Kerr wants to reduce the number of players in his 12-deep rotation to nine or ten.

The Golden State Warriors, who are riding a six-game losing streak going into their game against the Houston Rockets on Monday night, need more practice, according to coach Steve Kerr.

Before kickoff, Kerr remarked, “We need some practice time and kind of sharpen some things up.”

It’s been a tough stretch of basketball for them—the losing streak is longer than any they had from the previous season. With Draymond Green serving a third consecutive Monday absence due to a five-game suspension and Steph Curry missing two games, the Warriors’ offensive rating has plummeted to fourth place in the league during the six-game losing streak.

They came in at 6-8 on Monday night, ranked 10th in the Western Gathering.

Kerr tried to reduce his rotation, attributing their early struggles to a feeling-out phase.

“The most significant issue facing this team at the moment is that there isn’t any division among the nine or ten players who will play every night,” stated Kerr. “By my count, we have twelve guys who, if healthy, are not only capable but possibly worthy of rotational minutes.

And while that’s a good problem to have, we’re also sort of combining things in an attempt to find combinations that make the most sense because there hasn’t been any separation. We’re collecting information and tape, but we also need to identify our top nine or ten candidates and proceed from there.

California has Eleven players, including rookie Trace Jackson-Davis and Cory Joseph, who have averaged at least fifteen minutes per game.

However, the Warriors only have one player scoring more than Klay Thompson (14) per game, which would be the lowest total since his rookie season, after Curry (30.3 points per game). Even with his huge performance on Saturday night, Andrew Wiggins is averaging a career-low 12 points per game.

Kerr remarked, “We have a really good roster.” “But we simply need to work it out.”

Kuminga and Moody were lottery selections three years ago, but they still haven’t proven to be mainstay rotation players.

When it came to Moody, who scored ten or more points in each of the two games Curry missed, Kerr stated he thought the player deserved more playing time. However, Thompson isn’t going to step aside due to a single chilly moment, and newcomers Chris Paul and Cory Joseph also require floor time to get comfortable.

He’s performed incredibly well. About Moody, Kerr remarked, “He just has such a great approach.” However, there are numerous reasons why he hasn’t. A portion of that is due to our attempts to energize Klay and Wiggs. We’re attempting to play some other guys as well to see how those combinations turn out, which is part of it.

Like with Wiggins, Kerr thinks his patience with Thompson will pay off.

“Look at Klay and Wiggs from the beginning; they have both had difficulties. However, I think we should be patient since we already know who they are,” Kerr remarked. “Wiggs looked amazing the other night. Take a look.” Our patience has, I believe, paid off. From now on, I believe you’ll see a different Wiggs, and the same is likely to happen with Klay.

Since the start of the regular season, the Warriors have not spent a lot of time on the practice floor, but this will soon start to change.

They’ll get in two practices this week since they only have three games, according to Kerr. They only have two games the following week.