Steve Kerr Calls Out The Golden State Warriors For How Badly They Have Played This Season: “It Looks Like A Pick-Up Game Out There.”

Head coach Steve Kerr called out the Warriors after their poor start to the season, as he stated that their play on the court looks like that of a pick-up game.

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The 2022-23 NBA season hasn’t gone to plan for the Golden State Warriors so far. The defending champions have looked far from their best, and that is reflected by their 3-4 record. Losses to teams like the Suns and the Nuggets, who are expected to be contenders in the Western Conference, are somewhat excusable, but their last two defeats are definitely not.

The Warriors first lost to the Hornets in OT, and they followed it up with an embarrassing 128-114 loss to the lowly Pistons. Stephen Curry was critical of himself and his teammates after the loss, while Draymond Green added that their offense is killing their defense. The harshest criticism, however, came from head coach Steve Kerr, who is not at all happy with what he has seen so far.


Steve Kerr Calls Out The Golden State Warriors For Their Poor Play This Season

Kerr was very critical of their bench earlier in the season, as they nearly blew a huge lead to the Kings, and that game really was a warning sign that things weren’t quite right with the team. After this latest loss, Kerr had some harsh words for his whole team, as he wants them to get back to playing at a high level.

“I always talk about the game being connected and it just feels like we’re putting ourselves in some tough spots offensively and then that translates to defense and then we’re late in either in transition or on rotations and we just can’t stop fouling. 38 more free throws tonight, we talk about it every day but something has to click with our guys. I don’t think they’re all just blatant hacks. I think the way we’re playing is affecting our defense. It looks like a pick-up game out there.”

He echoed what Draymond said about how their offense is affecting their defense, and the fouls are another big issue as well. They committed 31 fouls against the Hornets, which eventually led to 31 free throws, and here it was 24 fouls and 38 free throws.

You aren’t going to win too many games if your defense is that undisciplined, and as Kerr said, it looks like a pick-up game at the moment. Considering all the success they have had over the years, you would think the Warriors will eventually sort all of this out, but until they do so, the losses might just keep coming, as Kerr went on to say.

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Gautam Varier is a staff writer and columnist for Fadeaway World from Mumbai, India. He graduated from Symbiosis International University with a Master of Business specializing in Sports Management in 2020. This educational achievement enables Gautam to apply sophisticated analytical techniques to his incisive coverage of basketball, blending business acumen with sports knowledge.Before joining Fadeaway World in 2022, Gautam honed his journalistic skills at Sportskeeda and SportsKPI, where he covered a range of sports topics with an emphasis on basketball. His passion for the sport was ignited after witnessing the high-octane offense of the Steve Nash-led Phoenix Suns. Among the Suns, Shawn Marion stood out to Gautam as an all-time underrated NBA player. Marion’s versatility as a defender and his rebounding prowess, despite being just 6’7”, impressed Gautam immensely. He admired Marion’s finishing ability at the rim and his shooting, despite an unconventional jump shot, believing that Marion’s skill set would have been even more appreciated in today’s NBA.This transformative experience not only deepened his love for basketball but also shaped his approach to sports writing, enabling him to connect with readers through vivid storytelling and insightful analysis.
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