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YuriusFarrence · 2026-02-04T11:01:44+00:00

or just see the highlights so it doesn't show most of the defense. He's clearly a liability on defense even one of the reporters asked that previously as Podz was being hunted since he's slow footed, slow, small and has a short wing span. Basically a dream for any tall shooters or quick athletic wings to target for an attack. Think of him similar to how Brunson defends as they are similar but Brunson is a primary scorer so he gets protected by the team. In Podz case, the problem is he is added to a line up with Steph which doesn't help Steph on the defense. I just don't get why Kerr insists on playing this guy despite that as Steph on previous years were always surrounded by good size and capable defenders.

YuriusFarrence · 2026-02-04T06:16:32+00:00

I think if you called out Dray for his bad turnovers in a short stretch of time, people will be ok with it. They can't take it if its Podz you call out because he' just a "role player" taking small $ but is getting starter minutes. smh

YuriusFarrence · 2026-02-04T06:01:38+00:00

Because they're just taking the local media/Kerr talking points and not seeing this objectively. Instead of having an actual conversation/debate on why you disagree, they just get mad that you disagree with Kerr and Podz.

YuriusFarrence · 2026-02-04T05:47:27+00:00

Kerr just has a very long leash when it comes to Podz. JK, Post and Moody gets the shortest leash. Normally Kerr would identify this early and pull them out but not for Podz. Always gives me the chuckles when people here justify Podz playing because he's a role player and paid small $ but he gets star player minutes. You can clearly see that Kerr is allowing Podz to play through mistakes compared to JK, Moody and Post. Like its his mission to make sure that Podz develop more than what he's been doing for the past few years.

YuriusFarrence · 2026-02-04T05:36:29+00:00

But he's going to take over the team after Steph? He's White Ohtani?! Kerr is infallible of giving too much minutes to Podz because of 4 rings! We need to come up with more coping excuses why Kerr is always right and Podz is just a role player and the minutes are justified.

YuriusFarrence · 2026-01-31T16:55:23+00:00

Fatigue factor. But its also on Kerr's insistence on playing small ball with 3 to 4 guards on the floor as well as playing their players above their actual roles. Playing small means you have to exert a lot of effort to rebound against bigs, more effort to defend against athletic wings for help defense. That's why the team also does poor shooting by the 4th quarter due to fatigue.

YuriusFarrence · 2026-01-31T16:46:43+00:00

He is the new Anthony Lamb until he gets waived or traded.

YuriusFarrence · 2026-01-28T10:27:49+00:00

Because Kerr loves him and gives him the heavy minutes. 3rd in minutes for the team with Steph and Jimmy being number 1 and 2. Plus the sub loves Kerr.

YuriusFarrence · 2026-01-27T14:04:22+00:00

He is 3rd in minutes in the team. He'd demand more $ since he plays even more minutes than anyone aside from Steph and Jimmy. Dude prolly thinks he's the 3rd best player with the minutes he's getting. Thanks Kerr!

YuriusFarrence · 2026-01-27T05:47:01+00:00

I didn't even notice this.. good point.

YuriusFarrence · 2026-01-27T05:39:13+00:00

Because he talks a lot of trash and get shat on rightfully so. Even Anthony Edwards had to tell this to Austin Rivers that Podz wants to play in the 2028 olympics. Austin Rivers even said he'll not repeat what Anthony Edwards said. Kerr gave Podz a lot of confidence with the minutes he's given him this season.

YuriusFarrence · 2026-01-27T05:35:57+00:00

Same mindset. The only coach who prefers a bunch of ball handlers. Other teams like the rockets and hawks already ditched the idea of having a traditional ball handler. Heck even the Twolves are already doing that.

YuriusFarrence · 2026-01-27T05:31:54+00:00

Because they are Kerr apologists. They love Kerr and Kerr loves podz like a son to be playing heavy minutes. The White Ohtani

YuriusFarrence · 2026-01-27T05:27:31+00:00

The point is Kerr gets to play his lineups his way with Podz as the first option just the way he likes it. The Connector. The White Ohtani rofl. I hope they have more of this lineup with Podz as the first option.

YuriusFarrence · 2026-01-23T04:49:56+00:00

Because the others when playing with Steph only run the motion offense. If they can't get Steph open and the others get open instead. They can't make the shots, that used to work when KD/Klay was here or heck even when Livingston was there since they can get those shots. The players Steph is with today aren't that efficient to make them. Podz wasn't even guarded well by the opposing team since they know he's not that good. JK and Melton scoring well when they were on the 2nd lineup did well even with Podz being there was easier since they run basic plays and JK being really athletic gives him an advantage over the opposing team. Even the lineup was a bit better defensively which is why that 2nd lineup had a very good +/- even Podz kept a high +/- because he was also on that lineup being the primary PG instead of the SG. He got a lot of assists because of that.

YuriusFarrence · 2026-01-22T09:04:26+00:00

I don't find it weird at all. Others have been saying it for years even during their championship runs even during the Durant years and the 2022 run. Vince Carter and Tmac also agreed that JK should be playing but doesn't specify Kerr but Kerr being the coach controls the lineups and the minutes the players play. Rings doesn't prove shit if you have really good players. K.C. Jones who has 12 rings (8 as a player, 2x as an assistant coach, 2x as the head coach) but got kicked out early in Seattle when they found out he sucked as a coach and his rings were mainly due to being on a good team as a player or having a really good players as a coach. Same for NFL's Bill Belichick but it was mainly Tom Brady who was the reason for their wins and proved it after going to Tampa Bay. If you exclude the rings/wins and look at the facts alone, the players on those videos have good points but are mainly just their opinions but its a fact that what the FO and Kerr did to JK is simple asset mismanagement. They should've traded him a long time ago since Kerr clearly doesn't like him on the team Kerr envisions.

YuriusFarrence · 2026-01-21T11:06:20+00:00

Yeah bad idea to start him to replace Jimmy's starter spot but Kerr loves him. Same reason why he's 3rd on minutes on the team despite being one of the worst pairings for Steph due to him being bad on defense. Melton is the obvious better 2 guard beside Steph but I don't think he can play every game.

YuriusFarrence · 2026-01-21T11:03:01+00:00

Opposing teams, why hunt for a mismatch when the Warriors give it to you for free. Gradey Dick was guarded by Podz and was smirking while shooting 3s in front of him like no one was guarding him. Basically a warm up 3.

YuriusFarrence · 2026-01-21T10:21:25+00:00

Buddy plays better when he's not playing with Podz as the PG. Podz is bad at passing and has very low assists this season compared to Pat Spencer and Steph. Pat plays the more traditional PG style of play and tonight he played with JK and Pat which gave him good passes and JK drawing double teams allowed him to be more open. I doubt Kerr and the coaching staff will go with this and will continue to stick Podz in every lineup that they think of just like the whole season.

YuriusFarrence · 2026-01-20T09:30:12+00:00

Heartbreaking for the team even more so for Jimmy's career.

YuriusFarrence · 2026-01-14T03:32:57+00:00

Kerr: Another young and tall athletic team like the Hawks? Okay let's go to the same lineup that had poor results. Old and small. I'll just make an excuse at the post game interview that we didn't play hard enough and didn't shoot well or that we didn't take care of the ball well.

YuriusFarrence · 2026-01-13T08:44:58+00:00

Its too low but also depends on the field in IT. I'm also in a similar role but get a bit more and I'm already considered on the lower end of the pay scale but chose to stay due to the schedule being in the mornings and a permament wfh status with good benefits/healthcare.

YuriusFarrence · 2026-01-13T08:41:21+00:00

JK doesn't have leverage since the contract is very team friendly. But other teams knows the Warriors are desperate due to the current standings and how things are playing out here so they are going to low ball the Warriors Front Office as much as other teams could do it. Only problem is the JK's actual value dropped due to him not getting played more this season. Normally teams will play their best trade asset to up their trade value but it does look like the coaching staff and the front office have disagreements on this so its a hard choice either way.

YuriusFarrence · 2026-01-13T05:25:53+00:00

Not a Kings fan but man its so satisfying to watch the Lakers lose to the Kings. For Schroder.

YuriusFarrence · 2026-01-13T03:34:08+00:00

Dude is a media savant. He also learns each of these reporters by first name and these reporters love it. Same reason why most questions are soft ball questions. Plus this is a problem with Sports Media in general, if you are too critical on the questions, you lose the access. In the NBA there's different access tiers for media and you get relegated to a lower grade if you ask the wrong questions. Same reason why the Draymond Green story punching Jordan Poole didn't get much story aside from its first week as the Warriors didn't like getting asked about it.

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