All sorts of reasons have been given for the Warriors somewhat slow start, although it wasn’t that many years ago people would have been tickled for them to be 5-3. Man, are fans spoiled these days or what?
But you’ve heard the reasons. Championship hangover. Too early start to the season. The after-effects of a preseason trip to China. General first-month malaise. The inability to fill the giant voids left by Ian Clark and James Michael McAdoo.
OK, just kidding on that last one (and no, we’re not disparaging those guys, they had their moments). But with all the dissection of the Warriors’ early turnover, rebounding and defensive issues, a couple of important developments have been overlooked.