#Warriors-Blazers: Klay! Poole vs Lillard! Kuminga! Live chat, commentary, analysis, 2nd screen, PVO
87#GoldenStateWarriors #KlayThompson (this is not an illegal stream and we will not post highlights, as we do not want to be taken down! But if you need help with a stream, ask someone in the comments)
TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:
(To be filled in as we go. Note that timestamps are not functional on livestreams until the livestream is overwith.)
0:00 GRATITUDE, then Kerr pregame audio
2:00 my trade deadline report: a Wiseman salary dump would make us worse https://www.letsgowarriors.com/p/trade-deadline-lacob-mandate-of-does
9:30 meanwhile Twitter, like Joker in Dark Knight, wants to see the world burn and might take Bob Myers along with them as they burn it (entertainment, not information)
11:00 REAL GRATITUDE: five-minute thank-you to our audience for being a positive vibes only collective of consciousness
19:00 Russell Westbrook trade: all the ramifications
23:44 TIPOFF!
31:00 Looney missed a knuckleball FT after getting mad at himself for missing an and-one, Draymond tiki-taka pass-back to Klay is a function of chemistry which doesn't get talked about enough when people complain about the Warriors not making a trade
35:00 zzzap: "Coach Kerr should bring in Wiseman. He owes it to the fans" -- NO, the fans owe it to Steve to be higher-IQ fans
49:00 JK didn't grab the rebound, tapped it out to a Blazer around the 1min00 mark (?)
1:01:30 what we're learning about JK: doesn't go after the ball on rebounds and attaches his energy to plays of the past too much
SOMEWHERE IN THIS TIMEFRAME: WE DO NOT "NEED A BIG MAN" -- 5min19 Q2 it's our rotational defense that allowed Eubanks to get the putback dunk
1:16:00 Steve has complete trust in Draymond for challenging the call
1:24:00 JP three at the buzzer, GP2 good close-out, I'm glad they didn't call an and-one, but I like how JP is utilizing tricks to maybe draw the whistle (flare out the arms and legs after a three)
1:34:00 we analyze the buzzer-beater to see if GP2 fouled JP
1:37:00 analyzing John Stockton's career: 82 games per season a lot! 10.5 assists per game 1:39:00 8min41 Dray turnover then foul on Loon, wish the young refs just let the turnover happen, fast break the other way, Loon's 4th foul instead
1:55:45 3min04 Q3 Dame Lillard fouled by JK but great playoff D by JK, wish Steph Curry was playing tonight to benefit from the ticky-tack calls tonight
1:57:00 2min15 Q3 Klay is looking better than he ever has after that strong layup
2:01:30 TRL says "Klay omg like last game", me: I could argue today's game is better in terms of the variety of scoring
2:08:45 10min02 2nd straight foul on Ty Jerome that was a charge attempt, this one WAS a foul on Klay and the previous one, Ty WAS moving, but teams should be able to retain their challenge should they win the first one
2:12:00 Cholo/DVDV: "Let's go NuKlayar"
2:32:45 0min33 still proud of the defense there, it's championship DNA
2:41:30 Main correctable item: remind JP that with Steph out, if he goes too ball-hoggy, he's liable to change the momentum of the game (like tonight)
2:53:00 "when healthy we can't beat BKN" -- that's been the Foundational Six problem all season long
KERR AND JP PODIUM AUDIO
3:21:30 news that Kevin Durant got traded to the Suns!!! MARCH 13TH!!!
3:24:00 ANNOUNCEMENT: Dean "of Positivity" Chambers is going to go live with me on Thursday 2/9 for trade deadline talk
3:25:45 I don't feel bad for Joe Tsai who has been running the Nets like a Chinese household, but I do feel bad for Mikal Bridges who has been probably the most consistent Phoenix Sun all season long
3:36:30 I'm actually happy for KD and a five-minute diatribe on why
3:43:30 I don't want Warriors fans to be all terribly upset about the KD trade because I believe it was more enabled by the stupidity of Joe Tsai (overall) rather than the genius, say, of the Suns -- excellent example: when Chris Cohan sided with Don Nelson in a coach-player impasse and traded Chris Webber to the Washington Bullets
3:56:00 Duke Talks: "we need to make a trade immediately" -- I disagree because 1) Steph is out, 2) Portland had enough or more talent tonight than we did, 3) the fouling and bad timing of turnovers are correctable -- I think the correctable items outweigh the impact of what a new player can bring and that's also a very short list of potential players
4:06:00 why this season and Wiseman's lack of playing time (I show you how the dominoes fell) is all the fault of Steph, Dray and the Foundational Six
4:09:00 to give the Foundational Six a break, please be reminded that this league is 25 teams deep
4:11:00 we do NOT owe it to Wiseman to play him mins
4:27:30 we analyze trading for Mikal Bridges
4:36:30 it took Donte 3-4 months to feel comfortable and so it's gonna take at least that long for any new guy (NBA IRL not NBA2K)
4:43:00 for ppl that are demanding Bob make a trade, they are living in lack. We at LGW live in abundance
Next probable livestream:
Sat 2/11 for LA Lakers at Golden State Warriors, go live at 5:00PM PST, tipoff 5:30PM.