Mike Montgomery talks about the Warriors and why they’re changing the way the basketball is being played

Posted on December 13, 2015 by Steinmetz

Mike Montgomery is someone who knows a little something about basketball in the Bay Area. He was the long-time Stanford coach before taking over on the sidelines for the Golden State Warriors in the mid-2000s. He finished up his coaching career — at least for now — with successful seasons at Cal.

Montgomery joined us on the “NBA This Week” show and talked a lot of Warriors and NBA basketball. Montgomery shared his ideas and impressions on the beauty of Warriors’ basketball, why they’re changing the way the game is played and how to defend Stephen Curry … if there is any kind of a way.

Mike Montgomery coached the Golden State Warriors, Stanford and Cal.

Mike Montgomery coached the Golden State Warriors, Stanford and Cal.

In addition to talking with Montgomery, co-hosts Matt Steinmetz and John Dickinson talked about a variety of Warriors- and NBA-related topics, including whether or not Golden State’s double-overtime victory over the Boston Celtics in Boston was their most impressive win of the year, why Klay Thompson has been brilliant lately and if and when turnovers and/or foul shooting will ever hurt this team.

You can listen to Mike Montgomery by clicking the “NBA This Week” show.

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Some troubling Warriors’ stats that just haven’t mattered

Posted on December 11, 2015 by Steinmetz

You want to know how good the Warriors are? You could make a case they’re 23-0 and haven’t really completely clicked yet. Sure, it’s a stretch, but it’s also possible. As the Warriors go for No. 24 tonight in Boston against the Celtics, not everything has been picture-perfect, believe it or not.

Tucked away within this record and epic win streak are some less than ordinary numbers from some important players. But you know what? It just doesn’t matter. Regardless of who may be struggling at any given point and time, the reality is that the Warriors have more than compensated by the overall play of the team.

Anyway, here are some nagging numbers that ordinarily might be problematic. But not with this team. Not yet anyway.

Stephen Curry: In the past 17 games, Curry has been a turnover machine and they’re not necessarily accompanied by an abundance of assists. Curry has just 99 assists and a whopping 71 turnovers since early November. During that stretch he’s compiled a 5.8-to-4.2 assist-to-turnover ratio. Those stats would be more troubling if, say, the Warriors ever lost a game.

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Talking Warriors’ winning streak, why Luke Walton is succeeding and what’s next for Golden State

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Steinmetz

Had a chance to be a guest on CNN International on Tuesday and talked with Kate Riley. The topic, of course, was the Golden State Warriors and when they might lose next. Among the other topics discussed were how important the Warriors’ winning streak is to them, what is the secret to interim coach Luke Walton’s success and whether or not the Pacers had a chance to beat the Warriors. They didn’t. Here’s the video.

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