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They just need to lock in for a 5 min stretch and put game pressure now
January 6, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Think this is a game you try to see if Green plays the 5 and Kyle the 4? Have to go smaller out there to keep up; no GP2 sucks with Monk killing
January 6, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Lmao Butler would NOT make a difference in this situation. They are just getting cooked by the Kings’ speed time and time again
January 6, 2025 at 2:59 AM
I just don’t understand the approach. Came out of the game just hoisting threes against a team that has zero shot blocking in the front line
January 6, 2025 at 2:41 AM
The NBA has a big problem in that they don’t have enough qualified officials to assume these crew chief positions since more experienced guys tend to leave for the “rules analyst” roles on TV. This 3 person crew tonight was way in over their heads and it showed badly.
January 5, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Yep and you can fire up the 2K franchise and play star ball like they’re doing over in Phoenix. Aside from the fact that your salary numbers don’t work (Butler makes 2X as much as Wiggins so other pieces would be required)…again Phoenix is in 12th right now and looking terrible with 3 “stars”
January 5, 2025 at 6:43 AM
So we’ll agree to disagree because I think Wiggins fits the system better than Butler would, on the court and in the locker room. If anything, he has been a central part to success this season rather than a problem - the bigger issue was a secondary ball handler and bench production
January 5, 2025 at 6:41 AM
You can’t play Butler, Kuminga and Green together: there is no spacing.

The reality is you don’t view Wiggins highly in terms of his value to the Warriors. The same reason why he wasn’t moved in 2021 for Beal or Simmons - or why he wasn’t moved last year - is why they don’t want to move him now.
January 5, 2025 at 6:37 AM
You’re not getting to the playoffs at all if it takes Wiggins, Kuminga and several other assets to make the deal happen. This conversation is going nowhere - we’ll see what MJD wants to do but it seems clear they share the same outlook that I have
January 5, 2025 at 6:30 AM
And trading for Butler gets you exactly where Phoenix is right now: 12th in the West and in salary cap hell for the next several seasons.
January 5, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Who says they’re standing pat? They made the move for Schroder and I think they’ll make a second move for Vucevic by the deadline. That gives you enough balance on offense between Vucevic, JK, Schroder and Wiggins to shoulder a significant part of the burden in support of Steph.
January 5, 2025 at 1:46 AM
So moving for Butler and it blowing up not only costs you this year but it effectively ends any chance you have to win the rest of Curry’s career because of the financial consequences under this CBA.
January 5, 2025 at 1:33 AM
The goal is to identify the most plausible path to contention. The conclusion is that a trade for Butler is not the most realistic avenue to achieve that goal. There’s no guarantee they win by keeping JK and Wiggins…but there’s no guarantee plopping Butler on this team does either
January 5, 2025 at 1:32 AM
And you think Curry and Butler making 60% of the cap alone is pushing them further to contention?
January 4, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I also wouldn’t be surprised if it’s because Jenkins’ entire gameplan is centered on the junk defense versus Curry. Would be a waste of time for Steph to run around against face guarding defense for 30 minutes
January 4, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Hope Kerr gets sick or ejected early so that Stotts can install his own offensive gameplan
January 3, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Is there a reason why Moses can’t take Buddy’s minutes for the time being?
December 31, 2024 at 5:10 AM
What is net impact on Podziemski?
December 29, 2024 at 6:20 PM
I would like to see Wiggins be more efficient and hit his 3s but I don’t mind when he’s off as long as he defends like he did last night.
December 29, 2024 at 9:27 AM
Why do they just chuck 3s when they’re up 1
December 29, 2024 at 3:50 AM
Yes he’s out tonight
December 29, 2024 at 3:38 AM
Hurt. Ab strain
December 29, 2024 at 3:26 AM
He might not be able to sit…I think you need to do whatever it takes to get a win tonight
December 29, 2024 at 3:20 AM
And now Wiggins slumping from 3, which makes it important to get something - anything - from Hield and Schroder
December 29, 2024 at 3:11 AM
He was in the initial end of 1H stint when they made a run, then came in mid 2H for a quick stint (so wasn’t exposed to as much of a negative stint).

It doesn’t matter: he has not played well and I think he needs to have a quick hook if he’s not making shots in his first 2H stint
December 29, 2024 at 2:49 AM