Last night’s game versus the Cavaliers saw the Warriors struggle early as they went down by as many as thirteen points in the third quarter. Steve Kerr elected to rotate the lineups which saw Juan Toscano-Anderson getting some key third and fourth quarter minutes. With his effort and the combined team play, the Warriors managed to come back and ended up winning the game by double digits.
Read MoreWhen people around the NBA talk about comparing a Warriors player to Damian Lillard, that player is generally Steph Curry. Up until recently, it was forgotten just how far ahead Steph is in that race, and this season has only further cemented that.
Read MoreStephen Curry is a basketball anomaly. There are, across all sports, few players who can say they have a higher mastery of a specific skill in their game than he does. If you take away the hometown biases, he’s just objectively fun to watch because he makes the impossible seem possible.
Read MoreThe Golden State Warriors of yore (prior to Kevin Durant in 2017, so not that long ago) have always thrived on bench depth, and the franchise has always been very resourceful in creating contenders with little resources. It used to be veteran presences looking for a surefire ring, but with the Warriors a bit of a question mark this past offseason, players like Patty Mills and Paul Millsap who were the marquee vets this past free agency forewent the Dubs for teams like the Lakers and Nets.
Read MoreThe duo of Steph Curry and Draymond Green has already been on full display this season as the Warriors sit atop the standings in league with a 12-2 record. Many of the superstars in the NBA know that the two are a deadly combination, but some are just now learning what they can really do. Earlier this year, Ja Morant tweeted a clip of Draymond catching the ball at the top of the key and just waiting to find Curry in stride for an open three. It was captioned, “chemistry crazy.” Morant may get a pass because he just got drafted a few years ago, but as for the rest of the league, they need to step their game up if they want to try to stop the two former champions.
Read MoreThe Warriors unique culture of playing free and having a sense of joy has attracted many big marquee free agents in the past, but some of the signings that went under the radar have proven to be critical players in championship runs in the past.
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