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Yup. Learned it from his mentor, Phil. Nasty stuff
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They both shot the same amount of free throws last night, man
And that's a problem.
Lakers should have had at least double.
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I feel this series is more of an "end of an era" storyline with bron and steph. Guys will be exhausted when this series concludes.Dray had his Wilt game to rock them to sleep, next game he shoes his true Klutch allegiance
Stephtaker not losing yet.
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Just calling it like I see it playa
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Hopefully AD is alright but him playing Friday is crazy
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AD will be alright. Draymonds head bounced on the hardwood like a basketball in game 4 and he didn’t miss a single play
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AD has to play because they have to win.
Lakers did what they had to do.
Lakers did what they had to do.
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Barring a bonafide concussion or a break/serious sprain, there is no way Anthony Davis would sit on Friday. The slander would be far too great.
"This is why you can't depend on AD"
"This guy Always Disabled costing his team with his fragility"
"Welp he was playing so well we knew this would happen sooner or later"
Too much at stake.
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Non Basketball related but does anyone know what's going on with Jamie Foxx? A month ago reports were saying he was on the mend to now folks are saying to expect the worst. Praying for him
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Like I said last night, AD 100% playing Friday
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Can AD wear a helmet?
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The intensity in Crypto is going to feel like a G7
The Warriors have their points of emphasis.
Warriors will need to execute offensively because they’re getting point guard LeBron all 2nd half, every single possession by the 4th quarter. He’ll be hunting Steph & other mismatches relentlessly, refusing to be denied from getting into the paint. All of this will be after the AD show in the first half which is just as difficult to defend.
The Lakers will continue to be extremely difficult to guard. They have FOUR PnR ball handlers which is more than any team in the league. Two of them are very adept at drawing fouls. They get good stuff on accident because they consistently operate out of PnR all game long. And they also run hard off of misses & makes.
Bron in particular only hunted Steph two times by my count. Will. Not. Happen. Again.
So Warriors have to execute on offense. ZERO margin for error.
Sudden death time now. The best part of the series. Will be very fun, must watch television. Both teams will be EXTREMELY desperate. Should be one of the best games in the playoffs.
The Warriors have their points of emphasis.
Offensively, the #1 goal is to get AD out of the paint. 2nd straight game with zero AD blocks, 2nd straight game the Warriors matched them in paint points. All by design.
Run run run & run more. Misses, makes, turnovers, doesn’t matter. Always run. AD will be on the glass so you can beat him down the floor or take advantage of cross matches.
When the Lakers get back & you get caught in the halfcourt, PnR with ADs man. It can even be with Klay. Just run it With less Vando and more Rui & now Lonnie getting extended minutes, when AD is on the perimeter the Lakers on the backend, including Bron, will make mistakes.
Poole’s percentages are all rooted in low IQ attempts. He’s not a non shooter
When AD starts switching, several things you can do besides playing 1 on 1 and shooting rainbow 30 footers over his wingspan.
The main thing will be driving & making the other Lakers on the backend protect the rim. Whether you get Bron on the switch or 1 of the guards, it doesn’t matter, just get into the paint with AD on the perimeter.
Or rescreen & screen the switcher like Draymond has done a few times.
The alignment here is off, you’d want Moody to cut to the dunker or relocate to the weakside corner. Basically get away from ADs long arms but you get the gist. AD on the perimeter, get into the paint.
Lastly, AD/ Bron are not locking & trailing Steph over any screens so you immediately get into post split action. They’re roaming off GP so Steph will have that 3 over a shorter defender everytime or he can just drive the close out.
Vando denied the entry pass once & forced a TO but Ham is giving his minutes to Rui & Lonnie now. Trade offs
Regardless, you don’t want to settle for the stepback 3s here. You will see a LOT more AD switching in G6.
The Warriors have not consistently made good choices on the road in this series in particular, but all season long.
Darvin Ham will switch more often and force them to execute. Steph will obviously iso a few times which you’ll just have to live with (Easier to live with if the wings sprint back in transition to cover AD while Steph’s long jumper is still in the air) but they’ll largely need to stay away from that on the switch.
All that said, the Warriors & Kerr knew ALL of that before the ball tipped in G1, and the point was made even clearer after G2. Yet they still find themselves in this predicament
We’ll see if that championship focus & poise shines through on the road. Their offensive process in G3 was terrible & nonsensical. Almost no on ball Steph screens. Their process was MUCH better in the first 3 quarters of G4, but fell apart again in the final frame. So time will tell.
Run run run & run more. Misses, makes, turnovers, doesn’t matter. Always run. AD will be on the glass so you can beat him down the floor or take advantage of cross matches.
When the Lakers get back & you get caught in the halfcourt, PnR with ADs man. It can even be with Klay. Just run it
With less Vando and more Rui & now Lonnie getting extended minutes, when AD is on the perimeter the Lakers on the backend, including Bron, will make mistakes.Poole’s percentages are all rooted in low IQ attempts. He’s not a non shooter
When AD starts switching, several things you can do besides playing 1 on 1 and shooting rainbow 30 footers over his wingspan.
The main thing will be driving & making the other Lakers on the backend protect the rim. Whether you get Bron on the switch or 1 of the guards, it doesn’t matter, just get into the paint with AD on the perimeter.
Or rescreen & screen the switcher like Draymond has done a few times.
The alignment here is off, you’d want Moody to cut to the dunker or relocate to the weakside corner. Basically get away from ADs long arms
but you get the gist. AD on the perimeter, get into the paint.Lastly, AD/ Bron are not locking & trailing Steph over any screens so you immediately get into post split action. They’re roaming off GP so Steph will have that 3 over a shorter defender everytime or he can just drive the close out.
Vando denied the entry pass once & forced a TO but Ham is giving his minutes to Rui & Lonnie now. Trade offs
Regardless, you don’t want to settle for the stepback 3s here. You will see a LOT more AD switching in G6.
The Warriors have not consistently made good choices on the road in this series in particular, but all season long.
Darvin Ham will switch more often and force them to execute. Steph will obviously iso a few times which you’ll just have to live with (Easier to live with if the wings sprint back in transition to cover AD while Steph’s long jumper is still in the air) but they’ll largely need to stay away from that on the switch.
All that said, the Warriors & Kerr knew ALL of that before the ball tipped in G1, and the point was made even clearer after G2. Yet they still find themselves in this predicament
We’ll see if that championship focus & poise shines through on the road. Their offensive process in G3 was terrible & nonsensical. Almost no on ball Steph screens. Their process was MUCH better in the first 3 quarters of G4, but fell apart again in the final frame. So time will tell.
Warriors will need to execute offensively because they’re getting point guard LeBron all 2nd half, every single possession by the 4th quarter. He’ll be hunting Steph & other mismatches relentlessly, refusing to be denied from getting into the paint. All of this will be after the AD show in the first half which is just as difficult to defend.
The Lakers will continue to be extremely difficult to guard. They have FOUR PnR ball handlers which is more than any team in the league. Two of them are very adept at drawing fouls. They get good stuff on accident because they consistently operate out of PnR all game long. And they also run hard off of misses & makes.
Bron in particular only hunted Steph two times by my count. Will. Not. Happen. Again.
So Warriors have to execute on offense. ZERO margin for error.
Sudden death time now. The best part of the series. Will be very fun, must watch television. Both teams will be EXTREMELY desperate. Should be one of the best games in the playoffs.
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How many game 6s has Klay Thompson actually played well in? The only one that comes to mind is Game 6 of the 2016 WCF against OKC. Are there other notable game sixes where he's played well?
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Wonder how confident the GS contingent will be now that their prayers of AD not being available didn't come true?
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Dub nation been screaming we will smoke y'all weak *** with or without AD
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