Jonathan Kuminga & Brandin Podziemski must be better. Period. | Warriors-76ers Reaction
Jason reacts to the wild game between the Philadelphia 76ers and Golden State Warriors that ended in another Dubs loss without Steph Curry and Jimmy Butler. He explains why it’s not over for the Warriors, but that they need their young guys — Jonathan Kuminga and Brandin Podziemski, specifically — to play better.
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You're right! 😂 We do like to complain about little guard lineups.
Exactly. It's the 2 timelines thing.
As a warriors fan, pat spencer a better legitimate pg the podz and will richard/moody fit better than jk. We need a big period!
The warriors should never play more than one older player (35+) at a time. It would immediately be better basketball.
Hard to watch my warriors right now
Personally I think the most disappointing player is Jimmy. He’s way too inconsistent to be making the money he is. With Steph out you would think Jimmy could get 25+ points and it’s just not the case. He might one game but the next he will be a ghost and take less than 10 field goal attempts.
*must be traded, here I fixed it for ya~
Its Kerrs. Fault
Kerr is a bad coach. Players are toyed with. Being hot doesn't save anyone from Kerrs pregame, timed substitutions. He is clueless.
I feel like I'm not watching the same games as most of the post reviewers, like it's a rule not to mention the real problem when it's the coach. It is so obvious to anybody that's played that the small ball is just not going to work unless you have a time machine and can go back to they hey day of the splash brothers. But when your center is 6'6" and you sound him with 4 guards, especially Kerr's favorites, they just have no chance unless it's fluke like last night, or Curry saves the day, again. It's become unwatchable for me, a long time Warrior fan, it's just too ugly and sad that Curry's last couple of seasons are being squandered by a stubborn coach that can't seem to read the room, or make any real changes.
Austin Reaves v podz is the comparison I constantly make.
A38yr old 6’1” injury prone guard and Podz as the 19th pick – a guy on no one else’s draft board when they could’ve signed him like Reaves. Now the Dubs (local media) stuck trying to sell the pick to us, the fan base
From what I see besides blaming Stevie for Kuminga being a dumptruck. Kuminga can barely dribble the ball! Kuminga is Not a good passer! Kuminga has a low basketball IQ! Kuminga is horrible from 3 point line! Kuminga misses alot of mid range shots! Kuminga is only Athletic at Lobs or dunking, besides that he ain't no shot blocker or any good at rebounds!! Kuminga is a dumptruck in my eyes!! Podz is Trash, period. Al Horford barely plays! Draymond shooting too many 3's! Stevie sabotaging his own team!! Just annoying. Maybe next year new coach and Curry retires with 5 Rings. Good content.
life of a nba youtubers. you said warriors are real contender last month and now they’re 500. you have to pretend that all these teams are, and i quote verbatim “sneaky good” and “contender” and “better than we thought” 😂😂 sell your soul for the youtube cash. we all know only okc, denver and healthy boston are capable of winning the chips. 😂
How about kerr not developing those 1st talent over the years and instead play Anthony lamb or some nobodies
My take and venting on the Warriors is a decade long view…
Steph (and Klay) changed the entire league: we can be undersized (with some respectable role playing big men), play tough D and just shoot the lights out and run you off the court. 3 > 2, good luck trying to match us. That was the identity and they ran the league.
It feels like teams caught up to that overall strategy. Athletic 3 and D guys is what everyone looks for now. Look at the Cs last year and many others, everyone specializes in 3s or tries to and it’s legit because of the style of the Warriors in the 2010s.
I feel like Kerr, Steph, Draymond are…satisfied…or over it…or act like a kid who hacked the game and now every other kid is using the same hack so they are bored,. they almost feel lazy and purposely uncompetitive at times.
Kerr praises Steph all day and night and it doesn’t feel like a team he believes in overall just one superstar he loves and leans on. If Steph is not at 100% then no real competitive fire in them really (see: last year v Minn)
It feels like they don’t want to be who they used to be anymore. Yeah they still are a three point team but the pace isn’t what it used to be. Sure Steph isn’t in his 20s anymore but I don’t see the pace of a hungry team, I see the pace of team that thinks they can turn it on come playoff time, one that doesn’t care if they win more championships or not and I think that starts with Kerr.
I don’t understand aside from injuries, changing the starting 5 every damn night. It feels like sabotage. Put your best 5 on the floor and use some big men for Christ’s sake. No Kuminga starting, pulling players when they get hot. Kerr is coaching them to be average and .500 like they are. I feel like this team has the talent and firepower to be great but it’s a weird pace and energy they are coached with that’s like “meh, it doesn’t matter.”
Rant over. Overall, I think Kerr is the main problem and they are acting too cool to have fire in them and just be who they used to be. Get back to the identity shamelessly: chuck up those threes, have a fast pace, and be that team that makes more of them than everyone else. Who cares if everyone else does it now too? You still have Steph and he scares opponents if he gets hot.
Thank you for reading.
Melton actually partially blocked Maxey which is why it was an airball
Nothing is wrong with them they were never good 😂
Your thumbnail says it all
Jk didnt give Af this game
.he was laughing while bricking both free throws..
To be honest I think The Warriors had this coming, they stunted the growth of JK last year, cuz they didn’t want to pay him — and now want him to produce?
Like MarioHerena in comments below said.They have two non shooting starters in Joy and Donkey.Donkey has to go, time is up with his annoying antics as well
kerr doesn't develop young players.
Kerr's coaching is nonsense, here's why:
– Buddy's defence is atrocious, even worse was Kerr putting him on Maxey, letting Maxey get whatever he wanted inside the arc.
– Podz was just lost on defence, and in games when he couldn't find his rhythm, Kerr just keeps him in the game for some unknown reason.
– JK just couldn't be bothered anymore, I really think the guy is low-key trying to sabotage the team now.
– We have Seth, Will and Melton, there is no reason to continue playing Podz, Buddy and JK. Yet Kerr just keeps playing them.
– Spencer and Santos are better than people give them credit for.
G Santos was nice last night but definitely didn't hit any 3s. 4 points last night 0/2 from 3.
Pat, Santos, Glove Jr and Richard deserve to play more minutes. The rest need to step up.
Block was an insanely blatant foul
All Podz does is dribble into traffic and pump fake on every shot attempt. On a 1vs1 can’t ever get his own shot off. If it wasn’t for his penchant to draw charges which he is really good at, on D he gets regularly blown by. Needs to be benched or at the very least get his minutes cut big time
Kuminga shoulda been traded. Holding him hostage was foolish. Idc about skillset/size athleticism none of that . Your mental ain’t right it doesn’t matter.