Despite his shooting difficulties, Warriors of the Golden State Guard Brandin Podziemski can be expected to continue to see heavy minutes on the court for the Dubs. Don’t believe us; take it from the Warriors head coach Steve Kerrwho expressed his support for the rookie.
Asked about Podziemski’s lack of goalscoring in recent times, Kerr responded by laying out the good things he sees from the former. Santa Clara Broncos star.
“I don’t care if he scores or not, he’s on every one of our best teams. He’s our best plus-minus player of the year. He’s really good whether he scores or not. And I know, especially as a rookie, he’s going to have his ups and downs from a scoring standpoint. Right now he is going through a difficult time. But he allows other guys to play well just by his recognition of what’s happening on the court, his cuts, his ball movement, his spacing. I’m excited for Brandon, and as long as he continues to play as hard as he does, he’ll be there.
Podziemski has scored just seven points in the Warriors’ last three games. This includes his meager two-point result in last Wednesday’s game. Home victory 137-116 above Memphis Grizzlies in which he only shot 1/6 from the field. Podziemski also continued to receive ample playing time despite not finding a shot.
Over his last eight appearances, Podziemski has seen 28.6 minutes of action per outing while shooting just 38.2 percent from the field. But as Kerr pointed out, Podziemski can still contribute a lot to the Warriors even with the rookie hiccups, as evidenced by the fact that on the season, Podziemski’s plus-minus of +3.8 is the best in the team. team so far.
