Kuminga gives up 32 POINTS to Ryan Rollins as GSW loses to Bucks w/out Giannis

The highlights make it clear

You can see Rollins effortlessly drives around a clueless Kuminga
[url]https://youtu.be/cDAy7yBxDBU?si=PPKgyYmnScXiA_6Z&t=16[/url]

Here you can see Kuminga doesn't bother to guard Rollins at the perimeter, lays off him, refuses to get above the screen- easy bucket
[url]https://youtu.be/cDAy7yBxDBU?si=sl4UZRAwMo_smD3y&t=42[/url]

This was a bad defensive game in general by Warriors including by other defenders; a good example of how they are over-helping up top, but leaving their man wide open
[url]https://youtu.be/cDAy7yBxDBU?si=LUqeyeeCeJzqwsld&t=325[/url]

[B]Butler looked a step slow[/B], constantly letting Rollins and Anthony drive around him or shoot wide open. I've mentioned this before. Butler is not the defensive presence he used to be.

As he's older, he needs to step back one or two steps from the ball-handler to account for their speed advantage. He's lost a step, so he needs to make up for it by dropping back a bit.

Horrible game defensively for the Warriors; their ineptitude made Cole Anthony of the Bucks look like an all-star.

I'm sure the casuals will be chirping about Kuminga's 24 points (and OMG 8 rebounds!); too bad he gave up 32 to Rollins.

Rollins is a legit player who's establishing himself this year (started a few years back with the Warriors); and he's caught people by surprise with his dexterity and driving skills. That said, when the guy is lighting you up, you need to adapt, and the Warriors didn't. They treated him like a nobody and he burned them.

Not all Kuminga's fault, Kerr put other defenders on Rollins but Kuminga set the tone with his lackadaisical effort. Rollins shot 5-7 from 3 and you're still not guarding him on the perimeter?

In all, Warriors gave up 120 points in 4 quarters to a Bucks without Giannis (and of course now without Middleton, Lillard); who's best known player was Myles Turner.

That is nothing. Gobert regularly gives up over 100 to opposing teams

Yeah box score confused me, no giannis and some nobody dropper 30+. Wtf

[QUOTE=HylianNightmare;15040452]Yeah box score confused me, no giannis and some nobody dropper 30+. Wtf[/QUOTE]

Almost everyone on the Bucks had a field day except the ones that point blank missed. Most of the roster had double-digit points.

Draymond, Steph are doing fine. It's the rest of the team. The bench in particular is atrocious at defense; cannot determine their assignments properly- and constantly leaving people open.

[QUOTE=Xiao Yao You;15040448]That is nothing. Gobert regularly gives up over 100 to opposing teams[/QUOTE]

As soon as Kuminga's star starts rising, he goes back to his old self.

Tbf, teams like the Warriors are not gonna give 100% in regular season, they will prob have more of those "stinkers" vs teams they should easily beat on paper.

[QUOTE=Nb1;15040660]Tbf, teams like the Warriors are not gonna give 100% in regular season, they will prob have more of those "stinkers" vs teams they should easily beat on paper.[/QUOTE]

Part of it is the lack of experience and cohesion that they get because the front office treats their 2nd unit like a revolving door.

They keep showing the bench the door after the season & getting new, unproven guys and even the experienced players have to fit into a new system.

The Warriors went from 'Strength in Numbers' to 'Our Players are Interchangeable Parts'. This is the result. Why we may see a stronger second half in best case.