OT: I posted some wrong info last week and cant find my buried post to correct it. I said something like Bradley (or any 15th spot contender at this moment) would cost the FO $25M in real terms to sign him due to the lux tax. Thats absolute bollocks. After two 6% beers I was recalling the real cost to use the TPMLE. AB would prob cost anywhere from 5-8M, a much more palatable figure!! (5 times tables....)
Otto Porter $2.3 million, Jordan Poole $2.1 million, Bjelica $2 million, JTA $1.7 million, Iguodala $2.6 million. Add that all up you get about 10 million for a damned good five-man rotation.
Russell Westbrook alone: $44 million.
Just sayin'.
(GSW definitely has some high-paid players, but some real steals, too.)
So there has been some talk about Poole eventually earning a long-term contract at the same time Wiggins comes off the books. It will be interesting to see his game develop over the next several months and determine whether he can be a future starting SG.
The eventual proposed change and its effectiveness would also depend on whether Klay comes back, and whether he can slide over to the SF spot (this also assuming Wiggins leaves via trade/whatever). I am going to watch how Poole defends opposing starting SG's and later whether Klay's defensive effectiveness will diminish when/if he has to guard starting SF's like Leonard, George, James etc, especially after his injury. It was a luxury having a 6'7" SG in Klay who could lock down pretty much any SG and switch on 1-3.
> Damion Lee and Juan Toscano-Anderson will start in the Curry/Draymond spots tonight vs Lakers. Kerr said he wants to get Lee more minutes tonight after “a great camp.”
Oct 12, 2021Liked by Eric Apricot, punk basketball
Fun-but-off-topic story about Jon Gruden is light of his scandal and resignation that demonstrates why this news is not surprising in our household:
About 20 years ago, my wife worked for the NFL and was in charge of an event that Gruden was attending and would be addressing those gathered. When he arrived, my wife, a youngish African American woman, went up to him and introduced herself since they would be working together at this event. She said, “Hi Jon, I’m Jennifer (maiden name) with the league office and put her hand out to shake it.” His reply was simply a dismissive “Good for you.” and walked away without shaking her hand.
As someone who grew up in the east bay a Raider fan, this little act of “I’m too important for you” degradation was especially jarring.
Needless to say, she’s enjoying a nice, warm vente-sized cup of schadenfreude this morning.
I feel like our guy apricot created a phenomenon! From Zach Lowe’s league pass rankings article:
“ Our guy Poku jacked almost seven 3s per 36 minutes and hit only 28%, a combination of profligacy and inaccuracy that has only been matched about a half-dozen times. He's so tall, he almost shoots downward.”
Last season the Warriors won only 3 games where Steph Curry didn’t score at least 24 points, and one of those was a game he didn’t play. (They were 1-6 in the games he missed with the tailbone injury.) In other words, without Steph being there and being really productive, the team had almost no chance of winning.
Not only is the new and improved offense more threatening when Steph rests (as Duby masterfully points out), they’re also going to have a much better chance of actually winning on those rare nights when Steph’s laser targeting system isn’t locked in or he needs to sit a game or two….and that’s *before* Klay returns.
Reducing the over-dependence on Steph a another reason to be really excited about this season and what I think guys like Hollinger might be missing.
On a side note, two of my draft crushes (Cam Thomas and Ayo Dosumnu) are looking like absolute steals!! Honestly, at this point, the Warriors should hire me.
A huge unknown with the Lakers is LeBron's current skill set and speed. He's a freak of nature but even Vince Carter retired at some -- wait, Vince is retired, right? Every year I thought he was, he wasn't. OK, yeah. Retired. For now. Anyway, the best LeBron teams have relied not on mere All-Star play from him, but on MVP level play. It's not clear that he can bring that, and Westbrook seems to not even be capable of All-Star play. Assuming AD is healthy all year (BIG assumption), is this really even a Big Three game in game out?
Bruh, let Westbrook shoot that 3
Any news on whether GP2 will play tonight?
OT: I posted some wrong info last week and cant find my buried post to correct it. I said something like Bradley (or any 15th spot contender at this moment) would cost the FO $25M in real terms to sign him due to the lux tax. Thats absolute bollocks. After two 6% beers I was recalling the real cost to use the TPMLE. AB would prob cost anywhere from 5-8M, a much more palatable figure!! (5 times tables....)
Where are you, Duby? I'm in Canada (Vancouver) and would be glad to take you for a bubble tea or some such.
New article in The Ringer by Jonathan Tjarks
“The Rookie Curve: Can the Warriors Develop and Win?”
https://www.theringer.com/nba/2021/10/12/22715128/golden-state-warriors-jonathan-kuminga-james-wiseman
Anyone who doesn’t already have a Bjelly boner needs to watch this clip from Draymond talking about him.
https://twitter.com/anthonyvslater/status/1448010180671594498?s=21
Given what we've seen in preseason, assuming Bazemore stayed, where would you put him in the depth chart?
2021-22 salaries:
Otto Porter $2.3 million, Jordan Poole $2.1 million, Bjelica $2 million, JTA $1.7 million, Iguodala $2.6 million. Add that all up you get about 10 million for a damned good five-man rotation.
Russell Westbrook alone: $44 million.
Just sayin'.
(GSW definitely has some high-paid players, but some real steals, too.)
So there has been some talk about Poole eventually earning a long-term contract at the same time Wiggins comes off the books. It will be interesting to see his game develop over the next several months and determine whether he can be a future starting SG.
The eventual proposed change and its effectiveness would also depend on whether Klay comes back, and whether he can slide over to the SF spot (this also assuming Wiggins leaves via trade/whatever). I am going to watch how Poole defends opposing starting SG's and later whether Klay's defensive effectiveness will diminish when/if he has to guard starting SF's like Leonard, George, James etc, especially after his injury. It was a luxury having a 6'7" SG in Klay who could lock down pretty much any SG and switch on 1-3.
> Damion Lee and Juan Toscano-Anderson will start in the Curry/Draymond spots tonight vs Lakers. Kerr said he wants to get Lee more minutes tonight after “a great camp.”
https://twitter.com/anthonyVslater/status/1447990598762315780
Fun-but-off-topic story about Jon Gruden is light of his scandal and resignation that demonstrates why this news is not surprising in our household:
About 20 years ago, my wife worked for the NFL and was in charge of an event that Gruden was attending and would be addressing those gathered. When he arrived, my wife, a youngish African American woman, went up to him and introduced herself since they would be working together at this event. She said, “Hi Jon, I’m Jennifer (maiden name) with the league office and put her hand out to shake it.” His reply was simply a dismissive “Good for you.” and walked away without shaking her hand.
As someone who grew up in the east bay a Raider fan, this little act of “I’m too important for you” degradation was especially jarring.
Needless to say, she’s enjoying a nice, warm vente-sized cup of schadenfreude this morning.
@anthonyVslater
No Steph Curry and Draymond Green tonight in Los Angeles. They will play in the preseason finale vs Blazers at home.
Ok Poole, time to strut your stuff.
I feel like our guy apricot created a phenomenon! From Zach Lowe’s league pass rankings article:
“ Our guy Poku jacked almost seven 3s per 36 minutes and hit only 28%, a combination of profligacy and inaccuracy that has only been matched about a half-dozen times. He's so tall, he almost shoots downward.”
Imitation is flattery! https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/32383249/lowe-league-pass-rankings-breaking-nba-teams-30-11-fun-style-unintended-comedy
Today is brought to you by the numbers 3 & 24
Last season the Warriors won only 3 games where Steph Curry didn’t score at least 24 points, and one of those was a game he didn’t play. (They were 1-6 in the games he missed with the tailbone injury.) In other words, without Steph being there and being really productive, the team had almost no chance of winning.
Not only is the new and improved offense more threatening when Steph rests (as Duby masterfully points out), they’re also going to have a much better chance of actually winning on those rare nights when Steph’s laser targeting system isn’t locked in or he needs to sit a game or two….and that’s *before* Klay returns.
Reducing the over-dependence on Steph a another reason to be really excited about this season and what I think guys like Hollinger might be missing.
On a side note, two of my draft crushes (Cam Thomas and Ayo Dosumnu) are looking like absolute steals!! Honestly, at this point, the Warriors should hire me.
A huge unknown with the Lakers is LeBron's current skill set and speed. He's a freak of nature but even Vince Carter retired at some -- wait, Vince is retired, right? Every year I thought he was, he wasn't. OK, yeah. Retired. For now. Anyway, the best LeBron teams have relied not on mere All-Star play from him, but on MVP level play. It's not clear that he can bring that, and Westbrook seems to not even be capable of All-Star play. Assuming AD is healthy all year (BIG assumption), is this really even a Big Three game in game out?