Warriors Bench HIERARCHY Has Become CLEAR
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In this episode, I explain how Steph Curry, Jimmy Butler, Draymond Green and the Golden State Warriors were outplayed by the bench, an ultra-rare look for a team that has historically relied so heavily on Curry over the years. Gui Santos continues to prove he is an indispensable 6th man, while De’Anthony Melton is proving himself to be the most reliable scorer off the bench while also providing the much-needed POA, and Al Horford is rounding into form.
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It's clearer than ever – Gui Santos is and has become one of the most indispensable players for the Warriors. Nothing for this team truly operates without his connectivity at PF throughout the game, and especially to avoid useless 4G lineups next to Draymond at all costs. You can even argue he's been more consistent all around than the current version of Draymond. Melton is right behind Santos in importance.
They did not lock curry down there's was a lot of open shots he just missed 😂 but curry was more of playmaking this game curry look like he didn't even wanna score but if the offense ran by curry I think he would of scored more
Of course Seth Curry is not a Lebron James when it comes to coming back from sciatica issues. Both probably have different dxs, especially involving cervical compromises. But Seth is taking a spot on the already injury-diminished bench….just saying…..
One of the best DUBS Analyst
They should go for MPJ and remove Steve Kerr’s Toys AKA Podz, Buddy Hield.
And Kerr is still playing the 4 guard lineup with Post sitting which made it easier for blazers to go on the run. Warriors was bound to win 1 against them but Kerr got to use his big man more.
• Shoutout Jim Parks, the Oracle—your call on Draymond’s age and fading hand-eye? Spot on, we’ve all lived that dip ourselves.
• Warriors brass, listen up: start that slow glide, bench him smart, coach him sooner.
• Steve Kerr pulled it off back then—practicing like a wolf, still winning rings.
• Draymond as player-coach now, full coach later? Builds unbreakable trust, frees spots for kids.
• Mama Green’s proud eyes say it all—he’s calmer, sharper, locked in.
• Keep the soul, sell the future—
It’s great seeing you proven correct with Santos. His consistency is what’s most impressive and NEEDED.
For me, Melton has been the biggest development for the team with how he comes up with huge plays on both sides of the ball all game long. Dude is legit. He’s also a lot of fun to watch, super high energy on every play.
I’ve been over Draymond for 2 seasons now. He CAN be great, at times, but as a $20+Mil vet, he’s just not good or consistent enough.
Last thing – Podz is really good. I know he has down times, but overall he’s very good and getting better. I’m ok with trading him but only if he’s a trade asset, and not salary filler. Otherwise, keeping him around for Steph days off or injury backup I think is the better way to go.
Thanks for the content.
At this point you have to apply for the coaching position after Kerr retires 😂
The thing thats frustrating is knowing kerr will stop using the right lineups in a week just to check and see if he still needs people over 6'6 or not and lose another couple games.
thanks to leauge pass, i missed another game
What do you think about trading for Jaren Jackson Jr? And have a Steph, Will, Jimmy, QP, Jaren Jackson because
And also what’s your opinion about Jerami Grant trade ?
You are THE expert on breaking down the Warriors. The only person that really tells it like it is, and we can see it with our own eyes by watching the games. I watch the Warriors (when I can stomach it) with new eyes, I can see when magically a line up you've begged for is on the floor and the positive results, as you said over and over again. On point with Podz, he isn't so bad, but he should never start and he should never close. I watch him almost every play on defense get beat on that first step, he loses his man, tries to swipe the ball from behind, the person guarding the corner has to come help leaving a sharp shooter open for a free 3 shot. If I see it, ya think the opposing teams see it? Oh yeah, they can't wait, and when those 3 daggers hit you with no time left, an absolute killer. Less minutes he stays, the same insane Kerr induced minutes, he has to go. I have to say, I wouldn't be surprised if they keep him and Hield and trade Melton and Santos, that's how they roll.
I'm enjoying your excellent analysis a great deal, Jim. Pretty clear we have to hang on to Gui.
Lets gooo, so nice to see these guys coming through, especially Melton, I love a good comeback story. And Gui rode the bench for so long and never lost heart! However…. if Gui Santos is great , QP is great and Melton is great, then we have a problem coming next offseason. There will be no cap space to keep all 3 of them if they are this good. Some of them might get snatched up by the market.
Unbelievable indictment of Kerr that even missing players, teams think they can isolate Steph and the rest of their team can’t get coached through it.
Good stuff. Great play selection.
Probably the least amount Kerr has been mentioned in a Jim Park video lol
I am more of a Curry fan than a GSW fan so I am pretty quiet since Curry did not do much this game. Instead let us talk about Jim's Video
Defense around Podz and Melton…. this is such a good point, this is true, Butler and Curry are stars so whether you have a great defense around them or not, they will score, steal, rebound. They will do it more effective with a strong defense but they do not need a defense to make an impact and contribute unlike these non-star players.
Santos helps Curry…. these are the plays I love when the big does not act like their responsibility is one player to mark but instead looks for the holes to fill like smaller Curry going to be exploited. It makes it so unpredictable for the other team to know what to do because they have in their head they only have to get by Curry. Santos is just 5 stars there.
Actually the bigs on the team are incredible all of them and of course if you are a big and you play on Kerr team, you have to be twice as good as another big on another teams for Kerr to even consider even playing you.
Curry as a decoy and distraction…. As Jim was talking about this, I realise something. Funny enough all of this Curry as a decoy strategy does not really count for much. Think about it when they reach in the playoffs Curry starts to try to score more and becomes less of a decoy. Kind of makes this decoy strategy of playing before the playoffs a waste of time because they are not going to follow it as strongly when playoffs start.
Consistent scoring… still inconsistent, it is always different players with Steph and Butler being constants.
Michael Porter… Here is my thoughts, I still do not know what I want from the trade. The smart money is on a wing that can also score or a center that can spread the floor with three point shots. I am thinking no to trading for a center because you got some really good centers now and while any great center or wing would improve the game, what do they really need rather than what do they need to improve.
My thought is GSW needs something different than what everyone is looking at, they need a guy who can play off Steph and minimise his load like Poole or Klay did. Let me explain why this is important. Simple we could have gone far in the last playoffs but Curry had to run a lot and went down. Who is to say these coaches are not going to target Curry like that again this playoff and then… down goes GSW. A center or wing would not do that for us and take the load off Curry.
Defense in Playoffs…. if no one told you I am telling you, defense in playoffs games are different. It is on steroids, the teams contest everything that they do not in regular season. Curry starts to move faster and puts a heavier load on himself against these defenses is not a great thing if we want to maintain him as health. Guy like Podz who do not consistently score in every game looks even worse when a 5 star defense is mounted against him in an intense playoff game. What position and who do we really need? not sure yet.
Michael Porter… I believe there were a couple of games for the Nuggets when Porter went missing. Not sure yet who GSW need. Hard to replace Prime Klay and yes prime klay fits the bill but he is not available.
Add… I wanted to add Anthony David… oh no please just throw the money out on the street and give it to Charity. Does not matter what he can do, it is about maintaining a winning team when Playoffs come and he certainly will not last. Actually a bit concerned if Milton will last when we reach playoffs.
I like podz i want him here i want moody who i also like but his contract fits to good with JK and Buddy to go get MPJ
The warriors benefited from a cold-shooting Blazers team in the first half. To demonstrate how small the Warriors were at times, you only have to look at who was at the inside rebounding position when the Blazers were shooting free-throws! I'm not saying the Porter wouldn't help the team, but he is not a connector like Santos is. He looks for his shot and rebounds okay but does not make the players around him better. Also, he is not a guard. Would Kerr even give him meaningful minutes!
I will say, I do love the Steph and Jimmy role of being like the commander of offense when either player is on the bench resting. Having players that have the flexibility to play with either unit like Gui and Horford is insane. Players that can do their role and succeed on both ends with either units should always have minimum 15-20 minutes. Hopefully that slug, Steve Kerr, will stick with giving Gui +20 minutes a game from now on and stop running too many guards.
That bounce pass from Santos to Melton on the three point line, leading him to the right spot and hitting him on the up, in rhythm, was simple, but a thing of beauty. Gui's point guard roots really showing in this game.