i think he thought Simmons would blink, play and rehab himself with some good games.

Still, IMO they should cease issuing him any checks and levy fines to the max. Some team eventually has to battle against this sort of player madness. Embiid seems to support the team, that should be enough.

JimmiC

Canada22817 Posts

October 21 2021 21:18 GMT

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andrewlt

United States7702 Posts

November 01 2021 23:59 GMT

#1490

Sixers fans chanting "we want Lilliard" while he's shooting fts. It's not normal when they are not booing someone. And he's an opposing player.

JimmiC

Canada22817 Posts

November 11 2021 06:33 GMT

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cLutZ

United States19573 Posts

November 11 2021 07:09 GMT

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On November 11 2021 15:33 JimmiC wrote:
Man if Klay comes back decent who can stop the warriors? Curry is back to MVP form, Green is still a great defender and his shot is back to fine, poole has devoped into a good scorer and Wiggins is a two way threat.

And he was pissed at the twolves tonight. 2 nasty posters on KAT. Edwards dropped 48 in the losing cause but the headlines are Wiggins 35 and the dunks!

https://www.goldenstateofmind.com/2021/11/10/22775721/warriors-wolves-recap-andrew-wiggins-steph-curry

I mean, a lot of teams?

Didnt you used to hate wiggans?

JimmiC

Canada22817 Posts

November 11 2021 07:31 GMT

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Nemireck

Canada1875 Posts

November 11 2021 12:56 GMT

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On November 11 2021 16:09 cLutZ wrote:

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I mean, a lot of teams?

Didnt you used to hate wiggans?

JimmiC's always been a Wiggins apologist.

Wiggins finally looks pretty good now that he's in his proper role as the 3rd (ish) option on offense. Looks like he's actually putting a little effort in on D too (which I think is more a byproduct of him playing on a team that's actually good). Still overpaid, but that is what it is, at least he's in his proper role now.

Interested to see how well Klay plays when he comes back. Those are two serious injuries, and back-to-back? Sheesh... But if he can be even 80% of the Klay we knew pre-injuries, this Warriors team is a legit contender...

Which teams do you consider strong enough to take on a healthy Golden State? I'm looking at their schedule and think the 10-1 has a lot to do with not facing of the top-tier teams in the NBA yet, but 10-1 is still impressive, and when Klay gets back they get better. Like, I dunno, I certainly don't see "a lot" of teams that could stop a healthy Warriors team right now.

It won't be the geriatric society over in LA. Who knows if Kyrie will play at all this year for Brooklyn. After that... I see teams like maybe Utah, Phoenix, or a healthy Miami? I want to like this Chicago team but I don't have any confidence they'll actually be a threat. Maybe Milwaukee gets their shit together. Who do you have as contenders right now?

JimmiC

Canada22817 Posts

November 11 2021 14:29 GMT

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andrewlt

United States7702 Posts

November 11 2021 20:57 GMT

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Warriors have definitely benefited from a very easy, home-heavy schedule. Too many of the top teams seem to be having some problems, whether injury or point guard's attitude or just having a slow start. They can be a contender because the top teams don't seem to be that good this year. The season is long, however, and it seems they aren't giving their rookies enough playing time behind all their vets. At some time, you have to figure some older players will get banged up and their prized rookies need more experience.

As for Wiggins, he's playing well right now. He isn't the first player who gets better on defense with a smaller role on offense. Even Kobe had substantial dips playing defense during the times when his offensive load was higher. Durant was better on D during his Warriors stint. Harden looks better on D with the Nets. These guys aren't robots and they get tired too.

Curry is actually not shooting that well right now. He's at 43% for the season, which is low for him. They do have some role players shooting at unsustainable high percentages for them. So maybe that balances out once the role players start cooling off.

JimmiC

Canada22817 Posts

November 22 2021 03:06 GMT

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andrewlt

United States7702 Posts

November 23 2021 22:05 GMT

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Wiggins' fg% is barely higher than last year and some of his counting stats (assists, blocks) are down this year. The biggest difference is that the Warriors are barely affected by the new rules emphasis while other teams' offense have gone down.

JimmiC

Canada22817 Posts

November 23 2021 22:23 GMT

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andrewlt

United States7702 Posts

November 24 2021 02:49 GMT

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He seems to play really well against 3 teams, his hometown Raptors and the 2 teams (Cavs, T-wolves) that traded him. If Kuminga pans out as a solid rotation player at the very least, that trade would be very lopsided.