Warriors center James Wiseman still hasn’t been fully cleared to participate in scrimmages and it remains unclear when that will happen, head coach Steve Kerr said today (Twitter link via Nick Friedell of ESPN).
Although Wiseman’s recovery from meniscus surgery is moving a little slowly, there’s nothing wrong structurally with his knee, according to Kerr, who told reporters that the club simply wants to be patient with the former No. 2 overall pick. Golden State has a league-best 15-2 record without Wiseman available, so there’s certainly no rush to get him back.
Here are a few more Warriors-related notes:
- Kerr confirmed on Tuesday that Klay Thompson was able to do everything at practice today and the team is just focused now on building up his strength and endurance. December 20 and 23 have been cited as possible target dates for Thompson’s return, but Kerr said that the team isn’t circling any specific games and will make the decision based on what Klay and the training staff think (Twitter links via Friedell).
- Thompson said today that his scrimmages so far have featured four-minute quarters — he plans to eventually ramp up to 12-minute quarters in the coming weeks, per Anthony Slater of The Athletic (Twitter link).
- Andre Iguodala, who has missed the Warriors’ last three games with a right knee ailment, didn’t practice today and has been ruled out of Wednesday’s game vs. Philadelphia. However, the swelling in Iguodala’s knee has gone down and he should resume on-court work within the next few days, Kerr told reporters, including Slater (Twitter link).
- Assistant coach Kenny Atkinson, who has been away from the team recovering from a leg injury, was able to attend the Warriors’ coaching meeting this morning for the first time in a while (Twitter link via Slater). He’s still not ready to rejoin the club in the building or on the sidelines.
- The Warriors’ success this season has been spearheaded by a defense that leads the NBA in defensive rating by two full points (100.0, compared to the Clippers’ 102.0). In a story for The Athletic, Slater takes a look at how increased accountability from Golden State’s youngsters, veterans, and coaches has contributed to the club’s strong play on that side of the ball.
Steph Curry said
We are young
We have championship DNA
We keep learning
We are the best defensive team
Any conflict?
If you are young you don’t have champ dna
Ok.
Ok.
So you only think old players have championship DNA. SMH
Right. Cause that’s the takeaway from this article. You literally have the weirdest worst posts on this site
Never thought that would come the day that 2 teams from the Pacific Division would be at the top of the league’s defensive ratings!
The winning GSW do not need them for now …
Tuesday November 30th. Warriors at Suns. Must see TV. We’ll know a lot after that game.
Warriors are amazing!!
Everybody plays defense and prioritizes it more than scoring. Everybody plays unselfishly and passes to the open player. Everybody plays as a team with a common goal. Everybody wants everybody on the team to succeed. It’s beautiful to see. Go Warriors!!!
Defense is the quickest way to get competitive. Warriors also had a soft schedule. Haven’t won Anything yet. Enjoy it.
I want to see Wiseman and Kuminga playing. Just imagine adding those two plus Klay. To regular rotation. Second half of season looks brighter.
There may be an adjustment period when they get Klay back, and when the Warriors and Kerr decide to integrate Kuminga, Wiseman, and Moody it’ll also take some time for the youngsters to adjust.
As it may, once the Warriors get to running on all cylinders WATCH OUT!! They’ll be able to come at you with size and length, they’ll be able to snipe you from distance regularly and often, they’ll be quick and deadly in transition, they’ll be a solid defensive team, they’ll be able to rotate and switch most players effectively, and in their half court offense they’ll be swinging the ball around, cutting, setting screens, and they’ll consistently have Curry, Poole, Klay, Kuminga, Moody, Draymond, and even Wiseman ALL that’ll be able to either create for themselves and/or for their teammates..
Warriors are going to be stupid fun to watch when their talent has fully come together and they’re running on all cylinders!!
I disagree I think offense is the easiest thing to get when defense is the toughest. not easy getting the team on the same defensive rotations. Its easy to find offensive minded players but the defensive elites are the game changers. Offense doesn’t take you far in the playoffs.