Golden State Warriors: 5 Problems With The Super Team In Oakland

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Dec 13, 2016; New Orleans, LA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) and forward Kevin Durant (35) against the New Orleans Pelicans during the second half of a game at the Smoothie King Center. The Warriors defeated the Pelicans 113-109. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /

There’s no need to worry about the Golden State Warriors yet, but the team has shown some noteworthy problems thus far in the 2016-17 NBA season.

The Golden State Warriors are 32-6, with the best record in the NBA by a game and a half over the annually-great San Antonio Spurs. The Warriors haven’t lost consecutive games all season, and they have four of the top 20 or so players in the NBA.

It could be argued that there’s no need to worry about any problems these Warriors have because they’re damn good as is.

It could also be argued that Golden State has shown some worrying signs this season, including a 3-3 record against teams currently first, second or third in either conference.

Their only wins against those teams came from games against the Toronto Raptors and Boston Celtics, who are both a tier below the Spurs, Houston Rockets and Cleveland Cavaliers. The Warriors are 0-3 against those three teams, having lost to each of them once.

Finding problems with the Warriors could be seen as nitpicking, although it’s certainly fair to say a team that won 73 games and then added Kevin Durant should look even better than this.

That begs the question, what isn’t working exactly right in Golden State? There are five problems identified here with the Warriors, none of them crucial enough to stop the Dubs from rolling over most teams in the regular season and cruising to a 60-plus win season.

These problems might matter enough to prevent the Warriors from winning another title, though. We won’t know that until June, but we can figure out where the Golden State Warriors have struggled so far right now.

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