This made me cry, but in a very good way. This season has been a brutal struggle for Klay and the Warriors. Draymond losing his mind. Andrew Wiggins’ up and down play. The death of an assistant coach who was loved by his players. Plus, a multitude of injuries.
As we hit the All-Star break the Warriors are one game above five hundred and in the tenth position heading towards the goal acheiving portion of the season.
These Warriors have pissed away so many games with mentally loose play its too much for me to deal with at this point.
But here’s the thing moving forward…it appears the Christmas elves did indeed find a way to repair Draymond. Johnny Kuminga has evoled into this beautiful butterfly of a player and become a star. The rookie Brandin P has been good enough to replace Klay as a starter.
Young guys like Moses Moody, Lester Q, and Trace Jackson-Davis embrace their place as roles players. Gary Payton Jr. is finally healthy. Dario and Kevon the Moral Compass can fill alternative needs at the center position in situational situations when Draymond needs a blow at the starting center slot.
Of course there’s the best shooting guard in the history of the sport of basketball named Steph Curry as well.
And now maybe…Klay becoming the Sixth Man at this juncture of his basketball journey.
I think the goal for the Warriors has to be like last season and to strive to work their way back up to the sixth seed if possible. The Warriors have the third easiest remaining schedule in the NBA. They open the back half of the season with sixth very winnable home games. These guys have to be locked in and make a move right there and then. Even with the blown game against the Clippers the other night…these Warriors have won eight of their last ten.
As far as the Thunder podcast…I’ve decided to pass. They’re my fifth favorite team in the West. There’s no reason for me to have a podcast for my fifth favorite team. I don’t live and die Thunder games any longer. Heck…I probably only watch one out of three Thunder games even though they have the most exciting young team in the league.
They lost me even though their future the next three years appears to be incredible. Maybe its more than just the team. Maybe its partly the whole Trump phony fake Christian aura the whole city seems to embrace.
I mean, in 1995, the bombing of the Murrah Building was the most heinous act of domestic terrorism in the history of the United States. So how could it be these very same people embrace a dubious domestic terrorist like Donald Trump by an almost 80% plurality. I just cannot connect those dots. Maybe I should call Sam Anderson and have him explain it to me.
If your heart is not there…it’s just not there. My basketball ball heart is elsewhere.
We’re heading off to the Rockies to be with our grandchildren and I’m going to take a break from basketball for several days. Even from both of the Sooner teams.
Have a great All-Star break.
MJ