A lot of times Kerr is a head coach who "tortures" the fans, and sometimes he can make the fans very "cerebral hemorrhage", like that kind of sideline ball tactic, 9 out of 10 Warriors are failures. But sometimes Kerr has made Warriors fans very impressed, his on-the-spot adaptability and coaching style are quite distinctive, and most of the time Kerr is an unpredictable head coach. For example, in the case of Thompson, Cole is very confusing. Thompson played another 41 minutes in this game, the only Warriors player to play more than 40 minutes. So Thompson's pre-game leg soreness is fake? So Thompson is a player who has suffered two years of serious injuries?
Thompson could have said that Cole was a big Fan of Damian Lee, but after Thompson's comeback, it's hard not to suspect that Cole has become Thompson's little fan. As far as you can understand, why did Cole have to let Thompson play for so long? So far in the playoffs, the Warriors' longest average player per game is Thompson. And Cole gives the impression that if Thompson can play and is willing, maybe he's averaging 48 minutes per game. And Cole's employment is also different from using other people, Kerr uses other people more to see the state, the state is good to let you play for a longer time, the state is not good to press directly to the bench seat, and the mouth brother even has a single 23-minute playing time in the playoffs.
But there's a word in Thompson: Use it to death! Thompson in the first round is really easy to use, the efficiency is not bad, and the playing time is also more, but it is more that the Nuggets' outside line is too weak to prevent people. In the second round, Thompson encountered the ultimate defense. G1 game 19 6, G2 game 19 5, both shots are very poor, but also very urgent, a bit of regular season just comeback when the meaning of playing, get the ball and run to the basket. Admittedly, Thompson didn't shoot accurately, but Kerr made him the warrior's player with the most playing time.
In the current situation, let's just assume, can we not let Thompson play for so long? Or is it that a high-intensity confrontation game like this allows Thompson to play for about 35 minutes, and the rest of the time is given to others? Obviously, the few people the Warriors need to play the most right now are Curry, Poole, Wiggins, Cuminga, especially Cuminga, who is like a chick waiting to be fed, and wants to play time, but not much in every game. The playoffs with the Grizzlies obviously can't rely on projection alone, or have to fight for talent, at this time Kuminga's talent is difficult not to notice, this round of the series also needs him to stand up to show athletic ability.
And Tang Shen is now taking on a bit more things, every game is a lot of three-point throwing, playing singles, facing the Nuggets is very easy, but playing the Grizzlies is a bit difficult. In this round of the playoffs Thompson should not be the Absolute Main Attack Point for the Warriors, the ball should still be put into the hands of Curry and Poole, Thompson to act as a shooting point and empty cutting point, excessive to give him the ball but increase his pressure. The Warriors may not lose to the Grizzlies in terms of talent, as long as Kerr is bold enough, the Warriors and the Grizzlies can fight for talent and can have an advantage in talent.