Explain: Warriors rookie Brandin Podziemski does the little things in breakout game vs Wolves
Explain: Warriors rookie Brandin Podziemski does the little things in breakout game vs Wolves
Hoping this turbocharges his confidence
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The Golden State Warriors almost stole one against the Minnesota Timberwolves on 2023-11-14.MIN-GSW, with Brandin Podziemski having a desperately needed breakout game. His shots were falling and his decision making was quick and decisive. He continued to show his attention to detail that consistently creates more chances for the whole team.
Co-starring Chris Paul, Trayce Jackson-Davis, Dario Saric, Moses Moody, Steve Kerr and Cory Joseph. With Karl Anthony-Towns, Rudy Gobert and Shake Milton.
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Forgot to update CPR:
4 assists, 4 turnovers, new CPR of 5.3 (84:16)
There's no way around it. Podz game was impressive for anyone, but just really special for a 20 YO guard. But it's on a few levels for me.
1) Skill based guards tend to struggle in the intro to the NBA vs more physically dominant guards. Generally takes them a while to sort out the speed of the game and how to see their spots vs an explosive guard like Ja or young D-Rose just going around people. So I think we can see that Podz is seeing the game really well, AND that his athleticism is translating really well. The latter was a big question based on his draft profile.
2) It's really really intriguing that Podz has been able to be effective in low usage/volume roles and then had no issues toggling up to being the primary scorer for a night. That's really rare and it's a great sign.
We'll see how it goes if/when he gets some more defensive attention, but even just being considered a dangerous confident 3 point shooter who plays a solid floor game is a huge add to any lineup right now.