Warriors’ Head Coach Steve Kerr talks about Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry’s minutes in the remaining games this year
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The NBA is headed to the business end of the season. Each team has some 20-22 games left on its schedule. We’re headed towards a rough 4 to 5 weeks, which would determine what teams do we end up seeing in the post-season. The Golden State Warriors sit pretty currently, with a 43-17 record to show for themselves. They hold the #2 seed in the West and are 6 games behind the top-seeded Phoenix Suns.
With the Warriors set to make their first playoffs since the 2018-19 season, Steve Kerr has to play the next month very cleverly. He needs to make sure that the team keeps its seeding without exhausting his players before the playoffs. Two guys whose time Kerr really needs to keep an eye on are Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson. Recently, Steve Kerr made his way onto the Damon and Ratto show for his weekly interaction. There he discussed Klay Thompson’s minutes for the coming playoffs, and how he looks to manage Steph.
“Klay Thompson should be ready for 38-minute playoff games!”: Steve Kerr
Stephen Curry is playing the same minutes this season as he did the previous one. Averaging around 34.7 minutes a contest, Stephen Curry’s minutes are right where Steve Kerr wants them to be. There have been cases where Steph has had to play 40 or more minutes, but Kerr would like to avoid that now, especially with playoffs right around the corner.
On the other hand, Klay Thompson recently got the green light to play 30 minutes. Kerr talked about Klay’s minutes and how they’re going to look around the playoffs.
Well, it looks like Steve Kerr’s decisions of slowly ramping up Klay’s minutes would end up paying off at the right time. Hopefully, the Dubs can use the minutes and make a strong playoff push this time around, with the trio of Steph, Klay, and Draymond Green all healthy(fingers crossed).