This season, the Golden State Warriors still haven’t completely gelled as a team. On the court, chemistry is still highly dubious, but off the court, chemistry is still fantastic. Steve Kerr, the head coach of the Warriors, and Brandin Podziemski both concur.
When Podziemski was questioned regarding Steve Kerr’s assessment of the team dynamic following the Warriors’ sad defeat to the Dallas Mavericks, the rookie had a very candid response.
“I feel like you moreso feel it just kind of on the bench, not when you’re out there,” Podziemski said. “I think everybody just kind of needs to bring it for everyone else. For us as a collective whole, we talked in the locker room after, kinda just got to check our energy, each and every single one of us when we stepped foot into the locker room. All of our thoughts, regardless of what’s happening, because everyone has their own personal problems going on in life, whatever is going on we just gotta kind of channel that energy and focus on winning the game every night. Like you said, off the court, we’re the closest friends, probably of any team, do a lot of stuff together. It’s just on the court trying to find that balance of putting everything for the team.”
When it’s game thirty-two of the season, it’s concerning to hear any Warriors player say that the team’s chemistry still needs improvement. The Warriors are still mostly composed of the same core group of players, the NBA season is almost halfway over, and still something isn’t clicking. If this team isn’t able to find its identity by the time of the All-Star break, there should be cause for real concern.
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