NBA Alchemy Off Season EP-1

He surprised me with his defensive intensity late in the playoffs. He is a NBA player for sure..still like a guy with more length.

Athletic Alchemy

Yeah me neither. But that's kind of why I put it in quotations. It wouldn't necessarily be tanking. But let's be honest, with JUST Curry and Draymond, how many games we expecting to win anyways? We have no choice but to force Evans, Bell, Jones, and McKinnie, Cook (assuming those last two dudes are even around) to develop. I think the next season is crucial for the future of franchise cuz all the stars are going to be leaving their prime. We need the young guys to be able to hold their own. With Curry drawing triple teams, we can't have 4 other dudes on the court that are as useless as they were in the finals. I have a lot of hope in Evans if he gets more confidence and bell could be pretty good if he works more on his offense and defensive discipline. Nut what if Curry goes down at some point next season? Draymond on the court with 4 names we don't even know yet. Do we have any other option other than tanking at that point?.....lol. Can't even imagine what a game without Curry would look like next season.

Jansen E

I see the theory behind tanking, but I just cant see the owners and coaches promoting it in the first year of their new arena.

Quin Cook stepped up and made some big shots, he was efficient throughout the playoffs and reminded me of a budget Wardell ! I think the problem lies with our other young bench players: Jerebko, Evans III, Bell and McKinnie (even though McKinnie was ok at times).

I agree with u, the best for warriors is to ‘tank’ but I can’t see it happening tho. No way with the new arena and all, that front office will ‘allow tanking’. I can see them or maybe steph himself feel the need to give the fans some type of show for the all they charge with new arena. I hope not but you never know. Best case for me is warriors in the playoffs with all the players healthy and young guys show some improvements. We probably won’t win it next year but we might get lucky break.

I think the biggest problem with KD returning is simply this.......if KD stays, then Quinn Cook stays as well. And our bench just gets worse. Cuz Livingston might (and should) retire, Iggy isnt getting any younger, and we need wing players who can play D and shoot SOMETHING. They dont have to shoot 3s. If they can just shoot midrange or floaters, that would be fine. But McKinnie and Cook are just NOT good enough to be NBA role players. They have very poor bball defensive IQ, and their offensive production is about as reliable as a frozen rubber band. I think they should keep Bogut. But get rid of Cook, McKinnie, Jerebko, and focus HARD on developing Jones and Evans, and fill out the final few spots with some free agents or possibly in the draft. I personally believe the Warriors should "tank" next season. Curry should be limited to 55 games or so. Keep Klay and KD out the whole season. FORCE (like with a goddamn gun to his head) Draymond Green to run the team with 4 other guys who arent those all stars. Force him to find some reliable point of offense. Doesnt mean he needs to shoot 3s. A midrange shot, some post moves, or get better off the dribble and finishing at the rim. SOMETHING to make him a threat. Cuz outside of defense, Draymond basically becomes a liability when the elite 3 dudes are off the court. He needs to be able to have one consistent point where he can score. If the Warriors dont make the playoffs next year, it will BENEFIT them, I stand by that more than anyone. Use the next season to rest and recuperate. 5 straight finals appearances will drain a team mentally and physically. We all know that. A full offseason will go well. Let the West and East duke it out while the real champs get healthy and watch in silence. 20-21 season should be a huge comeback season.

Jansen E

appreciate it man!

Athletic Alchemy

Low-key creating better quality content than all the nba talk shows. I’m happy to support you a bit here, because It’s a joy seeing you work! :)

everest999

Man the small size jersey and ju jitsu give me chuckle. Only in here you get the gems like that. 😂

Loved your thoughts on Kerr being an egomaniac, and Draymond as a competitor vs hooper. This offseason already off with a bang! I think Brogdon will be an interesting piece. Well balanced smart two way player, but I don't think the Bucks can keep both him and Middleton. Whether he ends up with the Suns, Lakers, or another PG-needy team will swing things.

Andre Lazar

🙏🏽

Athletic Alchemy

Appreciate it!

Athletic Alchemy

Right the piece fit so well they never had to alter anything.

Athletic Alchemy

Can decide if I’m gonna cut it! It a 110 out here right now! next season should be refreshing in a lot of ways.

Athletic Alchemy

I recall someone saying this in a comment somewhere which I really liked and told the person so... don't remember the name so can't give proper credit, but it went something like: Draymond defense + Steph shooting = Klay. Draymond playmaking + Klay shooting = Steph. Klay Defense + Steph playmaking = Draymond. It ties right into your idea that these guys relied on each other so much that other parts of their game were less necessary to be developed.

Tony H

Alch had to take the braids out! Curly look on point tho brother! Anyway the Warriors are going to undermanned most of the years so I hope we just develop our others. I would be truly happy with that cause we needs replacments for what gonna be leaving soon. LeBron AD can be lethal. Pelicans can really have something if they play their clips right. I say go young! An old head or two to help them but besides that let em grow and develop maybe that can win a chip in 3-4 years!

KendrickTheCreative

I’ve said it before but not a dub fan at all. Proud Blazer fan but I also find myself fascinated with the Warriors play. Probably because we will never witness a reign quit like this for another 10-20 years. Love the content man. Keep it coming and I’ll keep supporting

Austin Z

We backkkkk! I’m so excited for the draft after all this speculation and hype

Edward Zeng

Appreciate the hard work Alc. Tough times for Dub Nation but we'll be back

slamandjam2

yes we can watch both YouTube and vimeo in HK but some video lately in YouTube will show "this content has been disabled for your country"

are you able to view Vimeo there? I can upload it to that platform. Also it really is a podcast not a whole lot of visuals. You can find it on Spotify and iTunes

Athletic Alchemy

hi Al, seems the video is disabled for Hong Kong?