MINNEAPOLIS — Moses Moody acquired dominated out for the Warriors’ Saturday evening matchup towards the Timberwolves on the Goal Heart, however he’s assured he’ll be again shortly.
Moody, 22, has now missed 4 straight video games whereas coping with left knee tendinitis. He’s formally listed on the harm report with patellar tendonopathy, which is a standard overuse harm affecting the tendon connecting the kneecap to the shin bone.
Moody mentioned he isn’t involved long-term concerning the harm and doesn’t have a historical past of knee points. The Warriors are 0-3 previously three video games with out Moody.
Warriors head coach Steve Kerr mentioned that Moody scrimmaged Friday in Minnesota and was on monitor to play Saturday, however felt a bit sore afterward.
“It feels like the right thing to do, to keep him out so he doesn’t have a recurrence,” Kerr mentioned.
On the season, Moody is averaging 7.4 factors and 1.9 rebounds in 15.6 minutes per recreation. He has made 4 begins this season however, as has been frequent all through his profession, has had an inconsistent position.
The Warriors have definitely missed Moody just lately, however have far greater points to handle. They rank twenty eighth in offensive ranking this month and have misplaced 9 of their previous 11 video games getting into Saturday. They’ve allowed 287 complete factors of their previous two video games, together with the fourth worst margin of defeat in franchise historical past.
Kerr mentioned the Warriors must rediscover its id as a fast-paced, defensive-minded group. They seemed the half throughout their 12-3 begin to the season. How lengthy does it take to recapture that?
“One game,” Kerr mentioned. “If you’ve already had it. If you’re trying to gain an identity, that takes a while. We’ve had an identity here for a long time, we’ve always played fast, obviously a lot of success. But, new team this year, we felt like we built a really good identity in camp and followed through with a great start. So we know who we are. We know what we’re capable of. We’ve got to find the confidence again, and that can happen overnight. We need to click and have a good game, feel good about ourselves, and we’ll get back on track.”
