It’s here a little earlier than expected, but Klay Thompson’s yearly slump seems to be upon us once again. It seems to be a consistent occurrence year-to-year that, for a few weeks, Thompson has a shooting slump which never fails to make Warriors fans panic.
Read MoreAfter showing their commitment to win now by trading Jordan Poole for Chris Paul, the major Warriors storyline through this summer’s free agency window was how else they could get better. The need for a big to play some rotational minutes was obvious, but they clearly never had their sights set on a traditional one who would just rebound, roll, and block the occasional shot.
Read MoreThe Golden State Warriors will play their second game of the season tonight against the Kings, their first time back in Sacramento in a non-preseason game since Steph Curry’s 50-point explosion in Game 7 of the first round in last year’s playoffs.
Read MoreThe NBA is officially back.
Read MoreThe Warriors defeated the Los Angeles Lakers handily in their first preseason contest, 125 to 108. The star of the show was none other than 3rd-year forward Jonathan Kuminga, who led Golden State in points (24), rebounds (8), and threes (4) while also tallying up 4 assists to tie with rookie Brandin Podziemski for 2nd behind Chris Paul’s 5.
Read MoreThe top of the mountain is hard to reach. Teams and players consistently put up historic stats in the regular season only to fall short on the path to the NBA Finals, the playoffs proving to be a different game. Draymond Green once made the point that there are 82-game players, and there are 16-game players, further putting an emphasis on that difference.
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