Golden State Warriors: 7 quick takeaways from their start so far

6. James Wiseman is off to a nice start for the Golden State Warriors

Rookies are rarely good in the NBA, as a rule of thumb. Some are able to stand out in favorable situations, however, and that’s been the case for Warriors rookie James Wiseman. He’s been one of the most reliable offensive options so far (which is admittedly damning with faint praise), scoring 14.7 points per game with shooting splits of .469/.833/.643. He’s got a ways to go defensively, but the physical tools are largely there. For a team without many bright spots to hang their hat on, Wiseman has been a pleasant surprise for them in the first three games of the season.

7. It’s time for Steve Kerr to let go of “The Beautiful Game”

At their best, nobody ever played a more aesthetically pleasing brand of basketball than the Golden State Warriors. The precision of execution and ball movement had to be seen to be believed, and perhaps no teams throughout history had the combination of talent and basketball IQ required to pull off their nightly high-wire exploits. Those were the days of Steph and Klay Thompson, a young and fiery Draymond Green, Shawn Livingston, Andre Iguodala and a host of athletic basketball geniuses. Unfortunately, an older and battered Green is the only one of this group to be coming back through those doors any time soon. You can’t do what those teams did, even with a couple of components. It’s time to adjust to the new way of things for the Golden State Warriors.