Golden State Of Mind

Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images After a slow start, the Warriors got into their offensive groove, helped by a stifling defense. Set plays require certain personnel appropriate to what the action is trying to achieve — in that regard, anything that has an off-ball-screen element (or two) demands that those who receive such screens should be considered shooting threats … [Read more...] about The Warriors show off their multi-layered offense in their rout of the Blazers

Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images Still perfect. The Golden State Warriors had a perfect preseason, and then got to start the 2024-25 NBA season by facing a Portland Trail Blazers team that figures to be not very competitive this year. It was fair to expect an emphatic win. And an emphatic win was exactly what the Dubs delivered, albeit it took a little bit of a … [Read more...] about Warriors rout Blazers on Opening Night

Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images Assessing every Golden State player from the team’s 139-104 win over Portland. At long last, the 2024-25 NBA season has arrived. And the Golden State Warriors have welcomed the season back in style, crushing the Portland Trail Blazers 139-104 on Wednesday night in a game that, save for the first quarter, was never competitive. Which … [Read more...] about Player grades: Warriors vs. Blazers

Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/NBAE via Getty Images Here we go! After losing Klay Thompson in free agency, a hot topic quickly arose for the Golden State Warriors: who would start next to Steph Curry in the backcourt? There was no shortage of proven two-guards to slide into Thompson’s spot. There was 2023 first-round pick Brandin Podziemski, who started 28 games as a rookie, … [Read more...] about Warriors to use large starting lineup in opener

Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images It’s time to get vengeance for the honor of Coach Terry Stotts There’s been a lot of revenge games throughout the history of the Golden State Warriors dynasty. There was Kevin Durant coming back to Oklahoma City Thunder to stomp the pieces of OKC’s broken heart into dust. There was Andre Iguodala coming back to Denver to serve … [Read more...] about Preview: Warriors open season on the road vs Trail Blazers