Could it be Magic?

[bay2hk]

Not sure why warriors fan keep asking for a big. I can guarantee any available bigs like Mo Bamba would not see any playtime on this roster. Better to use the 15th roster spot to stash rookies such as that new Aussie PG we recently signed if he performs well in the g league.

[TB]

I'm sorry, Draymond as your starting center is isn't going to cut it. Post made all those shots. But think about what a difference he made on the defensive end (yes, on the defensive end). He got rebounds, blocked shots, and stopped the bleeding. Kerr's tiny ball lineups will absolutely not work against certain teams.

No crap. Dray at center w/Moody at power forward is weak. If not for Curry this would be a Kerr loss. I would have liked to see some TJD during the non Post minutes and keep Dray at the 4. Is TJD that far into the Kerr doghouse? What did he do that was so bad to get a string of DNP's or is this just the annual Kerr icing of a useful role player?

We have yet to lose starting Jimmy/Moody/Dray as the front-court. Embracing small-ball was part of the plan the moment we traded for Jimmy.

The Magic played a true center next to Banchero every minute of the game and Kerr countered with a true center for 37 minutes so Dray could guard him more in the 2nd half. And Post played his role to perfection tonight.

We have all 3 types of centers covered with Dray, Loon and Post… with Dray being BY FAR the best center on the roster. Trayce is just the odd man out right now, but its nice to have that depth if needed.

[Crazy-Canuck]

Someone has that juice for the stretch run.

[ILOVEIT]

Wow.

There has never been a more joyful NBA performer than our Stephen Curry.

[vvoland]

I'm sorry, Draymond as your starting center is isn't going to cut it. Post made all those shots. But think about what a difference he made on the defensive end (yes, on the defensive end). He got rebounds, blocked shots, and stopped the bleeding. Kerr's tiny ball lineups will absolutely not work against certain teams.

No crap. Dray at center w/Moody at power forward is weak. If not for Curry this would be a Kerr loss. I would have liked to see some TJD during the non Post minutes and keep Dray at the 4. Is TJD that far into the Kerr doghouse? What did he do that was so bad to get a string of DNP's or is this just the annual Kerr icing of a useful role player?

We have yet to lose starting Jimmy/Moody/Dray as the front-court. Embracing small-ball was part of the plan the moment we traded for Jimmy.

The Magic played a true center next to Banchero every minute of the game and Kerr countered with a true center for 37 minutes so Dray could guard him more in the 2nd half. And Post played his role to perfection tonight.

We have all 3 types of centers covered with Dray, Loon and Post… with Dray being BY FAR the best center on the roster. Trayce is just the odd man out right now, but its nice to have that depth if needed.

I think starting with Post for moody in the 2nd half was brilliant and turned the game. I might have let podz run the 2nd unit but Moses couldn't shoot tonight so it was the right call at the moment.

[wco81]

Podz trying to Euro step to the rim at longer players, didn’t get close. A couple of times late in the shot clock.

He either needs to pull up against bigger players or drive past them.

[DonaldSanders]

Steph Curry!!!

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[Jester_]

entire team was bricking... lord threesus saves

magic defense is legit though. they just have nothing on O

[Onus]

Post allowing us to play Dray and Jimmy at the 3 and 4 was huge in this game. Post will allow us to continue to play jimmy and dray for us to size up, which will be great for certain matchups. He's going to play a role in the playoffs that's for sure.

[cpower]

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just look at how many defensive highlight this Post guy had...unbelievable if this keeps up

[TB]

My favorite thing Kerr did was make a great adjustment while keeping the core rotation in tact… or in other words, didn’t use Moody as the sacrifice for his x/o adjustment.

Even shooting bad to start and being the guy replaced by Post to start the 3rd; Kerr went right back to Moody for a huge 11 minutes stretch in the 3rd/4th and Moody did his job hitting a big 3 and helping get Orlando in foul trouble to start the 4th.

So even in a game where his role got pinched and he missed his first 3 open 3’s, he got a solid consistent 25 minutes.

Kerr has been crushing it, and i think we are hopefully sticking to the 9 “role” rotation of:

Steph, Podz, Moody, Jimmy, Dray (can spot start Post or Kuminga if matchups dictate it) (always gets 25+ minutes)
6th - Kuminga (bench scorer role) (always gets 25+ minutes)
7th - Buddy (will need the spacing consistently) (always gets around 20 minutes)
8th - backup center (Loon and/or Post as needed. Minutes will vary)
9th - GP2 (defensive specialist /spark plug role. Minutes will vary)
10+ - be ready when called upon, but dont expect consistent playing time

[vvoland]

My favorite thing Kerr did was make a great adjustment while keeping the core rotation in tact… or in other words, didn’t use Moody as the sacrifice for his x/o adjustment.

Even shooting bad to start and being the guy replaced by Post to start the 3rd; Kerr went right back to Moody for a huge 11 minutes stretch in the 3rd/4th and Moody did his job hitting a big 3 and helping get Orlando in foul trouble to start the 4th.

So even in a game where his role got pinched and he missed his first 3 open 3’s, he got a solid consistent 25 minutes.

Kerr has been crushing it, and i think we are hopefully sticking to the 9 “role” rotation of:

Steph, Podz, Moody, Jimmy, Dray (can spot start Post or Kuminga if matchups dictate it) (always gets 25+ minutes)
6th - Kuminga (bench scorer role) (always gets 25+ minutes)
7th - Buddy (will need the spacing consistently) (always gets around 20 minutes)
8th - backup center (Loon and/or Post as needed. Minutes will vary)
9th - GP2 (defensive specialist /spark plug role. Minutes will vary)
10+ - be ready when called upon, but dont expect consistent playing time

Yes, all those minutes/roles make sense. I would add the caveat that keeping jk, buddy, post, podz and moody on the floor as much as a possible is important. Between now and the playoffs, having 3 of those 5 playing well would be great. To that end, we may want start buddy to maximize his minutes with Steph while still ensuring moody/podz/buddy split those 96 minutes 3 ways. It might mean podz moves to the bench but his defense looks better and it might be moody except...

Podz is shooting under 30% from three outside of a 17 game stretch in Dec/Jan where he shot 44%. In Oct and Nov, he shot 21 and 22%, respectively. In 11 Feb games, he was 29.8%, on 5.2 attempts per game (31 min). For the most part, those are wide open looks. It's concerning and there's no mask in Feb for me to blame. If he doesn't turn it around by the playoffs, he might become hard to play considering how good certain teams are at exploiting those weaknesses.

[TB]

My favorite thing Kerr did was make a great adjustment while keeping the core rotation in tact… or in other words, didn’t use Moody as the sacrifice for his x/o adjustment.

Even shooting bad to start and being the guy replaced by Post to start the 3rd; Kerr went right back to Moody for a huge 11 minutes stretch in the 3rd/4th and Moody did his job hitting a big 3 and helping get Orlando in foul trouble to start the 4th.

So even in a game where his role got pinched and he missed his first 3 open 3’s, he got a solid consistent 25 minutes.

Kerr has been crushing it, and i think we are hopefully sticking to the 9 “role” rotation of:

Steph, Podz, Moody, Jimmy, Dray (can spot start Post or Kuminga if matchups dictate it) (always gets 25+ minutes)
6th - Kuminga (bench scorer role) (always gets 25+ minutes)
7th - Buddy (will need the spacing consistently) (always gets around 20 minutes)
8th - backup center (Loon and/or Post as needed. Minutes will vary)
9th - GP2 (defensive specialist /spark plug role. Minutes will vary)
10+ - be ready when called upon, but dont expect consistent playing time

Yes, all those minutes/roles make sense. I would add the caveat that keeping jk, buddy, post, podz and moody on the floor as much as a possible is important. Between now and the playoffs, having 3 of those 5 playing well would be great. To that end, we may want start buddy to maximize his minutes with Steph while still ensuring moody/podz/buddy split those 96 minutes 3 ways. It might mean podz moves to the bench but his defense looks better and it might be moody except...

Podz is shooting under 30% from three outside of a 17 game stretch in Dec/Jan where he shot 44%. In Oct and Nov, he shot 21 and 22%, respectively. In 11 Feb games, he was 29.8%, on 5.2 attempts per game (31 min). For the most part, those are wide open looks. It's concerning and there's no mask in Feb for me to blame. If he doesn't turn it around by the playoffs, he might become hard to play considering how good certain teams are at exploiting those weaknesses.

Great points. Podz shot has definitely started trended down again. Although he is still shooting it with confidence and he’s playing great basketball all-around. And I think Kerr also wants Steph with Buddy if possible, but prefers Podz as the better all-around player… which is sort of why we have seen Steph be the guy that plays with Buddy and the 2nd unit more often than not.

I think either way the minutes breakdown stays about the same. Podz will get close to 30 minutes as a starter or reserver. Buddy around 20 depending on if the shot is going in. And more importantly, they are both important parts of the consistent rotation (also Moody, JK, etc).

[Old_Blue]

What a magical evening...Against the Magic.

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[Onus]

My favorite thing Kerr did was make a great adjustment while keeping the core rotation in tact… or in other words, didn’t use Moody as the sacrifice for his x/o adjustment.

Even shooting bad to start and being the guy replaced by Post to start the 3rd; Kerr went right back to Moody for a huge 11 minutes stretch in the 3rd/4th and Moody did his job hitting a big 3 and helping get Orlando in foul trouble to start the 4th.

So even in a game where his role got pinched and he missed his first 3 open 3’s, he got a solid consistent 25 minutes.

Kerr has been crushing it, and i think we are hopefully sticking to the 9 “role” rotation of:

Steph, Podz, Moody, Jimmy, Dray (can spot start Post or Kuminga if matchups dictate it) (always gets 25+ minutes)
6th - Kuminga (bench scorer role) (always gets 25+ minutes)
7th - Buddy (will need the spacing consistently) (always gets around 20 minutes)
8th - backup center (Loon and/or Post as needed. Minutes will vary)
9th - GP2 (defensive specialist /spark plug role. Minutes will vary)
10+ - be ready when called upon, but dont expect consistent playing time

Yes, all those minutes/roles make sense. I would add the caveat that keeping jk, buddy, post, podz and moody on the floor as much as a possible is important. Between now and the playoffs, having 3 of those 5 playing well would be great. To that end, we may want start buddy to maximize his minutes with Steph while still ensuring moody/podz/buddy split those 96 minutes 3 ways. It might mean podz moves to the bench but his defense looks better and it might be moody except...

Podz is shooting under 30% from three outside of a 17 game stretch in Dec/Jan where he shot 44%. In Oct and Nov, he shot 21 and 22%, respectively. In 11 Feb games, he was 29.8%, on 5.2 attempts per game (31 min). For the most part, those are wide open looks. It's concerning and there's no mask in Feb for me to blame. If he doesn't turn it around by the playoffs, he might become hard to play considering how good certain teams are at exploiting those weaknesses.

Great points. Podz shot has definitely started trended down again. Although he is still shooting it with confidence and he’s playing great basketball all-around. And I think Kerr also wants Steph with Buddy if possible, but prefers Podz as the better all-around player… which is sort of why we have seen Steph be the guy that plays with Buddy and the 2nd unit more often than not.

I think either way the minutes breakdown stays about the same. Podz will get close to 30 minutes as a starter or reserver. Buddy around 20 depending on if the shot is going in. And more importantly, they are both important parts of the consistent rotation (also Moody, JK, etc).

Podz was given a ton of grenades this game. Jimmy wasn't even attacking which forced Podz to more self creation against set defenses which he hasn't thrived in.

One of my fears about having to trust podz in a big spot is he hasn't shot well in clutch situations and I don't really trust him shooting wide open shots. Which we will obviously need.

This was always my biggest thing about acquiring Jimmy. I don't think his game is matchup proof. He didn't have great games against Denver in the finals and I'm worried about how he's going to be able to attack the lakers plethora of larger wings.

[wco81]

One reason the Warriors are on a good run is that Moody has been shooting very well for about the past month.

He's bound to regress to the mean, which is still a good percentage from 3. You still have to look at how younger players will perform in the playoffs.

That goes for Post especially because his shooting has been instrumental in a few games.

[ILOVEIT]

Post is .... wow. He's way more agile than I thought and his stroke looks reallly good. Barking away on defense....high IQ.....Whooohoo!

[thunderdunk]

This was a game won by Steph and QP. Butler, Moses, Dray, and Podz (the other four starters) shot 8-32 in the game. And Buddy was 1-5. Without Steph and QP, this is a bad loss. QP led the team with +22. Not bad for a late 2nd rounder. Sad that Podz can't shoot the 3 as well as our BU center. But, on the positive side, QP is really impressing at this point.

[vvoland]

Yes, all those minutes/roles make sense. I would add the caveat that keeping jk, buddy, post, podz and moody on the floor as much as a possible is important. Between now and the playoffs, having 3 of those 5 playing well would be great. To that end, we may want start buddy to maximize his minutes with Steph while still ensuring moody/podz/buddy split those 96 minutes 3 ways. It might mean podz moves to the bench but his defense looks better and it might be moody except...

Podz is shooting under 30% from three outside of a 17 game stretch in Dec/Jan where he shot 44%. In Oct and Nov, he shot 21 and 22%, respectively. In 11 Feb games, he was 29.8%, on 5.2 attempts per game (31 min). For the most part, those are wide open looks. It's concerning and there's no mask in Feb for me to blame. If he doesn't turn it around by the playoffs, he might become hard to play considering how good certain teams are at exploiting those weaknesses.

Great points. Podz shot has definitely started trended down again. Although he is still shooting it with confidence and he’s playing great basketball all-around. And I think Kerr also wants Steph with Buddy if possible, but prefers Podz as the better all-around player… which is sort of why we have seen Steph be the guy that plays with Buddy and the 2nd unit more often than not.

I think either way the minutes breakdown stays about the same. Podz will get close to 30 minutes as a starter or reserver. Buddy around 20 depending on if the shot is going in. And more importantly, they are both important parts of the consistent rotation (also Moody, JK, etc).

Podz was given a ton of grenades this game. Jimmy wasn't even attacking which forced Podz to more self creation against set defenses which he hasn't thrived in.

One of my fears about having to trust podz in a big spot is he hasn't shot well in clutch situations and I don't really trust him shooting wide open shots. Which we will obviously need.

This was always my biggest thing about acquiring Jimmy. I don't think his game is matchup proof. He didn't have great games against Denver in the finals and I'm worried about how he's going to be able to attack the lakers plethora of larger wings.

No one is matchup proof but Jimmy is close, especially if his shot ever returns. I'm watching the clippers attack Luka, sporadically, and when they do, they get whatever they want. Jimmy hunting Luka in the playoffs is something I'll enjoy watching. Especially as much as Luka likes to foul + Jimmy's ability to draw them.

Re: podz, I agree. Against the magic, he got a bunch of grenades but, on balance, his shot just doesn't fall, outside that one stretch around January. If he can't find it, he may become harder to fit in lineups with Jimmy and dray, unless those two start shooting it from deep, which both have in the past. Jk was 35% from deep for the last month before his injury. If he can keep it in that range, podz's shooting is less important if his floor game (and defense) continues to shine

[statsman]

Jk was 35% from deep for the last month before his injury. If he can keep it in that range, podz's shooting is less important if his floor game (and defense) continues to shine

It will be nearly 60 days and 25 missed games before JK is active for a game again. He's going to have a lot of rust, little stamina, and no game legs. His 3-pt shot will revert to the mean. And please don't have JK shoot corner 3s. He's 30.3% on corner 3s so far this season.