A pair of impending free agents provided a glimpse of what an ideal Warriors lineup could look like if they’re re-signed, Monte Poole of NBC Sports Bay Area writes.
Kristaps Porzingis and De’Anthony Melton combined for 57 points against the Wizards on Monday in a 125-117 victory that snapped Golden State’s five-game losing streak.
Porzingis will be an unrestricted free agent after this season and Melton is expected to decline his $3.5MM option and hit the free agent market. If they remain with Golden State, the lineup next season could feature Porzingis at center, Draymond Green and Gui Santos at forward, with Stephen Curry and Melton in the backcourt, Poole notes. Jimmy Butler would slot in after he fully recovers from the torn ACL in his right knee.
“Working my way back into good shape,” Porzingis said. “Today I think was a pretty big step forward for me. I was having fun out there playing with the guys that were finding me. I probably should have ended with more [points]; I smoked three or four that I should have made, so there’s still a lot of room for improvement.”
Here’s more on the Warriors:
- The victory carried some historical significance for head coach Steve Kerr. He became the 28th coach in NBA history to reach 600 regular season wins, Nick Friedell of The Athletic notes. He also became the seventh coach to notch 600 victories with a single team. “I owe, I guess the honor, to incredible talent and a great organization,” Kerr said. “To work for the Warriors, to be part of this group, amazing group of people, that Joe Lacob and Peter Guber put together, just to be a part of this, I’m so blessed. Most organizations are not this strong and this aligned. I’m very, very lucky.”
- Butler, who reunited with the team for the first time since his ACL surgery on Feb. 9, provided an update on his knee rehab, indicating that he anticipates playing at some point next season. “I do want to come back,” Butler said, per Friedell. “I can’t say when. Obviously, as early as I can to help my guys win some games. But you’ll probably hear me say from time to time (in this process), whenever my body’s ready … whenever my body’s ready, I promise I’m trying to get back out there.”
- Al Horford, Stephen Curry, Seth Curry and Moses Moody remain out for the Warriors’ game against Boston on Wednesday, Celtics reporter Bobby Manning tweets. Quinten Post (foot) and LJ Cryer (hamstring) are listed as questionable.
Now you’ve done it. Winning the chip.
If you say so, it must be true.
Lmfao are you aware what day it is or do you need me to join the dots?
Amatuer Day. The bars are packed.
You could drink for free in my bar. Could even get the best carpark. Right near the front door.
I don’t drink and drive.
I’m surprised someone else hasn’t posted a rant about Kerr getting his 600th win. I’m expecting hurricane you-know-who to blow through any second.
Kerr also achieved something that only 3 other NBA players, or coaches, have achieved. Curry, Shaquille, and Kobe are the other 3. One of the Warriors owners has done it also.
The Wizards are on a legendary streak of getting other guys PAID lmao
AD/Trae will be fun next season
Gloating over a Wiz win. Sad that none of the chosen ones put up 83.
who is gloating over a wiz win?
“the chosen ones” what does this mean?
we have a new warrior hater here Davey. They only can speak up when the warriors are down. after 10 years of nothing bad to say they come out.
Oh great, another person who cannot fathom that I am very critical of my fave teams head coach and front office AND am a huge fan of the team, which means they cant call me a homer, but they want to so bad. “Oh, so you love pancakes, you must HATE waffles then!”-type idiotbrain
I love how that one clueless dude yesterday said “You think if Steph is healthy they will win, but when he isn’t, you will move the goalposts” lol that’s not even how “moving the goalposts” works, I used language that includes multiple outcomes – they hate that, lol
It’s hard being a GSW fan on public boards these days.
Even if you are highly critical of the current team, the haters rip you out of spite.
It’s so funny how they have been literally acting like this since 2020, and then 2022 did absolutely no damage to them, they STILL literally do not know ball enough to know that Curry=GOAT and the one guy who really can put a roster of mid on his back and win a ring. Even still, to this day.
Its health-only with Steph – if he has KP somehow healthy next to him, they are doing damage and OKC is just soft enough to get rolled by GSW this year.
The funny part is I can never win with them, because they are willing to look past logic and reason, its pure hate – “GSW is the worst team in the league now because I have been burned by them and hate them for beating my fave team the last decade” when that’s not even close to being true, they are NOT tanking or rebuilding. They are massively injured, it happens. But its not over. It’s far from over. Next month will be fun to watch pan out. We know Steph is coming back for at minimum the play-in games, but he might return earlier to help figure out the roster with him and KP.
It’s going to be hilarious if it does happen. All these “GSW is OVER! Curry MUST retire!” types are going to be hurt by him for SO MUCH LONGER!! lol
Wemby who ??👀??😳??😱😱
Wemby — 22 mins, 18 pts, 8 reb, 3 ast, 1 blk
Raynaud — 41 mins, 32 pts, 9 teb, 3 ast, 1 blk
To ALL the Wagoneers and specially the washed__bon r Who thinks dissing Raynaud means dissing me. The misguided Kings fan …..
The 42nd pick in the draft- tell me how much better Post is. You passed on best center in the draft Wagoneers. A player the washed__bon r doesn’t want.
I am available as a scout. Please just notify HooosRumors I got a name for the puppy lol …
YDKT 🤩🤐😂😂😂 YDKSquat
link to sactownsports.com
Matchup: He faced fellow French big man Victor Wembanyama, with the matchup widely covered in French and American sports media
Spurs 132-Kings 104…BPM Wembanyama +23 – Raynaud -22….Wembanyama 22 minutes played – Raynaud 32 minutes played.
You are best avoiding his rants about Raynaud. It is kinda of like locking an alcoholic in a liquor store.
I just don’t get it why it matters so much to him the warriors passed on him while the other 30 teams did too.
Especially since we all know Kerr wouldn’t have played him more than 10-15 min/gm sharing (the limited minutes for bigs slot) with Post.
If kerr is not playing Post unless of injuries he is not playing a rookie.
This is the biggest trasher of Raynaud. Has no clue what basketball is about. He actually thins this is about me. Raynaud says vous sucez ….
Get ready for tge lotter. Raynaud says you should listen to KA ……. Wagoneers DKT🤫
Uh…What’s a Wagoneer? Didn’t Jeep discontinue the model.
When you going to learn what plus or minus means. You think you are saying something. Get a clue.
Are you a WAGONEER ???? Didn’t kniw that
So Al if warriors drafted Raynaud do you think he would be played over KP, Harford, or Post?
First off none of that matters. You passed on a player of need. No reason to have Seth on team over Raynaud. Ha can easily be tenth guy. He’s a better Center than ALL three today. And can play with all three. More important he’s a trade asset also. Fact you are excusing Warriors for not taking him. Cause Kerr won’t play him. Says more about Kerr than Raynaud. He’s a much better prospect that Post. And is true center. Something none of those three are. What do you think Kings could get for him now. A first rd pick ?? Or Raptors who are dying for a center. You can get Gradey. Cause they don’t play him. Don’t any of of you understand Talent is Value.
Knicks passed on Duren. At time it was a money thing. Needed to sign other players. But we had Mitch. At time I wanted Duren. And said to trade Mitch. But the Warriors have NO center. Just sad lol.
link to yardbarker.com
Pistons center Jalen Duren makes franchise history in career-best game
So 4 year later this ———- Knicks missed here.
Arc, I already pointed that out to him. But, he is unwilling to admit that. Raynaud started the season in Stockton. He was called up because of injuries. They also had Dario Saric. If the Warriors had drafted Raynaud, he would have spent the season at Santa Cruz. The Warriors wouldn’t have given a rookie major minutes like Al thinks. Raynaud would have been behind Draymond, Horford, and Post. So, no playing time. Not much of a trade asset.
Something else should be noted about the Kings centers. The signed an undrafted rookie to a bigger contract than Raynaud’s after seeing him play. I don’t think Raynaud is high on their list.
The reason the warriors did not draft him is because they have Post. Raynaud would be competing for minutes with Post. Also factoring in it could be another lacob telling them who to draft. Bogut was the 1 real high on warriors pick from Australia. Bogut and Lacob are close friends.
Raynaud is weak defensively.
Another lie. Says tge guy who has never watched him play. Reb is part of defebse. His blk are up. His D is getting better. Was never bad for a rookie. Better than Post or KP lmao
Post is not better . Doesn’t matter why. Tgey passed and it was a mistake. All you WAGONEERS are just clueless. Why all the excuses. None ofbyou even understand offense Kerr runs. Davey is only who understands Kerr systems lol. All of you lie and deny and follow blindly. Its amusing.
He gies for 32 against the NBA future. And all you got is criticism. That tells us ALL we need to know. Not one if you except Davey said nice game. UDKBorT. …. little bro
You lie more than aristotle lol. Are you this clueless. How many times are you going to say this without looking it up.. Cardwell who they signed is not a true center. And makes less money than Raynaud. He plays 20 mins and has played 32 gms.
Right now Raynaud is fourth in mins played by a rookie in NBA. Only Kon n Cooper, VJ play more.
Raynaud plays 27 mins and is putting up 12 n 8 almost. He is a top 5 ROY. Why are you comparing anyone to that. YDKT UDKShhhh. And you lie ALL the time. What so so hard in prasing the kid for putting up 32 on Wemby. And apologize for being the clown you are.
Cardwell signed for more money.
Caldwell — 1.218 mill
Raynaud — 1.272 mill
You need F N calculator … truly a 10yr old
Raynaud says “T’as échoué en maths, clown”
link to hoopshype.com
Cardwell was a 2-way deal to start the season. They could have kept him there for two seasons. He signed a standard contract in February. This season is pro-rated. He got an extra year.
It’s so gross the way they do that Al. Gary was always sneak dissing me all those millions of times he dissed Moody, such a cornball way to attack someone. Like, Podz is a guy I will happily admit I waver back and forth on, sometimes he’s decent, sometimes he is the worst player in the league. I do not believe his “run every play through me” style matches the Warriors’ system, but I would like to see him play off-ball like Curry, and move Curry back to a point role, when Steph comes back. Lets see what that looks like. Get the ball out of his hands and have him run marathons like Steph does.
Raynaud is looking legit, wish GSW got him but the idiots who run my team will never draft a big ever again after Wiseman.
That said, Post was not in the same draft as Raynaud, GSW drafted Koby Brea before Raynaud. Also Raynaud played twice as many mins as Wemby, and Wemby matched most of his stats lol Wemby=GOAT
Koby Brea was traded for assets that eventually led to Will Richard, who was drafted way later than Brea…why not just draft Richard there? Why did Richard, who despite erratic playing time (because of guess who) is legit good and will be a player in this league for a while due to his BBIQ alone, so why did Richard fall so far? Will Richard is a much better player than Brandin Podziemski, Will Richard is a system player, he is a system fit, unlike Podz and his “Russ lite” style of play.
Right now the advanced metrics have Richard as the 9-15th best player in that Draft, and that was the Flagg/Kon draft. So how did he fall to #56?
“Will Richard, who was drafted way later than Brea…why not just draft Richard there? ”
Because GSW also wanted to get 21 yo 6’8 PF Alex Toohey, who was signed to a 2-way deal, was injured and got waived.
He doesn’t know ball. So goes along with everything Kerr or Warriors do. Doesn’t have the knowledge to criticize or debate it. Just a blind homer.
Missing on talent should be something we can all agree on. He thinks it’s better to diss the messenger. To this day he hasn’t bothered to google or search Raynaud. Maybe he’s unable to. So I won’t be mean.
He actually can play pick n roll. And he can shoot better than you think. Just he plays smart. So doesn’t take bad shots. He’s an IQ big. So he could play in that system imo. I think Curry would love him.
Point is his value is sky high now. So you could keep him or move him. You are only who understands Warriors should go big sometimes. So even if thats 20-30 mins a game. Raynaud gives you a big lineup with Dra, Post, Horford, or KP. Even if he gives you 15 mins lol. He can guard real centers. So he helps on Rudy, Jokic, IHart, Sengun. The himers here don’t see that. You could have traded him for Gradey lol. Imagine that. All teams miss. These homers think this is personal lol.
Al, you are preaching to the choir here. Raynaud, especially at his low salary cost, is a spectacular fit on GSW. I would offer Podz 1-1 straight up for him this offseason and pray Sac falls for it lol
Podz is better than Raynaud and not their best young center.
The kid is getting better. He could be special. He’s a steal as a 2nd rd pick. And the washed__bon r is worse. He hates his team so much. Can’t see the value of the kid. Haters don’t love ball bro.
There isn’t one Bulls fan who would hate on Queen. Just cause Bulls didn’t take him. We all miss bro. Plus he’s a 4 yr college player and smart. Not a 19 yr old rookie you have to wait. These clowns don’t vet that. He is NBA ready lol.
How does a rookie drafted in the 2nd rd get that “sky high value” you keep talking about?
By the fortunate circumstance that Sabonis got hurt and the Kings gave him starter minutes.
You claim that “(GSW) could keep him or move him. You could have traded him for Gradey”.
Except in the Warriors system, he never would have gotten the minutes he needed with the Kings, which resulted in his increasing his value. Obviously in hindsight GSW like a bunch of other teams made a mistake by passing on him.
And just FYI, since Dick was a FRP his rookie contract is almost 4 times higher per year at just under $5 mil, so couldn’t be traded 1:1.
At this point it doesn’t matter, the Kings have no direction/plan but even their clueless FO won’t trade Raynaud, now that he’s proven himself.
Haters who don’t know their own team. They rather diss than learn lol. All teams miss on talent.
The ~150th+ Raynaud man crush post from you. Do you troll the other 9 teams that passed on him in their articles here?
Can you prove you were calling for the Warriors to draft him before they traded down?
It’s always funny to see you acting like a head to head comparison with the guy that scored more’s team getting blown out by 17 pts in the 1st Q/31 pts in the 1st half proves anything – and also leaving out that Wemby was +23 with a Drtg of 102 to Raynaud’s -22 and Drtg of 133 with Wemby playing at half speed was kinda lame.
No only the Wagoneers who trash Raynaud …..
And still do to this day..
Bulls fans just agree with me 100% they shoudl of tool Queen. And we discuss missed opportunities. We actually debate it and move on. The Wagoneers trash Raynaud as a way to make their decision right.
I want an apology for Raynaud ….. then we can move on. Your DA thinks Post is a better player than Raynaud. Wagoneers DKT 😳🤐🤐🤫
It’s “interesting” that you failed to respond to any of the points I made in my comment. I guess you weren’t calling for GSW to draft Raynaud prior to the draft, so all this is weirdly/narcissistically congratulating yourself for something that happened based on hindsight.
And then you posted this:
“I want an apology for Raynaud ….. then we can move on. Your DA thinks Post is a better player than Raynaud. Wagoneers DKT”
Why would people on an NBA blog apologize for Raynaud? Weird.
The only definition I know of for “DA” is district attorney”, and wtf do you mean by “DKT”?
Nobody is doing anything except posting his stats for the game. IDGAF what he does. Care less what you think. The stats show his game improving. Its why he is a ROY candidate. He’s a rookie. Just shows his progression. Fact you CLOWNS think this is something more. Only speaks to your lack of game.
The Wagoneers are all here right now. ALL of you have trashed him and think this has something to do with me. F n hilarious. All you are nons. You can’t even give him his flowers for outplaying Wemby. That’s how SORRY all of you are.
Oof, that is a R1 exit team at best with *all* those resigned and healthy. Chances of that are 0%.
People can (and definitely will) hate on Steve Kerr, but I watched the Knicks game earlier in the week and for that group to actually be competitive, the man can coach. They had 68% of their salary cap in street clothes and came within a single basket of knocking off a flawed but comfortably more talented Knicks team.
Go away Aristotle. How many burners you got?
> Go away Aristotle. How many burners you got?
Not me, sorry. It’s been 3 years since I praised Steve Kerr’s coaching.
There is value in having a bunch of players that fit an offensive system. But this offensive system and the players that Kerr has chosen for it, is going nowhwere.
The thing is Kerr is a very good but very flawed coach. He is amazing if you have a fully developed team for him with the right players. He can maximize that talent better than almost anyone. But, he is not a teacher. He cannot develop talent. The core of this team mostly developed ahead of his arrival. That’s his flaw. It’s what separates him from the coaches like Pop and Jackson. But, flawed doesn’t mean bad. Coach Knight in college basketball is a good example of a great but flawed coach.
I don’t think it is fair to say that Kerr is a bad at developing players. It takes 2-3 seasons to develop players. They make mistakes that cost teams wins. Kerr has always had the pressure of “extending Curry’s window”. So, rookies aren’t able to get the playing time they need.
I don’t think he is bad at it but I don’t think he is great at developing players. Compare the Spurs with Leonard to the Warriors with Kuminga. You give Kerr Leonard and I think he tried to turn him into a guy who is a defensive specialist who can shoot corner threes.
And I don’t think the win now pressure is an excuse. Pop faced win now pressure with Duncan, Parker, and Ginobli and look what he did with guys like Leonard, Mills, Green, Diaw, Simmons, Splitter, etc. Jackson faced win now pressure with Kobe. Look at what he did with guys getting the most from them for a time like Bynum, Odom, Ariza, etc. And look at what Spolstra has done for his whole time in Miami. They are always expected to compete and he keeps developing guy after guy.
I think one of my best examples of where Kerr messes up is the playing time with Kuminga. Specifically the fact that there were games where Kuminga was doing everything asked of him. Not hogging the ball, low turnovers, rebounding, playing defense, playing well, and he wouldn’t reward it. He wouldn’t encourage him with crunch time play in regular season games. He would make excuses saying there wasn’t enough time for everyone. I think those situations, where he did everything asked and still it wasn’t enough, that’s how you get a guy to check out. And coaches that want to build sustained success and develop players know when to give those kinds of opportunities.
Tim Duncan had 4 years of college. Kuminga spent 1 season in the GLeague. The NBA barely spent any money on the facility. He probably didn’t get any coaching there. In other words, Duncan was close to NBA ready. Kuminga was really raw.
I was comparing him to Leonard not Duncan
Leonard had 2 years of college.
@Black Ace57
So Kerr told Poole to say that to Draymond, and immediately destroyed a championship team. I wouldn’t argue too hard before 2023, but after? Kerr is a liability to winning a title in every way, shape and form. He simply doesn’t have it in him. He seems like he is ONLY here to push Brandin Podziemski on us and nothing more, well, aside from trying to play as many Kerr-sized guys on the court at once. Those are Kerr’s only 2 things he tries at in his job.
@BlackAce57, Agreed on all points. Of course, there is more.
Kerr is not the same coach/person at 60 years old as he was at 50. Like Bill Bellichick, who also became extremely rigid in his later years, resisting trends to the game and refusing to adapt to current personnel.
Like the older Bellichick, Kerr now manifests public tantrums, bullying of young players, and unreasoned denial that his older vets won’t age.
GREAT comping later career Kerr with Bellichick, how are we all missing this? Kerr’s main goal is to play 5 Steve Kerr-sized guys at once and have it work 1 out of every 15 times – that’s not even coaching, its ego-tripping.
@DaveyJ, Thanks.
It gives me no pleasure for me to tell you that GSW is following the Patriots’ trajectory in another way.
As soon GSW cuts Kerr loose when the season ends, the new regime will also gut the roster, with a new young coach and a modernized offense, and a 3-4 years rebuild program.
They only have two contracts signed past 26-27. So, Dunleavy beat you to the punch.
Have you ever seen the claim that “Kerr told Poole to say that to Draymond” other than in comments from Davey J? The idea of that actually being true boggles the mind.
As far as Kerr’s future goes, MDJ has said it’s up to Kerr, and I will be shocked if Kerr won’t come back next season for one more try with Steph and Jimmy (and potentially Porz).
Kerr’s coaching allowed the Knicks a 24 pt turnaround in the 2nd half as he failed to call a timeout to set up a play for thee last possession.
That’s not good coaching.
NBA is OK. Your comments are consistently atrocious.
The Knicks are championship contenders with championship aspirations.
Today’s Golden State Warriors are tanking for a better draft pick. They’re playing a starting lineup with G league players.
Blaming curve for the loss is an egregious error of significant magnitude.
Did the scrubs play well enough to take advantage of the Knicks relaxing for half a game? Sure they did. But it’s not Steve Kerr’s fault. The Knicks woke up played better and won the game.
Gary, in this case, I think both you and @NBAisOK are right.
You’re right: GSW suck right now.
@NBAisOK is right: Kerr didn’t seem to care that the 24 point lead was slipping away.
Ari, What should Kerr have done to coach the game differently?
I’ll be watching the Celtics Warriors tonight and of course analyzing all aspects of the game in preparation for the Kerr bashers.
> What should Kerr have done to coach the game differently?
Since you asked…
In short, with so many new, unfamiliar players on the floor, simplify the offense to a high PnR — one ball handler, one screener at the top. Avoid the motion offense’s requirement for all 5 players needing to make the right reads at once. Clearer passing lanes, fewer moving parts.
When you put Will Richard, Post, and Malevy Leons on the floor at once, and have them run our motion offense — split-screens, simultaneous cuts, pin-downs, constantly swapping spots — you get TURNOVERS. Like, 15 of ’em during the course of the two point swings.
Mike Brown smells blood, turns up the defensive pressure in the 3rd, and our young guys look lost. But Kerr continues to demand exchange sequences that these players have not practiced. Our guys didn’t know when to cut when the Knicks’ defenders overplayed the high post; they get caught waiting for passes that never come; they keep on cutting into a teammate’s space, etc. Fundamentally, GSW’s execution was worse than most of the teams I’m watching in the NCAA Tourney
It’s no knock on those young players. Our offense is the most advanced in the league. It takes years of NBA experience to execute well. You need at least 4 experienced players on the floor to execute it well.
It’s been this way since 2023. Kerr continues to force on young, inexperienced players an offense they’re not ready for. Awful, awful coaching.
Well said. It’s a mistake to try to force passes to Post inside rather than have him on the perimeter where he was shooting really well and even faked out his defender and got to the rim.
More TOs to try to stop the momentum is just coaching 101.
one change I seen in the last week is Kerr not so much going with Spencer seeing how he is being targeted on defense.
Gary! After taking the time to give you my coaching analysis, I was hoping you’d respond… I’m taking your silence as a sign for how much it impressed you :–)
Yes, sorry there was so much there and there’s really nothing I could retort or add to so all I could do is give the thumbs up and stay silent.
Agreed yes a very impressive breakdown !!
You’re entitled to your opinion that Kerr was entirely blameless in losing that 21 pt lead, but opinions aren’t facts.
Of course the Knicks played down to GSW’s level, and then played better. but better coaching could have managed to slow the Knicks’ momentum and even if they ended up down three, calling a timeout would result in a better shot/ chance to force overtime. and possibly hang on for the upset.
NBA is OK.., You’re absolutely 100% correct.
Yes I call you out and it seems like often, but your opinion is just as valid as mine and probably even more so.
I always appreciate your comments and often give you thumbs up.
Thanks, Gary. As we saw, the Celtics didn’t fall victim to a trap game like the Knicks did, and I’m guessing they end up making the Finals this season.
The Pistons will fall without Cade, and IMO the Knicks are too inconsistent to beat the Celtics in the playoffs.
I wonder if Steph actually wants to come back and try to win in the play-in games, rather than staying on the injured list and watching the team losing( to get a lottery pick in the draft). To me that would be the smart choice.
Yes, the east will be interesting to watch and the Celtics look stacked and ready to go.
Yes it does seem like other teams have question marks. Not sure who else would stand out as a sure thing finals team in the east?
I don’t think Steph Curry nor Steve Kerr are lying when they say they’re trying to win or want to come back and play before the season ends and stuff like that, but I’m positive management has made their wishes known very strongly that they need to lose and lose a lot from here on out.
They’ll make the play-in game but lose and thus have the 11th pick in the draft as they sit today.
But the Clippers need to keep winning as do the Blazers.
Then the Bulls and the Bucks need to get their stuff together and start winning some games too.
That potential 9th selection could mean the difference between a 6-9 guy coming in or a 6–6 guy drafted 11th and getting traded with Podski and moody for a 6-9 guy ready to contribute today.
Bro, they had a play set up but Quentin Post decided to try and catch a firm basketball pass with one hand.
He’s a second round pick finding his way on an NBA team so I wouldn’t be too hard on the kid but that’s the way it is right now and it’s not Steve Kerr’s coaching that lost the game.
One of Kerr’s worst attributes is wanting constantly shifting rotations, which goes against how most players get their balance and flow in the game. Because GSW had so few options, he was forced to play who he had, and…lost anyway. So, yeah.
> One of Kerr’s worst attributes is wanting constantly shifting rotations.
Yup. It’s been favored fodder for the analytics guys since 2023: statistically speaking, no NBA coach plays his worst players more and his better players less, and no NBA coach uses more starting lineups.
This isn’t about resting aging players. It’s about over-playing the Pat Spencer’s, Lindy Waters’s, and Anthony Lamb’s. It’s about constantly changing expectations younger players.
Kerr’s answer as to why is consistent: he’s searching for new “combinations”. Every March, he’s still searching.
Exactly – when does his “search” end? It ends with Curry hitting a grip of 3’s. Always. Even when he gets a winner, he moves on from it, because he HAS to get Pat Spencer minutes, for some idiotic reason….
Happy to see Porzingis playing and grinning again. Sure helped us in Boston with his zinging three pointers and closing games with his short jumper or free throws. But only for that half season before he manifested that ongoing sickness of his. Still, he was there for our 18th NBA title. Sure hope he doesn’t beat us tonight. Go Celtics!
@BeachGuy – he looked like he was getting into gear with that Wizards game. I just hope he makes Kerr understand how much easier the game is with bigs out there. Respect to the C’s, they are probably going to destroy us anyway lol go Dubs!
Celtics are favored by 11.5, so even if Porz scores 30 again that won’t be enough.
GSW is in the second of their 2 brutal 6 game road trips featuring 2 B2Bs, and worse, in this one they have THREE 3 games in 4 nights sets, with the 1st being tonight (on this trip they play 6 games in 9 days).
The schedulers really punished GSW this season, it’s bizarre.
Arena availability is the primary tool by which any teams schedule is rolled out. The league asks about that availability and proceeds from that input as to how a team is scheduled. TV has its say too of course. In the early 70’s there was at least one incident where a team played 5 road games in 5 different cities on 5 consecutive nights. San Antonio has their annual “rodeo road trip”, gone a month with 9 straight on the road, this year beginning with games against the Lakers and the Warriors. “… really punished GSW this season.” 41 at home, 41 on the road.
@aristotle:
Wrt “there are actually 6 teams with worse schedules”, what’s the source of that claim and what are the 6 teams?
@Meadowlark
The Spurs’ longest road trips this season were 5 games. ZERO road B2Bs in the 1st one and only one in the 2nd, with the 2nd game playing the tanking Nets.
Acting like there’s no difference in teams’ degree of difficulty based on schedules is disingenuous to say the least.
@nbaisok,
The teams with the most back-to-backs (16) for the 2025-26 NBA season: 76ers, Nuggets, Suns, Hornets, Wizards.
Teams with the second most back-to-backs (15) for the 2025-26 NBA season: Raptors, Blazers, Pelicans, Warriors, Heat and Jazz.
@NBAisOK, in the West, 4 teams have had a tougher schedule. Again, as I’ve said above, GSW’s schedule has been more difficult than average, but I don’t think there’s a case that it’s been unusually bad.
1. Sacramento Kings (+0.55 SOS)
2. Phoenix Suns (+0.53 SOS)
3. San Antonio Spurs (+0.51 SOS)
4. Houston Rockets (+0.49 SOS)
5. Golden State Warriors (+0.49 SOS)
@NBAisOK, it may look like the schedulers gave GSW unfavorable treatment this season (I thought so too when I first saw the schedule), but there are actually 6 teams with worse schedules.
So many teams are complaining, but the disparity is not really that bad.
Four teams with near identical records: Clippers, Portland, Charlotte, and Golden State. Does it seem to anyone else that the commentary here is out of balance as to amount of commentary? And if so, why is that? None of these teams are measurably better or worse than the others.
Certain teams have rabid fan bases. Warriors are one of them, and any article generates a huge amount of comments.
Clicks and comments are noted and part of the sales pitch to advertisers.
Thus, you’ll see a lot of warriors articles, Lakers articles, and such.
On the baseball site, I experience the same thing with the Red Sox. Comments reach triple figures quite often whereas the Royals the reds the White Sox not so much.
Also something to add I don’t know if you recall that the Warriors have always had a fantastic fan base even in the 90s and 2000s.
Run TMC then the “we believe” Warriors were amazing times even though there was an unfortunate 15 year gap between them.
> why is that? None of these teams are measurably better or worse than
> the others.
This site exists because of advertising revenues.
Teams with larger, more avid fanbases draw more clicks.
Hey I’m glad KP is stringing together enough healthy days that he can get on the court regularly. That’s awesome!
@aristotle,
The mere number of B2Bs doesn’t reflect the actual degree of difficulty, and neither does a simple SOS based only on W-L records of opponents.
There’s a big difference between B2Bs without travel and B2Bs on a road trip in different cities, and GSW having 6 game trips with 2 B2Bs in each is more difficult than the 76ers with their 1st 5 gm road trip with no B2Bs, a 3 game with the B2B in Toronto, a 2nd 5 game trip with 1 B2B (LA-GSW), and no other trips longer than 3 games.
I’m not sure which source you used, but ESPN has the Spurs as the toughest (their extra game with OKC being a factor) at .512, followed by the Nets at .509, and then GSW tied with the Suns at .508.
link to espn.com
@NBAisOK, I’ve been replying to this statement that you made, above:
> The schedulers really punished GSW this season, it’s
> bizarre.
That statement implies that the NBA scheduler-makers treated GSW unfairly. To evaluate that statement, you have to look at the information available before the season, not 67 games later.
The number of scheduled of back to back games is one such kind of information. In this thread you and others have implied the league screwed GSW in this area. My point is that the data says otherwise (because 4-5 teams in the West were given more back-to-back games).
The information in the espn link you sent about strength of schedule is based on teams’ performance after the start of the season, which schedule makers didn’t have when they made the schedules.
@aristotle
Again, a difference of 1 B2B isn’t a major factor in how hard a schedule is. Long road trips with 2 B2Bs/3 games in 4 nights are way more relevant.