[Leftcoast]

Kuminga has an athleticism and bounce that jumps out at you on his good plays but he doesn't naturally fulfill what the Warriors need, especially in a game without Draymond Green.  

He isn't a natural rebounder and he's on a team that wants to play small and has other long players that also don't rebound well.  (Looking at you Andrew Wiggins!). He's become a good one-on-one defender but at this point in his career he doesn't have the court awareness to be a good help defender.  He also doesn't have a good outside shot so he tends to live near the basket and clog up the driving lanes the team wants to have left open for Steph, Poole, and Thompson.  So far he's had a negative plus-minus in both playoff games. This isn’t surprising-he’s 20 years old and next year would have been his Junior year in college in a parallel universe.

So, the Warriors need him tonight and he will have an opportunity to stay on the court.  My advice, go get a few rebounds - Steve Kerr values that and NEEDS it tonight.  Bonus minutes if you can play good defense on Sabonis and keep the ball moving when it comes to you. Next year is your year to have more plays designed for you.

[Leftcoast]

Kuminga has an athleticism and bounce that jumps out at you on his good plays but he doesn't naturally fulfill what the Warriors need, especially in a game without Draymond Green.  

He isn't a natural rebounder and he's on a team that wants to play small and has other long players that also don't rebound well.  (Looking at you Andrew Wiggins!). He's become a good one-on-one defender but at this point in his career he doesn't have the court awareness to be a good help defender.  He also doesn't have a good outside shot so he tends to live near the basket and clog up the driving lanes the team wants to have left open for Steph, Poole, and Thompson.  So far he's had a negative plus-minus in both playoff games. This isn’t surprising-he’s 20 years old and next year would have been his Junior year in college in a parallel universe.

So, the Warriors need him tonight and he will have an opportunity to stay on the court.  My advice, go get a few rebounds - Steve Kerr values that and NEEDS it tonight.  Bonus minutes if you can play good defense on Sabonis and keep the ball moving when it comes to you. Next year is your year to have more plays designed for you.