NBA – The Warriors’ usual pivot behaves like a good veteran with the rookie, who is playing more than him at the moment.
« We need their energy, their youth, their legs and this overflowing desire that they bring to the game. » So says Kevon Looney, for Hoopshypeabout the rookies Trayce Jackson-Davis and Brandin Podziemski who are having a positive impact in the heart of the Warriors’ roller coaster season.
« BP and Trayce have contributed immensely to our team and are one of the reasons for our great February. We recently got our season back on track. […] They assimilated things very, very quickly. They are still developing, they are still learning, but they are learning very quickly, so it is very positive for them for the future », Continues the man who, like Klay Thompson, lost his long-time starting status.
A change of role which does not prevent him from acting as a leader with the first rookie, who is playing more than him at the moment in the Californian racket. The two interiors discuss together the issues related to rebounds, defense or setting screens. And the ” small details
» of course, likely to make the difference.
The screens wanted by the “Splash Brothers”
« In this team, at the pivot position, you have to be a good passer, a good screen setter. We are lucky to be able to launch a bit of an attack. We run a lot, so I try to talk to him so he knows who to put the screens on and things like that. He already has a gift for all these things », constate Kevon Looney.
The latter thus seeks to make Trayce Jackson-Davis understand “ how Klay likes his screens, how Steph (Curry) loves his screens, things like that that you end up learning with experience. But he now has all the basics and fundamentals, he has flair with the ball, he is athletic. It’s just the little things we talk about on offense and defense. »
Exchanges that seem fruitful. In his last ten games, the rookie has averaged more than 11 points (78.5% shooting!) and just under 7 rebounds in 24 minutes.
2024-03-25 16:45:47
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