Notice Blazers' CJ McCollum: Golden State setting illegal screens to free up Klay Thompson

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  1. theprunetang

    theprunetang Shaedon "Deadly Nightshade" Sharpe is HIM

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    But has there been an active player to come out and say it? I honestly don't know the answer to that question.
     
  2. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    I personally haven't been paying that much attention.
     
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    Shaboid Well-Known Member

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    The refs did call one or two (out of 50) in game 1, didn't they? It didn't stop GSW then.
     
  4. theprunetang

    theprunetang Shaedon "Deadly Nightshade" Sharpe is HIM

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    Sames. Cj will probably get a fine for this, but he is smart and knew that before he even said it.
     
  5. B-Roy

    B-Roy If it takes months

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    CJ don't give a damn. He's brutally honest in all his interviews.
     
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    Red Rooster Bearded Villain

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    CJ definitely has top notch communication skills.
     
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  7. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    It's essentially the same strategy that the Seahawks used a couple years ago. If you hold on every single play, the refs aren't going to call it every single time. Similarly, if the Warriors use an illegal screen on every possession, the refs aren't going to call a moving screen every time (even though they should.)
     
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    Pinwheel1 Well-Known Member

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    Oh......I missed game one. I was flying home from a week long vacation and didn't have the opportunity to tape it.
     
  9. BBert

    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    Or Network TV NBA Talking Shills?

    Is The Jet, during the TNT pre-game, going to go to the big screen and show examples of the GS moving-screeners clearing out the defender to open up space for the shooters?

    I'll wait.......
     
  10. WarriorFan

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    Don't forget that part of being a smart player is getting away with little crap that happens on every single posession. Bogut and Green, the 2 screen setters, are both exceptionally smart players. There is some skill involved in what they are doing, (getting very close to) setting illegal screens and not getting called.
     
  11. BBert

    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    I think he's OK....he didn't call out the refs or demand changes. If they were to fine him, it would just draw more attention to the issue and make the image problem worse.
     
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    CJ pointing out what everyone who plays the Warriors learns in a hurry and what fans have known for a while. Glad he spoke the truth.
     
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    Haha, it's the word you use to avoid getting fined.
     
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    e_blazer Rip City Fan

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    CJ has a future in coaching. Already working the refs.
     
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    Sinobas Banned User BANNED

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    Are they doubling Thompson like the Clippers did to Damian?
     
  16. BigGameDamian

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    I'm sure it has crossed Stotts mind once or twice.
     
  17. LuckyShot

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    I doubt it. Stotts doesn't double team. Ever.
     

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