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Week 1 NBA Power Ranking the roller coaster ride begins

By Tamberlyn Richardson

OKC Thunder: Chris Paul #3 and Mike Conley #10 of the Utah Jazz talk after a game on October 23, 2019 (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images)
OKC Thunder: Chris Paul #3 and Mike Conley #10 of the Utah Jazz talk after a game on October 23, 2019 (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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OKC Thunder: Chris Paul #3 talks with Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors (Photo by Zach Beeker/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Golden State Warriors

Offense: (100.9) – 24th
Defense: (124.3) –  30th
Net: (minus -23.3 ) – 30th

Games Week 1: (0-2)
Games Week 2 (4 games): Oct. 28 at Pelicans | Oct. 30 vs Suns | Nov. 1 vs Spurs | Nov 2 vs Hornets

Although Curry’s slow start may have naturally corrected the Warriors issues were plentiful. With week two underway the broken hand of Stephen Curry changes the trajectory of the Warriors season. That said, the following portion of this post was written prior to the injury and in truth, Golden State looked like a team in transition.

Defensively the Dubs ranked dead last in week one and by a large margin. With so many youngsters on the club, it’s not surprising Golden State is struggling. Consider the compilation of the club and who is no longer on the team. Kevin Durant wouldn’t have played this season even if he stayed but his presence around the team would’ve had an effect.

The smart move is for Klay Thompson to remain out all season (and now with Curry’s injury it’s likely he will). Shaun Livingston retired, DeMarcus Cousins left for LA and Andre Iguodala was dealt to the Grizzlies.

That left only Curry and Draymond Green from the core group to lead this young and unproven roster. Kevon Looney offers some constancy but he’s also dealing with an injury (neuropathy) and several others are out.

Watching the two contests of week one, the Warriors are out of sync on both sides and the players who replaced the core aren’t (at least for now) showing the potential to step up into the roles of those who exited.

Draymond Green looks very vulnerable on the offensive side of the court. Albeit it’s only one week and a minuscule sample size of two games, but they look much closer to a lottery team than a playoff squad.

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