(04-21-2023, 06:39 AM)Mick Wrote: I'm still a fan of the Philadelphia, Oakland, San Francisco Warriors, too.
Kuminga is outrebounded by both Steph Curry and DDV on a rebounds/minute measure. And patrick Baldwin, Jr. for that matter. He's on a steep learning curve for rebounding, but my sense is that his stock is skyrocketing in all other ways. He can rebound more than Wiggins, Moody or Klay. JK is middle of the pack of the team in most conventional metrics on a per minute basis, little bit high on the fouls, but middle of the pack on the rest. And he's improving. I'd like to see him more.
That team is a turnover machine. Poole, Curry and Draymond are the #3-#5 highest turnover creators on that team.
How did Sabonis manage to play almost 35 minutes after his sternum was crushed? Oh right, he did the Euro Soccer acting thing. Got away with it, too.
Warriors shot poorly (40% / 32% from 3), but won by 17, due to defense, 59 rebounds, 12 steals, and just 11 turnovers.
I love the defense of Green. Basically because it’s indefensible. Are you gonna defend him for sucker punching Poole? Really didn’t matter if he “crushed Sabonis, sternum“ nor that he stayed down maybe a little longer than he should. Green was good for it. Didn’t help that afterwards he egged on the crowd, etc. And as Dumars comments suggested, this was, in many respects, the equivalent of a “lifetime achievement award.“
Let’s face it, if he were playing for anybody but the Warriors you (we) wouldn’t be able to stand the guy. And frankly, I’ve got to the point where I don’t like him much anyway and I’m more than ready to see him go.
The fact is they were better without him yesterday. Be interesting to see what they do moving forward. I happen to agree with OF that they’re best suited to have only one of Looney and Green on the floor at the same time against this team, which is not good defensively. Kerr is in a difficult position. Because Looney was tremendous. So, who knows what he does going forward.
