While the Warriors found Draymond Green against the Kings, they lost for the 8th time in their last 10 outings. After the match, however, Steve Kerr refused the term “free fall” used by a journalist.
“We are not in free fall. It’s still early in the season and we’re losing some close games. We see it on video in every match: the fouls and ball losses. I repeat it again and again but these two sectors must improve and when they do, we will be very good” thus assures the coach.
24th for lost balls, 28th for fouls
The problem is that these are two historically problematic sectors for the Bay Troop. And now that the room for maneuver of this group is reduced, it is absolutely necessary to limit the difficulties in these two areas. Except that after 18 games (8 wins – 10 losses), this is absolutely not the case, only the Pistons and the Rockets committing more fouls than the Warriors (22.4) on average per game, while Stephen Curry and his troop are 24th in terms of lost balls (15.5) per game…
Last night, Stephen Curry and Draymond Green lost two important balls in money time, allowing the Kings to carry out the hold-up, and Steve Kerr must admit his worry.
“Of course it’s a worry. These two elements have been the main topic since the start of training camp but we have not progressed enough. And we must do it. »
Bad overall evening for the Warriors, who squandered a 24-point lead by collapsing in the final minutes, and who lost Chris Paul and Gary Payton II to injury. Steve Kerr also had to manage a Draymond Green who was still nervous, close to being sent off after a first technical foul, followed by an unnecessary foul of frustration which pushed his coach to quickly take him off the field, only to bring him back down. …
Klay Thompson’s susceptibility to manage?
Not really inspired, like this “challenge” on an offensive foul by Stephen Curry which deprived him of a time-out at the end, Steve Kerr also had difficulty justifying the exit of Moses Moody in the last quarter-time, while the young winger was hot and had just scored three consecutive 3-point shots.
“We needed Wiggs on the floor on defense against Fox and we decided to trust Klay and our veterans. We thought about leaving him (Moses Moody) on the field but we made that choice. »
A “political” choice by Steve Kerr to manage the current frustration of Klay Thompson, clumsy and said to be annoyed at not having been extended by the club? Obviously, the head coach won’t say it, but the Warriors still seem to have to manage a lot of things this year, and not just on the field.
“It’s hard to swallow because we should have won this match” plague Stephen Curry. “We played well enough for 40 minutes, and given our current form, we were very motivated… We get to the finish line and we end up losing. It’s a really hard pill to swallow, it’s frustrating. »
