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Warriors vs Knicks |GM-58|

Warriors vs Knicks |GM-58|

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"I took it personal"

Neal X

I mean, this is why we've been screaming for Moody from the beginning, lol. Not for his shooting but because his hands are the 2nd coming of Iggy. He's not Iggy, but he shows flashes. Considering how much Iggy was a cornerstone of Kerr's system, it blows my mind how he didn't want to jump at the chance for some of that back.

Neal X

Hey everyone I have a question, was it just me or did anyone else notice that call where the refs called a foul on the screen while Steph was shooting a 3. By rule are they allowed to look back and change it or should the call have to be challenged in order to review the play and call it?

Kahlil Baker

Same bro, feel like we can get both of these. I sense a championship flex coming on. Every season they have one of those games that reminds people what it is

AK

It's insane that Wemby was talked up before he got in the league like he's a bust if he doesn't crack top 10 all time, and he's actually looking like he'll live up to it.

Tom L

I swear that layup from trace in the 2nd qtr is the first time I've seen him use his right hand 😅

AK

I heard Marcus Thompson talking about how the team always comes out sluggish at the start of games because Steph is trying to get everybody going. Ball goes to Klay, goes to JK, goes to Wiggins, even goes to Dray for scoring attempts just as a "everybody gets to play" before the team starts playing for real. And that was why Klay off the bench makes sense, cause he's one less hungry mouth to feed from tipoff, and he can be as hungry as he wants with a bench unit after everyone else is already in rhythm. Moody as a starter isn't hungry like that, and he's not at risk of drifting off into la la land if he's not engaged like Wiggins can be. One less guy you gotta feed before you can start the actual game.

Tom L

Undermanned Knicks team but hey, we had no Wiggy… I thought it was a decent win. I really like Chris Paul, he just sets the table so well, and executes precisely. He’s low key STRONG AS FUCK too. Honestly do any of our other guys throw a decent lob? Also, EVERYONE outside of Steph should practice shooting 200 free throw a day, that shit is getting annoying.

Damon

He got hurt but I’m happy to see Gui with the team, because them Saric minutes need to be questioned

Sarcasm 360

Bonta is fake as fuck, that dude annoys the shit out of me

Major Powers

was an absolute joy watching moody use his length on the defensive end

Dāvis

You didn’t add anything to the basketball conversation.Just saying a player is not a winning player is not a real observation.He is the third best player on a top seed.He would come here and would be in a better position.With how kuminga plays a center that can shoot would be perfect

mr.bean

Unc! Thoughts on the bonte hill and draymond interaction post game?

Ben D

Excelent game from Moody, even though missed his 3's. CP3 also missed him on a wide-open back cut underneath the basket at 3:06 left in the 4th

futurepx

I definitely don't want to discredit Chet. He's a beast as well. But there is levels to this. We looking at an all time great when it comes to Wemby

Jacob

Agreed I think Looney can be useful for certain matchups or situations in short spurts especially in the playoffs, but they should not be getting the consistent regular season minutes over moody and TJD

Cullen Vaughn

Going by that start to the 1st quarter, if Randle is there, I'd argue the Warriors run away with it. And us without Wiggins balances that out. If we stop giving charity minutes to Looney and Saric, I guarantee TJD would continue to blossom a lot quicker and we'd stop giving up huge leads.

Jansen E

Can’t sleep on these upcoming spurs games. Wemby can cook

Jrod

He would be a huge upgrade at the center position.

Christian Hollaway

Gotta change the lineup to start the fourth. It’s been a few games and gets killed every time. No foot speed between Dario, Klay, or Cp3. Make the adjustment

Jrod

Well NY was missing OG and Randall. And they didn’t play particularly well

Kevin Neal

We've talked a little bit about JK looking like baby Bron... but that block he had on Brunson early in the 3rd had shades of PRIME Bron lmao but maybe I'm just getting overexcited.

Karim Q

It’s on all our minds, I have to believe that if Saric were to stop playing for us we would have better results, with the added benefit of the young players developing faster. And now looney is there too but maybe there’s still some matchups that he can be helpful for…

Kevin Neal

Chet had himself a game too. But yeah wembustyama didn't age well. Ngl Alc had me throwing that nickname around myself before the season lol

joss gitlin

Alch dog, your Wemby/Chet take ain't aging too well. Wemby cooked that boy and showed he has the JUICE.

Jacob

Yes!! Was thinking the exact same thing last night. Used to live there. What happened to NY fans??

deb m.

Really good game.. I just wish we could’ve kept the lead. i worry the legs won’t be under the vets tonight.. hopefully kerr leans on the younger guys more in this one

Offtopic K

Me too! They say he can’t defend quick but he did well on fox before.

Swole Mole

I loved this kind of officiating! Let them play. I'm ok if they aren't calling the fouls that they use to as long as it's on both ends because we have a few bruiser ourselves. Regardless is just much more fun for me to watch. I'm gen x though and we grew up with that kind of physical play.

Carla Davis

My only problem with CP is Kerr considers him a package deal with Dario. CP without Dario is a net plus, CP with Dario is a net minus

Johnny

I 100% fully expect them to get blown out tonight. Why? Because its the back end of a back-to-back in Toronto, which is just about the worst case scenario for any team, but mainly: last night was the HARDEST I've seen this team play since winning the finals in 2022. The shots didnt fall as often as we normally would like, but the defense across the board was actually more enjoyable to watch. Moody and Kuminga all were excellent. Draymond looked like his signature self, even Curry and Klay were locked in. It was a very refreshing game to watch. Now that said, I dont know how good the Knicks really are. I know Brunson is good, and by their record, they are no slouch. Did the Knicks just have a bad game? Or did the Warriors actually play defense that well? Considering how bad the Warriors offense looked at times, I would say the latter could actually be true. This is the first game in a LONG LONG time, nearly two seasons, that I watched this team look ELITE defensively. If they somehow pull off a win tonight, I would genuinely be shocked. The amount of effort they put in last night probably drained their legs. Kuminga and Moody are so fun to watch man. If only Kerr would play TJD more and stop rolling Dario and Looney out there to do a bunch of nothing.

Jansen E

Maybe i should’ve used “more talented” because you are right 😂

Brad30

I wonder if there is some analytics they could show Steph that him shooting a 30 footer over a trap is still better than him throwing the ball to the other team near half court lol

JSII

Would like to see Moody as our primary defender against Harden. Think he would do a good job.

SAOpp

I love the R. Kelly quote. Keep those going... I'm still not feeling Dario and his 3 point shot looks awful. Bench this dude. Please! Moody needs to seize this moment; maybe we get a decent big in a Wiggins trade this offseason? NY has some big, versatile bodies.

decomplexify5000

Sorry for the multiple posts but Thank Jesus we, and I give Dunleavy credit here, dumped Wiseman and Poole, and kept these four avengers Podz, JK, Moody, and TJD. Just watching them play is so much more intriguing. When JK is in the game, shit anything can happen and it's almost all good, Bully ball, High rise power dunks, rebound put backs from the rafters, the way he uses his left hand is amazing for a guy his age that can jump like that. Most guys who can jump never develop the left hand, see Wiggs for example.

Russ

After tonight the word 'obviously' should be removed.

Jerry Heverly

The highlights miss the real game, the one where Moody tormented poor Bronson up and down the court. I can’t remember a better defensive performance by a Warrior in the past five years. I could read Kerr’s mind in the 3rd quarter: “The Knicks will make a run; I’ll put Moody back in and that will be the end of that.” One of these days JK is gonna score 50. Thursday night officially closes the books on the 2-3 year debate about whether to trade the youngsters for one more Curry title or stick with them and hope they develop soon enough to help.

Jerry Heverly

Dray has been like this since he started running the point forward role, he seems like he doesn't like to pass unless it creates a basket and he gets the assist. So he likes to hit Steph relentlessly, usually that works, but his back cut passes in the lane to cutters way too often don't work because Dray does not account for the shot blocker waiting on the cut. Watch CP do it, so much more efficient.

Russ

I’ve been convinced for months that TJD and Moody should take all of Looneys and Sarics minutes. Have a first unit of (Steph, podz, Wiggs, dray and Kuminga) and a second unit of (Chris, GP, Moody, Klay and TJD). Change the closing line up based on what you need per game and the lineups should rotate with Chris, TJD and GP2 depending on the matchup and game situation in the late 4th

Cullen Vaughn

PG. Gordon on the Nuggets. Elite wings

Gary

Draymond HAS GOT TO STOP FORCING THE TIGHT WINDOW PASSES. It’s like all or nothing with his passes, home run pass or nothing. Anyone else noticing this ?I saw Kerr say let’s look for other guys than Steph too. I feel sometimes dray doesn’t always look for kuminga too.

Ryan becker

Did anyone see the +/- numbers after the game? All 5 of our starters were right around +20. And all 5 of their starters were in the negative

Kevin Neal

I got a few things to say, 1. I think the potential of our 3rd years have been vastly underrated and we could have a future all-star duo sooner than later. 2. The stats for this game really showed moody and JK skills all over the court. I think Brunson only scored 9 points total with them as his primary defender, with moody holding him to one 3 pointer! I’ve been saying all nba defense since your first couple of breakdowns when he had 6 steals in 2 games. 3.we need to come up with names for our best defenders when they are locked in like this: Wiggins Island Dray’s Dungeon of Horror GP Correctional JK -? Moody -?

Swole Mole

Obviously Wiggins is better than Moody but i believe that having Moody in that starting lineup defines the roles a lot more. Everyone knows wiggins should be Robin or at least #3 to Kuminga some nights but he’s so passive most nights I think it kind of kills the flow of the team/game. When Moodys out there he knows exactly what he’s out there for and helps blend the unit together

Brad30

Great to see Draymond dapping up guys like Spike and Tracy Jordan. The boos from the crowd were mind boggling tho. I grew up in NY and Draymond is actually the most New York athlete of the last 20 years. He would be an absolute god back there.

Jim

KAT isn’t a winning player. We already squeezed all the juice out of Wiggins. We don’t need more of the Minny underachievers

Gary

“hollow out” is a term i haven’t heard before that you should coin. having defenders who can play defense like that in todays foul baiting nba is a huge asset

Dami I

How many wings in this league can make that spin move to the and one with the left from basically behind the backboard late in the 4th?

Jarell Greer

Facts! Our 3rd years are sneaky good passers but they never had the ball in their hands.

Swole Mole

That’s an all star mentality. Let’s see it happen

Swole Mole

Kuminga was real vocal about that matchup with Brunson 😭idk what Brunson did to piss him off but that brother wasn’t playing😂maybe it’s that big ass dome but kuminga was talking shit I loved it I love watching scrappy games like this like show me who got better dogs than ours without blowing the whistle every possession

Emmanuel L

Alch how would you feel for about a KAT trade.He is the perfect center for us.You can bump every up a position.Jk ,Dray ,Kat.I think the timberwolves are gonna get cooked and they are gonna have to make a decision on the two centers

mr.bean

MAN that empty side Moody dime to JK on the baseline was like a vision of the future I feel like we've been waiting years to see

yan't get right

Love the fact that Moody is getting min. I love his form on 3's, and am convinced his 3 shots will come around. Meanwhile if he can guard like this game, we can survive the latest Wiggs family adventure, pray it's shorter this time.. I'll say it once more, am so glad that they didn't dump the youth on a rental at the deadline, all four are ballin now. And CP is making 30 million, if he signs for under 20 next year, yes I want him, his D is so sneaky good. Watch how many guys blow layups when he is around. That's why he hates Foster, it's not just the incident, it's that Foster is on to his tricks.

Russ

Oh we winning in Boston.. The Minga dynasty is here

Enzo Cree

Nice pull. Mood truly an OLD SOUL. Wise beyond his 21 years.

Anthony Berry

I think its time to start tightening these rotations and allow Kuminga to play more than 6 minutes at a time. Shits ridiculous lol

Vincent Zendejas

Moses Moody on his fluctuating role: "All my friends are in that space where thev're leaving college, trying to figure out life. Everybody's going through different adversities. Who am I to think I should have an easy road to whatever I want?" Anthony Slater via Twitter. Yea Mood is him…

sleeve nash

Moses 🔥. His PT gets jerked around like no other, plays one game won’t play the next. But when his number got called dude balled out. That’s nothing short of admirable, shoutout Moody for proving em wrong. Give this dude opportunity and allow him to obtain some rhythm man.

sleeve nash

Loved this Brunson roast, was cracking up "Hope his mom had a c-section" hilarious man, love the commentating and breakdowns!

Chriz

Moody that guy

MaxShade18

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