The Warriors will receive the benefit of the doubt until the end, but with the way they’re playing, that end might come before the real playoffs start.
Yes, the Warriors’ core players know what it takes to win titles. Part of that formula is winning games in the regular season.
The Dubs simply are not doing that at a high enough rate this season. And with 24 games remaining following this break, it’s more than fair to wonder if Golden State’s problem in 2022-23 isn’t procrastination but the actualization of title-worthy basketball.Now that the playoffs are approaching — my bet is you have already put something on the calendar for mid-April already — flashes aren’t enough.
It might sound sacrilege, but these Warriors — this iteration — might just be a .500 basketball team.Yes, the benefit of the doubt will be provided to this team until the very end. They have earned that level of respect. But at some point, if the Dubs are going to be something more than .500, they need to start respecting the regular season. They need to start playing some real defense. They need to stop messing around with leads. They need to start winning twice as often as they lose.
It’s good enough to keep the Warriors within punching distance, but at some point, they need to punch. And because they have waited for so long to engage in the actual fight, they’ll need to pack a wallop once — if — they start throwing.
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