I hope JP works on his catch and shoot 3s this offseason because it's kind of a killer when our guys gives him a good look but instead of shooting he dribbles into a tougher shot.
Reminder the refs were super fucking horrible last night and okc hit a bunch of dumb 3s and had many shots bounce around the rim before falling.
I do think Kerr's rotations were god awful last night but I'll give him some games to figure it out, last two games we came back with no jmg in the second half, idk why he got so much run last night but it's whatever.
I don't think there's that much disconnect, I would of liked to hear kerr say since we've had to switch rotations once again, the team was kind of disconnected, last night really wasn't all that bad
Well, guess that confirms Curry is the problem. Do you think we can get more than 5 second round picks for him? LMAO
Ever been in an accident and everything goes into slow motion. This season feels a little like that. You are swerving all over the road and you think there is still a chance you won't run into the median, you get Wiggins, Andre & GP2 all on the floor to start the playoffs and then it all just ends with one resounding thud.
I think it was Rocky 2 when Rocky had to switch boxing sides and lead with his strong hand because his eye was jacked up from the first match. I think that's what the Dubs should have done this year. Just come out and play some half-court Popovich game, involve the youth as much as possible, confuse the hell out of the League and then in the first round of the playoffs, switch back to what they do best. It would have even been better if instead of Fitz and Bukie during the playoffs games, they would just play that Rocky song over and over. Oh well, I will be a happy fan this year so long as we don't lose to Memphis. Hell, I could even stomach a loss to Paul and Booker just for the Durant "You know who I am" show.
If JK went 6, would the Warriors have taken Giddy? I would think so.
Listened to the OKC announcers and they were amazed at their team hitting all those threes. Yep. Huge. Must say I like that team. Giddey and ShaeGA are one helluva guard combo, Williams and Dort looked like tremendous complementary pieces and Dario Saric looked like a guy auditioning--and passing--for a job with the Warriors next season. OKC would be an easy team to root for if the Warriors fall short.
Wow - the morning Roast with Bonte and Shasky sounds really down - never seen Bonte so down on the warriors. The vibe of this team is definitely way off since this road trip started.
The dubs were humming with the young guys and Klay leading the charge - although at home. Klay has gone back to his low key self after Steph and Andre have come in with the changed rotations. And the others seem to be back to oh-its-ok-steph-is-back approach and either dont care enough or are just plain sulking - or maybe its the reduced playing times and/or rotations for some of them! At this stage of the season with so many rotations, playing in different rotations should NOT have such significant impacts, but for the dubs it seems a huge weakness.
Andre is not helping at all and that makes the guys he is displacing likely to be even more disillusioned at their reduced playing times. Maybe more games will fix it, but does anybody see enough coming from Andre to turn this season around now
What is up with Draymond? This guy might be the cause of all the lost vibes of this team. He has significant responsibility to fix the issue but has not been able to do so!
JP doesn't seem vested-in when he comes off the bench - that does make one question his upcoming contract!
No evidence that this team can turn any corners, but rather they seem to be chasing their own tail of mediocrity going around in circles because they just cant defend consistently!
And Steve Kerr constantly undermines his coaching approach: He has absolutely no patience for mistakes by JK and Moody - but Poole can do anything he wants??
And another edit: Howard Beck on the morning roast was pretty good and still maintains a positive outlook for the team - provided Wiggins can come back and play at his All star level - well Sigh...
-''Houston, MPRF Panel won't turn on. MPRF System Failure''.
-''Dub 'Ship, this is HOUSTON, we confirm MPRF System Failure. Shut down all systems. Not going anywhere without MPRF DEFENSIVE SYSTEM. TRY AGAIN NEXT YEAR, UNLESS WE FIX IT BY NEXT WEEK.''
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Way OT: I had two short dreams last night that included Andre, neither about basketball.
In the first one, I was doing a minor behavior-response test with one of my dogs, and Dre was the evaluator. At the end, I asked Dre if she passed the test. Dre turned and mouthed “No” but not clearly, so I asked him to tell me clearly, and he just said, “No.” He was cool, very Dre-like!
In the second dream, Dre had invested in a company that made small consumer Bluetooth speakers. As y’all know, I’m in the audio industry. Dre showed me the new speakers, and they didn’t look that good and didn’t sound good. I had to tell him. He again was cool about it. Dre’s always cool, even in dreams!
These last two were tough and it's looking precarious but we were a Wiggs away from both of those wins and a 7-0 run. When we get whole we'll start winning, it's just gotta happen soon.
After the all star break JP has been shooting 33% from the field and 25% from 3. And he wasn’t lighting it up all that much before the break. The only thing keeping his efficiency from totally cratering is free throws
Thunder made their shots, our non-Steph shooters missed a ton. We gave them a million FTs in the third quarter, and couldn’t stop ball. POA defense sucked in isolation and P&R. I’ve seen this show a lot this year…
I'm not surprised the Dubs have lost the last two on the road, they were able to come back from deficits at home, but you can't play like that on the road and assume the results will be the same.
Dubs have to learn to keep their composure during the ups and downs of the game. It's not going to be perfect, but you keep playing. It was disappointing to see that play from Dray in a one point game before half. Yes, JP didn't pass him the ball, yet the team still had possession and him walking off the court put his team at a disadvantage on both ends. All he had to do was remain in the play, Dubs had time to go to something else, then point it out to JP during a timeout. Your the vet. Just like when there was a mix up w/ JK and Steph on defense..they talked it out on the way to the bench.
Gotta find a way to defend on the road, even if that means chopping some minutes for lack of individual effort. Counter teams not defending the front court. Bounce back against Memphis and get back to winning. It has been wacky NBA season, so anything is just about possible the rest of the way.
https://twitter.com/samesfandiari/status/1633478722098724864
Where is JP going? He just casually dumps off his man and didn't communicate the switch strongly enough.
Defensive Rating of 137.......GONG, GONG, GONG, you are out.....
Home defensive rating: 108 1st in NBA
Road Defensive Rating: 119 2nd to last in NBA
Good thing we probably won’t have HCA for the playoffs
I hope JP works on his catch and shoot 3s this offseason because it's kind of a killer when our guys gives him a good look but instead of shooting he dribbles into a tougher shot.
Reminder the refs were super fucking horrible last night and okc hit a bunch of dumb 3s and had many shots bounce around the rim before falling.
I do think Kerr's rotations were god awful last night but I'll give him some games to figure it out, last two games we came back with no jmg in the second half, idk why he got so much run last night but it's whatever.
I don't think there's that much disconnect, I would of liked to hear kerr say since we've had to switch rotations once again, the team was kind of disconnected, last night really wasn't all that bad
Well, guess that confirms Curry is the problem. Do you think we can get more than 5 second round picks for him? LMAO
Ever been in an accident and everything goes into slow motion. This season feels a little like that. You are swerving all over the road and you think there is still a chance you won't run into the median, you get Wiggins, Andre & GP2 all on the floor to start the playoffs and then it all just ends with one resounding thud.
I think it was Rocky 2 when Rocky had to switch boxing sides and lead with his strong hand because his eye was jacked up from the first match. I think that's what the Dubs should have done this year. Just come out and play some half-court Popovich game, involve the youth as much as possible, confuse the hell out of the League and then in the first round of the playoffs, switch back to what they do best. It would have even been better if instead of Fitz and Bukie during the playoffs games, they would just play that Rocky song over and over. Oh well, I will be a happy fan this year so long as we don't lose to Memphis. Hell, I could even stomach a loss to Paul and Booker just for the Durant "You know who I am" show.
If JK went 6, would the Warriors have taken Giddy? I would think so.
Listened to the OKC announcers and they were amazed at their team hitting all those threes. Yep. Huge. Must say I like that team. Giddey and ShaeGA are one helluva guard combo, Williams and Dort looked like tremendous complementary pieces and Dario Saric looked like a guy auditioning--and passing--for a job with the Warriors next season. OKC would be an easy team to root for if the Warriors fall short.
Wow - the morning Roast with Bonte and Shasky sounds really down - never seen Bonte so down on the warriors. The vibe of this team is definitely way off since this road trip started.
The dubs were humming with the young guys and Klay leading the charge - although at home. Klay has gone back to his low key self after Steph and Andre have come in with the changed rotations. And the others seem to be back to oh-its-ok-steph-is-back approach and either dont care enough or are just plain sulking - or maybe its the reduced playing times and/or rotations for some of them! At this stage of the season with so many rotations, playing in different rotations should NOT have such significant impacts, but for the dubs it seems a huge weakness.
Andre is not helping at all and that makes the guys he is displacing likely to be even more disillusioned at their reduced playing times. Maybe more games will fix it, but does anybody see enough coming from Andre to turn this season around now
What is up with Draymond? This guy might be the cause of all the lost vibes of this team. He has significant responsibility to fix the issue but has not been able to do so!
JP doesn't seem vested-in when he comes off the bench - that does make one question his upcoming contract!
No evidence that this team can turn any corners, but rather they seem to be chasing their own tail of mediocrity going around in circles because they just cant defend consistently!
And Steve Kerr constantly undermines his coaching approach: He has absolutely no patience for mistakes by JK and Moody - but Poole can do anything he wants??
And another edit: Howard Beck on the morning roast was pretty good and still maintains a positive outlook for the team - provided Wiggins can come back and play at his All star level - well Sigh...
siiiiiiigh
-''Houston, we got a problem; this Dub 🚀 -'SHIP, won't fly''.
-''Dub 'Ship, this is Houston, go through your 'Ship flight checklist, again''.
-''ROGER, Houston.
Let's see....52-39-87, check.
Splash, 63, check.
JK, 21, check.
36 assists, check.
Dray, 11-11/dbldbl, check.''
-''Houston, this is Dub 'Ship, all Flight Systems OK.
-''Dub 'Ship, this is Houston,//pause//please check Magnetic Protection Ring Flight Panel...
-''ROGER, Houston. //overheard from ship background...'what's a magnetic...''//
Let's see. MPRF Panel Turn ON, FAIL. Try again, FAIL. Try again, FAIL''
-''Houston, MPRF Panel won't turn on. MPRF System Failure''.
-''Dub 'Ship, this is HOUSTON, we confirm MPRF System Failure. Shut down all systems. Not going anywhere without MPRF DEFENSIVE SYSTEM. TRY AGAIN NEXT YEAR, UNLESS WE FIX IT BY NEXT WEEK.''
Way OT: I had two short dreams last night that included Andre, neither about basketball.
In the first one, I was doing a minor behavior-response test with one of my dogs, and Dre was the evaluator. At the end, I asked Dre if she passed the test. Dre turned and mouthed “No” but not clearly, so I asked him to tell me clearly, and he just said, “No.” He was cool, very Dre-like!
In the second dream, Dre had invested in a company that made small consumer Bluetooth speakers. As y’all know, I’m in the audio industry. Dre showed me the new speakers, and they didn’t look that good and didn’t sound good. I had to tell him. He again was cool about it. Dre’s always cool, even in dreams!
These last two were tough and it's looking precarious but we were a Wiggs away from both of those wins and a 7-0 run. When we get whole we'll start winning, it's just gotta happen soon.
Anybody hear any word on JP's knee?
After the all star break JP has been shooting 33% from the field and 25% from 3. And he wasn’t lighting it up all that much before the break. The only thing keeping his efficiency from totally cratering is free throws
Thunder made their shots, our non-Steph shooters missed a ton. We gave them a million FTs in the third quarter, and couldn’t stop ball. POA defense sucked in isolation and P&R. I’ve seen this show a lot this year…
I'm not surprised the Dubs have lost the last two on the road, they were able to come back from deficits at home, but you can't play like that on the road and assume the results will be the same.
Dubs have to learn to keep their composure during the ups and downs of the game. It's not going to be perfect, but you keep playing. It was disappointing to see that play from Dray in a one point game before half. Yes, JP didn't pass him the ball, yet the team still had possession and him walking off the court put his team at a disadvantage on both ends. All he had to do was remain in the play, Dubs had time to go to something else, then point it out to JP during a timeout. Your the vet. Just like when there was a mix up w/ JK and Steph on defense..they talked it out on the way to the bench.
Gotta find a way to defend on the road, even if that means chopping some minutes for lack of individual effort. Counter teams not defending the front court. Bounce back against Memphis and get back to winning. It has been wacky NBA season, so anything is just about possible the rest of the way.