'GSW's Broken Initiative' Prospects in Unexpected Slack
'GSW's Broken Initiative' Prospects in Unexpected Slack
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Golden State's happy imagination has been shattered.
The U.S. local media "ESPN" reported on the prospects of the Golden State Warriors.
"Golden State wanted Jonathan Kuminga and Brandin Pozemski to become superstars helping Stephen Curry and Draymond Green through tremendous progress," the report said.
"But both Kuminga and Pozemski have fallen short of expectations, and now Golden State is looking to recruit superstars," he added.
Golden State is currently ranked 10th in the Western Conference with 15 wins and 14 losses. Having ranked first in the Western Conference with 12 wins and 3 losses in the early days of the season, Golden State is now facing a difficult situation to advance to the playoffs.
Of course, there are various reasons, such as ace Stephen Curry's disappointing performance, Buddy Hield, who fell into a slump after being good in the beginning, and Draymond Green, but one of the biggest reasons is the sluggishness of the promising players. 안전놀이터
That's Pozemski and Kuminga. Kuminga joined Golden State as the seventh overall pick of the 2021 NBA Draft, and he didn't get much of a chance in the early days. It was used as a bench resource according to coach Steve Kerr's tendency to prefer veterans over prospects.
Last season, however, key forward players Andrew Wiggins and Greene left the team due to injuries and disciplinary actions, and Kuminga had a chance. Kuminga did not miss this opportunity and displayed outstanding performance. He averaged 16.1 points and 4.8 rebounds, and his weak defense has improved tremendously. He was even called a "soultice captain."
This season, Kuminga is averaging 15.4 points and 4.6 rebounds. The record is not much different from last season, but the problem is efficiency. The fielding rate is only 44% this season, compared to 52.9% last season. Unlike last season, there have been many excessive shoot attempts this season. The frequency of throwing cold water on team attacks has increased.
Poseyemski is even worse. Poseyemski, who was drafted by Golden State with the 19th overall pick of the 2023 NBA Draft, was immediately trusted by Coach Kerr. Although he is a rookie, he contributed to the team with his bold play and energetic performance, and his outfield shots and versatility, which have been advantages since college, shone.
Last season, Pozemski averaged 9.2 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.7 assists, and excelled as a guard to assist Curry and Clay Tamson.
Such Poseyemski is averaging 8.2 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 3.3 assists this season. Like Kuminga, the record itself is not much different, but Poseyemski's fielding rate has decreased from 45.4% last season to 40.5% this season. The biggest problem is the 3-point shooting. The 3-point shooting success rate has decreased significantly from 38.5% to 29%.
Prospects usually show their growth every season. Two Golden State prospects must have expected such growth. In particular, there were many expectations that Poseyemski would grow significantly. However, it is true that he has regressed, let alone advanced. It would have dealt a fatal blow to Golden State's future plans.
Golden State's leadership rejected most of the trade offers for the two players last summer. It was his plan to pay attention to the future, although it is still there.
The season is not even halfway through yet. Will the two prospects who showed outstanding performances last season succeed in rebounding.