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player dev junkie writing for @SwishTheory. Dubs noise for @Game6KlayPod. Pro/college scouting @NextUp_BBall. Looney forever. he/him

Nov 16, 2021, 10 tweets

Now, time to recap Jon Kuminga's game against Charlotte last night.

He's brought in as a defender with 9 seconds in the 1st but stays in beginning the 2nd. The Dubs have done a great job rotating from the weakside to deny entry passes. Great job to break it up without fouling

I've said Kuminga ghosts screens too often, and he's rewarded when using his body. Sets a great screen on the fake handoff before diving into open space, and Iggy finds him. Rozier gets a strip on the way up, but the ball finds Steph, and then Jon. Waits out Plumlee for the layup

Kuminga has been excellent at leaking down the floor off of shot contests and loose plays. Here he closes out on Rozier who is looking for his own shot (and not McDaniels) all the way. Steph has his head up looking for the runner and rewards Kuminga, who flushes it down with two

Another excellent read by Steph in transition rewards Kuminga for running the floor. This time, he slows up as the lead man, allowing Jonathan to enter the play with a full head of steam for the easy two

The Warriors try the Kuminga-Steph inverted pick and roll again, though this time it gets nothing. After Steph can't get a look off the dribble, Kuminga drives into an excellent spin move on McDaniels, creating room for the righty finish. He's been hunting the rim instead of 3s

Some incredible fight by Kuminga to get the rebound over Jalen McDaniels and Ish Smith, then finds a cutting Damion Lee. A nice touch pass creates a look for Steph, and the long rebound finds Kuminga again. Another pass to the cutting Lee who misses the floater

Manages to clear a very large Miles Bridges off the glass with one arm. My goodness. Yes it's probably a foul, just shows how unbelievably strong he is

Miles Bridges REALLY wants the post-up on Kuminga, who strips him on the gather with quick hands and impressive timing. Manages to save it on the baseline as well

Maybe Miles Bridges wanted revenge on Kuminga for sonning him a couple times, otherwise I have no explanation for what he was thinking. A block attempt this wild on a non-Steph halfcourt huck doesn't look like an NBA play

Great play by Damion Lee to tip the initial entry pass and make LaMelo Ball reload. When McDaniels ghosts the screen to fade high, Kuminga has an opportunity to go after LaMelo. Again his quick hands make a great steal on the perimeter off Ball

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