Vegas Line: 43.5 Wins

[EvanZ]

with respect to Looney and TJD I just want Kerr to pick one of them. I don't really care which one. Whomever is playing better at the time. I just hope we go small for like 15-20 mpg at least. If Looney and TJD are both getting minutes it means we're going big most of the game. If we're good enough to win that way, so be it. I am skeptical though. I think our best lineups still ahve Dray at the 5 and a bunch of wings and Steph. That has always been the secret sauce.

[HiRez]

If Looney and TJD are both getting minutes it means we're going big most of the game.

I had to laugh reading that. But that's where we are.

[EvanZ]

Big is relative lol

[floppymoose]

Take the over

[floppymoose]

This is looking solid so far

[cladden]

This is looking solid so far

Really is. I wasn't a big believer before the season. Glad to have been so wrong. Still rather moderate on where I think our ceiling us but we keep winning.

[SpreeS]

This is looking solid so far

Really is. I wasn't a big believer before the season. Glad to have been so wrong. Still rather moderate on where I think our ceiling us but we keep winning.

I was and was against all these trades, bc we were ok w/o Steph last year and had +10nrtg w/o Klay too.

[Twinkie defense]

Take the over

Won 46 last season so barring something dramatic I'd think they do a little better this season.

Currently 45-31 with six to go... Should get at least 48... 50 if they close red hot.

[floppymoose]

I made a poll thread on the GB in preseason: will GSW get 50 wins. Most thought no way. But it could happen.

[HiRez]

It should be noted that they were headed pretty much exactly for 41 wins prior to the Butler trade (which was my offseason guess).

[Twinkie defense]

It should be noted that they were headed pretty much exactly for 41 wins prior to the Butler trade (which was my offseason guess).

You knew Melton would be out for the year?

[HiRez]

It should be noted that they were headed pretty much exactly for 41 wins prior to the Butler trade (which was my offseason guess).

You knew Melton would be out for the year?

True, I didn't, but I saw him as a complimentary piece more than a major one, and I did figure they were going to have some injuries somewhere regardless (admittedly, I didn't think it would be Kuminga missing 30+ games).

[wco81]

Obviously the team is going to try to win as many games as possible for the seeding, to avoid the play-in.

Normally, Kerr might have rested all the vets on a back to back but he's not doing that, it's all-hands now until the end of the season.

They've had some big wins in the last week but they're still in danger of ending up in the play-in.

Even if it does work and they avoid the play in, they would have had to drive the older players hard just to try to win these games.

At least avoiding the play in will give them an extra week of rest. But supposedly not load managing makes players more vulnerable to injuries, something Kerr apparently believes.

Otherwise if seeding wasn't critical, I think they'd be willing to risk losing a couple of games just to get the old vets more rest.

At least Curry had a week to rest because of the injury but last night he fell on his tail bone twice and you can tell he felt it after the second one.