00:00 You talked about getting Kuminga moving, getting him action where he's gonna get towards the rim. Was that what happened tonight? Is that what you saw from him tonight, especially on the last play? Obviously, gets the pass from Draymond, he gets fouled. Just what was going on to get him free like that? 00:17 STEVE KERR: I just think he's turning a corner. I just think he's seeing the pictures well. He made a play late in the game where he swung the ball to Draymond, immediately pinned in for Steph and Steph got a three. He didn't make it, but that's the play where you have to recognize Steph's your teammate, you see he's cutting through the lane. Swing the ball and go set a screen for him and those are the type of plays that, if he makes and he's doing what he's doing, getting downhill, getting fouled, getting to the rim, now the mix, the blend of Steph, Draymond, JK, now it starts to really get powerful. And I'm just I'm so impressed with with JK. It just feels like he's turning a corner and played so hard last night and again tonight. The rebound at the end, just before he got fouled. He came out of nowhere along the baseline to make that play. I think he had about seven boards in the second half. He was, it was fantastic. And this is exactly what we're looking for. And it's fun to see him deliver. 01:25 And how huge were those free throws that he made? I mean, were you thinking about how big they were for him? 01:31 Of course, of course. I mean, down one and the stretch we're in, like, we needed this game badly and obviously he's struggled from the line this year. So I thought it showed a lot of guts for him to step up and knock them both down. 01:47 Feels like you've gotten him on facing centers and kind of space the last two nights, Zubac and even Plumlee tonight. I mean, how much do you want to try to get him into those actions where he's going at bigs in space? 01:59 For sure. Yeah, we're trying to do that. I think what I like is that he's not settling for the 17-foot pull-up. He's trying to get to the rim. And then if it's not there, he's kicking it out. And then late clock, he's one of the few guys who can create a shot or that's where that mid-range shot comes in into play. So I just think the process is better overall for him. 02:30 We - I do feel like there's been several points that through his four years that it has felt like maybe he is turning a corner, waxes and wanes, I mean. But you do sound maybe a little bit more confident? 02:40 This feels different to me. It really does. There's just a different force to his game. Last night, you saw all the times he just ran the floor, ran through the catch and attacked the rim. The nine rebounds tonight, the timely plays that he made, it just feels different. It feels like he's figuring out how to impact winning, which is obviously the main thing. 03:12 How much of that difference is having him back up back-to-back games the way he did last night and tonight? 03:18 That's a big deal. That's what great players do. They stack together multiple games. And so we'r re going to stay with this rotation with him coming off the bench. It allows us to get our defense set with Draymond and Trayce and then he comes in and plays with both of those guys. That gives him the space he needs at the 4. But we closed tonight with him at the 3, defensively, with Trayce and Draymond and that would be ideal if we can get to that point where we can play him at the 3 and the 4. But I like where where he is and I think I think our team has a chance now to rebuild our momentum. I think this was an important win. 04:08 You referenced before the game, you talked about the importance of JK playing with Steph and Draymond. I guess you just referenced it. But what was different about that tonight, when he was out there with them? What worked better? 04:22 Yeah, there was a good mix of him attacking, but also Steph getting his looks. And I referenced that one play to Tim (Kawakami) where he swung it and pinned for Steph, set the screen for him. Those are the type of sort of organic actions that you have to recognize when you play with Steph. And I thought that was a big play, but he's just doing a better job of moving the ball quickly if there's no advantage, recognizing the advantage and swinging it. And so we'll keep plugging away, but it's exciting to watch his growth. 04:57 I know you trust the career stats with 05:00 you've mentioned that, but how much guts did it take for him to take that last three? And how much do you think that could do for him to make-- 05:07 Dennis? 05:07 Yeah, Schroder. 05:08 Yeah, I mean, he's - I've been coaching against him for a while. I mean, he's a gamer. He is such a competitor. His defense on Beal on that, after we had gone up one, he smothered Beal with help from Trayce. And then he chased down that rebound and got fouled. Those are winning plays. Those are big-time plays. So even though he's been struggling shooting, his ability to handle the ball, allow Steph to get off the ball, his defense on the ball, putting pressure up and down the floor, I mean, early in the game, he was all over Tyus Jones. And Ty - last time we played Phoenix, Tyus killed us. We didn't have any pressure on him. Tonight, Dennis was all over Tyus and I thought that was a big factor in the game. 06:01 He obviously had a lot of help behind him. But what did you make of the way Kuminga defended KD in the fourth? 06:06 Took on the challenge and made it difficult on him. And that's all you can do. I thought he was great on him. You mentioned that it's been an important win. You guys have obviously been in a lot of close games lately that have gone the other way. From a psychological standpoint, does it - is it important? How good did it feel to actually be able to have this one go the way it did, late? 06:25 For sure. Yeah, we've lost a lot of these and to come through, big shot from Dennis, big free throws from JK and a defensive stop, like, that's what it takes. We need to regain our confidence for sure. So I think this will help. 06:43 Seems like Trayce has strung together several good games. How much of an impact did he have defensively, particularly tonight? And what's he - what's different? What's clicked for him? 06:53 It's his second year. So he's figuring out the league. He's understanding angles and, defensively, what he needs to do, where he needs to be, rebounding better, four blocked shots tonight. So the biggest thing is, on offense, just his threat as a dive-man to the rim, lob threat. It opens up the offense, too. 07:19 You mentioned you're going to stick with this rotation. You did basically play eight and I guess Podziemski being hurt kind of limited you in the second half. That's no Kyle, that's no Looney. Is this the way it might have to be with those guys? 07:31 Well, depends on the game. But we play - next week we've got Cleveland and Philly and there's really good chance Loon will be out there at some point guarding Embiid or or Jarrett Allen. So I think this is the rotation we'd like to stick with, the starting group and then JK playing starters minutes. But everybody on the roster has to be to be ready. Moses missed the game tonight, so Lindy gave us some minutes and that could be Kyle, it could be Loon. It just depends on matchups. Thanks.
Plenty of the team contributing to this win. Limiting the players in the 4th quarter helped. Defence + Steph pausing the 0/4 3pt shooting and going to JK Lindy and Dennis made all the difference. Sometimes it feels like they are so addicted to the 3, they keep saying "one more" when it just isn't dropping... meanwhile their inside game is often what keeps them in the game or gives them the lead. Looking forward to Buddy returning to land some shots. JK brought the points and OREB when Wiggs was having an off night. Thankfully Dray hitting some points to smooth over the points gap.
@@LetsGoWarriors i was just telling what everybody sees Steve doing a terrible job with JK and other young players confidence, telling in public everyone has to defer to steff was bad for me and i'm a steff fan just turnout Kerr not the Coach i tough he was . Just remember the JP / Draymond management then Klay. I would have keep Klay instead of Kerr.
@@Kevin-r1l5w this is mathematically incorrect because a trade for Poole and JV is not possible in terms of matching salaries, unless you want to trade Wiggins for him?
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00:00 You talked about getting Kuminga moving, getting him action where he's gonna get towards the rim. Was that what happened tonight? Is that what you saw from him tonight, especially on the last play? Obviously, gets the pass from Draymond, he gets fouled. Just what was going on to get him free like that?
00:17 STEVE KERR: I just think he's turning a corner. I just think he's seeing the pictures well. He made a play late in the game where he swung the ball to Draymond, immediately pinned in for Steph and Steph got a three. He didn't make it, but that's the play where you have to recognize Steph's your teammate, you see he's cutting through the lane. Swing the ball and go set a screen for him and those are the type of plays that, if he makes and he's doing what he's doing, getting downhill, getting fouled, getting to the rim, now the mix, the blend of Steph, Draymond, JK, now it starts to really get powerful. And I'm just I'm so impressed with with JK. It just feels like he's turning a corner and played so hard last night and again tonight. The rebound at the end, just before he got fouled. He came out of nowhere along the baseline to make that play. I think he had about seven boards in the second half. He was, it was fantastic. And this is exactly what we're looking for. And it's fun to see him deliver.
01:25 And how huge were those free throws that he made? I mean, were you thinking about how big they were for him?
01:31 Of course, of course. I mean, down one and the stretch we're in, like, we needed this game badly and obviously he's struggled from the line this year. So I thought it showed a lot of guts for him to step up and knock them both down.
01:47 Feels like you've gotten him on facing centers and kind of space the last two nights, Zubac and even Plumlee tonight. I mean, how much do you want to try to get him into those actions where he's going at bigs in space?
01:59 For sure. Yeah, we're trying to do that. I think what I like is that he's not settling for the 17-foot pull-up. He's trying to get to the rim. And then if it's not there, he's kicking it out. And then late clock, he's one of the few guys who can create a shot or that's where that mid-range shot comes in into play. So I just think the process is better overall for him.
02:30 We - I do feel like there's been several points that through his four years that it has felt like maybe he is turning a corner, waxes and wanes, I mean. But you do sound maybe a little bit more confident?
02:40 This feels different to me. It really does. There's just a different force to his game. Last night, you saw all the times he just ran the floor, ran through the catch and attacked the rim. The nine rebounds tonight, the timely plays that he made, it just feels different. It feels like he's figuring out how to impact winning, which is obviously the main thing.
03:12 How much of that difference is having him back up back-to-back games the way he did last night and tonight?
03:18 That's a big deal. That's what great players do. They stack together multiple games. And so we'r re going to stay with this rotation with him coming off the bench. It allows us to get our defense set with Draymond and Trayce and then he comes in and plays with both of those guys. That gives him the space he needs at the 4. But we closed tonight with him at the 3, defensively, with Trayce and Draymond and that would be ideal if we can get to that point where we can play him at the 3 and the 4. But I like where where he is and I think I think our team has a chance now to rebuild our momentum. I think this was an important win.
04:08 You referenced before the game, you talked about the importance of JK playing with Steph and Draymond. I guess you just referenced it. But what was different about that tonight, when he was out there with them? What worked better?
04:22 Yeah, there was a good mix of him attacking, but also Steph getting his looks. And I referenced that one play to Tim (Kawakami) where he swung it and pinned for Steph, set the screen for him. Those are the type of sort of organic actions that you have to recognize when you play with Steph. And I thought that was a big play, but he's just doing a better job of moving the ball quickly if there's no advantage, recognizing the advantage and swinging it. And so we'll keep plugging away, but it's exciting to watch his growth.
04:57 I know you trust the career stats with
05:00 you've mentioned that, but how much guts did it take for him to take that last three? And how much do you think that could do for him to make--
05:07 Dennis?
05:07 Yeah, Schroder.
05:08 Yeah, I mean, he's - I've been coaching against him for a while. I mean, he's a gamer. He is such a competitor. His defense on Beal on that, after we had gone up one, he smothered Beal with help from Trayce. And then he chased down that rebound and got fouled. Those are winning plays. Those are big-time plays. So even though he's been struggling shooting, his ability to handle the ball, allow Steph to get off the ball, his defense on the ball, putting pressure up and down the floor, I mean, early in the game, he was all over Tyus Jones. And Ty - last time we played Phoenix, Tyus killed us. We didn't have any pressure on him. Tonight, Dennis was all over Tyus and I thought that was a big factor in the game.
06:01 He obviously had a lot of help behind him. But what did you make of the way Kuminga defended KD in the fourth?
06:06 Took on the challenge and made it difficult on him. And that's all you can do. I thought he was great on him. You mentioned that it's been an important win. You guys have obviously been in a lot of close games lately that have gone the other way. From a psychological standpoint, does it - is it important? How good did it feel to actually be able to have this one go the way it did, late?
06:25 For sure. Yeah, we've lost a lot of these and to come through, big shot from Dennis, big free throws from JK and a defensive stop, like, that's what it takes. We need to regain our confidence for sure. So I think this will help.
06:43 Seems like Trayce has strung together several good games. How much of an impact did he have defensively, particularly tonight? And what's he - what's different? What's clicked for him?
06:53 It's his second year. So he's figuring out the league. He's understanding angles and, defensively, what he needs to do, where he needs to be, rebounding better, four blocked shots tonight. So the biggest thing is, on offense, just his threat as a dive-man to the rim, lob threat. It opens up the offense, too.
07:19 You mentioned you're going to stick with this rotation. You did basically play eight and I guess Podziemski being hurt kind of limited you in the second half. That's no Kyle, that's no Looney. Is this the way it might have to be with those guys?
07:31 Well, depends on the game. But we play - next week we've got Cleveland and Philly and there's really good chance Loon will be out there at some point guarding Embiid or or Jarrett Allen. So I think this is the rotation we'd like to stick with, the starting group and then JK playing starters minutes. But everybody on the roster has to be to be ready. Moses missed the game tonight, so Lindy gave us some minutes and that could be Kyle, it could be Loon. It just depends on matchups. Thanks.
Plenty of the team contributing to this win. Limiting the players in the 4th quarter helped. Defence + Steph pausing the 0/4 3pt shooting and going to JK Lindy and Dennis made all the difference. Sometimes it feels like they are so addicted to the 3, they keep saying "one more" when it just isn't dropping... meanwhile their inside game is often what keeps them in the game or gives them the lead. Looking forward to Buddy returning to land some shots. JK brought the points and OREB when Wiggs was having an off night. Thankfully Dray hitting some points to smooth over the points gap.
Did you here him saying his name 😂
am I the only one to notice that Kerr did not mention Kuminga's name once in 14 minutes interview about ....kuminga
😂 he said nothing but good things about him for at least the first 3 minutes, why are yall tryna act like he hates him?
@@redeyejonesofficial ikr? 🙄 lol smh
@@francoisclausse You do realize “JK” literally refers to “Kuminga”? Good Lord, I’m really pointing that to you 🤦🏻♂️
@@LetsGoWarriors i was just telling what everybody sees Steve doing a terrible job with JK and other young players confidence, telling in public everyone has to defer to steff was bad for me and i'm a steff fan just turnout Kerr not the Coach i tough he was . Just remember the JP / Draymond management then Klay. I would have keep Klay instead of Kerr.
Get Poole n wizards center we making another run after that
@@Kevin-r1l5w this is mathematically incorrect because a trade for Poole and JV is not possible in terms of matching salaries, unless you want to trade Wiggins for him?
@ definitely send wigs jk becoming a start he’s shi rn wigs can go Cancun rn