Player grades: Warriors vs. Suns Assessing every Golden State player’s performance in …
What, you thought I would just ignore the grades because the game was a stinker? Sadly not. I just needed some time to stew on the Golden State Warriors 130-119 loss to the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night … a game that dropped the Dubs to an unthinkable 0-8 on the road to start the year.
Anyway, it’s red pen time. As always, I’m grading players based on my expectation of them, with a “B” being a player’s average performance.
Player grades: Warriors vs. Suns Assessing every Golden State player’s performance in …
Note: League-average true-shooting percentage (TS) as of Thursday morning was 57.2%.
Draymond Green
29 minutes, 9 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals, 3 turnovers, 2 fouls, 3-for-3 shooting, 1-for-1 threes, 2-for-2 free throws, 116.0% TS, -19
A really weird game for Draymond. Outstanding efficiency and some brilliant passes, which is worth celebrating. Poor rebounding on a night where the Warriors really needed some boards, mixed with defense that continues to be really good but not quite Draymond good is worth being worried about.
I don’t know. Dray is so good and it’s been on display this year, but something feels off.
Grade: B-
Post-game bonus: Tied for the team lead in assists, worst plus/minus on the team.
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Andrew Wiggins
32 minutes, 14 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 turnovers, 4 fouls, 5-for-11 shooting, 4-for-6 threes, 63.6% TS, -13
Also a weird game for Wiggs, for similar reasons. The scoring efficiency? Love that. Though the Warriors need him to play a simpler offensive game when he’s getting sloppy … you can live with 3 turnovers, but not when they’re balanced out by only 1 assist.
The defense continued to slip, and the rebounding was pretty ugly. Before the first game of the season, Steve Kerr said he’ll be watching for Wiggins’ rebounding totals, and pointed to the wing’s postseason revelation that he could just rebound more if he wanted to. It simultaneously felt like praise and an indictment. And when Wiggins rebounds well, I think of that quote for the praise. And when he rebounds poorly, I think of that quote for the indictment.
Player grades: Warriors vs. Suns Assessing every Golden State player’s performance in …
What, you thought I would just ignore the grades because the game was a stinker? Sadly not. I just needed some time to stew on the Golden State Warriors 130-119 loss to the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night … a game that dropped the Dubs to an unthinkable 0-8 on the road to start the year.
Anyway, it’s red pen time. As always, I’m grading players based on my expectation of them, with a “B” being a player’s average performance.
Player grades: Warriors vs. Suns Assessing every Golden State player’s performance in …
Note: League-average true-shooting percentage (TS) as of Thursday morning was 57.2%.
Draymond Green
29 minutes, 9 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals, 3 turnovers, 2 fouls, 3-for-3 shooting, 1-for-1 threes, 2-for-2 free throws, 116.0% TS, -19
A really weird game for Draymond. Outstanding efficiency and some brilliant passes, which is worth celebrating. Poor rebounding on a night where the Warriors really needed some boards, mixed with defense that continues to be really good but not quite Draymond good is worth being worried about.
I don’t know. Dray is so good and it’s been on display this year, but something feels off.
Grade: B-
Post-game bonus: Tied for the team lead in assists, worst plus/minus on the team.
READ MORE:Warriors’ Steph Curry passes Mitch Richmond on NBA’s all-time scoring …
Andrew Wiggins
32 minutes, 14 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 turnovers, 4 fouls, 5-for-11 shooting, 4-for-6 threes, 63.6% TS, -13
Also a weird game for Wiggs, for similar reasons. The scoring efficiency? Love that. Though the Warriors need him to play a simpler offensive game when he’s getting sloppy … you can live with 3 turnovers, but not when they’re balanced out by only 1 assist.
The defense continued to slip, and the rebounding was pretty ugly. Before the first game of the season, Steve Kerr said he’ll be watching for Wiggins’ rebounding totals, and pointed to the wing’s postseason revelation that he could just rebound more if he wanted to. It simultaneously felt like praise and an indictment. And when Wiggins rebounds well, I think of that quote for the praise. And when he rebounds poorly, I think of that quote for the indictment.
