There’s been a lot of buzz about defense this season. With referees turning a blind eye to offensive players trying to draw BS fouls with irregular shot motions and other things that should be automatic offensive fouls, the value of defense has become apparent.
Read MoreThe rookies are looking pretty good in Santa Cruz. Yesterday, Jonathan Kuminga and Moses Moody combined for an electric 62 points in a win for the Sea-Dubs over the Agua Caliente Clippers. Moody had an impressive line with 37 points and 10 rebounds to go along, while Kuminga had 25 points of his own.
Read MoreThe Warriors have this neat habit of developing players who spend elongated amounts of time in the Bay into the ideal versions of themselves. You can throw out a couple different examples - Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, Klay Thompson, even Andre Iguodala and Andrew Bogut - to support the thesis.
Read MoreCharlie touched down in the Bay Area on Friday, setting him up to attend his first Warriors game Saturday on the back end of a back-to-back.
Having traveled in from his home in the U.K., Charlie took his seat before the game against the Spurs when a message came from none other than Draymond Green, asking for his email address to send a seat upgrade. Happy to just be inside the Chase Center, the upgrade moved him down from the rafters to near the court.
Read MoreThe accolades just keep going for Stephen Curry. While it’s not exactly a medal, he received some pretty high praise from his head coach, which many players would reverse as a sort of mark of stature. Kerr, per the San Francisco Chronicle’s Connor Letourneau, compared the Warriors star to his own former teammate and the greatest basketball player in NBA history, Michael Jordan.
Read MoreIt’s hard to say there’s ever been a player who’s famous for their pregame routines, especially regular warmups. With the age of social media around the NBA, however, broadcasting what players are up to on the court before tip-off has become more and more of a fad.
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