Golden State Warriors: 5 Midseason Takeaways

Halfway through the 2016-17 NBA season, what have we learned about the super-team Golden State Warriors? Here are the five biggest takeaways so far.

As a 73-win team that added a top-three player to its roster over the summer, the Golden State Warriors are pretty much right where we expected them to be: Atop the league standings, with a high-powered offense and four legitimate candidates for All-NBA teams.

The surprise isn’t that the Warriors have been dominant now that Kevin Durant is in the mix; the surprise is how dominant they’ve been, especially after the Dubs trounced the Cleveland Cavaliers, Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder in the same week.

Just past the halfway point of the 2016-17 NBA season, the Warriors have asserted themselves as heavy title favorites with a stifling defense, and even if the MVP trophy seems destined to leave the Bay Area, the Dubs are starting to click on all cylinders.

The question is, are this team’s weaknesses going to be a problem come playoff time? Do they even have weaknesses? And how is Durant fitting in on both ends of the floor with this new super-team? Here’s a look at the five biggest takeaways for the Warriors halfway through the season.