After watching the Golden State Warriors be absolutely annihilated by a De’Aaron Fox-less Sacramento Kings, it was obvious that the absence of Stephen Curry has been more difficult to swallow than originally anticipated.
It was assumed that following Curry’s diagnosis the Warriors would be capable of still hanging around with some of the West’s worst teams. However, after a home loss to the Knicks and 20-point loss to the Kings, it’s clear that was too much to ask.
Part of this can be put on D’Angelo Russell. While he hasn’t played that many minutes, Russell is averaging under 17 points per game over his last six.