Today, the Warriors beat the Clippers at home to stop their losing streak. After winning today, Cole talked about his thoughts on the future. With Green about to return from injury in the future and Jordan Poole's current situation of playing better and better. Kerr currently has a bold idea that he wants to try to change the starting lineup. Kerr's future setting is that he wants to try the Warriors put up a lineup of three guards, to be precise, Curry, Thompson and Poole's three-shooter lineup.
In fact, strictly speaking, if Kerr puts a three-shooter lineup, then the pressure on the Warriors on the defensive end is very large. So Kerr gave a premise that the Warriors must return to their previous normal state on the next defensive end. If Kerr puts up a three-back lineup, their future starting five will be Curry, Poole, Thompson, Wiggins and Green. That means Wiggins and Green will have a heavier task on the defensive end. Wiggins, in particular, had to take out the energy of his previous defensive end, and Green also needed to quickly return to his previous defensive level.
If the Warriors can continue their previous performances on the defensive end, then many fans believe that Kerr's starting lineup will be insoluble on the offensive end, and Poole will become the biggest beneficiary. Imagine when Jordan Poole and Curry and Thompson start together, then Poole will get a lot of empty shots. If he can grasp those vacancies, then his average per game will rise rapidly.
The Warriors' flexibility in this lineup naturally does not need to be repeated. Each position can change defenses, and the speed is extremely fast when attacking and defending. In fact, the biggest challenge of this lineup is on the defensive end. After all, Jordan Pooler has weaknesses in defense, and Green's rim protection effect when facing some tall centers remains to be seen after the injury. So this lineup is destined to be just an attempt by Kerr, and as for how effective the defense is, it is necessary to wait and see the after-effect.
But the Warriors are now worthy of experimentation. Even Cole can go and frequently tweak the lineup for the rest of the game. The Warriors' record is enough to ensure they make the playoffs smoothly. The most important thing for the Warriors at this stage is to let Thompson find the shooting status as soon as possible. And try to match the right lineup as much as possible to prepare for the playoffs. Only in the playoffs can they have the fastest reaction speed when facing some unexpected situations. So sometimes we don't question Cole's change of lineup, everything he does in the regular season is preparing for the playoffs.