Tag: WCF

Draymond Green brings analysis for Game 4 of Nuggets vs. Lakers to Twitter

During the Lakers game four win against the Nuggets, Draymond Green chimed in with analysis on Twitter for the Western Conference Finals.

When Draymond Green decides to hang up his jersey for the last time, it’s a good bet he’ll have a seat in front of the camera as a basketball commentator. With the Golden State Warriors on the outside of the Orlando Bubble, Green has served as a guest analyst on the NBA on TNT.

When he’s not at the desk with Ernie Johnson, Shaquille O’Neal, Kenny “the Jet” Smith and Charles Barkley, the 30-year-old forward has been sharing his playoff commentary on social media. During game four of the Western Conference Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Denver Nuggets, Green chimed in with analysis for the tilt on Twitter.

Before diving into the X’s and O’s of game four, Green set the table for the postseason matchup. While tweeting about the magnitude of the moment, the three-time All-Star shared his love for playoff basketball.

Via @Money23Green on Twitter:

Throughout the game, the three-time champion added a flurry of tweets that covered a wide range of subjects, including defense, matchups and passing.

Green weighed in on coaching decisions from Frank Vogel and Mike Malone, along with the performances of players like Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Jamal Murray, Michael Porter Jr., Kyle Kuzma and All-Stars LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Nikola Jokic.

After an acrobatic layup from Murray, Green had high praise for the Kentucky Wildcats product’s bucket, calling it “MJesque.” After driving past Caldwell-Pope to the basket, Murray finished an improbable up and under layup with James defending the rim.

Watch Murray’s impressive layup via @NBA on Twitter:

Murry capped off the contest with 32 points on 12-of-20 shooting from the field with eight assists, three rebounds, and a block.

However, it wasn’t enough for the pairing of Davis and James. Davis led the contest with 34 points on 10-of-15 from the field with five rebounds, three assists and three steals. James backed his teammate with 26 points, nine rebounds and eight assists in 28 minutes.

After sharing a “sneak preview” on Twitter, Green said he’s saving something for his movie.

With a 3-1 series lead over the Nuggets, the Lakers will have the chance to advance to the NBA Finals with a win in game five on Sunday at 6 P.M. PT.

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Ty Warren adds some sizzle factor to the Lions coaching staff

Warren was a versatile DL for the Patriots during his playing career

The Detroit Lions completed their official hiring of the coaching staff over the weekend. Most of the hirings were previously reported connections, including Tyrone McKenzie as LBs coach and Ben Johnson as the TE coach.

One of the coaches announced with the last group is a familiar name for NFL fans. More specifically, New England Patriots fans. New Lions defensive assistant Ty Warren spent eight seasons playing all over the defensive line for the Patriots before ending his career with one injury-marred season in Denver.

Warren is the team’s new WCF Minority Coaching Assistantship coach, a program that also created the opportunity for Billy Yates to get promoted to the assistant OL coaching job this offseason. He’s a good candidate to teach the Lions defensive line exactly what head coach Matt Patricia wants and expects. Warren’s positional versatility and ability to collapse the pocket while playing the run well on the way to the QB are what Detroit needs from Da’Shawn Hand, Kevin Strong and what figures to be an influx of newcomers to the defensive line.

Warren spent last season as a volunteer assistant coach in Detroit. The 39-year-old was a first-round pick by the Patriots out of Texas A&M in 2003.