Had to share this comment from the Athletic - on an article about the Jazz.
“I'd like to know how is it the Jazz can't beat a team missing three starters, playing 2 2-ways 25.33 and 29.41 minutes, and 2 de facto rookies playing 7.20 and 12.31 minutes. Lack of scoring? Poor defense? Inadequate coaching? All of the above?”
Bwahaha! It’s the Dubs at home bro. You got owned.
It’s interesting, the original injury report that I saw for Draymond being questionable yesterday was “right foot soreness”. But Jerome mentioned twice in his interview that Draymond was playing through a bad back. Has anybody heard any details on his back? Really hoping it’s not related to his injury last year.
I listened to the presser, and I think his discussion of why they aren’t winning on the road is the least interesting/important part of the interview. Basically his no home crowd comments were IMHO fairly generic press friendly blather.
Instead I was really impressed by how he broke down the game. Instead of platitudes, he discussed specific actions and plays in the game. Highlighting Moody and Wiseman with details of their good work, and a long discussion of how Draymond improves the entire team defense, again with details. He scores points with the emotional leader of the team (Dray). And he pumps up his second team homies. But it’s not just fluffery of his buddies. It’s thoughtful on point analysis. Post game demonstration of BBIQ.
I had to look up his career - 3 years at Virginia ending with a national title. The last two years as starting PG. Ty is a Dubs rarity - a college trained athlete who clearly has taken to the more analytical side of the game. Makes me like him even more and understand better why he plays the way he does. In game he doesn’t always make perfect choices, and his skills and tools are not amazing. But he’s a solid player. I’m not sure he could really be the backup PG to Steph (I.e. next year’s DDV) but maybe. Regardless I’m rooting for the guy.
I’ve been noodling on this supposition for the last few days and think it might be a good off-day topic, so share your thoughts. Agree or disagree:
From an unbiased perspective, the Warriors have both the best 25+ core AND under-25 core in the NBA
Let’s start with the 25+ core since that’s easy: Steph, Wiggins, Klay, Draymond and Looney are the statistically the best 5-man rotation in the game and have 16 rings between them, so it seems pretty much “case closed” I can’t come close to thinking of another team’s group of five 25+ Players I’d swap them out for. As a bonus, if you’re uncomfortable with Klay’s uneven play, you could swap in DDV and still have the best 5-man group in the NBA (IMO). Nets have too many head cases, Boston wouldn’t include Tatum (24). Giannis, Middleton, Lopez, Holiday and Portis is the best group I can come up with, but I’d say they’re a distant 2nd. Denver would be a contender, but MPJ (like Tatum) is too young to include. I don’t trust Kawhi’s health so they’re off the table for me.
The under-25 group is a tough call because they haven’t played much, so you have to rely more on recent performance and project what you think they’ll be, but Poole, Kuminga, Moody, Wiseman and PBJ is looking pretty sweet and seems like a 5-man group that could fit together for years and years with a healthy mix of shooting, playmaking and defense, athleticism and length that I’d be reluctant to trade for any other team’s group. Memphis has been held up as the elite young core and have played more, but would you really give up the Warriors young core for Morant, Bane, JJJ, Ziare and Aldama? I think OKC is more intriguing with SGA, Giddey, Dort, Jalen Williams and Chet. Detroit is also intriguing with Cade, Ivey, Stewart, Hayes and Bey, but they have a long way to go as well. Am I missing a young core that should be considered?
Bottom line: I think that the Warriors have the best roster, but you can split them into old guys and young guys and both groups are at the top. And it’s made even more fun by the fact that 9 of the 10 guys were drafted by the team. Myers and his team are pretty good at this roster-building shit.
I’m talking to my therapist about my sullen rosterbation problem. Thought I had it under control, but just can’t stop thinking about TyJo and Lamb. They need to be on the team, upgraded from their 2-way spots for the playoffs. We have room for 1. That means somebody has to go.
Andre: No way he gets cut unless he’s actually too injured to play this year.
Rollins: On a 3 year deal (2 guaranteed) and the Dubs really don’t want dead money on the roster. Could he possibly be traded for, say, a 2024 2nd rounder? Or even just a little cash? He seems like the man on the team with the lowest value to the Dubs right now, and likely next year too.
JMG: Easiest cut, but doesn’t happen unless JW continues to improve, and, possibly, JMG doesn’t. This is my hoped for scenario. But really, what is the opponent configuration that means JMG is a better option than some combo of Lamb/Wiseman/Kuminga????
Man, SF chronicle put out an article saying Poole needs to be a starter. It’s getting to be quite the tally of guys who need to play with the starters to succeed.
Perhaps the first 30 seconds of the game should be Poole, DDV, MOOdy, Kuminga, & Wiseman so that when they come back in they will be playing with the starters. Feel free to add any other names that play better with the starters.
NCAA champion Ty Jerome just basically said the team is too selfish to win on the road, and that the fans are carrying the team at home. Kudos to those of you able to go to the games for getting a shout out!
Maybe Warriors fans need to do better at filling opposing team’s arenas?
Starting to get the feeling that Ty is a bad bad man who might be able to contribute to wins anywhichway, including coming off the bench.
Jerome's point in the postgame: "We have to come together better." Meaning: the reason the team wins far fewer on the road is that at home each player has the crowd urging them on and supporting them. On the road a player only has his teammates, so they have to be extra supportive. And according to Jerome, this has been a weak area. Hm.
Not really OT since it's about a Jazz player: I’ve been thinking about how the Bulls dealt Markkanen to CLE last year in a three-way deal with POR. The Bulls got Derrick Thomas Jr. (not worth much) plus the Blazers’ 2022 conditional 1st round pick (which did not convey, was #7, Blazers took Shaedon Sharpe), plus the Cavs’ 2023 conditional 2nd rounder (which they got from Denver and will likely be a late pick so not worth all that much).
I’m not sure what they get instead of the protected POR 1st rounder that didn’t convey — maybe they get the Blazers’ 2023 1st? They better get something good or that’s a terrible trade for Chicago.
It seems to me Jerome benefits from playing a lot of minutes with JW. He manages to have more room when driving to the hoop than other guards and I wonder if the defending trees don’t collapse on him like they do on Poole because they are wary of the lob to a lurking JW.
I can imagine a day (soon?)when JW is less a defensive liability, plays more minutes, and a more mature Poole uses JW to give him more space. JP’s lightening quickness and crafty selection of shots could make him very difficult to stop. I’ll bet JK’s inside game will improve with more JW lurking as well. (Someday. For now, Looney is clearly the better player.)
Remember how optimistic we were before the season started about our bench squad? Then everything went to crap. But now they are living up to it, and it is glorious! May it continue!
E1P article up now https://dubnationhq.com/p/explain-one-play-warriors-rookie-3ef?sd=pf
https://twitter.com/LakersDailyCom/status/1608306924184895488
So where is he hopping to this time. God. I'm glad Steph doesn't have that coward trait in him.
Had to share this comment from the Athletic - on an article about the Jazz.
“I'd like to know how is it the Jazz can't beat a team missing three starters, playing 2 2-ways 25.33 and 29.41 minutes, and 2 de facto rookies playing 7.20 and 12.31 minutes. Lack of scoring? Poor defense? Inadequate coaching? All of the above?”
Bwahaha! It’s the Dubs at home bro. You got owned.
It’s interesting, the original injury report that I saw for Draymond being questionable yesterday was “right foot soreness”. But Jerome mentioned twice in his interview that Draymond was playing through a bad back. Has anybody heard any details on his back? Really hoping it’s not related to his injury last year.
Jerome interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxzsXQ4rJhU
Draymond questionable due to foot: https://mobile.twitter.com/anthonyVslater/status/1608214482903498752?cxt=HHwWgIDQgaajw9EsAAAA
Ty Jerome, part two.
I listened to the presser, and I think his discussion of why they aren’t winning on the road is the least interesting/important part of the interview. Basically his no home crowd comments were IMHO fairly generic press friendly blather.
Instead I was really impressed by how he broke down the game. Instead of platitudes, he discussed specific actions and plays in the game. Highlighting Moody and Wiseman with details of their good work, and a long discussion of how Draymond improves the entire team defense, again with details. He scores points with the emotional leader of the team (Dray). And he pumps up his second team homies. But it’s not just fluffery of his buddies. It’s thoughtful on point analysis. Post game demonstration of BBIQ.
I had to look up his career - 3 years at Virginia ending with a national title. The last two years as starting PG. Ty is a Dubs rarity - a college trained athlete who clearly has taken to the more analytical side of the game. Makes me like him even more and understand better why he plays the way he does. In game he doesn’t always make perfect choices, and his skills and tools are not amazing. But he’s a solid player. I’m not sure he could really be the backup PG to Steph (I.e. next year’s DDV) but maybe. Regardless I’m rooting for the guy.
I’ve been noodling on this supposition for the last few days and think it might be a good off-day topic, so share your thoughts. Agree or disagree:
From an unbiased perspective, the Warriors have both the best 25+ core AND under-25 core in the NBA
Let’s start with the 25+ core since that’s easy: Steph, Wiggins, Klay, Draymond and Looney are the statistically the best 5-man rotation in the game and have 16 rings between them, so it seems pretty much “case closed” I can’t come close to thinking of another team’s group of five 25+ Players I’d swap them out for. As a bonus, if you’re uncomfortable with Klay’s uneven play, you could swap in DDV and still have the best 5-man group in the NBA (IMO). Nets have too many head cases, Boston wouldn’t include Tatum (24). Giannis, Middleton, Lopez, Holiday and Portis is the best group I can come up with, but I’d say they’re a distant 2nd. Denver would be a contender, but MPJ (like Tatum) is too young to include. I don’t trust Kawhi’s health so they’re off the table for me.
The under-25 group is a tough call because they haven’t played much, so you have to rely more on recent performance and project what you think they’ll be, but Poole, Kuminga, Moody, Wiseman and PBJ is looking pretty sweet and seems like a 5-man group that could fit together for years and years with a healthy mix of shooting, playmaking and defense, athleticism and length that I’d be reluctant to trade for any other team’s group. Memphis has been held up as the elite young core and have played more, but would you really give up the Warriors young core for Morant, Bane, JJJ, Ziare and Aldama? I think OKC is more intriguing with SGA, Giddey, Dort, Jalen Williams and Chet. Detroit is also intriguing with Cade, Ivey, Stewart, Hayes and Bey, but they have a long way to go as well. Am I missing a young core that should be considered?
Bottom line: I think that the Warriors have the best roster, but you can split them into old guys and young guys and both groups are at the top. And it’s made even more fun by the fact that 9 of the 10 guys were drafted by the team. Myers and his team are pretty good at this roster-building shit.
I’m talking to my therapist about my sullen rosterbation problem. Thought I had it under control, but just can’t stop thinking about TyJo and Lamb. They need to be on the team, upgraded from their 2-way spots for the playoffs. We have room for 1. That means somebody has to go.
Andre: No way he gets cut unless he’s actually too injured to play this year.
Rollins: On a 3 year deal (2 guaranteed) and the Dubs really don’t want dead money on the roster. Could he possibly be traded for, say, a 2024 2nd rounder? Or even just a little cash? He seems like the man on the team with the lowest value to the Dubs right now, and likely next year too.
JMG: Easiest cut, but doesn’t happen unless JW continues to improve, and, possibly, JMG doesn’t. This is my hoped for scenario. But really, what is the opponent configuration that means JMG is a better option than some combo of Lamb/Wiseman/Kuminga????
Man, SF chronicle put out an article saying Poole needs to be a starter. It’s getting to be quite the tally of guys who need to play with the starters to succeed.
Perhaps the first 30 seconds of the game should be Poole, DDV, MOOdy, Kuminga, & Wiseman so that when they come back in they will be playing with the starters. Feel free to add any other names that play better with the starters.
NCAA champion Ty Jerome just basically said the team is too selfish to win on the road, and that the fans are carrying the team at home. Kudos to those of you able to go to the games for getting a shout out!
Maybe Warriors fans need to do better at filling opposing team’s arenas?
Starting to get the feeling that Ty is a bad bad man who might be able to contribute to wins anywhichway, including coming off the bench.
Jerome's point in the postgame: "We have to come together better." Meaning: the reason the team wins far fewer on the road is that at home each player has the crowd urging them on and supporting them. On the road a player only has his teammates, so they have to be extra supportive. And according to Jerome, this has been a weak area. Hm.
Not really OT since it's about a Jazz player: I’ve been thinking about how the Bulls dealt Markkanen to CLE last year in a three-way deal with POR. The Bulls got Derrick Thomas Jr. (not worth much) plus the Blazers’ 2022 conditional 1st round pick (which did not convey, was #7, Blazers took Shaedon Sharpe), plus the Cavs’ 2023 conditional 2nd rounder (which they got from Denver and will likely be a late pick so not worth all that much).
I’m not sure what they get instead of the protected POR 1st rounder that didn’t convey — maybe they get the Blazers’ 2023 1st? They better get something good or that’s a terrible trade for Chicago.
5x💯and plenty more home cooking on the way!
It seems to me Jerome benefits from playing a lot of minutes with JW. He manages to have more room when driving to the hoop than other guards and I wonder if the defending trees don’t collapse on him like they do on Poole because they are wary of the lob to a lurking JW.
I can imagine a day (soon?)when JW is less a defensive liability, plays more minutes, and a more mature Poole uses JW to give him more space. JP’s lightening quickness and crafty selection of shots could make him very difficult to stop. I’ll bet JK’s inside game will improve with more JW lurking as well. (Someday. For now, Looney is clearly the better player.)
I am very happy for PBJ. I have been rooting for PBJ since draft day even before watching his play.
Sleepy, please don’t put him in your trade machine 🙏
Remember how optimistic we were before the season started about our bench squad? Then everything went to crap. But now they are living up to it, and it is glorious! May it continue!
https://twitter.com/957thegame/status/1608344417320206338
Donte DiVincenzo on today’s win:
“We had our energy right and our spirit right, and knew we would come out and get the win.”
Satisfying win. Chase Center was LOUD tonight. And why shouldn't they be? The Dubs played their hearts out up and down the (remaining) roster.
Draymond's defense in the clutch tonight was INSANE. Just absolutely beastly. Give that man an extension.