Draymond Green and the Warriors are still looking for answers on the outside
Golden State and Houston. So what could the champions and the current worst team in the league have in common? Answer: their foreign balance. The Warriors and Rockets are actually the only two teams without a five-game winless streak this season outside of the …
Draymond Green and his teammates got an opportunity Sunday night in Chicago against the Bulls, who are on a three-game losing streak. But the spectacular Nikola Vucevic (43 points) and the irregular and imprecise performance of the Californians explain this new failure. 17th in 21 games away from Chase Center…
“I’d like an answer”When asked why the fighters were fighting outside, he told Mercury News reporters inside. “I’m going through the same thing as you. I do not know. There has to be a sense of urgency and I don’t think we’re going to play with that. We have to play as a team that has something to prove and wants to improve. »
The loss at Illinois partially illustrates an up-and-down Warriors season. Stephen Curry and his group got off to a bad start with a poor defense. Then, in the second quarter, they defend better, hit 3-pointers and regain control. Finally, turnovers in the third and final quarter (23 total) came to weigh down Steve Kerr’s troops.
Between the talent and the disorganization, the Warriors are stuck in their soft underbelly
When they play with intensity and focus, the defending champions dominate the proceedings. But they are rarely able to do it for a few minutes or a few matches in a row.
“Last season we had moments where we knew we had found the right formula in the season. We’ve got one or two games this year, but it’s not a series where we’re good on a regular basis.” Stephen Curry regrets. “There are problems in putting together the right decisions” coach notes. “So attack without losing the ball and defend again and again. We often talk about making three stops in a row. We currently do not have the capacity to do so. »
Bottom line: The Warriors are stuck in the soft underbelly of the league. They are currently 8th in the West with 21 wins and 22 losses. They are also the 15th most effective offense and 17th most effective defense in the league.
With Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green on the roster, the Warriors have too much talent to be competitive, but without passion or drive, they can’t do much better just yet. This is an observation made by the 2017 quarterback.
“If we don’t have that sense of urgency in this league, we lose.” Draymond Green remembers. “If we’re talented enough, without that urgency, we can be a 50% winning team. This is who we are now. We’re good, but not in a rush, so we’re stuck at 50%. We need to find a way to be more urgent. »
| Shots | It bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Turn off | Def | Early | p.d | bp | Int | CT | party | Points |
| Stephen Curry | 28 | 33.9 | 49.5 | 42.6 | 91.4 | 0.6 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 29.2 |
| Jordan Poole | 42 | 30.2 | 43.0 | 31.1 | 86.5 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 20.9 |
| Clay Thompson | 33 | 31.9 | 42.0 | 38.8 | 88.9 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 20.7 |
| Andrew Wiggins | 25 | 31.9 | 49.2 | 42.3 | 63.0 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 18.3 |
| Donte Divincenzo | 32 | 23.9 | 39.4 | 37.3 | 85.7 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 7.8 |
| Draymond Green | 38 | 31.3 | 50.0 | 31.5 | 70.2 | 0.8 | 6.3 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 7.6 |
| Jonathan Kuminga | 33 | 18.6 | 47.2 | 25.8 | 67.2 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 7.5 |
| Anthony Lamb | 34 | 19.8 | 50.3 | 40.3 | 75.9 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 7.4 |
| Ty Jerome | 25 | 17.7 | 49.6 | 38.2 | 96.2 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 7.2 |
| James Wiseman | 19 | 12.7 | 60.9 | 50.0 | 65.7 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 6.8 |
| Kevon Looney | 42 | 23.2 | 63.2 | 0.0 | 63.6 | 2.9 | 5.5 | 8.5 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 6.7 |
| Jamychal Green | 28 | 14.9 | 51.2 | 26.5 | 73.3 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 5.8 |
| Moses Moody | 36 | 15.3 | 45.3 | 36.6 | 70.3 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 5.4 |
| Patrick Baldwin, Jr. | 13 | 8.9 | 42.9 | 43.2 | 75.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 5.4 |
| Andre Iguodala | 3 | 14.1 | 75.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.3 |
| Ryan Rollins | 12 | 5.2 | 35.0 | 33.3 | 100.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.9 |
