In a large part of this season, his problems Golden State Warriors to achieve consistent positive results after the championship obtained last June. The passage of time revealed that the reasons for their crisis were deeper and had little to do with the team’s motivation.
The Warriors’ season can be approached from many angles. Its volatility Stephen Curry due to injuries was a major factor. The point guard has missed 41.4% of games due to different problems that have reduced him. The question is that Its absence alone does not explain the very poor performance it produceshe, well without him have a balance 9-11 (45%) and with him 20-18 (52.6%). A difference not large enough to consider its availability a significant factor.
No, Golden State’s problem this season isn’t about a post-ring hangover or the lack of its big star. It’s all about him capabilities and resources available to the groupwhich has relegated them to an awkward position in the rankings.
And the recent words of Steve Kerr and Draymond Green after the loss to the LA Clippers are revealing.
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“It’s now or never”, Dre told reporters Tuesday night. “We have a 50% win rate. We are an average team with average stats. Either we come back from the break and win and do it at a high level or we go home in early April.”added in relation to the end of the Tactical Phase.
Green has had an impact on what the Warriors’ defining issues are with a fairly accurate diagnosis, emphasizing defense and teamwork.
“Our defense is not good. That’s been the story all year. You have to do something to fix it. It must come from within. Defense is about the will, the desire to defend. Defense is not fun, you just have to want to do it if you want to win. And we don’t have it.”he explained. “Do I think we’re capable of doing it? Yes, but I don’t think it will happen. You can go looking for it, but it doesn’t magically come. I don’t think it’s a championship hangover. It is a will to want to defend. You don’t have a hangover when you have a 50% win rate and have played 60 games. You’re a loser if you’re still hurting at this point.”
👀 Draymond Green and a message for the Warriors
🗣️ “It’s now or never. We’re 50% into the break [del All-Star]. We have to come back, win and compete at a high level.”
‼️ His words after another defeatpic.twitter.com/Ow1FlCD8CW
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Draymond’s resignation words are joined by a Steve Kerr who was disappointed with the team’s performance during the match. It is not uncommon to see the technician angry or with an attitude far removed from his cheerful personality. The impressive thing is that this season his outbursts during the games are becoming more and more frequent.
Kerr received a technique in the Warriors’ last 2 games, bringing his total to 8 for the season, second only to Rick Carlisle (10).
“This is where we are for the year so far” Steve Kerr said after the loss to the Clippers. “We’ve been up and down both offensively and defensively. We feel like we could have been better. We feel like we lost a lot of games that we should have won but didn’t. We didn’t. So that’s where we are.”
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Coming into the All-Star weekend break, the Californians are 29-29, anchored in the middle zone and with no hope of getting out. The issue isn’t just that 50% win rate, but how tight the Western Conference is, sitting in 9th place and barely a game away from 12th.
The prospects for the rest of the Regular Phase do not inspire optimism either. With 24 games remaining, they have the sixth toughest schedule in the West, trailing only the Wolves, Blazers, Suns, Kings and Clippers, of which only the first two are direct “rivals.”
After not making moves at the trade deadline to try to solve their weaknesses, but to save the franchise millions of dollars, the Warriors face a demoralizing closure campaign.
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