The Golden State Warriors have made one thing abundantly clear in the early part of the season.
The Dubs are going to hang their hats on the defensive end of the floor.
Look no further than Wednesday night when they held the Charlotte Hornets, the league's highest-scoring team, to a mere 92 points.
Read MoreThe Warriors won their second straight game in a row by double digits, moving them to 6-1. Their success may be surprising to some fans, or haters, but the improved play can be credited to multiple people, not just the usual suspects.
Read MoreThe Young Glove is making it known that he earned that 15th roster spot. Payton II’s excellent performance, putting up 14 points (two of them coming at the expense of former Warrior Kelly Oubre Jr.), 5 boards, 1 assist, 3 steals and a monster block in the 4th, helped lift the Warriors over the Hornets earlier tonight. Payton was not only a great boon with his hustle and heart, but he also held LaMelo Ball to 14 points on 5-14 shooting (0-6 from downtown) to seal a convincing 20-point.
Read MoreAhead of the Warriors-Hornets matchup tonight, there’s been plenty of time between games for it to resonate that the Warriors will be playing against the player a lot of people wanted to take at #2 in James Wiseman’s place: Phenom LaMelo Ball. The pace-and-space dreams were something a lot of fans were high on ahead of the draft, but at the same time, there was a TON of rhetoric from Dubs fans about how LaMelo would be a bust and that he wouldn’t fit on the Warriors.
Read MoreThe Golden State Warriors have title aspirations this season, and that means an elevated responsibility for every player on the roster. From the starters to the 15th man, if the opportunity comes to make an impact, it’s expected you’ll make the most of it. In reality, that’s a tall task for some of the younger players, most notably the two first-round rookies: Jonathan Kuminga and Moses Moody.
Read MoreSteph Curry would make an excellent coach after his career is over.
Jordan Poole has had a slow start to the season, relative to what was expected after his preseason performance. Steph Curry, while still the NBA’s leading scorer, is having a slow start to the season relative to his normal performances. If there’s one person who knows how to turn into a human torch in an instant, it’s the 2-time MVP.
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