While the Bulls and Heat both had some great free agency moves, the most impactful ones were arguably the Golden State Warriors. With Steph Curry playing average for the first time in a long time, the team has a whole has put itself on its back to the best start in the league at 8-1. There are a lot of factors that go into this, but it’s mostly two things: Improved shooting around Curry, improved defensive prowess, and a ton more buy-in.
Read MoreWarriors forward and #7 overall pick in the 2021 draft Jonathan Kuminga was brought back from the G-League today in time for the Warriors to face off against the Rockets, per Warriors PR. Kuminga had a solid game last night against the Stockton Kings, putting up 15 points, 6 boards, 4 assists, a steal and a monster block in the Santa Cruz Warriors loss.
Read MoreThe Warriors’ bench scoring has been one of the team’s best success stories this season in their wins. While it sometimes looks like Steph has no help out there, when he comes off the floor, the 2nd unit gets it done much better than people would think. Of the Warriors top four scorers per game, two of those on the list are bench guys: Jordan Poole in 2nd (not much of a surprise there)… and surprisingly, Damion Lee in 4th.
Read MoreThe past three games, Steve Kerr has tried tinkering with something that hasn’t been tinkered with in nearly 6 years: Steph Curry’s substitution patterns.
Since 2015, Steph Curry has generally played the whole first and third quarters, while sitting for the first 6 minutes or so of the second and fourth quarters. This rotation pattern has obviously led to good results, as Steph has consistently been one of the most consistent scorers and shooters in the NBA. The past few games, though, Steve Kerr has tried a different rotation pattern.
Read MoreThe long-awaited return of Klay Thompson, just got its most recent update. And who better to hear it from than Klay himself? He joined Mark Jackson and Ryen Ruocco on ESPN’s broadcast during the Warriors and Pelicans game on Friday night, while riding a stationary bike.
Read MoreIt’s probably been mentioned a thousand times just how good the Warriors are on defense this year. They own the league’s best defensive rating, have a perennial Defensive Player of the Year candidate anchoring the middle, and recruited a few good 2-way guys as well like Otto Porter Jr. and Gary Payton II this off-season.
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