Steve Kerr Sends Message to Warriors Guard Amid Early-Season Struggles – 'He Just Needs to Relax'

Amid his early-season slump, however, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr sent a message to the 22-year-old guard. Kerr doesn’t want Podz to rush things and relax on the floor as he looks to find his rhythm. The former Chicago Bulls guard talked about the young guard ahead of their Monday game against the Memphis Grizzlies.

“He’s not at his best right now. He’s pressing a little bit. Brandin always wants to be great. Sometimes he just needs to relax and be good, and that’s when his play becomes great,” said Kerr.

Following their game against the Grizzlies, Podz seemed to have found his groove. He helped the team capture a 131-118 victory by scoring 23 points as a starter.

The Warriors’ young core led the charge against the Grizzlies on Monday

It wasn’t Curry who carried the Warriors on Monday against the Grizzlies. Rather, it was the collective young core of Podz, Kuminga and Moses Moody. The second-year guard out of Santa Clara had 23 points. Kuminga, on the other hand, led the team in scoring with his 25 points. He also had 10 rebounds and four assists on an efficient 64.3% shooting from the field.

Moody came off the bench and added 20 points on 71.4% shooting from the field. Curry ended the game with 16 points and didn’t take plenty of shots. But he was high on the team’s young core for stepping up and producing All-Star numbers.

Following the contest, he spoke highly of the team effort and how the youngsters took charge of the game.

“That’s how you get through a regular season. Just the unpredictably, but the confidence that … everybody can step up,” Curry said.

The next game for the Warriors will be against the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday. It will be their second back-to-back of the season, and they will need everyone to contribute in every way.