Although his condition is so bad, do the Warriors still have to give him stable playing time in every game?

In the previous NBA regular season, the Orlando Magic defeated the Golden State Warriors 121-113 at home. After this game, the Magic, who had won 4 of the last 5 games, improved their record to 8-7, and their ranking rose to 9th in the Eastern Conference; while the Warriors, who ended their 3-game winning streak, saw their record drop to 9-7, and their ranking fell to 8th in the Western Conference.

In this game, the Warriors' backup outside pitcher Buddy Hield was still in very unsatisfactory condition. Hield played 15 minutes and 12 seconds, making 1 of 3 shots, 0 of 1 from beyond the three-point line, scoring 2 points, and 1 turnover, with a plus-minus of -5. Hield's playing time in this game is not small, but his presence on both offense and defense is very limited. Hield still has not shown his scoring and shooting abilities, and has not played any role on the offensive end. On the defensive end, Hield's personal abilities are very average, and it is unrealistic to expect him to contribute on the defensive end. Hield did not play any role on both ends of the offense and defense, but he still got not too little playing time under this situation, which is also something that is somewhat incomprehensible.

In the NBA regular season last season, Hield maintained full attendance in 82 games. In an average of 22.7 minutes per game, Hield averaged 11.1 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 0.8 steals, and 0.3 blocks. He also had 1.1 turnovers and 1.6 fouls. He shot 41.7% from the field, 37% from the three-point range, and 82.8% from the free throw line. In the playoffs, Hield played a total of 12 times, averaging 27.3 minutes per game. He averaged 12.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.2 steals, and 0.4 blocks per game. He also had 1.1 turnovers and 2 fouls. He shot 41.6% from the field, 42.9% from the three-point range, and 92.9% from the free throw line. Since the start of this season, Hield has averaged 16.7 minutes per game in the first 16 games, averaging 6.6 points, 1.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 0.8 steals, 1 turnover and 1.2 fouls. He shot 42.2% from the field, 31.6% from the three-point range, and 92.3% from the free throw line.

Hield's performance this season is truly appalling. Hield is a pitcher, but his shooting and scoring abilities have not been fully utilized so far. His three-point shooting rate is only over 30%, and he is not even considered a qualified pitcher. What's more, he is unable to provide basic support to the team in other aspects. But so far, Hilder has been able to get relatively stable playing time in every game. We can understand that the Warriors hope Hield can find his form as soon as possible. However, the problem is that in such a critical game, it sounds a bit outrageous that Hield can still get so much playing time when his condition has not improved.