Jimmy Butler: “No excuse for how I played, how we played” in Game 5

[offday-G5-HOU-GSW videos/transcripts]

Turns out, Jimmy Butler (probably) just played bad. I watched Q1 of G5 over again and he made, actually, four mistakes in the opening frame before Steve Kerr finally called timeout, down 20-8. I hope to show you all of that and more soon, even if it dovetails into a discussion about whatever happens in Game 6 tonight.

But that’s the thing. I think there is a macro issue. And that’s that this team led by older Hall-of-Famers, they trick off games. They do. But I get it. I’ve seen it before, even in rec league or Asian tournaments, but not as much because all the tournaments are like one-and-done.

I explained this in detail on the latest podcast:

There’s also an awesome behind-the-scenes video of how to get an autograph from one Wardell Stephen Curry which is in the context of Game 5 in Houston, which didn’t have a whole lot of Dubs highlights.

Below under the paywall are the transcriptions from Kerr yesterday (off-day Zoom call) and Game 5 in chronological order starting with pregame. He said, “Get the ball to Jimmy,” but at the same time, I think Brandin Podziemski has to play better and not get happy with the shots early on.

The transcripts below will be unlocked when I post the next article, just like every article, but you can also just go to the Comments section of every video interview to see them.