Pelicans have kept this closer than I thought they would. But I don't think they can play much better than they are, whereas the Warriors can play a lot better.
NOLA has Mirotic guarding Durant. I would just clear out a side, and get Durant to drive at him. I get the feeling that that kind of iso game goes too far against the Warriors principals to attempt, and they will just back their regular game.
Durant is posting up Mirotic. I think Mirotic is far more comfortable with that, than he would be with Durant driving at him.
Green is the Warriors MVP. He's not their best player, but he has the least replaceable skill set. Who else in the league can do what he does, the way he does? James, who else?
It's amazing how the Warriors can just flip a switch and go on one of these Super-Saiyan runs. Like seriously, holy shit.
So let me understand this. Everything good a player does is because of another coach and everything bad is Stotts fault? That's pretty funny.
Wow. Obviously the Warriors roster is twice as talented as ours but their system is probably equally as superior. So many open shots at the rim or at the three point line. We’ve got a looooooong ways to go and I don’t see an easy path in sight with our coaching staff or roster pieces.
I think there's multiple reasons. Some of it is the scheme, not having as many cutters (last season we adjusted for Nurkic, this season Nurkic has adjusted to our scheme), some it is personnel (Nurkic played a lot with Vonleh last season who liked to cut to the rim, this season he's played a lot with Aminu, who camps out on the three point line), and some of it is opposition teams adjusting to him, whereas last season they didn't know what to expect.
34-35 first quarter, 21-41 second quarter. The Warriors lifted both their offence, and their defence.
I reckon Vonleh was the player Nurkic threw assists to the most last season. This season I have no idea, maybe Dame cuts to the rim, or Aminu in the corner? Anyone know where to look up this kind of stat?
