Kerr ruined the Warriors Chemistry

[bdonovan]

Buddy Hield was a perfect fit for GSW. A career standout from 3, he thrived in the Warriors starting lineup with Kuminga and Curry taking the burden of creating. All Hield had to do was sit back and nail 3's. He was over 50% from 3 well into the season. 66% TS. Insanely good numbers for a guy like him. He was #2 in the league in 3 pt shooting %.

Then Kerr stepped in. First, Kerr benched Hield for Melton. Then Melton got a season ending injury. Then Kerr benched Hield for nobody Lindy Waters. With Curry out yesterday, instead of playing Hield, he started Podziemski and Waters in the backcourt (Hield still did well that game).

Hield's play has fallen off. He's lost confidence. Last 10, he's averaged just 11 points/game, whereas he was averaging about 18 earlier on.

While some might assume his numbers would level off, it's more than that; he's changed as a player. That's what happens when your coach responds to your epic play, terrific fit on the team, standout numbers with benching after benching.

I called it out at the time, when the Warriors were in the top 3 in standings overall. And that's precisely what happened. Kerr, though his overmanagement, has reduced Hield to the player he was prior to joining the Warriors- which is, average. Hield was the #2 scorer on the Warriors. Now he's #3 and will likely drop to 4 if this pace continues.

There are other factors going on to be sure, accounting for the Warriors losing recently. But Kerr spoiled a good thing. I don't know what personal issues he has with Hield, but for the benefit of the team he has to resolve them.

To win in this competitive league, you have to fire on all cylinders and go with your best crew. Kerr has an infatuation with tinkering (small ball, death lineup, over-playing players he admires for fundamentals/bball iq- Looney, Chris Paul). This time it hasn't worked.

Few years back, an up and coming Jordan Poole, who fit well with Curry in the backcourt (with Curry taking on the bulk of the load allowing Poole to pick his shots), got into a fistfight with Draymond Green. Kerr never resolved the matter. The team chemistry was harmed and never repaired. Kerr has to be a little more cognizant about how his choices impact personnel and team chemistry. Hield getting big minutes was working for the team; there's no need to fix it.

[Axe]

Sounds like klay is sorely missed by the team now.

[999Guy]

They'll be alright. But I do believe this is a plausible thing. Guys at Hield's level(slightly below average to slightly above average), fluctuate so much year to year. Scheme to scheme, fit to fit.

That caliber of player is sensitive to change. And not like, emotionally, or just emotionally. But everything. Skill-wise, fit, everything.

Hopefully Hield finds his confidence on both ends again. He was playing really good D as well to start. Best of his career by far.

[tontoz]

Hield fouled out:lol so Kerr couldn't play him any more.

The warriors lost by 4 to the thunder without Steph and that causes you to hit the panic button? Seriously?

The warriors are 12-6, certainly better than people were predicting before the season, and Hield is having one of his better seasons so far. I think Kerr deserves some credit for this.

[ImKobe]

Depth is the one thing GS has going for them so it makes sense for him to play all these guys and not put as much of a load on his top 8 guys, he can do that later in the season. Hield is great with the starting 5 when Steph plays but their offense has struggled with Hield on the court in the non-Steph minutes.

[L.Kizzle]

Whatever you're saying about Kerr, I agree and I didn't even read it. He does things just to do them.
They had big leads in their previous 2 games and lost them.

[1987_Lakers]

Weird thread. Warriors have been better than anyone ever expected so far and he is already getting blamed? :oldlol:

[90sgoat]

Sounds like klay is sorely missed by the team now.

Seems so.

I haven't followed Warriors that much, but it was pretty obvious that Klay was a big culture guy. He seems very likeable and a player that doesn't need the ball.

[hold this L]

Seems so.

I haven't followed Warriors that much, but it was pretty obvious that Klay was a big culture guy. He seems very likeable and a player that doesn't need the ball.

Clearly you haven't followed them much, because your comment is about as retarded as it can get. It's also objectively wrong on every conceivable level. Klay was a locker room cancer and the entire team, particularly Kerr who spent 3 years coddling his massive ego and putting his adorable little feelings above the actual team.