Jonathan Cuminga offers glimpses into the Warriors’ brilliant future vs. the future. grizzly
Kuminga offers glimpses of the fantastic future versus the future. grizzly appeared in the original Bay Area Sports NBC
Jonathan Cuminga He delivered one of the best performances of his 135-game NBA career Saturday in Memphis, and it wasn’t enough to stop the Warriors losing by 14 points. They were relatively unfazed.
The Warriors did not accept defeat, but Cominga’s performance allowed them to better understand the outcome. They seemed to realize that this was a night when what they saw was more important than what they got.
The Warriors got an L, well deserved, but they also got a glimpse of Kuminga playing as well as they hope he does for the next 10 seasons. Sometimes the long view is most important.
Steve Kerr, the coach, told reporters at the FedExForum after Loss 133-119 to grizzlies. “This was the most important thing. This is the thing we have been looking for all along.”
Kuminga’s initial numbers were impressive: a team-high 24 points, 8-of-16 shooting, including 4-of-7 from deep, a game-high eight rebounds, three assists, one steal and one block. All in all, a productive 30 minutes.
However, it was the way Cuminga handled his work that was most impressive. He showed a nice mixture of brutality and prudence. The young forward avoided forced possession-killing shots, with one exception, the silly foul. He was patient, started when he should have, attacked when it was the right move and defended better than most of his team mates.
This was as “veteran” as Kuminga, 20 years old and in his second season in the NBA, ever was.
“His improvement has been amazing,” Draymond Green He said. “He’s right where you wish the guy was at this point in his career, keep growing and getting better at it, understanding more, becoming more reliable. That’s all you can ask for. As far as confidence goes, you just have to stay the course.”
Intelligence Andrew Wiggins on vacation and Andre Iguodala Outside His broken left wristKuminga is the most interesting wing on the active list. Clay Thompson He usually brings offense, but his defense has been exploited. Anthony Lamb has subtle finesse but can only dream about Kuminga’s athleticism. Musa Modi on the sidelines of rotation.
Kuminga is a presence at both ends, as eager to engage the more dangerous marksman as he is to fly for dipping the bending edge.
“The most important thing is just to compete on both sides of the floor and be decisive,” he said. Stephen Curry He said. “Offensively, the way they were defending us… He had a good look. There was no kind of predictability in the shots he was taking, which is great because you have to make them pay for the way they shade you on the other side of the field. You have to Being aggressive because when he’s there, especially with certain formations, he’s going to get those shots.
“You have to be resolute and decisive, and he did that well, especially early on, and gave us so much life and energy.”
However, one of Kuminga’s most memorable moments is a perfect fit for the “Shaqtin’ a Fool” reel. multiplication a Desmond Bean Passed late in the third quarter, Kuminga, fancied a breakaway jam, sprinted to the rim, flied and… lost the ball out of bounds. Doran, Warriors.
“Everyone makes mistakes,” Green said. “He’s bobbing with the guy who was at the breakfast express, and you go down and go around a couple playing there. Who cares? Everyone bobbles the ball.”
“Emotionally, that’s always a different hurdle to overcome than necessarily playing the field. It usually takes you a little bit longer to grow emotionally than it does from a skill perspective. You expect him to keep growing there, and I know he will.”
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500 (36-36) and falling to No. 500 (36-36) 7 In the Western Conference, Kuminga has been reminding everyone of what he can become.
On a late-season night when the stakes were high and most of the Golden State veterans were feeling the effects of playing the night before in Atlanta, the hothead dropped a full performance.
It wasn’t enough to win the match. That was precisely enough to shed light on Kuminga’s future, as well as that of the Warriors.
