The Golden State Warriors Will NOT Make the Playoffs

The Golden State Warriors Will NOT Make the Playoffs

Steve Kerr recently said in an interview in speaking to the media that he has confidence in his team to make a run in the playoffs if they find themselves in the play in tournament come the postseason reminding the guys of the run that we saw last season from teams like

Miami going from the play into the finals and of course the Lakers making it to the Conference Finals after getting out of the playin K said specifically if we’re in the playin situation in which we have to win a game or two we’re going to be incredibly

Motivated if is the key word there though because while I’m sure Steve Kerr and the Warriors would like to think that they’re able to skip the playin and get themselves into the top six in the Western Conference it’s actually more likely that the Warriors miss the playin

Entirely than to see them climb up to the six seed with just 14 games remaining on their schedule and the Warriors sitting 10th in the west at the time of this recording and while I don’t think there is a scenario in which the Warriors will actually fall out of

Playing contention there is no doubt in my mind that the Warriors will not make the playoffs this season and I’m here to explain why but first a quick word from the sponsor of today’s video game time now if you’ve ever had the pleasure of going to a game in person it truly is

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In what a lot of people had assumed would be the last dance of their current core in Steph clay and Draymond although a lot of people actually thought that last season when the Warriors ended up resigning Draymond Green and didn’t trade Klay Thompson but after resigning Draymond to a 4-year $100 million extent

Mention they moved on from Jordan pool and received longtime veteran player and Chris Paul in that trade that would give them more depth experience and playmaking they signed another veteran and Dario Sarge to hopefully give them more size and floor spacing and of course they had their young talent that

They were hoping would make that leap from the previous season with guys like Jonathan kaminga and Moses Moody the stage was set in the Warriors Minds anyway to compete for a title this season especially knowing the limited window they had to work with in maximizing their time with Steph Curry

While still playing at an elite level at Age 3 5 but it hasn’t really worked out that way for the Warriors as much as they thought it would having an inconsistent up and down season with stretches of losing followed by winning streaks where it looked like they had

Finally gotten it together and figured things out to then taking two steps backwards after taking a step forward Dron green being a meat head and finding himself suspended on multiple occasions getting in altercations with damn near everybody in the league certain players being unhappy with their roles Klay

Thompson looking like a shell of himself on most nights and suddenly the Warriors have found themselves with just a few week left in the season clinging to their playin lives right now between the 9th and 10th seed but while I’m sure for warriors fans and of course the players

Themselves they’re not really concerned about where they land what seed they are because they know they have the talent experience and winning pedigree to turn things around when it matters most all they need to do is get there and then they’ll figure things out here’s the problem though in order for the Warriors

To even make the playoffs they’re going to need to win two playing games potentially both of them being on the road and against strong Western Conference teams like I don’t think we can underestimate just how stacked the West is this season when the playing teams as they currently stand are the

Mavericks Suns Lakers and Warriors and while I’m sure things will change here and there in terms of who actually falls into the plane and at what seed by the time the season is over given how close the race is between seeds 4 through eight one thing is pretty clear and

That’s that we’ll most likely be seeing the Lakers and Warriors going head-to-head in the 910 matchup of the plan one of the Lakers or Warriors will be missing the playoffs this season something I’m sure most of us would not have predicted itive coming into this year now I had the Warriors finishing

N9th of my preseason Western Conference predictions which I did get crucified in the comment section from that video for that take but I did think that they were still going to make the playoffs by way of the plan but now though I don’t see it happening and here’s why first of all

And this is a less important factor the Warriors remaining schedule for the year is in the top in terms of strength of schedule which again leads me to believe that even though it was already going to be an uphill battle for them to get to the eight seed at a minimum but with

Some of the games they have coming up against the Timberwolves the Heat the Pelicans the Mavericks twice it’s all but secured their seating falling between 9 or 10 now the same can be said for the Lakers where there is just too much separation between them and the

Eighth seed to make up enough ground with so few games left in the season and also like the Warriors a tough schedule to close out the year although slightly easier than the Warriors do according to basketball reference.com and so when it comes to the Warriors not making the

Playoffs this season it really boils down to the match up between them and the Lakers and while yes I’m fully aware that the Warriors currently have the series lead over the Lakers two games to one so far with one game remaining in April one of those games though the

Lakers were without LeBron James and the other Anthony Davis had to leave early in the game due to an injury and only played 12 minutes the Lakers without either one of those guys are simply put a bad team and while that presents more of a flaw on the part of the Lakers who

Are so dependent on their two superstars being available to even be able to compete in games the fact of the matter is as long as both of those guys remain healthy for the winner go home play in matchup between these two teams then the Warriors are going to be in for a long

Long night mind you the one game the Lakers beat the Warriors this season LeBron and Anthony Davis both went off for a combined 65 points 33 rebounds and 15 assists when it comes to these two teams they are both competitively matched up well against each other It

Ultimately though boils down to size and the Warriors simply not having an answer for LeBron and Anthony Davis just like we saw last season in the Western Conference semi-finals in which the Lakers took out the Warriors in six games blowing them out in the final game here’s the thing as good the Warriors

System has been and obviously has worked for them over the years in maintaining a small ball lineup pace and space heavy ball movement high volume three-point shooting approach to the game of basketball and of course their system has led to a change in which the game is

Played currently as good as the style of play has worked out for them and even to an extent has worked out for them this season here and there it’s so much different when your core group of guys aren’t as quick and efficient as they used to be like forget about clay and

Draymond Green for a second who obviously aren’t the same players they were in the earlier Dynasty years or even as good as they were in the 2022 Championship run Steph Curry as good an elite as he still is even for him he has seen an overall dip in production in his

Efficiency with a true shooting percentage of 61.8% compared to 65% last season he’s boasting the lowest efficiency rating of his entire career since his second season in the league Steph hasn’t been as efficient in finishing at the rim and has been getting blocked at the basket more times

Than he ever has in his entire career while Steph has never been been known for taking mid-range shots he’s actually been shooting mid-range jumpers at the highest volume since 2018 but his shooting on said jumpers is at the lowest percentage just 41% since his third season in the NBA and of course

Not that Steph has ever been a good Defender but this season he actually is sporting his worst defensive rating and worst defensive box plus minus of his career yes even worse than his rookie season again Steph is still incredible the greatest shooter in the NBA currently the greatest shooter of all

Time and he’s still a threat whenever he’s on the court but even Steph is human and showing some signs of decline having just turned 36 years of age you know who isn’t human though LeBron James a man who continues to defy Father Time still plays at a high level at 39 years

Old and is still a freight train in traffic that is so challenging to guard when he’s coming at you full steam but what’s been more impressive for the Lakers this season than LeBron James is the dominance of Anthony Davis and the fact that he’s actually been able to

Remain healthy all season long having one of his best seasons in years and getting back to his Elite level RI protection while executing on the other end of the floor on offense ad has been on a mission this season to prove all the doubters wrong all the fans who

Called him soft and Mr glass he wants to show that he means business and don’t get me wrong the Lakers are a flawed team with lots of holes on their roster a team that doesn’t stand a chance at winning a championship in one of LeBron’s final years even if LeBron and

Anthony Davis are both healthy but when it comes to matching up against a team like the Warriors a team that has zero Rim protection who are so heavily dependent on their outside shooting despite their three Point prowess dipping overall a team whose defense has dropped dramatically over the last two

Seasons after finishing first in the NBA in defense in 2022 a team who doesn’t move the ball as well as they used to in having one of the highest turnover rates in the league but more importantly a team who struggles against big lineups mobile agile bigs and with the Lakers

Being one of the tallest teams in the NBA by average height while the Warriors being one of the smallest a team that barely even plays their two tallest guys in sarich and Looney is going to be in for a world of challenges in a winner go

Home game against the LA Lakers not when we’ve seen an overall drop in their production lack of consistency and effort on the court now if LeBron or Anthony Davis happen to get hurt and are out for some reason when these two face off that’s a different story and I can

See the Warriors taking out the Lakers in that event and let’s say in the rare event the Warriors beat the Lakers even with LeBron and Anthony Davis it doesn’t just end there they have to try and win yet another elimination game on the road against one of the Suns Mavericks or the

Kings not an easy task when all those teams have outperform them and possess more Talent with balance roster overall in the whole so look if the Warriors somehow make the playoffs I will happily come back here on this video in the comments and eat my own words but given

What we know of this team what we know of the level of competition in the Western Conference and who they’ll have to go up against in order to get to the playoffs I don’t see a world in which they’ll be able to make it happen I

Would love to hear what you guys think though let me know in the comments if you think the Warriors will or won’t make the playoffs let me know as always be sure to subscribe and I’ll see you in the next one

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