Watching the Wolves Warriors game

[$pursDynasty]

Man the Wolves are taking it to the Warriors, and it looks like everyone is playing. I wonder how hard the Dubs go after this one. Kerr might have bigger problems than worrying about the Spurs game tomorrow. His team hasn't looked right since KD went down. If they go all out tonight and lose then well what am I saying what chance do the Spurs have tomorrow without the KingSlayer and MVParker? Kerr might need to start resting players very soon even more than Pop.

[bklynspursfan]

It's simple, they've looked like crap since KD went out. They have had a pretty rough schedule too lately, but they overall just haven't looked good lately.

I have 0 fear of them without KD. Curry and Klay have been in a serious funk too. If Curry is missing 3s, what else is he good for?

[Dex]

It's simple, they've looked like crap since KD went out. They have had a pretty rough schedule too lately, but they overall just haven't looked good lately.

I have 0 fear of them without KD. Curry and Klay have been in a serious funk too. If Curry is missing 3s, what else is he good for?

Klay and Curry could turn it back on at any moment, but right now (and for the season), they are definitely not playing like they were during 73.

They also don't have the supporting cast around them. They gave up a lot of tools to become KD-reliant, and without him, it's pretty much on Steph, Thompson, and Green to play well to win.

Still early in this one, though. We saw the other night how quickly a deficit can turn around, so I'll reserve judgement until the 4th.

[HarlemHeat37]

The narrative that they lost depth is kind of true, but overplayed, tbh..it's been repeated everywhere, but their supporting cast production isn't any different than last season..Bogut was a slight upgrade over Pachulia/McGee, but everything else is the same..Leandro Barbosa isn't the difference

The only major difference and the reason they're struggling is that Curry(and Thompson, until tonight) looks horrible, that's all there is so it..if you put this version of Curry on last year's Warriors, they win around 50 games..

Curry is shooting 20% on wide open 3s the past 10 games..just a mind-boggling slump..

[Dex]

The narrative that they lost depth is kind of true, but overplayed, tbh..it's been repeated everywhere, but their supporting cast production isn't any different than last season..Bogut was a slight upgrade over Pachulia/McGee, but everything else is the same..Leandro Barbosa isn't the difference

The only major difference and the reason they're struggling is that Curry(and Thompson, until tonight) looks horrible, that's all there is so it..if you put this version of Curry on last year's Warriors, they win around 50 games..

Curry is shooting 20% on wide open 3s the past 10 games..just a mind-boggling slump..

I don't want to jinx anything...but the averages have to regress to the means eventually. Steph has had an amazing run the past couple seasons and rightfully deserves the praise for the things he was able to do...but there is a reason no player has come out and been able to play like that year-after-year before. He's still a jump shooter, and once that magic tough leaves him, he will still be a very good player...but not the goddamn Konami-Code mother er he has been since 2015.

[HarlemHeat37]

I don't want to jinx anything...but the averages have to regress to the means eventually. Steph has had an amazing run the past couple seasons and rightfully deserves the praise for the things he was able to do...but there is a reason no player has come out and been able to play like that year-after-year before. He's still a jump shooter, and once that magic tough leaves him, he will still be a very good player...but not the goddamn Konami-Code mother er he has been since 2015.

Definitely agree..I think he can replicate 2015, but last year was the best season a PG has ever had, he was never going to sustain that level of play..

He's nowhere near as bad as he has been the past 10 games, though, of course..hopefully tomorrow isn't the game where he breaks out..

[Hoops Czar]

The narrative that they lost depth isn't really true, tbh..it's been repeated everywhere, but their supporting cast production isn't any different than last season..

The only major difference and the reason they're struggling is that Curry looks horrible, that's all there is so it..if you put this version of Curry on last year's Warriors, they win less than 55 games..

Bogut > Pachulia

Ezeli > West

Barnes >> McCaw

Speights =/= McGee

Barbosa =/= Ian Clark

But it is.

[$pursDynasty]

It's simple, they've looked like crap since KD went out. They have had a pretty rough schedule too lately, but they overall just haven't looked good lately.

I have 0 fear of them without KD. Curry and Klay have been in a serious funk too. If Curry is missing 3s, what else is he good for?

wow the Dubs version of Forbes??? Seriously just kidding I would never disrespect Curry like that.

[HarlemHeat37]

Bogut > Pachulia

Ezeli > West

Barnes =/= Barnes

Speights =/= McGee

Barbosa > McCaw

But it is.

It's kind of true, as I said in my edited post prior to your reply..if you compare all those players to their individual counterparts, the production isn't much different, slightly worse, more injuries..

The biggest difference in their bench success is that Livingston has fallen off a cliff, for some reason..

[spursistan]

It should be mentioned Wolves have been the 4th best team in the West since the ASG break..this wasn't going to be a gimme for GSW..

[spurs10]

Go T'wolves!!!

[skin27]

The twolves will choke late in the 4th!! Book it.

[skin27]

I see the wolves giving up the lead before the 3rd quarter ends!!tsk

[spursistan]

Curry is playing like just another point guard, but watch him drop 40 on us tomorrow

[cd98]

Wolves aren't making the playoffs. This is their championship game.

[Uriel]

Let's not overthink why the Warriors have been slumping as of late. They're tired.

The Warriors are in the midst of playing eight games in eight cities in three time zones over the course of 13 days.

Kerr pays close attention to what the computerized tracking data says about player workload, and he told ESPN before Wednesday's 99-86 loss to the Boston Celtics that a couple of guys are "fried" right now (he didn't say which guys).

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/1...-seed-playoffs

[baseline bum]

No way Minnesota is holding that lead. It's what they have done all season, get 10 point leads on teams and then blow it in the fourth.

[bklynspursfan]

wow the Dubs version of Forbes??? Seriously just kidding I would never disrespect Curry like that.

he can dribble and create, far from Forbes. Be he's no where near as impactful when he's cold. And they don't have the firepower they did in previous years to make up for it

[Uriel]

No way Minnesota is holding that lead. It's what they have done all season, get 10 point leads on teams and then blow it in the fourth.

I know you're trying to jinx the Warriors, but I don't think they're going to come back. They're gassed.

See my post above yours.

[HarlemHeat37]

Let's not overthink why the Warriors have been slumping as of late. They're tired.


http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/1...-seed-playoffs

Ya, this is true, as well..

[hater]

Harrison Barnes fit the Worriers like a glove. They miss that big time

[look_at_g_shred]

No one was giving us a break during our road trip. those gots

[spursistan]

If Minny hold on here for 3 more minutes i could see Kerr wave the white flag and angle for the Spurs game.

[Uriel]

So of course the Warriors go on a huge run and cut the deficit to 4.

[HarlemHeat37]

If Minny hold on here for 3 more minutes i could see Kerr wave the white flag and angle for the Spurs game.

So much for that

You can see why Minnesota struggles to close out games with all those young guys, their shot selection and decision making is horrible..if you ended the game after the 3rd quarter, they would be the 6 seed, right now..