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ok friends, I gotta put the game thread up a little early BECAUSE I'M GOING TO THE GAAAME!!

https://dubnationhq.com/p/game-thread-will-morant-play?s=w

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What's up with all this weak shit from memphis? Say the Injury or stfu

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Ja Morant didn’t go through shootaround. Asked what injury specifically is, Taylor Jenkins said the injury is still being evaluated. He said Morant underwent an MRI but he won’t say the results. Asked if Morant will try to warmup before game, Jenkins said still to be determined.

https://twitter.com/NotoriousOHM/status/1523752023371304960

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Dillon Brooks said he hasn’t talked to Gary Payton II or any one else on the Warriors since his flagrant foul

https://twitter.com/MarkG_Medina/status/1523750348715831296

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Poole feature article from Prada

(obvs, strongly recommended)

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-warriors-needed-jordan-poole-more-than-we-knew/

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I am strangely worried about this game. It's like, I know we'll win, but I'm worried about what if we lose?! It seems that 70% shooting nights are often followed up with absolute clankfests, and my hope is we got the clankfest out of our system already in Game 2.

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If indeed Ja doesn't play tonight, ESPN did a video on what makes Memphis so good WITHOUT Ja: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhzlv1Q1UYc

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Jaren Jackson Jr said he found out more about Morant's injury today and "it's definitely sad".

If JJJ is saying that then I don't think Morant is playing tonight.

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May 9, 2022Liked by Duby Dub Dubs

Yes, indeed a really good 538 piece on Poole. This is the conclusion: “If the Warriors are deadly now, just wait until they lean fully into a Poole-Curry tandem that has proven to be light years ahead of defenses. That doomsday scenario, which conjures up memories of the last time the Warriors ran roughshod over the league, grows ever closer to reality with each breakout Poole playoff performance.”

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what the...?!

Wiseman not even sure if he'll be cleared to play in Summer league? That seems less than ideal

@TheWarriorsTalk

James Wiseman says it'll depend on the training staff if he'll be able to play during summer league.

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May 9, 2022Liked by Duby Dub Dubs

Dillon Brooks on his hard foul on Warriors guard Gary Payton II in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals: “If I could take it back, I would.”

https://twitter.com/cjholmes22/status/1523751603827724288

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here's Morant walking into the arena. Visible limp (for whatever that's worth)

https://twitter.com/NotoriousOHM/status/1523732117749870592

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Steinmetz going after Kerr for "dwelling on" the Dillon Brooks play. GTFO with that!

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May 9, 2022Liked by Duby Dub Dubs

Poole and Klay shoot better when Curry passes the ball to them.

https://i.redd.it/kay48rq2ogy81.jpg

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May 9, 2022·edited May 9, 2022Author

> Mat Issa

@matissa15

An interesting wrinkle here in these playoffs worth keeping tabs on:

Desmond Bane w/Ja Morant (207 minutes): 69.8% TS

Desmond Bane w/o Ja Morant (53 minutes): 38.5% TS

This disparity marks the highest change in TS% of anyone on the team w/ or w/o Morant.

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May 9, 2022Liked by Duby Dub Dubs

Jordan Poole Is the Main Character Now (The Ringer): https://www.theringer.com/2022/5/9/23063881/jordan-poole-golden-state-memphis-max-player

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