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Coaches will always coach, particularly during trying moments.<\/p>\n

Following the Warriors\u2019 season-ending 121-110 Game 5 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday at Target Center, coach Steve Kerr shared some motivational words with guard Brandin Podziemski.<\/p>\n

Podziemski, who underwent a historic shooting slump through the first four games of the Western Conference semifinals, led Golden State\u2019s scoring with 28 points on 11 of 19 shooting while adding six rebounds, four assists and two steals in Game 5.<\/p>\n

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Even though Podziemski\u2019s revival was too little too late, Kerr acknowledged the 22-year-old culminated his postseason run by becoming a more seasoned player.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was a great experience for him,\u201d Kerr told reporters after the loss. \u201cThere were times in this series where he was hesitant to shoot, even tonight he was 4-for-6.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought he could\u2019ve gotten 10 or 11 threes off, and we needed those. And I told him that after the game, I said, \u2018When we get back here next season, you are not going to turn down a single shot.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

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In hopes of keeping the season alive and giving star guard Steph Curry an opportunity to return to action, Kerr leaned heavily on Podziemski.<\/p>\n

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Podz knocks down an early trey \ud83d\udc4cpic.twitter.com\/Vx5pugDwbE<\/p>\n

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Outside of wing Jimmy Butler\u2019s team-high 42 minutes, Podziemski followed with 39 minutes, responding positively to a series that challenged him physically and mentally.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd that\u2019s part of the playoffs. I lived it as a player. It\u2019s a mind game,\u201d Kerr continued. \u201cI call it something more profane, but the playoffs are a mind game.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really easy to lose your confidence, teams throw different schemes at you. You had a bad game, and everyone is talking about your shooting percentage. You feel like you\u2019re on an island. I\u2019ve been there. It\u2019s great for Brandin to go through that and then finish the series with a great game because he has to understand this is what it feels like.\u201d<\/p>\n

As Kerr emphasized, the pressures of the NBA playoffs are incomparable to those of the regular season.<\/p>\n

Podziemski\u2019s slump, for one, is proof of that.<\/p>\n

\u201cNobody cares in January if you\u2019re 4-for-20, but in the playoffs, everyone is writing about it, everyone is talking about it,\u201d Kerr concluded.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou feel exposed, and that\u2019s a big part of the playoff experience is understanding you got to keep firing, you have to stay aggressive [and] keep your confidence any way you can.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kerr will be expecting more of that from Podziemski next season.<\/p>\n

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