Golden State Warriors: Takeaways from Denver loss
By Abhay Bethur
Spacing
Jamychal Green is a great NBA veteran. He’s been in the league for years. His skill set is perfect for the Warriors and he can slide and fit into most lineups.
But through 2 games it’s become painstakingly obvious that he, Kuminga, and Wiseman can not coexist in a lineup together.
Who’s to blame for that specifically, take your pick, there are reasons why you can single any of them out. Whether it be Kuminga’s poor offense, Wiseman’s poor defense, or Jamychal Greens’ lack of spacing, there are plenty of ways you can take it.
The spacing on that lineup is just so poor and it clogs up the lane for Poole, who should be feasting on the team’s second units, not struggling to even get his shot off.
Poole’s got to play better, that’s a pretty obvious take, but sometimes you have to make it easier on him. Logically a simple fix on this would be to play Moody in place for any of the 3 between Jamychal, Kuminga, or Wiseman. Moody provides legit spacing, he’s a capable defender and he’s a perfect glue guy for these lineups.