Kerr's Love Affair with Podz

[vvoland]

Better need to look at Davis. Guy played total 9 stints in last 3 games. And only one was positive +2, others -3 -8 -4 -2 -1 -2 -2 -14

Davis -36 49min
Looney -5 49min

Why? What is the point? Davis last game was Jan 22 with SAC, where he was in Kerr rotaion....Guy is out of rythm. He played only 10min with Butler in RS....

I agree. I think TJD is the much bigger issue and JK should take all of his minutes and Looney can rotate in when Dray sits.

In last 3 games

Butler/Kuminga/Green 32min +10.6nrtg with 92.4 drtg (Podz 28min Hield 20min Payton 14min, No Davis No Looney)

F.... maybe we could win this series if not Kerr....

It doesn't seem like rocket surgery, either

[Romulus]

all correct, still a SG who cannot shoot is like a goalkeeper who cannot make saves. basically he is useless.
regardless of the outcome of this series, podz (and moody, who has been even worse) cannot be considered starters under any circumstances going forward. they are not.

Thank you. I've actually stuck up for Moody a lot. He gives good effort. He can play decent defense. He can make an open 3. But at the end of the day, he's just not much. Certainly not a starter. Podz I think would actually be a very good role/bench player. Again, he's just not good enough to start (for a good team).

[Twinkie defense]

Podz's shot is off but he does so many other things that the Warriors need - including being one of the few guys who can handle the ball - that he's going to be out there a lot. In game 4, even though he was 0-4 from three his -9 was the best among the starters and he played 33 minutes. It's not like there there are a lot of guard options behind him who should be getting big minutes ahead of him?

With Steph out it seems like the only people willing to shoot the ball are Buddy and Draymond. Other guys are gonna have to let it rip tonight - including Podz.

[Twinkie defense]

How about a few minutes to Santos in the rotation instead?

I would like to see Santos get some more minutes, he's a pretty good shooter and his hustle leads to more opportunities. But I don't really see Podz as the guy he's coming in for?

[Twinkie defense]

all correct, still a SG who cannot shoot is like a goalkeeper who cannot make saves.

You're pigeonholing his position - and the Warriors need a bunch of guys who will shoot, not just Podz. But he's more of a secondary ball handler / combo guard than a shooting guard.

[AirP.]

The reason you're seeing so much Podz out there while he's in a slump shooting the ball is because of the lack of handling the ball/playmaking. I think GS needs Santos on the court but not for Podz. The only real option is Hield or Spencer and I don't want to see Hield dribble the ball. You could say let Draymond handle the ball more but he's got 17 ast with 13 TOs so far in his 2nd round series. If Draymond could just quit the risky passes, that would be one way of really helping this team.

[DevinVassell]

Pfft, Podz is a baller. Hard as nails.

His shot (and confidence in it) is shot right now. If he can fix that before his next contract, he is a total keeper.

[vvoland]

The reason you're seeing so much Podz out there while he's in a slump shooting the ball is because of the lack of handling the ball/playmaking. I think GS needs Santos on the court but not for Podz. The only real option is Hield or Spencer and I don't want to see Hield dribble the ball. You could say let Draymond handle the ball more but he's got 17 ast with 13 TOs so far in his 2nd round series. If Draymond could just quit the risky passes, that would be one way of really helping this team.

One of the reasons we had success in game 3 and the first half of game 4 was dray pushing the pace. If he can do that while not turning the ball over or challenging the longer wolves at the rim, we may not need a ton of ball handling from podz.

[AirP.]

The reason you're seeing so much Podz out there while he's in a slump shooting the ball is because of the lack of handling the ball/playmaking. I think GS needs Santos on the court but not for Podz. The only real option is Hield or Spencer and I don't want to see Hield dribble the ball. You could say let Draymond handle the ball more but he's got 17 ast with 13 TOs so far in his 2nd round series. If Draymond could just quit the risky passes, that would be one way of really helping this team.

One of the reasons we had success in game 3 and the first half of game 4 was dray pushing the pace. If he can do that while not turning the ball over or challenging the longer wolves at the rim, we may not need a ton of ball handling from podz.

Sure, but he does make some really dumb passes, I get there's some risk but he makes some really stupid passes for instance, passing the ball in to players who are running down court and aren't looking for the pass at all. I'm just use to seeing much better possessions, I hate seeing a team throw away possessions on bad passes.

[Twinkie defense]

The reason you're seeing so much Podz out there while he's in a slump shooting the ball is because of the lack of handling the ball/playmaking. I think GS needs Santos on the court but not for Podz. The only real option is Hield or Spencer and I don't want to see Hield dribble the ball. You could say let Draymond handle the ball more but he's got 17 ast with 13 TOs so far in his 2nd round series. If Draymond could just quit the risky passes, that would be one way of really helping this team.

One of the reasons we had success in game 3 and the first half of game 4 was dray pushing the pace. If he can do that while not turning the ball over or challenging the longer wolves at the rim, we may not need a ton of ball handling from podz.

That's true, but already Draymond is being asked to do quite a lot - not only does he have key defensive responsibilities, he knows he has to score points with Steph out. And come crunch time we're going to need Draymond's A+ defense.

[vvoland]

The reason you're seeing so much Podz out there while he's in a slump shooting the ball is because of the lack of handling the ball/playmaking. I think GS needs Santos on the court but not for Podz. The only real option is Hield or Spencer and I don't want to see Hield dribble the ball. You could say let Draymond handle the ball more but he's got 17 ast with 13 TOs so far in his 2nd round series. If Draymond could just quit the risky passes, that would be one way of really helping this team.

One of the reasons we had success in game 3 and the first half of game 4 was dray pushing the pace. If he can do that while not turning the ball over or challenging the longer wolves at the rim, we may not need a ton of ball handling from podz.

Sure, but he does make some really dumb passes, I get there's some risk but he makes some really stupid passes for instance, passing the ball in to players who are running down court and aren't looking for the pass at all. I'm just use to seeing much better possessions, I hate seeing a team throw away possessions on bad passes.

He's very capable of cutting that BS out, game 7 in the Hou series being a prime example.

[AirP.]

One of the reasons we had success in game 3 and the first half of game 4 was dray pushing the pace. If he can do that while not turning the ball over or challenging the longer wolves at the rim, we may not need a ton of ball handling from podz.

Sure, but he does make some really dumb passes, I get there's some risk but he makes some really stupid passes for instance, passing the ball in to players who are running down court and aren't looking for the pass at all. I'm just use to seeing much better possessions, I hate seeing a team throw away possessions on bad passes.

He's very capable of cutting that BS out, game 7 in the Hou series being a prime example.

Let's hope he decides to do that, it would help greatly.

[vvoland]

Sure, but he does make some really dumb passes, I get there's some risk but he makes some really stupid passes for instance, passing the ball in to players who are running down court and aren't looking for the pass at all. I'm just use to seeing much better possessions, I hate seeing a team throw away possessions on bad passes.

He's very capable of cutting that BS out, game 7 in the Hou series being a prime example.

Let's hope he decides to do that, it would help greatly.

The amount of tightropes that dude walks in the course of 48 minutes would confuse a spider. I don't know how he does it but I fully expect him to be on his A game tonight. If not, we may as well book our tickets to cancun.

[powerball1373]

Most 2nd year players struggle in their first playoffs. Podz is part of that and he won't be the last. Plus he's being tasked with way more than he should be.

Hilarious that people wanted JK to play with an unlimited leash for "development" regardless of outcome. Now Podz is playing with unlimited leash and now it's don't play him at all. Put him on the bench.

For some people, everything is the wrong decision unless it works lol. They just need something to blame as a coping mechanism, I suppose.

[vvoland]

Most 2nd year players struggle in their first playoffs. Podz is part of that and he won't be the last. Plus he's being tasked with way more than he should be.

Hilarious that people wanted JK to play with an unlimited leash for "development" regardless of outcome. Now Podz is playing with unlimited leash and now it's don't play him at all. Put him on the bench.

For some people, everything is the wrong decision unless it works lol. They just need something to blame as a coping mechanism, I suppose.

I don't know anyone who was calling for an unlimited leash for JK. In fact, I don't think too many people were calling for JK to start before Steph pulled the hammy. The most people said (myself included) was that DNP-CDing JK was the wrong decision and we would need him.

Similarly, no one is saying not to play podz at all. In fact, most people are fine with him keeping his starting job. People just want to see less of Podz when he's struggling and more of JK when he's doing well. I think we all agree that 35 mins in game 3 was not enough for JK and 40+ for podz was too much. Those both seem likely quite reasonable takes.

[ILOVEIT]

Yes, but also, moody has been awful and we have few options beyond that

I absolutely agree. But you don't hear Kerr "pretending" that Moody or others are playing well. There aren't a lot of options on this team.

I just think always giving a guy a pass when he isn't playing well is very unfair to the rest of the guys who don't get the same public support.

Who do you want Kerr to play instead of Podz?

No real option now. Too late.

With a healthy Curry I'd go:

Curry, Butler, Kuminga, Draymond, Post

[KevinMcreynolds]

Pfft, Podz is a baller. Hard as nails.

His shot (and confidence in it) is shot right now. If he can fix that before his next contract, he is a total keeper.

100. He’s one of the few enjoyable things to watch on this team, not sure why anyone would complain about him.

[vvoland]

Very good to see him shoot well in game 5. I don't think anyone complained much about Podz (other than his tendency to talk too much) but some folks (myself included) wanted to see him play a bit less when he was struggling, while recognizing there weren't a lot of better options.

I hope the humble pie he was served for most of the playoffs makes him double down, get in the lab, and work on his mid-range, floater, 3 and FT shooting. He needs to be a knockdown shooter to solidify himself as a starter. Otherwise, he'll be demoted to the bench by next year's version of deanthony melton (possibly melton himself).

[Twinkie defense]

Podz had a great game last night! Hopefully he takes this experience and carries it forward to next season.

[Jester_]

Pfft, Podz is a baller. Hard as nails.

His shot (and confidence in it) is shot right now. If he can fix that before his next contract, he is a total keeper.

100. He’s one of the few enjoyable things to watch on this team, not sure why anyone would complain about him.

he had a mediocre series and everyone thinks he's trash

when we don't beat Houston in round 1 without him