Steve Kerr Credits The Warriors’ Improved Defense For Their Turnaround

Warriors head coach Steve Kerr points to their improvement on defense as the reason why they have turned things around after a poor start to the season.

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It had been somewhat of a strange start to the 2022-23 NBA season with some big teams struggling to get going while some of the less heralded ones rose to the top. Things are changing now though, as the heavyweights are starting to find their footing.

The Golden State Warriors are one of those who are starting to figure things out as the defending champions look to be returning to their best. They beat the Jazz on Friday night to improve to 10-10 on the season as they have followed up a 3-7 start by going 7-3.


Steve Kerr Credits The Warriors’ Improved Defense For Their Turnaround

One of the biggest, if not the biggest reason why the Warriors have had such an unexpectedly poor start is because their defense had been woeful. They had the worst defense in the league earlier this season and head coach Steve Kerr says there have been improvements on that end of the floor which has led to this recent good run.

“Well our defense last year was no. 2 in the league and this year we are getting better but we’re still near the bottom of the league in defensive efficiency. So, ball movement is great but it’s a two-way game and the reason we have won a few games here in the last week… The reason we’re finding a better rhythm as a team is we’re playing better defense and that’s the key. It’s always a two-way performance and makes a difference in the record.”

As they say, defense wins championships and the Warriors for all their beautiful ball movement, won all those championships because their defense was great to go with that offense. They can’t expect to win just by going all out on offense, as it just won’t work as we saw earlier this season even with Stephen Curry being on an absolute tear.

Curry has been spectacular and if the Warriors keep improving on defense, then he’ll take them on another deep playoff run. Before this game, Kerr also explained the difference in Curry from his unanimous MVP season to now, as he seems to be playing at an even higher level than back then, which is almost unthinkable.

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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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