Iguodala, Wiggins, SplashBrothers (paper airplane podium), Gilbert Arenas, Team USA + more
[+notes/quotes/video from Warriors-Suns]
The Golden State Warriors just announced that Andre Iguodala will have surgery on his left wrist. People on our channel are jumping to the conclusion that the injury occurred from the dunk, which occurred at around the 8:30 mark of the second quarter against the Suns two nights ago. Iguodala proceeded to play meaningful minutes until he was subbed out for good at the 4:02 mark of the fourth quarter.
I inspected the game tape after the dunk and could find no television evidence of him wincing in pain or holding his left wrist. In fact, he looked like his usual Andre self. Let’s not forget the game he had, which included a behind-the-back lefty dribble that led to a bucket, a few rebounds — at least one with the left hand — and a couple of patented defensive swipe-downs (but with his dominant right hand) to knock the ball away. [UPDATE: See comment by “Fantom” below in the comments…]
So we shall see what he or the Warriors say was the cause of the fracture. For now, I’m going to assume it is a relatively minor fracture as he did not appear to show pain (I could be wrong, I did not analyze the film for the remainder of the game). Therefore, should the Warriors reach the Finals in June, Iguodala could realistically be back by then.
If you were able to get back by June, wouldn’t you want to play in the Finals, if the Warriors go that deep? We have fans of a certain ilk chirping for him to retire, but transactionally it wouldn’t make sense for him to walk away from his salary especially when there’s a chance he could come back by the Finals. Who wouldn’t want to play in the Finals as their last NBA games?
What makes more sense is that Anthony Lamb will be converted to the 15th regular NBA spot because he plays the same position as Andre.
Below are recent news items that are related to the Dubs, along with the notes, quotes and video from the win against Phoenix, all in the usual reverse chronological order (mostly)…
GSW AND NBA NEWS
• Warriors forward Andre Iguodala will undergo surgery next week for a fractured left wrist. Iguodala suffered the injury during Monday’s win over the Phoenix Suns at Chase Center. An update on his status will be provided following the surgery. (Warriors PR)
• Andre Iguodala is out tomorrow in LA against the Clippers. Left wrist soreness. He was icing it postgame last night. Jonathan Kuminga is probable. Appears on verge of returning. (Anthony Slater on Tuesday)
• Bob Myers on weekly 95.7 The Game radio interview, on Andrew Wiggins: “I haven't heard anything along the lines of he's not coming back. There's speculation on that, but I haven't been told 'hey, look, I'm not coming back. Nobody said that to me.” (95.7 The Game)
• On if he thinks Wiggins will come back before the regular season ends: “There’s speculation on that, but I haven’t been told, ‘Hey, I’m not coming back’… Nothing different than before. Same answer... We got to respect him and his life and his privacy.” (95.7 The Game)
• Good on Marcus Thompson to at least get something from some sources — two anonymous quotes from players inside the locker room, to be exact: https://theathletic.com/4312737/2023/03/15/andrew-wiggins-warriors-absence/?source=emp_shared_article
They know why, inside that locker room. He has their grace. That says a lot.
“What he’s dealing with,” one player said, “is some real (expletive).”
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…not a single player seems to be whispering behind his back. No veiled shots have been fired. Even when off the record, no one is going against his wishes. With all the attention on the Warriors, with all of us vultures lurking for information, no murmuring has escaped. That says a lot.
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“If we’re fine with it,” one player said, “and the people who pay him understand, then so should everyone else.”
• Good stuff on the Gilbert Arenas Provision after GSW got shafted back in the Cohan era, although the team had an usually high payroll during a time when they weren’t winning, so they still bear some blame. This also pertains to Austin Reaves — who btw has torched Golden State this season — and the likelihood that he’ll remain with the Lakers this summer: https://www.spotrac.com/news/next-contract-series-austin-reaves-1816/
In 2003, Gilbert Arenas was a breakout star with the Golden State Warriors. As Arenas emerged, Golden State happened to be a fairly expensive team. When the Washington Wizards gave Arenas a big offer sheet as a restricted free agent, the Warriors were essentially powerless to match it. That meant, despite hitting on a second-round selection, Golden State lost Arenas for nothing.
The 2005 CBA rectified things (to a point) by creating the Gilbert Arenas Provision. This gives incumbent teams a far greater opportunity at retaining players who are now classified as Arenas restricted free agents.
• Grant Hill announced that Team USA will not be like in the past under Jerry Colangelo where there would be a large pool of players and tryouts would determine the final roster of 12. This is largely due to the schedule of World Cup then Olympics the next year, making it difficult for players to commit long-term. Canada has the opposite approach and has asked its players for three-year commitments. GSW head coach Steve Kerr is, icymi, the head coach of Team USA and has been spotted chatting with Alex Caruso after a Warriors-Bulls game earlier this season, presumably about the World Cup team this summer: https://theathletic.com/4304059/2023/03/13/nba-players-team-usa-tryouts/
An NBA source told The Athletic that Steve Kerr, coach for Team USA, spoke with the Memphis Grizzlies’ Jaren Jackson Jr. and Desmond Bane about potentially playing in the World Cup this summer.
NO VIDEO FROM WARRIORS PRACTICE
• Donte DiVincenzo on him and Gary Payton II talking during almost every timeout about what GP2 would do defensively: “It’s going to be super fun playing full court with him.” (Dalton Johnson)
• On an up-and-down season building character but still being confident this team will get it together for the postseason: “Once we go into playoffs feeling good, I think there's nobody that can beat us four times.” (Madeline Kenney)
• JaMychal Green also spoke very briefly with reporters.
• Steve Kerr said that Jonathan Kuminga participated in the team’s walk through today, is undergoing treatment now and will get some individual work in. Considered questionable for tomorrow against the Clippers. (Kendra Andrews, Madeline Kenney)
The chemistry between Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson was on full display at the dual podium postgame, necessitated by Curry’s birthday dinner (attended by Damion Lee who now plays for the Suns, for example, who ironically got into an altercation with JaMychal Green who ironically seemed to be protecting Jordan Poole in physical on-court skirmishes with Lee — we did not cover this any further, though).
DISCLAIMER: These are all just notes for my main workflow of YouTube videos, mostly transcribed by me shortly after the interviews and during my coverage of postgame on our livestreams (!). Sometimes I’ll just use what’s tweeted by beatwriters, as listed. The links to the tweets are not available because sometimes I don’t use the full tweet and just having a ton of tweets on this website imo isn’t aesthetically pleasing and gets away from the main goal: transferring information (not so much entertainment) to the brains of DubNation asap.
• Steph Curry and Klay Thompson postgame (Steph hands him the mic), Klay on being motivated: “tends to let out the emotions.”
• Klay on guarding Booker: “Always a little motivation when you got smacked a couple times… build some type of momentum that’s sustainable, so every game is important… Western Conference opponent you might see again.”
• On saying this isn’t 2014 when he scored on CP3: “It’s all competition… our history… back-and-forth… give it and take it.”
• Steph on the road trip: “we need to do it on the road (as Klay nods)… good quarters together, stack them up.”
• Klay on Poole closing the game: “great range on his jumper… poise down the stretch, although he had a couple bad turnovers, he responded.”
• Klay on why they can’t do it on the road: “I think we’re going to do it with these next five games… although history this season has been not so good to us… ramp up our ability to win games.”
• Klay on how he felt tonight: “Best I’ve felt all season. I cherish playing the other 2s like Book, DeMar, Harden… bring the best out of you and as competitors, that’s what we seek.”
• Steph on Looney and screen-assists: “it’s well-documented by now what he provides… prided himself on being ready night in and night out… playing above his stature (as Klay folds a second airplane)… we’re not the biggest team and he has to play really large inside.”
• Klay: “Here you go, bro. (Hands him second paper airplane)”
• Steph on the Damion Lee x JaMychal Green altercation which made Sonya move towards them: “Like old school AAU back in the day… JaMychal and DLee had their moment… switch sides to protect the son-in-law.”
• Steph on if he looks at the standings: “I glance at it everyday… but it’s not like obsessing over it… maybe last two or three games you start to look, five games maybe… good to know but not anything that dictates how we play.”
• Steph on considering Memphis a rivalry: “I don’t wanna be short, but no… first off we got four more games before that… the history isn’t there really, yet… block that out and play basketball.”
• Steph on being on the podium with Klay: “Well, I got a birthday gift out of it. (References Oracle playoffs podium).”
Klay: “Fine-tuned machine right there.”
Steph: “Were you making paper airplanes then?”
Klay: “Yes.‘I’ve been doing that a long time.”
Steph: “Plus I’ve got a dinner to get to.”
• Steph on what part him feels the most 35: “the work that goes into getting ready for games… intention… feel like 25-year-old self… mindfulness… that whole process, you have to embrace it and accept it.. got a lot of years left in me.”
CHRIS PAUL ON STEPH CURRY’S “THIS AIN’T 2014”: “I don’t know, what happened in 2014?”
MONTY WILLIAMS ON THEIR TRANSITION DEFENSE: “Much of it was in the first quarter. I mean their shot making in general in the first quarter put us in the hole. There were a few breakdowns because of their pace but I didn’t think it was a failing grade. We were just a step behind with some of the shots that Klay (Thompson) made in the first half. They were just typical Klay, and he was due for a game like that against us. So he just punished our bigs, if we were back a little bit he got the shot off, we contested, he just made it. I thought the shot that he made right before halftime was indicative of the first half. Then after that we pretty much won the game from a scoring standpoint we just couldn’t – to start off like that in the first quarter put us in the hole. To your point it was transition but a lot of it was just their shot making.” (Warriors PR)
ON WHAT THEY WEREN’T DOING ON THE OFFENSIVE END: “We didn’t – the ball slowed down. In the middle of the second quarter, early in the second, we started getting into the second side, playing in point-five, we were getting to the rim a little bit. I didn’t think we played as efficiently from a speed standpoint but a lot of it was because we were taking the ball out of the net playing against a really good set defense.” (Warriors PR)
ON WHAT HE TOLD THE TEAM AT HALFTIME: “Same thing I told them in the second quarter, just keep chipping away at it. We were close to being down 20-ish a lot and I just felt like if we could get it to 15, 14, whatever that looked like going into halftime, we’d be ok. Unfortunately it was 17 after that shot Klay (Thompson) hit. But I thought our guys did a really good job of just kind of staying with it. The starters got it to three, I think it was three, then I made a couple of subs, they made a few shots, and it just got back to like eight, 10, 12, consistently, and we could never overcome that hump.” (Warriors PR)
DEVIN BOOKER ON TONIGHT'S GAME: “It was a slow start they came out with high energy like we knew they would and you know once they get going with momentum like that it's hard to fight back, I think we did a good job of weathering the storm you know just kept fighting all the way thru we gave ourselves a couple shots a couple of opportunities to you know to take the lead or get that close so you know it was a good fight.”
ON THE CHALLENGE OF TONIGHT: “I mean it's tough transition obviously some of it is just game plan and discipline you know they do a lot of pin-ins and set a lot of screens for each other, some illegal some not but you know you still have to get over it and just find ways like I said to you know fight thru, weather the storm and just and keep fighting.”
ON WARRIORS LEAD AND KLAY THOMPSON: “Yeah, he got it going early and like I said they do a good job of playing a hot-man offense and whoever has it going they do a good job of making sure that person gets another touch every time down.”
JOSH OKOGIE ON ON THE START OF TONIGHT'S GAME:
“I think it was a mixture of both I feel like we didn't play Phoenix basketball on offensive or on defense, I didn’t think we were as physical as we were with them the second half I feel like everything they were looking for offensively they got and on our end we didn't get the shots that we want, but I feel like we came out with a better sense of urgency in the second half but you know it's tough fighting back from behind versus a good team but I think we have a lot to learn from and I think we gave ourselves good energy going into tomorrow.”
ON THE BIGGEST THING HE CAN TAKE WAY FROM TONIGHT’S GAME “Sticking back to our – getting back to our principles getting back to our principles and just knowing that somebody got your back it's hard against this team because everybody moves around and shoots so you have to kinda displace often on defense when your man is not guarding the ball but you know just sticking with what we do and making the kinda react to us, and not us reacting to them.”
ON TOMORROW'S GAME: “It’s the NBA we know what we are up against and you it's nobody's first rodeo so you know get some rest get some energy and get back tomorrow and hash it out.”
KEVON LOONEY ON THE IMPORTANCE OF NOT LOSING TONIGHT: “That never even came up. So, it was more important to protect home court, especially before we’re going on a road trip. (Head Coach) Steve (Kerr) always talks about the getaway game, and we need to make sure we take care of business. We never even talked about it but it was important that we get there, we get this win and we never want to lose to a team four times in one season.” (Warriors PR)
ON IF THEIR ROAD STRUGGLES SO FAR MAKE HOME GAMES MORE VALUABLE: “I wouldn’t say that, but this time of year every game seems like you lose one game, you drop four or five in the season standings. So, I think all of these games seem pretty valuable. We play with that intensity that all these games are important. I wouldn’t say one is more important than the other, but we know it’s time that all these games matter.” (Warriors PR)
ON GUARDING DEANDRE AYTON: “I feel pretty good. When we’re at home, the crowd’s going, I feel a bit more bouncier. After the All-Star break I’ve been feeling a little better. I’ve got my health, that’s all I could ask for. Everybody’s got little things that’s bothering them, everybody across the league, so I know if I’m feeling tired then everybody else is feeling tired as well. All these games matter, so even if I am hurting I’m going to play.” (Warriors PR)
• Steve Kerr postgame on the good start: “our guys were ready to roll. We’d lost three straight to Phoenix… execution… key to the game… hold them off when they made their run.”
• On a complete game and the Suns Q3 run: “very physical… took us out of our offense… more aggressive team tends to have the ball go in the hoop… control the game from there (in Q4).”
• On Klay being extra fired up: “been in such a great place now… several months… two early Phoenix losses, he really struggled, showed a lot of frustration… this is a division rival… we knew how big a game it was.”
• On taking the momentum on the road: “Defensive stats at home are really good… on the road we’re one of the worst so it has to start with the defense… the game has to connect… good offensive possessions… but it has to start with a defensive mindset.”
• On taking the momentum on the road: “Never felt the last two game we were (not locked in)… those other fifteen, twenty points that are out there… boxing out, turning it over, live ball turnovers… understanding personnel… defending without fouling… together… (not) don’t blame me… a mistake be one player is a team mistake.”
• On Poole: “Jordan made a three (mid-fourth)… driving to the hole… dynamic… really adds a dimension to our offense… frustrating game for him, he had some turnovers, some defensive errors but he stayed with it.”
• On scoring 20 off the bench and if this is a good example: “he had a few careless passes… gotta make sure he checks those… biggest thing for Jordan and really for all our guys is just go out and fight and compete… poised and executing.”
• On Klay starting against Booker: “We didn’t really have much choice tonight. It wasn’t anything motivational… Wiggs isn’t here. We’ve got Donte guarding Chris Paul… Klay is feeling much better about his overall health… energy, competitiveness and poise.., defense has picked up.”
• On Steph saying to get the sixth seed: “No, I don’t even bring up standings… it’s all process… what do we have to do to get better… win on the road… details.”
• On the importance of this win: “Every game now is critical… against teams that we’re battling for position for… they all count the same… keep winning.”
• On going box-and-1 on Booker: “Phoenix is a team that’s well-coached, well-drilled… the way (CP) orchestrates their offense… give them some different looks… not let them come down and see the same thing.”
• Steph Curry on-court postgame recap: “We’ve been through a lot this season, to lose three straight on the road… form an identity of who we are… means a lot, it’s nice to get a birthday win.”
• On his birthday and a message to Chinese fans: “I’ll always enjoy my trips to China and see all the fans up close and personal… nice to be 35 and still playing at this high of a level and hopefully more to come.”
• On if he plans to visit China soon: “I hope so. It’s been three years now… until then, just appreciate all the support from afar.”
• On anything he still wants to achieve: “At this point it’s all about championships, how many we can get before it’s all said and done… we’ve accomplished a lot individually and as a team.”
• Steph Curry postgame on-court (no video, copyrighted) on the reverse vs CP3 and Ayton: “There are certain things, you see the payoff… competitive spirit… all the battles with CP… a lot of work has gone into staying at this level.”
• On Q4 letting Poole work and not having to go Superman: “beauty of our team, the opposing team has to take away something… other guys to create… JP… Klay… so capable… Draymond… Loon… setting good screens… versatility.”
• On Klay’s first half: “I love motivated Klay… a lot of chirping back and forth… narrative… him and Book… seemed like he had a little extra edge.”
• On turning 35 and gone by fast: “goal was try to match my pops… still trying to play at a high level… last birthday… stop counting… healthy… amazing fan base for fourteen years… definitely got a lot more to come.”
• On taking the momentum on the road: “Idk, man. Idk… idk what needs to change except lock in for 48… turn the corner so we stop getting those questions asked… I know we’re better.”
• Fitz promises to always mention he’s only 35: “I love it. Y’all are great friends.”
0:00 Draymond attended the Oscars Sunday night
0:54 ball boy Jonathan!
3:00 E-40 rings the bell for layup lines
3:21 Cameron Payne leads silly Phoenix Suns pregame huddle
4:09 Looney wins another jump ball
4:40 second unit with the Tiki-taka
4:50 JaMychal Green slip cut has Bismack Biyombo upset at Ish Wainwright
6:15 Klay blows past Raymond for the halftime interview 😂
7:13 Jordan Poole getting downhill
8:05 the limbo like you’ve never seen it done (@iamqueenshemika)
8:53 Steph’s chaotic corner 3 (x3)
10:36 standing ovation for the future Hall of Famers
10:50 Sonya Curry going crazy in the stands after Damion Lee altercation with JaMychal Green
11:34 DubNation sings Happy Birthday to Steph
11:58 Klay wanted so badly for the interview to end 😂
12:15 another paper airplane toss, this time with Steph
12:38 DLee and Steph exclaim, “Bula!” at birthday dinner in SF
12:00 11m30 Dray DPOY help on Ayton, this is a better sign than we got vs Lopez
13:00 11m00 DPOY didn't give up after Okogie stole the rebound
13:45 10m20 Dray Loon switch on Ayton/DBook was great, Steph 3 in transition
14:15 9m50 Klay lefty banker
15:00 9m20 Loon is always gonna get an oreb vs two guards, you could see his timing
16:00 we got Josh Tiven and Tom Washington again
16:15 8m10 Okogie 3, Klay says my bad
16:45 7m50 Dray x Steph 2-man game 2.0 -- HOT TAKE TRADEMARK!
18:00 7m30 Klay excellent coverage of Booker then DPOY pick of Ayton
18:45 7m12 Klay turnover, let's hope no more mistakes, other than that it's been mistake-free
19:15 6m45 Loon great screen, Klay miss 3, good job not picking up a foul
19:45 6m26 Loon forces travel on DBook
20:15 season-long penchant for dumb turnovers and not being locked in, easily the best start of the year although I do recall pretty good starts against BOS & MEM
21:00 HOT TAKE: Okogie to me is a like a bigger Bruce Brown (a huge compliment)
24:15 5m40 Klay on fire 2x 3 (ATO previously), shakes his head in arrogance
25:30 Klay abuses Craig in the post! 5m15
27:00 4m10 Steph to Klay TD after Andre played zone and DLee missed
28:00 3m35 Andre steal of Ayton (cue haters), then J-Mike for 3 (cue haters)
31:15 @J Dub: "J-Mike is playing pretty good D" -- I would say his defense has always had a good floor, it's his ability to make 3s that's the difference and he's making them now
32:15 Dean did a great comparison and he'll talk about it Wednesday when he come on for that game: JP and De'Aaron Fox
33:00 Steph 3 assist JP, must've been a mistake on DBook
33:30 2m25 Steph 3 turns around before it goes in, up 21
34:45 1m50 Steph slip pass to J-Mike then a J-Mike steal for a dunk
35:15 1m25 reach-in foul by Donte but you can feel the domination even though it was a bad foul
37:00 0m50 DLee inside-out lefty runner after Moody couldn't decide on the dunk, he was so open
37:30 0m32.5 Andre feed to Moody gets redemption and-one
38:15 don't accept the "flip a switch" analysis by the pundits, this is "pounding the rock"
39:30 0m10 Dray super-patient to tell Donte to get out and go set the split-cut screen for Klay and then deliver the ball to Klay
41:30 Ty Jerome is out because we now have 14 players with Quinones 10-day expiring but this prob means we're signing Lamb soon (road trip?) -- when you have 14 players, you can only go maximum 90 games for both two-ways
44:45 11m45 DPOY blocks Cam Payne with a vengeance, can we assume Dray has paced himself the whole year?
46:15 11m04 DLee foul on Dray screen, used to be the beneficiary of those
47:00 Fitz is wrong about DBook not liking Klay, it's just basketball, off the court, if you've played a guy throughout high school and you both made it this far, utmost respect for each other barring some hidden personal thing
49:15 barring roster issues, wouldn't it be nice to get a bruiser type? (Memphis Roddy, PHX Wainwright)
50:00 9m10 Klay calls out number two, it's a heat-check!
51:00 8m45 Biyombo airball jump hook, McHale Experience has ended
51:30 8m30 JP easily goes by Craig, REVERSE DUNK BY ANDRE
52:30 7m50 Andre looks great on the rebound, leads to JP 3 turn-around BABY CURRY
52:45 HOT TAKE: what is a Baby Baby-Faced Assassin? (replay shows, he turned his body, but still looked at the shot), I'm officially planting the seed for Baby Baby-Faced Assassin
54:15 Cholo: "Zygote Curry"
57:00 7m00 Andre behind-the-back dribble to Loon
59:45 Steph vs CP3 and-one + slow-mo of him talking to the bench "can't guard me" 5m42 -- isn't it great that the great debate from 2014 of CP vs Steph has been over for awhile
1:02:15 JP not good POA vs CP3 5m10 (only about the 4th or 5th mistake of the entire game anywhere that I can remember, which is a good thing, team mistakes)
1:06:45 4m10 middle was wide open and nobody cut (no rim-runner)
1:08:15 2m55 Dray lefty finally made one
1:08:45 2m15 Donte crticial 3 on the catch because Suns had momentum and tight defense, we ran a double-pick
1:13:30 0m32 Klay calls out 1 shot and splashes a crazy 3
1:14:00 Klay glares at Raymond Ridder for the halftime NBC interview, walks by him
1:16:30 ON A SCALE OF 1-10, KLAY'S UNINTENTIONAL COMEDY IS AN 11
1:18:30 re-watching Klay walking by Ray
1:21:15 need to donate Klay's brain to science
1:21:45 Kawhi as well on the unintentional comedy but Klay is still an 11, Kawhi a 10
1:26:15 to finish ahead of PHX in the standings, one of the tiebreakers is head-to-head and they're already up 3-0, so we'd have to finish one game ahead of the Suns
1:29:00 in the Warriors Off-day video, Looney signing his autograph the way he did was funny
1:30:15 11m20 Dray only 2 blocks? On Okogie. Did the scorekeepers miss a block
1:31:15 11m00 straight-armed Loon out of the way for an oreb and-1
1:33:15 10m42 good job by Dray to kind of drag Craig with him (replay)
1:34:00 3rd pf already 10m16, Klay quick shot so Kerr timeout and draws something on the clipboard, you can feel the pace slow down, which would favor Suns
1:35:45 @cars that go boom: "I wonder if this performance is low-key a message to kd" -- Don't drink the media Kool-Aid wanting KD to be your villain, that is not IRL
1:38:15 10m05 Steph offensive foul (4th personal and team), pushed Okogie into Klay
1:38:30 9m50 Ayton too easy down the lane
1:39:00 if that was JP making the screen foul, he'd get thrown under the bus, but Steph is completely immune to that and it's quite frankly unfair to the rest of the Warriors from an outraged fan perspective, so I'm criticizing outraged fans and their flaws
1:41:00 8m30 starters -9 in four mins, but Donte hits a 3
1:41:45 impressive steal and finish by DBook (vs Klay and over Dray) 7m30
1:42:15 Klay feigns shooting a shot with the ball after the whistle -- bro, that's not the issue, the issue is your movement without the ball, not your shot, still doing it at the free throw line
1:43:30 7m10 Dray let Craig shoot, wonder if he's been struggling
1:44:15 6m45 Steph held the ball too long, DBook taking over and-1 over Dray
1:45:30 DBook in rhythm 5m59, can't use any fouls to break rhythm because we've already fouled too much
1:47:00 4m59 Steph lets Okogie shoot 3 why? Good
1:48:45 4m20 JP actually saving us now 2x getting downhill
1:49:15 Okogie being a pest, like a Dillon Brooks without the unnecessary antics 4m00
1:51:30 3m21 during a timeout NBC shows Monty Williams' clipboard, there will be a screen down on the baseline, then screener will curl around
1:52:45 Warriors went zone! Did they do that when they saw Monty go to the clipboard? It did look like they were discombobulated. This is why I never throw Steve under the bus because I notice these little things where's he impacting the game in our favor. There's no other Warriors analyst that does this. It's because I used to coach. Used to be me with the clipboard. Biyombo was like, "What? Oh, lemme post up!"
1:56:30 @D P would we see a letdown by vets in playoffs? -- I think just the nature of the playoffs, but then again could be a let-down here or there, we saw it last playoffs: Game 5 Memphis we should've won, Game 4 Denver should've won.
1:57:30 2m10 JP fake palm stepback over DLee WOW!!!
1:59:00 Andre and-1 fake handoff 1m45!!
1:59:45 J-Mike thought there would be a call on him as Biyombo on the inbound after the FT
2:00:00 J-Mike gets a block on DBook! 1m25
2:01:15 Andre 1m00 swipe down then again at 0m10
2:03:00 so the second unit rotation got us back to +10 from the smallest lead being 3, I think
2:04:30 analyzing JP's inventive stepback (palming)
2:06:30 11m50 Dray lob to JP in corner ATO? Layup good. J-Mike set a pick for the flare per the replay later at 2:07:15
2:09:00 Tom Washington screws up another call 10m40
2:10:00 10m05 Dray post defense on Ayton
2:11:00 9m20 Klay mastering the dribble off the curl
2:15:00 8m45 Steph shows Atkinson a clipboard play, couldn't make it out
2:15:30 Klay knew Wainwright was on him, so was determined to score 8m40
2:17:45 J-Mike finds JP for 3 with Tiven setting a pick on CP 7m30
2:19:30 6m30 J-Mike found JP for 3 late, but JP's spacing with Klay in the vicinity was not good, 6m20 J-Mike wrong side of help DBook
2:21:30 "Potencee11: Is it just me or jp body language is not good? Nyways he just made a three" -- I'll tell you one thing: PLAYERS HATE IT WHEN YOU SAY THOSE THINGS
2:24:00 Loon TD to Donte dunk 5m45
2:24:30 Andre delivery to JP curl 3 5m05
2:25:00 4m50 in one sequence: Donte good POA, Steph good close-out, Loon good help for the travel, JP and-1 destroys previous speculation
2:27:30 timeout 4m02 might be just to get Klay back in, one timeout left
2:29:45 Loon reverse, Klay steals inbound, Steph chaotic 3 via Loon bad pass 3m00
2:30:45 GP2's celebration!
2:32:30 Steph solves the problem of getting the starters out with a silly turnover into the second row 2m25 -- the unintentional comedy of the squad, it's like a DNA mutation
2:34:45 E-40 looks like the cowboy from Mulholland Drive
2:39:30 Klay looks mad, Ray wants him to do an interview
2:54:00 Nicole says Kendrick Perkins said some stuff about Dray not having leadership
2:55:00 listening to audio of Kendrick Perkins with Scott Van Pelt postgame, says Warriors need to get Draymond back in leadership of defense after punch this year
4:19:00 AUDIO OF RIC BUCHER REPORTING ON WIGGINS
4:22:15 1) Bruce oversold the Bucher "report": Bucher doesn't have anything, it's just a prediction just like it would be for any of us (maybe something extra from a GSW source?), but the biggest takeaway from what he said was that he doesn't think we'll repeat with Wiggs. Then Cowherd mentions GP2 and Bucher doesn't flinch.
4:58:00 analyzing the Clippers
5:02:15 will we play "sag on Russ" strategy? I'd be surprised if we didn't. Also, will Lamb be signed by then? Pretty sure need JK for the Clips' length
• Steve Kerr pregame Suns on GP2: been doing well and there’s “hope and optimism… there's definitely optimism… good progress” he’ll be available sometime this season. Didn’t specify if that’s regular season or playoffs. He has not gone through contact yet as his rehab ramps up. (Kendra Andrews, Dalton Johnson, Madeline Kenney, CJ Holmes)
• Ty Jerome will not be able to play tonight. Lester Quinones 10-day contract is complete and Anthony Lamb has not been converted, meaning the Warriors only have 14 active roster spots filled, because GSWs would need full 15-man roster for Jerome to be eligible. Kerr says conversations about what the team will do with the final roster spot [sic], but no decision is made. Decision likely to come in the next few days. (Dalton Johnson, Kendra Andrews, Tim Kawakami)
• Draymond Green, who rolled his ankle in Saturday's game, is expected to play tonight, Kerr said: “He understands his body, he knows what he needs to do to get ready.” (Madeline Kenney)
• Jonathan Kuminga is out tonight against the Suns — had been upgraded to questionable — but expects Andre Iguodala to play. (Dalton Johnson, Anthony Slater)
• Warriors F Andre Iguodala (hip) is out tonight vs Suns. (Monte Poole) [Not sure why Iguodala was reported as available then not.]
• On Durant having yet to play in front of Warriors fans since his departure. “It’s nuts… We've always anticipated his return and we've always had a planned welcome back video to thank him for everything he did for this franchise and literally every game something comes up… I think our fans would give him a lot of love-the applause and energy that he deserves for everything he did.” (Madeline Kenney, Kendra Andrews)
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I was at the game and saw him grab his wrist when he was fouled following the dunk, and before the free-throw, he was flexing his wrist, and then took the free-throw, which I believe he missed