Through three games, the Warriors' offense is behind their defense, and the statistics prove that.
Here's how Golden State stacks up with the rest of the NBA in several categories:
Points per game = 110.0 (19th)
Offensive rating = 107.5 (18th)
3-point percentage = 32.4 (24th)
Turnovers = 18.7 (28th)
Assists = 25.7 (8th)
After Sunday night's loss in Denver, Steve Kerr was asked about the offense in general.
"I don't like the looks we've been getting at all," the Warriors coach told reporters. "We have not been executing. I thought we executed well against Utah. But this game we did not execute. Oklahoma City we did not execute.
"We're standing too much. We've gotta make some adjustments a little bit. The second unit -- we've gone away from what our identity was the last couple of years because the personnel has changed, so we've got to establish something with them.
"What we're built on is ball movement, cutting, screening -- and it just seemed like we had one iso after another. So we're not to where we need to be yet."
The analytics show that Kerr has a valid point.
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Here is the Warriors' shot dashboard for all field- goal attempts, courtesy NBA.com:
18.4 percent considered "wide open" = 24th
27.5 percent considered "open" = 18th
43.9 percent considered "tight" = 28th
Steph Curry also was asked about the Warriors' looks thus far.
"For the most part, they're good," the two-time league MVP told reporters. "They can get better, though, and they will in terms of executing and moving the ball and setting each other up. That will definitely get better.
"Right now, I would say overall we haven't created as many open looks in terms of the flow of the game as we'd like to."
That is correct ...
... except for how it relates to Klay Thompson from beyond the arc. Here is the four-time All-Star's breakdown through three games:
1-for-1 on "tight" 3-pointers
0-for-6 on "open" 3-pointers
1-for-9 on "wide open" 3-pointers
Klay Thompson is 2-for-16 from 3-point territory through three games. He did not have a single three-game stretch last year where he made fewer than 5 3-pointers...— Drew Shiller (@DrewShiller) October 22, 2018
Some things just don't make sense ...
Drew Shiller is the co-host of Warriors Outsiders. Follow him on Twitter @DrewShiller
