Season Predictions for the Golden State Warriors
The Golden State Warriors were the feel good story of 2007. Everyone was rooting for them come playoff time. The slogan, “Ya gotta believe” was the theme going on out west.
The warriors were young and motivated players that seemingly came out of nowhere and swiped the number eight seed in the Western Conference, they went on to miraculously defeat the Dallas Mavericks in a first round seven game series, knocking off the team with the NBA’s best record and the top seed in the Western Conference. The basketball world couldn’t believe what they had witnessed!
Things changed for the Warriors last season. Most notably, the loss of Baron Davis to the Los Angeles Clippers had a profound impact on the team, as any team would struggle to find its way after losing its best player.
A few more cards were shuffled for the Warriors. Jamal Crawford came in, as did Corey Maggette. Still, the Golden State Warriors weren’t the same team.
There’s a lot of young talent to go around for the Warriors, and they’ll look to make the most of it next season. It’s a bit of a rebuilding process for them, but they definitely have potential and are heading in the right direction.
F/C Andris Biedrins had his best season to date averaging 11 points per game, he will need to increase that average.
The Warriors might not be what the San Antonio Spurs once were defensively – but in a league with gifted athletes the Warriors can improve like the Denver Nuggets did last year.
The Gold State Warriors are a “tweener” team – meaning they could have a fairly good season maybe be around .500 or their season can be a disaster and they are looking at a 30 win season at the bottom of the West.
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