TNT showed the Warriors coaches when they were loosing all of them had their head down looking at a sheet of paper not knowing what to do Mike Brown took all them coaches heart out. Kerr sat down the whole first half while Mike was up coaching the whole game. The coaching staff eating to much filet minog them coaches eating to good. Get a new coaching staff get some brothers on the bench that played the game go get a Rasheed Wallace, Jamal mashburn,
And they let the STATS only player in his place. 😂😂😂😂 STATS will not win you games, defense will. But, kerr like STATS player only. Result...lose. that will happen all the time when you're fighting you're own teammates for STATS..LOL 😂😂😂😂😂
Im so done with Wiggins. Him, Dario, GP2 (sorry bro love you but its over), Looney, and MAYBE Klay all need to be gone this year. Klay is unknown. But the rest of those guys need to go. Oh and Kerr. Kerr absolutely needs to go. I know they just extended him for 2 years. Which only guarantees 2 more years of pisspoor basketball decision making.
Kerr, klay and wiggins! In that order! Kerr caters to klay like he’s a child, refuses to play moody, plays favorites. Klay with his attitude when he’s not playing well
don't forget Klay is a total traffic cone on defense, and not just because of his injuries. He ball watches and falls asleep, always out of position with help D. And Kerr can't help but play him heavy minutes. He's gotta go
Steve really is the problem here… earlier this season against Sac, moody was the only warrior who was scoring and took him out for Klay… did it again last night… not just against moody but all the young guys… younger players of other teams are better than ours because they played more and are more confident…our young guys play with one purpose…look for the vets!
What we thought to be true is no longer true(e.g. 20 point leads are enough to win the game.). Steve, maybe taking out a hot shooter, and bringing him back in later may no longer be a good strategy-you have to look at the result.
Steph looked absolutely gassed for the last month. Being the sole offensive option has really taken a toll. This has to be the least season where Steph is the only guy who can create offense
Facts…. on Klay being here. As long as Kerr is coach he’s going to cater to a Klay even if it hurts the team. Definitely time to give Moody his Starting spot now.
The reality is Steph has been playing injured at the end of the season and has lost a crucial yard of pace. This was an impossible situation without any secondary scoring options.
I was mad that Trace didn't play more minutes -- he made 2 mistakes and Kerr took him out for 2 full quarters. I really think this is where we miss Mike Brown. I think he was the only guy on the staff that could tell Kerr he wasn't being reasonable. I totally agree that Trace not on Sabonis seemed like a Draymond call bc it doesn't make sense and it doesn't really give the Warrior their best defense. Our best D is played when Dray can be the middle linebacker and help rotations jump in passing lanes and basically eff up everything the opposition is attempting. The Dubs looked disengaged and couldn't make a shot.... Everyone will say it is over.... I think they have one more run in them IF they evolve
Should have had Klay off the bench and started kuminga. Trayce defending sabonis. Kerr let this team down all year with poor rotations and his inability to make adjustments. I get we didn't have a deep roster like some other teams but damn, we should have gotten further than this
@@newmedia7238 we don't have a second star, just steph and role players. They're solid pieces but I stand by what I said, we aren't as deep as some of the other teams. Loon had a big role in why we were bad the first half. Cp3 can't stay healthy. Klay just went 0-10 and is a shell of himself on defense
Facts. Our record should've been better. Kerr takes forever to make adjustments, and when something works? He goes away from it and goes back to his old ways. He's a coach of loyalty over productivity. Our motto before was "Strength in Numbers." But Kerr and other seem to forget that. Sacrifice for the benefit of the team...he had no problem asking Andre to come off the bench...so why couldn't he do it for Klay? Klay seen Andre did it and he won Finals MVP...like for reals? Lol
Kerr says the same crap after every loss, he hasn’t learned anything. He will continue to play small and cater to the core even when everyone can see they’re struggling
That mofo Kerr said the team is not built for cp3 and than in the next sentence that mofo said he would love to see him back Kerr is horrible get yo money back Lacob
I also think the problem with Thompson is he just loves to play ball and that’s how he works in the off-season. He’s not actually into working out and getting physically better and stronger and you’re just not gonna get away with that 30s while that issue was also being compounded by the fact that he doesn’t want to overtrain or overstress that bad knee, so unlike Steph and LeBron, who physically still quite close to their prime, even though there’s a lot of wear on the tires, they look elite
True. This is even the case for soccer athletes I.e Neymar. Exceptional talent. It's clear he spends hella time practicing on the ball but clearly doesn't spend enough time in the gym as he becomes more injury prone with age
I think the warriors only path forward is to trust the young guys. Podz, moody, jackson-davis and kuminga should all be playing 30+mpg next season. If cp3 and klay are willing to stick around on cheap vet salaries to be 9th/10th men in the rotation, great. Otherwise let them walk. Trade wiggins for a stretch five type player to backup TJD at center. Just my two cents.
Alch TY for all you have done this season, and every season with the Dubs coverage. Cant wait till next season, hopefully things get better with the roster. Keep grinding and ill keep watching brother!
@@carladavis1473 Have you seen the team post season interview? Kerr actually did admit he made mistakes this season. You can live in the past and say Kerr is leading this team into a bright future, but it's not reality. Kerr is great coach for certain team build, which current Warriors are not. He messed up with the rotation so bad this season with his nonsense small lineups.
I just hope that they don't still believe that they can win their way anymore. That system and the players it requires ain't working in today's game. Size and athleticism gonna get you farther than a bunch of actions everyone already knows being ran by a bunch of dudes 6'3 and under. 💀
@Kokozaftran even Luke walton looked great with those warriors. I think we've seen now that Kerr benefited from having great players more than him just being a great coach. He's getting outcoached by Mike brown that should tell you everything.
Kerr is not the reason for this loss. Maybe he should’ve had them more prepared, but the vets have been outplayed by the bench all year. Draymond, Klay, and Wiggins all very inconsistent all year. Those rumors we were gonna trade Wiggins should’ve happened, we should’ve traded him and Klay this szn
Time for some ruthless business. Cut: cp3, Looney, Thompson, Wiggins, Gp2 and try to free up as much cap space as possible. The front office also needs to be willing to deal Pods, TJD and Moody if a trade deal presents itself. Do absolutely EVERYTHING possible to obtain a good center and a competent 3 and D wing. Curry, Kuminga and I hate to say it Green should be the only untouchables, there should be a clause in Greens contract that if he's suspended for more than 5 games he will lose 25% of his salary. His stupidity cost us the post season.
The issue is not really the personnel on the floor. The whole system is just done. as long as Kerr is the coach and Steph is the system this team will only get worse. There is no realistic trade targets that can improve the team enough to really turn things around. It is well past time to blow it up and look to the future.
Exactly! Everyone saying we need a personnel change when in reality we have a pretty talented squad. We still do need another serviceable big but outside of that the squad is pretty good. Ps. Dray may also be impossible to keep on the team, but that’s because of his lack of control, not his talent or play. The issue is the coaching philosophy. Give any good coach this team and they’re making a dangerous run in the playoffs
@@wesleywallace101bro facts we literally have (had) the most talented roster in the league pound for pound. It’s an embarrassment of riches. The system has to be completely revamped to sustain winning
It wasn't a skill or talent issue last night. It was a focus and coaching issue. And it trickles down from starters like Wiggs and Klay not sprinting back in transition, Draymond giving up on defense halfway through the game, and Steph not being aware of his surroundings. And Kerr just kept doubling down on the vets, worst being Wiggins despite Klays 0% shooting.
Dray could barely move last night that back is bad and it’s only going to get worst if they don’t get a big to help him out Dray and cp3 went hard to get Dwight but Kerr said nope
Back to back seasons of huge holes dug by Draymond that the team has to climb out of and ultimately peaking at the wrong time of the season... throwing Kerr's rotations into scramble mode, then player regression - Klay, Wiggs, and Loon... I'd say, that summarizes it for me
I picked up on Steph saying that too, I was like it seems he doesn't really care about who comes back regardless if Klay does or not. Like just make sure it's actually people who can show tf up and help him win.
No established star wants to come into this system which ran its course as vets aged. Klay can stay at a very team friendly number coming off bench. Start the young guys and Steph. Rebuild coaching staff with defensive minded assistants
you are right on the spot alch, that is really the problem going forward, the problem is not how much klay could get if he resign or if he is going to be a starter or a bench player, the real problem is if the warriors at resign klay, it doesn't matter how much play is getting pay, kerr would play him a lot over tbe young guys like Moody, if klay resign for 2 or 3 more years, its going to be the same treatment of kerr with his core, playing heavy minutes with the same or worst result. If you see the post game from kerr, he clearly say they really because of the space he create. So right now kerr have the excuse to the management, that they need to resign klay if the want to win because he create space. But i have a question? Does anybody including kerr notice the final result of the saramento game and how bad klay and the core play? Did they notice how they loose last season against the lakers? You can't expected doing the same and get differents results. If the warriors can make a championship run in the future its all on Lacob. He have to decide what he want, give the core a trajectory award, pay them a lot of millions and get the same results. Or don't resign klay and get a new coach that don't have as big of a bond with his players, and because of that being inconsistent with his rotations, and that should play just the players that are playing the best and not playing the favorites like Kerr did, and give a real shot to win with the young guys just like brown, and many other teams are doing right now. And thats the reason why myers don't return as GM. If kerr have a little dignity he should do the same thing myers did and renounce as coach of the team. And not use his position as coach to beneficts the players that he like so they can get a contract, get playing time, and lose in detrimental of the team.
This game was crazy, b/c so many coaching mistakes were made on the warriors side that I almost wonder if they came into this throwing the towel in--they knew they probably wouldn't beat their next matchup and would probably nearly get swept in round 1 even if they made it there and it wouldn't look pretty. Hints: 1. Moody was one of the only guys scoring, but played half the minutes of Klay at essentially the same position while Klay scored 0 points 2. Wiggins was not dialed in at all 3. Coaching staff moving Trayce out of position essentially out of nowhere, since he's not proven that he'd be ready for that role 4. Draymond blowing coverages all over the place 5. Curry just looking dejected the whole game 6. CP3 not really seeming to be fighting for this game to be won.
Thanks for accompanying us through the season Alch, absolutely love you videos and breakdowns. So sad that our season ended like this, let's hope we're better next year. I'd love to see you cover some UFC stuff as well!! Your content is dope 🙏🏼
Not putting JK as a starter was a bad move. JK doing midrange is fine but the coach should have tell him to find a way to do his spectacular dunk to wake up his teammates, i think that is the hype that they needed yesterday. JK must be a starter next season. Next in line to JK getting more playing time should be Moody not Podz.
Said this for years. Why draft Moody, and now Podz, if you gonna cash out for Klay anyway? The kids can play, and deserve to start their careers officially. Love him, but move on.
I'm not even a Warriors fan but I enjoy your content cause I think you have a smart and unique perspective. Looking forward to see you cover the rest of the league
Warriors painfully need an assistant coach like Mike Brown. Kerr seems to have no ability to take advantage of the young talent while maintaining the veteran contribution.
The best player vs Lakers last year was Donte. The other night, Moody was the best player. Two energy and effort guys. Need more of those guys and less robotic vets.
I am from Zimbabwe that game was played at 4am local time, I set an alarm to watch the game that early in the morning, I woke up at 4 and thought that we were possibly going to lose and told myself that it wasn't worth lemme go back to sleep cause I had to go to work, woke up around 6 and we had lost, didn't surprise me at all. Hoping for better days though
@@AthleticAlchemy thank you UNC! Been a fan since the We Believe Play off run! Sometimes I wake up at 2am to watch the games, have been doing so for a long time!
Steph has played the worst ball of his career since pre 2013, the past 40 games, masked by the rest of the team playing so well. It is psychobabble to say it is about wanting it more. They were younger, bigger and healthier.
I love Moses moody no regrets on that pick. It’s really sad how they’ve done him these past 3 years. Sure the first two years I get it but there is no excuse on why moody didn’t have a big role this year
Can't believe I was fairly optimistic on opening night and for the first couple weeks. Steph looks dead tired. Not just because he has to carry a mediocre offense every night, but Draymond's antics have to be taking a toll. I don't see a good path to get him enough help in his limited timeline.
I feel like there’s been so many moments of clarity for the warriors front office, but ultimately, they have been unwilling to part with the young talent or the older heads. I have a hard time seeing that changing, the only hope is that some of these young guys turn out to be all stars, but I’m not sure that’s really in the cards either
If you're looking for someone to blame, blame Kerr. I refuse to believe Kerr cannot see the obvious adjustments that need to be made. Moody should have had Klay's minutes this game when Klay came out the gate bad on both offense and defense. Moody was balling out with 16 pts in 15 minutes and good defense, with your entire season is literally on the line, and Kerr decides to close out with an 0/10 Klay. Absolute abysmal coaching as he yet again makes it clear that he is unwilling to adjust and take this team into a new era, and cares too much about the glory days. At the end of the day it's Kerr's job as coach to give this team the best chances of winning and it felt like he kind of gave up.
Warriors should have benched Klay and started moody in the second half. Moody only one who kept us close in 2nd quarter. He scored 16pts in only 15 mins. Klay laid an egg again in playoff time shooting us out of the game 0/10 31 mins. The coaching last night was horrendous/ insanity. Continue to try to get curry and klay ball and shoot contested 3s, nothing towards the rim. Whenever they doubled or switched off curry, wiggins and kuminga should have tried to call for ball in post esp with fox or guard on them cuz they had a smaller player on them multiple times. But kerr is reluctant to change.
I think for me going away from the Steph, Klay, Kuminga, Wiggs and Draymond lineup is why we kinda fell off. I think with that lineup we had figured out different strategies to get us going and we had some youth and athleticism incorporated in that line up. Finding way to get kuminga going putting rim pressure would’ve helped guys like Klay to get more open shots. But unfortunately for us when we saw the combination of Draymond and Trace working well on D Steve Kerr overreacted and stick with it.
Same thought thats why i keep on saying that Warriors had more winning streak with JK being a starter. I lost hope yesterday when i saw JK not a starter and then it happens Warriors lost. I blame the coaching staff for allowing Kerr to trust his guts again and for moving JK to come of the bench.
JK, TJD, Moody, BP are bonified starters with one being a future allstar. It was never doom and gloom. Without doing much, this team will be better next season. The 2nd half of the season is a taste of things to come. Experience, defined roles, consistent rotations, etc...having cohesiveness and chemistry to start the season will be the biggest improvement. I would try to move Wiggins and Draymond, and bring in an impact player.
In all honesty the warriors need to draft Quinten Post with the 2nd round pick this year or get him undrafted. We gotta have at least one 7 footer on the roster.
Brown punched Kerr in the mouth from the get go. Brown counted on Kerr's foolishness on the roles designation in the defense side by creating several offensive points of attack and applied them based on Kerr's predictable approaches. Brown cuts Kerr's offensive source by taking Curry out from the offensive equation; which by the way will be the next season's blueprint for each team to take out GSW from the court. Kerr relies so much on Curry's offensive game that once you limit his game, the team is done. Curry's gravity is the source of the game flow and what feeds the other players chances to score. Last night Brown exposed Kerr's incompetence and the Warriors' staff inability to make adjustments to stop the bleeding. Last October I suggested the importance of trading Wiggs, Klay, and Looney. Since Kerr was not using Moody, use him as an extra piece to close a deal. Unfortunately my take aged well. GSW needs urgently a true center and an All Star that can help Curry with the offensive load. Warriors' bench is a commendable one, their problem is the starting lineup. This season was horrendous. Anyway, thanks Alch for the great quality content you provided us Dub's fans.
Agree with you whole heartedly on Klay. The warriors are a .500 team since Klay came back from injury despite winning the chip in 2022. The fact he played 32 minutes despite clearly not having it shows Kerr will never be able to move away from him and he has to go. I disagree on Curry. His cap hit at $55M is a problem with him declining and likely not a top 10 player next year. I think they have to consider trading him and freeing up cap space to make real moves. You’re already locked into $100M next year if Klay gets a team friendly team on players older than 35. Blake Griffin just retired at 35, Kobe 36, even Iggy was a shell of himself after 35. In comparison, all of the Celtics big payroll is tied to players under 30. We are paying prime money to past their prime players….
They wouldn't have made it in the play off, its better than getting swept. Still a warriors supporter and a Klay supporter. The kings just wanted it more.
This is what hubris gets ya thinking you can trot out a junior college size roster in the NBA. Let alone, have no reliable second scorer, and having only two pure shooters from distance (excluding LQ who doesn't get much playing time) in Steph and Klay on the roster for a team built for outside shooting. With that said, it's simple, acquire a primary or secondary scorer, so Steph isn't the only legitimate offensive threat on the court. They can do so by trading Wiggins and Loon. Those two are single-handedly handicapping the team at their respective positional needs compared to their salaries. This very point doesn't apply to Klay or CP3 because Klay will be offered and hopefully accept an $18m-$22m, let's say, 3yr type deal. Then slide him over to the second unit SF role. Have CP3 opt in with an understanding he's opting in to be traded and maybe even bought out... Who knows?!?! Also, and only because Kerr was given a two year extension, trade either JK or Moody, but it's clear Kerr only knows how to utilize one of them at a time. Immediately call Miami up and trade for Duncan Robinson to play alongside Podz, GPII, Klay, and TJD in the second unit. Acquire either a legit BIG or high-level starting PG, SG, or SF, depending on who they keep out of Moody or JK. Be willing to trade a couple, maybe even three of them future firsts. Ijs, Lacob did say it's his mission to help Steph get his 5th ring. I mean, that was what he said.
Damn. That look in your eyes reads a man who lost some money. I lost some money too. I started being a fan of this team when they just begun being the laughing stock of the league! Taped every game on VHS. Never missed a game through that. Proud of what this core brought to the bay area, particularly Oakland. Tons of admiration and respect to real Warriors fans. Heart goes out.
I agree, Moody will never get a chance as long as Klay is on the team. No matter how bad Klay is playing Kerr will always play Klay I also hated this roster this season. And it sounds wrong to say but I'm glad the Kings embarrassed them because now FO can see that things have to change just to make it in the playoffs yet alone win it.
I aint upset at all, it was inevitable. We looked so incredibly old and slow, even Steph is getting to the point where he isnt capable of being that superstar anymore. Age hits everyone, its not just coaching or just front office, its the end of the dynasty and there is no shame, its inevitable.
GS should have traded Klay, Wiggins, Draymond and CP before the trading deadline to get some value for them. Now their value is less and GS won't even get anything for Klay since he's a UFA and also nothing for CP. GS needs to keep Steph and the young talent and upgrade through free agency since GS can't expect much from trades for the veterans. Letting go of the veterans will free up a lot of salary for GS to make some free agency moves.
Honestly, long as klay and Wiggins is on this team, Steve is gonna continue to play them high minutes over the youth. Just like with Corey Joseph. I honestly don’t know what they can get for either but at this point the team needs to evolve and in order to do that then they have to eliminate his crutch.
I think one of the issues is the team is more built to win a series. The record wasn’t bad , but it’s too much pressure for us to win single games. Had we not lost so many clutch games or didn’t have the suspensions, we could have easily been top 6. But then again we really have no answer against Denver
Why does Steph have so little left in the tank? Because Steph Curry and Steve Kerr are emotionally dependent on the unstable and uncontrollable Draymond Green, and continue to tolerate the episodes of unhinged behavior that annihilate productive energy and focus. Imagine if Steph and the rest of the Warriors team channelled all the energy used in dealing with and recovering from Draymond's episodes into building and solidifying.
@@andynguyen8360 You're not wrong about Kings strategy and effort. They were the better team last night, no doubt. I'm saying everyone on the team, but especially Steph lose a huge amount of focus and energy just having to even consider at any time Draymond could melt down and blow up.
Steph never recovered from that ankle injury he picked up a month ago. He was playing at 60-70%. I don’t know if he needs surgery but he lost his pace from that ankle injury.
One thing for sure is that Steph needs to not have to bring up the ball as much. He tells us this either consciously or unconsciously through his turnovers. He is concentrating on what to do with the play in front of him when they turn him over.
That point of seeing the positive from such a bad defeat I agree with, think they needed to see that it can’t carry on this way for us to progress and win again. We got bullied, this will need to change for next season. Will be sad to see klay go if that’s what we need to do to get another chance of winning then so be it
I think overall the players, front office, the fans. Everyone needs to take a breather before making any definitive decisions. 2 reasons. 1) You never make good decisions when you’re exhausted and are acting in a reactionary way. 2) Changing up this roster to work again is going to be dependent on who we can get for who in the trades. And that’s not gonna really be known until after the playoffs are done. There are really good players out there that you could pair with Steph that might be looking for something new if they get bopped in their own playoff run. So might as well take a moment.
Podz always gets hate. Dude was a modest but effecient 2-3, and had 8 boards in 24 minutes. Loon had 5 in just 8 minutes. Can we not call out Wiggins and Draymond for their combined 6 rebounds in 60+ minutes?
Yo Unk, you need to link up with Dre (OnballSteph) for a sit down! I guarantee you will feel welcomed and appreciated afterwards. That young dude is on point.
We went out the way we started the season, over reliant on the vets, and no trust in the young-guns. Klay has only had 1 set of back to back 20+ point games, and in all of them he played significantly worse in the second half of those games. Since Kerr wasn't going to do it, Curry should have sat Klay. At halftime Curry should have given Klay a big hug and said, "I love you brother, but you don't have your stuff tonight. Sit this one out, we'll get the win for you and you'll get another chance in NO."
@@mikegonzalez503 would love to see some big changes tbo. If being careful means keeping the core and the head coach then you’ll get more or less the same result. Most of the turnovers come from the core. Most of the matchup problems come from the coach’s decision.
i feel so hurt alchemist couldn’t launch this video with “big bro will always be big bro” 💀💀
Moody and Kuminga brought us back from double digit deficits TWICE and STILL got benched while Andrew Brickings and Klay were out there
Just like the regular season, in other words. Kerr is nothing if not consistent.
@@NealX_Gaming If the coaching had just been better this year we wouldn't even have been in the play in
@@NealX_Gaminghe’s consistently inconsistent idek why he got extended
What about the bench? The coaching staff hasn’t looked the same since Mike Brown left.
Kerr is here two more than he needs some fire starters on the bench
TNT showed the Warriors coaches when they were loosing all of them had their head down looking at a sheet of paper not knowing what to do Mike Brown took all them coaches heart out. Kerr sat down the whole first half while Mike was up coaching the whole game. The coaching staff eating to much filet minog them coaches eating to good. Get a new coaching staff get some brothers on the bench that played the game go get a Rasheed Wallace, Jamal mashburn,
Klay should have been gone before Poole
@@frstteamallcity Nah Poole needed to go.
@@frstteamallcity I'm glad you ain't the GM. Cred lost.
Wiggins getting benched and klay 0-10 was a microcosm of this season.
And they let the STATS only player in his place. 😂😂😂😂 STATS will not win you games, defense will. But, kerr like STATS player only. Result...lose. that will happen all the time when you're fighting you're own teammates for STATS..LOL 😂😂😂😂😂
Im so done with Wiggins. Him, Dario, GP2 (sorry bro love you but its over), Looney, and MAYBE Klay all need to be gone this year. Klay is unknown. But the rest of those guys need to go.
Oh and Kerr. Kerr absolutely needs to go. I know they just extended him for 2 years. Which only guarantees 2 more years of pisspoor basketball decision making.
Who are you done with?
Facts
And Kerr with incorrect assignments and benching the young guy before he could catch a rhythm, even though it was not really his fault in any way.
Kerr, klay and wiggins! In that order! Kerr caters to klay like he’s a child, refuses to play moody, plays favorites. Klay with his attitude when he’s not playing well
don't forget Klay is a total traffic cone on defense, and not just because of his injuries. He ball watches and falls asleep, always out of position with help D. And Kerr can't help but play him heavy minutes. He's gotta go
I don't understand why management cannot see that Kerr is misusing the younger players! 😩
Curry was trash too tho
Nah Steph was playing terribly as well esp with the turnovers
I thought Klay's attitude was much improved-even uplifting towards the end.
Steve really is the problem here… earlier this season against Sac, moody was the only warrior who was scoring and took him out for Klay… did it again last night… not just against moody but all the young guys… younger players of other teams are better than ours because they played more and are more confident…our young guys play with one purpose…look for the vets!
What we thought to be true is no longer true(e.g. 20 point leads are enough to win the game.). Steve, maybe taking out a hot shooter, and bringing him back in later may no longer be a good strategy-you have to look at the result.
Steph looked absolutely gassed for the last month. Being the sole offensive option has really taken a toll. This has to be the least season where Steph is the only guy who can create offense
Facts…. on Klay being here. As long as Kerr is coach he’s going to cater to a Klay even if it hurts the team. Definitely time to give Moody his Starting spot now.
The reality is Steph has been playing injured at the end of the season and has lost a crucial yard of pace. This was an impossible situation without any secondary scoring options.
I was mad that Trace didn't play more minutes -- he made 2 mistakes and Kerr took him out for 2 full quarters. I really think this is where we miss Mike Brown. I think he was the only guy on the staff that could tell Kerr he wasn't being reasonable.
I totally agree that Trace not on Sabonis seemed like a Draymond call bc it doesn't make sense and it doesn't really give the Warrior their best defense. Our best D is played when Dray can be the middle linebacker and help rotations jump in passing lanes and basically eff up everything the opposition is attempting.
The Dubs looked disengaged and couldn't make a shot....
Everyone will say it is over.... I think they have one more run in them IF they evolve
Warriors is not over,Even doh dat’s what the fans what’s to happen
Why Kerr had TDJ on the Fvcking bench?Wiggs needs to practice free throws he suck terribly
Should have had Klay off the bench and started kuminga. Trayce defending sabonis. Kerr let this team down all year with poor rotations and his inability to make adjustments. I get we didn't have a deep roster like some other teams but damn, we should have gotten further than this
I agree with all except for “don’t have a deep roster”. Our bench of CP3, Klay, Loon, Moody are someone else’s starters
@@newmedia7238 we don't have a second star, just steph and role players. They're solid pieces but I stand by what I said, we aren't as deep as some of the other teams. Loon had a big role in why we were bad the first half. Cp3 can't stay healthy. Klay just went 0-10 and is a shell of himself on defense
Facts. Our record should've been better. Kerr takes forever to make adjustments, and when something works? He goes away from it and goes back to his old ways. He's a coach of loyalty over productivity. Our motto before was "Strength in Numbers." But Kerr and other seem to forget that. Sacrifice for the benefit of the team...he had no problem asking Andre to come off the bench...so why couldn't he do it for Klay? Klay seen Andre did it and he won Finals MVP...like for reals? Lol
Kerr says the same crap after every loss, he hasn’t learned anything. He will continue to play small and cater to the core even when everyone can see they’re struggling
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That mofo Kerr said the team is not built for cp3 and than in the next sentence that mofo said he would love to see him back Kerr is horrible get yo money back Lacob
Lacob better pull the plug
Alch, you're the best warriors content creator out there. Thanks for takes this season bro
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I also think the problem with Thompson is he just loves to play ball and that’s how he works in the off-season. He’s not actually into working out and getting physically better and stronger and you’re just not gonna get away with that 30s while that issue was also being compounded by the fact that he doesn’t want to overtrain or overstress that bad knee, so unlike Steph and LeBron, who physically still quite close to their prime, even though there’s a lot of wear on the tires, they look elite
True. This is even the case for soccer athletes I.e Neymar. Exceptional talent. It's clear he spends hella time practicing on the ball but clearly doesn't spend enough time in the gym as he becomes more injury prone with age
I think the warriors only path forward is to trust the young guys. Podz, moody, jackson-davis and kuminga should all be playing 30+mpg next season. If cp3 and klay are willing to stick around on cheap vet salaries to be 9th/10th men in the rotation, great. Otherwise let them walk. Trade wiggins for a stretch five type player to backup TJD at center. Just my two cents.
10000% true
Alch TY for all you have done this season, and every season with the Dubs coverage.
Cant wait till next season, hopefully things get better with the roster.
Keep grinding and ill keep watching brother!
When I heard Kerr got his extension, my inertial thought was "DAMN! We are fxxxxx!"
Yea the same coach that won it all just 2/3 year ago sucks
@@carladavis1473 Have you seen the team post season interview? Kerr actually did admit he made mistakes this season. You can live in the past and say Kerr is leading this team into a bright future, but it's not reality. Kerr is great coach for certain team build, which current Warriors are not. He messed up with the rotation so bad this season with his nonsense small lineups.
Thanks for a hell of a season, Alch 🤝
I can't believe we extended steve kerr smh
The guy that helped you win 4 chips?
I know right?
I just hope that they don't still believe that they can win their way anymore. That system and the players it requires ain't working in today's game. Size and athleticism gonna get you farther than a bunch of actions everyone already knows being ran by a bunch of dudes 6'3 and under. 💀
@@Kokozaftranwe are talking about present Kerr not past Kerr
@Kokozaftran even Luke walton looked great with those warriors. I think we've seen now that Kerr benefited from having great players more than him just being a great coach. He's getting outcoached by Mike brown that should tell you everything.
Kerr is not the reason for this loss. Maybe he should’ve had them more prepared, but the vets have been outplayed by the bench all year. Draymond, Klay, and Wiggins all very inconsistent all year. Those rumors we were gonna trade Wiggins should’ve happened, we should’ve traded him and Klay this szn
This game reminded me of when kobe played his last playoff series against the young thunders.
Best take on Klay out there. Thanks Alch for the best Dubs coverage this season.
Time for some ruthless business. Cut: cp3, Looney, Thompson, Wiggins, Gp2 and try to free up as much cap space as possible. The front office also needs to be willing to deal Pods, TJD and Moody if a trade deal presents itself. Do absolutely EVERYTHING possible to obtain a good center and a competent 3 and D wing. Curry, Kuminga and I hate to say it Green should be the only untouchables, there should be a clause in Greens contract that if he's suspended for more than 5 games he will lose 25% of his salary. His stupidity cost us the post season.
I thought we won more than lose when Green was suspended? I could be wrong
@@newmedia7238 When Green was playing we won more.
I'd much rather they keep Moody over Kuminga simply because Moody plays smarter than JK and JK has more trade value to get back a better player.
Moody is my fave warrior. Good to see he showed up again in a big game.
The issue is not really the personnel on the floor. The whole system is just done. as long as Kerr is the coach and Steph is the system this team will only get worse. There is no realistic trade targets that can improve the team enough to really turn things around. It is well past time to blow it up and look to the future.
Exactly! Everyone saying we need a personnel change when in reality we have a pretty talented squad. We still do need another serviceable big but outside of that the squad is pretty good.
Ps. Dray may also be impossible to keep on the team, but that’s because of his lack of control, not his talent or play.
The issue is the coaching philosophy. Give any good coach this team and they’re making a dangerous run in the playoffs
@@wesleywallace101bro facts we literally have (had) the most talented roster in the league pound for pound. It’s an embarrassment of riches. The system has to be completely revamped to sustain winning
Raise your prices brother. You got lots of value in what you are presenting.
It wasn't a skill or talent issue last night. It was a focus and coaching issue. And it trickles down from starters like Wiggs and Klay not sprinting back in transition, Draymond giving up on defense halfway through the game, and Steph not being aware of his surroundings. And Kerr just kept doubling down on the vets, worst being Wiggins despite Klays 0% shooting.
Yeah klay being 0/10 is a all Steve Kerrs fault...
@@thomascunning8248 How about kerr putting klay back in the game over Moody who was playing significantly better than him on every level? 😂
Dray could barely move last night that back is bad and it’s only going to get worst if they don’t get a big to help him out Dray and cp3 went hard to get Dwight but Kerr said nope
It was an athletic issue.
the energy felt so low from the dubs right off the gate, and couldn’t string a long enough run to take the lead and change momentum
Always love your coverage and commentary on the Warriors Alch - will def be on the look out for more stuff to come during the play offs and off season
Back to back seasons of huge holes dug by Draymond that the team has to climb out of and ultimately peaking at the wrong time of the season... throwing Kerr's rotations into scramble mode, then player regression - Klay, Wiggs, and Loon... I'd say, that summarizes it for me
I picked up on Steph saying that too, I was like it seems he doesn't really care about who comes back regardless if Klay does or not. Like just make sure it's actually people who can show tf up and help him win.
No established star wants to come into this system which ran its course as vets aged. Klay can stay at a very team friendly number coming off bench. Start the young guys and Steph. Rebuild coaching staff with defensive minded assistants
You always give great content looking forward to your playoff coverage on Pateron
the vets were looking like the rookies last night
you are right on the spot alch, that is really the problem going forward, the problem is not how much klay could get if he resign or if he is going to be a starter or a bench player, the real problem is if the warriors at resign klay, it doesn't matter how much play is getting pay, kerr would play him a lot over tbe young guys like Moody, if klay resign for 2 or 3 more years, its going to be the same treatment of kerr with his core, playing heavy minutes with the same or worst result. If you see the post game from kerr, he clearly say they really because of the space he create. So right now kerr have the excuse to the management, that they need to resign klay if the want to win because he create space. But i have a question? Does anybody including kerr notice the final result of the saramento game and how bad klay and the core play? Did they notice how they loose last season against the lakers? You can't expected doing the same and get differents results. If the warriors can make a championship run in the future its all on Lacob. He have to decide what he want, give the core a trajectory award, pay them a lot of millions and get the same results. Or don't resign klay and get a new coach that don't have as big of a bond with his players, and because of that being inconsistent with his rotations, and that should play just the players that are playing the best and not playing the favorites like Kerr did, and give a real shot to win with the young guys just like brown, and many other teams are doing right now. And thats the reason why myers don't return as GM. If kerr have a little dignity he should do the same thing myers did and renounce as coach of the team. And not use his position as coach to beneficts the players that he like so they can get a contract, get playing time, and lose in detrimental of the team.
This game was crazy, b/c so many coaching mistakes were made on the warriors side that I almost wonder if they came into this throwing the towel in--they knew they probably wouldn't beat their next matchup and would probably nearly get swept in round 1 even if they made it there and it wouldn't look pretty.
Hints:
1. Moody was one of the only guys scoring, but played half the minutes of Klay at essentially the same position while Klay scored 0 points
2. Wiggins was not dialed in at all
3. Coaching staff moving Trayce out of position essentially out of nowhere, since he's not proven that he'd be ready for that role
4. Draymond blowing coverages all over the place
5. Curry just looking dejected the whole game
6. CP3 not really seeming to be fighting for this game to be won.
Ws need faster longer more athletic players. Myers had zero vision. Just a good guy w some smarts. Mike has to see the new NBA is here.
Thanks for accompanying us through the season Alch, absolutely love you videos and breakdowns. So sad that our season ended like this, let's hope we're better next year. I'd love to see you cover some UFC stuff as well!! Your content is dope 🙏🏼
The Season didn’t end last night in Sacramento. The Season ended when Draymond got suspended by the League and put us behind the eight ball.
Bro what are you talking about🤣🤣🤡
@@thomascunning8248 his saying if dray wasnt out for 20 games we be a higher seed and most likely would of lost the 1st playoff
Not putting JK as a starter was a bad move. JK doing midrange is fine but the coach should have tell him to find a way to do his spectacular dunk to wake up his teammates, i think that is the hype that they needed yesterday. JK must be a starter next season. Next in line to JK getting more playing time should be Moody not Podz.
Finna support all the way through, always appreciate your breakdowns and the knowledge you give us
Said this for years. Why draft Moody, and now Podz, if you gonna cash out for Klay anyway? The kids can play, and deserve to start their careers officially.
Love him, but move on.
Keep it rolling UNC. Love this channel, it's a must watch after every game
Appreciate it!
I'm not even a Warriors fan but I enjoy your content cause I think you have a smart and unique perspective. Looking forward to see you cover the rest of the league
Moody was done wrong this season and really his whole career 😢
For what Kerr did to moody, AGAIN, he needs to go
Warriors painfully need an assistant coach like Mike Brown. Kerr seems to have no ability to take advantage of the young talent while maintaining the veteran contribution.
let moses and kuminga start next year. Let klay, cp3, and Dario walk. Trade Wiggins and picks for a rim protector. Sign quality vets
The best player vs Lakers last year was Donte. The other night, Moody was the best player. Two energy and effort guys. Need more of those guys and less robotic vets.
If warriors failure means I get other team breakdowns 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 blessing in disguise
Thanks for your reflections! I watch ALL the NBA teams so I will be ready to listen this whole playoff season!
I am from Zimbabwe that game was played at 4am local time, I set an alarm to watch the game that early in the morning, I woke up at 4 and thought that we were possibly going to lose and told myself that it wasn't worth lemme go back to sleep cause I had to go to work, woke up around 6 and we had lost, didn't surprise me at all. Hoping for better days though
Love the dedication 🫡
@@AthleticAlchemy thank you UNC! Been a fan since the We Believe Play off run! Sometimes I wake up at 2am to watch the games, have been doing so for a long time!
No need to lose sleep 😴 bro. Invest in the NBA app and stream those games to your convenience.
@@stephen4347 I have league pass, I love watching games live, it's the best feeling, I am actually used 🤣
I already knew it was over since last year, this year was like watching something is gonna end and you have to wait until it’s over. Very sad
We’re still gonna be watching my guy, good analysis warriors related or not, we watching alc. 🙏🏾
I couldn't agree more Alc. I'd like a starting lineup of Steph, Moody, JK, Dray and Trace. I think Klay and Wiggs are gone. Podz 6th man.
Steph has played the worst ball of his career since pre 2013, the past 40 games, masked by the rest of the team playing so well. It is psychobabble to say it is about wanting it more. They were younger, bigger and healthier.
I love Moses moody no regrets on that pick. It’s really sad how they’ve done him these past 3 years. Sure the first two years I get it but there is no excuse on why moody didn’t have a big role this year
Can't believe I was fairly optimistic on opening night and for the first couple weeks. Steph looks dead tired. Not just because he has to carry a mediocre offense every night, but Draymond's antics have to be taking a toll. I don't see a good path to get him enough help in his limited timeline.
I feel like there’s been so many moments of clarity for the warriors front office, but ultimately, they have been unwilling to part with the young talent or the older heads. I have a hard time seeing that changing, the only hope is that some of these young guys turn out to be all stars, but I’m not sure that’s really in the cards either
If you're looking for someone to blame, blame Kerr. I refuse to believe Kerr cannot see the obvious adjustments that need to be made. Moody should have had Klay's minutes this game when Klay came out the gate bad on both offense and defense. Moody was balling out with 16 pts in 15 minutes and good defense, with your entire season is literally on the line, and Kerr decides to close out with an 0/10 Klay. Absolute abysmal coaching as he yet again makes it clear that he is unwilling to adjust and take this team into a new era, and cares too much about the glory days. At the end of the day it's Kerr's job as coach to give this team the best chances of winning and it felt like he kind of gave up.
Curry to Miami, let's blow it up!
I'm down with your channel regardless...you have great view points
Warriors should have benched Klay and started moody in the second half. Moody only one who kept us close in 2nd quarter. He scored 16pts in only 15 mins. Klay laid an egg again in playoff time shooting us out of the game 0/10 31 mins. The coaching last night was horrendous/ insanity. Continue to try to get curry and klay ball and shoot contested 3s, nothing towards the rim. Whenever they doubled or switched off curry, wiggins and kuminga should have tried to call for ball in post esp with fox or guard on them cuz they had a smaller player on them multiple times. But kerr is reluctant to change.
I think for me going away from the Steph, Klay, Kuminga, Wiggs and Draymond lineup is why we kinda fell off. I think with that lineup we had figured out different strategies to get us going and we had some youth and athleticism incorporated in that line up. Finding way to get kuminga going putting rim pressure would’ve helped guys like Klay to get more open shots. But unfortunately for us when we saw the combination of Draymond and Trace working well on D Steve Kerr overreacted and stick with it.
Same thought thats why i keep on saying that Warriors had more winning streak with JK being a starter. I lost hope yesterday when i saw JK not a starter and then it happens Warriors lost. I blame the coaching staff for allowing Kerr to trust his guts again and for moving JK to come of the bench.
JK, TJD, Moody, BP are bonified starters with one being a future allstar. It was never doom and gloom. Without doing much, this team will be better next season. The 2nd half of the season is a taste of things to come. Experience, defined roles, consistent rotations, etc...having cohesiveness and chemistry to start the season will be the biggest improvement. I would try to move Wiggins and Draymond, and bring in an impact player.
In all honesty the warriors need to draft Quinten Post with the 2nd round pick this year or get him undrafted. We gotta have at least one 7 footer on the roster.
Kerr is a mad man, klay was playing better coming off the bench.......
Brown punched Kerr in the mouth from the get go. Brown counted on Kerr's foolishness on the roles designation in the defense side by creating several offensive points of attack and applied them based on Kerr's predictable approaches. Brown cuts Kerr's offensive source by taking Curry out from the offensive equation; which by the way will be the next season's blueprint for each team to take out GSW from the court. Kerr relies so much on Curry's offensive game that once you limit his game, the team is done. Curry's gravity is the source of the game flow and what feeds the other players chances to score. Last night Brown exposed Kerr's incompetence and the Warriors' staff inability to make adjustments to stop the bleeding. Last October I suggested the importance of trading Wiggs, Klay, and Looney. Since Kerr was not using Moody, use him as an extra piece to close a deal. Unfortunately my take aged well. GSW needs urgently a true center and an All Star that can help Curry with the offensive load. Warriors' bench is a commendable one, their problem is the starting lineup. This season was horrendous. Anyway, thanks Alch for the great quality content you provided us Dub's fans.
Agree with you whole heartedly on Klay. The warriors are a .500 team since Klay came back from injury despite winning the chip in 2022. The fact he played 32 minutes despite clearly not having it shows Kerr will never be able to move away from him and he has to go.
I disagree on Curry. His cap hit at $55M is a problem with him declining and likely not a top 10 player next year. I think they have to consider trading him and freeing up cap space to make real moves. You’re already locked into $100M next year if Klay gets a team friendly team on players older than 35. Blake Griffin just retired at 35, Kobe 36, even Iggy was a shell of himself after 35. In comparison, all of the Celtics big payroll is tied to players under 30. We are paying prime money to past their prime players….
That is true💯💯
They wouldn't have made it in the play off, its better than getting swept. Still a warriors supporter and a Klay supporter. The kings just wanted it more.
This is what hubris gets ya thinking you can trot out a junior college size roster in the NBA. Let alone, have no reliable second scorer, and having only two pure shooters from distance (excluding LQ who doesn't get much playing time) in Steph and Klay on the roster for a team built for outside shooting. With that said, it's simple, acquire a primary or secondary scorer, so Steph isn't the only legitimate offensive threat on the court. They can do so by trading Wiggins and Loon. Those two are single-handedly handicapping the team at their respective positional needs compared to their salaries. This very point doesn't apply to Klay or CP3 because Klay will be offered and hopefully accept an $18m-$22m, let's say, 3yr type deal. Then slide him over to the second unit SF role. Have CP3 opt in with an understanding he's opting in to be traded and maybe even bought out... Who knows?!?! Also, and only because Kerr was given a two year extension, trade either JK or Moody, but it's clear Kerr only knows how to utilize one of them at a time. Immediately call Miami up and trade for Duncan Robinson to play alongside Podz, GPII, Klay, and TJD in the second unit. Acquire either a legit BIG or high-level starting PG, SG, or SF, depending on who they keep out of Moody or JK. Be willing to trade a couple, maybe even three of them future firsts. Ijs, Lacob did say it's his mission to help Steph get his 5th ring. I mean, that was what he said.
Damn. That look in your eyes reads a man who lost some money. I lost some money too. I started being a fan of this team when they just begun being the laughing stock of the league! Taped every game on VHS. Never missed a game through that. Proud of what this core brought to the bay area, particularly Oakland. Tons of admiration and respect to real Warriors fans. Heart goes out.
I agree, Moody will never get a chance as long as Klay is on the team. No matter how bad Klay is playing Kerr will always play Klay
I also hated this roster this season. And it sounds wrong to say but I'm glad the Kings embarrassed them because now FO can see that things have to change just to make it in the playoffs yet alone win it.
Broncos Country, Let's ride!
Klay cannot produce under pressure because his physical weakness lacking explosiveness.
Let's pray someone hires one of our assistants so Kerr gets a new voice in the assistant coach department next year
Moody did play well most of the time ! Let him play longer minutes
The Kings were ready and prepared to go great win for them. The Warriors are old, and it's time for some trades.
Was waiting for this one all morning 😂
They went out with a whimper so it’s time we stop ignoring reality and begin the rebuild with younger players
Moody can produce under pressure.
I aint upset at all, it was inevitable. We looked so incredibly old and slow, even Steph is getting to the point where he isnt capable of being that superstar anymore. Age hits everyone, its not just coaching or just front office, its the end of the dynasty and there is no shame, its inevitable.
GS should have traded Klay, Wiggins, Draymond and CP before the trading deadline to get some value for them. Now their value is less and GS won't even get anything for Klay since he's a UFA and also nothing for CP.
GS needs to keep Steph and the young talent and upgrade through free agency since GS can't expect much from trades for the veterans. Letting go of the veterans will free up a lot of salary for GS to make some free agency moves.
Honestly, long as klay and Wiggins is on this team, Steve is gonna continue to play them high minutes over the youth. Just like with Corey Joseph. I honestly don’t know what they can get for either but at this point the team needs to evolve and in order to do that then they have to eliminate his crutch.
I think one of the issues is the team is more built to win a series. The record wasn’t bad , but it’s too much pressure for us to win single games. Had we not lost so many clutch games or didn’t have the suspensions, we could have easily been top 6. But then again we really have no answer against Denver
Why does Steph have so little left in the tank?
Because Steph Curry and Steve Kerr are emotionally dependent on the unstable and uncontrollable Draymond Green, and continue to tolerate the episodes of unhinged behavior that annihilate productive energy and focus.
Imagine if Steph and the rest of the Warriors team channelled all the energy used in dealing with and recovering from Draymond's episodes into building and solidifying.
@@andynguyen8360 You're not wrong about Kings strategy and effort. They were the better team last night, no doubt. I'm saying everyone on the team, but especially Steph lose a huge amount of focus and energy just having to even consider at any time Draymond could melt down and blow up.
Steph never recovered from that ankle injury he picked up a month ago. He was playing at 60-70%. I don’t know if he needs surgery but he lost his pace from that ankle injury.
Enjoyed the thoughts on the game , I really don’t know where the front office goes from here
Kings shut Steph down. Completely destroyed his confidence.
One thing for sure is that Steph needs to not have to bring up the ball as much. He tells us this either consciously or unconsciously through his turnovers. He is concentrating on what to do with the play in front of him when they turn him over.
That point of seeing the positive from such a bad defeat I agree with, think they needed to see that it can’t carry on this way for us to progress and win again. We got bullied, this will need to change for next season. Will be sad to see klay go if that’s what we need to do to get another chance of winning then so be it
I think overall the players, front office, the fans. Everyone needs to take a breather before making any definitive decisions. 2 reasons.
1) You never make good decisions when you’re exhausted and are acting in a reactionary way.
2) Changing up this roster to work again is going to be dependent on who we can get for who in the trades. And that’s not gonna really be known until after the playoffs are done. There are really good players out there that you could pair with Steph that might be looking for something new if they get bopped in their own playoff run. So might as well take a moment.
That Thumbnail Is Awesome By The Way. It’s Over For The Dynasty……Thank You For Everything The Big 3…….😔😢💔
Saying this as if Klay’s already gone. Save your sorrows till shit’s confirmed
amen brother !!
Klay played like he was betting on the game.
Lol yeah he doesn't make enough money
@@__redacted__ Maybe not him but his friends?
Klay should have never come back to the starting lineup.
Podz always gets hate. Dude was a modest but effecient 2-3, and had 8 boards in 24 minutes. Loon had 5 in just 8 minutes. Can we not call out Wiggins and Draymond for their combined 6 rebounds in 60+ minutes?
Yo Unk, you need to link up with Dre (OnballSteph) for a sit down! I guarantee you will feel welcomed and appreciated afterwards. That young dude is on point.
Should have kept Poole and Wiseman. Just saying we could have used a backup 7ft and a scorer....
Kerr pulling TJD too early makes me nervous for his decision making for Team USA in Paris
We went out the way we started the season, over reliant on the vets, and no trust in the young-guns. Klay has only had 1 set of back to back 20+ point games, and in all of them he played significantly worse in the second half of those games. Since Kerr wasn't going to do it, Curry should have sat Klay. At halftime Curry should have given Klay a big hug and said, "I love you brother, but you don't have your stuff tonight. Sit this one out, we'll get the win for you and you'll get another chance in NO."
You hit the nail on the head Alc, "they seem unprepared". Perhaps they got caught off guard and underestimated Kings.
Be careful what you wish for, bitter warriors "fans". You may get exactly what you want.
@@mikegonzalez503 would love to see some big changes tbo. If being careful means keeping the core and the head coach then you’ll get more or less the same result. Most of the turnovers come from the core. Most of the matchup problems come from the coach’s decision.