Podziemski giving warriors needed intensity bump since return

Podziemski giving warriors needed intensity bump since return originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

San Francisco – With Warriors that stumbles in circles for the past few months, it’s clear that they need some help. Maybe it starts with someone who is willing to grab them and try to pull them from Western Conference Swamp.

The youngest among them is inhibitory enough to embrace the job.

Brandin Podziemski, which will be 22 next month, brought an eye -catching and contagious energy Tuesday night. Urgently in his movements and emphatically in his instructions he came from the bench and turned on the fuse that sent the warriors to A 114-103 victory Over a diluted version of reconstruction Utah Jazz.

One evening when Dennis Schröder defeated an injury-fear to submit his most productive game as a warrior-high 23 points, five rebounds, four assists it was Podziemski’s rushing presence that aroused the Golden State for action.

“Brandin looks really strong and sharp and resolute,” said coach Steve Kerr. “He was fantastic tonight. It’s exciting to see. That’s what he expected from the start this season, and obviously things slowly began for him. But he really looks like himself now. “

With Stephen CurryDaymond Green and Jonathan Kuminga sidelined, Warriors Moseyed for the first six minutes, enabling jazz to build a seven-point lead. That’s when Kerr turned against his bench and called Kevon Looney, Gary Payton II and Podziemski.

The change in energy and efficiency was immediate. Utah, at the pace of falling 40 points in 12 minutes, suddenly looked like a team that was missing four of its top six scorers. It took less than four minutes for a podziemski 3-point to give Warriors their first lead.

Podziemski’s fingerprints were everywhere in a sizzling nine minutes spanning the first and second quarters when Warriors claimed himself. They outscored Jazz 20-4 during this stretch, either scoring or helping at 14 of these 20 points.

In his 33 minutes, Podziemski released a plus-19 while producing 20 points on 5-of-12-shooting from the field, including 4 of 11 out of the arch, as well as seven rebounds, a team hill six assists and a steal.

“What we need is what you saw tonight,” Kerr said. “The energy, the passing, the connection. Long rebounds, loose balls. “

These things along with Podziemski’s aggressive nature mean it because Warriors benefits from it picking. It is allowed because he has already had entry into the Golden State’s Leadership Club, given License of Green last season – When Podziemski was a rookie.

“It’s just his personality,” Looney said of Podziemski. “He’s a talkative guy. I don’t know what word I would use … but he could sometimes be an A-hole. But like Point Guard, you want it in your Point Guard. Dennis is like that. They need to press guys buttons and get under guys. But you need that toughness out there. “

Podziemski does not run from status. One minute he gesticulates Schröder to fetch the pace, the next Skyver literally Gui Santos in defensive position. It’s as if the day Warriors announced the Jersey retirement of others Iguodala, Podziemski studied some Iguodala videos in subtle and obvious ways leading to success.

“His Swagger is part of what makes him who he is,” Kerr said.

“I learned that I am very capable of the role I am asked to do,” said Podziemski. “And I can raise the bar for myself a lot more than what I’m doing right now. As time goes on, I will contribute and be better as a teammate who plays, all. “

Warriors need every edge they can find. Know that Podziemski, revived after missing 12 matches with an injury, will bring his every time he is called.

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