1 00:00:03,789 --> 00:00:07,028 Speaker 1: Dubb Dynasty is a production of iHeartMedia and the NBA. 2 00:00:10,029 --> 00:00:12,668 Speaker 2: Bank Degree a hand to throw a fast track down. 3 00:00:12,748 --> 00:00:13,589 Speaker 2: The Robber returns. 4 00:00:13,749 --> 00:00:14,069 Speaker 3: Look a. 5 00:00:15,749 --> 00:00:31,389 Speaker 4: Second right now, Webber is making all the statements. 6 00:00:31,429 --> 00:00:36,549 Speaker 2: Just throb Yeah, good looks by one. That's here. We're 7 00:00:36,589 --> 00:00:38,229 Speaker 2: going about avery. 8 00:00:38,349 --> 00:00:45,068 Speaker 5: Joshua Steh Rother right in. 9 00:00:45,069 --> 00:00:47,149 Speaker 2: The face of Jason objection with. 10 00:00:49,309 --> 00:00:50,509 Speaker 1: What authority? 11 00:00:52,269 --> 00:00:55,829 Speaker 3: No one fighting for a Dutch Drock Ray holds down 12 00:00:55,869 --> 00:00:58,709 Speaker 3: the rebound, taking away about. 13 00:00:58,469 --> 00:01:02,349 Speaker 6: Whereber looking that behind the back pack Chris Mullen, who 14 00:01:02,349 --> 00:01:03,709 Speaker 6: has seventeen. 15 00:01:06,109 --> 00:01:08,708 Speaker 2: Pretty well, look at his quick the coup the Weber. 16 00:01:10,949 --> 00:01:15,308 Speaker 2: There are two of the five. Look at the look 17 00:01:15,389 --> 00:01:15,988 Speaker 2: on Weber. 18 00:01:18,348 --> 00:01:20,908 Speaker 1: Those were some highlights from one of the most intriguing 19 00:01:21,149 --> 00:01:24,868 Speaker 1: what if teams in NBA history, the nineteen ninety three 20 00:01:24,988 --> 00:01:28,828 Speaker 1: ninety four Golden State Warriors. I'm Israel Dutierres and this 21 00:01:28,949 --> 00:01:33,828 Speaker 1: is dub Dynasty Episode three. It was just a couple 22 00:01:33,869 --> 00:01:36,828 Speaker 1: of years removed from the run TMC Warriors, and the 23 00:01:36,908 --> 00:01:40,149 Speaker 1: Doves were suddenly sporting a pair of fresh young stars 24 00:01:40,389 --> 00:01:43,989 Speaker 1: that led to a fifty win season. One year earlier, 25 00:01:44,389 --> 00:01:46,628 Speaker 1: the Warriors got a steal with the twenty fourth pick 26 00:01:46,628 --> 00:01:49,869 Speaker 1: in the draft picking up lightning quick guard Latrell Spreewell 27 00:01:49,909 --> 00:01:54,029 Speaker 1: from Alabama in ninety three, Golden State would add Chris Weber. 28 00:01:54,509 --> 00:01:57,788 Speaker 1: He was the number one overall pick by the Orlando Magic, 29 00:01:58,428 --> 00:02:00,389 Speaker 1: but he would be traded to Golden State for the 30 00:02:00,469 --> 00:02:02,949 Speaker 1: number three pick, Anthony Penny Hardock. 31 00:02:04,149 --> 00:02:08,228 Speaker 7: Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to report a trade. Orlando 32 00:02:08,869 --> 00:02:12,349 Speaker 7: has traded the draft rights to Chris Webber. 33 00:02:15,029 --> 00:02:16,749 Speaker 2: To Golden State. 34 00:02:19,749 --> 00:02:25,549 Speaker 7: In exchange for the draft rights to Anthony Harroway and 35 00:02:26,629 --> 00:02:31,749 Speaker 7: three future first round draft picks. 36 00:02:33,989 --> 00:02:37,269 Speaker 1: Tim Hardaway would set out the Warriors season recovering from 37 00:02:37,349 --> 00:02:40,989 Speaker 1: knee surgery, but Chris Mullin, Billy Owens, and head coach 38 00:02:41,069 --> 00:02:44,268 Speaker 1: Don Nelson were still on board, and the Warriors wouldn't 39 00:02:44,309 --> 00:02:46,509 Speaker 1: have the sixth seed out West, playing some of the 40 00:02:46,508 --> 00:02:49,988 Speaker 1: most entertaining basketball in the league before being swept in 41 00:02:50,029 --> 00:02:54,869 Speaker 1: the first round by Charles Barkley and the Phoenix Suns. Yet, 42 00:02:55,269 --> 00:02:59,388 Speaker 1: in familiar Warriors fashion, this success would be even shorter 43 00:02:59,508 --> 00:03:03,029 Speaker 1: lived than the run TMC team. Before the next season 44 00:03:03,029 --> 00:03:06,589 Speaker 1: even began, rumblings of an ongoing feud between Weber and 45 00:03:06,668 --> 00:03:10,229 Speaker 1: Don Nelson had reached a boiling point, leading to Weber 46 00:03:10,469 --> 00:03:12,909 Speaker 1: the reigning rookie of the year, being traded to the 47 00:03:12,989 --> 00:03:16,949 Speaker 1: Washington Bullets for Tom Googliata. This was despite Weber having 48 00:03:16,989 --> 00:03:20,749 Speaker 1: signed a fifteen year rookie contract with the Warriors back 49 00:03:20,749 --> 00:03:24,029 Speaker 1: when the NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement was very much a 50 00:03:24,108 --> 00:03:29,189 Speaker 1: work in progress. The following season, the Warriors were terrible again, 51 00:03:29,589 --> 00:03:31,309 Speaker 1: and Weber would go on to finish a Hall of 52 00:03:31,388 --> 00:03:34,909 Speaker 1: Fame career in Washington and then in nearby Sacramento, where 53 00:03:34,949 --> 00:03:36,669 Speaker 1: he had most of his postseason success. 54 00:03:38,829 --> 00:03:42,669 Speaker 2: Webber against Malil this fuss Water. 55 00:03:45,069 --> 00:03:48,669 Speaker 1: Meanwhile, it wasn't until two thousand and seven, a full 56 00:03:48,789 --> 00:03:52,469 Speaker 1: thirteen seasons, that the Warriors would make the playoffs again. 57 00:03:53,589 --> 00:03:57,309 Speaker 1: Within that drought, Spreewell's Golden State career ended after he 58 00:03:57,429 --> 00:04:02,229 Speaker 1: reportedly choked then head coach PJ. Carlesimo. The team suspended 59 00:04:02,269 --> 00:04:05,269 Speaker 1: him for what would eventually six eight games, and he 60 00:04:05,389 --> 00:04:08,949 Speaker 1: never played for the Warriors again. When the twenty fourteen 61 00:04:08,949 --> 00:04:12,069 Speaker 1: to fifteen season began for the Warriors, high drama was 62 00:04:12,109 --> 00:04:15,469 Speaker 1: still on the table. Maybe not quite put your hands 63 00:04:15,509 --> 00:04:18,388 Speaker 1: on your coach's neck type of drama, but still plenty 64 00:04:18,429 --> 00:04:22,829 Speaker 1: of potential for internal disputes. Remember Steve Kerr was now 65 00:04:22,829 --> 00:04:25,349 Speaker 1: the head coach, and it was his first attempt at 66 00:04:25,349 --> 00:04:29,149 Speaker 1: doing so at any level. There were still some Mark 67 00:04:29,189 --> 00:04:31,709 Speaker 1: Jackson supporters on the roster, so it would have been 68 00:04:31,748 --> 00:04:35,469 Speaker 1: easy to maintain some skepticism. New owners or not, these 69 00:04:35,469 --> 00:04:38,308 Speaker 1: were still the Warriors, And if this story was going 70 00:04:38,349 --> 00:04:41,669 Speaker 1: to end anything like the last few Feeld Good Warriors teams, 71 00:04:42,308 --> 00:04:45,308 Speaker 1: this right now would have been the moment the Splash 72 00:04:45,349 --> 00:04:49,549 Speaker 1: Brothers era went haywire. You could see it playing out already. 73 00:04:50,189 --> 00:04:54,789 Speaker 1: New coach affects, burgeoning teams chemistry, GM makes hasty roster decisions. 74 00:04:54,829 --> 00:04:57,828 Speaker 1: As a result, Veteran Warriors say they never should have 75 00:04:57,909 --> 00:05:01,269 Speaker 1: changed coaches and won out. Curry traded to the New 76 00:05:01,349 --> 00:05:05,749 Speaker 1: York Knicks just couldn't be the ending for Steve Kerr, 77 00:05:06,269 --> 00:05:10,349 Speaker 1: not for a coach who, despite inexperience, knew the importance 78 00:05:10,389 --> 00:05:13,909 Speaker 1: of building a culture. He learned it in part while 79 00:05:13,949 --> 00:05:15,948 Speaker 1: visiting with Pete Carroll while he was coach of the 80 00:05:15,988 --> 00:05:19,909 Speaker 1: Seattle Seahawks. He experienced it while playing for Phil Jackson 81 00:05:19,909 --> 00:05:24,268 Speaker 1: and Greg Popovich while trying to implement it. Kerr started 82 00:05:24,308 --> 00:05:27,708 Speaker 1: by reaffirming the confidence that the outside critics were trying 83 00:05:27,709 --> 00:05:31,589 Speaker 1: to damage with all the tension that could have dominated 84 00:05:31,589 --> 00:05:36,229 Speaker 1: this setting. David lie says Kerr's approach actually was quite settling. 85 00:05:36,549 --> 00:05:37,388 Speaker 8: I think relaxing. 86 00:05:37,589 --> 00:05:39,589 Speaker 3: The number one thing he came in is he said, look, 87 00:05:39,629 --> 00:05:41,589 Speaker 3: we have all the talent here we need. We don't 88 00:05:41,629 --> 00:05:43,669 Speaker 3: need to run a hundred plays, we don't need to 89 00:05:43,748 --> 00:05:46,428 Speaker 3: overthink things. Let's take a deep breath, Let's have a 90 00:05:46,428 --> 00:05:48,789 Speaker 3: lot of fun, Let's enjoy one another. We have great 91 00:05:48,829 --> 00:05:52,389 Speaker 3: chemistry and let's use that to our advantage. 92 00:05:53,589 --> 00:05:56,389 Speaker 1: The chemistry wasn't just from many of the players having 93 00:05:56,428 --> 00:05:59,589 Speaker 1: played together the previous few seasons. It was the chemistry 94 00:05:59,789 --> 00:06:03,309 Speaker 1: based in humility. No one cared who shot the ball, 95 00:06:03,509 --> 00:06:05,789 Speaker 1: even though they all knew who they wanted to shoot. 96 00:06:05,909 --> 00:06:07,789 Speaker 1: But as long as the offense was sticking to its 97 00:06:07,829 --> 00:06:11,109 Speaker 1: principles and the turnovers were kept to a minimum, everyone 98 00:06:11,149 --> 00:06:15,829 Speaker 1: would succeed. We've already established Kerr's first true test the 99 00:06:15,829 --> 00:06:18,829 Speaker 1: benching of Andrea Guadala, and that was based in a 100 00:06:18,909 --> 00:06:21,269 Speaker 1: humble star willing to play his role. 101 00:06:21,949 --> 00:06:24,188 Speaker 9: The hardest part about it was getting in my comfort 102 00:06:24,269 --> 00:06:27,068 Speaker 9: level coming off the bench, which was very different. 103 00:06:27,349 --> 00:06:29,229 Speaker 10: But I was just trying to get it down for 104 00:06:29,269 --> 00:06:29,589 Speaker 10: our team. 105 00:06:29,748 --> 00:06:36,388 Speaker 1: Godra a big shot Kerr and the Warriors would face 106 00:06:36,549 --> 00:06:40,029 Speaker 1: another challenge just as the season was starting. David Lee, 107 00:06:40,069 --> 00:06:42,709 Speaker 1: who'd been penciled in as a starter, wouldn't be available 108 00:06:42,748 --> 00:06:46,029 Speaker 1: to begin the season. Technically having made two All Star Games, 109 00:06:46,389 --> 00:06:49,309 Speaker 1: Lee was the warriors most decorated player at the time, 110 00:06:49,709 --> 00:06:51,789 Speaker 1: and his story was one of the most heartwarming of 111 00:06:51,829 --> 00:06:54,549 Speaker 1: the season. It just so happened to begin with a 112 00:06:54,549 --> 00:06:55,829 Speaker 1: preseason injury. 113 00:06:55,709 --> 00:06:58,628 Speaker 3: And yet going into that fourteen to fifteen season, you 114 00:06:58,669 --> 00:07:02,349 Speaker 3: know we're playing Denver once against things bad things happening 115 00:07:02,349 --> 00:07:04,828 Speaker 3: against Denver. I think I'm going to go skiing out 116 00:07:04,868 --> 00:07:07,789 Speaker 3: there anytime. But it's you know, coach says to me 117 00:07:07,829 --> 00:07:09,909 Speaker 3: and stuff, Hey, you guys want to go in last 118 00:07:09,909 --> 00:07:11,989 Speaker 3: preseason game. You want to go in for one last 119 00:07:12,189 --> 00:07:14,148 Speaker 3: stretch here for four or five minutes in the fourth 120 00:07:14,189 --> 00:07:16,189 Speaker 3: just to get some extra cardio. We looked at each 121 00:07:16,189 --> 00:07:17,789 Speaker 3: other like, yeah, why not? Was work on a few 122 00:07:17,789 --> 00:07:19,949 Speaker 3: pick and roll options we've been doing. And either way, 123 00:07:20,269 --> 00:07:22,909 Speaker 3: Draymond was going to play a big part in that season. 124 00:07:22,949 --> 00:07:25,069 Speaker 3: Whether I believe I would have been the starter and 125 00:07:25,109 --> 00:07:27,389 Speaker 3: then Draymond would have played big minutes and probably finished 126 00:07:27,429 --> 00:07:30,549 Speaker 3: some games defensively for us, but went in there and 127 00:07:31,109 --> 00:07:33,349 Speaker 3: was scrapping for a loose ball with Farid and lunged 128 00:07:33,389 --> 00:07:35,949 Speaker 3: and tore my hamstring, and I just remember being like, 129 00:07:36,309 --> 00:07:38,109 Speaker 3: of course, I was the guy that had to volunteer 130 00:07:38,149 --> 00:07:40,189 Speaker 3: to go get more cardio, but I set out the 131 00:07:40,229 --> 00:07:43,229 Speaker 3: first twenty five games or something, I forget what it was, 132 00:07:43,309 --> 00:07:45,429 Speaker 3: And it was one of the more frustrating injuries I'd 133 00:07:45,469 --> 00:07:47,789 Speaker 3: ever been through, because just when you think it's healthy, 134 00:07:47,829 --> 00:07:51,469 Speaker 3: then you make a wrong movement, You're back to square one. 135 00:07:52,549 --> 00:07:55,549 Speaker 1: Okay, So that's one less all star talent the Warriors 136 00:07:55,589 --> 00:07:58,389 Speaker 1: had to work with to start the current era, but 137 00:07:58,429 --> 00:08:01,229 Speaker 1: that didn't do much to hurt the chemistry in which 138 00:08:01,229 --> 00:08:05,869 Speaker 1: he remained confident because Lee's injury didn't alter the mentality 139 00:08:05,909 --> 00:08:08,989 Speaker 1: of the team. It remained a squad knowing full well 140 00:08:09,309 --> 00:08:11,828 Speaker 1: that an open shot from either of the Splash brothers 141 00:08:11,949 --> 00:08:14,229 Speaker 1: was always a great option, but they were all so 142 00:08:14,469 --> 00:08:17,789 Speaker 1: talented enough and smart enough to take advantage of a 143 00:08:17,829 --> 00:08:21,629 Speaker 1: defense whenever they saw the opportunity. Andrew Bogut might have 144 00:08:21,709 --> 00:08:24,989 Speaker 1: been the best example of this team's puzzle pieces fitting 145 00:08:25,029 --> 00:08:28,589 Speaker 1: perfectly together. He'd been a number one overall pick with 146 00:08:28,749 --> 00:08:32,669 Speaker 1: plenty of expectations. His defense had been acknowledged throughout his career, 147 00:08:33,189 --> 00:08:36,989 Speaker 1: but he'd only made one All Defensive second team. Offensively, 148 00:08:37,309 --> 00:08:40,469 Speaker 1: Bogo would never average double figures in his Golden State tenure, 149 00:08:41,069 --> 00:08:43,989 Speaker 1: but he knew right away that Kerr's offense was a 150 00:08:44,029 --> 00:08:45,749 Speaker 1: great fit for him on that end as well. 151 00:08:47,269 --> 00:08:50,309 Speaker 11: It was difficult for me to have gone from Milwaukee 152 00:08:50,349 --> 00:08:52,749 Speaker 11: to Golden State under Mark Jackson just because it was 153 00:08:52,789 --> 00:08:55,269 Speaker 11: much more isolation based. I'm not really an isolation player. 154 00:08:55,309 --> 00:08:57,229 Speaker 11: I like to play in the flow now. With Milwaukee, 155 00:08:57,269 --> 00:08:58,709 Speaker 11: I was the number one option for a number of 156 00:08:58,829 --> 00:09:00,829 Speaker 11: years and then number one, number two for a number 157 00:09:00,829 --> 00:09:02,509 Speaker 11: of years, so I knew I was getting fifteen to 158 00:09:02,549 --> 00:09:04,909 Speaker 11: twenty touches right come to Golden State. I've got Steph 159 00:09:04,909 --> 00:09:06,469 Speaker 11: and Clay Like I would be an idiot to say 160 00:09:06,549 --> 00:09:08,029 Speaker 11: I want your touches, So I was never going to 161 00:09:08,069 --> 00:09:10,309 Speaker 11: be the number one guy touches wise. But I also 162 00:09:10,429 --> 00:09:12,229 Speaker 11: like to play in the flow of things. So the 163 00:09:12,229 --> 00:09:14,149 Speaker 11: way we played under Steve was perfect for me because 164 00:09:14,149 --> 00:09:16,509 Speaker 11: it was read and react stuff and it wasn't set play. 165 00:09:16,669 --> 00:09:18,509 Speaker 11: We ever rarely ran We're going to throw it to 166 00:09:18,549 --> 00:09:19,989 Speaker 11: this guy and kind of get out of the way 167 00:09:19,989 --> 00:09:21,749 Speaker 11: and then go to work. We ever really did that. 168 00:09:21,829 --> 00:09:23,349 Speaker 11: You know, it was all out of the flow of things. 169 00:09:23,389 --> 00:09:25,829 Speaker 11: And that's my style my basketball. I queue the way 170 00:09:25,869 --> 00:09:28,709 Speaker 11: I read and react. Crammond's are same andres the same steps, 171 00:09:28,749 --> 00:09:30,669 Speaker 11: the same plays as you know. So we had a 172 00:09:30,709 --> 00:09:32,589 Speaker 11: bunch of guys that played that way and it just 173 00:09:32,669 --> 00:09:33,349 Speaker 11: all fit in. 174 00:09:35,029 --> 00:09:37,469 Speaker 9: What luck by bog It is an excellent pass or 175 00:09:37,509 --> 00:09:39,109 Speaker 9: playth Curry underneath another lay. 176 00:09:39,069 --> 00:09:39,589 Speaker 2: Up for step. 177 00:09:39,909 --> 00:09:42,229 Speaker 11: So I really enjoyed playing that role. You know, I 178 00:09:42,269 --> 00:09:44,269 Speaker 11: knew I was fourth fifth on the picking order as 179 00:09:44,269 --> 00:09:45,949 Speaker 11: far as touches go, and I was cool with that 180 00:09:46,029 --> 00:09:48,069 Speaker 11: and no problem. I was trying to grab ten rebounds, 181 00:09:48,109 --> 00:09:49,749 Speaker 11: block three or four shots. But I knew on the 182 00:09:49,749 --> 00:09:51,989 Speaker 11: offensive end, I knew I still had a pretty important 183 00:09:52,069 --> 00:09:55,109 Speaker 11: role and I could dictate the game by setting hard screens, 184 00:09:55,749 --> 00:09:58,389 Speaker 11: you know, finding step off the ball, hitting guys on 185 00:09:58,469 --> 00:10:00,989 Speaker 11: back carts, moving the ball, making the right decision. 186 00:10:01,789 --> 00:10:04,549 Speaker 6: I'll get looking for a catterp Hi the back to Kerman, 187 00:10:04,629 --> 00:10:06,069 Speaker 6: reversing layup up and end. 188 00:10:06,349 --> 00:10:08,549 Speaker 11: That was just as valuable as times since I shooting 189 00:10:08,589 --> 00:10:10,669 Speaker 11: the ball. So making sure that Steff has I knew 190 00:10:10,709 --> 00:10:13,549 Speaker 11: if I got him, I'm realisticon of space extra and 191 00:10:13,589 --> 00:10:15,549 Speaker 11: he usually gets it's going down. 192 00:10:15,469 --> 00:10:20,429 Speaker 1: Right, Usually yes, steph Curry doesn't seem to need any 193 00:10:20,429 --> 00:10:23,149 Speaker 1: space to get off a decent shot, so creating open 194 00:10:23,149 --> 00:10:25,469 Speaker 1: space for him would seem to be an effective way 195 00:10:25,509 --> 00:10:28,949 Speaker 1: to execute offense. What was Keith for Kerr, and this 196 00:10:28,989 --> 00:10:31,429 Speaker 1: credit should be given to GM Bob Myers for bringing 197 00:10:31,429 --> 00:10:34,549 Speaker 1: in these types of players, was having players up and 198 00:10:34,589 --> 00:10:37,389 Speaker 1: down the roster who recognized the same thing as Bogan. 199 00:10:38,189 --> 00:10:41,549 Speaker 1: Finding shots for Stephen Clay would lead to fund for everybody. 200 00:10:42,669 --> 00:10:46,509 Speaker 1: There was Harrison Barnes, the seemingly egoist starter ahead of Iguadala, 201 00:10:46,629 --> 00:10:49,549 Speaker 1: whose first little offensive skill set made him an ideal 202 00:10:49,629 --> 00:10:50,909 Speaker 1: asset in Kerr's offense. 203 00:10:52,029 --> 00:10:59,709 Speaker 2: Us the bounds who moves inside. 204 00:11:00,669 --> 00:11:03,309 Speaker 1: There was the bench mob led by Iguadala, that included 205 00:11:03,349 --> 00:11:06,589 Speaker 1: a young big and Festus a Zilli, a veteran guard, 206 00:11:06,589 --> 00:11:10,589 Speaker 1: and Sean Livingston. The Brazilian road runner in Leandro Barbosa, 207 00:11:11,189 --> 00:11:16,389 Speaker 1: and a stretch forward with spurt ability in Marii Spates too. 208 00:11:18,589 --> 00:11:21,429 Speaker 2: They call him Motherfuckets for reason. 209 00:11:22,709 --> 00:11:25,429 Speaker 1: It was a selfless group that Lee believes was the 210 00:11:25,469 --> 00:11:29,469 Speaker 1: real soul of not just this team, but the blossoming dynasty. 211 00:11:30,869 --> 00:11:33,509 Speaker 3: Well, I think Andre very similar to Draymond was a 212 00:11:33,549 --> 00:11:36,029 Speaker 3: guy that might not be now. In Philly he was 213 00:11:36,189 --> 00:11:38,869 Speaker 3: quite a scorer, and in Denver times he was as well. 214 00:11:38,989 --> 00:11:41,429 Speaker 3: But I mean just the things he brings to the team, 215 00:11:41,469 --> 00:11:43,349 Speaker 3: as far as I'm not sure there's anything at the 216 00:11:43,349 --> 00:11:46,469 Speaker 3: game of basketball he's not great at. He's a great passer, 217 00:11:46,549 --> 00:11:49,589 Speaker 3: incredible defender with his length, everything he can do with 218 00:11:49,709 --> 00:11:51,749 Speaker 3: the ball, he can be a point game essentially, can 219 00:11:51,789 --> 00:11:54,109 Speaker 3: play one through five and guard one through five. So 220 00:11:54,189 --> 00:11:57,829 Speaker 3: that versatility he brought, and also his ability to come 221 00:11:57,869 --> 00:12:00,029 Speaker 3: off the bench to start and to have no ego 222 00:12:00,109 --> 00:12:02,669 Speaker 3: with that, and also his leadership in the locker room 223 00:12:02,709 --> 00:12:05,669 Speaker 3: and his character. He did as much in the second 224 00:12:06,029 --> 00:12:08,389 Speaker 3: half of my tenure there as any guy on the 225 00:12:08,389 --> 00:12:11,389 Speaker 3: team as far as setting that culture and making things fun. 226 00:12:11,549 --> 00:12:15,269 Speaker 3: Sewan Livingston didn't say a whole lot in the locker room. 227 00:12:15,469 --> 00:12:17,389 Speaker 3: Awesome guy off the court and spoke a lot, but 228 00:12:17,509 --> 00:12:20,469 Speaker 3: in the locker room, wasn't trying to overshadow anything but 229 00:12:20,589 --> 00:12:22,389 Speaker 3: talk about And I think you see it a little 230 00:12:22,429 --> 00:12:24,429 Speaker 3: bit now with the Boston Celtics when you have some 231 00:12:24,509 --> 00:12:27,389 Speaker 3: of these role players in Al Horford for instance, that 232 00:12:27,549 --> 00:12:31,149 Speaker 3: like Al knows his role and knows exactly what he's 233 00:12:31,189 --> 00:12:34,029 Speaker 3: there to do. That was Sewn in a nutshell. Sean 234 00:12:34,109 --> 00:12:35,829 Speaker 3: wasn't the guy in practice. Ay what, I'm gonna go 235 00:12:35,909 --> 00:12:37,949 Speaker 3: work on my three point stroke because that's what Stephen 236 00:12:38,029 --> 00:12:39,989 Speaker 3: Clair are doing. Sewn's like, no, this is my game. 237 00:12:40,069 --> 00:12:41,909 Speaker 3: I know who I am as a player. I know 238 00:12:41,949 --> 00:12:43,909 Speaker 3: where I fit in. There were Knights that he got 239 00:12:43,909 --> 00:12:46,069 Speaker 3: twelve minutes, and he didn't get pissed because there were 240 00:12:46,109 --> 00:12:47,989 Speaker 3: other Knights that he ended up getting twenty five minutes 241 00:12:48,029 --> 00:12:49,869 Speaker 3: and was the reason that we won a big game. 242 00:12:50,029 --> 00:12:51,989 Speaker 3: So he was the ultimate team guy and knew his 243 00:12:52,109 --> 00:12:54,789 Speaker 3: role and was an awesome addition in the locker room 244 00:12:54,829 --> 00:12:55,229 Speaker 3: as well. 245 00:12:57,349 --> 00:12:58,909 Speaker 8: Let me still pull up Jumper. 246 00:13:02,669 --> 00:13:05,389 Speaker 3: And then most Moe's one of my favorite guys. Mo 247 00:13:05,629 --> 00:13:08,589 Speaker 3: is awesome. I mean, such a talented, picking pop guy, 248 00:13:09,069 --> 00:13:10,429 Speaker 3: and he was a guy that gave us a much 249 00:13:10,429 --> 00:13:13,229 Speaker 3: different look than having Boget at the five and would 250 00:13:13,229 --> 00:13:14,909 Speaker 3: come in and was able to spread the floor at 251 00:13:14,909 --> 00:13:17,149 Speaker 3: the five spot or sometimes at the four if we 252 00:13:17,189 --> 00:13:19,429 Speaker 3: went big. And Moe was such a fun guy in 253 00:13:19,429 --> 00:13:22,149 Speaker 3: the locker room and had a certain competitiveness and grit 254 00:13:22,189 --> 00:13:24,389 Speaker 3: to him as well, but also would like get into 255 00:13:24,429 --> 00:13:26,429 Speaker 3: it with other guys at practice, and we would have fun. 256 00:13:26,429 --> 00:13:28,549 Speaker 3: It would keep it competitive. I remember him and Draymond 257 00:13:28,789 --> 00:13:31,749 Speaker 3: screaming at each other ten fifteen times in practice, but 258 00:13:31,789 --> 00:13:33,829 Speaker 3: it made everybody better. It was in a fun like 259 00:13:34,069 --> 00:13:36,469 Speaker 3: fun way to motivate each other. And he's the University 260 00:13:36,509 --> 00:13:38,469 Speaker 3: of Florida guy as well, so we always got along. 261 00:13:38,549 --> 00:13:40,989 Speaker 3: So all of those guys on other teams I think 262 00:13:40,989 --> 00:13:43,189 Speaker 3: would have been starters, and that's what made our team 263 00:13:43,269 --> 00:13:44,989 Speaker 3: so special. I believe that I would have been a 264 00:13:45,029 --> 00:13:47,469 Speaker 3: starter on just about any other team after coming back. 265 00:13:47,629 --> 00:13:50,629 Speaker 3: But that's why I'm a firm believer that, like when 266 00:13:50,669 --> 00:13:53,429 Speaker 3: you get to the top of top five teams in 267 00:13:53,469 --> 00:13:55,429 Speaker 3: the league, which we were that year, a lot of 268 00:13:55,469 --> 00:13:59,069 Speaker 3: it comes down to chemistry, guys sacrificing, and guys playing 269 00:13:59,109 --> 00:14:01,389 Speaker 3: their roles, and you don't have four guys trying to 270 00:14:01,429 --> 00:14:03,629 Speaker 3: take the last second shot. Instead, you're saying, Okay, we 271 00:14:03,669 --> 00:14:05,589 Speaker 3: know we're going to play to our strengths and we're 272 00:14:05,589 --> 00:14:08,189 Speaker 3: going to play the correct strategy. And that's why I believe. 273 00:14:08,389 --> 00:14:10,109 Speaker 3: You know, when we played against a team like the 274 00:14:10,229 --> 00:14:13,349 Speaker 3: LA Clippers, and they clearly you could make the case 275 00:14:13,349 --> 00:14:16,029 Speaker 3: that at least equal talent, if not more talent than us, 276 00:14:16,629 --> 00:14:18,189 Speaker 3: that we were able to come out on top. 277 00:14:18,229 --> 00:14:19,109 Speaker 8: And I think that's the. 278 00:14:19,069 --> 00:14:21,869 Speaker 3: Reason that the dynasty took places because of what we 279 00:14:21,949 --> 00:14:23,909 Speaker 3: had in that locker room, not only out on the court. 280 00:14:29,149 --> 00:14:31,709 Speaker 1: All that was left was to put sneakers on the 281 00:14:31,749 --> 00:14:35,189 Speaker 1: floor to test not just the team first mentality and 282 00:14:35,229 --> 00:14:37,789 Speaker 1: the roster fit, but to measure up against some of 283 00:14:37,829 --> 00:14:39,989 Speaker 1: those best teams. Lead with reference. 284 00:14:41,189 --> 00:14:43,189 Speaker 2: Let's Curry off the hook, Hey, Curry. 285 00:14:42,869 --> 00:14:45,349 Speaker 6: Finding bugget the field goal, the foul. 286 00:14:45,549 --> 00:14:47,229 Speaker 3: Oh, I'd like to see more of that as the 287 00:14:47,269 --> 00:14:47,989 Speaker 3: season goes on. 288 00:14:50,829 --> 00:14:52,789 Speaker 2: Ahse face from the Elbowl perfect. 289 00:14:53,029 --> 00:14:55,589 Speaker 12: Oh, he's been good where he is seven of ten 290 00:14:55,709 --> 00:14:59,749 Speaker 12: and the Warriors have needed it desperately. 291 00:15:00,229 --> 00:15:02,509 Speaker 2: Raymond Greed, it's his third three. 292 00:15:02,589 --> 00:15:05,549 Speaker 12: If the first four look at a Draymond Greed at 293 00:15:05,589 --> 00:15:09,629 Speaker 12: forty five percent three point shooting eighteen games in Kasoft 294 00:15:09,629 --> 00:15:13,029 Speaker 12: couldn't save it, bulked steel, Dramond running down the guy 295 00:15:13,589 --> 00:15:14,389 Speaker 12: to rip it down. 296 00:15:16,189 --> 00:15:19,309 Speaker 1: If there was a pressure to succeed, this group wasn't 297 00:15:19,309 --> 00:15:23,549 Speaker 1: showing it on the floor. That relaxed, confident approach Kerr 298 00:15:23,589 --> 00:15:26,669 Speaker 1: was implementing was much easier to settle into when you're 299 00:15:26,669 --> 00:15:30,149 Speaker 1: a leader. Steph Curry was the embodiment of it. It 300 00:15:30,189 --> 00:15:33,949 Speaker 1: allowed everyone to play to their strengths without concern. According 301 00:15:33,949 --> 00:15:34,669 Speaker 1: to Boge. 302 00:15:34,469 --> 00:15:36,549 Speaker 11: It was your store humming and I think our defense 303 00:15:36,669 --> 00:15:39,829 Speaker 11: was elite, our rotations were a lead bench was elite. 304 00:15:39,869 --> 00:15:42,829 Speaker 11: Like it all just feeling so perfectly, like the roster 305 00:15:42,909 --> 00:15:45,749 Speaker 11: construction was somewhat strategic and somewhat lucky, like you need 306 00:15:45,749 --> 00:15:47,589 Speaker 11: a bit of luck in the NBA. You never know 307 00:15:47,629 --> 00:15:50,429 Speaker 11: a guy's personality that you're drafting, fully, you never know 308 00:15:50,429 --> 00:15:52,789 Speaker 11: a guy's personality that you're trading for. But I think 309 00:15:52,829 --> 00:15:55,869 Speaker 11: they did a fantastic job of acquiring myself like high 310 00:15:55,869 --> 00:15:59,349 Speaker 11: IQ big that can do different things. Acquiring Andre high 311 00:15:59,349 --> 00:16:02,949 Speaker 11: IQ perimeter can guard at an elite level, Drafting a 312 00:16:03,029 --> 00:16:05,789 Speaker 11: Draymond who's a high end defensive player at the time 313 00:16:05,829 --> 00:16:08,189 Speaker 11: and actually gave us more offensively than they thought he would. 314 00:16:08,589 --> 00:16:11,349 Speaker 11: Harrison Barnes an athletic energy guy. You know, all those guys, 315 00:16:11,349 --> 00:16:14,109 Speaker 11: bringing those guys in with drafting play and having stepped 316 00:16:14,109 --> 00:16:17,189 Speaker 11: on the roster already, I think it all just fitting perfect. 317 00:16:17,229 --> 00:16:19,069 Speaker 11: They're going out and get most Baits, who was kind 318 00:16:19,069 --> 00:16:21,989 Speaker 11: of like a you know, was a starter and then 319 00:16:21,989 --> 00:16:24,069 Speaker 11: fell out as a role player on certain teams. We 320 00:16:24,149 --> 00:16:26,149 Speaker 11: brought him in as a valuable backup, like you know, 321 00:16:26,189 --> 00:16:30,789 Speaker 11: stuff like that. It all bubosa, you know, Livingstone injuries. 322 00:16:31,149 --> 00:16:33,909 Speaker 11: You know, it was just every piece and when you 323 00:16:33,909 --> 00:16:35,989 Speaker 11: look back, it's like the most genius set up of 324 00:16:35,989 --> 00:16:38,669 Speaker 11: a roster. A part of that was guys like myself, 325 00:16:38,909 --> 00:16:42,149 Speaker 11: Andre David Lee were at the middle to talent end 326 00:16:42,189 --> 00:16:44,629 Speaker 11: of our career, right like we're in the bulk of 327 00:16:44,669 --> 00:16:48,429 Speaker 11: our career. We'd all had personal accolades on crappy teams. 328 00:16:48,469 --> 00:16:51,509 Speaker 11: We'd all had pretty decent, big contracts. So I don't 329 00:16:51,549 --> 00:16:53,789 Speaker 11: think there was the stress of I need to prove 330 00:16:53,789 --> 00:16:56,229 Speaker 11: myself numbers. Wise, I can just fit into a role 331 00:16:56,429 --> 00:16:58,069 Speaker 11: and then the organization is still going to take care 332 00:16:58,109 --> 00:16:58,309 Speaker 11: of me. 333 00:16:59,549 --> 00:17:02,109 Speaker 1: If there were any concerns about how this new coach 334 00:17:02,149 --> 00:17:05,109 Speaker 1: and his personnel decisions work on the court, they were 335 00:17:05,148 --> 00:17:09,309 Speaker 1: stimied right away. You saw signs that the Warriors were 336 00:17:09,349 --> 00:17:11,589 Speaker 1: one of the better teams in the league. Perhaps the 337 00:17:11,629 --> 00:17:14,269 Speaker 1: most obvious of them was a sixteen game winning streak 338 00:17:14,309 --> 00:17:17,189 Speaker 1: that started in mid November and lasted over a month. 339 00:17:17,949 --> 00:17:23,669 Speaker 2: Hurry three, yes, sir, well he just finished the game 340 00:17:23,709 --> 00:17:28,069 Speaker 2: here this overtime. He's thirty four for Steph. 341 00:17:29,269 --> 00:17:33,989 Speaker 6: Sixteen in a row, ten in a row on the road, 342 00:17:34,429 --> 00:17:39,109 Speaker 6: twenty one and two, the best record in the NBA, 343 00:17:39,989 --> 00:17:45,429 Speaker 6: and the streak lives on and moves on to Memphis 344 00:17:46,029 --> 00:17:50,829 Speaker 6: Tuesday Night. Only nine teams in NBA history to start 345 00:17:50,949 --> 00:17:52,949 Speaker 6: twenty one and two or better. 346 00:17:54,149 --> 00:17:57,109 Speaker 1: Just before Christmas of that season, the Warriors were about 347 00:17:57,149 --> 00:17:59,109 Speaker 1: to get a gift in the form of David Lee 348 00:17:59,229 --> 00:18:02,349 Speaker 1: returning from injury. The two time All Star had recovered 349 00:18:02,349 --> 00:18:05,109 Speaker 1: from a frustrating ham string injury and could have laid 350 00:18:05,109 --> 00:18:08,589 Speaker 1: claim to his starting power forward role. Draymond Green had 351 00:18:08,629 --> 00:18:11,869 Speaker 1: taken over the starting role there and flourished to the 352 00:18:11,869 --> 00:18:14,229 Speaker 1: point where it was quite clear he was an ideal 353 00:18:14,309 --> 00:18:18,709 Speaker 1: fit alongside Stephan Clay. When it was time to reintroduce Lee, 354 00:18:19,349 --> 00:18:22,989 Speaker 1: Kerr new maintaining the status quo was far more important 355 00:18:22,989 --> 00:18:25,709 Speaker 1: than making sure Lee's career path picked up where he 356 00:18:25,789 --> 00:18:29,589 Speaker 1: left off. Fortunately for the Warriors, Lee thought the same. 357 00:18:30,149 --> 00:18:34,428 Speaker 1: Plus he'd already watched Bogit and Igwadala and others sacrificed 358 00:18:34,469 --> 00:18:37,229 Speaker 1: for the greater good, so he wasn't about to break 359 00:18:37,269 --> 00:18:37,829 Speaker 1: that pattern. 360 00:18:39,429 --> 00:18:41,509 Speaker 3: I remember Steve Kirk coming to me and saying, Hey, 361 00:18:41,509 --> 00:18:43,629 Speaker 3: you know you've been out a while, and at this 362 00:18:43,709 --> 00:18:46,469 Speaker 3: point we're like, you know, you know, twenty and four 363 00:18:46,709 --> 00:18:48,668 Speaker 3: twenty we're a number one in the West. And he's like, 364 00:18:49,429 --> 00:18:51,229 Speaker 3: you know, I want to talk to you. And I said, coach, 365 00:18:51,429 --> 00:18:54,229 Speaker 3: I'll stop you right there, Like, the last thing I 366 00:18:54,229 --> 00:18:56,669 Speaker 3: want to do right now is interrupt what we've started. 367 00:18:57,069 --> 00:18:59,549 Speaker 3: Let's keep the momentum going. And I'm a big believer 368 00:18:59,709 --> 00:19:01,949 Speaker 3: that if I do the right things and I have 369 00:19:02,029 --> 00:19:04,388 Speaker 3: the correct attitude here, because there was a point in 370 00:19:04,389 --> 00:19:06,749 Speaker 3: my career when it was about me as it should 371 00:19:06,789 --> 00:19:08,509 Speaker 3: have been. I'm trying to get a big contract, I'm 372 00:19:08,509 --> 00:19:10,589 Speaker 3: trying to make a name for myself in the league. 373 00:19:10,789 --> 00:19:12,469 Speaker 3: But if I do the right things now, I said, 374 00:19:12,669 --> 00:19:14,709 Speaker 3: I feel like my time is going to come at 375 00:19:14,749 --> 00:19:16,109 Speaker 3: some point this season. 376 00:19:16,789 --> 00:19:20,269 Speaker 1: Lee's replacement in the starting lineup was pretty much the 377 00:19:20,309 --> 00:19:24,189 Speaker 1: polar opposite of him. Lee was this gifted offensive player 378 00:19:24,229 --> 00:19:27,668 Speaker 1: who was effectively ambidextrous, was quick off his feet, and 379 00:19:27,709 --> 00:19:31,709 Speaker 1: would struggle some defensively. Green was a defensive wizard who 380 00:19:31,709 --> 00:19:34,668 Speaker 1: matched that iq with a physical style, but isn't the 381 00:19:34,709 --> 00:19:38,229 Speaker 1: most talented offensive player unless you consider his big brain 382 00:19:38,269 --> 00:19:42,149 Speaker 1: a skill. It made for a mutual appreciation and one 383 00:19:42,149 --> 00:19:44,269 Speaker 1: that helped Lee lose any ego. 384 00:19:44,549 --> 00:19:47,589 Speaker 3: Draymond and I might be very different people play basketball 385 00:19:47,709 --> 00:19:50,069 Speaker 3: very differently, but there was never a sense, and I'll 386 00:19:50,109 --> 00:19:51,949 Speaker 3: give us both credit for this, there was never a 387 00:19:51,989 --> 00:19:55,949 Speaker 3: sense where when we kind of transitioned and started playing smaller, 388 00:19:56,629 --> 00:19:58,469 Speaker 3: there was never a sense of him being like, hey, 389 00:19:58,469 --> 00:20:00,349 Speaker 3: I got you or me being like why is he 390 00:20:00,389 --> 00:20:03,069 Speaker 3: playing not me? Instead, I think we both kept winning 391 00:20:03,069 --> 00:20:05,188 Speaker 3: as our I'm very focused. For me, it was an 392 00:20:05,229 --> 00:20:08,029 Speaker 3: easy decision because I'd put up a lot of good 393 00:20:08,069 --> 00:20:10,869 Speaker 3: statistics and had a lot of individual accolades, but a 394 00:20:10,869 --> 00:20:12,589 Speaker 3: lot of the teams in New York struggled to win. 395 00:20:12,789 --> 00:20:15,149 Speaker 3: And now we're really building something in Golden State that 396 00:20:15,189 --> 00:20:17,029 Speaker 3: I felt like I was one of the cornerstones of. 397 00:20:17,429 --> 00:20:19,148 Speaker 3: So all I wanted to see was for it to 398 00:20:19,149 --> 00:20:20,749 Speaker 3: come true and for us to have a chance to 399 00:20:20,789 --> 00:20:23,149 Speaker 3: win a championship. So if that meant me playing more 400 00:20:23,149 --> 00:20:25,269 Speaker 3: of a supporting role, if that meant me not playing 401 00:20:25,269 --> 00:20:26,829 Speaker 3: it all, if that met me going back to being 402 00:20:26,869 --> 00:20:28,789 Speaker 3: the starter, or whatever it ended up being, I just 403 00:20:28,829 --> 00:20:30,549 Speaker 3: wanted to do as much as I could to help 404 00:20:30,589 --> 00:20:31,229 Speaker 3: that process. 405 00:20:34,229 --> 00:20:37,309 Speaker 1: The Warriors were showing out to start the season. But 406 00:20:37,389 --> 00:20:41,148 Speaker 1: after the break we'll examine one accomplishment that might be 407 00:20:41,269 --> 00:21:03,749 Speaker 1: the most impressive of the entire dynasty. Okay, so the 408 00:21:03,789 --> 00:21:06,869 Speaker 1: record to start the season was confirmation the Warriors would 409 00:21:06,909 --> 00:21:09,629 Speaker 1: have a contender, and now Lee was back in place. 410 00:21:09,949 --> 00:21:12,509 Speaker 1: But this team, with great chemistry, should have hit the 411 00:21:12,509 --> 00:21:14,749 Speaker 1: ground running a bit, even if it was with a 412 00:21:14,789 --> 00:21:17,749 Speaker 1: new coach. Right at some point, you'd have to look 413 00:21:17,789 --> 00:21:21,869 Speaker 1: for other reasons to upgrade this team from spontaneous to special, 414 00:21:22,309 --> 00:21:26,029 Speaker 1: like say one player scoring thirty seven points in a quarter. 415 00:21:27,389 --> 00:21:31,109 Speaker 1: On January twenty third, twenty fifteen, against the Sacramento Kings 416 00:21:31,149 --> 00:21:34,509 Speaker 1: in Oracle Arena, the Warriors were thirty four and six 417 00:21:34,869 --> 00:21:36,908 Speaker 1: and didn't seem to have a care in the world. 418 00:21:37,549 --> 00:21:40,829 Speaker 1: Perhaps the most care free of those Warriors is Klay Thompson. 419 00:21:41,349 --> 00:21:44,589 Speaker 1: His game would translate similarly, as he was so low 420 00:21:44,669 --> 00:21:48,749 Speaker 1: maintenance you'd almost never notice him until he's doing something spectacular. 421 00:21:49,229 --> 00:21:51,429 Speaker 1: So when he entered the second half of this contest 422 00:21:51,509 --> 00:21:54,229 Speaker 1: leading the team and scoring with a modest thirteen points 423 00:21:54,229 --> 00:21:57,789 Speaker 1: on three of nine shooting, there was zero indication anything 424 00:21:57,829 --> 00:22:02,829 Speaker 1: special was in the works. 425 00:22:02,829 --> 00:22:06,989 Speaker 2: Thompson fifteen a little more under control there. 426 00:22:07,189 --> 00:22:08,589 Speaker 4: I thought he'd rushed it in the first half a 427 00:22:08,589 --> 00:22:10,589 Speaker 4: few times, but he made that little pivot and he's 428 00:22:10,629 --> 00:22:11,949 Speaker 4: expecting Cousins to close. 429 00:22:12,109 --> 00:22:13,629 Speaker 2: He wasn't there, so he just went up and took 430 00:22:13,669 --> 00:22:19,869 Speaker 2: a little jump shot a great defense. We're at the 431 00:22:19,909 --> 00:22:22,869 Speaker 2: passing when he comes up with the steel. Wait, Tom 432 00:22:22,909 --> 00:22:27,909 Speaker 2: said it it's his feet ending with three point drafts. 433 00:22:29,629 --> 00:22:30,189 Speaker 8: Good timing. 434 00:22:30,749 --> 00:22:33,869 Speaker 2: They needed that. He did it with defense first. 435 00:22:35,669 --> 00:22:35,789 Speaker 6: Right. 436 00:22:35,949 --> 00:22:42,389 Speaker 2: Tom said, triple yes, sir. They get me streaking waits 437 00:22:42,389 --> 00:22:43,029 Speaker 2: streaking good. 438 00:22:44,829 --> 00:22:48,109 Speaker 1: It wasn't obvious even halfway through the third quarter that 439 00:22:48,229 --> 00:22:51,589 Speaker 1: Clay was already erupted. It was just a matter of 440 00:22:51,589 --> 00:22:52,909 Speaker 1: how many looks he would get. 441 00:22:53,309 --> 00:22:55,869 Speaker 3: I remember we saw him get it going on the 442 00:22:55,909 --> 00:22:58,829 Speaker 3: third there and we come into the timeout and he's like, Hey, 443 00:22:58,829 --> 00:23:01,109 Speaker 3: I want to run this play, and Steph you're gonna come. 444 00:23:01,589 --> 00:23:04,909 Speaker 3: And Steph looks and he goes, David, we're not running 445 00:23:04,949 --> 00:23:08,349 Speaker 3: any place. Every single time, go set a screen for him, 446 00:23:08,349 --> 00:23:10,669 Speaker 3: and every time he's getting the ball, he's like, well, Quay, 447 00:23:10,749 --> 00:23:12,389 Speaker 3: let's see how far we can take this thing. 448 00:23:14,029 --> 00:23:21,189 Speaker 2: Andrew bunker to the D two one right hand in hander. 449 00:23:27,229 --> 00:23:27,429 Speaker 6: Play. 450 00:23:27,429 --> 00:23:28,669 Speaker 8: He's got the count of elevation. 451 00:23:29,109 --> 00:23:33,909 Speaker 2: We had a old, old regrets and started to said 452 00:23:33,949 --> 00:23:40,229 Speaker 2: three almost failings were so failing it he wants a 453 00:23:40,309 --> 00:23:42,509 Speaker 2: heat check it. Cousins right now on five p five 454 00:23:42,549 --> 00:23:43,629 Speaker 2: including three threes. 455 00:23:43,749 --> 00:23:47,829 Speaker 6: But that's a deep bunk, he shower beamons, oh Man, 456 00:23:50,189 --> 00:23:51,069 Speaker 6: that's a twenty eight. 457 00:23:53,989 --> 00:23:56,069 Speaker 2: He's trying to deny play the ball barely in his 458 00:23:56,149 --> 00:23:58,069 Speaker 2: hands and right in the bucket. 459 00:24:01,709 --> 00:24:04,909 Speaker 1: Thompson had nineteen points with just over three minutes left 460 00:24:04,949 --> 00:24:08,389 Speaker 1: in the third period. This is where Steph's edict would 461 00:24:08,469 --> 00:24:13,069 Speaker 1: prove Fighter Clay didn't need much time or space to 462 00:24:13,189 --> 00:24:16,589 Speaker 1: create a flurry. Everyone on the floor understood the assignment, 463 00:24:17,229 --> 00:24:19,589 Speaker 1: especially the space creators like Bogan. 464 00:24:20,189 --> 00:24:21,829 Speaker 11: Oh Man, it was just a blur, like you didn't 465 00:24:21,869 --> 00:24:24,309 Speaker 11: realize what was going on towards the end of that 466 00:24:24,429 --> 00:24:26,429 Speaker 11: quarter just because he was shooting the ball. It's such 467 00:24:26,429 --> 00:24:29,789 Speaker 11: an amazing clip, you know, Stephan him, We'll see the 468 00:24:29,829 --> 00:24:32,189 Speaker 11: two most notable guys when they give them those modes 469 00:24:32,429 --> 00:24:34,709 Speaker 11: or those moods. All I'm trying to do is get 470 00:24:34,749 --> 00:24:37,589 Speaker 11: down there and just hit his hit. Whoever's guarding him 471 00:24:37,589 --> 00:24:39,589 Speaker 11: to give him space. That's all I'm worried about. I'm 472 00:24:39,629 --> 00:24:41,589 Speaker 11: just trying to get down there. Like he's made four straight, 473 00:24:41,909 --> 00:24:43,829 Speaker 11: you know, wide pin down, just try to screen his guy, 474 00:24:43,949 --> 00:24:45,229 Speaker 11: just try to get a little bit of a body. 475 00:24:45,269 --> 00:24:47,669 Speaker 11: So this guy has to veer a little bit wider 476 00:24:47,709 --> 00:24:49,629 Speaker 11: than he has to offer. Pin down, screen whack it's 477 00:24:49,669 --> 00:24:51,749 Speaker 11: going in and plays six seven sixty eight, you know, 478 00:24:51,909 --> 00:24:53,669 Speaker 11: so he doesn't need much room as it is so 479 00:24:54,109 --> 00:24:55,749 Speaker 11: awesome to be on the floor when those things are 480 00:24:55,789 --> 00:24:58,269 Speaker 11: going on and just a crowd. 481 00:24:59,669 --> 00:25:10,589 Speaker 13: I str's going to fight him. Eight three, he's gotten 482 00:25:10,589 --> 00:25:11,669 Speaker 13: it his three. 483 00:25:15,829 --> 00:25:21,749 Speaker 2: Have you ever seen anything like it? And thirty seven 484 00:25:22,389 --> 00:25:28,069 Speaker 2: in a quarter Lightstop saying I'm gonna paint that thirty 485 00:25:28,389 --> 00:25:29,509 Speaker 2: seven in a. 486 00:25:29,629 --> 00:25:36,829 Speaker 1: Corn The celebration didn't stop on the Oracle floor, not 487 00:25:36,989 --> 00:25:38,869 Speaker 1: if David Lee had anything to say about it. 488 00:25:39,149 --> 00:25:41,189 Speaker 3: And then I remember after the game going out and 489 00:25:41,389 --> 00:25:44,589 Speaker 3: ordering thirty seven bottles in vodka to nightclub, and that's 490 00:25:44,629 --> 00:25:47,109 Speaker 3: how many points together in the corner. I think we 491 00:25:47,189 --> 00:25:49,029 Speaker 3: only made it through like two bottles as a group, 492 00:25:49,069 --> 00:25:51,908 Speaker 3: but it was it was definitely something to celebrate. I mean, 493 00:25:51,949 --> 00:25:56,109 Speaker 3: what those those are like the times in your career 494 00:25:56,149 --> 00:25:57,789 Speaker 3: where you're like, wow, I was just a part of 495 00:25:57,869 --> 00:26:00,949 Speaker 3: something special and and I'm not sure if there'll be 496 00:26:01,029 --> 00:26:03,629 Speaker 3: many performances like this or there ever have been, and 497 00:26:03,709 --> 00:26:04,949 Speaker 3: it was so cool to be a part of it. 498 00:26:10,949 --> 00:26:12,669 Speaker 2: The best part about that night is just all my 499 00:26:12,709 --> 00:26:14,869 Speaker 2: bucks were coming from my teammates. Man, they just kept 500 00:26:14,869 --> 00:26:16,469 Speaker 2: feeding me the ball they want to see me shoot. 501 00:26:18,389 --> 00:26:22,509 Speaker 1: The Warriors winning formula was fully on display. While Thompson 502 00:26:22,549 --> 00:26:25,669 Speaker 1: could pick his spots to be explosive, Steph Curry was 503 00:26:25,829 --> 00:26:30,109 Speaker 1: regularly dropping jaws. With the combination of Kerr's motion offense, 504 00:26:30,669 --> 00:26:34,189 Speaker 1: Steph Curry's mind boggling skill, and the high IQ of 505 00:26:34,269 --> 00:26:37,669 Speaker 1: so many of STEP's teammates. There were moments Curry's own 506 00:26:37,789 --> 00:26:41,309 Speaker 1: coach couldn't believe his eyes, like the time he dribbled 507 00:26:41,349 --> 00:26:44,269 Speaker 1: through and around four members of the Clippers just inside 508 00:26:44,309 --> 00:26:46,709 Speaker 1: the three point arc, only to step back behind it 509 00:26:46,909 --> 00:26:48,429 Speaker 1: and launch a perfect three pointer. 510 00:26:49,229 --> 00:26:51,069 Speaker 2: Curry flipsis behind the back. 511 00:26:51,829 --> 00:26:58,589 Speaker 14: Fire's a trick, a spectacular move where that's the long. 512 00:26:58,509 --> 00:26:59,389 Speaker 1: Just flear to the game. 513 00:27:00,269 --> 00:27:01,789 Speaker 2: That could be the greatest move I've. 514 00:27:01,629 --> 00:27:05,509 Speaker 1: Ever seen that Or the time, also against the Clippers, 515 00:27:05,869 --> 00:27:08,949 Speaker 1: Steph worked the baseline with his dribble, then went behind 516 00:27:09,029 --> 00:27:11,709 Speaker 1: the back twice to send Chris Paul into a break 517 00:27:11,829 --> 00:27:14,749 Speaker 1: dancing pose on the floor. Carry knocked down the jumper 518 00:27:14,989 --> 00:27:16,669 Speaker 1: for an all time career highlight. 519 00:27:17,549 --> 00:27:20,309 Speaker 6: Curry, you want shake the bow out of his boots 520 00:27:20,349 --> 00:27:21,629 Speaker 6: and it's all Followay jump up. 521 00:27:22,469 --> 00:27:24,309 Speaker 2: You want to see a dribble move, watch this home 522 00:27:24,829 --> 00:27:27,669 Speaker 2: coming out Chris. Paul takes it out under the basket 523 00:27:27,749 --> 00:27:30,509 Speaker 2: and suddenly goes two times behind his back to leave 524 00:27:30,549 --> 00:27:33,109 Speaker 2: Paul on the ground, and then finishes it off one 525 00:27:33,149 --> 00:27:37,109 Speaker 2: to two. Paul thows down. Curry knocks down the jump shot, 526 00:27:37,429 --> 00:27:38,949 Speaker 2: and the bench is loving it. 527 00:27:40,269 --> 00:27:43,829 Speaker 1: While the Splash Brothers were dazzling nightly, it was Draymond 528 00:27:43,909 --> 00:27:46,509 Speaker 1: Green who was anchoring the Warriors elite defense. 529 00:27:47,469 --> 00:27:51,829 Speaker 6: Twenty one now another blocked by Draymond What defense by 530 00:27:51,909 --> 00:27:52,549 Speaker 6: the Warriors? 531 00:27:53,429 --> 00:27:55,469 Speaker 2: The whole building waiting for Curry day. 532 00:27:57,589 --> 00:28:00,829 Speaker 1: He could defend any position, but more importantly, he could 533 00:28:00,909 --> 00:28:04,909 Speaker 1: absolutely blow up in opposing team's play by either predicting 534 00:28:04,989 --> 00:28:07,949 Speaker 1: what was coming or simply being so physical with his 535 00:28:08,069 --> 00:28:09,629 Speaker 1: opponent that they can't execute. 536 00:28:09,669 --> 00:28:11,469 Speaker 2: Rest out of the shot. Clocket's down to three. 537 00:28:12,429 --> 00:28:13,389 Speaker 8: Raymond knows him. 538 00:28:14,389 --> 00:28:19,109 Speaker 1: Thence comes up with the steel That unrelenting motor also 539 00:28:19,269 --> 00:28:24,908 Speaker 1: came with an unrelenting map, trash talking opponents, loudly, questioning reps, 540 00:28:25,269 --> 00:28:29,749 Speaker 1: even challenging his own coach. Draymond couldn't help himself. It 541 00:28:29,869 --> 00:28:32,629 Speaker 1: wasn't just part of his personality, it was part of 542 00:28:32,709 --> 00:28:36,309 Speaker 1: his game, and it meant Green immediately stepped into a 543 00:28:36,389 --> 00:28:37,069 Speaker 1: leadership role. 544 00:28:37,349 --> 00:28:40,029 Speaker 11: Well. First off, Draymond aboud to develop into a voice. 545 00:28:40,709 --> 00:28:44,789 Speaker 11: He's always been a He's always been a loud tell 546 00:28:44,829 --> 00:28:46,429 Speaker 11: you what, a king sky and I think that's what 547 00:28:46,549 --> 00:28:49,229 Speaker 11: makes him so great. He's not afraid to know sometimes 548 00:28:49,269 --> 00:28:51,349 Speaker 11: cross the line, as we all know, but I think 549 00:28:51,829 --> 00:28:53,869 Speaker 11: you'd always much rather a guy that crosses the line 550 00:28:53,909 --> 00:28:55,469 Speaker 11: every now and then than a guy that never gets 551 00:28:55,509 --> 00:28:59,469 Speaker 11: to that line with the efident energy and passion. So yeah, look, 552 00:29:00,549 --> 00:29:02,709 Speaker 11: his first couple of years under Mark Jackson, he's even 553 00:29:02,709 --> 00:29:04,549 Speaker 11: said he thought he might not even last in the 554 00:29:04,629 --> 00:29:06,349 Speaker 11: league with the role that he was playing. They playing 555 00:29:06,389 --> 00:29:09,749 Speaker 11: at the three at times, notably, you know, people saying 556 00:29:09,749 --> 00:29:11,469 Speaker 11: he's not a great three point shootout as he played 557 00:29:11,509 --> 00:29:15,109 Speaker 11: the three, he's too small for the four. And then 558 00:29:15,309 --> 00:29:18,829 Speaker 11: cursionto that starting lineup, the Steve kerryear and the rest history. 559 00:29:18,869 --> 00:29:22,429 Speaker 11: And then as as his confidence grew. You know, he 560 00:29:22,469 --> 00:29:24,229 Speaker 11: always had a loud voice, but then he started to 561 00:29:24,269 --> 00:29:26,989 Speaker 11: be a bit more strategic with knowing that he's a 562 00:29:27,149 --> 00:29:29,549 Speaker 11: big integral part of our of our group. You know, 563 00:29:29,629 --> 00:29:32,509 Speaker 11: he was kind of the people of our group in 564 00:29:32,589 --> 00:29:34,429 Speaker 11: a way where he'd be the one talking smack and 565 00:29:34,509 --> 00:29:37,069 Speaker 11: going at guys. I'd always have his back, Andrea I 566 00:29:37,069 --> 00:29:38,909 Speaker 11: would have his back. Was a domino effect as far 567 00:29:38,989 --> 00:29:42,189 Speaker 11: as the way we patrolled the paint and police things defensively, 568 00:29:42,229 --> 00:29:43,869 Speaker 11: and it was kind of us three that were managing 569 00:29:43,949 --> 00:29:45,589 Speaker 11: that side of things. Played did a great job as 570 00:29:45,589 --> 00:29:48,469 Speaker 11: well in the perimeter. But yeah, I mean, he really 571 00:29:48,509 --> 00:29:52,189 Speaker 11: grew into that role and became kind of he's kind 572 00:29:52,189 --> 00:29:54,629 Speaker 11: of the barometer of the warrior's energy and effort. How 573 00:29:54,749 --> 00:29:58,469 Speaker 11: he goes and what he does generally correlates into wins. 574 00:29:58,509 --> 00:30:02,029 Speaker 11: When he's in his element and he's you know, talking smack, 575 00:30:02,069 --> 00:30:05,589 Speaker 11: getting guys faces, pumping the crowd up, getting the referees, 576 00:30:05,629 --> 00:30:07,549 Speaker 11: I think he's really engaged that way. I think it's 577 00:30:07,589 --> 00:30:08,469 Speaker 11: more of a positive than. 578 00:30:08,389 --> 00:30:08,789 Speaker 8: In the game. 579 00:30:15,269 --> 00:30:17,709 Speaker 1: By the time the regular season was coming to a close, 580 00:30:18,069 --> 00:30:20,829 Speaker 1: there weren't many questions left to answer about these Warriors. 581 00:30:21,589 --> 00:30:24,029 Speaker 1: Steph was on his way to his first MVP award. 582 00:30:24,429 --> 00:30:27,469 Speaker 1: Golden State had proven capable of winning in different styles. 583 00:30:28,189 --> 00:30:31,149 Speaker 1: They were dominant at home, finishing the season thirty nine 584 00:30:31,189 --> 00:30:35,709 Speaker 1: and two on the road. Perhaps their most impressive performance 585 00:30:35,829 --> 00:30:38,869 Speaker 1: was a March win in Boston after being down twenty 586 00:30:38,909 --> 00:30:42,789 Speaker 1: six points and doing so without much assistance from steph 587 00:30:43,109 --> 00:30:44,709 Speaker 1: For Clay down the stretch. 588 00:30:45,949 --> 00:30:48,589 Speaker 2: Can you tie the game? Can you take the lead? 589 00:30:49,109 --> 00:30:53,909 Speaker 2: Can you cap off the comeback? Stafford Bigadala does and 590 00:30:54,109 --> 00:31:00,269 Speaker 2: ties it up. Do they have enough energy to finish 591 00:31:00,349 --> 00:31:00,629 Speaker 2: it up? 592 00:31:01,109 --> 00:31:01,749 Speaker 15: I believe they do. 593 00:31:02,429 --> 00:31:05,189 Speaker 2: Staff has expended lot, Clay has expended a lot. It 594 00:31:05,349 --> 00:31:06,029 Speaker 2: come a long way. 595 00:31:06,509 --> 00:31:09,029 Speaker 3: Raymond down the lane, he could do inside again. 596 00:31:09,349 --> 00:31:13,949 Speaker 5: Back to Draymond flip shot, No tim God, We've seen 597 00:31:14,029 --> 00:31:18,269 Speaker 5: him do that all year long, follow a misshot with 598 00:31:18,429 --> 00:31:22,109 Speaker 5: that tremendous intensity and wanting the ball. 599 00:31:22,349 --> 00:31:26,909 Speaker 6: The last lead four to three, the twenty six point 600 00:31:27,029 --> 00:31:28,749 Speaker 6: deficit is gone. 601 00:31:32,469 --> 00:31:34,589 Speaker 2: That I was gonna be careful at that o'clock at three, 602 00:31:35,269 --> 00:31:37,949 Speaker 2: I Ray down the lane, the laying head with a 603 00:31:37,989 --> 00:31:40,069 Speaker 2: high fair out of a big shot, and he was 604 00:31:41,429 --> 00:31:46,109 Speaker 2: we was grabbed and held and hustled all the way 605 00:31:46,149 --> 00:31:51,389 Speaker 2: in there. Nice blade without left hand. Think about this. 606 00:31:51,629 --> 00:31:55,149 Speaker 2: He wasn't Sheppard play here? It was Raymond's eleven. In 607 00:31:55,189 --> 00:31:57,789 Speaker 2: the fourth it was Harrison with the lead lead and 608 00:31:57,869 --> 00:31:59,949 Speaker 2: he get dollar with the big bucket there, It's it's 609 00:32:00,029 --> 00:32:01,789 Speaker 2: a great signed team. 610 00:32:01,909 --> 00:32:07,149 Speaker 1: Once the Warriors finished the season sixty seven and fifteen, 611 00:32:07,709 --> 00:32:10,429 Speaker 1: tied for the sixth highest win total in NBA. 612 00:32:10,349 --> 00:32:12,509 Speaker 2: History, Who is this team going? 613 00:32:14,629 --> 00:32:17,709 Speaker 1: Curry himself set a then NBA record for three pointers 614 00:32:17,749 --> 00:32:20,229 Speaker 1: in the season with two hundred and eighty six. He 615 00:32:20,349 --> 00:32:23,309 Speaker 1: also led the league in total steals, showing he wasn't 616 00:32:23,549 --> 00:32:26,949 Speaker 1: just an aufensive tun In retrospect, there didn't seem to 617 00:32:27,029 --> 00:32:31,149 Speaker 1: be any reason to question the Warriors, but doubt still remained. 618 00:32:32,229 --> 00:32:35,069 Speaker 1: After the break, the Warriors go into the playoffs and 619 00:32:35,189 --> 00:32:38,749 Speaker 1: experience adversity for the first time all seat. Will the 620 00:32:38,909 --> 00:32:56,029 Speaker 1: jump shooting team figure out how to fight back? Rachel 621 00:32:56,109 --> 00:32:59,349 Speaker 1: Nichols has covered NBA stars since her days in Chicago 622 00:32:59,509 --> 00:33:02,829 Speaker 1: covering Michael Jordan and the Bulls. She said the Warriors 623 00:33:02,869 --> 00:33:05,509 Speaker 1: had clearly reached everyone's radar, and the season full of 624 00:33:05,669 --> 00:33:11,029 Speaker 1: ridiculous highlights and accomplishments, but buying in entirely in the 625 00:33:11,109 --> 00:33:14,349 Speaker 1: league that featured a Spurs dynasty still kicking and Lebron 626 00:33:14,469 --> 00:33:17,869 Speaker 1: James back in Cleveland with a new supporting supercast that 627 00:33:18,189 --> 00:33:19,629 Speaker 1: was a lot more difficult to do. 628 00:33:23,549 --> 00:33:26,069 Speaker 16: I think it was a little slow for people to 629 00:33:26,149 --> 00:33:28,829 Speaker 16: really believe in them for a few reasons. I think 630 00:33:28,909 --> 00:33:31,109 Speaker 16: because it hadn't gotten as much hype coming in. It 631 00:33:31,229 --> 00:33:34,749 Speaker 16: was organic because Steph's ankles and injury issues had been 632 00:33:35,109 --> 00:33:37,349 Speaker 16: such a story for that team over recent years. There 633 00:33:37,429 --> 00:33:39,749 Speaker 16: was really an idea of like, yeah, okay, but at 634 00:33:39,789 --> 00:33:42,149 Speaker 16: some point he's going to get hurt again, right. There 635 00:33:42,189 --> 00:33:44,469 Speaker 16: were a lot of people who doubted sort of the 636 00:33:44,589 --> 00:33:46,829 Speaker 16: way that they were approaching the game, the gimmick. 637 00:33:47,029 --> 00:33:47,189 Speaker 8: You know. 638 00:33:47,349 --> 00:33:50,269 Speaker 16: Obviously we heard had Charles Barkley on TV talking about 639 00:33:50,309 --> 00:33:52,269 Speaker 16: them being a jump shooting team and the jump shooting 640 00:33:52,309 --> 00:33:54,829 Speaker 16: team can't win an NBA finals, can't do well, that 641 00:33:54,949 --> 00:33:57,269 Speaker 16: sort of thing. And frankly, the Warriors had a not 642 00:33:57,429 --> 00:34:01,109 Speaker 16: great reputation around the NBA and with fans and everything 643 00:34:01,189 --> 00:34:03,069 Speaker 16: that it was. You know, they're not sort of everyone 644 00:34:03,229 --> 00:34:05,829 Speaker 16: jump on the bandwagon there, so I think it took 645 00:34:05,869 --> 00:34:08,869 Speaker 16: a while. I think it was a sort of slow 646 00:34:08,949 --> 00:34:11,709 Speaker 16: acceptance that this team is for real, but they certainly weren't. 647 00:34:12,669 --> 00:34:15,788 Speaker 1: Charles Barkley made that jump shooting team remark any number 648 00:34:15,829 --> 00:34:19,109 Speaker 1: of times, but among the most memorable was the take 649 00:34:19,149 --> 00:34:22,109 Speaker 1: he got off just before the playoffs, where he didn't 650 00:34:22,149 --> 00:34:24,788 Speaker 1: include the Warriors as a top three team in their 651 00:34:24,829 --> 00:34:27,949 Speaker 1: own conference despite having the best record in the NBA. 652 00:34:29,949 --> 00:34:32,069 Speaker 9: Is the best team the best team in the West, 653 00:34:32,109 --> 00:34:33,709 Speaker 9: the same way you did it at these I think 654 00:34:33,829 --> 00:34:36,669 Speaker 9: that I won't pick three teams. 655 00:34:38,869 --> 00:34:40,429 Speaker 8: Because like it's a fluid situation. 656 00:34:40,629 --> 00:34:45,349 Speaker 9: I think Memphis getting Jeff Green, the Portland Trail Blazers, 657 00:34:45,869 --> 00:34:46,989 Speaker 9: and the Dallas Mavericks. 658 00:34:47,469 --> 00:34:49,109 Speaker 8: I think those are the three best teams in the 659 00:34:49,189 --> 00:34:55,829 Speaker 8: Western Conference. One more time. No Warriors, No Warriors. No Warriors. 660 00:35:00,069 --> 00:35:04,029 Speaker 14: Dismiss a team that has the best record on has 661 00:35:04,789 --> 00:35:06,748 Speaker 14: is number one shooting. That's why I go to this 662 00:35:06,989 --> 00:35:09,989 Speaker 14: number one in field bal Brand and garnished. I have 663 00:35:10,189 --> 00:35:13,349 Speaker 14: said it's the exact same thing for sixteen years here. 664 00:35:13,869 --> 00:35:17,269 Speaker 14: I don't like jump shooting teams. I don't think you 665 00:35:17,429 --> 00:35:21,189 Speaker 14: can win the championship being good teams shoot jumpers. 666 00:35:21,349 --> 00:35:23,549 Speaker 8: But they're not even top three in your mind? Oh, 667 00:35:23,589 --> 00:35:25,949 Speaker 8: because I like the big men on those other three teams. 668 00:35:27,709 --> 00:35:30,189 Speaker 1: Shout out to Kenny Smith and Shaquille O'Neal there for 669 00:35:30,309 --> 00:35:33,829 Speaker 1: trying to talk Charles off his rather archaic opinion. But 670 00:35:33,989 --> 00:35:39,709 Speaker 1: Charles wasn't alone in distrusting Golden State. While the acceptance 671 00:35:39,829 --> 00:35:43,909 Speaker 1: might have been slow, the warriors drawing power was especially strong. 672 00:35:44,309 --> 00:35:47,509 Speaker 1: It wasn't just Curry wowing crowds, it was the collection 673 00:35:47,669 --> 00:35:50,269 Speaker 1: of fresh faces doing it at a time when the 674 00:35:50,389 --> 00:35:54,069 Speaker 1: challengers were a plenty. Whether it was Lebron in Cleveland 675 00:35:54,469 --> 00:35:57,268 Speaker 1: or the defending champion Spurs or the mega talents at 676 00:35:57,269 --> 00:36:00,629 Speaker 1: Oklahoma City Thunder. There were a handful of teams prepared 677 00:36:00,669 --> 00:36:03,748 Speaker 1: to take or keep the mantle as best team in 678 00:36:03,789 --> 00:36:06,789 Speaker 1: the league. But the Warriors weren't building the resume of 679 00:36:06,869 --> 00:36:09,149 Speaker 1: a team that would flame out in the second round. 680 00:36:09,909 --> 00:36:13,069 Speaker 1: Mike Breed had been around the league enough to recognize 681 00:36:13,149 --> 00:36:16,189 Speaker 1: a true threat in the NBA, and the Warriors had 682 00:36:16,229 --> 00:36:18,868 Speaker 1: done enough in that regular season to convince him they'd 683 00:36:18,909 --> 00:36:21,029 Speaker 1: be legitimate even in the playoffs. 684 00:36:21,349 --> 00:36:25,709 Speaker 17: It was just this crescendo that started to build early on. 685 00:36:26,229 --> 00:36:30,109 Speaker 17: There's the noise, there's some of these wild performances, and 686 00:36:30,629 --> 00:36:34,029 Speaker 17: it just didn't stop. And you could also see as 687 00:36:34,109 --> 00:36:37,069 Speaker 17: the season went on how much confidence they had. You know, 688 00:36:37,149 --> 00:36:39,429 Speaker 17: it's the old saying in the NBA, you got to 689 00:36:39,509 --> 00:36:42,669 Speaker 17: lose in the playoffs first before you accomplished the ultimate goal. 690 00:36:43,229 --> 00:36:45,469 Speaker 17: But they didn't seem to feel that way. 691 00:36:45,669 --> 00:36:47,229 Speaker 8: You know, why not us, why not now? 692 00:36:47,349 --> 00:36:49,589 Speaker 17: That type of attitude, But they backed it up with 693 00:36:49,669 --> 00:36:53,349 Speaker 17: their play and just as the season wore on, you 694 00:36:53,429 --> 00:36:55,069 Speaker 17: could see the confidence they had. 695 00:36:57,669 --> 00:37:00,709 Speaker 1: Steve Kerr helped develop that confidence from the start of 696 00:37:00,789 --> 00:37:04,189 Speaker 1: his first season, and from about the h point of it, 697 00:37:04,629 --> 00:37:07,069 Speaker 1: he had already begun to prepare his team for the 698 00:37:07,189 --> 00:37:11,109 Speaker 1: next phase of becoming a champion. He'd already determined his 699 00:37:11,229 --> 00:37:14,349 Speaker 1: squad had the potential to win it all, but he 700 00:37:14,469 --> 00:37:16,948 Speaker 1: needed to get through to his team that it would 701 00:37:17,029 --> 00:37:19,349 Speaker 1: not be this easy come the postseason. 702 00:37:22,109 --> 00:37:23,909 Speaker 15: When we got off to the start that we did 703 00:37:24,549 --> 00:37:28,189 Speaker 15: and won so many games so convincingly, it was obviously 704 00:37:28,189 --> 00:37:29,829 Speaker 15: we were one of the best teams in the league. 705 00:37:30,069 --> 00:37:32,429 Speaker 15: So at that point, it's just, you know, can we 706 00:37:32,509 --> 00:37:34,348 Speaker 15: get there now or do we have to go through 707 00:37:35,229 --> 00:37:39,509 Speaker 15: the usual route of losing in the playoffs and heartbreaking 708 00:37:39,629 --> 00:37:42,869 Speaker 15: fashion for several years before you break through. So that 709 00:37:43,029 --> 00:37:45,469 Speaker 15: became part of our theme in the second half of 710 00:37:45,509 --> 00:37:47,748 Speaker 15: the season. I mean I brought it up point blank 711 00:37:47,829 --> 00:37:50,869 Speaker 15: to the players, you know, how do we avoid that step? 712 00:37:51,909 --> 00:37:54,549 Speaker 15: And we avoid it by doing X, Y and Z. 713 00:37:54,709 --> 00:37:57,549 Speaker 15: You got you know, you can't skip steps, but what 714 00:37:57,749 --> 00:38:02,109 Speaker 15: we can do is accelerate our process of doing the 715 00:38:02,229 --> 00:38:04,348 Speaker 15: things that win in the playoff. That was a big 716 00:38:04,429 --> 00:38:07,189 Speaker 15: focus in the second half of the year. You know, 717 00:38:07,469 --> 00:38:10,069 Speaker 15: this team had been in the playoffs the previous two years, 718 00:38:10,149 --> 00:38:12,549 Speaker 15: so they already had playoff experience. So it wasn't like 719 00:38:12,669 --> 00:38:15,789 Speaker 15: I was preaching something that they weren't totally aware of. 720 00:38:16,029 --> 00:38:19,589 Speaker 15: But I thought there were there was a lot to 721 00:38:21,949 --> 00:38:25,109 Speaker 15: get through to understand how hard it was going to 722 00:38:25,189 --> 00:38:26,509 Speaker 15: be to go four rounds. 723 00:38:26,709 --> 00:38:33,709 Speaker 1: You know, four rounds, how about one. The Warriors were 724 00:38:33,749 --> 00:38:36,509 Speaker 1: the top seed in the Western Conference playoffs and faced 725 00:38:36,549 --> 00:38:39,348 Speaker 1: the New Orleans Pelicans in the first round, a team 726 00:38:39,389 --> 00:38:42,109 Speaker 1: that featured All NBA First team er Anthony Davis in 727 00:38:42,229 --> 00:38:45,869 Speaker 1: his first playoffs and Tyreek Evans, who happened to win 728 00:38:45,949 --> 00:38:47,949 Speaker 1: the Rookie of the Year award ahead of Steph Curry 729 00:38:48,309 --> 00:38:50,709 Speaker 1: back in two thousand and nine, and with seven foot 730 00:38:50,829 --> 00:38:54,308 Speaker 1: Omer Ashik also in the starting lineup, the Pelicans could 731 00:38:54,469 --> 00:38:58,229 Speaker 1: challenge the smallesh Warriors inside. While the first two games 732 00:38:58,229 --> 00:39:02,069 Speaker 1: in the series were a relative cakewalk, Golden State's first 733 00:39:02,189 --> 00:39:07,149 Speaker 1: road playoff test would in the first possible opportunity Game three, 734 00:39:08,389 --> 00:39:12,309 Speaker 1: five fifty they lead of the night, or the Pelican 735 00:39:12,589 --> 00:39:16,788 Speaker 1: Tyreek Cats go starve and scottishes at the round they 736 00:39:16,949 --> 00:39:21,309 Speaker 1: keep adding to it. The Warriors found themselves down twenty 737 00:39:21,389 --> 00:39:24,749 Speaker 1: to start the fourth quarter. They were still down seventeen 738 00:39:24,949 --> 00:39:30,029 Speaker 1: midway through the period. Behind Curry, Thompson, Sean Livingston and 739 00:39:30,149 --> 00:39:33,189 Speaker 1: the tightening defense, the Warriors were able to close to 740 00:39:33,269 --> 00:39:36,389 Speaker 1: within five one o seven, one oh two, but Golden 741 00:39:36,429 --> 00:39:41,069 Speaker 1: State only had seventeen seconds remaining. After a timeout five 742 00:39:41,149 --> 00:39:44,909 Speaker 1: seconds later, Curry provided hope, we'll see a Golden. 743 00:39:44,709 --> 00:39:47,828 Speaker 2: State has anive year. Down five, Loren scot did look 744 00:39:47,869 --> 00:39:51,109 Speaker 2: up to Curry or Thompson Curry, that's how they go 745 00:39:51,269 --> 00:39:53,469 Speaker 2: by and Steph Curry hits a three. 746 00:39:54,349 --> 00:39:57,869 Speaker 5: Oh, they're not dead yet, two point game eleven eight 747 00:39:57,989 --> 00:39:59,909 Speaker 5: remaining this guy. 748 00:39:59,829 --> 00:40:00,748 Speaker 2: Buddy, or what. 749 00:40:03,149 --> 00:40:06,349 Speaker 1: After Anthony Davis missed one of two free throws, the 750 00:40:06,429 --> 00:40:09,748 Speaker 1: Warriors had ten seconds on the clock trailing by three. 751 00:40:11,669 --> 00:40:15,989 Speaker 2: Chance to tie it here for Golden State. Curry's got it, Curry, 752 00:40:15,989 --> 00:40:18,589 Speaker 2: I'll let it go. The three cups up short, offensive 753 00:40:18,669 --> 00:40:28,869 Speaker 2: rebound carry again and it's a time game. Two point eight. Heaven, 754 00:40:32,469 --> 00:40:34,829 Speaker 2: we have all the time in New Organs. 755 00:40:38,149 --> 00:40:41,189 Speaker 1: That game tying three from Curry happened to come over 756 00:40:41,269 --> 00:40:45,149 Speaker 1: the extended arms of both Anthony Davis and Tyree Gevins. 757 00:40:46,269 --> 00:40:47,869 Speaker 1: The Warriors would go on to win the game in 758 00:40:47,949 --> 00:40:51,069 Speaker 1: overtime behind forty from Curry, and then on to sweep 759 00:40:51,109 --> 00:40:52,829 Speaker 1: the series in four total. 760 00:40:52,869 --> 00:40:54,589 Speaker 8: Group effort of me from Tod to Byron. 761 00:40:54,989 --> 00:40:59,709 Speaker 10: It's a special He'd enjoying my teammateson get back to open. 762 00:40:59,869 --> 00:41:04,509 Speaker 1: The jump shooting undersized Warriors past the first playoff test 763 00:41:04,589 --> 00:41:08,629 Speaker 1: easily and announced to the haters that size alone can't 764 00:41:08,629 --> 00:41:12,029 Speaker 1: beat this team. The next round would be about two words, 765 00:41:13,029 --> 00:41:16,789 Speaker 1: grit and grind. The Memphis Grizzlies were known for it. 766 00:41:17,269 --> 00:41:20,909 Speaker 1: Their home arena was nicknamed the Grindhouse. It was the 767 00:41:20,989 --> 00:41:23,629 Speaker 1: type of team that could suffocate all the field good 768 00:41:23,709 --> 00:41:27,429 Speaker 1: out of the Warriors, with players like Tony Allen, Zach Randolph, 769 00:41:27,669 --> 00:41:28,469 Speaker 1: and Marcosol. 770 00:41:29,469 --> 00:41:32,949 Speaker 17: First playoff matchup between these two teams and what makes 771 00:41:33,029 --> 00:41:36,549 Speaker 17: it very interesting a contrasted styles. 772 00:41:37,829 --> 00:41:41,229 Speaker 1: The Warriors were still proving they could truly grind, not 773 00:41:41,429 --> 00:41:43,909 Speaker 1: just for a game, the grind in the style of 774 00:41:44,069 --> 00:41:50,388 Speaker 1: Marshawn Lynch, over and over and over and over. After 775 00:41:50,509 --> 00:41:53,109 Speaker 1: Game one between the Grizs and Warriors. A fifteen point 776 00:41:53,149 --> 00:41:56,669 Speaker 1: Warriors win. It appeared Kerr had indeed prepared his team 777 00:41:56,749 --> 00:41:59,989 Speaker 1: properly for what was to come. But the very next game, 778 00:42:00,749 --> 00:42:04,869 Speaker 1: the Warriors were stunned, held to ninety points on forty 779 00:42:04,909 --> 00:42:07,909 Speaker 1: one percent shooting and a loss. Then in Memphis, per 780 00:42:07,989 --> 00:42:10,989 Speaker 1: Game three, the Dubs put up just eighty nine and 781 00:42:11,109 --> 00:42:12,469 Speaker 1: another demoralizing hell. 782 00:42:14,869 --> 00:42:17,629 Speaker 2: Memphis went back to back wins again. Instead at number 783 00:42:17,709 --> 00:42:20,149 Speaker 2: one seed in the West at Golden Saint Warriors, the 784 00:42:20,269 --> 00:42:23,429 Speaker 2: Grizzlies have a two games to one lead in the 785 00:42:23,509 --> 00:42:26,428 Speaker 2: team that was the best team in the NBA all years. 786 00:42:26,749 --> 00:42:28,269 Speaker 2: He's gotten touched in the gut. 787 00:42:29,829 --> 00:42:30,309 Speaker 8: Just like that. 788 00:42:31,189 --> 00:42:34,269 Speaker 1: The Grizzlies had home court advantage in the series, and 789 00:42:34,389 --> 00:42:38,349 Speaker 1: the Warriors were looking like another field good story crumbling 790 00:42:38,389 --> 00:42:43,269 Speaker 1: in the second round. Everyone on the roster, including Leander Barbosa, 791 00:42:43,909 --> 00:42:46,469 Speaker 1: could feel that confidence was starting to waiver. 792 00:42:50,029 --> 00:42:52,989 Speaker 10: I could have seen the lach Rouino as a player, 793 00:42:53,709 --> 00:42:57,589 Speaker 10: as a veteran, that we have a little question in 794 00:42:57,789 --> 00:43:01,429 Speaker 10: eachy one of us on the next Dub dynasty. 795 00:43:01,749 --> 00:43:03,869 Speaker 11: I was passing Forks because he showed a few orvin 796 00:43:04,509 --> 00:43:07,389 Speaker 11: break those and he literally was unplayable. 797 00:43:07,429 --> 00:43:11,149 Speaker 16: After that, It didn't feel in those finals, at least 798 00:43:11,189 --> 00:43:14,429 Speaker 16: to me, that they were favored because Lebron being back 799 00:43:14,509 --> 00:43:16,909 Speaker 16: in Cleveland was such a story, and he's the one 800 00:43:16,909 --> 00:43:17,909 Speaker 16: who read the experience. 801 00:43:18,269 --> 00:43:19,829 Speaker 3: I remember all of us looking at each other in 802 00:43:19,909 --> 00:43:22,469 Speaker 3: Game three and like at halftime being like, is this 803 00:43:22,589 --> 00:43:24,549 Speaker 3: guy who's gonna beat us all on his own room? 804 00:43:24,829 --> 00:43:27,748 Speaker 11: Consider a great conversation as a player when you hear 805 00:43:27,829 --> 00:43:28,709 Speaker 11: that you're being benched. 806 00:43:36,469 --> 00:43:39,429 Speaker 1: Dub Dynasty is a production of iHeartMedia and the NBA. 807 00:43:39,989 --> 00:43:44,709 Speaker 1: For more podcasts from iHeartRadio, visit the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, 808 00:43:44,949 --> 00:43:46,349 Speaker 1: or wherever you get your podcasts.