It Just Isn't Enough

A 4th Quarter Bloodbath in Sac

The number 1 rule in regular season basketball, is 1st quarters lie - for they are absent of a primary variable in postseason equations, the element of fatigue. Stat-watching from the sidelines of screens, the end-game statistics of a ball game provide Julius-Randle-sized fictions that misinforms the casual observer. 

Klay Thompson, 20 & 9, BACK, ready to fill his role as Robin and earn his 43-million-dollar-check and sign a like-sized extension…scored 17 in the first half of basketball and then disappeared. 3 points in the 2nd half, despite Mike Brown sending the half-court trap at Steph on every single possession from the start of the 3rd Quarter onward.

All the while, Moody comes into the the game ice cold from the bench and hits every open 3 made available only to be sat in crunch time to watch his team collect yet another L he himself was not a part of. Moses is not the two-guard of the Warriors' future, he is the current best 2-guard guard on this roster…and he didn’t enter the game until the 9-minute mark of the 2nd quarter, playing a total of only 13 minutes.

It would be understandable if there was no option behind Him, and the faith of the Church of Klay Thompson was the only route toward salvation, but Moses is not only here to deliver but remains unused due to the worship of a false idol. He is without a shadow of a doubt, the better defender on and off ball, and the more consistent scoring threat next to 30. He’s a more impactful presence on the glass, in the lane, and as a finisher at the basket.

While JK still needs time in the oven to bake, Moody is crispy and ready to serve. He can play any role, the 2 in the starting lineup or the 3 in the 4th. Moses would be starting on any other team in basketball—except a team cluttered with the baggage of belief.

Thompson, if not stopped, will inevitably win a playoff game this spring all on his own, with an eight-3s avalanche…but his deficiencies will be directly responsible for the 4-Ls collected in the same series that result in a 1st round knockout and the end of a dynasty.

{In Kerr's postgame interview, he was asked about Moody, and he praised him for his Loon-like attitude, calling him the “ultimate pro.” He stated that Moses was told before the game that he was "out of the rotation," and only played due to the injuries of CP3 & GPII. With the most expensive roster in the history of basketball, if this season does not course-correct itself, it may be Kerr's last year as a head coach in the National Basketball Association