With Curry sidelined, Warriors need Podziemski, Moody to return to form

With Steph Curry out for the foreseeable future with a hamstring injury Warriors coach Steve Kerr s best-laid plans have been torn to pieces The formula that helped Golden State go - after the Jimmy Butler pact is no longer applicable with Kerr searching up and down the roster for lineup combinations that can help the crew remain competitive without its superstar After a gritty - success over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Championship of the Western Conference semifinals at Target Center the Warriors attack sputtered in a - loss on Thursday There were multiple culprits that led to the poor showing but Kerr s willingness to try various combinations was not one of them with the coach playing players including seldom-used Braxton Key and Pat Spencer But as the search for offense carries on two established contributors Brandin Podziemski and Moses Moody are clearly struggling to adapt to new roles Podziemski appeared to be current out as a reliable scoring presence in the final weeks of the regular season but the Santa Clara product has been up-and-down in the postseason He has scored less than points in each of his last five games while shooting a combined for from -point range Now with Curry out at least a week he has to play a different style He s playing more in the ball-handling role that he was in early in the season Kerr commented And he s at his best when he can kind of play off the second side and play as a secondary ballhandler Moody was a consistent starter in the back half of the regular season as a dependable -and-D wing who shot close to from behind the -point arc while defending guards and forwards But with Buddy Hield s hot shooting over the last minimal games Moody s minutes have been slashed Since being taken out of the starting lineup for Tournament of the Houston series Moody has played fewer than minutes in four of the past seven games including the last three In limited minutes Moody s offense has totally abandoned him Related Articles How to watch Warriors-Timberwolves Battle Kurtenbach Batman Robin No the Warriors need a real superhero Playoff Jimmy Jonathan Kuminga made the majority of of his moment for Warriors against Timberwolves Warriors Draymond Green vents about being stereotyped after another technical foul Warriors were awful in Meeting loss That could help them in a big way The Arkansas alum has missed consecutive shots and has not made a basket in any of the past three games a statistic not helped by him having to throw up chosen wild attempts late in the shot clock I feel terrible for Moses because he s had four or five of those where he s had to throw it up there Kerr commented So he s not in a rhythm right now and we just have to stay with it and he has to stay with it Even though Moody has not made a shot since Meeting against the Rockets Kerr s faith in the young forward remains unshaken The coach reported he is confident Moody will break out of the slump because I ve watched Moses for four years and I know his character I know his work ethic and I know his skill He ll find his way back Moody was not concerned with his shooting woes after Thursday s loss opting to look instead to Saturday s pivotal tournament at Chase Center Competition is a big one Moody advised the Bay Area News Group We re going to protect home court and we know how these series work So we re just going to do our job