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Warriors Address Issues Regarding Signing Of Matt Barnes

... teams work. He was a squeaky-clean individual on high-character championship teams, but he had plenty of teammates who were different. “As a player, I was in great situations where we had tremendous character within the group to start,” Kerr said. “To be honest, we added guys all the time that had some issues.”. Kerr didn’t name specific players, but he doesn’t have to. You have to look only at his playing history to see that he knows how good teams can absorb players who come with questionable reputations. The Chicago Bulls added Dennis Rodman and won three straight championships. The San Antonio Spurs added Stephen Jackson and won a championship. The key is balance. One player with a bad history can be assimilated into a high-character team. Signing multiple players with questionable pasts would tip the balance. It probably helps that the Bay Area has a soft spot for Barnes, who was a vital ...

Weathering Early Storm Key To Warriors' Chances Against Melbourne

... that first period is crucial period," Warriors assistant coach Steve Mc Namara said. "You can't really win or lose the game in that period but you can certainly set a platform for the rest of the game. You can really at that point put a mark on the game and the Storm have traditionally done that. Ad Feedback. "If we have to go behind on the scoreboard it won't be the end of the world but obviously all teams like to start very, very strongly and we intend to do that this week.". Mc Namara said hooker Issac Luke (ribs) and prop Charlie Gubb (concussion) both got through Thursday's captain's run without any issues and was hopeful they would play. Veteran winger Manu Vatuvei and front-rower James Gavet remain in the extended squad, with Isaiah Papali'i and Mason Lino dropping out. The final 17 will be confirmed one hour before the 8 pm kick-off time. After three years as an assistant at the Roosters, former England coach Mc Namara joined Stephen Kearney's staff in the off-season and is in charge of the attack with club legend ...

Andre Iguodala Shows Warriors Have Something In Reserve

... were Hawks fans. Things began unraveling for Atlanta three minutes into the quarter, when Dwight Howard threw an outlet pass in the direction of Thabo Sefolosha, and it sailed out of bounds. Howard and Dennis Schroder began bickering about whom the pass should have gone to. While the Hawks were in dispute, the Warriors quickly inbounded the ball, and Curry found himself wide open for a trey. He swished it. Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer promptly called a timeout. Like that, Golden State was up by two points. The 15-point lead Atlanta had possessed was gone. Curry connected on three 3-pointers in the third quarter, and Thompson put in nine of his 13 points in that period. Schroder, who was the team's best offensive weapon, was subbed out of the game for failing to guard Curry. Schroder never returned. He ended the night with 23 points, including four 3-pointers, in 24 minutes of action. Curry said he didn't notice until later in the game that Schroder was being penalized for his actions. "Just a coach's decision," ...

West Orange Road Warriors On Top Of Lacrosse Rankings

... Mueller, a senior attackman, had 12 goals in a 20-4 win against Winter Park, the most in the nation this season. As for team goals, the Warriors only have one thing in mind: a state title, something Baker said the players agreed on the first day of practice. "This team can compete with any program in the state," Baker said. "Knowing that breeds a certain amount of confidence that's necessary for a group of young men to be successful. "It's a tough task to reach with all the talented programs in our area," Baker said. "Before that, we need to look toward winning the West Metro , which we haven't done since 2013, and winning our district, which we failed to do last year.". West Orange will be honoring Yellow Brick Road — the Holden Flynn Foundation — for the second consecutive year on Friday when it hosts Dr. Phillips for a 7:30 p.m. game. The ...

Boston Celtics Surge Past Golden State Warriors In Fourth Quarter

... Warriors (52-12) lost for the third time in five games and saw their lead over San Antonio (50-13) atop the West sliced to 1 1/2 games. Golden State played without Kevin Durant (sprained left knee), who contributed 23 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists and three steals to the earlier win at Boston, which equaled the Celtics' most lopsided loss of the season. "We're in a tough spot in the schedule, obviously, and with KD's injury," said Warriors coach Steve Kerr , whose team made just a one-game stop in Oakland in between a five-game Eastern excursion and two more road battles later this week at Minnesota and San Antonio. "Everybody goes through this at some point during the season," Kerr continued. "You just make your way through and let everybody else freak out and panic. You just keep your nose down and keep working, and things work out.". After 41 minutes that featured eight ties and eight lead changes, the Warriors led 79-78 on a Draymond Green dunk before the Celtics took charge. Kelly Olynyk began the flurry with a dunk to give Boston a lead ...

A Strange Night For The Warriors At Oracle Ends With Isaiah Thomas 'mvp' Chants

... h ago. • 3 min read. OAKLAND, Calif. - MVP chants boomed off the walls of Oracle Arena as a point guard strode toward the free-throw line to ice a well-deserved victory against a team he could very well see again in the NBA Finals. Isaiah Thomas , not Steph Curry, buried both attempts, sending the contingent of Celtics , not Warriors , fans into a frenzy. This wasn’t an ordinary Wednesday night at Oracle Arena. It wasn’t merely that the Warriors lost, 99-86, to the Celtics. That part - given the Celtics’ rise to prominence in the East, the Warriors’ grueling schedule, and Kevin Durant’s injury - wasn’t unexpected. It was the ending that felt eerie. For three quarters, the Warriors and Celtics traded buckets. To that point, the game had all the makings of a typical Warriors victory. Curry did Curry things, meaning he hit pull-up 3 s, acrobatic layups, and a circus shot so crazy you should go watch it again. Klay Thompson dumped in 24 points. Andre Iguodala ...

What’s At The Root Of The Warriors’ Struggles? Errant 3-point Shooting

... to hit open looks as often. Per __link__/Stats, Curry hit 48.3 percent of shots last season when no defender was within four feet. This season, he has hit only 42.9 percent of such looks. Which has been the same problem for Green. Unlike Curry, basically all of Green’s 3 s are uncontested. Last year, 244 of his 258 attempts didn’t have a defender within four feet. This season, 207 of his 214 haven’t had a defender within four feet. So he’s getting the shots the Warriors crave — open 3 s — but he’s just hitting them less often. Last season, Green rocketed up to 38.8 percent from 3, which looked to be the next step in his offensive evolution. Along with everything else on the court, he was now an above average 3-point shooter, hovering around the likes of a Gordon Hayward, Paul George number. But this season, he has plummeted back to 32.4 percent, a far below average mark, worse than Russell Westbrook and ...

George Williams Powers Wigan Warriors To Easy Win Against Warrington

... first-team regulars on the night and showed once again that they are never to be underestimated. That the rugby league world has such a fervour about it for Williams at the age of 22 underlines what a talent he is. Super League has made no secret recently of its desire to ensure the competition’s top English talent stays put as opposed to testing themselves in the NRL or, whisper it quietly, rugby union. And if a list is being drawn up behind closed doors of the players who are a priority for Super League to keep hold of, Williams must be somewhere near the top – even if his coach was not ready to lavish the half-back with individual praise. “He can play a lot better,” the Wigan coach, Shaun Wane, said. “He was poor early on and made some bad decisions but then he came up with some magic ...

The Warriors Before The Warriors

... with no guarantee of success. These Mavericks (who finished 26-56 on the season) were fundamentally weird—similar in style to teams 20 years their junior with none of the wins to show for it. The skill level, the rules, and the roster construction hadn’t caught up to the ideas in play. The closest thing Dallas had to an equalizer was Kidd. It’s easy, in retrospect, to paper over the memory of an emerging Kidd with the vision of his later, mellower self. Kidd became a champion at 38 years old, a brilliant playmaker and versatile defender whose first step had left him long ago. Dallas relied on Kidd to steady its cause. His primary value to that team came through the smart play, the safe orchestration, and the timely shot. Kidd circa 1996, by contrast, was a force of nature. “Nobody had a quarterback like J-Kidd,” Mc Cloud said. “No one had a 6'5", 215-pound blur. Imagine: J-Kidd was bigger than [Russell] Westbrook, taller, about 15 pounds heavier, and probably faster from end to end.”. “He showed us another dimension.”. Barry Gossage/NBAE/Getty Images. Most everything the Mavs ...