What Issues Can Be Addressed Following Golden State Warriors Loss To Miami Heat
The Golden State Warriors have some serious roster construction issues, but how can they even address it this season? Matt Kolsky and Charlie Walter give their opinions and breakdown the loss to the Miami Heat.
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45 Comments
This is what happens when 3 players eat up over $100+ million in contracts.
The draymond green dance ability is better than his score
Joe Lacob spent over $300 million in salary for at least 2 years before the new CBA. Lacob has spent more than ANY team in the last few years! Now, with the new CBA, every team's hands are tied. Charlie Walter needs to listen and learn much more than he's doing now. His puppy attitude and knowledge are embarrassing.
The team construction is a big issue. They have many shooters that are small in size and the big are also undersized and cannot be depended in their offense game. So when their shots are not falling into the basket, they are screwed. They need to play Kuminga when he is healthy as he is the only guy who can attack inside the paint consistently and they need bigger players to fill the Centre position. draymond is too small to play centre. Even TJD is not big enough. He can be a Power forward.
Why not get rid of guy from Germany? He ain't even that tall to be a starter with curry that ain't gonna work. Now I know why y'all hate Kerr
stop it with Moody, guy can’t guard anyone. Gives consistently gets scored on, specially on 3’s. Why is Waters playing, why Gui gets no chance?!
Did you say nurkic just stop .😏😏😏
Best way of using hield is not to use hield.🤓
Can't be fixed. Team is dead. Pull the plug.
Sorry Kolsky, downplaying the Wiseman debacle is weak. That pick reeked of Lacob sticking his nose into player personnel business. In a million years, Wiseman is not a Kerr type player. That pick all but eliminated any chance for them to keep that thing going. Lacob inherited Curry and the warriors won despite his botching things left and right (i.e. firing Jerry West, hiring his sons, etc).
I wonder if Warriors fans still think Podz the reason they are losing
Why is no one point to Draymond? He hasn’t stepped up offensively or defensively as the team’s leader. Draymond is a dark cloud on this organization. All this lack of offensive production-is because DRAYMOND RAN THEM OFF!!! Warriors need to move on from Draymond. I’m tired of this being about the two time line deal. This is more about the uselessness of Draymond in a by gone small ball era. The offensive pieces that made Draymond look good are gone and so should he be.
Perhaps we all agree that Curry should have been rewarded with a salary of more than 55 million, but that had consequences for the signings that should be made at this stage of his career. But nobody talks about this, only about not having patience with Kerr and with the youngsters. This year and next, draft is the key for the future.
I have a whole new, well earned respect for Matt tonight. Matt was cooking tonight.
@LockedOnWarriors Charlie come on man be honest here, media 957thegame and NBCS has NEVER questioned about Kerr job why? Is it because he is White Coach? Any other Black coach would have be fired long time ago.
It’s been 3+ years of Kerr’s nonsense we are putting up with. Playing small lineups, 3-4 guard lineups, controlling GM to not go big on and on.
It’s over man time to 🔥 Kerr
Please make the ☎️ to your Media friends.
Who would you rather have klay or buddy??? 😅
They rely on steph too much….nobody else can get a rhythm.. Draymond always forces passes to Steph…
I love this team..but imma keep it a buck….. Kerr is not a good motivator… not a good reader of the room/game ..the only player this offense is design to benefit is steph..and its understandable..steph is still a great player..but not to carry a team..and hes been playing.. shooting a lot as if he is trying to solidify a all star spot…when wiggs and Kuminga get 15-20 shots we good.. when steph shoots 10 more shots ..and attempts to play hero ball…we lose . Everytime
This team is a train wreck. Steph really should leave if he wants to have ANY chance of winning another ring.
Do you all think steph would be cool with zach lavine taking more shots…and averaging more than him…i dont think so…not for long term anyway…i can see what happens with jk and wiggs…so if curry is averaging 23 ppg..you think zach is going to average 24+… I beg to differ…steph not ready to give up the keys ..and this offense is not designed for someone like zach…nor wiggs..or jk… Dennis hasnt scored his 18 he was averaging on the nets yet…its not the players.. except for the lack of a big… it's the system guys..trust me
Outside of Steph, Draymond because of his defense and ability to play with Steph, and Kumingas talent, every single player is literally a role player/ bench level talent and undersized for their positions. They aren’t good enough, point blank. We’re cooked lol
I think Dub Nation is finally feeling things that many other fanbases have felt for quite a while and maybe that's fair. There are several imperfect pieces on the team for sure but I think continuity is the most underrated factor in basketball and I cant remember a Dubs team with this many new pieces. 3 or 4 guys that know the system are out (likely trade piece preservation is a part). the guy that can fix it either not for trade or doesn't exist.
The worst thing you can do for Steph Curry isn't fail to give him a 5th title, it's give him a Karl Malone phase in his career, a Clyde Drexler, Scottie Pippen, Charles Barkley, Allan Iverson phase… the man gave you 9.5 billion dollars including a new arena and whatever money was siphoned out of the system (like the Valkyres ), let him dwell with Kobe and Magic and Larry, (Reggie Miller?). If he and Draymond finish their careers in the Bay, they're the only 2 of a big 3 to ever be drafted and developed by a team, winning multiple titles retiring in the same jersey in modern NBA history. (Kareem was a Buck, Parish was a Dub, McHale was something else and I didn't even see Worthy anymore after a time).
FIRE KERR AND GET BROWN
To start to rectify Fire Kerr!
Playoffs? No way tank for a pick
They played like a team that has lost faith in their coach. Why arn’t you guys talking about Steve Kerr? It seems like he has lost the team! The Heat came off a double overtime game the night before! Warriors come out flat…AGAIN! Wiggs disappeared AGAIN, Steve Kerr makes no adjustments AGAIN. Moody gets nothing AGAIN! This is the head coach AGAIN. TJD and JK, possibly Moody are the future.
It's time to move on from Wiggins. His offense is way too inconsistent and his defense is not so elite he's untradeable. Kerr isn't going anywhere as long as Curry is here, therefore if he feels Moody isn't worth playing meaningful minutes, trade him for whatever you can get. Excellent point Charlie, this is Groundhogs Day.
Kerr is the issue. He should be fired!
Blowing it up means putting Green and Wiggins on the trade block. There are too many players the organization has labeled untouchable because they think they will get better, and they are not getting better. Maybe that's media spin, but that's what the fans are hearing – Wiggins, Podz, Moody, Green, Loony, TJD, etc. That group is not good enough to assist Curry in getting to the playoffs.
it really comes down to effort. they arent working to get quality shots. it has nothing to do with shooting well. if they are relying on making tough shots with 15 seconds on the clock every posession…… thent hey are leaving it to luck. Just take everything to the rack
First step to fix this team is to fire Kerr 🤡🤡🤡
I must say ever since that Draymond punch , EVERYTHING has gone awry! Nothing works ‼️ play the young guys !
95.7 is trash
yall talkin 2 slow
The warriors are not coached well at all. Firing Kerr is the only move.
buddy is the only player that has any type of gravity other than Steph. The 4 man group of Curry, Buddy, Wiggins, Dray is what we need to play more of. Look at that grouping and you'll see that's the lineup that should be playing the majority of minutes. It doesn't even matter if Buddy is hitting shots or not it's how the defense plays him.
😂😂😂😂😂😂 Kerr is not the problem. Kerr having to rely on buddy is the problem.
Have fun with his 45% 3 pt shooting and ALL THE SPACING he provides for steph😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 ohhhĥhh, SPACING….OHHHH
You knuckleheads. Take this from a 27 years kings fan, buddy ain't going to HELP YOU SUSTAIN SUCCESS. Yes. Buddy will SHOOT and make threes for yall, but it ain't leading to SUSTAIN SUCCESS.
The Orlando magic dont have their stars but they are doing something, for us we have depth and we cant do nothing. We need to show some effort before we even look for a star.
No Excuses.
The Warriors lost to a Miami team mentally-reeling from the Jimmy Butler affair AND physically-exhausted after a 2OT knockdown with the Kings the night before …. seriously, what the bleep was that? … Did Kerr throw the game for his buddy, Spo ???? … I am not sure I am joking here.
BLOW IT UP AND GET A HAUL OF UNPROTECTED FIRST ROUND PICKS FOR CURRY WHILE YOU CAN. HES GOING TO REQUEST A TRADE EVENTUALLY ITS INEVITABLE YOU CAN ALREADY START TO SEE CURRY GETTING FRUSTRATED. THE TRADE IS COMING GET THE DYNAMITE READY. WARRIORS FANS ARE DELUSIONAL AND CLINGING ON TO ANY SIGN OF HOPE POSSIBLE LOL I LOVE IT.
Wanting Zion let’s me know you don’t understand the Warriors philosophy & style of basketball.
Swings the Warriors made:
– Wiggins
– Poole
– Wiseman
– CP3
– Schroeder
– Kyle Anderson
– Buddy Hield
To say the Warriors “need to make a move” … all they do is make moves
NO one is mentioning that Dennis has been HORRIBLE since he got here! He passes up sooooooooooooo many layups SMDH they eventually lead to turnovers
The reason they are losing games they aren't playing it takes a team to win games not pointing fingers at each other a team not one person and kerr isn't the problem the media always want to blame the coach need to go back to the beginning when we're winning
When Kerr opens his presser with some bs about his cousin or whoever in pacific palisades this has become the focus of the joke. Who the f does Stevo think he is