Pretty cool walk down nostalgia lane at Rick Carlisle’s NBA Finals practice podium on Wednesday, the day before Game 1 of the 2025 NBA Finals. Not only did he confirm one Wardell Stephen Curry as, along with LeBron James, “still the gold standard” of the NBA in terms of the faces of the league, but those of us who were privy to the entire interview got a little history … [Read more...] about Rick Carlisle references Curry and a Warriors Hall-of-Famer
Analysis: with Kuminga, Dunleavy should just match offer sheet
Obviously, there’s been a ton of talk about potential sign-and-trade scenarios for Jonathan Kuminga lately. There are healthy debates about whether or not Steve Kerr can find a way to integrate him — more on this later on this website when we post Kerr’s exit interview transcript, as well as snippets from his recent appearance on Tim Kawakami’s podcast.But should Mike Dunleavy, … [Read more...] about Analysis: with Kuminga, Dunleavy should just match offer sheet
Podziemski references Anthony Edwards’ elimination from 2024 playoffs
Sure, the youngsters including Brandin Podziemski all seemed to have that deer-in-the-headlights syndrome starting with Game 7 in Houston. Pat Spencer (is he a “youngster”, though?) had a nice stint in Game 1 at Minnesota with 4 points in 10 minutes played, but Jonathan Kuminga committed 2 turnovers in 13 minutes, Gui Santos’ only stat was a foul in 4 minutes of play, Moses … [Read more...] about Podziemski references Anthony Edwards’ elimination from 2024 playoffs
Buddy Hield offered a sick Jimmy Butler “some Bahamian souse”
As I said in the last post, the formula for Game 4 actually worked for about 29 minutes, then Jimmy Butler — who is part of that formula — couldn’t answer down 74-68 as he got called for an offensive hook on a drive and a couple possessions later, couldn’t hit a tough fade in the paint, and Anthony Edwards made him pay with a pull up three in Butler’s face nine seconds later. … [Read more...] about Buddy Hield offered a sick Jimmy Butler “some Bahamian souse”
Trayce Jackson-Davis on rebounding “from the nail”
Transcripts from morning shootaround and pregame before Game 4 Warriors-Wolves below, but Trayce Jackson-Davis pointed out a game plan adjustment that the Warriors actually solved even as they went down 3-1 in the Western Conference Semifinals: rebounding.“They shot a lot of threes and there was a lot of long rebounds,” Jackson-Davis said after morning shootaround. “I feel like … [Read more...] about Trayce Jackson-Davis on rebounding “from the nail”