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Curry shot selection: SMH.

Yeah almost as bad as Poole's. But he hit the last one

Donte was really the only guy that didn't do something good in the half though so that's a good sign the bench has been terrible this series.

he's not Otto Porter Jr but GP2 +17 in the half and not a coincidence. He even stopped LeBron on 2 drives although he wound up fouling him on a rebound on one of them.

It's a tradeoff the defense is dramatically better with him in there but then Steph has to be the playmaker which wears him down.
 

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It's so obvious even Barkley said it. Key for Jordan Poole take good shots.

And stop flopping on defense just compete at that end.
 

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It's so obvious even Barkley said it. Key for Jordan Poole take good shots.

And stop flopping on defense just compete at that end.
I simply do not understand why Steve Kerr does not take the ball out of Jordan Poole’s hands and just make him strictly catch and shoot.
 

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A cynic would suggest LeBron has decided he wants to rest for game 6. When he didn't contest GP2 in that transition layup it was pretty startling, the best chasedown shot blocker in NBA history conceding a layup to a 6'2" guy
 

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I simply do not understand why Steve Kerr does not take the ball out of Jordan Poole’s hands and just make him strictly catch and shoot.

I think he wants Poole to be the playmaker so he can play Steph off the ball and when Draymond is not in. But I'm with you
 

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we've had a five second closely guarded call and they just called a carry on Reaves.
 

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At least twice in the series with the Warriors up 10-12 points is called the time out in the third and the Lakers come out super aggressive, playing downhill and go on like a 12 to run.

Hope it doesn’t repeat.
 

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and they blew the end of that quarter. It's amazing how often they go 2 for 1 and wind up taking terrible shots. Poole's rushed 3 they get the ball back and then Wiggins jacks one to get the 2 for 1.
 

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Why the did he not play curry in the final three minutes of the third!!?? He put it in poole's hands and it turns 16 point lead into an 11 point lead with the Lakers feeling momentum going into the fourth. God… don't they ever learn?
 

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Why the did he not play curry in the final three minutes of the third!!?? He put it in poole's hands and it turns 16 point lead into an 11 point lead with the Lakers feeling momentum going into the fourth. God… don't they ever learn?

He went to the locker room so I assume he had to pee or do something
 

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“We don’t coach flopping” —Darvon Ham thirty minutes ago.

Riiight.
 

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Caught a break on the ball that went out off Payton but they made up for it right away not calling the 8 second call on the lakers. We've missed like 11 threes in a row and are still up double digits. Just stop turning it over
 
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