is Klay done?

[Flash Falcon X]

This thread was always silly. He starts every season like this. This year he even admitted that he didn't do **** during the summer. He's finally getting his legs under him.

Yup. So many overreactions so early in the season. Gonna be funny looking back on these threads by the end of the season. I already bookmarked a bunch from this board and the General Board as well lol.

[Revived]

This thread is aging really badly.

Because of one game…against the worst team in the league that’s trying to actively tank?

His 3pt % still lower than Russell Westbrook’s for the season.

Hope he can build on today so many people can eat crow but it’s hardly time to talk about how this thread is aging yet.

[wco81]

Klay could get his 3P% above 40% again and threads like this one won't go away.

It will be even worse in the GB.

You're right, this was just a regular season game against one of the worst defensive teams in the league.

However, this performance was still reminiscent of Klay at his best, usually in tight games and down the stretch, he's taking and making big shots. Maybe he'll have more games like this, maybe he won't. But he has the potential to go off, which is what other teams have to fear.

Him and Curry are the only ones who can go super nova like this. Few other teams have one guy who can hit double-digit 3s in a game, let alone 2 guys. The way people were talking, those days were well in the past for Klay.

Every Warriors fan should hope that Klay regains the form he had against Toronto in the 2019 series. That was his best playoffs series ever, not individual games like OKC 2016. He was shooting well over 50% over defenders like Siakam and Kawhi.

Instead, people are whining about his salary and he hasn't even played one full season since returning from the injuries yet they're writing him off. Nobody said a god damn peep back in 2019 when they gave him that extension, even though everyone knew that he may never be the same with the Achilles.

Now everyone is whining about the worst contract ever and Klay having the gall to take shots.

It would be great if he gave them a big home town discount when his contract is up. Or, you want him to regularly go off for high 20s, 30s and some 40-point games the rest of this season and next season so that it will be hard to expect him to take a big discount.

In fact, I'd rather see him make the all-star team or even threaten all-NBA before his contract is up, rather than him continuing to struggle and fans demanding he be benched or traded.

[shazam_guy]

Klay has always been streaky. But we seem to have a core of people on this board who cannot wait to say something is unfixable. I don't really understand why. It's not like we don't find things out eventually, so what's the hurry to say this or that is a failure? All the Warriors have to do is make the playoffs, and there's a lot of games left. I don't know why everyone's surprised that a team with veterans and then some very new players is uneven and slapdash. What did people think when they said they were going to try a hybrid strategy? It's going to be bumpy. It may not work, but it might -- it's way too early to tell.

[wco81]

Just watching the highlights of the game.

Klay's shot still looks flatter than before the injuries.

May be that he has to adjust to his current mechanics and lift permanently.

[Big J]

This thread is aging really badly.

Because of one game…against the worst team in the league that’s trying to actively tank?

His 3pt % still lower than Russell Westbrook’s for the season.

Hope he can build on today so many people can eat crow but it’s hardly time to talk about how this thread is aging yet.

Westbrick is shooting 33%, Klay is at 37%. Not even close.

[a8bil]

Against the Knicks and Rockets, Klay is playing more under control and trying to be part of the ball movement offense. He's looked good in both games. He even joked about it last night in post game interviews, how he knows there isn't a shot he doesn't like, but he has realized that he and the team are better when the ball moves and he gets better looks. We'll see if this new mindset holds, but in my view GSW can win with this version of Klay.

[tarantism]

Against the Knicks and Rockets, Klay is playing more under control and trying to be part of the ball movement offense. He's looked good in both games. He even joked about it last night in post game interviews, how he knows there isn't a shot he doesn't like, but he has realized that he and the team are better when the ball moves and he gets better looks. We'll see if this new mindset holds, but in my view GSW can win with this version of Klay.

He just realized that? Yikes haha welcome to the party Klay.

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[DonaldSanders]

Super happy for Klay.

The biggest issue was him not playing within the offense. In the past when he didn't have strong starts to the season he was still taking good shots that were within the Warrior offense. This season he was taking some momentum killing shots, so that is where at least my Klay skepticism was coming from. I've believed his % would improve, but it was starting to get a bit awkward on offense before they had the team meeting.

Now that Klay is back on the same page with the team/philosophy I think we can go back to believing in Klay even when his shooting slumps. I just had never seen Klay play so outside the Warrior system. I'm still concerned with him on defense covering the best guards, but if he plays Warrior basketball on offense we'll be fine.

[parsnips33]

Doesn't look like it

[Impuniti]

Klay could get his 3P% above 40% again and threads like this one won't go away.

It will be even worse in the GB.

You're right, this was just a regular season game against one of the worst defensive teams in the league.

However, this performance was still reminiscent of Klay at his best, usually in tight games and down the stretch, he's taking and making big shots. Maybe he'll have more games like this, maybe he won't. But he has the potential to go off, which is what other teams have to fear.

Him and Curry are the only ones who can go super nova like this. Few other teams have one guy who can hit double-digit 3s in a game, let alone 2 guys. The way people were talking, those days were well in the past for Klay.

Every Warriors fan should hope that Klay regains the form he had against Toronto in the 2019 series. That was his best playoffs series ever, not individual games like OKC 2016. He was shooting well over 50% over defenders like Siakam and Kawhi.

Instead, people are whining about his salary and he hasn't even played one full season since returning from the injuries yet they're writing him off. Nobody said a god damn peep back in 2019 when they gave him that extension, even though everyone knew that he may never be the same with the Achilles.

Now everyone is whining about the worst contract ever and Klay having the gall to take shots.

It would be great if he gave them a big home town discount when his contract is up. Or, you want him to regularly go off for high 20s, 30s and some 40-point games the rest of this season and next season so that it will be hard to expect him to take a big discount.

In fact, I'd rather see him make the all-star team or even threaten all-NBA before his contract is up, rather than him continuing to struggle and fans demanding he be benched or traded.

2019 Klay is never coming back, let that dream die.

People whining about Klay's contract have validity to it, he's the 10th best paid player in the league. He's been one of the worst players in the league this season. Hopefully he regains his form but even less than his form, his attitude has just been annoying as hell to watch this season. Klay is the only player that fans and the coaching staff coddle like a princess whose feelings they can't hurt.

[parsnips33]

Klay's recovery has been so great to watch. The guy has just been working his tail off, dealing with a combo of injuries that would typically mean early forced retirement, not to mention all the mental and psychological stresses that come with being in the position he's in. So happy for him after last night. Sometimes it's more fun to watch a team overcome adversity than have everything go their way. I'm still having more fun with this regular season than '18-'19 when nobody cared and we were basically just waiting for things to come apart

[ILOVEIT]

Whoohoo! Delete thread! Can delete my Draymond is a cancer thread too...didn't age well

[CDM_Stats]

Against the Knicks and Rockets, Klay is playing more under control and trying to be part of the ball movement offense. He's looked good in both games. He even joked about it last night in post game interviews, how he knows there isn't a shot he doesn't like, but he has realized that he and the team are better when the ball moves and he gets better looks. We'll see if this new mindset holds, but in my view GSW can win with this version of Klay.

He just realized that? Yikes haha welcome to the party Klay.

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He's done this before.. Klay's been a huge part of our team, but we've masked his warts for a long time with an absurd amount of talent and BBIQ. He gets it.. when things are going well for him. Then he's all about the team, then he's making the extra pass, then he's even trying harder on defense. But if things arent going well for him? Then Klay makes his problem everyone's problem. That's been who he is forever. And once the defense stopped being on point, and it has - and its unlikely to come back except for brief flashes - then we're left with a streaky shooter who will shoot to our detriment if his shot isn't falling

Would love it if he changed, but its not the bet I would take

[Impuniti]

Whoohoo! Delete thread! Can delete my Draymond is a cancer thread too...didn't age well

Why would we delete this topic?

[herbiehancock00]

The last 5 games Klay's been averaging 23pts, on 48% 3pts, and 65% TS. Hopefully we can continue to see him playing well.

[cpower]

keep this thread and delete it after we win another chip!!!!

[Jerry Maine]

keep this thread and delete bump it after we win another chip!!!!

Ftfy

[KevinMcreynolds]

this thread now

[CDM_Stats]

Sure hope he continues shooting this well otherwise this thread is going to be extremely predictable