The NBA regular season continues with the Warriors hosting the Hornets today. In the end, they defeated the Hornets 97-87, and the Warriors are now on a three-game winning streak. Curry had an average hand in this game, scoring 15 points and 5 assists on 5-of-14 from the field, Wiggins got 14 points and 3 assists, Podemski got 13 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, and Thompson continued to come off the bench with 13 points and 2 rebounds.
The Warriors have a very large rotation at the moment, with a total of 14 players in this game and garbage time, compared to 11 in the regular rotation. The reason why the Warriors' rotation has expanded so much this season is largely due to the fact that the Warriors have had two young players who have played so well this season, causing their playing time to crowd out some of the players' playing time. At present, Podzemski has become the starting second position of the Warriors, and even Thompson has been squeezed into the bench by Podzemski, and Davis Jr. has also performed very well in the center position, and Looney's playing time has been seriously squeezed.
In this game, Looney got 10 minutes of playing time and had 2 points and 3 rebounds. Rooney's playing time this season has been significantly reduced compared to last season, and he is averaging 17Seven minutes of playing time compared to 24 minutes last season. On the one hand, because Davis Jr.'s performance is getting better and better, and on the other hand, because of Rooney's own reasons, Rooney has indeed declined significantly this season.
He is inferior to Davis Jr. in terms of movement speed, finishing ability on the inside, and bounce. So now Looney's position is very awkward, he does not have Saric on the offensive end, and he is not as flexible as Davis Jr. in terms of movement, so his playing time is gradually compressed by Kerr, and it may even be slowly abandoned by Kerr in the future. The Warriors are slowly being picked up by youngsters, with Kuminga, Podemski, and Davis Jr. becoming important rotational players for the team.
As a veteran of the Warriors' Triple Crown, Looney has made a great contribution to this team. He's also been able to play for the Warriors for a long time, and he's beaten a lot of centers over the past few years, making him the one to stay. But there may be changes in the future, Davis Jr. may be the player who replaces Looney, if Davis Jr. faces a contract extension in the future, the Warriors may not hesitate to sign a contract with him, Looney's future position is in jeopardy, and there is even a high probability that this contract will be abandoned by the Warriors after the end, and Davis Jr. is ready to replace Looney.