Fans reacted to Steve Kerr and the Golden State Warriors’ 130-127 loss to the defending champion Denver Nuggets on Thursday at Chase Center, their 18th loss in 34 games. reaction. The Nuggets lead the Western Conference 25-11.
Steve Kerr decided to bench Jonathan Kuminga in the fourth quarter even though he was one of Golden State’s top players in the game. Kuminga, the starting power forward, played 19 minutes and scored 16 points with a shooting percentage of 5/7, as well as 4 rebounds and 4 assists.
“He was playing great, his normal time to come back would be the fifth or sixth minute, and Wiggins was playing great and we were rolling and we were up 18, 19 at the time, so we just hung on to him,” Coe said. (via Jason Dumas of Kron News)
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“I felt like it wasn’t the right thing to do. He sat there for a while, so I stayed with the people outside.”
However, Warriors fans are angry at Steve Kerr for it.
“I hate this answer so much, I’m a huge Cole fan. Wake up,” one person wrote on Twitter.
“Bruder needs to be a wake-up call. It’s unacceptable that he doesn’t play against Kuminga when he’s actually one of the better players! Really, JK didn’t play a minute in the 4th quarter?” Another one tweeted.
“Please your time is up, let’s go. Please fire him before our next game. Kenny is there to take over”
“We don’t care! He always fielded the most problematic lineup, ruining wonderful games. He also couldn’t use the right players at the right time. Ahem, cp is over.”
“Michael Jordan was right”
“Fire this guy immediately, we have no choice but to draw lots and have him as coach”
“I’ve had enough brother. If Wiggs is rolling, let Kuminga come in. It makes no sense.”
“Fire this clown”
Steve Kerr says loss to Nuggets is another ‘big blow’ for Warriors
Steve Kerr and the Golden State Warriors came close to defeating the defending champions. But Nikola Jokic’s game-winning shot sealed the deal for the Denver Nuggets in a wild game at Chase Center.
Kerr was disappointed because this was another game this season where his team squandered a big lead and suffered a brutal defeat.
“We’ve lost four or five games that we should have won. Maybe we won one or two games that we shouldn’t have won. Of course, those are hard blows,” he (via NBC Sports Bay Area) said.
The Warriors complete a back-to-back homestand Friday when they host the Detroit Pistons. The Pistons have the worst record in the league, with only 3 wins and 31 losses.