Warriors vs Timberwolves - Game 1
Posted: Tue May 6, 2025 2:23 pm
Let's go get game 1. Transfer that game 7 energy into game 1 and keep the momentum going.
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Jester_ wrote:the lack of rest is really gonna hurt us... would have been nice to have that last series wrapped up in 5-6
but oh well.
Podz will be key to the series... they don't have the perimeter defense that Houston does, so they'll be busy with jimmy and steph
we need podz to have a big series or we lose this imo
Onus wrote:Jester_ wrote:the lack of rest is really gonna hurt us... would have been nice to have that last series wrapped up in 5-6
but oh well.
Podz will be key to the series... they don't have the perimeter defense that Houston does, so they'll be busy with jimmy and steph
we need podz to have a big series or we lose this imo
Podz, Buddy, Moody need to be able to hit shots. Maybe Post as well.
HiRez wrote:Onus wrote:Jester_ wrote:the lack of rest is really gonna hurt us... would have been nice to have that last series wrapped up in 5-6
but oh well.
Podz will be key to the series... they don't have the perimeter defense that Houston does, so they'll be busy with jimmy and steph
we need podz to have a big series or we lose this imo
Podz, Buddy, Moody need to be able to hit shots. Maybe Post as well.
If you want to get Rudy out of the paint, Post is the ideal guy to do it. But only if he makes his shots of course, otherwise Rudy just stays home, blocks off any drives, and gets fairly easy buckets on the other end. But if Post is hot, I'll take trading 3s for 2s all day long.
Santos could actually be useful for some stints as well, not only can he hit 3s but he has the size and energy to bother guys like Randle, Reid, and McDaniels.
As always though, the biggest issue is figuring out how to spring Steph for some shots. Having a lot of possessions ending in late shot clock Draymond 3s is no bueno.
Second biggest issue is limiting turnovers, can't afford them vs. this Wolves team. They did a good job there against Houston in game 7 but really need to value every possession. None of this stepping out of bounds, 8-second violation, lazy one-handed pass nonsense, that's all preventable.
GP2 listed as GTD.
HiRez wrote:If you want to get Rudy out of the paint, Post is the ideal guy to do it. But only if he makes his shots of course, otherwise Rudy just stays home, blocks off any drives, and gets fairly easy buckets on the other end. But if Post is hot, I'll take trading 3s for 2s all day long.
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Samurai wrote:HiRez wrote:If you want to get Rudy out of the paint, Post is the ideal guy to do it. But only if he makes his shots of course, otherwise Rudy just stays home, blocks off any drives, and gets fairly easy buckets on the other end. But if Post is hot, I'll take trading 3s for 2s all day long.
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Wolves could counter this just by putting Rudy on Green. Like most defenders, sag off of Draymond, daring him to make 3's and stay near the basket as much as possible. Even if Dray hits one or two, the more he shoots from deep will (statistically) result in more misses for us. We will need to get Rudy on switches and use our smaller, quicker players to beat him off the dribble. Sure, he can still block a layup with his length, but putting him on an island and constantly run after quicker players could also take a toll on his endurance as well.
AirP. wrote:What's interesting is when Butler tore his meniscus during the season he had them 3rd in the West after missing the playoffs 14 straight years, he chose to have his meniscus removed so he could get back to the team before the season was over vs having it repaired and being done for the season. This is the main reason Butler has had knee issues. They'll never mention that. BTW, they made the playoffs on the last day of the season beating Denver on the road and snapping that 14 years drought.
Grumpy Heat Fan wrote:NBA really should think about adding a few extra days inbetween series. Why do they rush this? add a week to the playoff schedule so you can give teams an extra 2-3 days inbetween series
Onus wrote:AirP. wrote:What's interesting is when Butler tore his meniscus during the season he had them 3rd in the West after missing the playoffs 14 straight years, he chose to have his meniscus removed so he could get back to the team before the season was over vs having it repaired and being done for the season. This is the main reason Butler has had knee issues. They'll never mention that. BTW, they made the playoffs on the last day of the season beating Denver on the road and snapping that 14 years drought.
I’m curious do you think Jimmy was ever a top 10 player for a season? And if so which season(s)?
AirP. wrote:Onus wrote:AirP. wrote:What's interesting is when Butler tore his meniscus during the season he had them 3rd in the West after missing the playoffs 14 straight years, he chose to have his meniscus removed so he could get back to the team before the season was over vs having it repaired and being done for the season. This is the main reason Butler has had knee issues. They'll never mention that. BTW, they made the playoffs on the last day of the season beating Denver on the road and snapping that 14 years drought.
I’m curious do you think Jimmy was ever a top 10 player for a season? And if so which season(s)?
For a season, probably not, people care too much about scoring. I do think he's been one of the best team raisers in the NBA. He can do basically anything a team needs him to do outside of jacking up 3s.
With that said, I think there's been a stretch of years that had he went all out he could have been in MVP consideration.
It's interesting how little he's interested in scoring during the most games, most players want to score if they're playing.
In the last few years, Butler and Jokic have had some of the top calculated ORTG since 2000 for 20 ppg guys.
Jester_ wrote:AirP. wrote:Onus wrote:I’m curious do you think Jimmy was ever a top 10 player for a season? And if so which season(s)?
For a season, probably not, people care too much about scoring. I do think he's been one of the best team raisers in the NBA. He can do basically anything a team needs him to do outside of jacking up 3s.
With that said, I think there's been a stretch of years that had he went all out he could have been in MVP consideration.
It's interesting how little he's interested in scoring during the most games, most players want to score if they're playing.
In the last few years, Butler and Jokic have had some of the top calculated ORTG since 2000 for 20 ppg guys.
i think pandemic years he was squarely and solidly a top 10-ish regular season player, and elevated to top 3 in the playoffs
AirP. wrote:Jester_ wrote:AirP. wrote:For a season, probably not, people care too much about scoring. I do think he's been one of the best team raisers in the NBA. He can do basically anything a team needs him to do outside of jacking up 3s.
With that said, I think there's been a stretch of years that had he went all out he could have been in MVP consideration.
It's interesting how little he's interested in scoring during the most games, most players want to score if they're playing.
In the last few years, Butler and Jokic have had some of the top calculated ORTG since 2000 for 20 ppg guys.
i think pandemic years he was squarely and solidly a top 10-ish regular season player, and elevated to top 3 in the playoffs
He did make All-NBA 2nd team in 2023, 4 All-NBA 3rd teams , 5 All-defensive 2nd teams and got MVP votes 3 different years but most people consider top 10 guys scorers, which Butler "could" do but doesn't really seem interested in doing although he's had a 40 point half.
People don't really value possession players, Butler doesn't really turn over the ball (more shots for his team) while also being one of the top steals leaders (taking away shots from the other team), toss in his ability to get to the line and you have a player who dramatically helps a team win.