Sep 8, 2022·edited Sep 8, 2022Liked by Eric Apricot
I've been following the Dubs and commenting in communities like this since usenet days. Yeah, it's like that. I was active on Warriors World, Golden State of Mind, LGW, Fast Break (more occasionally), and now here on DNHQ.
I have to add my voice to the chorus of those who are lauding and appreciating this blog and community. It's really outstanding. In addition to some fun and excellent content, the moderating of the comment section (and the goodwill of the vast majority of commenters) has made it a very enjoyable place to talk Warriors. Kudos to the writers, moderators, and all of you commenters. This is a blog and community commensurate with the entertainment value and excellence of the dynasty Warriors.
That said, I'm ready for this short off-season to end and for the games to begin. A new season is almost upon us!
Assuming Apricot is the same Apricot from AN, I've been reading and interacting with you since....2004 or so. When they still had UIDs in our profiles on SBNation, I signed up as uid #21 on GSOM for the possible bragging rights way down the line. Little did I know that the best sports blog on the internet would eventually be dedicated to a different sport than my first love of baseball and to a team that had never really been good enough for me to divert my A's or 49ers attention.
Sep 8, 2022·edited Sep 8, 2022Liked by Eric Apricot
Sometime early in the 2014-2015 season, I googled something like “warriors pick and roll defense” and found Eric’s E1P on GSOM. From there I lurked on GSOM and then LGW, but have actually started commenting in the last couple of seasons after the transition to DNHQ.
In Warriors/NBA withdrawal I started watching US Open Sinner v Alcaraz match going on right now (I'm 4 hours committed now). I'd say I like tennis, but usually just try to watch a few sets of the finals. But I think I picked the right random match to watch -- this has been quite intense and entertaining. If anyone is still awake, check out the final set. Not sure why they schedule these things to potentially end at 3am local, but who am I to judge.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah, why is the offseason so long!!?!
PS - jumped on the GSOM bandwagon in 2015, followed the talent to LGW and then over here. I never had the innate commenting talent or athleticism to be a star but I’m comfortable as a role commenter, chasing rings for the minimum.
And it's almost time for ice cream of kitten happiness & I still haven't had the time today to watch any of these videos - but I am caught up on comments now.
Your addendum question made me reflect for a minute on how deep the roots of this community really go back. If you include DNHQ, LGW, and GSOM as part of our sports blog ancestry, this community extends back to 2006, before the age of Curry and even before We Believe. I didn't start lurking until 2010 and didn't comment until 2014, but I can still remember the days when Atma Brother ONE was the big dog and guys like Spider Jerusalem, IQofaWarrior, J-RIDAH and R Dizzle roamed the comment section. A good handful of folks still here today can probably remember it even better than I can as they were active commenters even back in the day, like Sleepy and beli among others.
Some of those old guys have departed to other mediums like Feltbot, Tony.psd, or everyone's favorite grump EvanZ, but regardless of whether they are still out in the ether or not, the community has persisted through their departure by a constant infusion of fresh new talent, much like an NBA team reloads through the draft and free agency every year. It might be getting a little too meta but much like Apricot's series about the Warriors and evaluating their success in the draft, I think that this community has drafted extremely well over time, especially during these modern days of DNHQ where there is no distant corporate overlord dictating community standards. The FO of this place has also done very well in understanding which players to eh, be traded away, so to speak. The constant infusion of new commenting talent combined with the creative and constant content (as well as judicious moderation) by the staff has resulted in the flourishing capital of Dubs fandom that we enjoy today.
I guess I just wanted to call out something that is pretty unique/special about this place. The wastes of the internet are littered with the ruins of extinct communities, some that persisted and boomed for many years, only to meet their extinction when external forces like web-hosting conflicts or corporate buyouts engulfed them. Some message boards don't die off entirely but carry on like a sad husk of what they once were, the core of what made them a special community scattered to the winds due to any number of reasons that cause groups to fracture and drift apart. Digital communities are just like cities or perhaps even states in that way. I like that this place is an Istanbul, it's history still being written regardless of previous names, rather than having become a Babylon, once glorious but lost to the sands of time.
Didn’t see this shared: Warriors put together a reel of Steph’s no-look 3’s (although he does sneak a peek on a number of them). Wildly entertaining https://youtu.be/-xbrv7pWTRc
Thanks for making this more visible. I hope to have time to actually watch some of it now.
I was a GSOM lurker for several years and decloaked & became vocal during the stop at LGW, and, of course, being thoroughly addicted by then, I followed to DNHQ.
It really is fascinating how much the Warriors defense is oriented around consistently contesting the shots of opposing offense rather than actively trying to disrupt them through physical play/deflections/steals/blocks.
Watching the Warriors defense, they are consistently hedging one pass away because they'd rather trust in their long wingspans/smart rotations and bet on the opposing team fumbling giving them time to recover rather than allowing a simple breakdown where the opposing player gets a uncontested shot after breaking past their defender off the dribble.
The biggest difference we have is that, rather than PBJ, I think Looney is the logical heir apparent to Draymond’s captain of the defense/facilitator of the offense role. He’s the most senior, most respected and has the most rings of all the young guys. He’s also the most well-versed in the Warriors systems and as a front line player with the plays in front of him, can call out screens and switches and provide the help that Green provides.
Wiseman taking over the center position at some point could derail that, but with Looney’s ability to cover perimeter players and Wiseman’s athleticism, I’m starting to think they’ll be a lot of times where the Warriors could play them together, especially against some of the really big front lines we’re going to see going forward (KAT/Rudy, Chet/Poku, Ayton/Saric, Mobley/Allen)
My kitten was really getting into the 3rd E1P. I may have a Dubs buddy to watch games now.
I've been following the Dubs and commenting in communities like this since usenet days. Yeah, it's like that. I was active on Warriors World, Golden State of Mind, LGW, Fast Break (more occasionally), and now here on DNHQ.
I have to add my voice to the chorus of those who are lauding and appreciating this blog and community. It's really outstanding. In addition to some fun and excellent content, the moderating of the comment section (and the goodwill of the vast majority of commenters) has made it a very enjoyable place to talk Warriors. Kudos to the writers, moderators, and all of you commenters. This is a blog and community commensurate with the entertainment value and excellence of the dynasty Warriors.
That said, I'm ready for this short off-season to end and for the games to begin. A new season is almost upon us!
Assuming Apricot is the same Apricot from AN, I've been reading and interacting with you since....2004 or so. When they still had UIDs in our profiles on SBNation, I signed up as uid #21 on GSOM for the possible bragging rights way down the line. Little did I know that the best sports blog on the internet would eventually be dedicated to a different sport than my first love of baseball and to a team that had never really been good enough for me to divert my A's or 49ers attention.
Sometime early in the 2014-2015 season, I googled something like “warriors pick and roll defense” and found Eric’s E1P on GSOM. From there I lurked on GSOM and then LGW, but have actually started commenting in the last couple of seasons after the transition to DNHQ.
Are we there yet?
In Warriors/NBA withdrawal I started watching US Open Sinner v Alcaraz match going on right now (I'm 4 hours committed now). I'd say I like tennis, but usually just try to watch a few sets of the finals. But I think I picked the right random match to watch -- this has been quite intense and entertaining. If anyone is still awake, check out the final set. Not sure why they schedule these things to potentially end at 3am local, but who am I to judge.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah, why is the offseason so long!!?!
PS - jumped on the GSOM bandwagon in 2015, followed the talent to LGW and then over here. I never had the innate commenting talent or athleticism to be a star but I’m comfortable as a role commenter, chasing rings for the minimum.
And it's almost time for ice cream of kitten happiness & I still haven't had the time today to watch any of these videos - but I am caught up on comments now.
Epic analysis, will take me a few days to consume it all. Thank you B!
Hmmm, posts in the comments turning into DNHQ articles... Is this our version of The New Media?
Your addendum question made me reflect for a minute on how deep the roots of this community really go back. If you include DNHQ, LGW, and GSOM as part of our sports blog ancestry, this community extends back to 2006, before the age of Curry and even before We Believe. I didn't start lurking until 2010 and didn't comment until 2014, but I can still remember the days when Atma Brother ONE was the big dog and guys like Spider Jerusalem, IQofaWarrior, J-RIDAH and R Dizzle roamed the comment section. A good handful of folks still here today can probably remember it even better than I can as they were active commenters even back in the day, like Sleepy and beli among others.
Some of those old guys have departed to other mediums like Feltbot, Tony.psd, or everyone's favorite grump EvanZ, but regardless of whether they are still out in the ether or not, the community has persisted through their departure by a constant infusion of fresh new talent, much like an NBA team reloads through the draft and free agency every year. It might be getting a little too meta but much like Apricot's series about the Warriors and evaluating their success in the draft, I think that this community has drafted extremely well over time, especially during these modern days of DNHQ where there is no distant corporate overlord dictating community standards. The FO of this place has also done very well in understanding which players to eh, be traded away, so to speak. The constant infusion of new commenting talent combined with the creative and constant content (as well as judicious moderation) by the staff has resulted in the flourishing capital of Dubs fandom that we enjoy today.
I guess I just wanted to call out something that is pretty unique/special about this place. The wastes of the internet are littered with the ruins of extinct communities, some that persisted and boomed for many years, only to meet their extinction when external forces like web-hosting conflicts or corporate buyouts engulfed them. Some message boards don't die off entirely but carry on like a sad husk of what they once were, the core of what made them a special community scattered to the winds due to any number of reasons that cause groups to fracture and drift apart. Digital communities are just like cities or perhaps even states in that way. I like that this place is an Istanbul, it's history still being written regardless of previous names, rather than having become a Babylon, once glorious but lost to the sands of time.
Didn’t see this shared: Warriors put together a reel of Steph’s no-look 3’s (although he does sneak a peek on a number of them). Wildly entertaining https://youtu.be/-xbrv7pWTRc
Thanks for making this more visible. I hope to have time to actually watch some of it now.
I was a GSOM lurker for several years and decloaked & became vocal during the stop at LGW, and, of course, being thoroughly addicted by then, I followed to DNHQ.
Came over from GSOM, and couldn't be happier about it.
It really is fascinating how much the Warriors defense is oriented around consistently contesting the shots of opposing offense rather than actively trying to disrupt them through physical play/deflections/steals/blocks.
Watching the Warriors defense, they are consistently hedging one pass away because they'd rather trust in their long wingspans/smart rotations and bet on the opposing team fumbling giving them time to recover rather than allowing a simple breakdown where the opposing player gets a uncontested shot after breaking past their defender off the dribble.
Great post again!
The biggest difference we have is that, rather than PBJ, I think Looney is the logical heir apparent to Draymond’s captain of the defense/facilitator of the offense role. He’s the most senior, most respected and has the most rings of all the young guys. He’s also the most well-versed in the Warriors systems and as a front line player with the plays in front of him, can call out screens and switches and provide the help that Green provides.
Wiseman taking over the center position at some point could derail that, but with Looney’s ability to cover perimeter players and Wiseman’s athleticism, I’m starting to think they’ll be a lot of times where the Warriors could play them together, especially against some of the really big front lines we’re going to see going forward (KAT/Rudy, Chet/Poku, Ayton/Saric, Mobley/Allen)