3 Big Questions for The Warriors Season

1. I said it a while ago but this should be the season Draymond comes off the bench. He’s a playoff player at this point and last year’s play-in proved that. Preserve him and Steph by playing and trusting the young guys more. Let Richard, Santos, and Yaxel carry the team to April so that the vets can actually be healthy when it matters. Over taxing is what lead to Jimmy Butler tearing his knee and Steph compromising his. Don’t let it happen to Draymond—start Yaxel in his place and let Gui Stanos shine as the starting small forward and Will Richard as the more reliable starting SG.

2. Bro I BEEN saying this. "Stand at the hash … OFF ball. Set an off ball screen for him. Hell, do that shit near half court. I guarantee they dont take their eyes off him. It should almost look like a gimmick

3. Mailbag: What do we think the forward rotation will look like? Is Yaxel a 3 or 4? What does Jimmy’s return mean for Yaxel, Gui and Niang? What about when Moody returns for the 2 spot? Someone won’t get minutes this season at those positions because we’re 3-4 deep.

4. CTE kerr, baggage dray, wanna be podz, KP, Magic Melt are all F'ed. no way we going to Playoffs

5. As always, thanks Alc. Saw a video of Charles Bassey working out and shooting the three, have you looked at his shot, how big would it be if he also could stretch the floor? I am always overly optimistic before the season starts, that being said I believe the Warriors will be significantly better than last year. Continuity, a healthy and settled Al and KP to begin the season, growth of the young fellas and of course Yaxel! And if Lajae can pop, that would be big positive, on the court he is very determined, strong and looks to be a quiet dog a la Klay. Anyhow, again, relentlessly and overly optimistic and looking forward to the new season.

6. Also this whole season will boil down to Jimmy's health, KP's durability, and Steph staying healthy at the end of the season. If they go into the postseason healthy, this team is DANGEROUS. Will they be healthy? Thats the question.

7. Playoffs?😂😂😂😂😂😂😂. Have you seen the west.

8. Last year, Steph was our best on-ball defender. Better than GO2and better than Melton. That doesn’t bode well for Steph taking plays off.

9. Team is good. Draymond sucks and shouldn’t play as much as he will.

10. A lot of “ifs” in the Yax takes… we will see. I believe he’ll be a good nba player

11. Really hope Richard starts, fits way better with the system and Melton would be better as a 6 man.

12. Kerr has Will Rich in his doghouse. Damn shame

13. Hey Alch, been a sub here and on Patreon (Shawn Med) for a bit and really enjoy your Dubs and Valkyrie coverage 🙏🙌

    My mailbag question is do you think Yax will get enough opportunity to play and compete properly against the other lottery picks like Boozer and AJ to where he’s legit in ROTY talks? I know there’ll be moments when Kerr pulls him and holds him back a bit, but with what we’ve seen from him so far with his ability and competitiveness to go head to head and prove himself against other rookies and match up with them like he did Boozer in SL, I think he could show out well and prove himself better than a lot of those who went ahead of him in the draft.

    Side note: Really do see potential in Lajae, would love him to get that third two way as long as he gets the last Exhibit 10 the Warriors have available after Toohey. And also, even though it’s hella early, would interested in your thoughts on Montiejus Krivas, Arizona C at 7’2” and former teammates with Brayden Burries going into his senior year.

14. Answer to the Bonus Question: No.

15. Bro, it's Ledeborg, not Leninborg. You keep saying Leninborg and that is not that man's name.

16. They need to bring rookie Devion. To me the only one close to Steph to do that role. He’s a rookie, but what I saw he’s very mature, high IQ level, lot of concentration in the game.

17. what do you think the starting lineup and rotations should be ? and what do
    you think our ceiling is this year realistically

18. I’d say play Steph normally till mid season. JB comes back and then cut his time perhaps.

19. I like the optimism on Dub Rich. I think he will have some of the best on off stats on the team this year.

20. There is no questions. The team is centered full around podz now and we must praise him while watching 30 wins a year

21. 12:25 the obvious thing to do is to stick to the system even with second unit, just because they need to be used to it for when they play some minutes with Steph. Or if they replace injured starters.

22. The biggest Question? When will TDS KERR unleash his secret weapon the 6 Guard lineup???? That psychotic coach is destroying the warriors.

23. Kerr has to figure out a way to play “winning basketball” maximize the “Team” and not over-use Steph and save him for the playoffs.

24. Yes, LeBron is completely obsessed with dragging his career out as long as possible so has a “”“better legacy”””, we know this

25. You produce fire content sir keep it going.

26. Cryer's calm in traffic around the rim! makes good decisions similar to Santos 🦾hope he gets a spot and minutes! crowded at point guard now?? heard they brought N AlexToohey!🦾 hope they,re able to keep Melevy! his hustle, instincts, availability, Vertical show,d good handles in summer league! Yaxel won't be getting much help from Drey' beside him 🤕.. teams 🗑️ with no Legit PF. MIXING it up inside! play Green SG. Melevy, Yaxel, Pozingus, Green & Curry! Green gets the nod regardless of results!🙄.. otherwise Pods or Butler🦾..

27. Lebron got the rest due to AD, Doncic, reaves. Who’s Steph goin to rely on, Podz, melton or lendeborg lol. We jus have to enjoy taking part next year

28. What would you do if you were in Steve Kerr’s position, more over how would you go about this “Gap Year”?

29. Podz is about to go off!!!

30. I watched all the summer league, and LaJae looks to me like one of the players who will really benefit from half a season of close Warriors coaching, in the G League or the bench, and looks to improve a lot by the end of the year. My wife comps Bobby Portis: active, aggressive, crowd favorite, and (IMO) better in small doses than as a starter.
    Yaxel really is all that. There were two of our players always moving at a different speed than anyone else on court – Will Richard, who you expect it of, and Yaxel. I think we're going to be better than people think, as long as Steph remains healthy enough to be the axle on which everything else balances.

31. Dude are you seriously suggesting LeBron taking plays off while his team plays 4-on-5 is somehow good. You gotta be joking. 😑

32. Q1: play Steph 20-25 minutes a game. Think of the first playoff series in 2022 when he came off the bench because he was recovering from injury.

    Q2: Yes. Yaxel is strong enough to guard a 5 and quick enough to guard a 3

    Q3: I like Melton playing with Curry 20 minutes a game. I like Richard playing with the younger guys including Williams, Yaxel, Gui, and Bassey.

    Q4: I agree that Kerr needs to solidify the lineups right away. To me that’s the bigger issue than how much pick and roll they run.

33. Ive got them 6th in the West. They could be a deep team. If Porzingas is healthy, they could be solid.

34. I dont think he's able to rest. The team has relied on him so much since JP has been traded

35. With the added size, will Steve revert back to small lineups of 4 guards/GP2 at the 4?

    His choice could decide the season

36. Steve grow? change? hahaha!

37. Patreon supporter here, would love to see some niners coverage either here or on patreon. Thanks uncle Alc

38. If Jason kid is on the coaching staff, Brandon Williams will succeed. This will allow Draymond and Steph to take a break at the same time.
    Yakel needs to play at least 30 minutes game, until Jimmy Butler gets back. Then we can see what condition Jimmy is in. Like our chances with all our bags. And if Podz & GUI improves, we can make some noise.
    We should at least avoid the plan believe 55 wins can do that for us..

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