20 points. Nighty-nightOh man, I was not expecting to stay up late tonight
20 points. Nighty-night
There's always next year...Well, this was predictable
Nah. Curry is outta here after this year, KD the year after. Golden State is dead!There's always next year...
The Spurs shot 48% from the field and 50% from deep while Golden State shot 46.5% and 21.2%. The Spurs actually had more turnovers than the Warriors but most of those were in garbage time. In short, unless the Warriors are off to a historically bad 3P shooting season while the Spurs are going to hit half their shots from deep with Jonathon Simmons nailing 60% from behind the arc all season, this is your classic small sample size game.Dubs looked the same way they did in their losses that season, too many turnovers and low percentage shots that prevent them from getting into a good consistent flow on offense. On defense the Spurs are just an excellent offensive team, smart ball handlers, guys always cutting, shooters in the right place and tonight they have run iso offense through both Kawhi and Aldridge.
I didn't understand why some people were predicting a down year for San Antonio; yes they lost Duncan but this is still a dangerous team with a master running it. I don't think a loss means that much to GS in the long run; they are still going to be an absolute force; but they are not going to steamroll the West like many pundits believed.
If you take last night's results and extrapolate over the course of an 82 game season, the Warriors are primed to set records in futility. Thus, time to consider my dream trade of Bradley/2017 Brooklyn pick for Thompson. Get it done, Theo.It will be interesting looking at the shots people are taking. GSW took 85 shots last night. Durant had 18, Curry had 18, Green had 14, and Thompson had 13. Ian Clark had 8 (presumably in garbage time). That left 14 shots for the 6 other people who took shots.
Thompson's FGAs over the last four years: 14.7, 15.5, 16.9, and 17.3 (last year).
Klay is the player most affected by Durant imo as he morphs into a Ray Allen-like role in Boston which at this stage of his career is very possible to frustrate the living hell out of him. His star is ready to blossom instead he has a minor role in the offense. Kerr will have his hands full.It will be interesting looking at the shots people are taking. GSW took 85 shots last night. Durant had 18, Curry had 18, Green had 14, and Thompson had 13. Ian Clark had 8 (presumably in garbage time). That left 14 shots for the 6 other people who took shots.
Thompson's FGAs over the last four years: 14.7, 15.5, 16.9, and 17.3 (last year).
George Hill is hugely underrated. He's going to improve Utah a lot. Looking forward to that team at full strength.
Considering the GS guys will hurt each other and LeBron might be on cruise control, Dame is a terrific MVP dark horse.In the other game Joe Johnson looked like the elder statesman posting up and owning Dame Lillard, who was nuts on offense. He could average 29 this year.
Rodney Hood looked awesome too. Remember when Danny drafted our 15th man instead of him?
And Kawhi going 15/15 from the line was great to see too. He just keeps getting better. And his old trade partner, George Hill, looked in control in PDX for Utah. The Jazz looked much better than last year, and Favors and Hayward were out.
Man I'm happy the NBA is back!
Steve Kerr picked Dame to be MVP this year so he agrees.Considering the GS guys will hurt each other and LeBron might be on cruise control, Dame is a terrific MVP dark horse.
If he stays healthy Sixer fans are gonna end up loving this pick.Embiid looks good.
Larry nailed that pick. Nice night for Anthony Davis:Myles Turner made a statement tonight.
In a loss to Denver. Is Ryan Grigson pulling double duty surrounding the brow with talent?Larry nailed that pick. Nice night for Anthony Davis:
50/16/5 with 7 steals and 4 blocks...
He'll never play with a legit 2nd option...until he teams up with Jaylen Brown and Harry Giles in 2020.In a loss to Denver. I'd Ryan Grigson pulling double duty surrounding the brow with talent?
14 assists in the first half for new PG James Harden
If this is how they are going to play under D'antoni Harden is going to have the greatest fantasy season in history.I can't remember the last time I've seen a game like this.
Houston is going to be my must-watch team this year. They are going to try to win every game like 130-125.LA and Houston playing a 1980s shootout. Hardens going to end up with like a 55-15-18.
They haven't done a great job, but there were extenuating circumstances tonight.In a loss to Denver. Is Ryan Grigson pulling double duty surrounding the brow with talent?
Really, the only thing that's missing is the relevance of the regular season (which could be helped if it was shortened to ~ 66 games or so) and more parity at the contender level (but even that has its benefits in allowing postseason rivalries to develop).It really is amazing how much better a product the NBA has developed over time. Rule changes and young talent have transformed the game and its so different from 10 years ago let alone 20.
There are some game changing talents around, giannis (and potentially Simmons similarly), brow, Kat, embiid etc as unicorns. So many good smart coaches. Growth of analysis and so on. Good times.
The league also has smart leadership at the top.It really is amazing how much better a product the NBA has developed over time. Rule changes and young talent have transformed the game and its so different from 10 years ago let alone 20.
There are some game changing talents around, giannis (and potentially Simmons similarly), brow, Kat, embiid etc as unicorns. So many good smart coaches. Growth of analysis and so on. Good times.
I wish they could figure this out, but I haven't heard any decent options as of yet.This article talks about how the league's growth will depend on making the games shorter by fixing the timeout situation in the last few minutes.