Steph, SG(has to be a scoring threat and positive defender), Wiggins, Draymond, Center( Looney or they need another center). Bench has to be Shroder surrounded by defenders and PNR options. Shroder, Gp2, Kuminga, Anderson, TJD. The spacing isn't amazing, but Shroder has operated with similar spacing rosters, he's still able to dribble around and break down defenses. Kerr with his 3 guard lineups and using SF as power forwards and Draymond at the 5 is so dumb.
@@isaacdebeila8085wrong that small ball is trash we are behind the ball we need to get bigger and we need them young cats to get minutes and that was 3 years ago.
@@trladc8 And? Do please name a time when kerr's fine coaching won anything? During half the big shots Steph and Klay took over the years you can see kerr furious on the sidelines. I am a GS fan dude. And even I can recognize that kerr has no clue
@ just because he’s the best they have doesn’t mean we couldn’t find another just as good and without the hassles, the drama, the techs, the punches, the WWE auditions and for less money. Trade him!
Honestly and as much i use to say Green was the problem now i really see that KERR is the problem. The more we go the more hes doing worse and i respect Kerr but now im seeing hes not letting some of the players shine and do there thing. GSW have a Great team if he put the right people in and leto them play.. Green is actually doing better this year forsure but he need to sit his ass down sometime and let someone else do there thing, like you said Green isnt a offensive threat.
Glad to see people are starting to come around man. Last year I was defending Kerr from all the haters, but the more I thought about it, the more I tried searching for solutions in my head, trades, specific players playing better than they’ve been playing, blaming players not looking as good as expected for the teams struggles, but the more you think about it, the more all those problems eventually circle back to coaching. It’s atrocious. He constantly contradicts himself, so it’s clear he doesn’t even know wtf he’s doing at times. For example, his reasoning for not having a Steph/wiggins/kuminga/draymond or slowmo/ TJD or looney startinglineup is because there wouldn’t be enough spacing. Yet, you always see him using lineups with GP2/draymond/looney or any mix of players who can’t shoot and it’s clear that even though he says it’s for spacing it’s just cause he doesn’t fw kuminga. That’s what I think. And it’s especially unfortunate because I think now, would be the perfect time for that lineup to make a comeback. At the start of the season it made sense to break it up but now that Wiggins is flowing, kuminga is continuously improving both defense and offensively, and especially now that TJD looks like what you thought he was gonna look like, this is the perfect time for the comeback. This team can’t be tiny anymore, it’s just not feasible. Amd surrounding Steph with athletic lengthy defenders is the only way this team can succeed. Hell, just upsizing the lineup by using the goddamn players where they’re supposed to be played and not some fucken sg playing the pf position would do a lot for this team. Defense is this team’s identity, most games that they win are always low scoring games, the gritty ones. This team always looks at its best when it’s playing staunch defense. It’s just clear now more than ever that there has to be changes made and it starts with Kerr. Or rather with his removal, as I’ve been forced to come to terms to.
Kerr is running this team as if it's 2016 and all of the vets are at peak performance, dray should be a bench player, with kuminga starting. A reduction in drays role would hugely benefit the warriors as apart from passing the ball around Draymond is a glorified paper weight. I think a change in coaching style is needed and if that means kerr gotta go then kerr gotta go
Kerr doesnt understand how to balance his own roster. I do think we need a better SG and possibly another center. But it should be Steph, SG, wiggins, Draymond, Looney or another center. I know draymond sucks on offense, but his defense is needed. But we gotta have a scoring threat 2 next to steph that is also not a liability on defense( we cant have shroder here or buddy hield). The bench has to be shroder surrounded with defenders. Shroder, GP2, kuminga, Anderson, TJD. TJD should start, but Shroder needs PNR options, and lots of defenders. Pnr threats with kuminga and TJD. Gp2 is poa defender and offensively is a great cutter, and Anderson is another ball handler/defender. Plus with anderson and tjd, thats 2 screening options for either Kuminga or Shroder. [Kerr tries to use podz here instead of Anderson, and podz sucks at screening, and doesnt have the size to defend forwards]. How many times have we seen podz have to defend Power Forwards? Something has to be done with podz, hield, and moody if they cant fit in the proper lineups( and its not their fault, its just Kerr is using these players out of position( as Small/Power Forwards and whatnot)
I agree gp2 and anderson have untap potential.we should try to start Anderson over draymond though he got defense and offense.buddy and shroder is basically curry replacement and we need bigger and athletic center like dwight howard maybe.we can trade since warrior have so many guards.steve kerr must get fire if he is not using Stotz's offense tmr against the clipper and win. I swear.
You must be planning on trading or losing Kuminga. Because if he's on the bench, a young man like that is not planning on resigning with golden state just to keep coming off the bench in this stage of his career.😢
@@Qjags2 yeah the reality is he's either gone in free agency or traded before then. He didn't wanna sign on for 30m/year. He's wanting 40m+/year. Can't have Steph on a super max, Kuminga on 40m, Draymond on 25m and Wiggins on 25m. That's about 150m salary next season. Then Anderson+buddy is 17m. That leaves 10m or so in cap space to fill out the roster ( and this is with losing Shroder, gp2 and Looney by letting their contracts expire)
@@Qjags2 Kumingas production is on a Bargain deal because he's only taking 7m in cap space. The only way to retain everyone, would be to go into the luxury tax. Can't keep Shroder though because his on an exception, and you lose the right to use those exceptions if you go into the luxury tax. So, if warriors were willing to extend/keep everyone, besides Shroder, and go into the tax, it's basically saying this roster, as currently constructed, is good enough to compete in the higher brackets of the playoffs... And that's simply not true. Can't be a tax team while we are a 15-15 (.500) team 😂
@@berserkmonk5331 i believe he didn't take the contract because of Steve Kerr. If he had been treated better by Steve Kerr the last 3 years, I think he would have sign the contract at a lesser price.
As usual, you are definitely on point again!!! Kerr is just wasting Kuminga & Moody’s talents. The Warriors need to trade Kuminga & Moody to the Wizards for Kuz, a veteran scoring 6’10” (f/c). Kerr needs to be replaced by Jerry Stackhouse as HC. This vid is🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
@karlomagnoguadalupe4843 I didn't ever think I would hear some shyt like this. BUT your exactly right.. He took Mark Jackson's job or better yet Kerr was granted his Job. If Jackson was there they would have more than 4 Rings. That's how I feel.. I also feel Curry is this Generations GOAT. Lebron went from a BEAST to a lil B!TCH as Jordan would say it but in Lebrons case he's a BIG B!tch.
This is the best way for the Warriors to move forward. Obviously as long as Curry is on this team....Kerr will be too. The player to trade is Draymond. He can't score enuff, defense has slipped some and doesn't provide spacing. If u trade his salary instead of Wiggs....then the Butler deal or any deal looks better. U would then have SlowMo playing more, Curry, TJD, Wiggs, Butler/Lavine, etc. Now u have a more scoring lineup and still have good rim protection with TJD. Also, Dray presence hasn't allowed others to step up imo. He controls too much of the offense. Use his contract to trade....Not Wiggins
Firstly, Merry Christmas. Secondly, you are the most analytical and spot on nba commenter especially when it comes to gsw. I just don't have time to make these vids and to be quite honest I'd probably pull my hair out with what Kerr is doing. There is no reason to start Draymond now that you have Schroeder. For the last two years I've been saying that the only problem with gsw is one player, and his name is Steve Kerr. I was the biggest Kerr fan during his tnt years and knew he had a great basketball mind. When he joined gsw, while I liked Mark Jackson, I felt Kerr would have immediate success. He made the tough decision of benching Iggy and putting Harrison back in the starting lineup. Harrison played better with starters and Mark Jackson killed his confidence by placing him on the bench when Iggy joined the team. Now I see Kerr trying to kill JK and Moody's confidence by limiting their minutes and development. I have a theory on this. I could write for every on this topic but no need since you typical cover exactly what I and many others who follow(ed) the nba can see blind folded. I think we need to connect 😊
The hobbit guard line up and with out rim protector a formidable center to defend the paint, they let go there shooter poole and klay, all warriors have is a guard with out shooting, offense the warriors also need a star next to steph they let go klay but they don't find a replacement quality all star second scorer.
No AD yet they didn't go to TJD and JK more and still used the 3 guard lineup. Idk what's with JK in that game, he don't have much aggressiveness. Warriors are successful when they have a 3&D backcourt with Steph so idk why they traded for Dennis instead of players like KCP and Donte. Kerr should stop playing 3 guard lineup, it does bring anything to their game
Well i have to say it, kerr should be fired, he cant make in game adjustment anymore, and hes to set in his ways, they need a new filosophy and a new coach.
Are you not going to address the elephant in the room? The current small ball lineup is dumb as hell. The small ball lineup during the championship days were not the same as the small ball lineup now. They were not small by any means back then. The smallest people on the team were Curry and Barbosa. The rest of the team was 6'6" or taller. Kerr literally put in Schroder 6'1", Hield 6'4", Pods 6'4", Kuming and Looney last night to go scoreless to close the 1st quarter and give up a 7 point lead. The hell kind of lineup is that? If you watch the Warrior Games on NBC Bay Area with Bob Fitzgerald, every game he is amazed about some 3 point scrub who goes off hitting a crazy amount of 3s against the Warriors. Just take the game against the Lakers last night. Rui went off hitting 5/7 from 3 at 71.4%. The dude is normally a 22% 3 point shooter. At some point, it is not a coincidence anymore. No one is scared of getting blocked by short guards closing out on the 3. You can't have Curry and Schroder out there at the same time either. Put Schroder in with TJD and let them run a pick and rolls all day, Why is Slowmo getting DnP? He should be playing at the power forward position as a ball handler instead of Pods.
The day Dray knocked out JP was the beginning of this empty handedness. How could Dray brazenly self-sabotage the team like he did. And now Warriors have no scorer to help Steph. SMH
Good morning G.V. and happy holidays. Personally I think it's time that coach Kerr needs fresher eyes with an assisted coach to help with his line up. Great Video ❤
Good morning, Sandra! Thanks for stopping by! Kerr really needs to lean on his assistants in the same way he did to start the season. What he's doing at the moment is hurting the team.
I love curry, he's the reason I got into basketball. I love Golden states. But, the sad reality is there needs to be change. Keer needs to accept what he has NOW, and not what once was. Curry Wigs JK Green TJD 6th man Heal for either wigs or Jk. GP2 sub for the 2 or 3 respectively, with Loon replacing the 5. Pods and the rest as needed. I'm not sure why Keer is struggling to make this happen but he IS the problem
I don't know how much Draymond has regressed. But the Warriors don't have a lineup to hide him. When Draymond is paired with another none scorer, Trace, Looney, it because easy to double and triple Steph. Similarly when Steph is paired with two or three guards like Steve loves to do, the Warriors struggle defensively.
I am numb now to the warriors losing Kerr is just beating a dead horse. Draymond has been a liability for quite some time now.... His ego pushed him into the Lakers game on Christmas even though he wasn't 100% health-wise and he shouldn't even been playing the game before with the pacers and now they shot their wad on those two games and they will sit out for the next game against the Clippers.... A day late & a dollar ( kump shot) short... At least we'll be able to see Kyle Anderson and Moody play
Someone is finally calling out Draymond, finally! Steve Kerr is the main problem, he can’t see beyond his bias. If they get rid of JK for anyone short of a Yonnis type player, it will send us into a 8 year long dump. History will repeat itself, when they traded Webber and kept Don Nelson, it ruined us for over a decade. Kerr has had a 10 year run, time to get a different voice.
The Warriors are singing the same song, different verse. The good news is, we all know where the problem is - a coach whose time has come to an end. The Warriors are not in a panic mode. The Warriors have the pieces necessary. The coach needs to coach to the skills of the players. Draymond has negatively impacted the Warriors over the last three years. Remember no Poole, the suspensions, no score, no rebounds, and no Kaly. 😢 As you pointed out, Draymond is responsible. Finally, what do you think is Draymond’s value is on the open market? If the coaching staff is using the talent that they have, take any valuable option for Draymond. Steph will continue to be Steph. But Even Steph will become frustrated because bad coaching is kryptonite for Superman.
Nice video & analysis. DG’s issues are difficult. While I can’t disagree with DG’s offensive issues, there are 2 important things he does better than anyone else (1) Def & (2) gets SC the ball at the right time & in the right place. With that said, Wiggins has been the most consistent player & likely should play more. JK has been doing better, especially with vision, passing, & decision making. Hope this continues to improve consistently. TJD - absolutely needs to play more. He’s great. I thought there team defense intensity was too low overall & inconsistent as a team. Had moments where team def was good. Moments where individual defense was good, but many more moments where both were lackluster. When the went 12 & 3 their defense intensity was consistently off the charts. When they went 12 & 3 BH was shooting like he was a splash brother, but now looks like a distant splash cousin. When they went 12 & 3 turnovers were low. All of this maters!!! Especially, when margin of error is low and the majority of your recent 11 losses are close games. Not necessarily disagreeing with your DG assessment or your SK assessment. However, If GSW were more disciplined, consistently playing def at a high level, consistently had low turnovers, & as a team we’re in the top 10 in free throws, then they likely would have won 8 of those recent 11 losses & we would even be having this conversations. As Kobe wouldn’t often comment - European players are taught & master the fundamentals better than US players. This is basic 8th grade/high school fundamentals. Focus, play hard def the whole game, make your free throws, & protect the ball. I’m not sure why they have such a hard time with this. SK knows this, it isn’t rocket science, it’s basic fundamentals. The players know this but they can’t seem to execute. If they did these 4 things at a high level & keep everything else at their respective current levels then they would be 23-6 and in 2nd place. Not saying there aren’t other areas they could improve on or better game plans that could be crafted, but if they could just master those fundamentals consistently then they’d be a top 3 team.
Even if GSW get big centers, Steve Kerr will frustrate them with his coaching. I beginning to understand why the Warriors are so slow to make trades. The team has what it takes to win, as we saw at the start of the season. Steve Kerr coaches with some kind of political agenda. He seemingly doesn’t want JK to shine cause that’ll cost the Warriors a big contract too early in his (JK’s) career. Never mind Moody’s happy for his 13mil,/yr., that was Kerr successfully holding him back for years otherwise GSW might have had to dish out more to retain him. I suspect Kerr is doing the same thing to JK. It’s hard to imagine Steve Kerr does not see the problems that are so fundamentally glaring and makes the difference between winning and losing. Kerr coaches with a political agenda. Just my opinion.
Great point about Draymond @SwishCulture. I’ve been seeing this for years. Draymond was hidden behind Steph, KD,Klay, Iggys and even Jordan Poole’s high Iq and youth. Now that Steph is slowing a bit due to age and the others are gone, Draymond’s ineffectiveness is being exposed. Steve Kerry is so loyal to(scared of) Draymond he won’t make the necessary adjustments and decisions for success of the current cast of personnel . Which ultimately makes him a bad coach and responsible for these losses.
Yo Swish, appreciate the new video, happy holidays! There are some voices going up to trade DRAYMOND because he holds the rotation hostage (unlocking JK at the 4, like where tf is Kyle Anderson??), for Jimmy, instead of JK and Wiggs. Would that work? If so mind making a video on it? If not, any other trade ideas including DRAYMOND you might see as an option for the Warriors? Cheers! 🙂
Thanks for the comment. Draymond does hold the lineups hostage. He was a tweener who didn't fit when he came in, but because of what Steph brought, they found a niche for him. Well...Steve Kerr is now trying to fit JK into that mold. He had the perfect storm with Steph, Klay & Draymond. While the motion can still work, the concept has to be redefined a bit. Regarding trades, there are a few out there. If the Warriors could get Vuc/Cam I say go for it. Draymond's contract could net them something worthwhile. I haven't gone into the numbers, but the Warriors wouldn't have to give up the young players in that scenario.
@SwishCulture thanks for the reply! It would seem like a feasible/promising option! And I'm not a Draymond hater, far from it, but I do feel something dramatic HAS to happen for this team to go ANYWHERE. The 12-3 start just gave us such a curve ball lol, in reality at this very point I'm afraid they're barely a play-in team, once again. 😕😔😢😭
Swiss it is funny how Kyle Anderson started that game against the Timberwolves and they all played great. But Draymond wasn't in the line up do to still being hurt. But I think Kerr was blind to that. It's time to let Draymond come off the bench & let Kyle or Kumminga start.
Everyone sucks except Curry. Kerr won't play the young guys, but the young guys are underperforming for the most part. Podz has regressed massively, Kuminga is hit or miss (was -17 last night), and Kerr just hates Moody for some reason, won't play him no matter what. The vets aren't doing great either tbh. Buddy hield has been the definition of inconsistent, when he's on we win games and when he's off we almost always lose. Slo-mo is too slow I guess, so Kerr doesn't want him in the motion offense. Draymond shooting too many 3's too- had that hot streak beginning of the season and now he's too trigger happy.
This is y plus/minus, don't mean Jack. Against the clippers, Waters a plus 16, shoot O for 6 with 0 points. Podz a plus 6 in 31 minutes, 10 points and 2 rebounds and 5 assist, Kuminga a −5 in 36 minutes, 34 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. Make it make sense.😂😂
Overall I agree that something has to change and the offense needs more ingenuity, and/or get new pieces. But the main analysis in this video doesn't seem consistent with what's been said about Draymond. When opposing bigs sag off of Looney, Draymond b/c they can't shoot, they become potent screeners for Steph or other long range shooters, since they can more easily get a solid screen for separation. When Steph gets off that screen it's an open 3. If the opposing defense respond with hedges or rotated help, is when Draymond's passing can come into play. There's something there and I think there's enough to work with, like if Shrooder has the ball, and screener is TJD or Kuminga, while running off-ball action for Steph.
Steve, Your inability to make in game substitutions is glaring. Please stop forcing PIDZ on this fan base. Dennis can do what he does. DO NOT keep Draymond in starting lineup. You have 2 live with JK + Wiggins @ the 3 & 4 spot. Dray has 2 go in order 4 this organization 2 move forward. Too much good & bad, keep losing & the real Dray is coming. SLO-Mo is enough. Move Dray + Moody + 1st Rd pick to Detroit for Cade Cunningham. (if they want PODZ, see ya). A Cade + Steph works with Curry @ the 2 guard. With JK/Wiggins @ the 3 + 4. It works for short & long term. Either that or offer something to Charlotte for LaMelo Ball. We need a leader @ the PG position & it isn’t Dray or PODZ or Dennis. Cade Cunningham is tall enough, great passer & a three level scorer. Think about IT?
Absolutely true, trade Draymond and Lon for a legit big and fire Kerr if GS wants another chip. He always put in Hield on the crucial minutes when he's already stone cold.
Things may be bad but 4 time champ and it’s not like we getting blown out every game we are in all of these games he just has to figure out how to get his guys to score and fix his rotations and then the biggest question who more qualified to do his job but him
The Bulls won championships with Dennis Rodman and The Warriors have won championships with Draymond. The key is the surrounding cast. They don't have the shooting required from the rest of the lineup to allow themselves to benefit from Draymond's defense, passing and rebounding. The Warriors at 25th in FG% and dead last in FT%. The team needs to be rebuilt. It starts with getting as much as possible for Curry, while he's still extremely valuable. If they hang on to him much longer, he will be too old to bring back the weapons needed to rebuild quickly. They could be forced into a slow rebuild, which would be painful to watch. I know everybody loves him and he's an icon, but his shelf life will soon expire, and he's not enough to make this team great. He's only capable of MAYBE making them a playin team again. That's about it, and there's competition even for the playin spots.
Kerr has gone away from Stotz's offense, which gave them to 9-2 record to start season
They not good enough fam
not using slomo is Kerrazy
Kerrazy needs to be a thing sheesh that guy is a special breed of touched
@@mdw0ng You deserve something for that word. Kerrazy.... GENIUS!!💯
Nice one hehe 😄
Not using Moody is Kerriminal.
@@MrWilsantiago Ok Kerriminal is also golden
Kerr needs to go
Yup even the Kings let go Brown..great opportunity to get Brown back and the defense as well!
They need to reconstruct the team around Steph and Wiggins to force Kerr to change his predictable playbook
the team is fine, so good they were top 2 for 15-20 games played, than Kerr happened
Steph, SG(has to be a scoring threat and positive defender), Wiggins, Draymond, Center( Looney or they need another center).
Bench has to be Shroder surrounded by defenders and PNR options.
Shroder, Gp2, Kuminga, Anderson, TJD.
The spacing isn't amazing, but Shroder has operated with similar spacing rosters, he's still able to dribble around and break down defenses.
Kerr with his 3 guard lineups and using SF as power forwards and Draymond at the 5 is so dumb.
Moody need to start
@@isaacdebeila8085wrong that small ball is trash we are behind the ball we need to get bigger and we need them young cats to get minutes and that was 3 years ago.
@@nnb2263where was at for the game??? Kerr be on some BS
They need to replace kerr, and should have done it 3 years ago.
They were 2022 champs. Yall just say anything
@@trladc8 And? Do please name a time when kerr's fine coaching won anything? During half the big shots Steph and Klay took over the years you can see kerr furious on the sidelines. I am a GS fan dude. And even I can recognize that kerr has no clue
@seanmuir2862 yall just talk and type because you're able to
@@trladc8 and?
I been saying that for the longest too 🫡
Pods and Dray need DNPs. Wtf are they even still existing on the court
Trade em both! Backpack #1 & #2
Podz should go to the G- League and dray needs a different role, maybe off the bench.
@@StepIntoYourMomentpoole was right
Draymond is their best rim protector.
@ just because he’s the best they have doesn’t mean we couldn’t find another just as good and without the hassles, the drama, the techs, the punches, the WWE auditions and for less money. Trade him!
More minutes for Podz, more losses to come.
Podz is basically 4 on 5. Where's Moody or Waters
podz is the product of favoritism
Yall warriors fans act like moody is a good player, but he rarely gets playing time or develops
@ he is way better than privilege podz
@ even pat spencer at this point he is better than privilege podz😅
Well yeah, his sophomore slump is insane
JK can do well or badly and it doesn’t matter. Podz can do well or badly and Kerr’s reaction is the exact opposite. Make it make sense
Warriors is doomed with Kerr 😵
Honestly and as much i use to say Green was the problem now i really see that KERR is the problem. The more we go the more hes doing worse and i respect Kerr but now im seeing hes not letting some of the players shine and do there thing. GSW have a Great team if he put the right people in and leto them play.. Green is actually doing better this year forsure but he need to sit his ass down sometime and let someone else do there thing, like you said Green isnt a offensive threat.
Draymond already said he ain't got it like he used too. It's Steve Kerr's stubbornness that's killing the team.
Glad to see people are starting to come around man. Last year I was defending Kerr from all the haters, but the more I thought about it, the more I tried searching for solutions in my head, trades, specific players playing better than they’ve been playing, blaming players not looking as good as expected for the teams struggles, but the more you think about it, the more all those problems eventually circle back to coaching. It’s atrocious. He constantly contradicts himself, so it’s clear he doesn’t even know wtf he’s doing at times. For example, his reasoning for not having a Steph/wiggins/kuminga/draymond or slowmo/ TJD or looney startinglineup is because there wouldn’t be enough spacing. Yet, you always see him using lineups with GP2/draymond/looney or any mix of players who can’t shoot and it’s clear that even though he says it’s for spacing it’s just cause he doesn’t fw kuminga. That’s what I think. And it’s especially unfortunate because I think now, would be the perfect time for that lineup to make a comeback. At the start of the season it made sense to break it up but now that Wiggins is flowing, kuminga is continuously improving both defense and offensively, and especially now that TJD looks like what you thought he was gonna look like, this is the perfect time for the comeback. This team can’t be tiny anymore, it’s just not feasible. Amd surrounding Steph with athletic lengthy defenders is the only way this team can succeed. Hell, just upsizing the lineup by using the goddamn players where they’re supposed to be played and not some fucken sg playing the pf position would do a lot for this team. Defense is this team’s identity, most games that they win are always low scoring games, the gritty ones. This team always looks at its best when it’s playing staunch defense. It’s just clear now more than ever that there has to be changes made and it starts with Kerr. Or rather with his removal, as I’ve been forced to come to terms to.
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Trade Kerr and his son Podz. End of discussions.
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Kerr is running this team as if it's 2016 and all of the vets are at peak performance, dray should be a bench player, with kuminga starting. A reduction in drays role would hugely benefit the warriors as apart from passing the ball around Draymond is a glorified paper weight. I think a change in coaching style is needed and if that means kerr gotta go then kerr gotta go
ngl kj is good but the warrior system is holding him back ngl
His defence is still elite atleast
Kd was on another level. The players are not an coaching
Blame Steve Kerr
I don't understand how Lacob lets this continue.
Kerr doesnt understand how to balance his own roster. I do think we need a better SG and possibly another center.
But it should be Steph, SG, wiggins, Draymond, Looney or another center. I know draymond sucks on offense, but his defense is needed. But we gotta have a scoring threat 2 next to steph that is also not a liability on defense( we cant have shroder here or buddy hield).
The bench has to be shroder surrounded with defenders.
Shroder, GP2, kuminga, Anderson, TJD.
TJD should start, but Shroder needs PNR options, and lots of defenders.
Pnr threats with kuminga and TJD. Gp2 is poa defender and offensively is a great cutter, and Anderson is another ball handler/defender. Plus with anderson and tjd, thats 2 screening options for either Kuminga or Shroder. [Kerr tries to use podz here instead of Anderson, and podz sucks at screening, and doesnt have the size to defend forwards]. How many times have we seen podz have to defend Power Forwards?
Something has to be done with podz, hield, and moody if they cant fit in the proper lineups( and its not their fault, its just Kerr is using these players out of position( as Small/Power Forwards and whatnot)
I agree gp2 and anderson have untap potential.we should try to start Anderson over draymond though he got defense and offense.buddy and shroder is basically curry replacement and we need bigger and athletic center like dwight howard maybe.we can trade since warrior have so many guards.steve kerr must get fire if he is not using Stotz's offense tmr against the clipper and win. I swear.
You must be planning on trading or losing Kuminga. Because if he's on the bench, a young man like that is not planning on resigning with golden state just to keep coming off the bench in this stage of his career.😢
@@Qjags2 yeah the reality is he's either gone in free agency or traded before then.
He didn't wanna sign on for 30m/year. He's wanting 40m+/year. Can't have Steph on a super max, Kuminga on 40m, Draymond on 25m and Wiggins on 25m. That's about 150m salary next season. Then Anderson+buddy is 17m.
That leaves 10m or so in cap space to fill out the roster ( and this is with losing Shroder, gp2 and Looney by letting their contracts expire)
@@Qjags2 Kumingas production is on a Bargain deal because he's only taking 7m in cap space.
The only way to retain everyone, would be to go into the luxury tax. Can't keep Shroder though because his on an exception, and you lose the right to use those exceptions if you go into the luxury tax.
So, if warriors were willing to extend/keep everyone, besides Shroder, and go into the tax, it's basically saying this roster, as currently constructed, is good enough to compete in the higher brackets of the playoffs... And that's simply not true. Can't be a tax team while we are a 15-15 (.500) team 😂
@@berserkmonk5331 i believe he didn't take the contract because of Steve Kerr. If he had been treated better by Steve Kerr the last 3 years, I think he would have sign the contract at a lesser price.
Kerr needs to be fired. Playing multiple older players is not viable, and trading for more older players is insane
As usual, you are definitely on point again!!! Kerr is just wasting Kuminga & Moody’s talents. The Warriors need to trade Kuminga & Moody to the Wizards for Kuz, a veteran scoring 6’10” (f/c). Kerr needs to be replaced by Jerry Stackhouse as HC.
This vid is🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
6'10" too tall for Kerr. Dnp is waiting for him in warriors. Only a small guard like Podz a chicken without a head makes sense to Kerr.
Trayce jackson davis played great
They should have traded Draymond last season
Both Kerr and Green need to go.
How does Kerr still have a job awful
I hope Kerr watches all your videos. He would definitely be crying and punching the air if he does 😭
We need to rack up more losses for us to get rid of Kerr. Let's keep losing
@karlomagnoguadalupe4843 I didn't ever think I would hear some shyt like this. BUT your exactly right.. He took Mark Jackson's job or better yet Kerr was granted his Job. If Jackson was there they would have more than 4 Rings. That's how I feel.. I also feel Curry is this Generations GOAT. Lebron went from a BEAST to a lil B!TCH as Jordan would say it but in Lebrons case he's a BIG B!tch.
This is the best way for the Warriors to move forward. Obviously as long as Curry is on this team....Kerr will be too. The player to trade is Draymond. He can't score enuff, defense has slipped some and doesn't provide spacing. If u trade his salary instead of Wiggs....then the Butler deal or any deal looks better. U would then have SlowMo playing more, Curry, TJD, Wiggs, Butler/Lavine, etc. Now u have a more scoring lineup and still have good rim protection with TJD. Also, Dray presence hasn't allowed others to step up imo. He controls too much of the offense. Use his contract to trade....Not Wiggins
I agree. Even slow mow is a better option than Draymond.
Warriors choke AGAIN and AGAIN. Warriors suck. Kerr sucks.
IMO, fire Kerr and trade Green for a big man 🤷🏾♂️
Great video Swish... I was so irritated to see Draymond shooting at all in the first quarter, much less bricking everything...
That was a ridiculous shooting spree he went on
Kerr hitting parlays like the refs now
STOP THE TINNY LINE UP! STOP THE TINNY LINE UP!
STOP SWITCHING THE ROTATION!
Firstly, Merry Christmas. Secondly, you are the most analytical and spot on nba commenter especially when it comes to gsw. I just don't have time to make these vids and to be quite honest I'd probably pull my hair out with what Kerr is doing. There is no reason to start Draymond now that you have Schroeder. For the last two years I've been saying that the only problem with gsw is one player, and his name is Steve Kerr. I was the biggest Kerr fan during his tnt years and knew he had a great basketball mind. When he joined gsw, while I liked Mark Jackson, I felt Kerr would have immediate success. He made the tough decision of benching Iggy and putting Harrison back in the starting lineup. Harrison played better with starters and Mark Jackson killed his confidence by placing him on the bench when Iggy joined the team. Now I see Kerr trying to kill JK and Moody's confidence by limiting their minutes and development. I have a theory on this. I could write for every on this topic but no need since you typical cover exactly what I and many others who follow(ed) the nba can see blind folded. I think we need to connect 😊
Steph is still the 🐐❤
Kuminga needs out of there to really see what he can be.
JK needs better footwork. He should be a 6'8 version of Morant..
@@lafayettemitchell9979 no his handles and iq are trash not his footwork
Fire kerr
Draymond is always getting away with moving-picks, an advantage for the GSW.
The hobbit guard line up and with out rim protector a formidable center to defend the paint, they let go there shooter poole and klay, all warriors have is a guard with out shooting, offense the warriors also need a star next to steph they let go klay but they don't find a replacement quality all star second scorer.
No AD yet they didn't go to TJD and JK more and still used the 3 guard lineup. Idk what's with JK in that game, he don't have much aggressiveness. Warriors are successful when they have a 3&D backcourt with Steph so idk why they traded for Dennis instead of players like KCP and Donte. Kerr should stop playing 3 guard lineup, it does bring anything to their game
@@MobPsychoooooo Kerr had just called him out 2 games ago for being too aggressive with his shot, after a win. He’s getting yanked around.
Well i have to say it, kerr should be fired, he cant make in game adjustment anymore, and hes to set in his ways, they need a new filosophy and a new coach.
Are you not going to address the elephant in the room? The current small ball lineup is dumb as hell. The small ball lineup during the championship days were not the same as the small ball lineup now. They were not small by any means back then. The smallest people on the team were Curry and Barbosa. The rest of the team was 6'6" or taller. Kerr literally put in Schroder 6'1", Hield 6'4", Pods 6'4", Kuming and Looney last night to go scoreless to close the 1st quarter and give up a 7 point lead. The hell kind of lineup is that? If you watch the Warrior Games on NBC Bay Area with Bob Fitzgerald, every game he is amazed about some 3 point scrub who goes off hitting a crazy amount of 3s against the Warriors. Just take the game against the Lakers last night. Rui went off hitting 5/7 from 3 at 71.4%. The dude is normally a 22% 3 point shooter. At some point, it is not a coincidence anymore. No one is scared of getting blocked by short guards closing out on the 3. You can't have Curry and Schroder out there at the same time either. Put Schroder in with TJD and let them run a pick and rolls all day, Why is Slowmo getting DnP? He should be playing at the power forward position as a ball handler instead of Pods.
What ? A Big in the paint !
Why? Because it's BASKETBALL!!
The day Dray knocked out JP was the beginning of this empty handedness. How could Dray brazenly self-sabotage the team like he did. And now Warriors have no scorer to help Steph. SMH
Dray should have been cut the day he punched Poole. I guarantee the Warriors would be a different team today.
@@SharonBedney Problem is Kerr loves Dray. These 2 needs to go.
@@5bLuckyalong with Podz 😮
Draymond doesn’t score. He’s slower and is a podcaster.
Good morning G.V. and happy holidays. Personally I think it's time that coach Kerr needs fresher eyes with an assisted coach to help with his line up. Great Video ❤
Good morning, Sandra! Thanks for stopping by! Kerr really needs to lean on his assistants in the same way he did to start the season. What he's doing at the moment is hurting the team.
I love curry, he's the reason I got into basketball.
I love Golden states.
But, the sad reality is there needs to be change. Keer needs to accept what he has NOW, and not what once was.
Curry
Wigs
JK
Green
TJD
6th man Heal for either wigs or Jk.
GP2 sub for the 2 or 3 respectively, with Loon replacing the 5.
Pods and the rest as needed. I'm not sure why Keer is struggling to make this happen but he IS the problem
8:55 Nice BASKETBALL PLAY, Draymond. 😅🤣🤣🤣
Dude thought he was in a ring with two opponents for a second there. 😅😂
LOL, they were down the whole night to lakers without anthony davis. Its not good at all. You take solace on petty and meaningless thing.
@pacolilzz515 uhm... Are you sure this is what you wanted to comment on? Because i don't see the link with my sarcastic comment and your answer. 😅😄
I don't know how much Draymond has regressed. But the Warriors don't have a lineup to hide him. When Draymond is paired with another none scorer, Trace, Looney, it because easy to double and triple Steph. Similarly when Steph is paired with two or three guards like Steve loves to do, the Warriors struggle defensively.
I am numb now to the warriors losing Kerr is just beating a dead horse. Draymond has been a liability for quite some time now.... His ego pushed him into the Lakers game on Christmas even though he wasn't 100% health-wise and he shouldn't even been playing the game before with the pacers and now they shot their wad on those two games and they will sit out for the next game against the Clippers.... A day late & a dollar ( kump shot) short... At least we'll be able to see Kyle Anderson and Moody play
They definitely need to replace Kerr and drop Draymond Green like a bad habit
Someone is finally calling out Draymond, finally! Steve Kerr is the main problem, he can’t see beyond his bias. If they get rid of JK for anyone short of a Yonnis type player, it will send us into a 8 year long dump. History will repeat itself, when they traded Webber and kept Don Nelson, it ruined us for over a decade. Kerr has had a 10 year run, time to get a different voice.
Get rid of draymond. HE'S SO USELESS. SERIOUSLY. WE NEED TO WAKE UP TO THIS REALITY.
CuRRy, JK, Trace, HieLd, Wiggins. They need anoTher Big
The Warriors are singing the same song, different verse. The good news is, we all know where the problem is - a coach whose time has come to an end. The Warriors are not in a panic mode. The Warriors have the pieces necessary. The coach needs to coach to the skills of the players. Draymond has negatively impacted the Warriors over the last three years. Remember no Poole, the suspensions, no score, no rebounds, and no Kaly. 😢 As you pointed out, Draymond is responsible. Finally, what do you think is Draymond’s value is on the open market? If the coaching staff is using the talent that they have, take any valuable option for Draymond. Steph will continue to be Steph. But Even Steph will become frustrated because bad coaching is kryptonite for Superman.
Let's face it. GS is in rebuild mode and have no plans for their first round draft picks G league players or trade acquisitions. What?
Agree Draymond hurts the team. It’s more obvious now
This is what it is with GS! They a 7footers to clog the middle, defend score an run the floor! That small ball not working
Kerr and his son podz need to go!!
Maybe time for a new COACH!!!
Steve kerr is the issue with the warriors
Classic it worked in the past not realizing things have changed.
Nice video & analysis.
DG’s issues are difficult. While I can’t disagree with DG’s offensive issues, there are 2 important things he does better than anyone else (1) Def & (2) gets SC the ball at the right time & in the right place.
With that said, Wiggins has been the most consistent player & likely should play more.
JK has been doing better, especially with vision, passing, & decision making. Hope this continues to improve consistently.
TJD - absolutely needs to play more. He’s great.
I thought there team defense intensity was too low overall & inconsistent as a team. Had moments where team def was good. Moments where individual defense was good, but many more moments where both were lackluster. When the went 12 & 3 their defense intensity was consistently off the charts.
When they went 12 & 3 BH was shooting like he was a splash brother, but now looks like a distant splash cousin.
When they went 12 & 3 turnovers were low.
All of this maters!!! Especially, when margin of error is low and the majority of your recent 11 losses are close games.
Not necessarily disagreeing with your DG assessment or your SK assessment. However, If GSW were more disciplined, consistently playing def at a high level, consistently had low turnovers, & as a team we’re in the top 10 in free throws, then they likely would have won 8 of those recent 11 losses & we would even be having this conversations.
As Kobe wouldn’t often comment - European players are taught & master the fundamentals better than US players. This is basic 8th grade/high school fundamentals. Focus, play hard def the whole game, make your free throws, & protect the ball. I’m not sure why they have such a hard time with this. SK knows this, it isn’t rocket science, it’s basic fundamentals. The players know this but they can’t seem to execute. If they did these 4 things at a high level & keep everything else at their respective current levels then they would be 23-6 and in 2nd place.
Not saying there aren’t other areas they could improve on or better game plans that could be crafted, but if they could just master those fundamentals consistently then they’d be a top 3 team.
It's not kerr. Steph has no help on offense.
They’re getting ready to blame jk
The GSW coach is work this is very clear to see working for clutch
Even if GSW get big centers, Steve Kerr will frustrate them with his coaching. I beginning to understand why the Warriors are so slow to make trades. The team has what it takes to win, as we saw at the start of the season. Steve Kerr coaches with some kind of political agenda. He seemingly doesn’t want JK to shine cause that’ll cost the Warriors a big contract too early in his (JK’s) career. Never mind Moody’s happy for his 13mil,/yr., that was Kerr successfully holding him back for years otherwise GSW might have had to dish out more to retain him. I suspect Kerr is doing the same thing to JK. It’s hard to imagine Steve Kerr does not see the problems that are so fundamentally glaring and makes the difference between winning and losing. Kerr coaches with a political agenda. Just my opinion.
They should trade green and podz for butler instead of wiggins .Wiggins has been great this year
Get Kerr outta there!! STOTTS should be be the head coach. But bonehead Lacob won’t do it.
Notice how Grizz’s bench is now better? Thats cause they’ve been getting playing time. Players improve with playing time.
Great point about Draymond @SwishCulture. I’ve been seeing this for years. Draymond was hidden behind Steph, KD,Klay, Iggys and even Jordan Poole’s high Iq and youth. Now that Steph is slowing a bit due to age and the others are gone, Draymond’s ineffectiveness is being exposed. Steve Kerry is so loyal to(scared of) Draymond he won’t make the necessary adjustments and decisions for success of the current cast of personnel . Which ultimately makes him a bad coach and responsible for these losses.
Swish is Culture 💪🏿
Draymond and his antics lost them that game on Christmas
Trade Kerr and Green😂
Yo Swish, appreciate the new video, happy holidays!
There are some voices going up to trade DRAYMOND because he holds the rotation hostage (unlocking JK at the 4, like where tf is Kyle Anderson??), for Jimmy, instead of JK and Wiggs.
Would that work? If so mind making a video on it?
If not, any other trade ideas including DRAYMOND you might see as an option for the Warriors?
Cheers! 🙂
Thanks for the comment. Draymond does hold the lineups hostage. He was a tweener who didn't fit when he came in, but because of what Steph brought, they found a niche for him. Well...Steve Kerr is now trying to fit JK into that mold. He had the perfect storm with Steph, Klay & Draymond. While the motion can still work, the concept has to be redefined a bit.
Regarding trades, there are a few out there. If the Warriors could get Vuc/Cam I say go for it. Draymond's contract could net them something worthwhile. I haven't gone into the numbers, but the Warriors wouldn't have to give up the young players in that scenario.
@SwishCulture thanks for the reply! It would seem like a feasible/promising option!
And I'm not a Draymond hater, far from it, but I do feel something dramatic HAS to happen for this team to go ANYWHERE.
The 12-3 start just gave us such a curve ball lol, in reality at this very point I'm afraid they're barely a play-in team, once again. 😕😔😢😭
I am not a warriors fans but I said it before..."They need Rim protections!".
Remove kerr and this team will start winning
You nailed it, Bro!
Swiss it is funny how Kyle Anderson started that game against the Timberwolves and they all played great. But Draymond wasn't in the line up do to still being hurt. But I think Kerr was blind to that. It's time to let Draymond come off the bench & let Kyle or Kumminga start.
I'm thinking about jumping ship, I can't take anymore small ball I think he's gambling on his team
Bro I'm don watching the warriors for this season...... I cah deal with all that heartache
Draymond should do that wrestling move every game
Everyone sucks except Curry. Kerr won't play the young guys, but the young guys are underperforming for the most part. Podz has regressed massively, Kuminga is hit or miss (was -17 last night), and Kerr just hates Moody for some reason, won't play him no matter what.
The vets aren't doing great either tbh. Buddy hield has been the definition of inconsistent, when he's on we win games and when he's off we almost always lose. Slo-mo is too slow I guess, so Kerr doesn't want him in the motion offense. Draymond shooting too many 3's too- had that hot streak beginning of the season and now he's too trigger happy.
This is y plus/minus, don't mean Jack. Against the clippers, Waters a plus 16, shoot O for 6 with 0 points. Podz a plus 6 in 31 minutes, 10 points and 2 rebounds and 5 assist, Kuminga a −5 in 36 minutes, 34 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. Make it make sense.😂😂
It’s already here. The Warriors is no longer an elite team.
4:26 Is that from the Nuggets - Warriors game from last year where we blew an 18 pt lead in 7 minutes? 😄
Such fund memories... 🥰 NOT! 😅🤣
Yup!
Kerr only knows motion offense and 3-guards lineup. He's willing to put his career on the line for these.
Kerr's motto - "They (Kuminga/Moody) will never play a big role, Im trying to win (miss the playoffs again)"
Overall I agree that something has to change and the offense needs more ingenuity, and/or get new pieces. But the main analysis in this video doesn't seem consistent with what's been said about Draymond. When opposing bigs sag off of Looney, Draymond b/c they can't shoot, they become potent screeners for Steph or other long range shooters, since they can more easily get a solid screen for separation. When Steph gets off that screen it's an open 3. If the opposing defense respond with hedges or rotated help, is when Draymond's passing can come into play.
There's something there and I think there's enough to work with, like if Shrooder has the ball, and screener is TJD or Kuminga, while running off-ball action for Steph.
Steve,
Your inability to make in game substitutions is glaring. Please stop forcing PIDZ on this fan base. Dennis can do what he does.
DO NOT keep Draymond in starting lineup. You have 2 live with JK + Wiggins @ the 3 & 4 spot.
Dray has 2 go in order 4 this organization 2 move forward.
Too much good & bad, keep losing & the real Dray is coming.
SLO-Mo is enough.
Move Dray + Moody + 1st Rd pick to Detroit for Cade Cunningham.
(if they want PODZ, see ya).
A Cade + Steph works with Curry @ the 2 guard.
With JK/Wiggins @ the 3 + 4.
It works for short & long term.
Either that or offer something to Charlotte for LaMelo Ball.
We need a leader @ the PG position & it isn’t Dray or PODZ or Dennis. Cade Cunningham is tall enough, great passer & a three level scorer.
Think about IT?
*LeBlown Games 4 step travel, no one touches him as he drives to the rim*
Result?
Bucket and one.
These refs man...
The league always caters to LeBron.
@SwishCulture it's sickening man and in the grand scheme it makes so much difference. If Steph got LeBalco's whistle, he'd have 5 rings by now. 😠😤
Damn. 1:14 - 1:15 feels a little weird, the disconnect is glaringly clear. Oh we’re so cooked
Warriors horrible if not for Steph Curry’s phenomenal effort the game have been boring the entire time.
Kerr is at fault. Has ben since Mike Brown left. Kerr needs to be fired.
The punch 🥊
The dynasty was over last year. Great analysis. What is the definition of insanity?.....
Kerr is the problem
Absolutely true, trade Draymond and Lon for a legit big and fire Kerr if GS wants another chip. He always put in Hield on the crucial minutes when he's already stone cold.
Jep the problem, hield startet hot, now he's cold, so Steph have zero help, new coach and new players if the want to win with curry.
Well said
TJD and Kum Bucket did so well they got to sit for the rest of the game. Glad that worked out for them 🙄
Things may be bad but 4 time champ and it’s not like we getting blown out every game we are in all of these games he just has to figure out how to get his guys to score and fix his rotations and then the biggest question who more qualified to do his job but him
The Bulls won championships with Dennis Rodman and The Warriors have won championships with Draymond. The key is the surrounding cast. They don't have the shooting required from the rest of the lineup to allow themselves to benefit from Draymond's defense, passing and rebounding. The Warriors at 25th in FG% and dead last in FT%. The team needs to be rebuilt. It starts with getting as much as possible for Curry, while he's still extremely valuable. If they hang on to him much longer, he will be too old to bring back the weapons needed to rebuild quickly. They could be forced into a slow rebuild, which would be painful to watch. I know everybody loves him and he's an icon, but his shelf life will soon expire, and he's not enough to make this team great. He's only capable of MAYBE making them a playin team again. That's about it, and there's competition even for the playin spots.