We've SWEPT the 3-1 jokes away, NOW WE SMELL LIKE CHAMPAGNE AGAIN(OFFICIAL WARRIORS 18-19 THREAD)
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He’s leaving regardless win or loss.. His vibe has been shytty, my thing is if you bouncing don’t be a dikk about it to the rest of the team and stand offish.
The Warriors have lost 10 times at Oracle Arena this season, five of those coming by 20 or more points.
Seated courtside for all 10 of those losses and all five of those ugly blowouts, squirming in frustration at every silly turnover and defensive breakdown: Joe Lacob, the Warriors’ very active, ambitious and opinionated owner.
So what does he think about this rough patch? What does he think about his wobbling bully, the NBA giant he governs, showing some vulnerabilities just a month before the playoffs begin?
In a word: Unconcerned. Lacob spent Monday afternoon watching his franchise announce the conversion of their downtown Oakland practice facility (vacated once they leave for San Francisco) into a non-profit haven for the East Bay community.
Lacob, standing at the back of the press conference, took about five minutes afterward to chat with The Athletic about the state of his Warriors, who are battling internal drama and external panic. Here is the brief transcript.
You guys are 4-6 in the last 10 games. People are a little up in arms.
They’re not up in arms. They’re just concerned.
Yes. What do you think about that concern? It’s a rough 10-game stretch and there’s also the tension that’s kind of hovering over the team.
Doesn’t really, honestly, doesn’t affect me at all. I don’t really think about it. I think a little tension, a little adversity, is always good in the long run.
So let’s take the positive side of this. Let’s say: What’s the positive that could come out of all this? Well, last year, what’d we lose, 10 out of the last 17?
Yeah. Then we won the championship. Because we created a sense of urgency, a sense of adversity that we had to overcome. I don’t know. But maybe that’s what will happen this year.
How about the home losses? I believe that’s now 10 losses at Oracle this season.
I hate those. We all do. I’m not the only one. Coach (Steve) Kerr — I talked to him this afternoon — he hates it, too. Everybody does.
But it’s a reality. It is what is is.. There’s a reason these things happen. We have to figure out what they are and we have to make corrections and the playoffs are kind of when it starts over.
You mentioned the tension. Stuff seems to be popping up nightly. Does it feel abnormal at all this year, five years into the dynastic run and maybe the personalities are clashing more?
No. What felt abnormal to me was Year 1 and 2, back in 2010-11 and ’11-12, when we struggled to win games at all and didn’t really have a lot of hope, really.
That, you want to talk about that? That’s adversity. That felt abnormal to me because I like winning.
So, look, every year is different. They can’t all be perfect. We have a great team. We have a great coaching staff. We have a great organization, a great fanbase. We’re opening a new arena. It doesn’t get much better than this.
So what we’re losing a few games? I think we all understand we can’t let that continue. We have to make some corrections. That’s what the coaches and players are paid to do and they’ll do it.
Klay Thompson made some headlines last night, called out the fans a little bit. What’d you think about that comment?
I love Klay. And I would never say anything bad about Klay. But I think he was wrong about this one. And if I saw him today I would’ve told him that.
Look, I go to all the games. I’m a fan. I thought at the end of the game last night the fans were on their feet. They were trying to bring the guys back and Klay, by the way, was the guy at the middle of it, playing really hard defense, played great.
Unfortunately, we weren’t able to pull it off. But I think, look, we were playing the Phoenix Suns. We were not playing the Milwaukee Bucks or something.
Maybe there was a little bit of a letdown. We didn’t play as well as we should’ve. We need to learn from that. Some teams never learn from it. This team has proven it does learn from things it doesn’t do right.
Fans not being totally into it, maybe that’s the way he perceived it. I didn’t see that. I think our fans are great. I think he was just frustrated that we lost.
You sound like a confident man heading toward the playoffs.
We have the best team in the world. Why wouldn’t I be confident? I think we have a great team, great talent. In the NBA, talent usually wins.
I’m not saying that it will, necessarily. We have to do it on the court. But talent does usually win. Guys usually figure it out. We have an intelligent group. As long as we stay healthy. That’s the caveat. But I’m confident and believe in our team.
Seated courtside for all 10 of those losses and all five of those ugly blowouts, squirming in frustration at every silly turnover and defensive breakdown: Joe Lacob, the Warriors’ very active, ambitious and opinionated owner.
So what does he think about this rough patch? What does he think about his wobbling bully, the NBA giant he governs, showing some vulnerabilities just a month before the playoffs begin?
In a word: Unconcerned. Lacob spent Monday afternoon watching his franchise announce the conversion of their downtown Oakland practice facility (vacated once they leave for San Francisco) into a non-profit haven for the East Bay community.
Lacob, standing at the back of the press conference, took about five minutes afterward to chat with The Athletic about the state of his Warriors, who are battling internal drama and external panic. Here is the brief transcript.
You guys are 4-6 in the last 10 games. People are a little up in arms.
They’re not up in arms. They’re just concerned.
Yes. What do you think about that concern? It’s a rough 10-game stretch and there’s also the tension that’s kind of hovering over the team.
Doesn’t really, honestly, doesn’t affect me at all. I don’t really think about it. I think a little tension, a little adversity, is always good in the long run.
So let’s take the positive side of this. Let’s say: What’s the positive that could come out of all this? Well, last year, what’d we lose, 10 out of the last 17?
Yeah. Then we won the championship. Because we created a sense of urgency, a sense of adversity that we had to overcome. I don’t know. But maybe that’s what will happen this year.
How about the home losses? I believe that’s now 10 losses at Oracle this season.
I hate those. We all do. I’m not the only one. Coach (Steve) Kerr — I talked to him this afternoon — he hates it, too. Everybody does.
But it’s a reality. It is what is is.. There’s a reason these things happen. We have to figure out what they are and we have to make corrections and the playoffs are kind of when it starts over.
You mentioned the tension. Stuff seems to be popping up nightly. Does it feel abnormal at all this year, five years into the dynastic run and maybe the personalities are clashing more?
No. What felt abnormal to me was Year 1 and 2, back in 2010-11 and ’11-12, when we struggled to win games at all and didn’t really have a lot of hope, really.
That, you want to talk about that? That’s adversity. That felt abnormal to me because I like winning.
So, look, every year is different. They can’t all be perfect. We have a great team. We have a great coaching staff. We have a great organization, a great fanbase. We’re opening a new arena. It doesn’t get much better than this.
So what we’re losing a few games? I think we all understand we can’t let that continue. We have to make some corrections. That’s what the coaches and players are paid to do and they’ll do it.
Klay Thompson made some headlines last night, called out the fans a little bit. What’d you think about that comment?
I love Klay. And I would never say anything bad about Klay. But I think he was wrong about this one. And if I saw him today I would’ve told him that.
Look, I go to all the games. I’m a fan. I thought at the end of the game last night the fans were on their feet. They were trying to bring the guys back and Klay, by the way, was the guy at the middle of it, playing really hard defense, played great.
Unfortunately, we weren’t able to pull it off. But I think, look, we were playing the Phoenix Suns. We were not playing the Milwaukee Bucks or something.
Maybe there was a little bit of a letdown. We didn’t play as well as we should’ve. We need to learn from that. Some teams never learn from it. This team has proven it does learn from things it doesn’t do right.
Fans not being totally into it, maybe that’s the way he perceived it. I didn’t see that. I think our fans are great. I think he was just frustrated that we lost.
You sound like a confident man heading toward the playoffs.
We have the best team in the world. Why wouldn’t I be confident? I think we have a great team, great talent. In the NBA, talent usually wins.
I’m not saying that it will, necessarily. We have to do it on the court. But talent does usually win. Guys usually figure it out. We have an intelligent group. As long as we stay healthy. That’s the caveat. But I’m confident and believe in our team.
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Good win by the guys tonight 
i dunno what to think about these nikkas anymore lol. i just know further down the line alot of these nikkas is gonna miss what they had
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i've been hearing that a little bit. It could happen, and its good insurance if KD leaves. Then at least the ownership group and front office has more options after next year.
