Golden State Warriors: Judging the good, the bad and the great
By Tony Pesta
The Bad
Taking a detour into the few things that have gone wrong for the Golden State Warriors this season might seem nitpicky but it is important for a championship-contending team to understand its weaknesses.
Right now, that giant gap in their armor comes in the form of turnovers. Specifically, unforced errors that have plagued the Warriors for as long as time. It might be nothing new for the Warriors to be near the top of the league in turnovers but this is not a trend they should look to continue.
Golden State ranks 4th in committing the most errors at 16.1. In turn, this leads to the Dubs giving up over 17 points a game strictly from turnovers alone. For a team that dominates defensively, giving up almost a quarter’s worth of points each night on fixable errors seems unfortunate.
Other than that, the Warriors have had to worry about a bit of inconsistency. Jordan Poole began the year abysmal from the 3-point line and Andrew Wiggins was not far behind him. Though both have warmed up recently, it should be noted that someone like Damion Lee has shot well above his career average from deep and could regress to the mean eventually, as well.
Nevertheless, there are no alarms ringing for the Warriors at this point. All is well in the Bay and up to this point, the Dubs seem to have no weaknesses they have not already overcome before in the past.