The NBA regular season is in full swing. In the case that the regular season is about to pass the halfway point, all teams have also started a crazy stage, both the Clippers, the Heat and other teams are going against the current, and the Lakers, Warriors and other teams are getting worse, the Lakers have recently suffered three consecutive defeats, the escalation of infighting has made the team that won the mid-season championship fall into endless difficulties, and even let the team turmoil continue to break out.
In addition to the precarious status quo of the Lakers, as the Lakers' old enemy, the Golden State Warriors are also facing the storm of losing. After Green's continued suspension and Klay's refusal to extend his contract in advance for 80 million, Kerr's turmoil over the team's coaching and employment will continue, bringing new turmoil and hidden dangers to the team.
In the home game against the Nuggets, the Warriors lost to the Nuggets 127-130 with a double-digit lead, and were beaten by the opponent 25-4 in the last seven minutes, and suffered an 18-point comeback. As a strong dialogue, the Warriors were counterattacked by the Nuggets with such an advantage, allowing Jokic to play the ultimate game again, which is a murderous and heart-wrenching reality for the Nuggets, and the psychological shadow of the Warriors will be a lingering fact.
Speaking of the final six minutes after the loss, head coach Steve Kerr said: "Really have to give them credit for improving their defense, making key shots and getting to the free throw line. Aaron Gordon was brilliant tonight, dominating the paint in the second half, especially in the fourth quarter. Watson hit a crucial three-pointer. We played well, 35 assists, 10 turnovers, but we didn't score in the last five or six minutes. ”
Jonathan Kuminga played 19 minutes in this game, and scored 16 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists on 5-of-7 shooting and 6-of-7 free throws. Kuminga played just six minutes in the second half and did not come on for the final 18 minutes. After the game, many Warriors media complained about Kerr's employment.
Commenting on the fact that he dropped Kuminga and opted to reuse substitute Wiggins at key moments, Kerr said: "He's played really well, he's usually come back for about five or six minutes. Wiggins played well and we were in good form with an 18-point lead. That's why we insisted on using him. He [Kuminga] sat on the sidelines for a while, so I didn't feel like I should come back with him. I continued to use the line-up on the field. Obviously, we didn't finish the game. ”
Obviously, Cole's remarks can be described as trying to cover up, and do not directly respond to the fact that Kuminga was abandoned. Previously, Kuminga publicly bombarded Kerr's hypocrisy, believing that even if he was promoted to the starter, but at the critical moment, he still had to give the opportunity to the core star, after this remark continued to escalate, at the critical moment, Kerr once again insisted on going his own way, and Kuminga gave up, although in the face of the Nuggets game, Wiggins has picked up, but Kuminga's efficiency is also excellent, however, Kerr has completely blocked it at a critical moment, and Kerr's ability to adjust has obviously become the culprit of the Warriors' 18-point counterattack.
Previously, Kerr was questioned and criticized for abandoning Kuminga after playing the ultimate game, but this time, Kerr repeated the same trick again, obviously, and did not question it at all. Kerr's stubborn coaching style will also be a great red flag for the Warriors. I believe that after Kerr's behavior, Kuminga and other young stars will continue to increase their dissatisfaction with Kerr, and even brew a huge locker room turmoil, so that the team will continue to face new turmoil and blows in the case of poor results.
In the case of the team's record in jeopardy, the famous Barkley is also adding fuel to the fire again, recently, Barkley said on the show: "The Warriors are finished, they will not make the playoffs, they are past their prime." The old people get older, they don't get better. ”
Obviously, Barkley's remarks such a down-and-out remark can be described as adding fuel to the fire for the desperate Warriors, and it has also escalated the Warriors' turmoil again.
As a giant team, the performance of the Warriors this season is indeed unflattering, the ups and downs of Wiggins and Klay, Green's indefinite suspension, and the contradictions between Kuminga and Kerr will have a great impact and dilemma on the team. Although Barkley was so convincing and slightly pompous when only half of the regular season was played, if the Warriors could not adjust as soon as possible, including the conflict between Kerr and Kuminga, Green's suspension turmoil, and the fact that Shi Wei still turned the court into a boxing ring after his return, the Warriors were in turmoil.
Therefore, for this team that aims to compete for the championship, the Warriors still face a great dilemma. The team is currently only relying on Curry to break the game, obviously unable to help the team out of the trough, Paul's decent performance is also unable to help the team achieve adversity growth, in other words, in the case that everything is not conducive to the team, if the Warriors do not have a miracle, any bit of turmoil will bring a devastating blow to the Warriors.
With the continuous loss, it will also make the team's contradictions continue to heat up, and even the old stars with Curry as the core, and the young generation of players with Kuminga as the core, will produce great contradictions, after all, at present, in the case of young people playing better, Kerr insists on giving the old stars more opportunities, even at the cost of the team's loss, obviously, this caused the team's disagreement, but also brought new topics to the fans and the media, so that this turmoil continues to heat up, so, for the Warriors, any turmoil, will bring a devastating blow to the team, and will also make the team unable to achieve a counterattack, completely in trouble, completely depressed and sluggish.
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