Crossover: Warriors Hit New Low by Blowing Lead to Nuggets

Willard and Dibs join Steiny and Guru for a payday Friday edition of The Crossover! The guys react to last night’s Warriors loss to the Nuggets, Jonathan Kuminga’s lack of minutes in the second half, and more. Plus, the guys debut a new segment: What’s Buggin’ You, brought to you by Atco Pest Control!

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I told you it wasn’t going to go away now back to steiny and Guru on 957 the game oh god oh man yeah Guru Guru said kaminga he’s got haha see I only think he’s got ha See haha is real quick change of Direction well he got forgotten about last night I can’t

Wait to hear our brothers cuz he’s an afterthought Willard I got more pedigree to my my NBA hoop game dibs than oh put in kaminga put in kaminga but five of seven from the field four rebounds four assists seven free throw attempts where you made six you’re watching an 18-point

Lead just do nobody once said hey Mark or Dan we got a guy named kaminga who hasn’t played in the last minutes let’s run him back out there coach he should have played that’s all why they might not have won why do you think he didn’t that’s what’s bothering me okay 205 ask

Buing me and you’ll take his word for it did that little thing you got why do you think he didn’t play I think he got caught a little bit in a normal game time thing and Steve yeah okay and he kind of I I don’t think he forgot I just

Don’t think kaming on the top of his mind I don’t think I don’t think coaches forget that’s Allah K Shanahan like I forgot that Eli Mitchell was on the team remember that I forgot right or my favorite when the coaches football coaches love this what happened on that

Key play I didn’t see it I didn’t see it I’m going to have to go to the tap take a I didn’t see it I’m under the impression that you’ve got a great seat coach you didn’t see it um so yeah I don’t I don’t buy I don’t buy that he

Forgot I don’t buy he was sitting too long no the situation of the game I don’t buy that well see here’s what I buy he took him out with 6 minutes ago in the third quarter just because okay whatever whyever he did now he sits till the end

Of the third quarter which is fine wigin look good which is fine and to me if he starts kaminga in the fourth then he’s not finishing the game because he doesn’t like to finish with a guy playing an entire quarter he doesn’t even like doing that with curry so okay

So at that point it’s a good sign kaminga is probably coming back with well he said five or six right you know I think you could here’s where I’d say what about eight or nine to give him the first crack at it and then if he’s not

Playing wait you can get him out of three or four anyway that’s neither here nor there so they built an 18-point lead things are going well now it’s 651 Wiggins makes the shot to put them up 18 18 time out time out time out time out

Jonathan get in there of course not but the question when do you do it over the next six minutes you you would think if you were going to do it you because I I totally get the idea of it’s not broke don’t fix it right that’s the way the

Warriors are deciding the fourth quarter if things are going well stick with it at a certain point in there they weren’t going well anymore and they did make substitutions and he wasn’t one of them and should he have been one probably I would say yes probably just because when

When the offense for the Warriors gets like that you you need your people who can kind of break a defense down or maybe that haha that’s right talk to us no talk to me Clinton dick no with a post up not with a haha take that he’s

Their best post up player whatever you don’t want him to haha but he’s got he gets fouled sometimes starting when he ha in the low post we always want he gets it stolen on the haha well and if he gets to the free throw line he just

Misses it anyway I seven last night it’s not they didn’t take any shotes over the last half a quarter they took zero shots you can make that case that when it starts going crazy us but you get someone in there who is a a good Defender

Has that haha he’s got that haha and he can get to the c walk outd before what’s bugging me he can get to the tin okay know he can he can get to the cup my put it in so anyway I yeah like but I find

That to be a pretty simple point the last time we came in this hot about someone not playing in the fourth quarter Steve K showed up 2 hours later and went I messed that up and I bet and I bet he would do it again today well

This one’s a little bit more complex well it is because Jonathan kaminga decided to call his agent and him call Shams which by the way while we can all understand his frustration and may share it was totally wrong I don’t think that that necessarily speaks that well of

Jonathan kaminga and his agents right now I’m I’m pretty focused in on the word choice they used I I I’d be why are you stopping I’d be pretty offended if I’m the Warriors that Mr 21y old has lost faith in the four time Champion you

You put in way that I was trying really Jonathan you lost faith in us and this is part two this is part two this is a week away from a week after part five part two last week where you guys were out Devon and uh FP he said it messes

With my mind I’m unstoppable so he’s like he must smell something inside what’s going on with te and itang out from a place to I of they need me more than I need them like I’m telling you well that’s not true but what he smells is that the veterans and the young

People don’t get along and the veterans have the veterans have the pimp hand and the pimp hand is strong strong as you know so the Vets don’t want to play with the youngsters what do that means that means that Steph would rather lose with Wiggins than roll the dice with kaminga

That’s what it means and Steph trying a crosscourt one-handed flippy dippy and and nobody saying anything about that nobody’s saying anything about that we T Jonathan Kam well kinga’s words and kaminga stepping out how about the the MVP how about the alleged goat making another Reckless crosscourt pass

To lose you the game let’s talk about that no that was bad joker 35 what do you want to say about it okay right see now that’s okay fine make the right pass stop trying to hit home runs when a single will win the game and if you look

At his career and no no you ask me what I want to say this is what I want to say so let me say it stop trying to do the shortcut because your career is coming to an end start making the smart play and pass the ball to the guy who’s open

Instead you’re trying to do something fancy schmancy to try to do something that’s not open something that might have worked seven years ago it doesn’t work now Steph make the sensible old guy play cuz that’s where you are okay big picture what do you want to say I just

Said it I that’s a small picture that’s last night what’s the big picture what do you want to do the big picture is you want to trade step no Mark okay stop stop trying to put that out there in the E they’re not going to trade Steph okay

Then stop putting out there and I’m not even talking about you anymore stop putting out there that Steve cerr needs to get the damn axe because if Steve cerr needs about Steve of course today is completely about Steve cerr Jonathan kaminga made a national story out of Steve Kerr today and this

Four-time champ a line of listeners today on this station you got to fire Steve Kerr oh really no it’s organizationally you’ve got to make a decision somebody named Joe is going to come in here and then the record’s going to get better you either have to ride

With the old guys and Steve or you trade some of these old guys and go young and then you bring in a new coach hand in hand exactly make a choice so that’s my point you want to fire Steve Kerr great go ahead and trade Steph to well then if

You’re going to keep Steve cerr and he wants to stay he told us that that much repeatedly then trade Moody trade kaminga and turn the page might and they might well they should because I mean clearly they don’t want to be a part of or you know this team is not cohesive

With the old guys and the young guys listen not I don’t know about that part is there anybody basketball sense yes and I’m say maybe I’m I’m totally different here okay here’s the way I looked at that game referring to coaching etc etc etc I’m watching that

Game and the Warriors are up 18 and they lose an 18-point lead and they end up losing before I go on to social media which I don’t like I didn’t I guess I didn’t think oh my God kaminga didn’t play holy hell kaminga didn’t play it was just another game where kaminga

Didn’t play okay the game comes down to Curry turning it over yok h a shot you know what my question was after the game not why didn’t kaminga play why do you have Chris Paul on the floor but he’s not handling the ball why is Chris Paul

Not facilitating the last play he’s got the greatest assist to turnover ratio in the history of the game we have Steph Curry perhaps the greatest off ball player in the history of the game we know he’s got some shortcomings turning the ball over especially late he’s like

Why why was that called that’s that was my overarching you got Char and Clay basically arm and arm in the corner as nonf factors so I mean where was the play call where was the the offensive design and you’re right and it’s not so much about threat the threat was uh

Steph Curry dribble dribble dribble doing his Jordan pool thing and then oh I’ve got nowhere to go and I’m going to try to make a 42 foot hook pass I said the worst thing that’s going to happen is we’re going to watch bonus basketball that was not on the bingo card

Turn timeout and then a dagger I jinxed it I was sitting with the lovely chrisy no it was my bad well what the play that Denver ran I’m like what the hell are you doing the second they inbounded into yoke it’s 70 ft from the basket I I I I

Relaxed I sat back on the couch and I said to her I go well you’re not going to make that and then she she must have hit my arm 27 times wow my bad I’m like how the hell is he going to that’s a terrible the same thing I’m like what

Are they doing what’s he doing but then I was like he’s 74 you gave it to a human being three quarters of the court and he’s able to shoot a 49f footer just like it was a foul shot totally like pretty incredible he’s crazy and they

Got a g idea ball player well kind of he is crazy you’re listening to 957 the game K JZ FM and HD1 San Francisco always live on the free Odyssey app twitch and YouTube powered by first how credit you that field goal percentage stat at the end of the game 39 for his

Last 44 man what the hell is he doing you mentioned it they shot 52% from the floor they shot 42 from three and they had eight turnovers and you lost the game and it’s we can talk about kaminga and the Steph hook pass and the final sequence and everything

Else but you said it steiny it’s the defense you gave up a buck 30 okay you shot better than 50 you shot better than 40 and you didn’t turn it over and rebounds were even and you gave up a buck 30 but you balled out in the third

Quarter and I’ll scored them I mean that was that if I can interest you in some def focus on that you can that’s a great little quarter the rat on the table is this is the fourth game and they lead the league with 18 point blown leads

Against sack the Clippers ti ti first but ti ti Stein is telling me Go not to expect it but the reason that’s happening is cuz they’re older I don’t buy that okay what do you buy did it’s negligence by everybody including Steph this is the fourth blown leave of 18

Points like closer you got come on let’s finish it don’t tell me we’re old and that’s why we can’t finish part of Steve part of it Steve CT is that what you want to hear doubt yeah I think the I think a team that that leads the league

And lost big leag that’s disappo that’s disappointing probably some coaching no don’t I think it’s probably Personnel I think it’s uh maybe a bad that would have been a great win there’s of course it would have been they would have had wins over Boston and Denver that would have made you feel so

Different there would have been 500 and the Pistons are coming to town like you would have felt you’d have felt good You’ have felt good if one other shot didn’t go in now the story which by the way is probably something that everybody should breathe and remember today if one

Shot doesn’t go in you probably don’t have the opinion a lot of you have today or that story from Dingo and that and that probably makes it an irrational opinion and so that that’s kind of where I am today there’s two conversations happening at once Steve cerr has not had

A great year and and he he has said it he’s also balancing an insane amount an insane amount he’s got two pups who have their agents calling every day he’s got an absolute Maniac who keeps getting suspended by the league he’s got a guy on a boat in tiberon who can’t mentally

Seem to keep his wits about him as he ages he brings in a future Hall of Famer who’s got to learn how to come off of the bench all of this is going on at one time and and we’re acting like dude easy decision it’s not it’s not this is not

Easy it’s not clear who should be in the closing lineup every night so if you want to have a to me you want to have a conversation about in-game management last few games a game like last night should kaminga have played of course he probably should have gone in and of

Course Steve has made some mistakes with late game management to me that’s very different than fire cerr yeah it’s very different as far as Steve Kerr goes I absolutely think there are probably there are definitely coaches out there who probably could milk some more wins

Out of this team you know what he like a Don Nelson from 10 years ago he would be better than Steve Kerr with this team would he make Wiggins and kaminga coexist he probably just no but whatever he would do it would have no relationship to Clay Thompson’s feelings or drayman’s

Feelings but Steve K’s the dynasty coach that’s who he is like I didn’t even mention Wiggins in terms of what he’s balancing whatever the hell has gone on there for the last year of Our Lives man it’s a hell of a lot more than I mean

What what is that what like what what is that and it like of course we don’t know I’m done trying to figure it out of course but the point is is like let your mind wander a little bit in terms of what it’s been like to manage all of

This and act like there are easy answers around every corner is super hindsight 2020 it’s pretty easy though in terms of yeah you’ve got Jonathan kaminga playing well you play him end of yes but that’s again that’s the small sample Moses Moody is not playing so why

Is he not playing I think that and the reason is and it’s something that we haven’t heard from anybody but it’s pretty easy for me to see from the outside looking in the veterans don’t want to play with certain guys and that’s Moses Moody plays and he plays

Well and then it’s dnp kaminga plays and he balls out last night and then you don’t play him again is that here’s my guess here here’s my guess give it to us this is my guess as to why kaminga is not more top of mind at the end of a

Game uh because when when we go he hates young people well he doesn’t hate pamy and he’s starting real quick to not hate Trace Jackson Davis and my guess is especially when you hear the way they talk is that psky and tjd do a better job of doing what Brock pie is accused

Of doing and that is being a system player man they go out there and they do what the Warriors are trying to do whatever that is on a given night the game plan Step Building around what has been Warrior basketball for years when I listen to Jonathan kaminga talk kaminga

Wants to cook and he can sometimes he did last night got that haha so yes he can do it but the Warriors are like that’s great that you can do it but that’s not winning basketball think back to last year was there another player who had the haha didn’t play Warrior basketball all

The time and it wore people out so that’s my guess that’s my guess and you can have your opinion whatever you want it to be based on that Jonathan kaminga I hope he’s not traded he is a tremendous talent I hope he is traded because he’s he’s about uh he’s at 11:30

Right now in a motel room he ready check out here well then here’s the good news if you do decide to trade him of all the trades we’ve aled about that’s the guy other teams want no man that’s the guy if you want to get a return that’s the

Guy what you got s all right guys it’s time for our new segment I think I think we burned it all already though no no no oh I got plenty more uh it’s time for what’s bugging you brought to you by ATO PES control Pest Control goo go ahead what’s bugging you

What’s bugging me is my partner is telling me and I believe him and I need Willard and dibs to help me I thought Jordan P being traded Chris Paul being brought in Mike Dunley looking Us in the face and telling us connectivity is what it’s about this year with the Warriors

How could Matt stamus or anybody think that whatever ailed this team off the court last year still there was some residue I thought it was Lysol uh Clean Slate how did I miss that something still was festering with the Warriors off the court cuz I believe it to be the

Case now yeah I mean it it feels like you where you thinking like steiny was clear or like me they’re starting fresh no I don’t think that they’re starting fresh and you’re never going to start fresh when you have Jonathan kaminga who goes from 16 to 8 to four to zero

Minutes in the playoffs and then this year he’s in and out he’s on he’s off and he doesn’t finish a game where you blow a lead and Moses Moody comes in he plays great and then he’s a dnp meanwhile psky rightfully playing his ass off playing his ass off but all of a

Sudden pods comes in and he plays in front of Moody if you’re Moody you’re thinking I could do a lot of those things why don’t I get a chance so I don’t think that you can look at a clean slate and think about it in terms of the

Warrior team slate yeah exactly shout out Slater what’s bugging no go ahead yeah what’s bugging you well I was I’ll tell you what’s bugging me why you did that already no answer bugging oh yeah I thought we were having a conversation bugging him and I thought help with

What’s bugging everybody El so it’s not going to be like 1 2 3 do however you want it to be I’ll just I’ll do this quickly what’s bugging me is Farhan zidi sitting on his hands because you got a picture no I wanted to do it I had something on Robbie Ray I

Was going to throw out there Robbie Ray is a great pitcher no it’s the in 2019 what you I wanted to give I wanted to Gary Woodland you with Robbie Ray nobody knows who we’re talking about but I oh shoot you’re excited you want me to say

I’ll tell the story I’ll tell that story about what’s bugging me what’s bugging me is Joe foron from about seven years ago after the Super Bowl and this guy’s not known for comedy have I heard this one before you might have stop me if you heard it before I’m doing mornings with

Jolo and dibs and Forton boss’s not known for comedy so we open up at 6:00 a.m. and he does this full like setup about oh I’ll tell you what a big surprise from yesterday and blah blah blah last night and this and that like a

Super Bowl weekend this is good and I go Oh you mean Gary Woodland with a win and he looks with me go yeah yeah Gary Woodland and we go to break and we turn off the mics and I go get a sip of coffee and he turns to me

He goes what the hell do you think you’re doing and I go wait what he goes I was setting that all up for a Gary Woodland joke and I go Joe I didn’t think it and he he went on to he was hurt dude ber me for the entirety of 5

Minutes including a cars for kids commercial your boy just buried me so what’s bugging me steiny is Joe foron ball from six years ago there the story’s been told wood so Gary Woodland is forever synonymous with you know somebody isn’t Woodland the guy who wanted to play D1 basketball and

Realized but he played D3 and that sounds right I’m not trying to Ste story about well I guess what’s bugging me is uh uh what’s bugging me dib’s taking your stuff for Robbie Ray do you want me to give you a minute and I’ll do mine

Yeah okay okay you want to know what’s bugging me sure all right fancy expensive Donuts that’s what’s bugging me because they shouldn’t exist there are Championship Donuts thank you by the way in the other room thank you by way and that is from and I always shout him

Out that is from dut alley in larksburg because that is what a doughnut shop is supposed to look like it’s suppos the size of a quarter and you’re supposed to walk in there and there’ll be a tip jar that looks like it’s been there since 1978 and good people behind

The glass with donuts like regular donuts chocolate oldfashioned glazed donuts things with sprinkles on them chocolate bars stop messing around with donuts the size of your face that are thick and doughy and a dozen cost 48 bucks if you have a store like that close it close it Donuts are classic

Keep them that way that’s what’s buing this is a great take and thank you for the donuts Championship Donuts he won the Fantasy League the duts are good and somehow still fresh an hour about five already they closed at one and I went in closing time

Yeah had a boy no they’re great I had what kind I had the chocolate with the you the chocolate old fashioned or my favorite the Frid curler the oh no that’s what I had it’s wait what’s it what what’s it old fashioned chocolate old fashion is the one is is a circle

With a hole in the middle and then like it’s got a ridge around the edge oh yeah yeah that’s what I had yeah that’s what I had that was great job I guess can I do me and then get out of here please huh bag on you know what’s bugging me is that

Damn bag you’re all wearing on know this flew this was like wow yeah what’s bugging me is this is incredible it’s like making it up go along you’re just making it up dude I wow it’s a preparation I think I’ve I think I’ve gotten rid of them all over

The show that’s it Matt Stein is not being by anything you know what bothers I guess what bothers me looking at Klay Thompson on the screen what I guess what bothers me is that I feel like draymond’s tenure here will last longer than Clay’s from this point on and I

Just kind of think that sucks that kind of bugs me yeah a little bit I he that yeah if clay Le ends up leaving this year and draymond’s around for another year that kind of bugs me his way you guys have a great they do win that game

Though last night with Draymond did they get up 18 though I don’t know