He’s been showing glimpses since getting drafted, and Tuesday might have been the brightest glimpse yet. I don’t think it’s jumping the gun to say that Moody will play a sizable role this year.
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His final line tonight was 18 points and seven rebounds in just 18 minutes, while shooting 6-for-8 from the field and 6-for-7 on free throws.Īgain: temper expectations, but I think it’s safe to assume that he’ll play an intriguing rim-rolling role off the bench to start the season, especially with the chemistry that he’s developed with DiVincenzo and Jordan Poole. On defense he’s been agile and strong, and moving vertically. On offense he’s going straight up or going forward, instead of moving away from the hoop, and his hands look sharp. His numbers are excellent, but the eye test is even better. James Wiseman is figuring it outĪll expectations with Wiseman should be tempered until we see it during real games.īut my goodness, you couldn’t ask for a better preseason from the young center. There’s only so much we can learn from playing against the backups of a mediocre team during preseason, but Green certainly showed enough to excite. He drifted to the arc to knock in jumpers and attacked the rim as a cutter, shooting 4-for-5 on both threes and twos. He dove at the hoop anytime a shot went up, and finished with eight rebounds in just 20 minutes. He looked in control and dangerous running the pick and roll with James Wiseman, which is a great sign for the second unit, and when he wasn’t handling the rock he was moving well without the ball. He was utterly relentless on the glass, where he grabbed seven boards, and his defense was sensational. He may have missed all four of his shots, but he whipped out 10 assists in just 23 minutes. Tasked with running the offense in Curry and Poole’s absences, DD looked incredibly comfortable. did?ĭiVincenzo seems to firmly fit the latter. and Omri Casspi did? Or like Gary Payton II and Otto Porter Jr. There are always questions when new players join the Warriors. Instead, let’s go over some observations from the game. There’s not really tension there, and wins and losses mean next to nothing. Does anyone care about the narrative arc of a preseason backups game?ĭoubtful. I’m going to eschew the standard recap here because, frankly, I don’t think anyone wants a recap. This was made doubly impressive by the fact that the Warriors rested Steph Curry, Jordan Poole, Andrew Wiggins, and Kevon Looney, in addition to the continued absences of Draymond Green, Klay Thompson, and Andre Iguodala (though it is worth noting that Portland didn’t play Damian Lillard or Gary Payton II).
The Golden State Warriors dominated the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday, winning their penultimate preseason game 131-98.
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