The Golden State Warriors suffered another loss on Saturday against the Utah Jazz, putting them at 8-8 through the first 16 games of the season. Despite the woes that the starting lineup of the Warriors has endured thus far, Steve Kerr still seems hesitant to make any changes to the lineup, via The Athletic's Anthony Slater.
Here's Steve Kerr postgame tonight on his struggling starting lineup, which is now -73 in 161 minutes pic.twitter.com/BSR8sALvj5
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) January 24, 2021
Following Saturday night's double-digit defeat to the Jazz, the Warriors' starting lineup of Stephen Curry, Kelly Oubre Jr., Andrew Wiggins, Draymond Green, and James Wiseman is now -73 in 161 minutes together. At the same time, it was discovered that Curry shockingly has an average 22 percent usage percentage with the starting lineup.
Asked Kerr about this @kpelton Curry usage stat: "There's a lot that goes in to all that. We see all the numbers and all the combinations. There are plenty of theories that we could talk about. I'm gonna leave that to you guys to assess and figure out." https://t.co/CGhuF20t5X
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) January 24, 2021
Seeing the stat of Curry's surprising usage with the starting lineup, the Warriors may want to begin allowing him to have the ball more moving forward. Allowing the offense to flow through Curry could get more open shots for the rest of the lineup while he can still be the dominant three-point shooter he's always been.
Without Klay Thompson in the lineup this season, the Warriors are attempting to configure a lineup combination that works. Even though the starting lineup seems decent, they haven't shown consistent chemistry, and the bench is lacking the firepower to begin the season.
After losing by a wide margin on Saturday night, Curry was vocal about the struggles of the starting lineup thus far. His uncertainty surrounding the starting lineup is alarming as the Warriors have already played 16 games.
Given the competitiveness in the Western Conference, the Warriors don't have much time to get things figured out before it's too late. While there are numbers showing that Golden State's current starting lineup isn't performing well together, Kerr isn't ready to make any alterations to the lineup just yet.
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