Post#45 » by Dynamix » Tue Dec 12, 2023 10:15 am
I usually get up early, start watching the game from the beginning, skipping through all the breaks and reading stuff on my phone, while being careful to avoid any sources for spoilers. This time I made it all the way until late in the 4th quarter, but carelessly clicked some YouTube clip, then the "Clippers beat the Blazers" highlight was right there. Let me tell you, that made watching the closing minutes a lot more tolerable.
Didn't even think the team looked that bad, just got too complacent on defense since the offense was clicking early, dared those youngsters to shoot and they kindly obliged, while we ourselves got a little too long range happy and PG could've made a few more shots to put them away earlier. Probably could've also done a better job of keeping Zu involved after that great start.
Obviously would've preferred an easier win on the first night of a B2B, but pretty sure we end up losing this game two weeks ago.
I'm so over opponents missing a bunch of key players against us. Their end of the bench replacements always play hard, someone who hasn't made a three since pre-season starts shooting like Curry, and all that other fun stuff. With everyone at full strength, losses wouldn't even sting as much. We could win 20 straight and I'll probably still be thinking about that one we dropped against Reggie&DJ.
We're most likely going to lose another game sooner rather than later. Splitting these next two would be totally fine in my book, but I really want to put another nail in the Warriors coffin. Just no more ugly losing streaks, keep building those good habits.
And while I get riding our main guys as they're still figuring stuff out together, eventually we will need to rely on the bench more, those heavy minutes aren't sustainable. Ty was asked about it after the game and acknowledged the situation, even knocked on wood to keep everyone healthy. I would do unspeakable things just for a guarantee that our stars are going to be healthy throughout the playoffs.
