golden state warriors thread

Andre Iguodala was signed last summer for what he could bring in the playoffs. Now, a neck injury is going to keep him out for at least the next week. And when he has been available, Iguodala hasn't totally looked like himself. Tough set of circumstances for the 38-year-old.

— Connor Letourneau (@Con_Chron) April 27, 2022

I figured he was signed more as a fan service/player-coach type deal. At least we don't have to see him trying to guard Boogie anymore.

dude is a master cutter and really smooth around the rim

Crazy stat from @Stathead: No player 6’4” or shorter has EVER shot at least 65% on at least 200 2-point attempts in a single season. @Garydwayne shot 75% on 2s this year! 🤯

How did he do it? By leading the NBA in points off cuts among all players shorter than 6'7" pic.twitter.com/77KZShokW9

— Lev Akabas (@LevAkabas) April 29, 2022

also got insane ups

That Curry defensive play on the morant drive got me hyped

Yeah, that was sweet especially with all the times Urey gets targeted on defense. I think Klay’s length bothered Ja’s last shot. But that was low key not a great game from Klay. He was 6 of 19 shooting and didn’t seem to be quick enough on defense (other than the final play).

Urey = Curry lol

Klay was just ok. Hit the biggest shot of the game tho and had that sweet steal and fast break. Defense on the final play was crucial too for sure. That’s championship hoops tho, win on the road when you don’t play well and are missing your defensive mvp.

Interesting… if true

pic.twitter.com/qwFRZUgbv6

— Nai (@_Nai_Roy) May 2, 2022

doubtful lol

I'm curious to see if the warriors small lineups can keep Adams off the floor when he returns from protocols. The warriors don't have anyone to match his size on the boards.

I don’t see him playing much. He gets torched by the small ball units.

I think Klay’s length bothered Ja’s last shot.

More than just bothered: https://imgur.com/a/Ej97RmJ

ah thats so close

that shot had a very slim chance, klay played it perfect. still cant believe they pulled that game off.

a picture worth a thousand words and things of that nature

Golden State Warriors guard Gary Payton II will be sidelined 3-to-5 weeks with an elbow fracture, league sources tell @YahooSports, @NBAonTNT.

— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) May 5, 2022

Sucks

This normal? pic.twitter.com/xmVWgfQGcK

— NBA STORYTELLER (@mrtomeoni) May 8, 2022

Lmao!! Light years, baby

2 TOs in the 2nd half. It’s generally always been that simple for this core.

Andrew Wiggins cuts per game, per Synergy

∙ Regular Season: 1.5
∙ Playoffs: 2.4

Cut Frequency (% of total possessions):

∙ Regular Season: 8.6%
∙ Playoffs: 16.8% pic.twitter.com/c6hFtmpBAx

— mathketball (@Mathketball1) May 9, 2022

Really thriving in his ideal role of 4th option. His rebounding and on-ball defense have been great and his vicious dunks on Brandon Clarke have been a highlight of the series. Seems like he doesn't like that dude.

pretty cool he's embracing it

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FSbJXSiVcAAdO7z?format=jpg&name=medium

That's the stuff!

got em

His mouth is open because it allows him to extend his arm two centimeters higher.

hopefully that game was a wakeup call.

GSW has had double digit turnovers in all 5 first halves of the series

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— Denver📈 (@doubledworth) May 12, 2022

Kerr trying to remind everyone of his value to the team.

Was there any silver lining to last night's game?

GS starters got more rest than would be usual during a playoff game?

Was there any silver lining to last night's game?

I'm told that Steve Kerr is almost certainly not coaching Game 6 tomorrow and could be out if there's a Game 7, also. Just a matter of getting two negative tests before he can return.

He's in all of the planning meetings via phone/video call.

— Tim Kawakami (@timkawakami) May 13, 2022

Can they get him one of those ipad on a segway setups?

im so impressed with looney

Love that guy. A really smart player who does all the little things right. Pretty wild watching his college highlights before the hip issues stiffened him up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRbt9SePLJ0

all the post-game videos are about how the dubs defense gummed up the mavs offense (plus they missed a lot of open 3s). no doubt the mavs will make adjustments. but steph and klay will probably shoot better so, shrug, we end up in the same place?

pretty much everyone played B+ ball or higher for the dubs (except d lee, and klay really only in the 3rd) and no one played well for the mavs. the dubs d was sharp but the offense was even sharper, they kept the turnovers down. luka was really passive in spurts, he got all the way to the rim a few times then threw it away which was weird... more TOs than made FGs. the adjustments between game 1-2 should be interesting. trapping curry didnt work cos draymond and poole picked it apart and everyone was hitting. everything can change but the mavs defense didnt look nearly as sharp as the grizzlies, and they dont have anyone in the paint like JJJ/Adams so the dubs got a lot of points inside.

love bens breakdowns
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MdwxO17uh0

lol@Steph's do-si-do (this time with Klay) at 2:00

its a legit move for them now haha

Was Guy Fieri at game 1? Videos here show a guy with a goatee and bleached hair: https://www.theringer.com/2022/5/19/23130162/warriors-mavericks-stephen-curry-luka-doncic

definitely noticed guy fieri watching it live, yes

without looking im sure thats him. hes a huge warriors fan and is at most of the big games. reminded me of this classic tweet:

“I don’t eat mainstream, I snack Flavor Town/All my chicken nuggets Panko breaded and swallowed down.” pic.twitter.com/Aw69SAsMf3

— Hüsker Düde (@toriimacdaddy) April 25, 2018

https://www.theplayerstribune.com/posts/gary-payton-ii-golden-state-warriors-nba-basketball

Even after the X-rays showed it was an elbow fracture, and we knew I was gonna be out, I wasn’t angry about what went down. I was annoyed to miss time, especially in the playoffs, but I didn’t care about the foul. I’ve taken worse hits. I wasn’t mad or shook up about that. Also, for the record: There’s no bad blood between me and Dillon. After we closed out Game 6, I got word that he wanted to talk outside the locker room, and when I got there he apologized. I give Dillon a lot of credit for that — no text, no social media, nothing indirect. He came in person, and we talked like grown men. He told me he didn’t mean to hurt me. I believe him.

good stuff

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FTQPj07VUAApKU-?format=png&name=small

Lollll. Moody looked good and it’s pretty mad that Kerr hasn’t been playing him over Lee. He isn’t as prone to mistakes as Kuminga and seems to be in the right places.

Don't the other team blogs on SB Nation have decent writers? The ones for the Warriors are uniformly unreadable.