Warriors Unleash The Death Star Lineup: NBA Beware

[@shawnharry9517]

The KEY here tho isn't just their new death lineup, it's the emergence of Jordan, and the fact that he can REPLICATE Steph's game in terms of Shooting/Scoring/Play-Making. Before, the Warriors would struggle to score when Steph went to the bench, but now, Kerr can keep at least 1 of them on the court for ALL 48 Mins, so it's Non-Stop Attacking and Pressuring the defense without Tiring out Steph. There's NO team in the NBA that can Substitute 1 Star Player for Another. Imagine if the Lakers cud sub LeBron for another LeBron?? It's like having a Clone, lol. Steph - 34 pts, 12/17, 5/10 from 3, 5/7 FT, 3 Rebs, 4 Asts Other Teams: that's fine, we expected that. We can still beat them tho. Jordan - 29 pts, 10/16, 5/10 from 3, 4/4 FT, 5 Rebs, 8 Asts Other Teams : Wait, there's TWO of them now??? . . . That's Not Fair!!! GS: don't forget, we still have Klay, Dray, Wiggins, etc . . . :)

[@davidmatthews648]

💯

[@released7095]

Don't forget curry did that in 23 mins

[@meepp8281]

Mans spitting facts

[@abbyik7357]

Yeah, Poole retired regular season just to sign on this post-season

[@jacobstewart9139]

It's over 9000

[@timangar9771]

11:03 Steph Curry just scored with a Kobe Bryant turn around fade. My life is now complete.

[@adidasboy3207]

That was smooth.

[@jhoeofhoe]

It made it scream "whattttttt" so loud when i first watched it. And yes it made me happy as well

[@RoeyHaviv]

He finally found a smaller player to bully.

[@SeanWashPhoto]

Jordan Poole's footwork is synonyms with Kyrie's handles. The way he is able to jab step, cross step and euro-step in one dribble is incredible and works just as effectively in confusing the opponent as dribble moves.

[@BadassBikerOwns]

I agree, but one thing that Poole has that Kyrie doesn't is character. At least for now, Poole is willing to make sacrifices for the team and be a 6th man.

[@remnant8898]

@@BadassBikerOwns that's yet to be seen. When he's been relegated to that position, he has struggled. He needs to mature in that area so that he can continue to be dynamic. Hopefully, what Curry has done these last two games coming off the bench will motivate him.

[@walkhardwalk]

the only current issue that I can see with JP is his balance, he's a bit undecisive on some of his moves making him a bit out of balance, although I can also understand that this is all due to his quickness to shift to another direction but still this is something that he can improve on as he matures.

[@somersetbassett4580]

@@BadassBikerOwns Douche. Sorry I thought we were all just insulting people we've never met, lol

[@TaxTaxes]

yeah his balance is insane

[@BlackMarq20]

Curry was top 5 in defensive rating for most of the year, he’s underrated as a defender.

[@sswildlifevideos]

Facts, thanks for pointing this out. He knows his limitations and has become a lot stronger and smarter as defender. Only people who watch the games would notice this!

[@dreyeezy8671]

hes not a great on ball defender but a great team defender. That's why this defense works, he knows when to press and when to help

[@remnant8898]

Good take. He's been underrated as a defender for years. He's not elite, but he is above average, and that's all you can ask for with someone who is so destructive on the offensive side of the ball.

[@jonathanbolger6173]

Yea, not to take away from him but that's partially because of how GS defend. Very team focused defence, clever switching and they work for each other. Again, not saying to take away anything I think it's a plus, Steph is a very intelligent player, and good leader, lots of talking and coordination. They're a great team, excited to see this go as far as it can.

[@BlackMarq20]

@@jonathanbolger6173 it’s yes and no, I mean in previous years he was a big liability on defense and they would hide him, since he’s bulked up and actively worked on his defense he’s gotten a lot better. He was always good in the passing lanes, and had decent hands, but now his strength makes it harder to just bully him. He will always be targeted because of his height and it’s easier to shot over him, but to be 13th in defensive rating it a little more than the team. GS has always had top defenses and Curry hasn’t been this high. He was a legit 2-way player this year.

[@Rambam1776]

Nuggets fan here. I had a feeling this playoff series was going to be bad but I wasn't expecting this

[@bballbreakdown]

I bet it will be different tomorrow

[@saulgoodman8109]

@@bballbreakdown NOPE 4-0 SWEEP BABBYYY

[@oliverlongbrake1713]

@@bballbreakdown I dunno I’m feeling pretty depressed after Monday

[@-ASTROMAGIC]

@@bballbreakdown nawh man the brooms are already out 🤣

[@pakyo6986]

@ASTROMAGIC walis like jalen rose said sweeper lol

[@robertreyes8792]

"You cant give Jordan Poole this much space" wouldve been a crazy sentence to hear 2 years ago lol.

[@ghost.patrols]

The way Draymond leads Steph with the pass at 9:36 is awesome. You can really see the chemistry, Steph catches it with one hand and is already in his shooting motion before he gets both hands on it.

[@Monkey_D_Luffy56]

It's been a few years since I saw this kind of playstyle of the Warriors. Insane ball move and Green is shooting 3s with confidence again, I'm not the biggest Warriors fan but I hope they still have the same energy to the very end

[@dis_john]

A PTSD lineup for other teams Andrew, Poole, Thompson, Steph, Dray

[@ronald8664]

PTSD W, W for Warning

[@fruitpunchsamurai1306]

P - Poole T - Thompson S - Steph D - Draymond definitely better than "3g"

[@theinktician]

@@fruitpunchsamurai1306 especially when 3g phones are dead.

[@ayyyayay]

@@fruitpunchsamurai1306 ptsd with the W (wiggins)

[@barrettvelker198]

PTS Dubs

[@Madhamz]

Ahhh..playoffs..what a great period of time. Lots of (bball)breakdowns, analysis, even greater basketball and inside the nba is on almost everyday.

[@Ubiquitous_1]

Great breakdown. It was an insanely GOOD game to watch. The crowd at Roaracle --I mean Chase, was getting louder and LOUDER and more frenetic like the attack by the Warriors. This is one of my favorite games ever!

[@taesang5664]

jordan poole is literally a piece of fantasy. we all know klay can shoot, but ultimately he’s the catch-and-shoot guy. i never saw him as replicating steph’s game, and that is not a bad thing either. in fact, that’s a perfect compliment to steph’s shooting. but i always wondered, ever since i first saw the splash bros in action, what if they had another scorer who’s just as reliable as these two? we sort of got that with kd but of course that’s different. kd isn’t exactly a pure shooter and he wasn’t organically developed by the organization. i wanted to see a genuine shooter similar to steph on the floor with him. my prayers were heard and the basketball gods have delivered. we literally have another freaking curry on the team. that is just absolutely insane to me, and the doors this opens up for the franchise is limitless. game 2 with denver was a thing of dreams. i have watched the highlight reel sooooo many damn times because i just could not believe that those plays actually happened. and jordan poole was an integral part of that being possible. what they did on the floor that night was just magic, and i know a lot of people are discrediting it because it was done on an undermanned, underpowered denver team. but i have absolutely no doubt this line-up will destroy other teams defenses just like how they did for the first two games of the playoffs.

[@blue-phoenix115]

Halfway through the 2nd Quarter, Warrior were hovering around 30 pts. Near the end of the 3rd Quarter, Warriors had 100+ pts. 70 points in a Quarter and a half… 😲

[@mog7501]

3rd Quarter Warriors are absolutely deadly.

[@Sparkpark228]

I remembered how they demolish the rockets in the third quarter few years ago. Klay thompson literally used a flamethrower that quarter and the defense broke down

[@slamandjam2]

@@mog7501 The fact that they're a 3rd quarter juggernaut speaks volumes to Steve Kerr and the coaching staff. Warriors have been 3rd quarter bullies since the first year Kerr got here. I wish he got more credit than he does.

[@TheHeadincharge]

@@slamandjam2 Yup. I’d be curious to know why they’re so good in the 3rd outside of normal mid game adjustments as there’s got to be some other game plan that goes beyond basic adjustments.

[@mostmost1]

@@slamandjam2 that old Phil Jackson learning. The Bulls demolished teams by the third.

[@risingtoneofthemojo]

This video is amazing!!! Not just the breakdowns which good as always, but to start with the Star Wars intro and then go into Steal My Sunshine was fantastic! Icing on the cake was when you transitioned that into More More More for the game 2 segment. Not only was it perfect because that lineup stole the Nugget's sunshine and there was 'more' in game two, but the sheer fact that Steal My Sunshine is based on a sample of More More More makes it utter perfection. Seamless and brilliant at the same time!!!

[@IbrahimToure_]

9:44 curry isnt even looking at the ball go in lmaooo

[@Franciscohazel]

Playoff coach is a real thing!! Crazy intro, seamless add, and expert breakdown!! One of the few who is breaking down how this lineup is getting it done on defense.

[@kylepalsson4196]

Im absolutely loving the creativity on these playoff vids, coach!

[@yoda112358]

Coach Nick's sponsor transitions are almost as good as Jordan Poole's at-rim finishing.

[@SealFredy5]

Small ball isn't just about the 5 individual players either. Look at how GS works Jokic through the first half. They tire out the larger teams and then increase the pace in the second half. Large teams just become exhausted down the stretch. Literally why teams with a big man as their centerpice are so difficult to win with. This strategy also requires a ton of depth, which is exactly the "strength in numbers" you see from teams like the warriors or suns.

[@taesang5664]

beautiful basketball

[@keyproblems7590]

The warriors big 3 played only 11 mins this season, so no one knew how good they would be with this new team. People thought they would be nice with Wiggins, but Poole coming out of nowhere made this lineup godlike

[@JG124_]

7:17 I remember that video! I wish you hadn't taken it down. I referenced it in countless arguments with people who continually insisted Curry had no defense.

[@TheHeadincharge]

This really shows just how important Draymond is on defense as he’s able to take the centers 1on1 and survive and force them to hit tough shots. Also the amount of work Steph has done to become less of a defensive liability doesn’t get talked about enough tbh.

[@05dal]

They don't talk about Steph not being defensive liability because it will negate their stupid narrative that Steph does not play defense, like, at all!

[@WealthEngineering]

That add was sooo smooth. I finally got monitize once I get a deal I'll get started on the smooth ad transition

[@edwinpoon]

Head Coach Steve Kerr could have fielded this Death Line-up during the Wizards game when Draymond came back, and again during the Celtics game before Stef was injured. But he didn't, because he said "I am evil and cunning, and learnt from Jackson and Jordan who were the best, so I am keeping this in my pocket y'all".

[@taesang5664]

nah because klay and jordan had to build that chemistry while steph was out to have this kind of connection with each other. and klay was not there yet at that time. it was only at the end of march when he started dropping those straight 30+ games.

[@edwardaverros3028]

I'm just imagining Kerr saying this in a post-game interview, and I'm dying

[@OrangeSodaKing]

Oh wow the opening crawl was very well done

[@bballbreakdown]

🏀🏀 🙏🙏

[@goldenstate443]

Although this year is a title run, wow we have so much to look forward to for the future..JP will get even better, Kuminga and Moody will be next to develop along with Wiseman…the type of center he’s going to become already would make any team in the league better but the fact that he ended up with the Warriors is so scary for the league because they’re already too many holes to cover for the defense…now they’re gonna add a lob threat to get even more easy buckets..he can dribble , finish, shoot, and they even hired an assistant that’s been training his post game..the same assistant that developed Joker’s post game…Wiseman’s also fast af, so on defense he’s gonna pretty much be everywhere with his size and the way Draymond and the team will develop his IQ, it’s exciting to think about and I’m glad we didn’t rush him back

[@josephchandler8418]

I fully believe if Draymond was healthy all year he would have run away with DPOY. The way he was able to shut down Jokic 1v1 was just incredible.

[@reelmagic88]

True. I remember before the playoffs began, people were quick to point out that the nuggets were a bad matchup for the dubs because the dubs "lacked" size to defend the joker.

[@reidb6327]

True

[@greyklopstock7155]

Fr. He was absolutely resurgent. Personally, I feel like he should have way more than just the one dpoy. But Rudy gobert kept winning it for whatever reason

[@rishijagtap8593]

Very creative coach. Nice breakdown.

[@gabrielteran5976]

Love the Draymond green vs Jokic matchup that’s a chess match. Don’t know if you can go deeper into that.

[@sparc0man]

You are very astute in your assessment. music and sound clips are also killer. thanks for the fun watch keep it up.

[@helmo78]

Love your video editing Coach! Keep up the fantastic content 👏🏽👏🏽

[@theysayisagorilla]

Coach your videos are classically timeless and amazing. Appreciate your effort and dedication to your craft.

[@paulc4878]

Draymond is the key to making this lineup work being a very special player, and he's my favourite 23. Finding another Draymond in any draft might be harder than finding another Steph or Klay. Huge love for the intro by the way!

[@sasda]

Nuggets have to limit transition plays, can't let Poole doing Shammgod and wrap around pass like a superstar.

[@itscard0man]

LMFAO

[@bilindabutcher8913]

Nuggets need to slow the game down heavily to try to take the warriors out of their fast pace

[@taesang5664]

@@bilindabutcher8913 they tried doing that but even golden state’s defense was on god mode. it felt like they forced tovs every other possession 😭

[@bilindabutcher8913]

@@taesang5664 yeah warriors defense is too good as well

[@joseenrico4753]

Nice intro, The Nets should watch tapes of this Warriors team,on how to play offense, constant movement of ball and player, multiple screens, fun to watch

[@Mediterraneanasmr]

Steve Kerr knows how to build a team.

[@jdapaul1351]

Championship experience as a player playing under Phil Jackson and Greg Popovich translated to championship experience as a coach.

[@adotfelipe]

Bro, 🔥 video. Love the intro! Clearly I’m a basketball and Star Wars fan

[@DoesRocksFloat]

Star wars, Sunshine by Len, and Warrior analysis? Coach, best video.

[@macgregormanyluk6202]

The craziest, most unique, creative, awesome, opening to a video ever!! Big Star Wars fan even bigger ball fan! Great work Coach!!

[@gogadantes8699]

Seriously how is it that coach is able to always use these trademark songs and themes and not giving any f? I love it!

[@roberthall1818]

This line up hasnt played all season so teams will have to figure them out on the fly

[@christopherjohnroman9373]

it's a surprise bro

[@kaidzz]

well they always injured so that's given

[@taesang5664]

literally what i’m saying. everyone out there barking that golden state has a losing record against their team. golden state has barely played anyone this whole damn season complete 😂😂😂

[@JamesSmith-vr5lq]

Facts and i think that was part of the plan

[@alondrag.m.5379]

@@taesang5664 let's wait for those team's humiliation then 😏

[@joshmedici]

Coach, this was awesome! I am very excited about this playoffs, things have shaken off a lot.

[@mambaman3632]

Always interesting to hear you break down basketball the way you do!

[@denniszenanywhere]

I like the 70s throwback music and Star Wars-like intro. I thought you were even going to add Good Times in there.

[@joshroberson7363]

Bro this was a great video really help bring me strength

[@BuddhaGBahia]

Is nobody else talking about how dope the intro to this video is!! lol amazing!

[@wolfganglauth4015]

Music selection is *chef's kiss*. Len - Steal My Sunshine then straight into Andrea True Connection - More, More, More

[@chivalrous_chevy1163]

I loved the intro, coach.

[@slamandjam2]

Watching Warriors highlights and then watching the Nets offense... it is insane. Watching the Nets is almost depressing especially when they're playing a good defense in Boston and the Nets refuse to run any type of offensive scheme. It's just get the ball to KD or Kyrie and stand around watching. Which makes it super easy to Blitz KD when theres nothing to worry about with the other players.

[@joseenrico4753]

Facts, reminds me of Kd when he's in Okc, its your turn my turn offense

[@kbarb3071]

Love the music choice

[@theking-ss]

Thinking basketball had the best breakdown of the lineup

[@TriaLXP]

insane intro.... wow and the music that followed XD amazing

[@17Rxri]

Love the videos as always!! But I found the background music a little distracting on this one 😅❤️

[@scottfoster-burner]

You’re doing a great job with the intros Coach

[@tomatosauce3257]

20-21 was the season that i saw glimpse of baby steph in jp. The range, the layup package, and plays made for steph fits with jp too

[@showtimenick824]

I love how this starts with that Star Wars intro. Really well done Coach!

[@rashadsalaam4458]

You had me at “Death Star lineup”😳😂

[@Shih-mc6vz]

man love how the video starts🤣🤣

[@GustavoSilva-ny8jc]

Glad to see more people talking about this

[@stephtastic7963]

I call it the Fast Five or Death Lineup Trilogy We really gonna be champions again after everyone thought our reign was over lmfao

[@DeeJay_VII]

Death Row is the best by far

[@ayyyayay]

i hope we winning it all, just a bit doubtful with how dominant they are when its against a injured one man-joker team

[@shaft9000]

Peacocking about being 2-0 vs a team w/ the most pitiful supporting cast in the league is weak-sauce.

[@ghostmisfit]

Relax bro, we in the first round. Dont jinx it

[@reidb6327]

They have a good chance to win but your overreacting

[@nocommiesallowed7637]

Great content, god tier transition to ads

[@FR0Z0NEkeys]

That instrumental for Steal My Sunshine makes this video even better.

[@marvingreen7441]

What a treat, both from coach Nick and the Warriors!

[@stevenforte4159]

Great video, just subscribed bro.

[@joshuafreese8387]

You're the best channel during playoff basketball

[@killndbay]

been waiting on this🙏🏽

[@theinktician]

I guess the nickname "PTSD" was too offensive. Still, Poole Thompson Steph and Draymond might really give teams PTSD with the way they're playing

[@BrylightsSG]

Doest include wiggins so it aint good, fast five is way better

[@CJunior22]

I don’t like the “PTSD” nickname, y’all leaving out Wiggins

[@edwardaverros3028]

I really like it as a nickname, but with Wigg there it seems a bit disrespectful. If Looney was the 5th member of the line-up I'd be all for it, but whether people think it's deserved or not, Wigg is literally an All-Star

[@emmanuelmondesir1314]

*bUT WIgGIns* Fine. From GSW to PTSD *W* arriors

[@AJOak-lk2vr]

Nice man. Can't believe I've been following for 11 years now 💪

[@maekymaek.0302]

Love your work coach. Love your work.

[@hmmBEEFY]

Production value is getting up there coach

[@saeednaser7700]

I appreciate the creativity that goes into these videos and it is worth the wait

[@Yamas258]

Amen this breakdown was everything

[@jurybounackoff3025]

It is so funny how Wiggins is their 4-5-th option on that lineup) And he is a serious scorer)

[@EdgeSky]

Bro that curry posting up was mind blowing. I never expect a shooter and a great one at that mind you, shooting a post up fadeaway. I guess because he 6"3 we rarely see great steph is in a post up situation, and that footwork was nasty. Now, I see how a generational talent separate themselves from a great player. They're so versatile and can score on whatever they're going with.

[@drakeparker4234]

6"2 without shoes

[@ceelost1752]

Great video Coach

[@glitch_xix3266]

Production value. 👌👌👌

[@MrRdsmasterful]

W Intro Coach, I know the video is gonna be good but I’m leavin a like jus for the intro. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@dee6965]

Great analysis 👍 👏🏾

[@marleyoo000]

Phantastic Edit! ✨

[@mattevenstad2190]

So creative… best basketball content on KZbin

[@kishalashawn5542]

As a certified Star Wars nerd and Warriors fanatic, I loved this video so much!!

[@JimParkGM]

7:15 You deleted the "Steph is elite on defense" video off your channel, did you not? Either you got rid of it or you changed the title. I was so disappointed when I saw that. Believe what you believe Nick. Your coverage of these Warriors was incredible in 2016. You've really strayed from them since. I really don't get why.

[@jonathansterling2603]

I loved that intro that was amazing 👏

[@elopez1882]

“Steal My Sunshine” got my 90s nostalgia going

[@mosheyuval350]

Keep at it. Your channel is a GSW fan page, we already know that

[@doubymezier6327]

I love the beginning of this video

[@thechild7355]

Beautiful Intro!

[@bballbreakdown]

Thx so much!!

[@frijolasesino]

Great video bro!! 🔥

[@alondrag.m.5379]

The music on these videos makes me even more hype for the warriors

[@frederickpabon8473]

Another masterpiece. Majestic coach! Bravo

[@bartomiej9807]

You forgot to mention one extremely important think, Nick: rebounds. As Draymond is fighting and boxing out with Joker, rest of the team, despite being smaller, are fighting for rebounds as if their life depended on it. And, as a matter of fact, it does. They are not punished by Denver because they are not outrebounded. Curry is known for being great rebounder for his size. Thompson is stepping up and fighting for it as well (Draymond admit this on one of his live shows, fighting for rebounds does not equal in rebounds by player), even when it was never his forte. Wiggs is doing great and success of this lineup depends on dirty job he does with Draymond as coworking unit in defence. Poole is ussually on perimeter so his low rebounding is not a problem as long as opponent does not crush on the boards.

[@josephtenthousand]

WOWWWWWWWW. this video editting coach. man of many talents. keep the vids comign please

[@crazyphil7782]

A cool thing to try : remove Steph and Jokic respectively from their rosters and evaluate the production of either side. The difference in quality of these two teams is astronomical.

[@yubonratc]

The opening got me cracking up ngl 😂

[@Andapolleh]

Been waiting for this.

[@chill6789]

Props to you I like the introduction

[@barryb.benson7122]

It’s insane that this lineup has 4/5 players that were drafted by the Warriors. Not enough credit goes to the front office and scouting team.

[@cheflev9884]

Love the intro coach! Hilarious

[@simplyjay0748]

Remember when ppl said steph was washed during the slump and klay wasn't gonna be the same. Now all of a sudden their a superteam

[@welcometothepooleparty8085]

*They're And yeah. Crazy how the narrative changes. I could've sworn Wiggins wasn't all-star caliber. Interesting.

[@taesang5664]

credits to kerr and the coaching staff. i was one of the guys who wanted to sit klay. i didn’t lose hope on him, but i just firmly believed that he wouldn’t make it this season. it was truth that he was compromising the line-up because of his inefficiency. i knew that he needed the playtime to get back to where he was, but i also wanted us to win because we were at a horrible losing streak at that time. so i thought that he should just train until next season. thank god i was proven wrong. this is what makes golden state special - they don’t give up on their players. and now i’ll stick with wiseman even though everybody’s saying to trade him. just seeing how klay and jordan developed right before the playoffs, i knew we were in for something special. and god, they did not disappoint. game 2 was literal magic.

[@Luuk.vd.b]

@@taesang5664 looking at all the players the Warriors developed (of course the drafted players, but look at Wiggins, before/ after GS, same for mcgee, KD defensively etc.) they can 100% develop Wiseman, only question is, will he be healthy. I wouldn’t even mind if he follows Embiid, because he will be more available later, but on a cheaper contract

[@taesang5664]

@@Luuk.vd.b i hope he does, but i suppose we should just secure a secondary big. perhaps we’ll get it with that 28th and 50th pick. anyways, golden state right now is so crazy strong that whoever they get will have all the time he needs to develop into a great player.

[@Luuk.vd.b]

@@taesang5664 I mean he doesn't even have to be a superstar, Poole and Kuminga will be the 1st and 2nd option, if Wiseman is even all star level, there is a new big 3 which can be just as good. Moody will probably be a mini Klay, he has the talent. And it looks like everyone forgot Nico. He is doing great in Italy (and the olympics) and can prob be a good secondary playmaker after JP. Really excited to probably see him soon in a interland against the Netherlands!

[@Jellysfrickingstuff]

YOOO THATS PROBABLY one of the better names I’ve heard. Death Star line up. It’s a little derivative but I like it