Congratulations to the Golden State Warriors winning the 2022 NBA Finals defeating the Boston Celtics 4-2. The Warriors are the 2021-2022 NBA Champions. The Warriors won four out of the last eight NBA Finals. The previous NBA Finals championships are 2015, 2017, and 2018. I share my thoughts.
*Egos are checked at the door. All professional athletes have egos. The Warriors play for the team.
*1+1+1=3. I wrote the math formula one superstar plus good coaching plus good management or good ownership equals a championship at There's An A In Overachieving on Oct 11, 2020. The formula applies to the Warriors with Stephen Curry, head coach Steve Kerr, and primary owner Joe Lacob.
*The core remains with Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, and Andre Iguodala since 2015. Curry was drafted in 2009. Thompson was drafted in 2011. Green was drafted in 2012.
*Health, strength, conditioning, and injuries are factors. One can say the odds favor the team winning the war on attrition.
*Timing and luck are factors, too. Be honest.
*The ownership lead by Lacob and Peter Guber invested in a new arena. The old arena Oracle Arena was outdated. The ownership purchased 12 acres in the Mission Bay neighborhood in San Francisco on Oct 2015. JPMorgan Chase purchased the naming rights naming the arena Chase Center on Jan 2016. Construction began on Jan 2017. The arena was financed privately. No public money was involved.
The Warriors played their first game against the Los Angeles Clippers on Oct 24, 2019. The COVID-19 pandemic suspended the 2019-2020 NBA Season. No games played at Chase Center for the rest of the season. No fans attended or limited fans attended the 2020-2021 season.
Ownership persevered the COVID-19 pandemic. The Warriors won the 2021-2022 season. Congratulations to the ownership. You won a championship at Chase Center. You won the bet. Chase Center is a cash cow with the addition of tournaments, concerts, and theaters.
*Identify talent. Develop the young players. Teach them. Mentor them. The draft picks Jonathan Kuminga, Moses Moody, James Wiseman, Kevon Looney, and Jordan Poole either are key players today or potential key players tomorrow. General Manager Bob Myers didn't acquire a veteran or an all-star by trading their young players. Management and the coaching staff believed in the young players for the playoffs.
*The light bulbs turned on for Andrew Wiggins and Looney. They understood what they needed to do.
*I can't confirm Curry played golf after the Game 1 loss. There was nothing new to learn. No changes were needed. Curry might as well play golf to relax.
*Kerr benched Green in the fourth quarter of Game 4. Kerr switched Poole for offensive sequences and Green for defensive sequences. The coaching decision changed the NBA Finals to favor the Warriors.
Play the game. The coach makes coaching decisions with the flow. Every game is different. Play a different card from a stack of cards depending on the game flow.
*The Celtics focused their defense on Curry for Game 5. The Celtics sold on Curry's offensive shooting. There were no problems for the Warriors. Other teammates stepped up providing the offense. The Warriors won Game 5 taking a 3-2 series lead.
*The Celtics are a young team with championship potential. I expect the Celtics to be back in the NBA Finals. There are missing puzzle pieces. The Celtics need a point guard and a veteran off the bench. The Celtics need more strength training and conditioning. The players must learn to communicate better.
*I connect the dots backwards. The Warriors scored 21 consecutive points which was the longest scoring run in an NBA Finals over the last 50 years in Game 6 on the road. The game was over. The series was over. Pic credit Bleacher Report.
Update On A Past Blog
Thur Jun 23, 2022 was the first day of the 2022 NBA Draft. The Warriors drafted Patrick Baldwin, Jr., forward, Milwaukee, with the 28th overall pick. I remind the NBA draft is a crapshoot from Instant Bullets Blog Jul 19, 2019 on Jul 19, 2019. Past performance doesn't guarantee future outcomes good or bad.
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