The effect on the court is obviously quite good, but the Warriors inside player still lacks playing time?

In a previous NBA Western Conference semi-finals G4, the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Golden State Warriors who played at home 117-110 again. After this game, the Timberwolves widened the total score of the series to 3-1 and won the match point; while the Warriors encountered a huge crisis, it seemed that they were on the verge of being eliminated.

Although the Warriors lost the game, the team's substitute inside player Kevon Looney actually performed well. Looney played 13 minutes and 51 seconds in the whole game, made 3 of 5 shots and 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 8 points and 8 rebounds, including 3 frontcourt rebounds and 2 fouls, with a plus-minus value of +3. It is worth mentioning that Looney is also the only player among all the regular rotation players of the Warriors with a positive and negative value. Looney actually showed comprehensive personal abilities in his limited playing time. He also showed certain scoring ability at the basket on the offensive end and created certain threats to the opponent's inside. Looney also has outstanding performance in the front and back rebounds, and he is able to defend the team's inside line on the defensive end. The team's situation was also good when Looney was on the court, which can also be reflected in his higher plus-negative values. As a result, Looney did not receive enough trust and support, and his playing time was still very limited, so this way of employing people seemed a bit incomprehensible.

In the NBA regular season this season, Looney played a total of 76 games in 82 games, averaging 15 minutes of playing time, averaging 4.5 points, 6.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 0.6 steals and 0.5 blocks, and 0.5 turnovers and 2 fouls. He shot 51.4%, three-point shooting percentage 40%, and free throw shooting percentage 56.6%. In the playoffs, Looney averaged 10.4 minutes in the first nine games, with averaging 2.4 points, 3.6 rebounds, 0.3 assists, 0.5 steals and 0.4 blocks, and 0.2 turnovers and 2.5 fouls. He shot 43.5% from the field and 75% from free throws.

It is obvious that the Timberwolves are bigger than the Warriors in size. When Looney was not present, the two Timberwolves' forward players were even taller than the Warriors' center in shape. What's more, they also have Rudy Gobert's existence. In fact, when Looney is on the court, the team has outstanding competitiveness on the defensive end. Once Looney gets out of the court, the team's situation will have obvious problems. It is no exaggeration to say that continuing to play against the fifth junior when facing an opponent like the Timberwolves is simply a suicide act. However, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr is still unwilling to change his tactics and employment methods. Then the only thing waiting for the Warriors is about to be eliminated.