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Moody’s motivated ‘mindset’ could spark breakout Warriors season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
SAN FRANCISCO – Warriors coach Steve Kerr acknowledged that he and his staff have a lot of work to do before deciding on a starting rotation. Moses Moody is making sure that he’ll be a big part of those discussions.
Getting a rare chance to start in Golden State’s 109-106 preseason win over the Sacramento Kings on Friday at SAP Center, Moody enhanced his stock with a steady and solid performance that is sure to give Kerr more to think about as he adjusts his lineups in the coming days.
The No. 14 overall pick in the 2021 NBA draft put up a game-high 23 points on 7-of-13 shooting, pacing the way for a Warriors’ team missing their best player for the entire second half after Stephen Curry left with a jammed finger on his right hand.’
“Just figuring out ways to score, reading the defense, seeing what the defense is giving you,” Moody said of his night. “I don’t feel like I took a lot of bad shots. Just efficiency.”
That efficiency is exactly what Kerr is looking for from his team, and Moody is eager to provide that.
Consider that on a night when the Warriors struggled with an onslaught of turnovers, Moody and Gary Payton II were the only two starters who took full care of the ball.
“He’s had a really good camp,” Kerr said. “He was aggressive when we needed that aggressiveness. He did a nice job.”
Moody has had plenty of motivation for the upcoming season.
He had a decent scoring average (8.1 points) and shot better than 46 percent from the floor but didn’t make the type of impact he had hoped to.
“I didn’t play as much as I wanted to last year so I obviously wasn’t in a place to where I needed to be,” Moody said. “Over the summer I put a lot of work in on the small things, the details. That’s just my mentality of it. I’m not even necessarily looking for the gratification this early. But I did the work so it’ll show.”
Moody acknowledged that the lack of playing time messed with his mind but realized that he had no choice but to accept the situation and make the most of…
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Publish date : 2024-10-12 06:44:49
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