“One of my teeth came out and the other three just a kind of bent back in my mouth, so they were kind of just hanging”. How do they avert the chance of disappointment that lies ahead?
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Stephen Curry is among a handful of Warriors players in consideration for being rested against the Clippers on Tuesday, and Bogut, after undergoing minor surgery on his broken nose, is not with the team. How much playing time the 10-time All-Star gets could also determine how well he blends into the team.
Green: It wouldn’t have mattered who the Warriors played last season because no team was bringing the amount of skill to the table that they possessed. The good vibes toward his former team wouldn’t last. The ejection was questionable at best after all it was a preseason game, and the only reason fans would watch a game like this is for a couple of quick glimpses at their teams top tier talent. He could definitely lose minutes if Stephenson rejuvenates his career and a trade here wouldn’t surprise me.
The ever-intensifying rivalry between the two was bound to make for an entertaining series and it would actually settle the matter of bragging rights for the year – I wanted the Warriors to prove themselves against the best, I felt the Clippers were a more hard matchup than the Rockets, and I didn’t want anyone questioning the Warriors’ path to the title.
So the Warriors, rather than counting the days until Kerr returns, are preparing to march on with Walton instead of the man who last season led them to 67 wins and a championship.
“I actually referenced my team when we won it…. You have to have the luck to win”, Rivers said.
When you dig into what was actually said, this is, in fact, another one of Glenn’s Cool Stories, as we’ve already discussed here at the Golden State of Mind. And vice versa. Let’s say we go small and I have to guard a bigger guy at the three for a stretch, then that presents a challenge.
The Los Angeles Clippers showed a few of the might that makes them once again a powerhouse contender in the Western Conference in this upcoming season. But it’s not really that complicated – Gregg Popovich is a coaching genius who will sooner or later this season figure out how to use the most significant signing in San Antonio in years. He’s the best player in the world right now with superstars next to him in Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love. It will be an interesting balancing act in Oklahoma City after the Russell Westbrook explosion of the previous year, an experiment in hero ball with two Batmans.
James Harden, perhaps the best offensive player in basketball, has a new backcourt partner in the long-underrated Ty Lawson. It’s obvious that Golden State had an easier road last summer thanks to a strong list of stars missing from their opponent’s rosters, but all of this criticism will be even more fuel for the fire as the Warriors load up for a repeat.
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The Clippers are deep enough now where they get to experiment with any style they like.
