Warriors fans watch Celtics-Heat, chat about off-season again: Myers, Poole, Draymond, Kuminga, PVO!
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TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:
0:25 tipoff!
9:30 Percy says we need big men, I say refine that to mean we need "fence benders" (coined by Draymond via Dumars) and JK can definitely be that fence-bender and I think he is destined to be in Year 3, and finally it's ok that he wasn't in Year 2, although I still think he could've gotten a chance but I do understand what appears to me as Kerr having this hard line on earning your minutes (JK would not have earned the minutes that we as fans wanted in desperation)
13:00 the other problem with the whole we need a big man is that guys like Rob Williams (Nic Claxton, Naz Reid, Vanderbilt) do not grow on trees
18:15 at least we got Moody suddenly arrive from near-end of the bench, we do have a lot of talent on this squad, Kerr even mentioned that we have a deep squad on the Kawakami podcast
20:45 Cody Zeller looks like Smiley (Smailagic), who is currently killin' at Partizan Belgrade, also tons of guys per Swish Cultures are playing in Puerto Rico (Mar-Jul) including Boogie Cousins and Eric Paschall
25:00 getting Gary Payton for a whole season will be good for the culture and anti-rolling the ball
26:30 I'm not even worrying about Jordan Poole until we know if Bob Myers is coming back, but if he doesn't I'm thinking due to chemistry
28:00 Dean on Bob Myers not taking another job in the league, which is important
36:00 I have a problem with people wanting to trade Poole and throwing in the "save money" argument, we're fine, Lacob can spend as much as he wants as long as we have Steph and a championship-contender
43:00 on the Myles Turner idea (need to add another piece if for JP, $20M vs $28M -- maybe Rollins and TJ McConnell): 37.7% 3PP, move Loon to bench, Dean likes it, but why would Indiana do it, if they already have Hield and Haliburton? Otoh the idea of Detroit (Bogdanovic/Burks makes more sense)
47:45 Dean says Bob's middle name is Michael (Myers) lol
50:00 Dean on why Boston is struggling
55:00 Dean's link to new CBA info on how we have to take less salary back in any trade: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-cba-101-everything-to-know-about-new-agreement-from-salary-cap-to-free-agency-and-beyond/
1:00:00 James Melott throws out JP to ORL for Wendell Carter and Fultz -- doesn't make sense from an "obtain winning veteran" standpoint, which Dean mentions about KAT as well
1:04:00 on JP having a great work ethic and not needing to be in the spotlight, just one bad postseason for a 23-year-old, I have an anecdote about my Japantown, being 25-26 years old, my vet from the bench telling me to "attack!" and I didn't know what the hell I was doing
1:12:00 I remind people that Steph and Dray are just as responsible for the mishaps this season as anybody else that can be blamed, therefore we CAN improve, I do think we have some time. If by some chance Dray and Poole deteriorates I do think there are still trade possibilities in Feb 2024, not idea, but we'll see. Just don't panic!
1:18:00 Dean on playing together a la the Heat
1:28:00 I know Steph Klay and Dray are sitting there watching these games thinking we can take the Nuggets or Heat
1:29:00 on the leaks, Dean says the organization has to shut that down, I also point out that the silver lining for the whole season is that all of these crazy things (Draymond punch, Wiggs out for 2.5 months) happened all in one season
1:35:30 on keeping things positive without a survival or stressed out mindset
1:41:00 Dean says we'll never roll over like the Lakers or Celtics are showing these last two days
1:45:00 my theory on the Warriors' system (and Jazz, Spurs, Kings, Nuggets) having a solid floor that they'll never get blown like the Lakers and Celtics are going through
1:49:00 Dean is hoping the Lakers improve but doesn't think Kyrie is the answer
1:54:00 I'm not convinced Steve Kerr is all that bad (as people are saying) at player development
1:56:00 on the rumor JK wanted to talk about his role: as I and Kerr said (on TK podcast), agents regularly talk to the teams about what their role is next season, Dean: Kerr doing this now, short leash won't be possible, developing the right habits and transforming him into a winning baller. Parth: "Steve is indeed old school, He mentioned that when he joined warriors he thought steph is taking lots of bad shots.. but when he realized that steph can make 40% of those bad shots..he permitted." Dean: 40% is equivalent to 60% from 2.
2:02:00 Dean: Steve is slowly chiseling away at JK
2:00:00 Rebecca joined the chat
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Next livestream: (probably) Tue 5/23 for more Warriors commentary during Game 4 Boston Celtics at Miami Heat, tipoff at 5:30PM PDT.