THANK YOU GSWARRIORS FOR AN AMAZING YEAR...CONGRATULTIONS CLEVELAND CAVALIERS.

Despite the award goes to Steve, we all know Luke played a great part of this wonderful season. Kudos to both men.
 
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Luke got three first place votes. So the league did take notice of what he did while Kerr was out.

Crazy how Kerr won, I thought Terry Stotts was going to win, with that depleted roster in Portland.
 
MJDaLegend said:
Despite the award goes to Steve, we all know Luke played a great part of this wonderful season. Kudos to both men.
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The whole staff played a great part of this season.  Funny thing to me is, I think it speaks more to Kerr that the team didnt lose a beat than it does about Walton.

I forget where I heard this, but the best analogy I have heard about this situation was comparing Kerr to an executive chef of a 5 star restaurant.  Sure, the executive chef should be commended when he is running his kitchen and put out amazing food and service.  But what is even more impressive is when the executive chef is sick, and the patrons of the restaurant have no idea that the head chef is gone.  The kitchen still runs flawlessly in his absence.  Shows that not only is the executive chef amazing at his job of producing great meals and running a great kitchen, but he is also training his assistants well enough that they can continue running things flawlessly when he is gone.  

Exact same thing that Kerr did this year.  Walton was great, but Walton was running Kerr's system.  
 
dland24 said:
The whole staff played a great part of this season.  Funny thing to me is, I think it speaks more to Kerr that the team didnt lose a beat than it does about Walton.

I forget where I heard this, but the best analogy I have heard about this situation was comparing Kerr to an executive chef of a 5 star restaurant.  Sure, the executive chef should be commended when he is running his kitchen and put out amazing food and service.  But what is even more impressive is when the executive chef is sick, and the patrons of the restaurant have no idea that the head chef is gone.  The kitchen still runs flawlessly in his absence.  Shows that not only is the executive chef amazing at his job of producing great meals and running a great kitchen, but he is also training his assistants well enough that they can continue running things flawlessly when he is gone.  

Exact same thing that Kerr did this year.  Walton was great, but Walton was running Kerr's system.  
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wow! great analogy dude.... well said whoever said that
 
dland24 said:
The whole staff played a great part of this season.  Funny thing to me is, I think it speaks more to Kerr that the team didnt lose a beat than it does about Walton.

I forget where I heard this, but the best analogy I have heard about this situation was comparing Kerr to an executive chef of a 5 star restaurant.  Sure, the executive chef should be commended when he is running his kitchen and put out amazing food and service.  But what is even more impressive is when the executive chef is sick, and the patrons of the restaurant have no idea that the head chef is gone.  The kitchen still runs flawlessly in his absence.  Shows that not only is the executive chef amazing at his job of producing great meals and running a great kitchen, but he is also training his assistants well enough that they can continue running things flawlessly when he is gone.  

Exact same thing that Kerr did this year.  Walton was great, but Walton was running Kerr's system.  
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Well said man!
 
I actually don't think it's a good analogy but whatever...

Kerr deserves to win COTY... all I'm saying is Luke deserves his credit too.
 
I bet she's offered a full-time job at ESPN or CBS soon. 
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http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2016/story/_/id/15388080

Draymond Green: 'Let's not let this series linger on'
8:00 AM ET
Marc J. Spears


Draymond Green has evolved into one of the most interesting personalities in the NBA, and perhaps all of sports -- the vocal leader and emotional engine for one of the most compelling NBA teams in recent memory.

Green has agreed to give Marc J. Spears of ESPN's The Undefeated an exclusive look into his life on and off the court via a playoff diary that Green hopes ends after a second straight NBA championship.

Diary Entry No. 4: April 25, 2016. Draymond Green is in his trailer after a "Beats By Dre" commercial shoot at the 16th Street Train Station in Oakland, California. For now, he's cryptic: "All I can say is it's for 'Beats' and the Bay Area should look out for this. It will be very interesting. It's bringing something back out to the Bay that will get the Bay real live."

The Warriors have the day off, but news broke earlier in the day that Golden State superstar Stephen Curry will be out at least two weeks after suffering an MCL knee sprain. The Warriors own a 3-1 lead in their first-round series against the Houston Rockets with Game 5 on Wednesday, but the mission of repeating as NBA champions has become significantly more challenging.

"I actually found out the Steph news after I went to the practice facility to get a massage," Green says. "He was there for treatment time after my massage, and I said, 'What you got for me.' He said, 'Good news.' I'm like, 'Good news, huh?' He said, 'Real good news.' So I ask what is it. That's when he told me what it was. Great news. [Curry is expected to be available to play as early as the next series, if the Warriors advance.] Hopefully, he can return sooner rather than later. Until then, we have to hold the fort down.


Draymond Green had 18 points, eight rebounds and six assists in a Game 4 victory in Houston. Thomas B. Shea/USA TODAY Sports
"I was excited that it wasn't anything serious. Let's say if it all didn't go as planned in these playoffs and he didn't make it back during this run, it's not the end of the world. But to know that it's nothing serious -- he has no real structural damage -- that is a relief for sure."

Curry was overcome with emotion after the injury, crying in front of his teammates. Green admonished him: "Get out of here. Don't let them see you like this. Don't let them see you cry. We will hold you down. We got this. We will win this for you."

"What made me say what I said to him on the bench was that I could see the pain," Green says. "He wasn't crying because he was worried about his knee, he was crying out of frustration and not being able to be out there to help his brothers. Obviously, after leaving during the first half of Game 1, then in the first half of Game 4, you leave again? It was the pain of not being able to be out there with us. You see the pain. So I let him know that he's all right. You go do what you got to do. We will go take care of this business. When I said that to him, he didn't say a word. I told him to put the shirt over his face. He put the shirt over his head and took off walking.

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"There was definitely a boost in sense of urgency after that. It gave me even more of a reason to go out there and give everything I've got. When we got that lead, you could tell there was a point to be proved. With them winning Game 3, [Houston] was feeling like, 'OK, we can make a series out of this.' And then being tied up going into the half, they were like, 'We're right here.' We felt that there was a point to be proved right now.

"I definitely know with [Curry's] recovery time frame people are counting us out. That's fine. I appreciate the motivation. We are a bigger basketball team than just Steph. Steph is a huge, huge part of everything we do. He is a huge part of the character of this team. He is a huge part of everything. But the thing we have always hung our hats on is our depth. One guy going down? Yes, he is the guy; but that means all of us have to pick it up.

"Our mentality going into Wednesday is simply to close this series out. Let's not let this series linger on. We know what the Rockets are capable of when you let them linger around. We need to take control of the game from the start and close this series out."
 
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If the basketball gods were helping us out, then Curry would have never been hurt.

Portland is a dangerous team. Young and playing with house money. Nobody expected them to be in the playoffs, let alone advance past the Clippers. I wouldn't be looking past them.

Who are you kidding? We need Curry in the WCF. What team doesn't need the most likely back-to-back MVP?
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But the truth is, he is hurt. What do you want? Him to be hurt and we can face a full Clippers team w/o him. Or, we can face a POR team we have proven to have success with in beating? Or a full Clippers squad that is a much harder match up for GSW?

POR was down 0-2 to the Clippers. First game a blow out.

I'm not saying that we don't need him. I'm saying that it would be great if the team can get the 2nd round without him, get him rest, build confidence, and even get some WCF's win's without him. And I've watched this team enough to know that he might not be needed, they are that good. Realistic options.

I can't tell you why GSW and POR is a better match up, but feel free to come back and quote me on it in a week or two since they're gonna close it out tonight anway.
 
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Paul Is On Tilt said:
If the basketball gods were helping us out, then Curry would have never been hurt.

Portland is a dangerous team. Young and playing with house money. Nobody expected them to be in the playoffs, let alone advance past the Clippers. I wouldn't be looking past them.

Who are you kidding? We need Curry in the WCF. What team doesn't need the most likely back-to-back MVP?
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But the truth is, he is hurt. What do you want? Him to be hurt and we can face a full Clippers team w/o him. Or, we can face a POR team we have proven to have success with in beating? Or a full Clippers squad that is a much harder match up for GSW?

POR was down 0-2 to the Clippers. First game a blow out.

I'm not saying that we don't need him. I'm saying that it would be great if the team can get the 2nd round without him, get him rest, build confidence, and even get some WCF's win's without him. And I've watched this team enough to know that he might not be needed, they are that good. Realistic options.

I can't tell you why GSW and POR is a better match up, but feel free to come back and quote me on it in a week or two since they're gonna close it out tonight anway.
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I think you are looking too far into this, my man.  I think all Paul is trying to say is that regardless of other circumstances, losing Curry trumps anything that would be considered lucky or good fortune for the Warriors from the basketball Gods.
 
I'll be in Portland from May 7-10th, IF any of the games are on the 7th, 8th, or 9th - Best believe I'll be there.
 
Rockets got whooped on by 32 without our MVP.

Blow the whole thing up Houston, y'all ain't winning with that group....
 
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Solid win! [emoji]128293[/emoji][emoji]128293[/emoji][emoji]128588[/emoji][emoji]127995[/emoji]
 
Warriors grant Lakers OK to interview Walton

POSTED: Apr 27, 2016 10:02 PM ET
UPDATED: APR 27, 2016 11:01 PM ET

JANIE McCAULEY
Associated Press


OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers received permission from the Warriors to interview top assistant Luke Walton for their coaching vacancy.

Golden State coach Steve Kerr said Wednesday before Game 5 of the playoffs against Houston that Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak contacted Warriors GM Bob Myers, who said Walton could interview once the first-round series is done. The Warriors held a 3-1 advantage in the best-of-seven series going into Wednesday.

"Mitch has called Bob and we've told Mitch he's perfectly welcome to talk to Luke as soon as this series is over and we have a little break," Kerr said.

The 36-year-old Walton, who won two championships during his nine seasons playing for the Lakers, guided defending champion Golden State to a record 24-0 start this season while filling in for Kerr when the coach was on a leave of absence following complications from two back surgeries. Overall, Walton was 39-4 while Kerr was out, and he finished eighth in Coach of the Year voting.

"It is impressive for an assistant coach. I think he should have been higher," Golden State power forward Draymond Green said.
Walton has not wanted to become a distraction during Golden State's quest for a second straight title when it comes to speaking about his own coaching future. For months, he has been considered a strong candidate to be in the Lakers' plans if they made a change.
Los Angeles fired Byron Scott on Sunday night.

Scott coached the two worst seasons in the 16-time NBA champion franchise's history, going 38-126. In Kobe Bryant's disappointing farewell season, the Lakers finished with the NBA's second-worst record at 17-65 this season, losing four more games than in their previous franchise-worst season in 2014-15.

Walton quickly earned the trust and respect of the Warriors players - not to mention Kerr, who promoted him to the top assistant chair this season after Alvin Gentry departed to coach New Orleans.

At Kerr's Tuesday press conference for NBA Coach of the Year, Myers looked at Walton and said, "This guy deserves a lot of credit, too."
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Ros a big fish in a small pond and she knows it. She gon be on ESPN the body issue next thing you know and I can't ******* wait.
 
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