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Let’s take a few brief moments to not talk about the Splash Brothers for just once during the 2014-15 NBA season.
The 49-12 Golden State Warriors currently have the Western Conference in a smooth stranglehold — but just like any team on top, the Warriors can never seem to rise above scrutiny.
The biggest knock leveled against Golden State is their ability to handle teams down low and how it’ll affect their chances in the playoffs. The way these complaints are uttered makes it seem as if nothing the Warriors are doing now will work once the regular season becomes the postseason.
It’s as if good team basketball will suddenly amount to bad team basketball. As if Draymond Green will transform from NBA Swiss Army Knife into a playoff pumpkin. Or that Andrew Bogut will suddenly forget his footwork. Yes, this team is young, and yes, Steve Kerr is a rookie head coach, but so what? Isn’t every employee qualified? The Warriors are beating teams through a varied attack, hitting threes, playing unselfishly and efficiently and stifling their opponents’ momentum like it’s their only job.
The Atlanta Hawks also have a superb record (49-13), but two huge things spawn the chasm between Atlanta and Golden State: the Hawks play a weaker Eastern Conference schedule, and the Warriors feature stars (Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson) who can absolutely take over games. How many Hawks could score 37 points in a quarter?
All things must be considered when criticizing the Warriors. But given their talent, their versatility and their flat-out ability to engulf teams in just a matter of seconds, concerns about their on-the-block size shouldn’t even register.
The Warriors can stick with Bogut, David Lee and Marreese Speights down low, and as long as they stick with Kerr’s blueprint, it won’t be their size that matters.
Jerry Landry is a writer for www.RantSports.com. Follow Jerry on Twitter at @Jerry2Landry, “Like” him on Facebook or add him on Google.
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