TJD - what happened

[Old Head]

Anyone have insight on what is happening to TJD?
All of a sudden he has close to 0 playing time for the last month
He was starting to post a few double doubles, sure doesn't match up with everyone, however going from starter to 0 playing time?
Or is this the Kerr's- Moses treatment again - giving newly signed 10 day contract guys more playing time instead of developing our Youngs, especially young bigs (then to ask have our 10 days guys disappear during playoffs & force the Youngs & wonder why they don't do well during playoffs when they have not been playing & developed)?
Any info would help -thanks guys

[Romulus]

I get him being 3rd string at this point. Looney has been better and Post offers the team his shooting which has saved them several times. But yeah, Kerr can totally ice out a player. Heck, he's done it to Looney several times in his career. It's one of the things I hate about his coaching. It really messes with a player's mental make-up. There certainly have been times when having TJD in the game would have been helpful as opposed to 3 and 4 guard lineups.

Assuming TJD stays on the team, you have to assume Kerr will give him another chance -- just not any time soon.

[bay2hk]

I’m sure warriors are keeping him as insurance in case of injuries or if looney bolts for a higher offer this summer

[TrueFan420]

With Dray spending more time at the 5 it limits the available minutes. Post will take time because of his shooting. Loon and TDJ are different players but fill a similar role. They’ll take turns playing and not playing with less minutes at the 5 and Loon has Kerr’s trust.

He’s under contract for another year and then we have a team contract which we will trigger. From there who knows but I suspect/hope he does something similar to Loon and hangs around to platoon the C position.

[Hoopstar23]

Post has been a way better player than TJD and offers much more, especially his shooting...His defense while not good is not bad because he provides shooting and playmaking and knows how to set good screens and makes ups for defense deficiencies idk if TJD is a real center gets bullied around and while he is a good rim protector he has to be an elite one to get playing time and the fact he is a lob threat and doesn't provide any shooting or any consistent post game... correct me if I'm wrong but that's what I think

[DonaldSanders]

Well, he had one of the worst on court and on-off ratings on the team, so by that metric it did not work out with him playing. Post provides what he could not -- finishing, distance shooting, and honestly so far better defense.

Steve gave him a shot and it didn't work out.

[Big J]

He's not that guy.

[BayAreaDub]

He was awful and can’t finish. Green, Loon, and Post have the 5 covered. That’s all.

[cpower]

i dont think he is a NBA player...he might be able to play 3 mins here and there but he really does not do anything well... if you can't finish, cant catch the ball, cant rebound and cant defend...what is the point?

[Old Head]

Interesting takes, at least it seems it was not an injury thing.
I think TJD would be good depending on matchups, & also there have been some nights Looney is just not as good for whatever reason-in those circumstances I prefer playing TJD
One of the things I really dislike about Kerr is how he can ice players out.
Our new signing although has size at 6-9 is terrible defensively & rebounding, without too much BBIQ at all, probably why he was cut so many times despite being a top 10 pick.
One thing that cannot be taught is intelligence
TJD just doesn't have a great outside shot & does not match up well against larger teams, however against smaller quicker teams he has proven to be a pretty good player.
I don't like over playing Dray at the 5, neither does Dray(need him more for the play offs)
Post brings what our other 2 centers don't
All this praise for Kerr about how great he is-personally I think he is over rated & stuck in his ways until he is proven over & over before he reacts - often too late these last few years.
He is awful at young player development - Moody, JK, Looney & 0thers have developed in spit of him, not because of his ways.
If they were not mentally strong it could destroy them
All the best, I am happy the team is doing better & watchable again
Butler & Post has brought this team back to life

[Warriors Analyst]

TJD looked really good on offense with the worst version of Klay that the Warriors ever had. Klay was great at getting TJD easy dunks out of pin-downs where Klay would hit TJD as two defenders chased him over the screen. Pretty easy play for TJD because he could dunk the ball in and his non-existent touch didn't matter because a lot of these dunks were uncontested or weakly defended.

For al of Klay's flaws last season, he still could manufacture easy points like that for centers with even the most mildly above average athletic skills. TJD is not that good at basketball. He's an ok passer and can finish dunks. But in a limited context, he was super useful on offense around Steph + Klay. It is amusing to me how bad the Warriors were in the later Myers years at finding playable bigs who offered athleticism on par with or better to TJD. You didn't need a particularly skilled player to make it work on offense around Steph or Klay -- TJD is clear proof that someone who is a borderline NBA player who can set screens and jump high could be useful for the old Warriors and he's also proof that the Warriors were awful at finding bigs.

[Old Head]

amusing to me how bad the Warriors were in the later Myers years at finding playable bigs who offered athleticism -
This is at least partially on Kerr - who doesn't utilize or want to play bigs - he can't help himself, too in love with small ball

[Badly Browned]

Undersized Center that cant dribble, finish, or shoot.

In a smallball lineup I'd rather run Gui Santos or obviously Draymond, and Looney/Post are better fits in big lineups.

[Dubs 707]

He needs to go watch some Amare Stoudemire film

[EvanZ]

Scouting reports

[superunknown]

Scouting reports

overrated.

[ILOVEIT]

Post happened. Post has upside, TJD, bless him, does not.

[KevinMcreynolds]

[jozef]

Warriors can use anybody at C against teams with smaller frontcourt cause Butler brings defensive commitment and offensive threat at attacking the rim. Kerr now decides to go with Green, Post and Looney at C. Butler is not good 3pt shooter so Post seems to be the best complementary center for him (now imagine Vucevic' 3pters and one-hand short shots making an offensive splash ).

In Butler era the Warriors still did not play top teams with tall frontcourt: Giannis was DNP, AD and Embiid injured. KAT was injured but the KNicks play small at 4 so it did not matter. The challenge will come only with top teams - Cleveland (Allen, Mobley), Boston (Tatum, Porzingis), Oklahoma (Hartenstein, Holmgren), Denver (Jokic, Gordon), Lakers (James, Doncic), Memphis (Jackson, Edey) - who possess serious height advantage and there will be probably a need to play TJD at C.

The best use for TJD (besides setting screens) would be let him attack the basket from low (or high) post in similar way Butler (or maybe Kuminga) does - to create a pressure inside, get to FT line.

I expected him being in better shape than he is, running the floor sharper as 25 year old should do, so I am disappointed there is no improvement in that area and I do not feel sorry for him. Still he is the best vertical threat on the team.