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Y'all Niccas Truly Ain't Ready For This Dynasty Thing: Official 2017-18 Warriors Season Thread
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One of the big mysteries of the Warriors' young and predictable regular season has been Patrick McCaw.
Before Jordan Bell dropped the jaws of Warriors fans, and Chicago Bulls fans, McCaw was the Warriors' prized second-round purchase. The little-known guard out of UNLV impressed with his defensive acumen, his poise as a rookie and his feel for the game. He even made a third of his 3-pointers.
He was a contributor during the Warriors' championship run, posting two double-digit scoring games and logging 12 minutes in the clinching Game 5 against Cleveland. McCaw secured a spot in the Warriors' future. He is expected to eventually replace Andre Iguodala in the Warriors rotation, even by Iguodala himself. He allowed them to walk away from guard Ian Clark, who landed with the New Orleans Pelicans (and received his championship ring Saturday night).
He is also due to be a free agent at the end of the season and looking at a day when his salary could be as high as $8 million per year.
But so far this season, McCaw doesn't look as if he's taken that step forward. He's played fewer than 10 minutes in 10 of the Warriors' first 20 games, including two DNPs — three if you count the 16 seconds he played against Detroit. The minutes most expected him to get have been going to Nick Young, the free-agent guard the Warriors acquired this offseason.
Against the Bulls, McCaw looked more like the player we saw last season. He had nine points in 15 minutes. He knocked down all three of his 3-pointers and was back to getting in the lane and making a play. Part of that was because Chicago is terrible, part of that was because the Warriors were without Kevin Durant and McCaw knew he would get minutes.
He is hoping part of it is him inching closer to getting the ease back in his game. In this conversation Saturday night, McCaw opens up about struggling to get out of his own head and finding his place on the defending champions.
Marcus Thompson II: You looked more comfortable your last couple games. What’s the reason?
Patrick McCaw: That’s a good question, man. Just having fun. Just getting back to my old self. Just having fun with it and not being so, you know, thinking so much about the game. Just going out there and knowing what I can do.
I think I overthink a lot of stuff. It’s good and it’s bad as far as being a player. So sometimes I get down on myself. I miss, or make a bad play. It just takes away from my entire game. And I’m just starting to relax and just find myself again, and find that comfort level where I’m able to play. And more so just think about that.
MT2: How did you lose yourself?
McCaw: I think it’s just my thought process. I overthink everything. Like every play I try to see three or four plays ahead when I should just be focusing on what’s going on right now. And I think that kind of gets to me sometimes because I’m like super — I just overthink everything. Even if it’s a good play or a bad play, I still feel like, “I could have did it another way.” That’s the biggest thing I’m working on right now.
MT2: Do they get on you about passing up shots?
McCaw: Yeah, all the time. They get on me about everything. Just being aggressive. Because they know what I can do. Sometimes when I’m just in that mode, you kind of see, “He’s coasting,” or, “He’s not playing to the potential that he’s able to play at. … What’s going on?” So, it’s kind of tough, man, just having that thought process like I do. Cause I think about everything like every second of the game. Even if I’m not in.
MT2: Have you always been that way?
McCaw: I’ve always been that way. From high school to college, I’ve always been like that. So it’s something I’m still working on and still continue to (work on). I think that this level, it’s just a totally different type of process. Because the competition is totally different.
The games are — you may have them back-to-back, or you may play the very next night, and in college you play maybe twice a week. So you can just chill and relax. It’s not so much of a pressure on you in college. You’re really just playing and having fun. Now, it’s like for me, I’m so critical of myself because I want to be the best. And being surrounded by the best and seeing how they play, I feel like that’s the level I should be playing at. So when I make a mistake or do something wrong, I feel like, “Wow, Steph wouldn’t do that.” Or, “KD wouldn’t do that.” Or “Klay would make that shot.”
MT2: Is it hard to not think about contract situation?
McCaw: Nah, I’m not even thinking about that. I think for me, like, everyday…
MT2: How do you not think about it?
McCaw: Yeah, it’s tough. It still kind of hits me that, you know, that’s coming up. But I don’t even really think about it. For me, I take every day and I’m like, “Man, what can I do to get better?” That’s the biggest thing for me, what my thought process is. I’m thinking so far into the future as far as my game. Not my career, just my game as a player. Elevate each and every day.
So for me, I’m thinking into the future. Like, where would I be five years from now? How much will my game improve? How strong will I get? How much better will I get? That’s how I think, so like, every little thing I do, I’m thinking like a couple years ahead.
MT2: Sometimes, when you get the ball on a wing and you just pull up, you just shoot it in rhythm, it looks natural.
McCaw: Yeah.
MT2: It looks like you belong out there. You feel that, too?
McCaw: Yeah, yeah. I think that’s the next step for me. How I play and when I’m playing, I still feel like I’m not playing at the maximum level. They’d say like you did, “I see that you’re more comfortable. You look like you’re more comfortable.” I feel like I would just be out there, just coasting.
That’s like the biggest thing for me. It’s just my personality. How I move on the floor, I make it look like I’m not really in tune to the game. I think once I get past that … I’ve always played like that. I’ve always got away with it because I know the game. I know how to play. So it may not seem like I’m giving my maximum effort. That’s just kind of how I play. But once I get past that phase — I think I’m still working on that — it’s going to help me out a lot.
Warriors guard Patrick McCaw takes a shot over New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday on Saturday. (Khristopher “Squint” Sandifer/Special to The Athletic)
MT2: So when you’re at your best, the way you play to you feels like you’re not doing enough?
McCaw: Yeah.
MT2: So to compensate for that feeling, you think more and do more…
McCaw: Exactly, exactly.
MT2: But you were in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, playing your game, hitting big shots …
McCaw: And I was cool then.
MT2: So you’ve already done it on the big stage? What’s the problem?
McCaw: Yeah. And that’s the thing. Like people are always acting like, “You playing in the Finals!?” And it’s like, yeah, it was cool. For me, it’s like, “Yeah, I was in the Finals.” It’s never like I was surprised or shocked that I was playing in, I guess, the highest level of basketball. But for me, it’s like I belong there but I’m still just working on just developing that mindset.
When I surpass that (hurdle) and realize I belong here, when I can miss a shot and that doesn’t mean a thing, I think that’s going to change my game so much. I don’t know if it’s going to happen today, tomorrow, next year, year after. I think I’m just going to continue to get better. And I’m going to feel that process working out for me.
MT2: Anybody in here help you with that? Can anyone tell when you’re in your head and pull you out?
McCaw: For me, personally, I watch Steph (Curry) a lot. I’m going to start asking him more questions. But I just watch his personality, how he moves, how he prepares for the game, how he comes into the game, how he plays. I think that’s the biggest thing. I’m a very visual person. I’m not very talkative. I can just tell by somebody’s actions and I kind of feed off that. And it helps me understand.
Just the way Steph plays, how he helps the entire team. That’s the way I see myself going. Being that leader. Not necessarily doing what he does or playing the way he does. Just being that leader, where guys can turn to him, and they know that whatever he does he’s going to do what’s right by the team.
MT2: That’s a high bar you set.
McCaw: Exactly, exactly. And that’s exactly where I’m trying to be.
MT2: Your pops is in your ear a lot, right?
McCaw: All the time.
MT2: Have you learned how to tune him out?
McCaw: Nah, I can’t tune him out. It’s impossible to tune him out. It’s impossible, man.
MT2: Is he right most of the time?
McCaw: He’s right all the time. There’s never been a time he wasn’t right. And looking back at my entire career, he’s made some big decisions to where it’s gotten me to this point where I am. It’s not necessarily all the time we spent in the gym. Just going back to high school.
He wanted me to go to Montrose Christian for my senior year. And I was kind of real hesitant, like, “I don’t want to do that.” We’d like argue for a few days before I was finally just like, “You’re right.” And I just kind of gave in.
MT2: You needed time to see his vision?
McCaw: Yeah, and that helped me out. I played well there. A lot more schools started recruiting me and then I just felt that process. And when I finished up my senior year there, he was just like, “See? See?” I had like 15 different schools now and I was just comfortable. I was able to realize it was a great decision for me, my career, and my family. So I thank him a lot just because he’s always in my ear, and so far he’s been right my entire life.
—Reported from Oakland
(Top photo: Khristopher “Squint” Sandifer/Special to The Athletic)
Before Jordan Bell dropped the jaws of Warriors fans, and Chicago Bulls fans, McCaw was the Warriors' prized second-round purchase. The little-known guard out of UNLV impressed with his defensive acumen, his poise as a rookie and his feel for the game. He even made a third of his 3-pointers.
He was a contributor during the Warriors' championship run, posting two double-digit scoring games and logging 12 minutes in the clinching Game 5 against Cleveland. McCaw secured a spot in the Warriors' future. He is expected to eventually replace Andre Iguodala in the Warriors rotation, even by Iguodala himself. He allowed them to walk away from guard Ian Clark, who landed with the New Orleans Pelicans (and received his championship ring Saturday night).
He is also due to be a free agent at the end of the season and looking at a day when his salary could be as high as $8 million per year.
But so far this season, McCaw doesn't look as if he's taken that step forward. He's played fewer than 10 minutes in 10 of the Warriors' first 20 games, including two DNPs — three if you count the 16 seconds he played against Detroit. The minutes most expected him to get have been going to Nick Young, the free-agent guard the Warriors acquired this offseason.
Against the Bulls, McCaw looked more like the player we saw last season. He had nine points in 15 minutes. He knocked down all three of his 3-pointers and was back to getting in the lane and making a play. Part of that was because Chicago is terrible, part of that was because the Warriors were without Kevin Durant and McCaw knew he would get minutes.
He is hoping part of it is him inching closer to getting the ease back in his game. In this conversation Saturday night, McCaw opens up about struggling to get out of his own head and finding his place on the defending champions.
Marcus Thompson II: You looked more comfortable your last couple games. What’s the reason?
Patrick McCaw: That’s a good question, man. Just having fun. Just getting back to my old self. Just having fun with it and not being so, you know, thinking so much about the game. Just going out there and knowing what I can do.
I think I overthink a lot of stuff. It’s good and it’s bad as far as being a player. So sometimes I get down on myself. I miss, or make a bad play. It just takes away from my entire game. And I’m just starting to relax and just find myself again, and find that comfort level where I’m able to play. And more so just think about that.
MT2: How did you lose yourself?
McCaw: I think it’s just my thought process. I overthink everything. Like every play I try to see three or four plays ahead when I should just be focusing on what’s going on right now. And I think that kind of gets to me sometimes because I’m like super — I just overthink everything. Even if it’s a good play or a bad play, I still feel like, “I could have did it another way.” That’s the biggest thing I’m working on right now.
MT2: Do they get on you about passing up shots?
McCaw: Yeah, all the time. They get on me about everything. Just being aggressive. Because they know what I can do. Sometimes when I’m just in that mode, you kind of see, “He’s coasting,” or, “He’s not playing to the potential that he’s able to play at. … What’s going on?” So, it’s kind of tough, man, just having that thought process like I do. Cause I think about everything like every second of the game. Even if I’m not in.
MT2: Have you always been that way?
McCaw: I’ve always been that way. From high school to college, I’ve always been like that. So it’s something I’m still working on and still continue to (work on). I think that this level, it’s just a totally different type of process. Because the competition is totally different.
The games are — you may have them back-to-back, or you may play the very next night, and in college you play maybe twice a week. So you can just chill and relax. It’s not so much of a pressure on you in college. You’re really just playing and having fun. Now, it’s like for me, I’m so critical of myself because I want to be the best. And being surrounded by the best and seeing how they play, I feel like that’s the level I should be playing at. So when I make a mistake or do something wrong, I feel like, “Wow, Steph wouldn’t do that.” Or, “KD wouldn’t do that.” Or “Klay would make that shot.”
MT2: Is it hard to not think about contract situation?
McCaw: Nah, I’m not even thinking about that. I think for me, like, everyday…
MT2: How do you not think about it?
McCaw: Yeah, it’s tough. It still kind of hits me that, you know, that’s coming up. But I don’t even really think about it. For me, I take every day and I’m like, “Man, what can I do to get better?” That’s the biggest thing for me, what my thought process is. I’m thinking so far into the future as far as my game. Not my career, just my game as a player. Elevate each and every day.
So for me, I’m thinking into the future. Like, where would I be five years from now? How much will my game improve? How strong will I get? How much better will I get? That’s how I think, so like, every little thing I do, I’m thinking like a couple years ahead.
MT2: Sometimes, when you get the ball on a wing and you just pull up, you just shoot it in rhythm, it looks natural.
McCaw: Yeah.
MT2: It looks like you belong out there. You feel that, too?
McCaw: Yeah, yeah. I think that’s the next step for me. How I play and when I’m playing, I still feel like I’m not playing at the maximum level. They’d say like you did, “I see that you’re more comfortable. You look like you’re more comfortable.” I feel like I would just be out there, just coasting.
That’s like the biggest thing for me. It’s just my personality. How I move on the floor, I make it look like I’m not really in tune to the game. I think once I get past that … I’ve always played like that. I’ve always got away with it because I know the game. I know how to play. So it may not seem like I’m giving my maximum effort. That’s just kind of how I play. But once I get past that phase — I think I’m still working on that — it’s going to help me out a lot.
Warriors guard Patrick McCaw takes a shot over New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday on Saturday. (Khristopher “Squint” Sandifer/Special to The Athletic)
MT2: So when you’re at your best, the way you play to you feels like you’re not doing enough?
McCaw: Yeah.
MT2: So to compensate for that feeling, you think more and do more…
McCaw: Exactly, exactly.
MT2: But you were in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, playing your game, hitting big shots …
McCaw: And I was cool then.
MT2: So you’ve already done it on the big stage? What’s the problem?
McCaw: Yeah. And that’s the thing. Like people are always acting like, “You playing in the Finals!?” And it’s like, yeah, it was cool. For me, it’s like, “Yeah, I was in the Finals.” It’s never like I was surprised or shocked that I was playing in, I guess, the highest level of basketball. But for me, it’s like I belong there but I’m still just working on just developing that mindset.
When I surpass that (hurdle) and realize I belong here, when I can miss a shot and that doesn’t mean a thing, I think that’s going to change my game so much. I don’t know if it’s going to happen today, tomorrow, next year, year after. I think I’m just going to continue to get better. And I’m going to feel that process working out for me.
MT2: Anybody in here help you with that? Can anyone tell when you’re in your head and pull you out?
McCaw: For me, personally, I watch Steph (Curry) a lot. I’m going to start asking him more questions. But I just watch his personality, how he moves, how he prepares for the game, how he comes into the game, how he plays. I think that’s the biggest thing. I’m a very visual person. I’m not very talkative. I can just tell by somebody’s actions and I kind of feed off that. And it helps me understand.
Just the way Steph plays, how he helps the entire team. That’s the way I see myself going. Being that leader. Not necessarily doing what he does or playing the way he does. Just being that leader, where guys can turn to him, and they know that whatever he does he’s going to do what’s right by the team.
MT2: That’s a high bar you set.
McCaw: Exactly, exactly. And that’s exactly where I’m trying to be.
MT2: Your pops is in your ear a lot, right?
McCaw: All the time.
MT2: Have you learned how to tune him out?
McCaw: Nah, I can’t tune him out. It’s impossible to tune him out. It’s impossible, man.
MT2: Is he right most of the time?
McCaw: He’s right all the time. There’s never been a time he wasn’t right. And looking back at my entire career, he’s made some big decisions to where it’s gotten me to this point where I am. It’s not necessarily all the time we spent in the gym. Just going back to high school.
He wanted me to go to Montrose Christian for my senior year. And I was kind of real hesitant, like, “I don’t want to do that.” We’d like argue for a few days before I was finally just like, “You’re right.” And I just kind of gave in.
MT2: You needed time to see his vision?
McCaw: Yeah, and that helped me out. I played well there. A lot more schools started recruiting me and then I just felt that process. And when I finished up my senior year there, he was just like, “See? See?” I had like 15 different schools now and I was just comfortable. I was able to realize it was a great decision for me, my career, and my family. So I thank him a lot just because he’s always in my ear, and so far he’s been right my entire life.
—Reported from Oakland
(Top photo: Khristopher “Squint” Sandifer/Special to The Athletic)