[Viray] Being a 4 in this Warriors scheme commands a particular kind of skill set. Not only should you be able to defend up and down, but you’re also expected to have a certain baseline awareness and decision making. Jonathan Kuminga still has ways to go in those departments.
Being a 4 in this Warriors scheme commands a particular kind of skill set. Not only should you be able to defend up and down, but you’re also expected to have a certain baseline awareness and decision making.
Jonathan Kuminga still has ways to go in those departments.
— Joe Viray (@JoeVirayNBA) October 10, 2022
by LiverpoolPlastic
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We as Warriors fans can’t spend years telling fans of other teams what Draymond’s true value is and how unique and valuable he is to our system and then turn around and not expect a dropoff when he isn’t a part of the team anymore. Expecting Kuminga to be one of the greatest defensive players of all time and all the other things Draymond has done for us over the years is a very large ask and extremely unlikely.
Don’t get me wrong, I kinda want Draymond gone too, but I ain’t gonna disrespect his game.
This could be said of every position in the Warriors system.
Kinda a strange thing to tweet after a game where he played pretty well and showed good awareness.
At a certain point you’re just picking on the kid, frankly.
no shit, he was a teenager a few days ago.
Let us not forget that JK just turned 20…
He’s got a long time to figure out the NBA game and how to impact winning. By the time Steph likely retires, JK would just be starting his prime
The kid is 20, relax
The bigger steps JK and the other rookies take will make it easier to let go of Draymond.
Kuminga is a 3/4 hybrid similar to Harrison Barnes. I think he can eventually take over for Wiggins but playing him at the four consistently is a mistake. In Kerr’s system you have to be an excellent playmaker or a great shooter to play at the four spot. I think Kuminga playing SF can be effective if he focuses on the corner three, making smart reads cutting to the basket, and going in the post against mismatches. As long as we have shooters and playmakers around him he can use his best skill set which is finishing and he will flourish.
Kuminga totally missed wide open 3 for poole today when poole passed to him and immediately relocated to the 3 point line. Gp2 was really good at this. Hopefully kuminga learns throughout this year just in time for playoff
Dray is a unique player and he allows the warriors to play the warrior’s “system” that we know and love. Remove Dray from the equation and the warriors will need to play a slightly different system. You have to play a system that fits your personnel. Put JK @ the 4 and obviously, we will need to play a slightly different system.
This is getting tedious.
They didn’t draft him to be a prototypical Warrior 4, or a JTA. They drafted him clearly prepared to sacrifice everything for athleticism and dynamic offense. It took Wiggins a full year to get settled, and it’s obvious they want JK to match him, but also to surpass him and to be Kuminga.
That end of the game layup was lowkey hilarious, lot to learn for the young 🐐
JK been a small forward before the NBA for who knows how long. Kerr continues to play him at the 4 due to what I assume is his size (and likely athleticism).
Now I think JK needs to widen his bag to become a better SF instead of relying on his athleticism. But regardless he’ll figure it out. He can be a a manageable 3-5 on this team but they all require different things
Draymond is hard to replicate, especially his awareness on defense and offense. His screening ability just blends so well with steph.
Kuminga has the tools, but his spatial awareness is a work in progress.
You might almost think he spent his formative years hooping on concrete courts in Africa. And skipped college.
He’s a smart, young cat. He’ll figure it out.
Stuff like this makes me think if fans and writers just think Kerr is stupid or sumn. He can make adjustments for any given rotation.
As with Wiseman, this was totally predictable the day we drafted him. Both of them were very young, raw talents, and it was clear that we couldn’t compete seriously for a title AND give players like these the amount of meaningful on-court time needed to accelerate their development.
I liked Wiseman on the offensive end, but I was pleasantly impressed with his skills there right from the start. On D, he still looks ineffective up against an elite big man like AD, and he looks only slightly less lost in the team-defense environment. Much the same for Kuminga, but very much expected.
He’s a fresh fresh 20year old. Lets be patient. He’ll by February he’ll be much better. By next year even better. 3seasons from now 🤩
Or I don’t know how about tweaking the scheme to benefit the unique talents of everyone on the team instead? I’m not saying overhaul the entire thing, but you can’t force fit JK into the Draymond role when it is obviously such a unique set of skills to have.
Dumb take. This where I fault the warriors. Kumingas strengths aren’t the same as Draymonds and forcing him to be that way will only hinder his development.
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