[Mick]

BTW, Poole is a flailing turnover machine for Washington (last in the Eastern Conference) with a net negative +/- score, who nonetheless turns and mugs for the cameras when his shots don't fall -- he's shooting 30% from 3 point range. Baldwin has gotten into two games for 9 minutes and Rollins has played 8 minutes in four games for this last place team. Interestingly, Poole's turnover rate has increased every year. Did the Warriors dodge a brobdingnagian bullet, and should Dunleavy be NBA Executive of the Year for getting rid of these potential albatrosses, while keeping Kuminga, Moody, Davis-Jackson and Podziemski, all of whom seem to be working out?

And separately re: Warriors...I'm very happy that Chris Paul is leading what is probably the best second-string in the NBA...but shouldn't the starters be better, starting with perimeter defense? Other teams have stratospheric three-point percentage shooting against the W's. And yes, I realize that the Warriors currently hold the #4 power rating on www.nba.com. They're 9th in offensive rating and 12th in defensive rating.

Core concerns:

- The Warriors scored just 104 points on 102 possessions against the Cavs, and the problem wasn’t turnovers or 3-point shooting. Their 12-for-32 (38%) shooting in the paint was the second worst shooting performance for any team in the paint this season.

- The Warriors have seen the league’s biggest drop in ball movement, from 381 passes per 24 minutes of possession (first) last season to 352 (sixth) this season.

- Chris Paul ranks 138th in true shooting percentage among 139 players with at least 50 attempts. And yes, I know the team has fewer turnovers, fewer fouls, a better bench and they're 4-1 on the road.

- Their schedule has been ridiculous. After playing at Detroit today and at NBA champs Denver on Wednesday, the Warriors will have had 7 road games and nine games in 16 days.
Warriors vs. Detroit at 4 p.m. today.

[Mick]

BTW, Poole is a flailing turnover machine for Washington (last in the Eastern Conference) with a net negative +/- score, who nonetheless turns and mugs for the cameras when his shots don't fall -- he's shooting 30% from 3 point range. Baldwin has gotten into two games for 9 minutes and Rollins has played 8 minutes in four games for this last place team. Interestingly, Poole's turnover rate has increased every year. Did the Warriors dodge a brobdingnagian bullet, and should Dunleavy be NBA Executive of the Year for getting rid of these potential albatrosses, while keeping Kuminga, Moody, Davis-Jackson and Podziemski, all of whom seem to be working out?

And separately re: Warriors...I'm very happy that Chris Paul is leading what is probably the best second-string in the NBA...but shouldn't the starters be better, starting with perimeter defense? Other teams have stratospheric three-point percentage shooting against the W's. And yes, I realize that the Warriors currently hold the #4 power rating on www.nba.com. They're 9th in offensive rating and 12th in defensive rating.

Core concerns:

- The Warriors scored just 104 points on 102 possessions against the Cavs, and the problem wasn’t turnovers or 3-point shooting. Their 12-for-32 (38%) shooting in the paint was the second worst shooting performance for any team in the paint this season.

- The Warriors have seen the league’s biggest drop in ball movement, from 381 passes per 24 minutes of possession (first) last season to 352 (sixth) this season.

- Chris Paul ranks 138th in true shooting percentage among 139 players with at least 50 attempts. And yes, I know the team has fewer turnovers, fewer fouls, a better bench and they're 4-1 on the road.

- Their schedule has been ridiculous. After playing at Detroit today and at NBA champs Denver on Wednesday, the Warriors will have had 7 road games and nine games in 16 days.
Warriors vs. Detroit at 4 p.m. today.