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Things haven’t been going especially well for the Golden State Warriors. They’ve lost seven of their last `10 games and they’ve dropped to ninth in the standings in the Western Conference in the process.
Injury issues have played a major part in Golden State’s slide. Steph Curry hasn’t played since January due to a nagging knee injury, and his return remains nebulous at this time. Star forward Jimmy Butler has also been sidelined since mid-January due to a season-ending knee injury.
Other contributors like Draymond Green, Al Horford, Kristaps Porzingis, Seth Curry and De'Anthony Melton have been in-and-out of the lineup, so finding any sort of a consistent rotation has been difficult for head coach Steve Kerr, who perfectly summed up Golden State’s struggles with four words:
"We're going through it.”
Truer words have been spoken.
"We're about as beaten up as any team I can ever remember,” Kerr added, via ESPN.
The Philadelphia 76ers would probably disagree with that last bit, but Kerr’s point stands – the Warriors have certainly been snakebitten this season.
Given Butler’s absence and the uncertainty surrounding Curry moving forward, it’s hard to imagine the Warriors making any kind of a real run this season. They’re likely to make the Play-In Tournament, but that might be their ceiling this season, unless Curry is able to return in short order and lead them on an improbable run.
More to come.
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