Sal and Steiny: Draymond Green’s impact; fans vs. fanatics; Jed York’s mindset, the drought and more

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Steinmetz

On Sal and Steiny podcast No. 83, Castaneda and Steinmetz talk plenty of Warriors, but more specifically about Draymond Green. Against the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday, Green came up with a steal on Anthony Davis in the game’s final seconds to preserve the 113-109 win.

It was a close non-call at the time. Today, the NBA ruled that a foul should have been called on Green at the time. Nevertheless, the subject of Green’s defense was a topic between the two, with Castaneda wanting to know if there will be more players coming down the pike like Green.

Link to “Sal and Steiny” podcast.

Other topics include:

–Jed York. Castaneda discusses whether Jed York admits to himself that he made a mistake when it comes to Jim Harbaugh. Steinmetz isn’t so sure York thinks of it like that at all.

–Castaneda also gives some crucial updates — first about what’s going on at KTVU-TV, where there is action aplenty. And Castaneda also updates the Northern California drought situation.

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What we learned about Warriors’ opponents on road trip: LA Clippers, Utah, Memphis, Minnesota and New Orleans

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Steinmetz

The Warriors just finished up their five-game road trip with a thrilling 113-109 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday. They went 4-1 on the trip, with their lone loss to the Grizzlies. Next up is the New York Knicks, who come to Oakland on Thursday. But before that let’s take a look at what we learned about the five Western Conference teams Golden State played on this road trip.

You can find all the links to “Warriors WrapUp,” the postgame show on 95.7-FM The Game, the team’s flagship. Still efforting the Utah game.

LA Clippers: They still can’t get there, not the way they’re constructed. Their two big men — Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan — simply cannot play together and be effective against the Warriors’ “small” lineup: Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Andre Iguodala, Kevin Durant and Draymond Green.

Utah: We learned the verdict is still out on Utah — at least as far as the Jazz pertain to the Warriors. The Utah was too injured last Thursday so it’s impossible to gauge. When healthy, Utah has the look of a team that could possibly compete with the Warriors. But we still don’t know whether Rudy Gobert and Derrick Favors can play together against Golden State when it goes small.

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“Warriors WrapUp”: Warriors get benefit of ‘superstar non-call’; McGee not bad as starter; Golden State locks up Pelicans late

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Steinmetz

You’ve heard of superstar calls, right? Well, on Tuesday night the Warriors got what we’ll call a superstar non-call, and it helped them win a very close game. That’s right: A superstar non-call.

Draymond Green stole the ball from New Orleans power forward/center Anthony Davis in the final seconds with the Pelicans down two, helping seal the Warriors’ 113-109 win in the fifth and final game of their road trip. Davis was in the mid-post area while being guarded by Green, who appeared to have two hands on Davis’ back as Davis started to make his move.

On “Warriors WrapUp” on 95.7-FM The Game, the postgame show on the Golden State flagship, we talked about Green’s defensive play and other topics.

Here’s link to tonight’s “Warriors WrapUp” after win over Pelicans.

Davis tried to square Green up, but Green reached in and stripped the ball from Davis. The Warriors came up with possession, and that was your ballgame. Davis, not the most vocal of players, went ballistic and drew a technical foul with 2.3 seconds left. Was it a foul? Depends on whom you ask. Warriors fans will say: No way; Pelicans fans will say: Absolutely.

But Green is one of the best defenders in the NBA, if not the best, so let’s call it a “superstar non-call.” He’s also the likely front-runner for this year’s Defensive Player of the Year award. Said coach Steve Kerr: “It looked clean because I’m the Warriors’ coach.”

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