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Warriors record after the next 5 games

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Record after the next 5 games and its impact on the front office

5-0 stay the course everything is fine
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4-1 stay the course everything is fine
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3-2 still pretty good but some signs for concern. Make a move around the margins
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2-3 .500 club moving in the wrong direction. Make a move for a big boy that includes Wiggins
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1-4 sub .500 club having a terrible, no good, very bad stretch and it doesn't matter what they do
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0-5 the sky is falling and everything is ****
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I still believe in Steph and Draymond and the FO needs to make a move for a big boy regardless of the record
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Why did OP make this thread...the next 5 games have no bearing on what the FO will do
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Warriors record after the next 5 games 

Post#1 » by whatisacenter » Thu Dec 26, 2024 7:51 pm

The Warriors started the season 12-3 and have now gone 3-11 since that hot start.

After the positive early results from the offseason additions of Melton, Hield and Slomo all three are contributing less and less with one having a season ending injury and being traded for Schroder who has been slow to contribute in his first few games.

While I personally don't see much room for improvement with the current roster and thought they looked like a play-in team when the season started I think that the constant changing of the starting lineup and players rolls on the team have contributed to the current situation. I get why Kerr is doing this due to what he has to work with but at some point you might need to make a choice and live with the results.

Their next 5 opponents are the Clippers, Suns, Cavs, 76ers and the Grizz. The LA game will be on the road and the next 4 will be at home.

How do you see the next 5 games playing out and how do you see it affecting the FO decisions heading into the final month before the trade deadline?
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Post#2 » by HiRez » Thu Dec 26, 2024 8:20 pm

@ Clippers = L
Suns (back-to-back) = W
Cavs = L
Sixers = W
Grizz = L

1-4 seems rather likely when taking them on a game by game basis, but I think they'll win one of the others, maybe Suns, and I'll say they go 2-3. The sixth game at home vs. Kings is another B2B and the Grizz can wear a team out.

As for the FO decisions, those games really shouldn't affect them. Even if they go 5-0, it should already be obvious this roster will fall short. Too little firepower, too little consistency. The question is, what type of move will they make? I'm of the opinion that acquiring even more #6-#8 guys isn't going to do crap and they need to take a big swing, future be damned, since after Steph's extension they are committed to riding it out with him.

Who is (or will be) available and at what price isn't very clear yet, so I think they'll make moves closer to the deadline about a month from now. Dubs have a lot going against them, up against the hard cap and with very few mid-range salaries in which to make a deal. In fact they only have two salaries between $13M and $56M, Draymond, and Wiggins, and they probably don't want to move either one of them. Plus they seem unable to make the decision to commit to or cut bait on Kuminga and Podz (and their current value is mediocre at best, Kuminga because of his inconsistent play and contract situation, and Podz because of his horrific regression and obvious physical/skill limitations). It's hard to be optimistic.
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Post#3 » by whatisacenter » Fri Dec 27, 2024 12:08 am

HiRez wrote:@ Clippers = L
Suns (back-to-back) = W
Cavs = L
Sixers = W
Grizz = L

1-4 seems rather likely when taking them on a game by game basis, but I think they'll win one of the others, maybe Suns, and I'll say they go 2-3. The sixth game at home vs. Kings is another B2B and the Grizz can wear a team out.

As for the FO decisions, those games really shouldn't affect them. Even if they go 5-0, it should already be obvious this roster will fall short. Too little firepower, too little consistency. The question is, what type of move will they make? I'm of the opinion that acquiring even more #6-#8 guys isn't going to do crap and they need to take a big swing, future be damned, since after Steph's extension they are committed to riding it out with him.

Who is (or will be) available and at what price isn't very clear yet, so I think they'll make moves closer to the deadline about a month from now. Dubs have a lot going against them, up against the hard cap and with very few mid-range salaries in which to make a deal. In fact they only have two salaries between $13M and $56M, Draymond, and Wiggins, and they probably don't want to move either one of them. Plus they seem unable to make the decision to commit to or cut bait on Kuminga and Podz (and their current value is mediocre at best, Kuminga because of his inconsistent play and contract situation, and Podz because of his horrific regression and obvious physical/skill limitations). It's hard to be optimistic.


Agreed.

I could see the team taking a swing at Vuc or someone like him that won't require including Wiggins and pick compensation. I just don't see many available players who would actually move the needle.
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Post#4 » by Crazy-Canuck » Fri Dec 27, 2024 3:13 am

Steph and gp2 are out the next game and dray is questionable.
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Post#5 » by BayAreaDub » Fri Dec 27, 2024 3:46 am

whatisacenter wrote:
HiRez wrote:@ Clippers = L
Suns (back-to-back) = W
Cavs = L
Sixers = W
Grizz = L

1-4 seems rather likely when taking them on a game by game basis, but I think they'll win one of the others, maybe Suns, and I'll say they go 2-3. The sixth game at home vs. Kings is another B2B and the Grizz can wear a team out.

As for the FO decisions, those games really shouldn't affect them. Even if they go 5-0, it should already be obvious this roster will fall short. Too little firepower, too little consistency. The question is, what type of move will they make? I'm of the opinion that acquiring even more #6-#8 guys isn't going to do crap and they need to take a big swing, future be damned, since after Steph's extension they are committed to riding it out with him.

Who is (or will be) available and at what price isn't very clear yet, so I think they'll make moves closer to the deadline about a month from now. Dubs have a lot going against them, up against the hard cap and with very few mid-range salaries in which to make a deal. In fact they only have two salaries between $13M and $56M, Draymond, and Wiggins, and they probably don't want to move either one of them. Plus they seem unable to make the decision to commit to or cut bait on Kuminga and Podz (and their current value is mediocre at best, Kuminga because of his inconsistent play and contract situation, and Podz because of his horrific regression and obvious physical/skill limitations). It's hard to be optimistic.


Agreed.

I could see the team taking a swing at Vuc or someone like him that won't require including Wiggins and pick compensation. I just don't see many available players who would actually move the needle.


There’s none. Several seasons too late. Rebuild time thanks Steph and Dray
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Post#6 » by watch1958 » Fri Dec 27, 2024 11:31 am

Steph & GP2 out vs LAC, Draymond questionable.
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Post#7 » by whatisacenter » Fri Dec 27, 2024 7:15 pm

watch1958 wrote:Steph & GP2 out vs LAC, Draymond questionable.


Dennis Schröder game!
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Post#8 » by CDM_Stats » Fri Dec 27, 2024 7:37 pm

whatisacenter wrote:
watch1958 wrote:Steph & GP2 out vs LAC, Draymond questionable.


Dennis Schröder game!


Plus side - we’ll likely get more of a look, with players who a lot of us hoped he’d play with

Downside - if we’re still hoping to have him in a true motion offense, results will be similar

2nd plus side: main benefactors of the motion offense are out, out, and questionable

Hoping to see some PnRs with JK, Looney and maybe Wiggins. TJD too but I think Schroder will need to establish his midrange early for that to work.. also a possibility that we see Schroder with a good shooting lineup around him. If some combo of Podz, Waters, Hield, Moody, Wiggins and Slomo play with him tonight, maybe that will change how he’s used (he said, desperately)

Also of note, seeing some of the more popular, less basketball saavy talking heads on Twxtter talking about the motion offense now and how Schroder doesnt fit. That part is true, but just remember the W's tempered down the motion offense when Poole ran it with the backups to accommodate his abilities. They should definitely do the same w/Schroder, and not just for him. SloMo, Moody, Waters, and JK also would likely benefit. TJD maybe, he's a tough read because he really only does well when its created for him. Podz would be the person hurt the most by this - he needs to play in motion to make up for his lack of explosiveness and quick jumper

That said, it was obvious CP3 wouldnt fit in a motion offense and that using the Poole strategy with him would have been smart as well, and Kerr just flat out refused to do it and played him with the starters anyways, reducing the things CP3 was good at and trying to make him something he never was. We might be seeing part 2 of that..
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Post#9 » by HiRez » Fri Dec 27, 2024 7:59 pm

Surely they won't lose 3 times in a row to the same team in 2 months, right? In all seriousness, I'm strangely confident they will take this game the way they did against the Rockets without Steph & Draymond (or Melton). Just have to avoid sending Harden to the line 20 times.
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Post#10 » by whatisacenter » Sat Dec 28, 2024 4:42 pm

Welp, back to .500 after a stellar start to the season.

They have a chance a getting a W back home tonight against a beat up Suns team that lost last night to the Mavs. KD and Beal both played for them while the Dubs rested Steph and Draymond.

If they lose tonight I don't think anything other than going 1-4 with the sole win against the 76ers as being likely.

Some encouraging signs from the game against the Clippers from Podz, JK and TJD. Some discouraging signs from that game from everyone else....nobody can shoot the freakin' ball.

Wiggins was the most disappointing for me, he has been consistently giving good effort and being assertive this season but looked checked out last night.
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Post#11 » by Jester_ » Sat Dec 28, 2024 5:12 pm

we aint doing ****. no trade deadline move will save us. there is no star out there even remotely gettable, and even if there was we'd be a dark horse at most

this era is officially over... now we begin the decade of irrelevance so many of you were excited about
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Post#12 » by whatisacenter » Sat Dec 28, 2024 5:32 pm

Jester_ wrote:we aint doing ****. no trade deadline move will save us. there is no star out there even remotely gettable, and even if there was we'd be a dark horse at most

this era is officially over... now we begin the decade of irrelevance so many of you were excited about


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Post#13 » by Jester_ » Sat Dec 28, 2024 7:00 pm

whatisacenter wrote:
Jester_ wrote:we aint doing ****. no trade deadline move will save us. there is no star out there even remotely gettable, and even if there was we'd be a dark horse at most

this era is officially over... now we begin the decade of irrelevance so many of you were excited about


Well, at least you’re happy!


nah, unlike you I don't enjoy watching hopeless teams :wink:
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Post#14 » by whatisacenter » Mon Dec 30, 2024 8:03 pm

Nice to get the win against the Bookerless Suns but the Cavs will be the ultimate test for this team.

Podz out and Moody is probable. Don't know what the heck is going on with Slomo, some days he plays and some he don't.

Hopefully Steph and Dray don't throw the ball all over the place like they did the last time they saw the Cavs.

Warriors are going to need two-way games from JK and Wiggs to have a chance, IMO.
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Post#15 » by Onus » Mon Dec 30, 2024 8:15 pm

whatisacenter wrote:Nice to get the win against the Bookerless Suns but the Cavs will be the ultimate test for this team.

Podz out and Moody is probable. Don't know what the heck is going on with Slomo, some days he plays and some he don't.

Hopefully Steph and Dray don't throw the ball all over the place like they did the last time they saw the Cavs.

Warriors are going to need two-way games from JK and Wiggs to have a chance, IMO.

We just don't have enough time to play more 4s and 5s. Dray, JK, Wiggins, play the 4 for us. Dray and TJD play the 5. Seems like Looney is getting his minutes cut as well. Dray, JK, Wiggins should all be getting like 30+. That's 90+ minutes between the 3 of them. We'll see if this helps the offense enough against the cavs. We should be able to keep the game closer if we're playing smaller for longer periods of time.
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Post#16 » by cpower » Tue Dec 31, 2024 4:15 pm

we have the worst offense in the league...so staying at 0.5 is not bad. just another year wasted
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Post#17 » by whatisacenter » Tue Dec 31, 2024 5:32 pm

1-2 so far but they will face the 76ers next who will be on the second game of a back to back. I am guessing that they will not play Embiid against the Dubs.
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Post#18 » by SinceGatlingWasARookie » Fri Jan 3, 2025 5:34 am

Move for a big boy? Nuggets are not trading Jokic.

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