6 turnovers in 2 quarters! Kuminga was interviewed and wanted to be on top? You have to be capable
After the loss to the Nuggets at Christmas, there was some discord within the Warriors. In an interview, the kid Kuminga said something that was not good for the team's unity.
On his role on the pitch, Kuminga said: "I'm going to be honest with you, nobody was guarding me when I had the ball. But sometimes I have to pass the ball to make sure our veterans get the ball and that's what confuses me.
It's like, 'What do they want me to do? I can pass the ball, I can do a lot of different things. I feel like I can do a lot of things, but it's not up to me to decide. ”
In these games, Kuminga was mentioned as a starter because he was banned for chasing dreams. He's played some good balls, and the young man naturally thinks he deserves more balls. Including some fans, the two big forwards Kuminga and Wiggins should play more time together.
Fortunately, Kerr is a manager who listens to persuasion. A lot of times when confronted with controversy, Cole's choice is to "do what you say and see how it goes."
Cole generously admits to the slap in the face, and on the contrary, "Look, see for yourselves how it goes." Today's warriors are in the latter case.
In the second quarter, Kerr put out a lineup of Kuminga + Wiggins + Paul, Klay, and Saric on the court.
When this lineup first came up, the score was tied at 30, and then in the first round, Kuminga stepped on the bottom corner and made a mistake. Why did he make that mistake? Because he didn't dare to shoot a three-pointer from the bottom corner.
The second mistake soon followed, as Kuminga read the defence and passed the ball straight into the hands of the opponent. The third mistake, Kuminga dribbled and was pulled out by Herro. Fourth turnover, Kuminga walks under the basket.
By the time Kuminga came off the court, the Warriors went from a tie to trail the Heat by 12 points. Add in two turnovers in the first quarter and six turnovers in the 11 minutes of Kuminga in the half, and I haven't seen such an amazing explosion of turnovers in a long time.
The Heat didn't have even one turnover in the first half, while the Warriors had nine turnovers in the first half and Kuminga had six. When he came back in the second half, Kuminga didn't continue to make mistakes, but the Warriors were powerless.
Admittedly, Curry played sparsely today, Curry shot 3-of-15, 2-of-8 from three-point range, and 1-of-7 from two-pointers, scoring only 13 points. The Warriors' team-high score today was only 13 points, and the splash + Kuminga's explosive mistake, losing to the Heat was not an accident.
The Warriors' second offense in the opening game was Kuminga's dribble all the way to the basket from the backcourt, and the ball went directly to the opponent's hands. It's completely stunned that he only knows how to rush, he can't read the pitch at all, and he takes the ball for granted.
Cole is also black enough, don't you want the ball, the ball is for you, you come to perform. Normally, Kuminga should have been replaced by consecutive errors, but Kerr gave Kuminga enough time to continue making stupid mistakes.
In my impression, this is not the first time Kuminga has "floated". It was the same last season, after playing a few games, he began to play blindly, his mentality changed, and then he was cut short by Kerr, but he complained to the media, and he was not trusted by the coaching staff, and he couldn't play directly in the playoffs.
The Warriors are certainly not the same as the bad team, and you can't just give you time and possession just because you're talented. Young people want that, they have to rely on their performance on the pitch to speak. Why Bojer, who played in the NBA in his first year, was able to replace Wiggins as the starter, and why Davis gradually entered the rotation, all because he could seize opportunities on the court.
To be honest, the Warriors gave Kuminga a lot of opportunities, but the Warriors' tolerance for mistakes also has limits. Kuminga's level of ball handling with 6 turnovers in 11 minutes, if Kuminga is given the ball, the Warriors will simply put it on the table.
Today, Kuminga is opposite the rookie Hakes, the maturity shown by the player who played in the NBA in his first year, I don't know if Kuminga will have a chance to achieve it in his life.
Young people don't think you're good just because you've played a few good games, you can see because you're standing on someone's shoulder. When it's really time for you to be in charge, it's natural to know what level you are.
If you want to be on top, you have to have that ability!