Don Draper Retired Number
Joined: 21 Feb 2008 Posts: 28422 Location: LA --> Bay Area
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Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2017 6:26 pm Post subject: 2016-2017 Lakers = 2009-2010 Warriors? |
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http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/GSW/2010.html
It's kind of eerie.
- A middling offensive team that played terrible defense. #1 pace in the league.
- Coached by Don Nelson, who in many ways preached what Luke currently preaches minus the defense.
- A young Steph Curry whose production was inhibited by Monta/Maggette/CJ Watson similar to how DLO has been limited by Lou/Young/Clarkson (though at least Steph got 36mpg even in that ball-dependent lineup).
- Useless veterans a la MozDeng taking up minutes in the form of Maggette, Mikki Moore, and Devean George.
- No strong defensive post presence. Ronny Turiaf was their Tarik Black/Trob.
- 26-56 record (seems to be about where we will land)
- Led to Warriors drafting a useless player (Udoh), not unlike the possibility that we lose our pick.
- Also marked a watershed moment in the transition from Monta/Jackson/Magette ball to Steph and eventually Steph/Klay ball. Luckily for us we might already have our "Klay" in Ingram. |
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