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oof. Neemias Queta showing Wiseman what a dominant big man can do against a bad defender in the g league. ☹️

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For those that haven't seen it yet. JJ interviews Steph:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I8D7tQwnJA

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Nov 27, 2022Liked by Daniel Hardee

Here's another quote for ya, Hardee:

Dubs in 6 over Milwaukee

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I'm guessing Steph was injured for 2 games

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👀

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I tune in and Santa Cruz can't play defense or offense.

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Yeah but our special teams are LEGIT

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SCW gives up a 31-8 run in the 4th and are now down 5 with 24 seconds to go lol

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I've seen Wiseman set 3 screens with contact though!

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He’s getting more comfortable… but still gives up way too much in P&R defense… not getting a ton of help from his partners they are getting hung up on screens, but often isn’t ready even to put a hand up of gets caught in between… also still jumps at block opportunities a lot and late on rotations. Prob has to continue to fail at these things to learn. I’d be interested to watch Gobert navigate this…

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I'm going to post this early. Timberwolves stats:

Offense:

14 in points scored (114.0)

7 in points in paint!!!!!!!! (53.2)

7 in fastbreak points!!!!!!!! (15.5)

20 in offensive efficiency

6 in shooting % !!!!!!!!!! (48.3%)

27 in three point % (32.6%)

2 in two point % !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (58.4%)

19 in off. rebound % (23.2%)

24 in def. rebound % (73.9%)

23 in total rebound % (48.7%)

2 in opponent blocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (3.7)

27 in opponent steals (8.7)

9 in assists!!! (27.1)

27 in turnovers (16.5)

Defense:

17 in points allowed (113.5)

9 in opponent points in paint!!!! (46.8)

18 in opponent fastbreak points (14.5)

10 in defensive efficiency!!

2 in opponent shooting % !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (44.4%)

21 in opponent three point % (36.5%)

5 in opponent two point % !!!!!!!!!!!! (50.0%)

8 in blocks!!!!! (5.7)

5 in steals!!!!!!!!!!!! (8.1)

27 in opponent assists (26.9)

11 in opponent turnovers (15.5)

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Nov 27, 2022·edited Nov 27, 2022

Ryan Rollins is so impressive. Thats the type of player you look to develop in the system instead of a throwaway piece in a trade

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Rollins like many prospects these days needs to prove he can hit a 3 pointer with consistency, but if he does I think he has a lot to work with.

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In my opinion he was the best player on the floor Friday night. He is very smooth, has different gears, can break down a defense and has a nice stroke. Right now PBJ is too one dimensional, Wise is a ways away, but I totally agree Rollins is very interesting. I came away very impressed.

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This is actually the right way to develop for the Dubs. Lots of minutes in the G-league with great coaching and limited throwaway minutes for the big club. But it requires that they fill the rest of the roster with quality role players who will get them thru the season and the willingness to pay $$ to high picks to play in the G as well as the $$ to pay the role players for the big club. Lacob wanted the two timeline plan but wasn't willing to keep OPJ and GP2 around and thought he could skimp on role players this season. And it obv. hasn't worked out well.

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I don't know that he thought he was skimping. I think he was either overoptimistic about how much progress the young guns would make and/or he wanted to force Kerr's hand with regard to playing. I guess it's also possible that he just got drunk on drafting talented youngsters to develop without considering how much time (and how many losses) it would take to develop them.

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Out of curiosity, what are you seeing? I haven't watched enough from him to form a judgment one way or the other

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G league play. The game really slows down for him down there to show his aggressiveness to the basket and a serviceable outside shot

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I honestly thought you were being sarcastic comparing him to a throwaway piece.

Happy to hear that you think he has potential rather than being a throw away piece.

Any signs of improvement from Wiseman? Probably safe to assume he won't be ready this year and next year will make or break his career

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Nov 27, 2022·edited Nov 27, 2022

She tweeted this as I was typing

Zena Keita

@itszenakeita

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Wiseman gets his double double (14p/10r) off an aggressive snag. He's in the rhythm of this game. This is the most comfortable and dominant I've seen him this season.

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I don't know if I'd use the word dominant but he definitely no longer looks lost out there. He's pivoting fairly well on switches and is not forcing up anything offensively. Different game different expectations than Rollins IMo. I think Rollins may be able to contribute to senior ball club this year ahead of Wiseman and PBJ. Reminds me a bit of Anfernee Simons his rookie year

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Nov 27, 2022·edited Nov 27, 2022

I thought he's moving well. Last g league stint last year you could tell he wasn't right physically. Instead of lambasting the guy we just need to realize this is where he should have started off this year and adjust our expectations accordingly.

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Warriors current stats:

Offense:

6 in points scored!!!!!!!!!! (116.8)

26 in points in paint (44.3)

11 in fastbreak points (14.9)

12 in offensive efficiency

9 in shooting % !!!! (47.8%)

5 in three point % !!!!!!!!!!!! (37.9%)

6 in two point % !!!!!!!!!!! (56.8%)

23 in off. rebound % (21.4%)

25 in def. rebound % (73.7%)

29 in total rebound % (47.9%)

1 in opponent blocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (3.7)

29 in opponent steals (8.8)

1 in assists!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (29.6)

29 in turnovers (17.2)

Defense:

28 in points allowed (117.5)

15 in opponent points in paint (48.2)

13 in opponent fastbreak points (13.5)

23 in defensive efficiency

10 in opponent shooting % !! (46.1%)

10 in opponent three point % !! (34.9%)

16 in opponent two point % (53.8%)

26 in blocks (4.0)

18 in steals (7.4)

21 in opponent assists (26.2)

13 in opponent turnovers (15.5)

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Nov 27, 2022·edited Nov 27, 2022

Whoa, watching my guy Zach Collins v LAL… in the midst of a great game, he gave Westbrook a hard foul that drew blood (totally clean, garden variety foul; Westy was just grazed by an elbow). Westbrook saw red and pretended be wanted a piece of Collins; LeBron and co held him back.

Edit: and now they just called an utterly BULLSHIT flagrant 2 on Collins. Ejected.

Collins night: 19 minutes, 12 points on 6fga (2-3 from 3), 8 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 steal, plenty of toughness including one bloody foul on Westbrook.

GET HIM, BOB.

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I usually agree with you Sleepy, but I can't on that a-hole.

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Any team that has the best shooter in history as well as the best defender of his generation is going to be able to muddle along so i can't say I'm surprised that they came back to .500 from a poor start. take away a couple of boneheaded plays during the road trip and they would have been 12-8, poor by Warriors standards but a record most fans would be happy with. Warriors fans from the extremely short post-We Believe era would kill for a .500 team

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Suffering from those unending, miserable years just makes me more stressed out about not maximizing how many shots at a ring we get before Steph is gone. We may be back in the dark times after the Golden One rides off into the sunset

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AND those from the pre-we-believe era. No band-wagon fan here. I started watching in 1979 so I've seen more than my share of bad teams.

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Lol these gif header images are elite!!

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lmao grinding every game baby!

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Nov 27, 2022·edited Nov 27, 2022Liked by Daniel Hardee

WARRIORS IN THE TEN SPOT!!! PLAY IN GAME, BABY!!!!!!

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Nov 27, 2022Liked by punk basketball, Daniel Hardee

I got mentioned in gold blooded article. It is 7 am here now. It made my day.😀😀😀😀

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Good morning Sub! What part of the globe are you in, friend?

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Nov 27, 2022Liked by punk basketball, Daniel Hardee

I am from India

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Hey Subhamoy - I’m currently enjoying my first time in your beautiful country. My niece got married in Mumbai and 16 of us came over to join the fun.

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Enjoy. I am actually at the other side of the country, Kolkata.

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The HQ is worldwide! Thanks for being a part of this community

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Mavs lose to the Raptors today (bummer Mr. Doncic) and the Dubs now move one more notch up the board. We made it to the play-in!

Still, 10th place is not excellent. The next five games are:

@Minn: win.

@Dallas: win.

Chi: win.

Houston: win.

Indiana: win.

Based on this scientific analysis, the Dubs will be 15-10 on December 5th. I predict that will put them tied for 3rd in the west. What do you all think? What place will the Dubs be after beating Indiana on Dec. 5th???

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Nov 27, 2022Liked by punk basketball, Daniel Hardee

I am selling T-shirts, hoodies and snapback hats with the Warrior logo in blue and in yellow script: "WHY AM I NOT WORRIED? I REALLY DON’T KNOW" in a fashionable yet appealing Comic Sans font. Orders submitted today count toward your Black Friday/Cyber Monday discount!

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Asher B. Neuman: “what, me worry?”

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I'd unironically and gladly buy that hoodie

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