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

By Ti Windisch

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
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 /
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Dec 17, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant (35) pats guard Stephen Curry (30) on the head as a timeout is called against the Portland Trail Blazers during the third quarter at Oracle Arena. The Golden State Warriors defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 135-90. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 17, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant (35) pats guard Stephen Curry (30) on the head as a timeout is called against the Portland Trail Blazers during the third quarter at Oracle Arena. The Golden State Warriors defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 135-90. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports /

Chemistry

This is not a true problem yet. Draymond yelling at people is nothing new, as Ethan Sherwood Strauss chronicled in a piece this fall about his many, many outbursts. According to that piece, there is a very real worry that Green could be both the best and worst thing about Golden State.

His versatility on defense makes the lineup of death possible, and is a huge part of the reason the Warriors were okay with casting both Bogut and Ezeli away in pursuit of Durant.

On the other hand, he’s prone to making mistakes like getting suspended in the NBA Finals, which likely cost Golden State the series.

With Durant now thrown into the mix and having to adapt to a scheme completely unlike the one he was a part of in Oklahoma City, there was always a chance things went sideways for the Warriors.

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Talent can often override these things, and nothing has really happened yet that would indicate a true chemistry problem.

Green was obviously frustrated after the miss by Durant though, and Curry looked less than thrilled about the play as well.

This is more something to keep an eye on when the games really matter in May and June, but it’s no easy task for Steve Kerr to keep all four of his star players satisfied.

None of these problems are big enough to stop Golden State from being great, and they wouldn’t need to fix all of them to win a title.

Maybe they could fix none of them and still win–it’s a lot easier to overcome weaknesses when you’ve got Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant on the same team.

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One personnel move, like the one the Cavaliers made when they acquired Kyle Korver, could potentially right the ship. So far this season though, these have been real problems nagging at the Golden State Warriors.

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