Joe Lacob: Warriors were primary reason for salary cap increase, plan to use new technology to revolutionize basketball

worthlessBucks · Post #21 » by **worthlessBucks** » Thu Jun 23, 2016 10:34 pm

I'd probably continue to milk that competitive advantage for as long as it lasts. You know, 73 wins and all. You can simultaneously seek alternative strategies as you continue on, but it's a major faux pas to act like you're god's gift to something. He's had a bunch of egotistical quotes the last 6 months or so. "We are responsible". Not solely responsible, rich brah.

pelifan · Post #22 » by **pelifan** » Thu Jun 23, 2016 10:34 pm

And now I hate the Warriors again...

Tim_Hardawayy · Post #23 » by **Tim_Hardawayy** » Thu Jun 23, 2016 10:35 pm

I can almost understand (well not really) forgetting about guys like D'antoni and Nelson, considering they never won it all with their small ball lineups, but the Heat literally just did it 2 years in a row very recently, and his team just faced the star of those teams... Just because LeBron himself isn't 6'0'' doesn't mean the Heat weren't primarily small ball teams.

Catchall · Post #24 » by **Catchall** » Thu Jun 23, 2016 10:38 pm

The Heat played with Bosh at 5, Lebron at 4, a wing and two guards. Seems small enough.

Shock Defeat · Post #25 » by **Shock Defeat** » Thu Jun 23, 2016 10:42 pm

You would think getting owned by LeBron and the Cavs would make him shut up.

mademan · Post #26 » by **mademan** » Thu Jun 23, 2016 10:45 pm

Suns started smallball. MIA was first to win with smallball

dc · Post #27 » by dc » Thu Jun 23, 2016 10:48 pm

mademan wrote:Suns started smallball. MIA was first to win with smallball

Nellie Warriors did it before Phx. And Nellie actually got the idea from the 60's Celtics with Russell at the 5 and 4 small guys around him.

In his time with GS, he always joked that they were one Bill Russell away from a championship.

JB2 · Post #28 » by **JB2** » Thu Jun 23, 2016 10:49 pm

Someone is sipping his own Kool Aid a lil too much

GuyverX · Post #29 » by **GuyverX** » Thu Jun 23, 2016 10:51 pm

This is like if Kanye West took credit for inventing hip hop.

Blame Rasho · Post #30 » by **Blame Rasho** » Thu Jun 23, 2016 10:52 pm

Well speaks like a guy who thinks he knows it all... but doesn't...

vancity604 · Post #31 » by **vancity604** » Thu Jun 23, 2016 10:52 pm

"The team is even using artificial intelligence to help players predict the most accurate moves to take. "

You mean like Steph Curry throwing the behind the back pass out of bounds in game 7 with less than 5 minutes to play?

GuyverX · Post #32 » by **GuyverX** » Thu Jun 23, 2016 10:54 pm

vancity604 wrote:"The team is even using artificial intelligence to help players predict the most accurate moves to take. "

You mean like Steph Curry throwing the behind the back pass out of bounds in game 7 with less than 5 minutes to play?

I think he means they're going replace Curry's brain with a computer chip during the summer.

DusterBuster · Post #33 » by **DusterBuster** » Thu Jun 23, 2016 10:56 pm

vancity604 wrote:"The team is even using artificial intelligence to help players predict the most accurate moves to take. "

You mean like Steph Curry throwing the behind the back pass out of bounds in game 7 with less than 5 minutes to play?

I wonder if that artificial intelligence can tell Draymond Green the optimal times to hit opponents in the nuts and not get caught?

BasketballFan7 · Post #34 » by **BasketballFan7** » Thu Jun 23, 2016 10:57 pm

DusterBuster wrote:This is how I imagine all Golden State Warrior FO meetings are:

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMTkedIUX8U[/youtube]

Video doesn't say but for those who don't know they were in San Francisco.

Lord Cuban · Post #35 » by **Lord Cuban** » Thu Jun 23, 2016 11:01 pm

Did this guy see the 2011 Mavs and they used small ball way before the Warriors.... Barea, Kidd, DeShawn Stevenson, Shawn Marion and Tyson Chandler...

DusterBuster · Post #36 » by **DusterBuster** » Thu Jun 23, 2016 11:01 pm

LibertyPrime wrote:Broadcasting your strategy is always a wise move in the NBA. smh.

The dirty little secret Lacob doesn't want people to know is that a lot NBA teams use advanced technologies. Granted, not all, but there are other "forward thinking" teams in the league, it's not just the Warriors.

DusterBuster · Post #37 » by **DusterBuster** » Thu Jun 23, 2016 11:02 pm

JB2 wrote:Someone is sipping his own Kool Aid a lil too much

He's using a f'ing IV at this point.

JoeBarryCaroll · Post #38 » by **JoeBarryCaroll** » Thu Jun 23, 2016 11:03 pm

vancity604 wrote:"The team is even using artificial intelligence to help players predict the most accurate moves to take. "

You mean like Steph Curry throwing the behind the back pass out of bounds in game 7 with less than 5 minutes to play?

Where was Iggy for those Art Intelligence sessions? Seemed he missed the prediction about Lebron's trailing block move,

Post #39 » by **-Sammy-** » Thu Jun 23, 2016 11:05 pm

Capn'O wrote:
evitcanI wrote:
tms386 wrote:Mike D'Antoni is sitting in Houston shaking his head right now.
Don Nelson is rolling over in his retirement home.

And Paul Westhead's like "yo - stay on your side."

Paul Westphal's looking at the nurse, and he's all like, "'ey, stop calling me Mr. Westhead."

Post #40 » by **-Sammy-** » Thu Jun 23, 2016 11:06 pm

vancity604 wrote:"The team is even using artificial intelligence to help players predict the most accurate moves to take. "

You mean like Steph Curry throwing the behind the back pass out of bounds in game 7 with less than 5 minutes to play?

From what I understand, the AI technology actually would INSTANTLY have told Curry NOT to make that pass. It's pretty impressive tech.