If you Can't Stand the Heat, Get Out Like Jimmy - Tuesday 4:30pm PDT

[multo]

What the hell happened to Moody's shooting?

[cpower]

Moody is the new Barnes...damn he bricks the widest open shots...and Kerr forced to play Post and athletic bigs is his nightmare.

[Crazy-Canuck]

40M/year for jk is going to be rough.

[Crazy-Canuck]

What the hell happened to Moody's shooting?

Wiggs blocked a couple of his shots, then he started quick shooting.

[cpower]

also as a team we will shoot 30% on threes most of the night, so i am not sure why we are surprised the threes are not going in. This team wins game on defense not offense.

[AirP.]

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[whatisacenter]

Man, Draymond and Butler are going to have to be next level on defense to make it worth playing them together in the postseason. Watching the Heat sit back and dare those two to shoot was rough.

[Onus]

40M/year for jk is going to be rough.

I wonder if he plays on the qo. I doubt he’s going to get a contract he wants this year or he’s going to have to take a major discount on the 30m/year avg.

[superunknown]

another disgusting performance top to bottom. offensively and defensively. without steph (at 37), this is a play-in team and CS. it's simple.
let's see how they play the next 2 games vs 2 teams that have nothing to play for the remainder of the season.

[Onus]

Man, Draymond and Butler are going to have to be next level on defense to make it worth playing them together in the postseason. Watching the Heat sit back and dare those two to shoot was rough.

Kerr really doesn’t understand matchups. Why would he go small with gp2 when they have bam and ware in the paint?

[Romulus]

Imagine keeping Wiggins and trading JK instead in the Butler trade. How much better would this team be right now?

[Romulus]

Also, as several have pointed out: With Curry on the floor, the Warriors this season are 6th in offense; without Curry on the floor, the Warriors are dead last. Let that sink in.

[thunderdunk]

So glad Moody brought his A game tonight when they needed him to step up.

[Crazy-Canuck]

I always thought it was a Jimmy vs Riley thing. But now it's clear that it was a Jimmy vs everyone thing. The only player he acknowledged was love. Jimmy dipped as soon as the game was over.

Wiggs + dubbs, on the other hand. I whole lot of love. I mean, he was giving pat Spencer as much love as he gave steph.

[HiRez]

Obviously they're better with Steph, but his absence exposes all the ugly things that Steph covers up. And with him being 37, his availability is not likely to be great in the coming years. You need a few elite players, but you can't win a championship without some competent role-players and the Warriors don't have them.

Not going to be too upset if during the offseason, Kuminga, Podz, and Hield disappear. Draymond too, yes he's still good defensively but they are desperate for scoring and he can't provide it and is taking a lot of minutes for someone who could. Jimmy is already fulfilling a lot of Draymond's facilitator and rebounder roles.

Keep Steph & Jimmy, keep Moses, Post, and Santos since they're relatively cheap, maybe GP2. Everyone else, whatever. Get some real shooters, a real backup PG, and a long, athletic big who doesn't get pushed around. And FFS everyone needs to have good hands and some touch around the rim. Seen more blown layups this year than a pickup team of 5th graders.

[whatisacenter]

Warriors really need to get these next 2 against the Pels and Spurs as the easy part of the schedule comes to an end.

[watch1958]

What the hell happened to Moody's shooting?

Wiggs blocked a couple of his shots, then he started quick shooting.

You know you’re lacking firepower when Wiggins is assigned to Moody

[Jax_23]

Basketball is only 5 people on the court at once. Starters play a lot of minutes. Curry is 20% of the lineup but at least 50% (or maybe 75% when you consider his gravity) of the impact. The team is transformed when you have Curry Jimmy Draymond 3 headed monster. It's a completely different team, chemistry, and vibe. The rest are fillers. Everything fits better. The domino effect of Curry's absence is super noticeable and felt throughout the team (obviously).

KUMINGA IS THE GUY THAT NEEDS TO STEP TF UP. The Warriors NEED him. Those championship teams always had that capable 4th guy (or could argue 3rd/4th/5th/6th/7th) like Iggy, S. Livingston, Zaza, David West, Harrison Barnes, (kinda), etc. Damn, those GSW championship teams were stacked. Teams today, Celtics are stacked -- take your pick on who's 4th player, Porzingis or Holiday, then you got Derrick White. And capable/tested vets like Al Horford etc after that. Who do we have as 4th and 5th? Kuminga? Hield? BP? Exactly. That said, they're a different team with the big 3.

Kuminga is still only 22 but this is Year 4. Get your sht together. Take a mental leap. The leap in bball iq and feel for the game needs to happen quicker. I was maybe 70/30 on Kuminga having the chance to developing into something like borderline all star but I'm more like 40/60 now. He's had enough time. He should treat the playoffs like his last audition to be on this squad.

Beyond the big 3 and the Kuminga question mark, the rest of the team are Inconsistent af...BP, Moody, Buddy, etc. It's expected, they're role players not big impact players. I do think Q Post is a keeper. I just like him as a competitor, his bball iq, his size, and his skill set. I think Kerr needs to give him more playing time with the starters. Would be interested in his + - when he plays with the starters.

I'm not saying anything new or that hasn't already been demonstrated this season.

With Big 3, team can go far. Without (i.e. ANY of the 3 gone), 1st round sweep, Warriors sent packin.

[Jax_23]

I always thought it was a Jimmy vs Riley thing. But now it's clear that it was a Jimmy vs everyone thing. The only player he acknowledged was love. Jimmy dipped as soon as the game was over.

Wiggs + dubbs, on the other hand. I whole lot of love. I mean, he was giving pat Spencer as much love as he gave steph.

It's not a popularity contest. If they wanna vacay together they should. For basketball and winning, I'm taking Jimmy every time over Wiggins.

[HiRez]

They really aren't using Kuminga's skills. Yes, most of what he does is iffy (hands, handle, shot, touch from 1-5 feet from the rim), however, he is fast downhill and pretty good extending for a lay-in if he gets a lane.

The Warriors coaching staff has developed all kinds of elaborate screening schemes to spring shooters on the perimeter (mostly Steph, but also Klay, Hield, etc.). Why can't they design some more complex screening combos to create driving lanes for JK, especially when Steph is not in the game? I see him get one half-hearted pick but since the other team knows he wants to get downhill, the other guy is going to wait, and his defender is rarely going to chase him over the top. How about some second and third screens to make it more difficult to defend? And if JK knows where and when the lane is going to open up, he'll be prepared to attack it (or not if it's not there), instead of freelancing drives as he does now.