The Warriors were tabbed as a potential contender in the West ahead of this season following last year’s late-season success of the Steph Curry-Jimmy Butler-Draymond Green trio. But once the games started, things have unfolded differently.
Golden State is 15-15 after the first 30 games of the year. The roster has battled a consistent stream of injury and a decline in play from older players like Green and Butler, although Curry remains one of the league’s top scorers. Steve Kerr railed against the Dubs’ difficult travel schedule to begin the season but his team hasn’t stabilized once that cooled off. Not all is lost, of course; there’s a lot of basketball to be played in the coming months and the Warriors still rank 10th in net rating despite the struggles.
