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Golden State Warriors: Takeaways From Game 1 Of The Preseason

By Aaron Mah

Oct 1, 2016; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen curry (30) lays up for two points against Toronto Raptors in the first quarter at Rogers Arena. Mandatory Credit: Peter Llewellyn-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 1, 2016; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen curry (30) lays up for two points against Toronto Raptors in the first quarter at Rogers Arena. Mandatory Credit: Peter Llewellyn-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 1, 2016; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson (11) attempts to a shot while fouled by Toronto Raptors guard Drew Crawford (11) in the second quarter at Rogers Arena. Mandatory Credit: Peter Llewellyn-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 1, 2016; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson (11) attempts to a shot while fouled by Toronto Raptors guard Drew Crawford (11) in the second quarter at Rogers Arena. Mandatory Credit: Peter Llewellyn-USA TODAY Sports /

Classic Preseason Affair

At the end of the day, this was just a preseason game — and boy did it have all of it’s cringe-worthy symptoms, as the teams combined to shoot just 41.2 percent from the field and committed a total of 44 turnovers.

Unless the Dubs go winless from here on out during the preseason, a la the 2012-13 Lakers, there is no reason to worry.

Will it take time for KD and the Death Lineup to adjust and amalgamate to one another’s strengths? Sure.

There were times when Durant looked like Barnes out there, drifting and spotting up.  There were also times when he held the ball a little longer than he should have, and as a result, halted the Warriors patented “beautiful game” offense.

However, the Durant-Golden State marriage should evolve quite swimmingly with time, much like how LaMarcus Aldridge and the Spurs adjusted as the season went along last year.

On a side note, rookie Patrick McCaw continues to impress, and looks to be the more cogent option (as opposed to Ian Clark) at the backup two going forward.

Meanwhile, JaVale McGee gave glimpses of his breathtaking athleticism as a finisher and rim protector in his limited minutes, but for the most part, he looked completely lost out there (or, in other words, he looked like JaVale McGee out there).

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It will be a long, winding road ahead for these Golden State Warriors, and Saturday in Vancouver just served as the very first, media-frenzied step.

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