2023-2024 General NBA Season Thread
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I feel like the two consecutive games in December (v LAC and HOU) where Jokic went 18-58 from the floor must be the weirdest statistical anomaly of the season.
Brutal one. That kind of season for the Ws.
Brutal one. That kind of season for the Ws.
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True, but despite the losses and the turmoil, have a sense they’re actually beginning to put it together. Wouldn’t be surprised if they put together a late season run like the Lakers did last year. Kerr is doing an interesting and tough balancing act keeping Wiggins and Thompson engaged but also integrating in some really good young players.
They'll have a chance once Draymond returns but this current group is tremendously mediocre with him unless it's a night when Curry goes full blown Curry.
This is a cool angle of the buzzer beater. What a shot.
View: https://twitter.com/sreekyshooter/status/1743144725870428550?s=20
View: https://twitter.com/sreekyshooter/status/1743144725870428550?s=20
The beginning of the end for Kerr?
View: https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1743325699350401078
View: https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1743325699350401078
Pffft. Dude didn't even call glass. Doubt he makes it far in this league.
Agreed. Even by the standards of Shams/Woj this is some incredibly obvious water-carrying going on....agent appears to be Aaron Turner, who has a lot of clients though not really big ones. https://basketball.realgm.com/info/agent-client-list/Aaron-Turner/759
Would love for an interviewer to ask about this: "Steve Kerr, you played with Michael Jordan and Tim Duncan and coached Steph Curry. You won five championships as a player and four as a head coach. How concerned are you that Jonathan Kuminga has lost faith in you?"
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The thing is, Turner/Kuminga should just cut out the middle man and go after Steph. But obviously they feel like that is too much of a career limiting move versus just going after one the highest profile coaches in the league.
As a side note, Kuminga may still develop into a good player but the typical path for someone with his profile is to toil for a few seasons as an understudy/rotational piece and then go get paid. It feels like some of these players who complain while still on rookie deals are getting bad advice but that's just my limited perspective. Maybe it helps but I haven't seen it - I actually wonder if it scares other teams away. Who wants a player who isn't really productive agitating to play all the time? Most teams already have plenty of those dudes.
I don't hate the Dubs, certainly not like I hate the Lakers, but I'm more than fine with a potential title contender melting down into chaos. The reality for the Dubs is that they blew the Wiseman pick and it's really tough to recover from that in addition to their other problems. And as is often the case in sports, a perfectly good coach will become the scapegoat.
Sounds like Moses Moody has joined the 'disgruntled young Warriors' list.
View: https://twitter.com/957thegame/status/1743084461695308211
View: https://twitter.com/957thegame/status/1743084461695308211
Kevin O'Connor delves deeper into Kerr's tendencies to lean in on vets.
https://www.theringer.com/nba/2024/1/5/24026439/golden-state-warriors-steve-kerr-steph-curry-nikola-jokic
https://www.theringer.com/nba/2024/1/5/24026439/golden-state-warriors-steve-kerr-steph-curry-nikola-jokic
The play here is for Kerr to give Kuminga a DNP-CD and when asked about it in the presser simply respond, "I lost faith in him."
I'm not one to defend Kerr but this is nuts. Podz is a 20-yr old rookie who is playing bc unlike Moody he's earned those prime minutes. Their last championship year, Poole at age 21 was 3rd in mpg. The one before that his second unit consisted of almost all rookies and 2nd yr players.
How much of an upgrade is Kuminga on Brissett? I don't watch enough Warriors to know.
That KOC piece is yet another weird one in a career that has been mostly great but occasionally sees him venture out of his lane. He really goes at Kerr though and with purpose.
A fun game. GSW could have had...
LaMelo instead of Wiseman
Wagner instead of Kuminga
Sengun instead of Moody
LaMelo instead of Wiseman
Wagner instead of Kuminga
Sengun instead of Moody
Sorry late to the Wemby discussion but just ran across the funny video below and I thought people who haven't seen it yet would get at least a chuckle.
View: https://twitter.com/89Dreamzz/status/1737557646805541338?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1737557646805541338%7Ctwgr%5E179ebf1d532413d7f901ff60a01dd058e99f560a%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sbnation.com%2Fnba%2F2023%2F12%2F22%2F24012179%2Fvictor-wembanyama-spurs-assists-passing-video-stats-sochan
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A massive one with real upside (he's slightly bigger, 4 years younger and far more athletic than Brissett) if his 3 point shot ever gets going, but as HRB notes above, if he's not happy with his playing time in GS, he's really not gonna like it in Boston. That tweet just made me smile, actually acquiring Kuminga doesn't work from anyone's perspective (Boston, GS or Kuminga).
there's a million examples of plays like this that people post on Reddit to the point that it makes me think his teammates are purposely freezing him out for reasons I can only guess at.
Whatever it is, I wish they would the get the guy a freaking point guard.
Kerr has no interest in developing young players (or doesn’t know how) and is just waiting for Draymond to come back so they can try and make a run in the second half.
Pretty big talk for a guy on his 5th team in 4 seasons, with a career average of 6 ppg in 31 playoff games.
Kings emerging as the favorite to trade for Siakam. God damn I hate the fit of him and Sabonis.
View: https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1743418740224504191
View: https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1743418740224504191
hard to imagine they deal Murray for him, but Huerter and a pick might both meet Toronto’s apparent desire not to bottom out and win the bidding for Siakam
"Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence."
Yeah, Champagnie has one of the worst Assist rates in the NBA for guards/wings after doing same at St John's. That isn't him freezing Wemby out it's Champagnie lacking a critical NBA skill. When I see Sochan running the offense it feels similar but at least he tries to initiate he just isn't very good at it.
Boris diaw isn't walking through that door. Tony parker isn't walking through that door.
Very happy that I don't have to watch Beverley play every game.. guy complains after every play..even the plays where it's 100% obvious he absolutely hacked the crap out of the other player.
Edit: he's also one of the top ten case studies showing that the NBA point of emphasis regarding flopping has made no change at all.. and is no longer enforced.
Edit: he's also one of the top ten case studies showing that the NBA point of emphasis regarding flopping has made no change at all.. and is no longer enforced.
