11-09-2024, 09:34 AM
(11-08-2024, 07:10 PM)TrumpCard Wrote:(11-07-2024, 11:11 AM)Mick Wrote: I'm glad LeBron didn't join the Warriors. I'm very happy with the blend of talent they have now. Old guard Steph, Draymond, and Wiggins. Excellent experienced role players in GP2 and Looney. Young rising stars Kuminga, Moody, Jackson-Davis and Podziemski. Three free agents who are really adding a lot in Buddy Hield, Kyle Anderson and De'Anthony Melton. And Lindy Waters is terrific fun to watch. Love the additions of the new coaches Stackhouse and Stotts.
They have the largest average scoring margin in the NBA (yes, I know they had a weak early schedule). They beat the Celtics on the road by six in a clutch win. And everyone is contributing, they are legitimately 13 deep.
The Warriors are 7-1, with five of their wins coming on the road. Tomorrow night, they play the last undefeated team in the NBA, the Cavaliers. Should be fun.
Glad you are happy. I don't know who GS would or could have traded anyway, so Lakers fans also are thrilled that they didn't part with LeBron for whatever scraps GS might have been offering.
I don't think the Warriors have enough to offer any team for a legitimate superstar. Scraps is the key word. If I was Mike Dunleavy (Warriors GM) I would get rid of Kuminga and Wiggins, if at all possible. Decently athletic with poor basketball instincts and no finishing capability (per Tom Tolbert/KNBR). Kuminga will want a max contract next year, one he really doesn't deserve.
Last night's debacle loss to the Cavaliers just underscored how unready those two are. And for me, it finally closed the gap on Brandin Podziemski's appeal. Poor athleticism (relative to the NBA), but superb instincts and basketball IQ. The only time the Warriors played even with the Cavs was when he was on the floor. I completely understand -- now -- why Podz leads the NBA in +/-.
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