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The life of a championship team, granted they better stay/get healthy and be able to turn it on when they need it. Jury is still out on that. Last edited by donevwil; 12-26-2018 at 06:00 PM. |
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The Ws are either more collectively disinterested or more vulnerable than they have ever been in the Kerr era. We won't know the actual answer to that until April, but this Draymond thing is becoming a real actual basketball problem for them.
Having to guard Dray on the perimeter is the (not so) secret sauce that makes everything work. That means you can't leave him to double the ball, and the Ws can't be guarded man to man with a traditional lineup. But... if you are comfortable leaving him all alone out there, and he can't make you pay, then he's just an undersized 5. Feel free to play your traditional big and make the Ws pay on the offensive glass or in the post. |
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When Draymond is shooting 20% from 3 and getting what the Lakers were showing yesterday, and Klay is playing with all the enthusiasm of someone going in to traffic court, it's clear there's some real issues here. Never mind the very real specter that Durant walks this summer. Yes, they've got months to work it out, but this looks like a team in a depths of a very real malaise.
Gonna be a fascinating few months in the East Bay. |
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I think there's going to be a real "Bogut nostalgia" very soon in Dub Land...
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Cousins is due back next Friday. Thoughts? And ...
Mid Season Picks:
MVP 1) Antetokounmpo 2) Jokic 3) Harden 4) Leonard 5) Westbrook ROY: Doncic |
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On Durant's comments...
Just got done reading Bruce Jenkins from the SF Chronicle (a writer I like a lot) He took Durant to task for equivocating on where he'd like to play next season, saying he wants to "play basketball and stack money."
Kudos to Durant. Basketball (like all sports) is a business. He's just being honest. |
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Boogie Cousins comes back on Friday. An achilles injury is a real issue for basketball, and the history of coming back from that (it usually takes a full season) suggests that it might be premature to suggest he is ready to just slot in as his normal All-Star level self. I'm not sure he will be markedly better then Looney/Bell/Dray at the 5, but they may not need that. I'm cashing in my tickets for the Raps bandwagon that I bought preseason. They are clearly the best team in the East and present a solid matchup for whoever comes out of the West. Anyone buying the Nuggets as an actual contender yet? |
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If they're sliding into the All Star break where they are, you've gotta think they're for real. How they hold up in a seven game series? I dunno. The big unknown is whether Golden State will turn it on the playoffs, or if there's something starting to break there. |
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Usually 45/42/82 shooting splits and 111 points gets you a solid 10-15 point win. Not a 30 point beatdown.
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Friday is the big test. Cousins against the Clips. I'm pulling for the guy. I think he's got a touch of the 'Answer' in him: scorned by the mainstream media and beloved by his community and teammates. (Probably not to the extent Iverson was adored by his teammates...)
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This will be a two-three month project to find their groove with him on the floor (or not, and he sits in the post season). Keep in mind his injury; at his size not a lot of guys come back to 60% of old self. If we get 60% of old player, its a win.
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Worth a minute of your life:
Steph Curry catching fire and flipping the game on the Pels last night. |
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