The Warriors went 13-for-55 on threes at New Orleans, so I get the angst from even our YouTube channel audience, which relatively speaking doesn’t really whine too badly when it comes to adversity.But here’s the part that a lot of them didn’t pick up on: Pelicans head coach Willie Green’s game plan. He not only had one Wardell Stephen Curry top-locked, but he had weak-side help … [Read more...] about Hey Warriors fans, all those 3s are “what makes you, you” (Quinten Post voice)
Kerr: Kuminga “to be that defensive stopper…harass like Gary (Payton II) does”
Sometimes things happen for a reason and Gary Payton II’s torn ligament in his left thumb might just be the crack Jonathan Kuminga needed to snap out of it and get back to his pre-injury form where he was cutting hard without the ball and not ever standing around, watching.Granted, back then there were screens being set for him and that may not be the case as much with … [Read more...] about Kerr: Kuminga “to be that defensive stopper…harass like Gary (Payton II) does”
The domino effect of basketball
I’d spent the morning thinking about the behind-the-scenes video on our YouTube channel where Jimmy Butler III dapped up Draymond Green in triumph at Jimmy’s BigFace coffee and dominoes party, presumably after six hours of playing — note: the upload is mashed with one Wardell Stephen Curry fullcourt heave before the Toronto game (deemed later to be an airball, actually) and the … [Read more...] about The domino effect of basketball
The case for Draymond for DPOY: don’t forget about the close-outs
Below is a core dump of Draymond Green on the podium campaigning for DPOY or All-Defense — and I want to tip my hat to Danny Emerman of Bay Area News Group for furthering the line of questions along — and Steve Kerr, as well. Draymond’s was from March 18th after the Milwaukee game and Steve was the other night after the Toronto win.I’d also like to add: amongst all the talk of … [Read more...] about The case for Draymond for DPOY: don’t forget about the close-outs
Jimmy Butler, hand grenade specialist
Photo: @edgarmolinaIt wasn’t too long ago, November 1st to be exact, when we learned that our squad called those last-second catch-and-shoots by Kyle Anderson “hand grenades”. Back then, we didn’t have a guy we could dump the ball to when the proverbial shit hit the fan, other than one Wardell Stephen Curry, of course. And so we honored those who fell on those hand grenades and … [Read more...] about Jimmy Butler, hand grenade specialist