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Khanben:
When Klay gets back to full speed, Wiggins will basically be the warriors version of Dorian Finley Smith with maybe better handles and lesser defensive ability and versatility. DFS is on a 4yrs/55mil contract recently inked while Wiggins is on a max deal. So they can definitely replace what he does at a more cheaper price.

Klay will be 33 years next early next year, players at this age don't just get back to full speed after 2 major career threatening injuries back to back. The Old klay is gone, although he can still be a meaningful contributor.

Skrrrrrrr:
So the players that have brought them thus far should be traded for Wiggins who is basically the fourth option, Looney who is inconsistent and incapable of logging heavr minutes, and Poole who is just showing promise?
Is that your plan.
Were you not the guy that said curry should be traded the other day, why am I even replying you?

Maybe you should read chats and check names when commenting. I have never said curry should be traded, maybe someone else said that.

But as things stand, either klay, draymond, Wiggins and Poole has to be traded.

Poole is just 22yrs, in his third year in the league and rapidly improving. Losing him will be tantamount to okc losing James harden, that will be a big mistake.

Wiggins play a role where very few players in the league can fill, he's also the warriors best perimeter defended, has no ego and has age on his side, so he's probably worth keeping.

Skrrrrrrr:
They don't need to trade anybody. For someone that missed 2 years of action, Klay is doing just fine. He has been decent. He has his moments. He is still dealing with some conditioning and nerves. He tries too much at times. Plus his defence isn't elite anymore. That is to be expected when you have missed 2 years and walked right into the playoffs.
One full season of Regular season football and Klay would be back to the good old Klay.
He doesn't need to do much, just relax and play. He doesn't rely much on athletism either.

You can't ignore the fact that he's already in his 30s ,he will never be the same again. Even curry and draymond has slowed down a bit.
These guys need to take a paycut during the next phase of contract renewal or be traded.
Asat today, it would be an herculean task to keep Looney, Wiggins, and Jordan Poole three key pieces for the future.
And you also have to factor that wiseman is due for a contract extension which isn't cheap for a top two pick. GP 2 also needs to get paid next season see wahala
So the warriors definitely has to trade some players or lose them for nothing.

If the warriors want to remain a contender they have to figure a way to keep or trade looney, poole and Wiggins. The Injuries have really battered klay, He's no more a reliable second option and his max contract is just like a sore thumb for the warriors going forward.

Blueelf:
But where is Floor general now?



Chris Paul the most complete point guard...Chris Paul better than Steph curry

All of you that made such stupid statements..just cover your illiterate heads in shame

Steph Curry in Game 7s

◻️ 28.3 PPG

◻️ 6.0 RPG

◻️ 7.3 APG

◻️ 2.0 SPG

44/44/100 - 62.2 ts% �

2 Games with 7 3PM (most all time in a game 7) https:///5PSkMteR3m

I don't want to hear those if Lame Lillard, if Cliff paul, If Lames Harden had Stephen Curry help takes again. Curry no be their mate

etidy:
Why is there not much clamor for doncic to be mvp?
The mavs would likely finish third in the west with a better record than the first placed team in the east and all this without any reliable second scorer in the team. In addition doncic has upped his defense considerably.

He's done more to be mvp to me than embiid, jokic and Giannis

I said this in march. Doncic was the MVP in my opinion. We are in his era already.
Give this guy one title and he will keep coming for more.
He has zero fear and its rubbing off on his team mates .

As for CP3 like someone said here a few weeks ago, the suns were chasing regular season regular like the 3-1 warriors when they had first seed down up already. They kept playing him heavy minutes instead of load management, well the snit has caught up .

The fact that bucks would have been hosting game 7 if they didn't do load management in the last game of the regular season is crazy yikes!.. Regular season matters

The Job Ime Udoka has done with this Celtics team is incredible. The Celtics just look different this season. They have the championship swagger and composure.
When Celtics start winning back to back titles some detractors would want to give the credit to brad Stevens like they did with mark Jackson.

I am a warrior fan but much of the Fandom are blinded by loyalty.

The warriors were mediocre for the last 20 games of the season.
This is their identity this season.

When I said this a couple of days ago, some nostalgia merchants where attacking me

The big 3 is simply not what it used to me and the nature of their fat contract will impede the ability of the warriors to keep their emerging players or sign news ones.

Either draymond or klay needs to leave but I don't think anyone is keen to trade for them right now.

Secondly, the warriors putting their hopes on essential an injury prone rookie in the form of Wiseman s amazing. It's borderline negligence.

Most teams were making trades or signing free agents during the season but the arrogant warriors with obvious front court problems sat pat.

Even their wing depth beyond Wiggins, kuminga and GP2 is questionable.

etidy:
Bro the warriors are 0/15 from 3 and are just spamming turnovers after turnovers.

This warriors ceiling is the conference finals and what happened to the Splash Brothers?

I know the nostalgic feeling is off the charts with the warriors fan base but they need to blow up this big 3 and invest in a proper big who can contribute both offensively and defensively.

Khanben:
It's just the cold hard truth, AI, Kobe and Tmac were big time spammers of hard and inefficient shots. That does not take away an iota of their greatness IMHO. But I can recall games I watched where just kept shooting and missing and they still kept on shooting . You will just be wondering Oga una no dey pass at all

As in, efficiency na modern day concept. If you go back 14-20 years people no send efficiency.
The Hallmark of a superstar wing player was spamming difficult long twos often in traffic. Only Jordan was able to do this efficiently.

It would surprise many that kobe never shot above 50% in the course of any playoff run

Android22:
Sixers?? Suns?

Embiid will average 40 against the warriors.

benji93:
Are you alright?

This warriors team can't beat the bucks, Celtics, or sixers. The heats offense is dodgy but they should be favorites against the warriors, same with the suns.
The warriors as currently constituted are not title contenders.

Roland17:
Do you expect Jenkins to come on the podium and thrown Brooks under the podium? No coach will do that, especially in the NBA.

With that being said, your question just proved you agreed he was spamming 3s. This man shot 0-7 before finishing 1-8 but you somehow think the coach encouraged him to keep shooting...shey na because him be Desmond Bane? If na Desmond Bane we for understand sef.

Listen to the post game interview because I watched all of Jenkin's session. A reporter asked Jenkin why he left Brooks in the game despite his horrible shooting and Jenkins responded he was important for them on defense, also, he made an important 3 and a drive to the bucket. The reporter retorted 5 points then? Well, Jenkins had no response.. What does that tell you?

I 100% think it was the coaches decision. If not he would have subbed him.

As a role player who was getting open looks Jenkins may have preferred he kept taking it hoping he would hit a couple.

Roland17:
Pesin wen barely shoot 30% from 3 during the regular season, reach a vital game in a tough series and anointed himself the 2nd coming of Steph Curry!

Some of these guys lucky say I no be their team mate.

What if the coach tells him to keep shooting?

A40:
They are better cause they spam it more full stop. No need for long argument

How many people shoot 35% from 3 in playoffs setting on average except the historically great ones like Steph and Klay? You think it's better to spam 3pters than have a reliable bank shot like Timmy or a reliable midrange like Chris Paul?

I've told you Trae does not have as deep an offensive bag as you and most people claimed. He mostly spammed 3s. He gets away with it sometimes but he's been lucky to run into a Sixers with Ben Simmons the previous year. He will run into further problems if he doesn't expand his game beyond 3pt spamming

For what Trae young has done in this league. This constitutes as blasphemy.

A40:
When we say this era of players spam 3's. What we mean is the league today is filled with guys that would rather consistently shoot 1/10 than develop a reliable midrange 12-18 footer that you can fall back on in playoffs setting

There's really no variety in today's game when it comes to shot making and shot selection.

We were talking about Trae Young the other day and I remember telling y'all this guy just spams 3's. Once his 3's don't fall he would look like a G-League caliber player with embarrassing numbers.

The gag is I don't even believe this era overall has better shooters. It's just that they take so many 3's it looks that way. I always like to use Marc Gasol as an example

Marc Gasol at 31 went from 0 3's per game most of his career to 4 3's at 32.

I totally disagree with this take on Trae young.
He's literally one of the best passers in the league. He may not be the most efficient shooter but efficiency is even a modern concert.
I grew up watching kobe, tracy McGrady, allen Iverson and Co spamming difficult shots to get 30 points for 40-45% shooting and it use to be praised as an awesome game.

The fact that trae had one bad series against an elite defense in a heavy lopsided series doesn't mean Trae should get this disrespect.

It's not like he just took his team to the conference finals despite an inferior squad while having multiple elite games.

Bro the warriors are 0/15 from 3 and are just spamming turnovers after turnovers.

This warriors ceiling is the conference finals and what happened to the Splash Brothers?

I know the nostalgic feeling is off the charts with the warriors fan base but they need to blow up this their big 3 and invest in a proper big who can contribute both offensively and defensively.

His athleticism is definitely an advantage he should leverage on but he shouldn't play basketball at 300km/hr for 36 min every game. The way he lands is often very reckless. If he can learn from kyrie how to use superior handles to get his shot off and curry how to play off the ball, he would be unstoppable with risking his career

A40:
Been seeing a lot of talk about Morant and his style and I have to ask How else will you have Morant play?

I mean it is true he could end up like D.Rose but the truth is his skillset is his skillset. What is the alternative. If we're asking a 22 year old to tone down his athleticism that his team and himself clearly need to succeed then I don't know what becomes of him moving forward

Memberclub:
Bucks have size abeg. This ain’t Brooklyn

As in ehn, the bucks have so much length in all positions na cheat.
Bobby portis and brook Lopez are huge pieces for the the bucks. There length was giving Tatum and brown nightmares.

Nothing beats playoffs basketball sha otalenu.
With right coaching and attitude this Memphis will be a problem in the west for a long time.

A40:
That is why I laugh each time I hear this more skilled bants. They just spam a boatload of 3's and when it's not falling no plan B. That's why the shooting numbers are either amazing or look like tour dates. No happy middle ground

If there is any player that can make adjustments its Trae young. He has his limitations but if his shots are not falling, he can still fall back on his play making.

The only problem in this series is that he has no big man to work with and the heats have multiple elite perimeter defenders they can keep throwing at him.
This series is actually the worst case scenario for Trae but I am sure he would still get hot for at least a game.

Skrrrrrrr:
Isn't navmix meant for discussions alone?
I want video links

. No, I watch all NBA, ufc, formula 1 and European league games there

Skrrrrrrr:
Good day. Does anyone have links with which I can watch the playoffs from Naija?

download navmix

Roland17:
The Grizzlies are struggling to score and that's because they have taken a lot of low % shots. The Grizzlies have not exactly surrounded Ja with shooters/ scorers or even players who can create for themselves. They rely heavily on transition and pace and when that is taken away and the game slows down, they struggle to make buckets. KAT will be a difficult matchup for the Grizzlies because of what he can do on offense which eliminates Adams and forces them to go small against a Wolves team with length and size.

Your analysis is spot on. They depend so much on pushing the pace when morant is in the floor. Unfortunately in the playoffs, the game slows down.
I still think the Grizzlies can reorganize themselves and win this series but they need this lesson in humility.

They need to stop feeling themselves too much, you ain't won nothing yet.

Roland17:
For this era when everybody believe say dem better pass Steph/ Klay?

When the game is tight should not be when yo should be spamming difficult threes. When there are easy buckets to be made. If the Twolves are smart they should be out of sight by now. Meanwhile the Grizzlies are a turnover machine

Roland17:
Every time the Grizzlies make a run the Timberwolves stave them off to keep their lead.

How about Ja's dunk?

Someone needs to tell these guys to stop spamming threes. You're not klay and steph.

KAT should be eating in the midrange and the paint

Roland17:
I will never forget the disrespect CJ suffered on this thread because of Dame. CJ deserves a ton of apologies from many of una.. We know una well, well, if una like make una hide, the internet never forgets!

Facts. They made cj look like a cripple just to big up Lillard and slander steph.

Cj McCollum balling, Covington balling, Norman Powell balling before he got injured and you still have Nurkic, Larry Nance junior. Who are those people who said Lillard had zero help?

Why is there not much clamor for doncic to be mvp?
The mavs would likely finish third in the west with a better record than the first placed team in the east and all this without any reliable second scorer in the team. In addition doncic has upped his defense considerably.

He's done more to be mvp to me than embiid, jokic and Giannis

Said this one year ago when the sixers failed to trade for harden , well looks like they finally rectified that error

etidy:
The 76ers were afraid to risk it all to get Harden but I thought it was a mistake.

They left it late to the point when the Nets became desperate.
They are not winning the NBA title with Simmons unless he develops some shooting. Embiid and Harris has clearly stepped up. But Simmons is holding this team back

How long will the warriors continue until they accept klay should be coming off the bench. Jordan poole is second most reliable scorer and shot creator on this team

Android22:
Steph Curry, Steve Kerr, Klay and Wiggins. I don't believe in you guys anymore. Even without Draymond, you can't throw away a 16 pt lead at home and lose to a buzzer by overhelping when you have a 2 point lead. This hurts as bad as the Knicks game. I am too young to be doing this to my heart. I will revisit during the playoffs. Signing out of basketball till then.

The warriors overperformed at the beginning of the season and they have regressed back to the mean. Their ceiling at the moment appears to be conference finals.

I am worried in particular about steph he's been so poor lately, I suspect he's hiding an injury or he has some personal troubles. I also think Steve Kerr has not handled the return of klay properly, throwing an emerging Jordan Poole to the bench to placate the ego of klay was nonsense.
Poole offers the option of a secondary ball handler who can aso create his shot. He takes so much pressure off steph.

Lastly, not trading for a big man is ridiculous.
Wiseman ain't contributing shit until another yr or two.
Same with moody. Moody, bellijicia and a second round pick is enough to land a solid big man like myles turner.