Twinkie defense wrote:Larry Ellison wrote:“I don’t ask [Kerr] about roles because I know what he is going to tell me ... I don’t waste my energy. I choose not to ask because nobody is going to tell me. It’s whatever."
You know that Kerr has talked to Kuminga about his role many, many times.
Maybe what he means is he doesn't have a regular, predictable spot in the rotation. But if he listened and played the role that Kerr keeps telling him to play he'll have a better change at a predictable spot in the rotation.
What JK should have said was "We've had our issues in the past but I'm talking to Steve and the rest of the staff, trying to understand how I can best contribute to team success this year."
His actual comments reveal continuing immaturity, ego, discontentedness. Reporting on the fan event at practice included whispers that it seemed like JK did not want to be there. MDJ was right not to give him a 1+1 with PO because he just would have been counting the days until UFA in 2026. As it stands, I am worried the trade interest in Jan/Feb will be tepid. I hope the Warriors team chemistry is enough to lift JK's performance like a rising tide. It's hard to see him being here long term. But we need his depth this year on the wing.
I would trade JK + 2 1st rd picks for Trey Murphy. Not sure NOR would do that.
Edit: 200 pages!! Nice
