Is it time to write off the Warriors as title contenders this season? | NBA Today

Is it time to write off the Warriors as title contenders this season? | NBA Today

Wolves though they were just one of 16 teams that were in action last night another one Kendrick Perkins who your New York what do we call him big body Bruns well he made some history in the bay last night became the first Knicks player to average 40 points over a three

Game span since carello in 2014 here’s how this one happened it was really a a a rough first half who picked the Knicks to win this game First Step Curry pulls up for three these are shots usually often we just see him make like clockwork just couldn’t good get it to

Fall in the first half listen I I don’t know if it’s a if it’s a new era or or what’s going on I would say Steph’s been dominating all year but this is this is look at this well one thing that did happen we do know was was dece prde he

Was all over Steph he finished two for seven in the first half when miles McBride was the primary Defender and one that’s why I call the Big B BR give McBride some love here yeah you should give it McBride some love he earned it this is early in the third quarter watch

This Brunson ooh little fancy dribble to the contact reverse Hees hesi he gets upset after the play let’s just take a look here why take some contact in the face from he even looks at at Bob Meyers our colleague in former Warriors GM and says

Hey was that a foul it seems like Bob had to say yes he said thank you I appreciate you the Knicks they lead 9988 after the third fourth quarter this is all gravy perk all gravy that’s his sweet spot right there getting to that mid-range pulling up floaters in the

Lane and look I can’t say enough about Josh well here Steph Curry after the game typical T right now I think I could care less about where you’re at it’s just the consistency of uh how we’re playing that’s the most important thing cuz honestly who cares what seed you are

If you play like we did tonight 6 Seven 8 nine 10 whatever it is doesn’t matter you’re not going to get very far so truly hats off to the New York Knicks they played excellent from top to bottom of that game as you mentioned Josh Hart playing all 48 minutes gets the triple

Double 10 points 11 rebounds 11 assists but we don’t hear Steph Curry talk like that all that often the Warriors are back in 10th that’s where they’ve spent the majority of the second half of the season the expectations are obviously for the four-time Champions to do much

More than just make the playoffs but is Steph right when he’s talking like this is it time to just sort of write them off I will not write them off I will be happy to be late on them I will be happy to be told that you were wrong all see

Long when you believed in them I still believe that they can put something together and maybe I know that this sounds like ridiculous logic is maybe being in 10th place isn’t the worst thing because they don’t play well at home last year if you remember they defended great at home and they were

Terrible on the road this year they’re a good road team they just won an LA the other night although ad got hurt and at home they’re average below average so I don’t know like maybe having to win two Road games to get into the eighth seed

Might not be the worst thing in the world so Wendy you said put something together like what they were just playing some of their best basketball I’m saying put something together like what to make a what what type of run so you get into the the playoffs at the eth

Seed you play up maybe an inexperienced Thunder team try to get hot Steph’s cold right now maybe he gets hot later but we do realize the road that they have to get that that they have to go through in order to get to the postseason right now

You looking in the playin tournament the what Lakers Sacramento and the Maverick uh Phoenix right yeah and and so golden state is not better than either either one of those teams and when when I think about Richard Jefferson and it IRS me to my soul to have to acknowledge when he’s

Right but he said they’re trash they suck he did say that verbatim direct and they do suck and and look last night was a prime example you’re at the crib the Knicks don’t have ogan anobi their best defender and you let New York come in there and they basically punk you they

Punk you and you can see the frustration in Steph Curry face and he knows and Richard also said that they know that they team suck so when we was talking about it yesterday I said when is the help going to get some help like if

Steph Curry is off who is going to rise to the occasion and Elevate them to help them make another run in this tough West Conference I don’t see it happening you know it it’s it’s interesting to watch just because we have such a high respect

For than Wendy all of us do based off of their past of what theyve done it’s hard to count a team like this out especially when the basis the core the nucleus is still there still there right and Steph’s still playing at an elite level maybe not prime Steph but he’s still

Very very good so you have that hope but I’m a what have you done for me lately guy and I’m looking off of what we’ve seen this year they don’t guard the ball they don’t defend well uh not consistently at least offensively it is

I I don’t want to call it a train wreck but it’s I don’t know what they are you know we always talk identity with teams it’s been tough for them to find that because with the emergence of kaminga who’s one of their young players he’s a different type of scorer than what they

Traditionally have based off of just shooting a ball movement so their team hasn’t really jailed together I’m looking at the teams that they’re going to have to beat in the playin to get to the playoffs yep and it just doesn’t seem likely man it’s it’s it’s hard to

Let go but I just think we’re in a new time and space I I just they hold on too long yeah I I just don’t see it well and look at their odds to even make the playoffs it’s not the playin that’s that’s make the playoffs to have to win

Two single elimination games is inredible teams that are better than those I’ve been around too long I’ve seen too much I agree with you to kick dirt on all time great won’t I’ll I’ll be glad to be late you don’t bury the the the Embers of a Dynasty before every

Last bit has burned out nobody nobody’s kicking dirt on the all time great we just keeping it real and it’s okay perk I feel you and normally I’m on your side on but on this one I’m going to I’m going to stay over here yeah I think I

Might be on on Wendy’s side with this one as well [Applause] NBA on is

Brian Windhorst, Kendrick Perkins, Austin Rivers and I discuss if it’s time for us to write off the Golden State Warriors as title contenders this season.