Golden State Warriors stars Stephen Curry and Chris Paul. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
The Warriors welcomed ball-handling textbook Chris Paul in the off-season, and they partnered with Stephen Curry in a very destructive backcourt combination. The two have already shown excellent tacit understanding in the warm-up match, plus young player Jonathan Kuminga. Kuminga)’s obvious growth, the Warriors still seem to be in the first echelon of the league’s championship, and have a chance to seek to return to the throne.
However, “Yahoo Sports” senior writer Ben Rohrbach pointed out the Warriors’ hidden worries, believing that this team of kings has passed its peak period. Due to the impact of age and injuries, it is no longer possible to “frighten” other teams. .
Lobach said that in the four seasons since Kevin Durant left, the Warriors have accumulated a total of 151 wins and 150 losses, with a net rating of +0.4, and can only be regarded as a mid-level team in the league. Especially when the “Spray Brothers” were injured one after another, the Warriors’ journey has been precarious. Winning the championship in 2022 can basically be said to be the “last dance.”
“When you get the average age of the starting lineup at 33, the league’s power landscape has shifted away from the Bay Area toward the younger generation,” Lobach said.
Especially the three lottery picks the Warriors received during the trough of 2021 and 2021. The young players they selected have still not been able to fully realize their talents. They have even taken the loss and sold the second pick Weisman (James). Wiseman). This makes it difficult for the Warriors, whose team’s salary has skyrocketed, to find a strong bench group.
In addition, as a result of the internal turmoil, they had to send away the young Jordan Poole and were forced to exchange for the 38-year-old Paul, hoping to solve the chemical problem once and for all, and at the same time, they hoped that Paul, who was eager to win the championship, could inject a strong force. Competitive spirit.
Excluding the four core players, the young Andrew Wiggins and Kevon Looney are already important players for the Warriors. The substitutes must rely on Gary Payton II and Dario Saric. ), Cory Joseph, as well as the great leap forward of young players such as Kuminga, Moses Moody, and Brandin Podziemski.
The offensive end may not be a big problem, but deficiencies such as defensive and rebounding ability and even the height of the penalty area have not been solved yet, and the situation may get worse as the season progresses. These have become huge negative factors for the Warriors to compete for the championship again.
“Compared to reaching the championship game, the Warriors may be closer to the edge of the play-offs.” Lobach said pessimistically.
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