Kerr pushing the buttons to the right with redesigned warriors starting five Originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
Sacramento – After mixing alignments for more than half of the Warriors games so far, Coach Steve Kerr hopes that he finally settled On the one he can use for the rest of the season.
Reintegration Brandin Podziemski in the five departure And on the move Buddy Hield on the bench produced the results that Kerr hoped while giving legitimacy to the reasons for which he made the changes.
Podziemski obtained his most score match in more than two months, lowering 21 points in the Warriors 132-108 game on the Sacramento Kings on Friday. Hield had 22, binding Moses Moody for the High team.
“I imagine that we will stay with this programming, and I hope that we had a million different starting ranges this year,” Kerr told the journalists of the Golden 1 Center. “It would be really nice to stay with the rest of the season and continue to build continuity with our alignments.”
At the start of the season, Kerr spoke sharply about the depth of the Warriors, but finding a coherent and reliable departure of five years was a task as difficult as the Golden State coach had the whole season. The Warriors used 33 different starting alignments through 56 games, second in the NBA behind the Philadelphia 76ers (34).
The last iteration means that Podziemski obtains its representatives with a five who includes Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler, Draymond Green and Moses Moody. Four of these five – Green being the only exception – marked 20 or more points.
It is a small range – three of the five are 6 feet 5 inches or shorter – but that which, according to Podziemski, compensates in many other ways.
“What we lack size is what we compose in Qi,” said Podziemski NBC Sports Bay Area. “What we lack in size, we skillfully complicate. The players are very well completed. »»
Podziemski, who collected 18 points against Houston’s Rockets on February 13 in his first game as a start -up, pulled 9 out of 20 (45%) but collected five passes and looked a lot like the connector that Kerr A often called as being subject to.
“I like the game and I like its ability to manage the ball and remove Steph,” said Kerr. “BP and Jimmy also have an excellent connection. It became apparent right away. Starting them together means that we get more minutes with them. »»
Hield must also be credited for doing this job. If he had fallen at the idea, it could have created a bigger mess.
Instead, he readily accepted this decision.
“I am a basketball player and I am a guy that everything Steve needs me, I will play my role at the best of my abilities, whether starting or getting out of the bench,” said Hield. “I did this all my career in the NBA. You just have to accept the role, whatever the team needs me. Whether 25 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, you accept the role. Once you can accept, be the best version of yourself in the roles that have been presented to you, everything tends to come.
Receive a clear message from Kerr why the move was made allowed to accept it more easily.
“I had a lot of coaches who don’t send you the information,” said Hield. “Steve does a great job to let us know before. He does not come to us (in a way in a way, it’s like full feelings, but exactly what is best for the team. “
This was the exact reason why Kerr gave to make the change in the starting alignments.
“Buddy is a large part of what we do,” said Kerr. “(Change) is not a reflection of his room. It’s just a reflection of what I try to accomplish. Buddy will always play a big role for us with his shooting. I just think it’s just to get him out of the bench as a sixth man and start BP for his game creation and the link he brings to the game. “