After a lengthy contract standoff over the offseason resulted in Jonathan Kuminga re-signing with the Warriors on a two-year, $46.8MM deal, the fifth-year forward helped the team get off to a strong start this fall, with Golden State going 4-1 over its first five games.
Kuminga, who was in the starting lineup for all five of those games, was named a full-time starter by head coach Steve Kerr in late October. Yet after the Warriors struggled over their next seven contests — they went 2-5 over that span — Kerr pulled Kuminga from the starting lineup, a demotion the former lottery pick took hard, according to Anthony Slater of ESPN.
“He feels like the scapegoat again,” one team source told ESPN.
There is lingering tension between the two sides following their “contentious” restricted free agency negotiations, Slater writes, but the Warriors still believe they need Kuminga to play an important role to hit their ceiling in 2025/26, even if the relationship doesn’t last beyond the February 5 trade deadline. According to Slater, several members of the organization as well as people close to Kuminga believe Jimmy Butler has the best chance of salvaging a situation that has long been on shaky ground.
“I feel like, in this league, he’s one of the people that actually [has] been in my shoes throughout their career,” Kuminga said. “And knows what I’ve been going through.”
As Slater details, Butler has befriended Kuminga and has been working with him to try and maximize his considerable talent. He also sees a little bit of himself in his younger teammate.
“I think everybody comes to that steppingstone moment in their career where you know that you can get over that hump,” Butler said. “Some people are like, ‘Nah, you’re not ready for that yet.’ But you know better. I think that’s where he is. I was at that point [with Chicago].”
While Butler refers to himself as Kuminga’s “No. 1” fan, he says he’s not in the 23-year-old’s corner just to tell him what he wants to hear.
“I realize that he listens to me,” Butler said, per Slater. “He respects me. And I don’t ever take that for granted. But I’m always going to tell him the truth, too. And when JK doing some bulls–t, I’m going to tell him we can’t have that, man.”
Slater’s story features several more interesting details and quotes and is worth checking out in full.
Kuminga, who has been battling knee tendinitis in recent weeks, will miss his fifth straight game on Friday, Slater tweets.
Anthony Lamb.
Anthony Lamb got 1195 minutes.
Instead of Kuminga or Moody.
Anthony Lamb.
Explain why
Younger players get fewer minutes on good teams.
Anthony Lamb. On a 2way contract. Gets 1200 minutes over Moody and Kuminga, two guys who were as high as 5 on many pre-draft boards. They went top 15 in a deep draft. But a 2way guy who was out of the league the next year plays over them? Nope. Inexcusable. Right there is why Kerr should have been fired. Fire the whole coaching staff who made that decision too. Absurd negligence at the highest level. We deserve better as fans. And all Kerr gets are excuses made for him. Pathetic.
It’s been 3 years with a playoff team, its time to cut ties. Curry is off Under Armour, no Klay, maybe no Dray soon, Giannis instead…times are changing….
Every coach, in every league, in every sport does the same thing. So, fire every coach.
Gaslighting. Patently untrue. Show examples.
You need to have talk with Kuminga’s agent. He said the exact same thing.
So, you have nothing. Just doing the whole “whatever you say, I will argue the opposite, because I am trolling you” thing. Cool bro. Get a better hobby. Show your logic and facts or leave me and my comments alone.
You appear to be doing this, repeatedly. Sorry I live rent free in your head. You always can mute me if you have to resort to lying to “win points” on me on here. Grow up. If Kerr was good, GSW would have won at least 1 more title since 2022. Instead he goes to 4 undersized SGs at once, 24-7…..
I’m only pointing out what Kuminga’s agent said. Prove that I am wrong.
That’s not even possible, as you aren’t even making a point of your own.
Because Kuminga is a trash can. He will never be even close to Butler, who actually plays defense.
If Jimmy is talking to Kuminga, I hope some of that chatter is Jimmy teaching JK how to play NBA defense. JK also might have been playing hurt this whole time too. It’s not like he has been terrible at defense in every game, some games he plays elite defense, then others none at all. Might have been his knee all along.
Where have you been? They were talking at the end of last season.
Part II
Podziemski leads the 2025-26 GSW in minutes played. #1. The main guy. Every other team has their best player there. We have Podz. Who is terrible. Every single game. Why. Why. Why…
Probably because he has played more games.
Lol. Math is hard
Does Kuminga have a Kai Jones mentality?
Kinda hard to give a player a lot of minutes if they are not doing what they need to do to help them win. That is the bottom line. JK can do it. He just needs to be consistent.
I mean JK is injured at the moment. Also guards usually log more minutes than bigs.
That’s not always true. It’s common. Podz being horrible and being #1 in minutes is why GSW loses games. We need an improvement at backup PG. Hopefully Melton is that guy. Podz needs G League at this point. Ever since he said that “I want to be better than Steph” comment he has played the worst basketball in his career.
What’s wrong with that? You have always hated Podz.
I hate how he isn’t a main piece, he’s depth, but gets treated as if he is the future of the franchise – he has shown nothing to warrant this. Even Moody had a 30 piece in his rookie season, then had to ride the bench and get DNPs so Kerr can play Anthony Lamb. Podz gets the #1 minutes but has never had a big breakout game to make me think “oh, this dude is a dude” both Moody and Kuminga have had several of those games so far. Podz has infuriated me with his decision making, inability to make clutch shots, inability to score, and lack of size so we give up so many easy buckets.
Podz is the only warrior that been healthy in all games. Every starter been out at least 1 game.
Podz is playing so badly this year he should have had a few DNPs right now. Kerr playing him over Moody is why GSW loses games. Moody is better in every way and fits the team better as the true 3 and D guy at SG, the perfect 1:1 Klay replacement. I get Podz is the defacto backup to Steph at PG with no Melton there, but still.
Just speaking on Kuminga. Not all this other Podz (does he fit), Melton (get healthy) s**t. Kuminga is a young cat that needs reinforcements. I think Jimmy is great to help him… with the warriors or a team the warriors trade him to. He has to learn his role which has been hard on a veteran win now team like the warriors
Starting to get a good list of in season trade candidates:
Ja
LeMelo
AD
Kuminga
Markkannen
Simons
All of the Kings
+ Zion
+ anyone on the Pels, Clippers, Wizards or Nets
Simons should be the only one traded. Lauri next years draft
I’ll admit I’m a little surprised that Jimmy Butler can be the voice of reason. Wasn’t exactly on my bingo card lol
I mean, if anyone knows this type of situation, it’s him. Literally every fanbase he has been on has hated him at various points and openly screamed for him to be traded…sound familiar?
Butler also is an old head now, he’s calmed down a lot but who knows, he can always go back to “I refuse to score” for no reason at any moment.
Kerr breaks his public promises yet again. You don’t have to be an experienced coach, or a behaviorial pyschologist, or have completed a leadership program to know that Steve Kerr has lost all his credibility with Jonathan Kuminga and his supporters, as well as failed at his stated goal of “elevating” the Warriors by integrating Kuminga.
This was the 4th time in the last 20 months that Kerr has announced that Kuminga has earned the starting role, always followed by numerous media interviews about Kuminga finally having arrived and how Kerr will stand by him if he slips. And it’s also the 4th time that Kerr has broken his promise. Why would Kuminga (or any other young player) believe Kerr?
Read the full Slater article on ESPN, or listen to his latest podcast to hear that Butler and Draymond believe that Kuminga has been treated badly, and that it’s on them, not Kerr, to save the situation.
Kerr gotta go. He is corrupt and owned by the mob. He plays to lose. He does not care about winning. He told Poole to say that to Draymond. Kerr is nothing but L’s ever since the 2022 (4 years ago now) title.
Kerr is owned by the mob? WTF?
@ Davey….WOW, quite the little meltdown, lols.
This isn’t what a “meltdown” is. Check out who Kerr’s dad was. Kerr played with MJ who’s dad was murdered by the mob…same era…current league is corrupt and gambling controls it all…see it yet? You should believe nothing the teams/league says…
You are a freak. Steve Kerr’s father had nothing to do with the mob. He had nothing to do with the NBA. He wasn’t killed by the mob. Kerr wasn’t even in the NBA when it happened.
Ok then mute me if you hate my takes? Why put yourself through this? I am not changing my mind unless there is actual evidence proving otherwise.
Kerr’s dad was murdered by the mob. You understand “the mob” isn’t limited to Italians, right?
Why keep posting something that is obviously false? You need to make the connection between those who killed Kerr’s father and gambling.
No one would ever refer to the Islamic Jihad as “the mob”.
Just you, Davey J
Oh, you don’t think the two are interconnected?
You dont think its weird that teammates MJ and Kerr both had their dads murdered by shadowy people?
I think both murders are sad, but also the very definition of “unrelated”.
Two NBA teammates fathers both get murdered, totally 1 in a trillion type thing, but “the very definition of “unrelated”.
Sure thing.
Correct. Kerr’s father was assassinated in 1984 in Lebanon, while Kerr was a college freshman.
MJ’s father was murdered in a carjacking 9 years later in 1993 and Kerr wasn’t on the Bulls at the time.
The two incidents couldn’t possibly be more unrelated, the coincidence of Kerr joining the Bulls as a FA while MJ was retired is irrelevant.
The odds of becoming an NBA player are billions to one.
The odds of two teammates having the mob murder their father are trillions to one.
But to you, this totally is not connected.
Nope. Wrong.
@ Davey…what? More just WOW moments.
We are on the RUMORS site, remember?
Kerr is not the problem. It’s there dumb GM assembling an old as dirt team and lazy young players. This team should be a 4 win team like Sac, but Kerr is getting max wins.
Kerr is 100% the problem, he cannot coach his way out of a paper bag. He has 1 move in any scenario “go small, play 4 SGs at once” that is never winning basketball and in literally every single GSW loss, it comes from playing too many undersized guards at once who play zero defense, and GSW gives up 40+ in a quarter and loses. Doug Christie outcoaches Kerr every single time. The Kings own the Warriors because of Kerr’s easy-to-spot and beat tactic of never playing bigs and only playing smalls.
You’re accusing a professional of being a cheat. Any actual evidence of that? Or is it a case of you thinking you know more than an NBA coach your evidence?
Playing Lamb over Kuminga and Moody for no reason whatsoever.
Kuminga been inconsistent in his play so far this year. Give him the benefit he was playing hurt but if he was healthy its on him.
I think his knee is a lot worse than he led on and was playing hurt.
Also, Kuminga is still behind in his development, it’s weird we expect because he got paid he instantly has to have a breakout year, but its evident he is still 1-3 years away from seeing his real self in this league. Kerr not playing him and refusing to build around him, not building a no-Steph offense around him is utter incompetence on Kerr’s end. Kerr refuses to build any type of offensive plan around non-guards, which is idiotic because Post and Kuminga are perfect for that. TJD also can get to the bucket really well too.
And Kerr didn’t “bench” Podz, Podz still gets top 5 MPG every game. When you play more minutes than a starter, that isn’t a “benching” when you get the playing time.
Coaching 101: when you declare somebody a starter and say you’re committed to sticking with them, don’t stop playing them at the first rough patch.
It’s this simple: if a coach isn’t prepared to keep that commitment to the player, then don’t make it, and continue to make the decision on a game to game basis. Otherwise the coach loses credibility and messes with the player’s head.
An accomplished coach/leader might get awaw with this once with a player. But doing this repetitively, like Kerr has done to Kuminga no less than 4 times now, is absolutely awful. And that’s basically what Butler was getting at in the Slater interview.
Exactly right @aristotle.
Glad the Kerr-riders on here have nothing, ever. Dude is washed up and bad at his job and always has been. His prior blind spots are all common knowledge now. When you have Doug Christie and the Kings cooking you because they know all your limited moves…its over. Time for GSW to move on…
The 12 games felt off too. It almost seemed it was artificial or fake. Kerr wasnt really into it with Kuminga in those games. There were many instances where Kuminga should have been out of the gms, rested, or find better spots for Kuminga. It was more like it was dictated and Kerr followed orders and kept his promise for those 12 gms.
The entire time Podz was “benched” he got top 5 MPG in every game, so whats the point of announcing he was “benched” if he plays more minutes than starters? Playing time is more important than starting.
> It was more like it was dictated and Kerr followed orders
> and kept his promise for those 12 gms.
Interesting take. Maybe. But I’m inclined to say that this is all on Kerr because this behavior is completey consistent with his history…
Because he does it so excessively, we know that Kerr enjoys the psychic thrill of awarding players public commendation — “Lindy Waters is one of our best players”, “Anthony Lamb will be a starters in this league for a long time”, “[Podz, Moody, JK] has earned a permanent starting role and I’m sticking with them”, etc. For better or worse, this is who Kerr is.
But making public commendations or important commitments that a coach/leader isn’t prepared to back up destroys his credibility. Most important, he loses the trust of the player and, thus, his ability to coach that player effectively…especially, YOUNG players.
Ask yourself how Podz, Moody, and JK respond to Kerr announcing (yet again) that they are starters or that they’ve “arrived”. They’ve all had these promises made and broken.
In the first 10 games, Kuminga was the last starter to be substituted and the first player to re-enter the game. It was so robotic. It just seemed Kerr’s heart wasnt into coaching Kuminga.
Anyways, they have also broken Podz spirit this season. Maybe it’s because he is also eligible for extension this offseason.
At what point does Kuminga have to take accountability for not being able to hold-off Will Richard for the starting job?
This is a one-sided dialogue because it acts like Richard hasn’t done everything that’s been asked of him, and that he isn’t a better fit with the starters.
The job was Kuminga’s to lose, and he lost it.
I doubt Richard remains a starter. But, he will get substantial minutes.
Kuminga just needs to be consistent.
Richards was horrible last game. Not sure if he went out and partied down in his old florida buddies but that was not a good look against the heat.
So was Moody, but for some weird reason he doesn’t get hated on by GSW fans.
Impossible to take accountability for something like your height and weight when your head coach only wants to play all 6’2″ guys.
Its been proven: Kerr will do -anything- to bench Kuminga, he has been this way his entire career, who Kerr was supposed to develop and he flat out has refused to do so, by benching him for Anthony Lamb, a scrub who has never sniffed an NBA roster ever again. Putting this on JK is incredibly bad faith and you are pretty much just once again are making excuses for Kerr being very bad at every aspect of his job.
@Real 2K
Lol, Richard has barely played with “the starters”, averaging 18.8 min/gm in 4 starts, and in the other 2 games the vet starters sat out. It’s not like GSW has a better record when he starts, they’re .500 with JK (6-6) and .500 with Richard starting (3-3).
He’s been excellent for a 2nd rd 2 win draft pick, but he’s been a net negative overall, avg +/- of -3.7. Like Moody, his stats were amplified by playing well against the Kings in a loss and the Pelicans.
As far as this making sense, JK is at 13.5 ppg team high 6.8 ppg and 2,8 apg
Kerr deciding to start Richard has produced 9.7 ppg 3.2 rpg and 1.2 apg. Kerr might be the only coach that would think Richard beat out JK for a starting job.
The team is 3
That Jimmy Joy-Meter will run out soon …. a Joyless Jimmy would be the last thing you’d want in JK’s ear.
You forgot that Jimmy has a new contract. That’s his love language. Everything is fine.
It’s when you say you’ll extend the player then break that promise that he’ll be upset. Don’t mess with a man’s wallet.
Doesn’t matter, Jimmy will always find something to complain and pout about …. especially when the losses come, which will likely come in the loaded West.
I understand his track record isn’t the greatest but he’s not 25 anymore. I think he’s matured, wants to be a great player and desires to win.
His wallet is happy and I think he cares about his legacy.
I’m hoping for the best and it’s already been a lot easier on my psyche with Andrew Wiggins out of town and Butler in his place with only a first round pick as the real cost.
I think it’ll work out. He’s already trying to help the JK situation so it’s not like he’s “complaining and pouting.”
Ok but Jimmy is currently acting the opposite of that.
I for one, stopped trusting Jimmy when Steph tore his hamstring and Jimmy said “Im pass first” but he isn’t pass first, he has elite scoring ability…that he flat out refused to use…for no damn reason…
I treat Jimmy with a grain of salt and I hope all Warriors fans remember Jimmy wanted to be on the Suns and the Warriors wanted KD, not Jimmy. Jimmy has never been a good fit here, and he should be traded for a better fitting player. We don’t need two Draymonds, we need a consistent scorer. I like Jimmy as a player, but we cant trust him long term. The faster GSW flips him to the Suns or wherever he wants to play, the better.
Gary, If you listen to the Slater interview where the content for this article comes from, Jimmy is being openly critical of Kerr’s current coaching approach, and making suggestions in the media on how to fix it.
Yes, Jimmy is making a case for JK, but it’s more broadly a criticism of Kerr forcing an offensive scheme that only works for Steph when Steph isn’t on the floor. Jimmy is saying that’s the team’s biggest problem, and unless it’s fixed this team isn’t contending.
It’s all good to the extent that Jimmy is trying to help JK and the team, but it’s clear that Jimmy is a different kind of cat. He is going to break glass wherever he goes. I can see how Jimmy will wear on a coach.
You read it one way and I read it another. The player can talk about schemes and it doesn’t mean he’s throwing the coach under the bus.
Sure, he’s having allegiance for the player in this case because that’s where it’s needed right now. Player is down, broken, fragile, and being hurt definitely doesn’t help.
But I get it. Jimmy has a repetition so any little hint is going to be blown out of proportion and analyzed with microscopes.
Gary, I’m just saying that there are few players that will go to the extent that Jimmy does to say what’s wrong. Yes, it’s constructive and if the coach is ok with it, then cool.
But not all coaches are cool with it, especially when the team starts losing.
Why does Kerr have a thing for starting rookie SG’s over veterans (Klay) and playing super small ball.
Crazy idea but maybe turn Richard into the backup PG in training to Steph
Random question for someone who watches, how does Draymond do against Joel E and Jokic?
Turning Richard into a backup PG is a brilliant move. His handle looks decent, better than Moody’s. I am all for a Richard Moody Jimmy Dray Post lineup when Curry is not out there.
Kuminga and Jimmy play the same position. Why is that so hard to see. Nobody expected much from Jimmy in Chicago. But he had a coach who believed in him. And showed him the way to succeed in the NBA. JK doesn’t have that. Just listen to most Warriors fans on here. Its really simple. I’ll explain it again. Cause I have only been saying it for three years now.
Kuminga is not a savior. He is just a talent trying to find his way in this league. So do what’s best for everyone. He is not on your time line. Warriors want to contend NOW. He just wants to get better. That’s not easy when Jimmy plays his position. And you play him out of position. Warriors don’t have the time or sense to develop him right. So just move him for value. Get players who are better fits NOW. No matter how much you cry and complain. You will not speed his development up. Move on with better fit players. That can help you compete now. Its real simple. Dec 15 he will be available to trade. You should have a trade ready to move him after midnight. You will have plenty of time to be ready for playoffs ……
Draymond, Kuminga, Hield and 5 FRP for Giannis and Cole Anthony is the best offer the Bucks can get and they should take it.
Bucks are not in sell off mode so it will not happen.
But Giannis can change that all by himself.
He rather go to NY through reports. I know its you dream for him to play for the warriors but nothing indicates there is any trade rtalk going on now or in the past between the 2 teams.
This IS the rumors site, after all! Let me dream on as long as it makes sense on paper, let all dreampostings fly imo!
Bucks move Giannis it will be to rebuild team. Dream all you want. Best places to do that. Is San Antonio or OKC. Both have plenty to offer. NY has nothing to offer, no picks.
GSW has 6 of their own FRP and 1 2RP.
so no post about Butler being a coward and walking off the court after not playing against the Heat…. just a puff piece on him trying to help Kuminga? wow
What does November 2025 have to do with now.
@knickerbockerAl….. Butler walked off the court… he was the ONLY warriors player to do that.. it was an act of cowardice
@arc89 …. Butler played 38 minutes the night before in Orlando… he purposely missed the Heat game.. Lebron used to do the same thing in the mid 2010’s
@aristole…. is about timing more than anything… this was posted less than 12 hours after the Warriors / Heat game.. it came off to me like a blanket of protection / distraction
butler missed a few games this year being injured since he is old and have back trouble. So your point is??
@jeremyn, I can see why you’d say Slater made this a puff piece to the extent it makes Jimmy look like a good teammate, but…
…if you look at all the Butler material Slater has written over the past few days, the real story is more about Butler’s detailed commentary of the Warriors failed offensive scheme. As a Warriors’ fan, we’re used to Draymond expressing opinions that differ with the the coach, but Jimmy takes it to a completely different level.
Maybe Kerr knows how to accommodate Jimmy, but a lot of coaches wouldn’t.
Drama blabla
This team is a complete mess, time to blow it up
A complete mess is 5-12. Warriors are over .500 and yet not hitting on all cylinders.
So that’s the profile of a team that is still in contention.
There’s still opportunity to hit on all cylinders and be 10 games over .500 instead of one or two games over .500.
You don’t blow this up, that’s ridiculous.
There’s more opportunity for things to completely fall apart and be 10 games below .500
You blow that up before it gets worse. It’s the most logical thing to do
The next month or so will tell us a lot.
Could be buyers or you’re right, Dubs could be sellers at this coming deadline.
Going to be interesting that’s for sure.
The biggest problem with the Warriors is that they haven’t had their heads in the game. Their offense flows from being able to pass the ball. Draymond and Curry turning over the ball 5 times in a game is stunning. They have to stop that.
They also need to learn to play without Curry. Players need to step up.
@The Big D
Not really true. In the next 30 games, the super tough early schedule flips, with 18 home games and 12 road games through January 20th.
They are 12th in strength of schedule. Middle of the road, if they are struggling now, then it’s not going to get much better. If anything they’ve been lucky all the old geezers have been fairly healthy. That won’t last.
Clearly whatever source ranks them 12th ignores the number of back to backs and 3 games in 4 nights sets they’ve had, I’m guessing it’s 100% by opponents W-L record.
Does any other team have to play 2 of those 3 in 4nights in one 6 game road trip?
@NBAisOK, 3 points, in ascending importance:
1. Good point, we have more home than away games remaining
2. But we also have the 8th most difficult schedule remaining for the season link to tankathon.com
3. In terms of injury/availability, we’ve been lucky to date in terms of how few games missed by Steph, Draymond, and Jimmy. Probabilities/history suggest that they’ll be less available over the remainder of the season.
Problem with the JK signing is that he can’t be traded until Jan 15th, might be too late in a competitive Western Conference. They need to remain above water until JK is eligible for a trade.
Vu is always available for the right price :-)
2 GW this year and also gave up 1 too (against Wemby) lol.
Kuminga for Giddey might work.
Vu for a 2RP is all you will get from GSW.
Not happening, Giddey is worth more than JK. You’d be lucky to even get Kevin Huerter at this rate for JK lol.
raz, I also think that Vuch will be more valuable at this trading deadline because he’s an expiring contract.
That increases his value instead of decreases it like last year or the year before.
It depends on the eye of the beholder. I think a low 1st would be the best they would get for him. Plus I’m hearing grumblings that they might extend him LMAO.
Kuminga is in the Giannis package so you should probably give up this dream lol
Davey, Are you speaking to Gary or myself? Just confirming lol.
You lol
In theory GSW could get Vuc for Podz and 1 2RP in addition to Giannis.
I never wanted JK lol he’s a horrible fit for our roster lol.
These two players were drafted with high expectations. One came in at 19 yrs old. The other at 20 yrs old. Their games and talents are different. Yet both play same position. And are considered big SF or wings for the 2Kers.
One was give a chance on a young team. Yet did not develop enough. And was traded for younger talent. And to not pay his next contract. Washington just couldn’t wait any longer. So after one year in Portland. And now 25 yrs old. In his SIXTH year in NBA. He is looking like the star many thought he could be.
link to basketball-reference.com
The other was jerked around. And not helped to develop. Cause this was a playoff team. And they needed a talent. To help them level up. A savior. Now in his 5th year in NBA. He has only shown flashes of what he might be. Yet the Warriors don’t have the time to wait on him.
Deni showed there are things worth waiting for. Washing should have waited. The Warriors want to win NOW. So don’t have the luxury of waiting. Time to cut the cord. Let JK go be a the player he can be. You are only holding him back. Trade him for players who can help you NOW.
link to basketball-reference.com
Deni was actually on warriors radar before the draft. He was brought in predraft and showed a lot of promise.
Yes but truth is. He didn’t show enough in Washington. Where he was given a real chance lol. Some players take longer than you are willing to wait. This is why I say play the rookies in G-league. Development starts from day one. Even its just to get better value for them in a trade. Like it or not. The pressure to win on coaches. Does affect the development of young players.
i agree play rookies in the G league instead of sitting on the bench.
Waive Rowe and Santos.
Sign Wiseman to a standard contract and resign Santos to a two way contract
@aristotle
“2. But we also have the 8th most difficult schedule remaining for the season link to tankathon.com ”
I’m not sure that ranking makes mathematical sense – if based on simple W-L numbers has our SOS after 17 games 12th out of 30, it should be mathematically impossible to have the 8th toughest from now on. Weird.
“3. In terms of injury/availability, we’ve been lucky to date in terms of how few games missed by Steph, Draymond, and Jimmy. Probabilities/history suggest that they’ll be less available over the remainder of the season.”
Well, Steph missed 3 and played sick in one blowout loss, and Kerr sat him in a 4th. Butler and Dray have missed 2 games each. If they miss a higher percentage the rest of the way, I can’t see this team finishing over .500.
Don’t tell me we are turning on Jimmy now ?????
He saved your season last year. He gave you hope of another run at West. He has earned the right to speak out. He isn’t bashing anyone…..
Warriors biggest problem this year is a playmaker. They don’t have guys with handles that can pass. Or start the offense. Thats why Jimmy is right. With no Curry there is no point of running an offense built around him. Green and Butler are your leading ast guys. This offense is built around playmakers and guard play you don’t have. Payton and Podz are not doing it. And Melton hasn’t played yet. You need ball handlers. That is not Curry strength. Or his job. This is all on Kerr …..
Who is turning on Jimmy?
> If they miss a higher percentage the rest of the way,
> I can’t see this team finishing over .500.
This is the math that I’ve been pushing since last season ended. When all your best players are in their late 30’s, they aren’t on the floor enough, no matter how good they are.
Unless Kerr commits to giving Podz, Moody, and JK centrol roles and consitent minutes, this is not a playoff team.