Sometimes i wonder if most of these people even understand basketball. You want Rubio who cant shoot to save his life in a motion offense system. Point guards who cant shoot are usually ball dominant. Imagine playing 2 systems in one team. Steph plays off ball in the first unit and then Rubio comes in and dominates the ball like a dictator. Rubio can't work in Steve kerr's offense. He is just another draymond green on offense. Defenders will sag off him and dare him to shoot.. The PG in the second unit needs to be a scoring and shooting threat . Its that simple
He's got the length and strength to guard 1-3, could probably handle smaller 4s on a switch, would immediately swoop in and take all backup minutes at 1&2, allowing Damion lee to slide over to backup 3 which is our scariest vacancy. Could slide in at the 2 in our new death lineup: Curry, Smart, Klay, Wiggins, Green -- and most importantly we'd finally get back to having more than one elite defensive player. Definitely Smart. Runner up Rubio.
Rubio, then Smart. Not big on the others. However, if the Warriors draft a guard, I don't see either as a good fit since there won't be enough minutes to go around.
I wanted to vote Rubio because a steadfast defensive presence and ball handler for the 2nd unit would be a welcome sight for a post-Livingston Warriors team, but I think the lack of offense is going to be a bigger need there. Though, who knows, maybe Rubio + Klay would actually complement each other pretty well?
I chose to believe Smart's 3pt shooting improvement is here to stay, and figure that means he's more of the balance we'd want: some offense, some defense, and a determination to win.
I don't want Olynyk, and I'm lukewarm on Oubre, who somehow looks kind of like a younger, fitter Nick Young to me.
I'm not sure whether the cost to acquire him would make sense, but Marcus Smart is probably the absolute best fit of any player in the NBA that we could reasonably hope to acquire. His ability to defend multiple positions at an elite level, hit open shots, and run PG makes him the closest fit to a young Andre Iguodala.
I can’t imagine why Oubre Jr would be available and he seems like he’d be redundant to Wiggins(assuming there not some other move afoot). So I’d have to go with Rubio. He is probably still a lead guard on most professional b-ball teams in the world, so I imagine it would require some buy-in on his part being deep second fiddle.
Rubio. Wouldn’t be at all disappointed with Smart but can’t discount the Boston effect. Valuing flow, Rubio would make the second unit better and would be an interesting player to have on the floor with the starters.
Could we learn to love Olynyk? Why bother, he looks washed out there.
Plus it would be nice to have the visual of Rubio backing up Curry as the definitive image for that draft.
Sometimes i wonder if most of these people even understand basketball. You want Rubio who cant shoot to save his life in a motion offense system. Point guards who cant shoot are usually ball dominant. Imagine playing 2 systems in one team. Steph plays off ball in the first unit and then Rubio comes in and dominates the ball like a dictator. Rubio can't work in Steve kerr's offense. He is just another draymond green on offense. Defenders will sag off him and dare him to shoot.. The PG in the second unit needs to be a scoring and shooting threat . Its that simple
Finally I get to pick the winner: Smart.
He's got the length and strength to guard 1-3, could probably handle smaller 4s on a switch, would immediately swoop in and take all backup minutes at 1&2, allowing Damion lee to slide over to backup 3 which is our scariest vacancy. Could slide in at the 2 in our new death lineup: Curry, Smart, Klay, Wiggins, Green -- and most importantly we'd finally get back to having more than one elite defensive player. Definitely Smart. Runner up Rubio.
Only if forced with a knife to my throat, Rubio. I wonder if that TPE will turn out to be a noose around our necks.
Fuck Olynyk. That is all.
Update: as of 6/4 10:15am, Smart leads Oubre 47%-40%
Rubio, then Smart. Not big on the others. However, if the Warriors draft a guard, I don't see either as a good fit since there won't be enough minutes to go around.
I wanted to vote Rubio because a steadfast defensive presence and ball handler for the 2nd unit would be a welcome sight for a post-Livingston Warriors team, but I think the lack of offense is going to be a bigger need there. Though, who knows, maybe Rubio + Klay would actually complement each other pretty well?
I chose to believe Smart's 3pt shooting improvement is here to stay, and figure that means he's more of the balance we'd want: some offense, some defense, and a determination to win.
I don't want Olynyk, and I'm lukewarm on Oubre, who somehow looks kind of like a younger, fitter Nick Young to me.
woj bomb: 22 teams (9 east, 13 west) will have a "play-in" for finals July 31-Oct 12.
https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1268205549583241218
Here's hoping the games don't become a vector for the disease a la the 1919 Stanley Cup.
I'm not sure whether the cost to acquire him would make sense, but Marcus Smart is probably the absolute best fit of any player in the NBA that we could reasonably hope to acquire. His ability to defend multiple positions at an elite level, hit open shots, and run PG makes him the closest fit to a young Andre Iguodala.
I can’t imagine why Oubre Jr would be available and he seems like he’d be redundant to Wiggins(assuming there not some other move afoot). So I’d have to go with Rubio. He is probably still a lead guard on most professional b-ball teams in the world, so I imagine it would require some buy-in on his part being deep second fiddle.
Rubio. Wouldn’t be at all disappointed with Smart but can’t discount the Boston effect. Valuing flow, Rubio would make the second unit better and would be an interesting player to have on the floor with the starters.
Could we learn to love Olynyk? Why bother, he looks washed out there.
Plus it would be nice to have the visual of Rubio backing up Curry as the definitive image for that draft.