What are the Warriors really suffering from?

Good news for the Warriors, they play tonight at home. Attention all the same since they receive Knicks who have just won in Utah and Denver, in rooms where no team had won until now. In Golden State, the work is huge and not everything will be settled with a possible victory against the Knicks.

Steve Kerr points to the general attitude of the players and the lack of collective. The figures also show that the defense of the defending champions is catastrophic. The Warriors are conceding 114.1 points per 100 possessions, and only three teams do worse: Houston, San Antonio and Detroit. As the Warriors defend badly, they make a lot of mistakes: more than 23 per game, and no team does worse! Golden State executives have identified four other concerns.

1- Victories create good habits

” We have to figure out what to do to win and what everyone has to do differently, more consistently. » believes Stephen Curryboiling hot since the start of the season. “Nobody likes that feeling. Forget our track record on the go. It’s just about creating a winning streak where the (good) habits start to take shape and where you come out of the field feeling good about yourself. We are always looking for solutions. »

Considered a wise man despite his 26 years, and very valuable after Draymond Green’s punch on Jordan Poole, Kevon Looney thinks there is no fracture within the group, and that it is simply the defeats to repetition that undermine the mood. “I don’t want to say that there is a rupture. You just lose, and when you lose, the players don’t sulk, but the general impression is at its lowest when you lose a few games. »

2- Apply yourself in the execution

For Stephen Curry, the Warriors, and observers, have forgotten that there had been major departures this summer, and many arrivals. It is therefore a group that discovers itself even if the “major six” is identical.

“From 1st to 14th player, you get to know him… I like the energy we give off when we come into play. I like the concentration when it comes to saying what to do and talking of what to do. It’s just that the execution just isn’t there. It’s a hassle right now, let’s be real. We must be aware that it will be difficult to get out of this situation in which we are because there are many problems. »

3- Find a bench leader

For Draymond Green, who was speaking midweek at Bleacher Report, if the “major six” is identical, and it has few equals in the NBA, there is still a big lack on the bench. It is the absence of a leader by example and by voice like Andre Iguodala, still in the squad but subscribed to the infirmary, or Shaun Livingston before.

“It’s very different, because most of the time, coming off the bench, we had a veteran. Someone who came off the bench, slowed the game down and righted the ship. It’s different now because the reality is that the first guy off the bench is usually Jordan Poole, and JP is a sixth starter. It’s a different feeling, and I think our old second units used to have a different attack. We must realize this. »

4- Learn to play with Stephen Curry

For Draymond Green, there is a kind of continuity between the five major and the “second unit” at the level of the game, and the rest of the bench has not yet taken this into account. “With Jordan, it will always be the same as what you have with Steph, and I think guys have to really adapt to that, and it takes a while to adapt to that. The majority of the second unit guys don’t play masses with Steph so they don’t really realize it, unlike us when Jordan comes in. We’ve been playing with Steph for so long, and we’re aware of his unpredictable side. I think substitutes need to start understanding his unpredictability, and like I said, that takes time. »