Stephen A.: Klay Thompson looks like he’s ‘SLIPPED TREMENDOUSLY’ 😳 | First Take
Stephen A. Smith and Brian Windhorst react to the NBA suspending Draymond Green for five games, along with how the Golden State Warriors look this season.
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Wiggins has always been trash they deserve it. Wiggins the most passive in the league and its not even close.
They are small slow and cant make shots which was the only thing they did good
Let's be candid here: teams know how to better defend the Warriors set, which is how Klay got more of his shots. Steph iso game has improved over the years and he can dribble and pull up which Klay can't. As a warriors fan I think people underestimate how Curry's genius and acumen has freed up shots for his teammates. They need to start a category known as the Curry assist where he doesn't even pass up the ball.
Secondly, Chris Paul looks so heavy-legged that his mid-range came, which requires a certain lift for a 6ft guard, seemed to have escaped him. He can't actually jump into his patened fade-away.
Wiggins loves being the number 4 option on a winning team…that's his idenity moving onward. It's like he forgot to score. I'd rather have Harrison Barnes.
Lastly, their offensive struggles remind me of just how important Draymond is as a screener and the the lynchpin for their sets. Draymond genius is not in the defensive aspect only; he's vital for the warriors offensive chemistry. I'll even say Kerr has some of the worst player developement resume. All their young players never seem to work.
Warriors are washed!
Really? experience those injuries yourself first and after talk about him being slipped. Him playing at this level is unbelievable and by the way it's an honor for you and everybody to know him. He is such rare and special human being living on this planet.
As a longtime warriors fan I’m very disappointed in Klay, Wiggins and CP particularly offensively to start but I wish yall would stop attributing it to age like that has something to do with making wide open shots! Idk what they have going on mentally cause I know they aren’t cheating the game with work put in. but whatever it is they need to make a serious change
Klay is done – dray is trash and Wiggins has always been a role player draft pick – never meant to be a star – simple as that – trade drwymond and klay asap
Klay was never the same after the injury.
Klay's unsuccessful contract negotiation is the 300lbs gorilla in the room
Klay has become a clay. Not the real thing. Molding him back would be difficult. Maybe he was just good for a year or two after his recovery.
Klay will and always been a "great" player only because of Steph. An average player when you have Steph who is arguably the greatest shooter of this generation playing next to you, and is also an incredible passer, ball handler to boot. Same goes with Draymond, great at being an "allstar" player when you have Klay and Steph in the wing. Steph is the most valuable player to a team than any other player in the NBA. The warriors are night and day difference without him. Klay has always been a mediocre defensive player and a good shooter, but he was never great. He simply was riding the coat-tails of Steph, just like the rest of the Warriors….and since we're at it, just like Jordan Poole last year. Let's be real.
Two "sharp shooters" Klay Thompson and Zach Lavine are having the worst start of their careers.
CP Klay Draymond are ALL washed up
Injuries are a mf, man. But also his shot selection has been atrocious. He’s not getting the catch and shoot looks that he used to either, so he’s trying to force it, which will never work for him.
Klay, yes was a great shooter but was never a great basketball player and now it's showing.
Klay tore his achilles. It's basically the most devastating basketball injury, and the thing that no one talks about is how it affected his shooting form. Klay often doesn't elevate as smoothly as he used to. There's kind of a like a hitch in his shooting motion because he needs to push harder off his legs before he can elevate. I'd never count Klay out. But if he really does start to decline, we should all try to remember that just being able to play in the league is hard enough for a guy who had his type of injury.
Klay hasn’t been good for quite some time now. He’s gone out of his way to prove that he can create his own shot and he’s failing. He’s not a great ball handler, he’s slow and lacks athleticism. In his prime, he was a 3-D player. Catch and shoot 3s while playing good defense. Now, he’s a bad defender and hasn’t shot the ball well.
This is final year of contract and I can’t see the Warriors re-signing him to a multi year contract at $45M a year.
the warriors peaked with that roster
The biggest issue is klay , the man thinks hes a superstar. He never was and will never be . He needs too be a 6th man but he cant start anymore
Wiggins and Klay are affecting the Warriors.
No longer splash brothers, just splash bro with Steph now
decline in shot is the decline in legs
Send Klay to Dallas
Come to LA Klay. You just need new scenery. We gonna call you LA Klay
Curry is a direct reflection of Lebron right now.
Top 3 All time 🐐 player with a HOF # 2 by their side who is out of shape and mildly proficient with a additional cast of characters who aren’t consistent enough to cover each others slack off…
Klay Thompson we knew will be back…and shut up…😢😢😢😢
For anyone as clueless as Stephen A, Klay averaged 12.4 ppg in his first 13 games LAST SEASON. He averages even higher now 13 games in at 12.8 ppg. Even accounting for no points in the last game he was ejected.
Klay ended up averaging 21.9 ppg last season. SO CHILL.
It’s actually Wiggs we should be worried about.
Final stages
Klay was plain awful during stretches of the season they ended up beating Boston, in a major shooting slump. This is just why nobody likes listening to this sort of analytical nonsense. This early in the year they have to make up drama to discuss.
if the warriors never had draymond and had a real big man they would have been the best team ever