golden state warriors thread

yeah pretty crazy he backstabbed the team and grumbled to the media and then immediately decided to cut his braids off and ball tf out.

Some of it coincides with Draymond coming back too, right?

It started before that but dray back has unlocked their best lineup Steph klay wiggs jk dray and they seem to have more of an identity

The Wiggins/Kuminga pairing was -106 in 171 minutes together before Jan.15. In 85 minutes with Draymond back and in the fold, they’re a +50.

Draymond’s impact isn’t just technical. He’s instilling confidence—especially for Kuminga: pic.twitter.com/ysi9uHpF5Q

— Shayna Rubin (@ShaynaRubin) January 31, 2024

i would never question the power of instilling confidence but some of those before minutes were with draymond too no

yeah for sure. i think he's honestly helped wiggins more.

this is why he has to be in in crunchtime, they need a release valve/slasher
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2ivrJ6-aKk

good video i like the play where everyones pointing

CP3 has been a good influence on Podziemski. 14 assists 0 turnovers tonight.

Fun game the kids were balling

60 points in the paint? Loved watching them attack inside all night. Won't really start believing these guys have figured shit out until they hit at least .500 on the season and firmly in a play-in position. They've only won 6 of their last 16 games, including tonight.

At least they're more fun to watch with JK in the starting lineup. It's something.

Steph has made 47 field goals in "clutch" situations this year, 12 more than anyone else in the NBA.

His shooting splits in those situations are 52/49/97

He's scoring at a rate of 50 points per 36 minutes.

And yet the Warriors have lost 18 "clutch" games (2nd most in NBA)

— Jason Timpf (@_JasonLT) February 5, 2024

rough

A bummer of a season. He deserves better.

They won tonight, curry hit 4 threes and the rest of the team hit… zero. 4/22 as a team

Steph Curry and Jonathan Kuminga are the highest scoring duo in the NBA over their last 10 games. pic.twitter.com/tf3uWwqJYe

— StatMamba (@StatMamba) February 6, 2024

Dray passed his first big test

If Dray didn’t have 2 strikes this would’ve got ugly 😂 pic.twitter.com/Ut005o3b2d

— Famouslos32 (@famouslos32) February 6, 2024

Great win. They blitzed curry all game and everyone else got to cook and did. Wiggins was smiling. Starters got to sit out the 4th.

Looney was beasting +15 in 17 minutes. Nice to see him have a good game. It’s not been his season so far.

That’s the right role for him, he’s always been a situational player but was thrust into a starting/bigger role than he should’ve had. Seems much more doable to be effective in short stints for him.

The defense was sharp overall. Looking much more lively, huge bump to be able to play Wiggins and Kuminga together.

dario dunk got the fellas hyped

The bench was loving this Dario dunk 😂 pic.twitter.com/yNHA2kXGjl

— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) February 8, 2024

Think the dubs might be fun again instead of sad and old. Let’s see if they can keep it going. They have some ground to make up if they want avoid the play-in. And hopefully CPIII coming back doesn’t derail the new energy.

Think we need to phase Dario and CP to matchup specific only but not sure Kerr will be able to help himself.

The vibes are back tho

the vibes are back in town

But as he struggles and the youngest Warriors solidify their places in the rotation, it’s unclear what Klay’s next contract—or role—will look like. But Thompson says he’s open to a reduced role if it means staying with the only franchise he’s suited up for.

“Yeah, there’s nothing wrong with that,” he tells me. “I’ll be 35 next year. At 35, coming off the ACL and an Achilles [tear] and still have the ability to be a really good player. Maybe not the guy who scored 60 in three quarters and scored an NBA record 37 points in a quarter, but still a great threat out there. I’ve modeled my game after Reggie [Miller] and Ray [Allen], and those guys were incredibly effective until their late 30s. So I plan on kind of following that mold.”

A new deal this summer would continue Thompson’s partnership with Green, Curry, and Kerr. And even if that means his offensive responsibility will be diminished, that’s a small price to pay to compete alongside the guys he came up with.

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“I put in so much work to get back to even just playing basketball that I just needed a little perspective shift and rather than trying to be the old me or be an All-Star in the NBA or whatever,” he says. “Just to be as effective as I can in my current role and, most importantly, just have fun, man, because at the end of the day, I only have so many years more doing this and got to have fun. I can’t be stressed because things don’t go my way. I just got to continue to have fun. I thought I did a good job of that tonight.”

https://www.theringer.com/nba/2024/2/12/24070258/golden-state-warriors-steph-curry-steve-kerr-draymond-green-klay-thompson

Hopefully he'll get better at keeping that perspective during the actual games, bc he's been in his head a lot lately. I did love when he smacked the ball out of nurkic's hand to take a T for Dray, though.

lol btw

Maybe not the guy who scored 60 in three quarters and scored an NBA record 37 points in a quarter, but still a great threat out there.

Freakin love klay man. Hes clearly going through it and trying to be a good soldier at the same time. I think he’s accepting it and will be a great teammate from here on out. But it’s hard to come to grips with a new reality as an athlete. I think he’s been playing pretty well and he has some big games ahead he just won’t have it every night. Still provides tons of spacing and is a solid heady defender on bigger wings/forwards. Smart of the warriors not to pay him big in the offseason, let him slowly realize what his worth is. I bet he gets around a 3/60-70 team option on the third type of thing after this year.

Steve Kerr will not coach the Warriors tonight in Utah. He is in Serbia for Dejan Milojevic’s services. Kenny Atkinson will be the acting head coach. Also in Serbia for the service: Mike Dunleavy, Chris DeMarco, Ron Adams, Zaza Pachulia, Rick Celebrini.

— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) February 12, 2024

xp would love to see Klay take far fewer 3s off the dribble. Stick to catch and shoot and pull up transition 3s. Keep him out of the 4th quarter too. But he's not remotely who he was at this point, he's a plus rotation guy if his shot falls. When it's not, he's an honest to goodness liability out there and you see dudes like Quinones outplaying him.

i really dont think hes a liability unless hes chucking (and missing), which hes been much better about recently. they'll always have to respect his shot which leaves things open for kuminga and wiggins to work.

another big problem imo is klay has been stuck with 2nd unit lineups that have no idea how to maximize what he does so he ends up being like the only offensive player out there and it leads to some bad shots (not always his fault). i think theyll be trying him in a few different ways now that his mind has caught up with the reality of his situation.

If Klay he could get into the 20 min / game mindset he could also go harder on defense. It’s been sad to see the slippage there post injuries

DRAYMOND FROM HALF COURT 🤯 pic.twitter.com/yoTIMJtrr2

— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) February 13, 2024

The Golden State Warriors will win the NBA playoffs

If Klay he could get into the 20 min / game mindset he could also go harder on defense. It’s been sad to see the slippage there post injuries

Time was Klay was clearly in the top 20 NBA players. He's not that now, but he's got some productive years in him as a rotation player. His defense has slipped more noticeably than his shooting. He used to be able to defend like a sonofabitch when he was called on for that.

Yah he was the guy who would guard the star/quick PGs but now he’s too slow but doing well against taller 4s and some wings. There was an adjustment period but they’re all settling into their roles now.

maybe 20 min/game sells him short. He can still light it some nights but other games have been rough. Gather folks don’t think he’s ready to move to 6th man gunner role just yet.

He still brings too much to move to the bench. That may come in the next 12-18 months tho… but who’s coming for his position? Podz still too young and unproven, moody can’t find consistent playing time still. Podz seems like the guy but that’s likely another season or two away and he’s gotta continue to rise pretty steadily.

Really loved how Klay mostly just let the game come to him last night. He's still so great at catch and shoot. Hopefully when CP3 comes back he can set him up for more of those than he's been getting. I'm a little worried about CP3 slowing the game down when they've been doing so well playing with pace but he really unlocks a lot for Trayce, Klay and especially Dario, who hasn't looked the same with CP3 gone.

Yeah last night was how I want to see him play more on a regular basis. Only took 7 3pt shots. My comment above about him being a negative player when missing shots was also a bit of an observation into his mindset - when he starts bricking, his defense gets worse and he forces bad shots to try and get out of his slump. He starts beating up on himself and he was indeed getting outplayed by the back half of the bench.

If he can just keep a positive mindset, stay in the flow of the game, and focus on areas he can control when the shots aren't falling, like defense, screening and cutting - he's a great role player.

That said, I disagree that he brings too much to come off the bench, he could be our next Iggy.

He’s not a connector/do-it-all like iggy. And also he’s playing a lot with the bench anyway. He usually checks out after 4-5 minutes then comes back in with the 2nd unit.

Idk how many more heartbreakers I can take this season

Unreal

This is the sixth loss this season for the Warriors after leading by at least 15 points -- blew a 22-point lead against the Clippers earlier this year. Only the Spurs have more.

— Kendra Andrews (@kendra__andrews) February 15, 2024

Just when you thought they'd moved beyond this

Seems like Kerr and Klay are determined to prove their critics right.

yeah last night was one where kerr shoulda looked elsewhere earlier and shoulda gone defense over offense when the lead started to slip a bit. podz missing those two flagrant free throws really killed the momentum and swung it the other way.

just saw the klay intentional foul down 3 with 37 seconds left…

not good, he had been sitting and clearly not paying attention to time/score.