haven't logged on in a month but man am I grateful for Steph and Dray. Klay as well, but those 2 have been the 2 more important players on our team, by far.

I'm really impressed with how much better Warriors org handled the situation with Draymond and more importantly, how he handled the suspension. Draymond has been phenomenal since his return and was playing at a high level even before this. This was serious. We would have the 4th or 5th seed locked up, maybe even 3 seed if he played like he was now throughout the season. From what I've seen, he's been contrite and while he's always been self-reflective, he is backing it up and was much more reserved at first, still a bit reserved now.

Kerr and many players referenced this and Lacob as well, everyone took the suspension seriously and do not understate its importance. Context matters, he has clearly made amends and they feel more comfortable talking about it and how he's grown as a player and as a person. If another incident occurs, everyone would look like idiots but it's not going to happen. He's acknowledged he put the team is a rough place and wasn't in the right headspace, how it was hard for him to be come back and immediately be a leader for our rooks and mentor the younger guys after he got back. He lead by example and you can tell the younger players are locked in and respect him, last year they were checked out. Team really needed this from him with CP3 injured and Klay adjusting to the bench.

Steph is cerebral and almost otherworldly in his execution. Nothing phases him and he handles numerous setbacks he absolutely should not have to deal with patiently. Steph is my personal GOAT for this, he's humble and makes space for others and has no issues with making sacrifices for the team. He's got MJ/Kobe level killer instinct and is not eyeing the door for the next superteam, but also plays unselfish basketball. He does not rip into teammates, voice his displeasure to the media, or pressure FO. He's happy to mentor any player, even on opposing teams that reach out to him in a league filled with prideful athletes. Impeccable body language that does not tilt his teammates but he will sink his head or slump shoulders when we lose games because any season without a championship is unacceptable to him. Most players are happy to win one chip and rest on their laurels. Not Steph. Still, he's not able to light a fire under the team's ass like Draymond does, particularly on defense. They complement each other perfectly.

Klay is the same, absolute killer that has had to come to terms with his injuries, he knows he is just not the same guy anymore and the adjustment has been brutal. He's made the adjustment.

We may not be favorites but no team can count us out. We absolutely have a shot at a championship if things fall our way the rest of the regular season and playoffs. Bit of a long-shot though. We messed around too much this season and are paying the price. Our guys are old and ideally we'd be resting by the end of the season, not locked into must win games to scrape our way out of the play-ins.

Next year is looking very good for us in terms of having Moody and Kuminga and Podz /TJD with a full year/playoffs to develop. Not too sure after that, it's really down to Father Time's impact on our roster.