’t.
1. There are tons of elite bigs in the NBA right now, and each has their own blueprint for success... I would love to hear Wiseman's thoughts on AD/Giannis/Jokic/KAT/Gobert, and who he models his game on the most. Does he see himself more as a running/dunking Giannis type, or a shooting/passing Jokic/KAT type?
2. What are his development priorities? Does he want to extend his range to the 3 point line ASAP, or work on becoming an elite defender before focusing on offense? Work on his handle so he can take guys off the dribble? Where does the passing game fit in?
3. Has he been watching any video of Bogut/Zaza/West, specifically their passing out of the low post?
4. I've heard that he has MVP/Superstar level aspirations, is that true? Would he be disappointed if he ended up "just" an above average rotation player a la DeAndre Jordan?
Hey “void”, like Mr. Hong in this thread, I also see you as a “free signup” in our email database.
You guys, I’m not sure what the motivation is for me to go and do an extra interview for you guys, you know, extra work on my part, for free.
Does that makes sense to you? I want this to be a fair exchange. Please let me know, because I’m actually not willing to do that extra work for free. Sorry.
Now, if you guys were paid subscribers, that’d be a different story. I’d like to see more subscribers, too, but that’d be a different story to the different story as well. So let’s begin at the beginning...
Ah, no worries man. I didn't even know there was such a thing as a paid subscription. Totally understand what you're saying though, so feel free to ignore and cater to the paid subscribers. Just like being part of this community. Thanks!
A lot of rookies talk about their aspirations. Without being on the court, it don't mean s**t! This could be considered a definite setback to the Warrior plans and developement for their big guy. Not good news.
Good to be back! How are you guys doing? Hope everything is well! Lets Go Warriors
Disappointing news on Wiseman. That was literally the one dude (well outside of those on an exhibition deal) that couldn't afford to miss even one day of practice time.
> I’ll post my notes later on here but mostly on our Discord.
As someone who doesn't use Discord, I hope that stuff gets posted here.....
Trying to figure out how to mesh the website with Discord. I know for me, it’s far easier to thumb type notes during a live interview on an app than it is in the comments or blog section of this website.
maybe this?
I've got a full article on Mulder that's like half finished, I'll pull some of the full quotes in and publish it tomorrow.
Here's the discord snippet:
-Jason asks about role: spark off bench, defense
-Wes asks about defense which you can now see what he's gonna write about in SJ Merc: went 5on5 with defensive schemes
-Wes follows up asking if D was different: just a few things, intense, disruptive, effort and energy
-Slater asks about non-guaranteed: "I don't think my attitude should change, if I were guaranteed (or not)...hard worker every day," something he's tried to prove everywhere, "good days add up"
-Con follow up: hasn't thought about wanting NBA contract vs two-way. "Focused on good day tomorrow...not my job...let the cards fall as they may"
-MT2 asks about 30% 3PP, asked super elegantly as MT would: "knock down shots," "I didn't think it was that good. I struggled in the Laker game, the Clipper game"
Thank you!
Asked about his small-sample-size 30% 3PP, Mulder reiterated his role is to “knock down shots,” but then pointed out that “I didn't think it was that good. I struggled in the Laker game, the Clipper game.”
Per Discord research: Mulder went 0/5 vs LAL and 0/7 vs LAC. He remembers
He’s the Pepperidge Farm of NBA players
interestingly, even though he was only active for 7 games, his minutes per game ranks highly on the team. He was pretty clearly fighting for a playing spot.
Over the course of his G League career, he shot 38.6% from deep (945 shots).
The NBA number looks like the outlier here.
Mulder on contract: "I don't think my attitude should change, if I were guaranteed (or not)...hard worker every day," something he's tried to prove everywhere, "good days add up"
Nico on the Warriors' defensive philosophies: "the rotations I understood pretty well', asked Steph about iso offense.
Even for warmup drills, Mannion said, "I want everything I do to be good...not look like a rookie"
Draymond did not practice either but Kerr made a point to say he's not worried.
Dray just had a kid, so it's really not clear what the reason is behind his absense, but yeah, basically confirmed that Wiseman is one of the guys that unfortunately got the Rona
> @anthonyVslater
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Steve Kerr on James Wiseman's absence at start of year #1: "It's unfortunate. But it's just the way it goes. Our coaching staff has been showing him tape the last few days. He's still getting some homework in. It's not ideal, but nothing's ideal for anyone in 2020."
I think Draymond's kid came in late October, I remember that was his reason for missing the minicamp.
His wife (?) posted a picture of the new kid on Instagram back then too.
oh wait, so this is double confirmed. Draymond and Wiseman
@ThompsonScribe
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Kerr said everyone practiced but James Wiseman and Draymond Green
Technically it wasn’t confirmed by Marcus. Kerr basically told us, during the Zoom. Sorry to nitpick. I’m all for giving credit where credit is due but I’m also for doing that correctly.
And this is not directed personally at you, Duby. I am posting this as a PSA in response to what is coincidentally your post. I want readers of this to learn more, from the trenches, from me. MT is a great reporter, but it was actually Kerr that divulged it, although not directly. He actually did it via a joke, which is a testament to the great guy that he is. Thanks for listening.
Wiseman did not practice today so he's pretty much one of the two positives.
Kerr on juggling Covid issues: "It's just next man up. It's just the nature of this season... we're lucky to be playing basketball...any difficulties in the season pale in comparison to what's happening in the world."
Steph Nico maybe Mulder today are the 2-3 players
Would love to hear you guys chat with Wiseman. Want to know how he, as a rook, is thinking about competing for the starting spot. It's not guaranteed, so would be cool to see how he's learning from the other bigs and managing competing against them for minutes, but also making sure he's in it for the best results for the team. Also would love to ask him if he's noticing anything different in practice regarding his vision of open shooters (ie, is he noticing more movement, is he slowing down the game to see, is he looking for specific players, etc).
Hey Mr. Hong, I noticed in our subscription database that you’re listed as a “free signup”. What does that mean?
good sir! Don't know either. I didn't know there were different kinds of subscriptions.
There’s a subscription to this website for $5/mo. We are going to start having subscription-only “insider” parts. That gives you access to our Discord as well. You could also subscribe to the firehose that is Discord for $1/mo. Some like the firehose method, some don’t.
Definitely Wiseman! So many questions...
1. There are tons of elite bigs in the NBA right now, and each has their own blueprint for success... I would love to hear Wiseman's thoughts on AD/Giannis/Jokic/KAT/Gobert, and who he models his game on the most. Does he see himself more as a running/dunking Giannis type, or a shooting/passing Jokic/KAT type?
2. What are his development priorities? Does he want to extend his range to the 3 point line ASAP, or work on becoming an elite defender before focusing on offense? Work on his handle so he can take guys off the dribble? Where does the passing game fit in?
3. Has he been watching any video of Bogut/Zaza/West, specifically their passing out of the low post?
4. I've heard that he has MVP/Superstar level aspirations, is that true? Would he be disappointed if he ended up "just" an above average rotation player a la DeAndre Jordan?
Hey “void”, like Mr. Hong in this thread, I also see you as a “free signup” in our email database.
You guys, I’m not sure what the motivation is for me to go and do an extra interview for you guys, you know, extra work on my part, for free.
Does that makes sense to you? I want this to be a fair exchange. Please let me know, because I’m actually not willing to do that extra work for free. Sorry.
Now, if you guys were paid subscribers, that’d be a different story. I’d like to see more subscribers, too, but that’d be a different story to the different story as well. So let’s begin at the beginning...
Ah, no worries man. I didn't even know there was such a thing as a paid subscription. Totally understand what you're saying though, so feel free to ignore and cater to the paid subscribers. Just like being part of this community. Thanks!
Hey dude, you do you, just throwing out some questions that came to mind.
A lot of rookies talk about their aspirations. Without being on the court, it don't mean s**t! This could be considered a definite setback to the Warrior plans and developement for their big guy. Not good news.