Scouting the Nets! How will Curry lift injured Dubs over KD/Kyrie?
Scouting the Nets! How will Curry lift injured Dubs over KD/Kyrie?
Nets reporter Matt Brooks is back to discuss Brooklyn's squad and the perks of being one of Kyrie's pawns.
Hey folks, LGW is back with another fire vidcast to prime you for the season opener. Warriors vs Nets will kick off the 2021 NBA season Tuesday; can you believe this moment is nearly here?
To get a deeper understanding of the opening night foe, Dr. Tom and I had a fun, informative chat with Brooklyn reporter and video analyst Matt Brooks of Nets Daily.
Here are the timestamps for the conversation, and I hope everyone notices that I was the only one brave enough in my predictions to believe James Wiseman will carry Steph Curry off the court on his shoulders after a game winner over Kevin Durant.
TIMESTAMPS:
1:03 Matt explains why he’s glad the Nets plucked Steve Nash from the Warriors.
2:04 Daniel asks Matt what being one of Kyrie’s pawns is like.
2:55 Dr. Tom asks how the Nets offense look so far with their new system.
4:23 How Curry is primed to target the Nets’ biggest weakness.
7:33 Daniel walks off set due to Matt’s game prediction.
11:05 How Steph and Golden Corral are related.
13:00 Matt explains why the Nets should trade their depth for James Harden.
18:23 Matt laughs at the Dubs’ chances to guard KD without Draymond on the floor.
20:55 Who is stopping the Nets in the East?
30:23 Dr. Tom and Matt take turns bashing the Utah Jazz for the Rudy Gobert supermax.
The Ringer NBA Power Rankings Part 2: https://www.theringer.com/2020/12/21/22192681/nba-preseason-power-rankings-part-2 has the Warriors as #11 and a playoff lock, with the following text:
"We’re about to find out a lot about Stephen Curry. He’s undeniably one of the greatest players of all time, but now he has a chance to carry a team on his back for the first time in his career. Steve Kerr said last year he won’t turn Curry into James Harden by giving him the ball every play. But we should see Curry take more shots than ever before now that Kevin Durant is long gone and Klay Thompson is out for the season.
Curry will need to handle the bulk of the playmaking; Andrew Wiggins and Kelly Oubre Jr. are at their best playing off others, and the bench players are far worse than past Warriors contenders Curry has led. Curry may need to produce a career-best statistical season to lead the Warriors to a guaranteed playoff spot.
Draymond Green will need to return to form too. The last time we saw Green, he was a shell of his former self, playing uninspired regular-season basketball. But Green needs to bring it regularly for the Warriors to be a stout defensive unit. James Wiseman is promising, but he’s still a rookie who’s not yet seasoned enough to stabilize a defense. If Curry can have another MVP-caliber season, if Green can be worthy of an All-Defensive team nod again, and if the supporting cast is good enough, the Warriors will elevate themselves from a team that’ll make the playoffs but fizzle out to a team that could make a deeper run than anyone is expecting."
Anyone know anything about Eli Pemberton? 6'5 with good shooting sounds intriguing...