![]() ![]() In this game, more than in any other sport, if an all star-caliber player just doesn’t want to be a part of a team anymore, he can demand to be traded and the team basically has to accede to his demands. And frankly, I like our other guys better than their other guys. If so, it comes down to the “other” guys on the floor. Not knowing Thursday’s result at this writing, I’m going to go out on a limb and say that Steve Kerr found a way to make Anthony Davis just another good player. In game one, he had ownage on the Warriors in every aspect of the game. has LeBron James, but wait! The Warriors have that Steph Curry guy. The Lakers bring a different set of issues. And that was the difference in the series. ![]() But Kevon Looney made a mobile big man seem insignificant. I wasn’t sure the W’s could match the speed of the Kings and I thought a mobile big man like Domantas Sabonis would pose a problem for the Warriors’ “bigs.” The Kings were quicker. ![]() ![]() Going into this series, I honestly thought this would be an easier matchup for the Warriors than the Sacramento Kings. Who guards who? Who dictates the tempo of the game? Who has the stronger bench? Who gets to the free-throw line more? And those variables change with the opponent. Once again, because of Thursday morning deadlines for this weekly yarn, and Thursday night games for the compelling Warriors-Lakers playoff series, I can’t pontificate on what happened Tuesday nor what happened on Thursday. ![]()
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