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Dale Happy Knowles
Alc did you Bushie Buddy post game interview. Buddy is to nice. I greateful to have a job in the nba. I will do whatever the coach ask for. Now we know he went off no matter what politically correct he want to be but he went off because of how SAC dis him with his contract and thenbtrade The thing is Kerr and crew needbto find a way to create that chip on Buddy shoulder for every game that they need high output from him. Buddy is a gunner and I think in Kerr offence he looks to pass first than just let it rip out of instinct. I played with some elite talent during my time but as long as you were asking them to think plenty or do things out of their natural, they did not perform well. Hopefully Jimmy arrival Kerr will let Buddy settle back into his rin and gun seat which he started playing this season as with Moody elevation, JK coming back and an inspired bBuddy, thats a potential 3 20 plus a night performances behind Steph and Jimmy. That would make Dray utterance really believable considering everyone else in synch.
caspuchiha .
Big Bush Buddy is devious work
Gerson Monteiro
Jimmy giving buddy the finger got me dying 😂😂😂
broodje met beleg
YO WE NEED YOUR MAVS BREAKDOWN ALC, WARRRRRRIOOOOORSSS
broodje met beleg
doesn't really matter on the warriors, JK was getting 30 mins anyway.
broodje met beleg
denver defense is buns lol
James W
"had Moses looking like trey songz with his braids" I gasped. How you come up with these I do not know, but I'm here for it. haha
Shantel
Yep well said!!
Shantel
Yes!! If they keep winning with jimmy not at 100% good things are yet to come in the playoffs!
TGonz510
You might be right about Sabonis, big vibes similar to David Lee when the warriors got him.
Jonathan Ortega Zavala
Maybe them braids were too tight on buddy 😂
Uday A.
Normally, making a pass in the air is considered to be a bad pass. I’m impressed by how amazing Butler is when he leaves his feet to pass. We know the game is slow for him, and in the air you usually make hurry up decisions, but Jimmy still manages to think and make the right pass in those situations. Amazing!
TJ Maccc
That Moody shot made me jump off the couch. My boy been showing out. & to say this man braids look like Trey Songz braids then you know Knox shit messed UP LMAO
Ash
Denver aren’t that good, their win streak has been against weak opponents and they have no defence. Shut off Jokic and no one else can do anything. MPJ has been awful all year and Murray is inconsistent
Dan Moore
trey songs! 😂
Ejikeme Uzoigwe
(except maybe Denver)
Ejikeme Uzoigwe
We have two players who could each fuck around and be the best player in a seven game series against any team
Point Gawd
I'm with you!
yan't get right
Great to have you back, Alc. we all needed that all star break!
Noah Bailey
Yea jimmy was definitely the better pickup 😂💯
yan't get right
It’s crazy. I think Klay’s natural position has messed with our org’s head. Klay is probably one of the best 3 and D players in history, but on any other team he’d be playing as a 3. And moody is an even more typical 3 and D guy. But yet we kept treating him like Klay who’s unique thing was his movement next to Steph allowed him to move up from the 3 to the 2. And he would even guard larger guys like LeBron if he had to. But Moody is not the movement shooter next to Steph that we assumed he needed right now. It seems Jimmy is probably the missing piece to unlock Steph’s threat in the same way Klay was. And moody can just be way more of a solid piece in the rotation
yan't get right
Love the idea of a “king slayer”. He always shows up in sac town
Kit H
I usually watch with the Warriors broadcast and I'm not a huge fan of Fitz and Kelenna, but yesterday I watched with the Kings broadcast and I thought they were so much better. You could tell they were the home broadcast team but they weren't homers and they gave the Warriors credit where it was deserved.
Allison Hendrix
Well said!
retirefn
bro moody and buddy BOTH are tuff asf
Qiushi Hu
I think we should rest Buddy for a month before the playoff. He clearly has a long cool down period
Jimmy Ji
Gabe Vincent, Max Strus and Caleb Martin all got paid because of Jimmy. There's something about his ability to elevate the floor of role players is crazy. We are already seeing it with Podz, Moody, Buddy and Post.
Static2Fresh
Might’ve been buddy’s best game of the season I like him off the bench
John Z
That Moody shot was ridiculous
Stephen Jones
Maybe Joker? QP is so versatile though, it’s impressive
Carla Davis
Sure, check Twitter, for @RonKroichick, I think he a heat writer. It came across my timeline. I just found out again by searching Jerry Stackhouse wiggins and it also came up. I do have screenshots but I can't post it here. With the info I provided you should be able to find it pretty quick.
broodje met beleg
very good game, solid from pretty much everyone. looked so much better in the 2nd half these past games.
Kevin Chan
Jimmy is 3x the basketball player Wiggs is, I’m sorry, it hurts to say we all love Wiggs, but this is beyond an upgrade, he brings a whole different dimension to every aspect of the game
deb m.
Hey Carla - can you please link to the article or tell us where to find it?
Sqk
omg! it's so GREAT to see Steph having FUN again!
Ballin Forever
Outside of Kat... who is objectively a better shooter than Post at the Center position?? Maybe KP? Maybe Naz? The list is very short...
Point Gawd
There are still two things about Jimmy. 1)Will he be durable enough to last into and through a lengthy playoff run without getting injured enough to reduce or eliminate his production. 2)Will the spacing work if/when JK returns. IF the answer to both of this turns out to be "Yes" then I'll happily eat crow. But JK hasn't played a minute since the trade, and with JB's age we have to see him last a deep playoff run before we can be sure he can do it. SO, happy I am at the team's success. But for now I am still reserving judgment on the trade. And note: Kerr could've listened to us and given Moody regular minutes a LONG time ago, and that would necessarily have raised his confidence and allowed him to settle into a consistent contributing role. Had Kerr listened to that and other comments, maybe it would not have been necessary to trade for anyone, and certainly not trade an iron man for another aging vet.
Dashaya Toney
True, but Kerr has slowly shown a little more flexibility so I hope we at least get to see it a little. Against big teams like Dallas or Denver that might be the optimal mix of size, defense, and athleticism even though the shooting would be suspect
Ballin Forever
We have a roster full of crashouts and I love it.. Dray Jimmy Kuminga Moody BPOD GP2 Gui are all physical bully crashouts... and in an playoff environment... we are going to have that advantage over most teams. Also.. I love Wiggs and this is no diss to him... but the talent difference between Wiggs and Jimmy is funny. Out of shape.. no lift 35+ yr old Jimmy is walking into the same stats that super engaged and aggressive Wiggs was putting up.
Curt Dragomanovich
What are the odds it will last. I hope it will.
Point Gawd
If we see that lineup. Kerr's view of Podz may prevent him from playing that line-up. The excuse of needing Podz to assure there's a secondary ballhandler won't play with Jimmy Buckets joining Steph and Dray on the court (because that's 2.5 to 3 ballhandlers right there).
Nathan Glanzer
They did him dirty with the lighting on the newer picture hahahaha
Nathan Glanzer
IDK what it is about their lineup pictures but Lavine looks EXTRA white hahahaha.
Curt Dragomanovich
The game was awesome, the team played great but the pbp announcer is terrible. What idiot hired him over Papa. It's becoming more painful to listen to.
Carla Davis
While we are chatting, did yall see the article that quoted Stackhouse saying he didn't think Wiggins defense was all that great on the opposing teams best player. He said he thought he was mediocre. I don't agree or disagree but I thought it was interesting that a coach would publicly say that about someone that was on his team.
Nathan Glanzer
I think the three point contest was a big psychological boost to Buddy.
Chip Tingle
Following your idea…. Jimmy’s hands are rock solid vs. Wiggs routine turnovers on drives. Jimmy’s court awareness and distributing, especially from the paint, is on another level than Wiggs. Jimmy forces D’s to react, while Wiggs routinely faded away, though much better this year. Toughness/swag/confidence/gonna f you up factor???!!!
Chip Tingle
His confidence is contagious, zero ? about his shot. D will keep improving to stay on the court.
Chip Tingle
No longer being asked to defend 1’s/2’s is a career changer for him.
Chip Tingle
“Giddy” Alch is a beautiful thing! One thing I’m clinging to is the ball I’m watching is SUSTAINABLE, as it’s no longer all on Chef’s shoulders, so proudly unselfish and sharing the rock and the love. Age - health??? But in a sprint, does Celebrini get muzzled? Seeing Podz & Mo dial up this way is good for our collective soul! I need more time to welcome Buddy to that celebration, but if he can sustain 80% of last night, they’re gonna be a tough F’ing out!!!
Windfury
40 assists to 12 turnovers was nice, the offense was firing on all cylinders last night. They need to get into the rhythm on these weaker opponents so they can be ready against the tougher opponents.
Mikey H
🙏🙏
Nos Dollas
My rule is never get too high or low on your assessments to keep proper perspective. When I look at this team with Butler now, you can see their confidence in slowing the game down because they know they can get a good possession in the half court rather than frantically trying to convert a fast break opportunity or kicking out for a 3 that may not be in rhythm. The role players have confidence in converting below the elbow. Even when they started 12-3 I wasn't sure the style of play would be sustainable throughout the season and playoffs. The style they are playing now is definitely playoff sustainable and that's the main difference. Alch, neither you or I thought Jimmy was the right move and believed they missed out on Zach. How misguided does that look now? Just goes to show you have to let go and let MDJ take the wheel LMAO!
Tyler Durden
Something about Jimmy ...Beginning to think Wiggs points were empty calories, god bless his soul. I always like when the Warriors play kings. Can switch to Kings broadcast and not have to listen to the Fitz whine the whole game , (even if the Kings broadcast is, exasperating, infuriating and exhausting, at least it isnt constant whining.
Tom L
Loved that Moody pointing at the ref shot so much. Glad you jumped on it
Carla Davis
Yea, you're probably right. It's just wild to me that virtually the same numbers scoring wise is so different when it comes to winning vs losing. This is what I love about basketball. Sometimes it's not what the stat sheet says. Butler is bring something very different to this team. I was against a trade for him but it's looking like I was wrong. This is one of the few times I'm happy to be wrong. Lol
Offtopic K
Honestly wouldn’t be surprised if we don’t see the full extent of Jimmy’s offense the rest of the regular season. The 3 most important players on our team all don’t look at the regular season as a way to to make some noise. They may want Jimmy to put his bag of tricks on display in the playoffs
KuraiT
Butlers playmaking is not to be understated how that keeps the offense flowing, also id bet Butlers true shooting numbers and overall efficiency is way higher than Wigs
Yehudah Raphaelsohn
They showed a replay of the Buddy foul on the 3, it was on Derosen's elbow on the gather. It wasn't the high 5 up top. Not trying to kill Buddy when he finally had a good night, but it was a really stupid reach on a foul merchant.
KuraiT
Our defense looked phenomenal last night but man without Fox that Kings attack just doesnt have the teeth it used too, Fox's relentless push, push, push never let you set up and was so exhausting
Dirty Spud
Kings have become bulls west. Hate to see it. Good win!!
Swole Mole
Was skeptical about this small ball starting 5 but they’re looking crazy out the gates, nothing but dawgs from the jump. There’s a lot of warriors killers around the league. All the really good games he’s had against the kings, the last two seasons, mood is the new resident “king slayer” after Klay departure
Vittorio Servino
I knew you were gonna go in on Knox's hair lol
Nick Elliston
So far so good. Keeping Jimmy healthy and getting him into game shape will be key but he's been exactly what this team has needed all season.
Sarcasm 360
Moody did THAT? He get even one dnp from this point forward Kerr will be receiving a profanity filled email
Special K
Lots of stuff could be talked about more significant than this, but want to say I’m loving what Post is giving us, especially as a rookie. Seems like he knows who he is, plays within himself, and isn’t afraid. He’s got a fire burning in there. Smart, skilled players always seem to impact winning, regardless of their perceived athletic ‘gifts.’
Carla Davis
We looked GREAT last night! I still want to wait until be really go on a run before getting excited though. I don't get it. Jimmy giving pretty much the same numbers as wiggs with scoring, but he is so much more effective. I dont want to give you any more work, you do so much but if you can even give a 1 on 1 comparison on them in the warrior's offense i would love to see it because wiggs was balling before he left but they weren't winning. I dont get it but I love it.
Dashaya Toney
It was so satisfying seeing the offense carve up the Kings gimmicky-ass bullshit "Anyone but Steph" defensive approach where they double him on every single catch. Means a lot of teams will be more hesitant to just blitz him over and over because now the offense can make them pay. Can't wait to see Kuminga integrated to this team, Steph/Kuminga/Jimmy/Dray/Post lineups will feed families
Evan Palmer
One other thing besides the winning agenda of this team...this is one of the highest iq starting 5's in the league...with Pods and Moody to go with the big 3...up there with Denver and Boston.
Vincent
Entire complexion of the team has changed. Need your thoughts on JoKu’s integration Alc. my thought is he’s gonna come of the bench to start, but does he earn a starting spot the way moody playing?
Travis
6:38 - on the radio broadcast, I heard them say that GP2 likes to go ride the bike between shifts.. I guess to keep warmed up?
Nathan Glanzer
Bro I think my view of Butler was just because he never had any teammates to pass the ball to that were worth a damn lol. I really like his game watching him play on a better team.
Sarcasm 360
Jimmy is indeed still good at basketball
Mitch Coob
S/o Himmy Butler
Cerwin Sutton
Patiently waiting
