Since entering 2022, the Warriors have only achieved a record of 16 wins and 15 losses. In the last 11 games, they have lost 9. But before that, they had the best record in the NBA and were a hot NBA championship contender. What caused the Warriors' slump? There are many factors: Curry's sluggish shooting performance in January, the absence of key players, including important leaders such as defensive master Dream Green, Klay Thompson is trying to recover.
Bill Simmons, a reporter for sports media outlet The Ringer, spoke about his perception of the Warriors' current situation. Bill Simmons believes the Warriors made a big mistake at the trade deadline.
"If I were the Nuggets, considering that Dream Green wasn't 100 percent healthy, I would play for the Golden State Warriors in the playoffs," Simmons said. "The Golden State Warriors didn't make any trades before the deal deadline, which I can't understand at all. Because for me, the Warriors interior is obviously not big enough. Unless they really believe Wiseman can come back, but what we saw from Wiseman last year, I don't think he's necessarily reliable in the playoff series, even if he's healthy. I just think they're too many defenders and not big enough inside. ”
Ahead of the Feb. 10 trade deadline, Warriors general manager Bob Myers, coach Steve Kerr and even some players said they were confident in their lineup and insisted there would be no lineup changes. But Simmons thought it was a mistake.
Because before Wiseman returned to the court, the Warriors only had Looney a reliable interior player, but he had almost no offensive threat. "The Warriors always have a lot of jump shots... No one on the whole team can stand at the free throw line," Simmons said. "If you've watched a game against the Lakers, you'll see curry is probably the only guy who averages more than four free throws. And he did it about five times. Too many jump shots. They don't hit the basket. In the second verse, Poole did it. Suddenly you feel good. Then there's the constant jump shot. ”
Normally, it's not a bad thing that a healthy Warriors team shoots regularly, and given that they have the Splash Brothers and people like Jordan Poole and Moody, they can shoot from distance. But the problem is that the Warriors' recent shooting efficiency has dropped significantly. Clay is in a slump, shooting just 36.5 percent from the field and 35 percent from the three-point line since the All-Star Game.
It's now March and the Golden State Warriors find themselves in the worst slippery slope of the season. But Dream Green has announced that he is struggling to catch up with the March 15 game against the Wizards.
"The biggest takeaway for me was seeing the value of Green," Simmons said. "For Draymond, we default he's good at defending. I think the Warriors miss his offense as well. They really don't have a point guard. You look at the Warriors' roster, like six shooting guards plus Looney and Cumminga. People think Curry is a point guard, but he's not, he's a point guard. The Warriors really miss Draymond's style of play. ”