Brian Windhorst Says Warriors Are ‘Flawed’
The Golden State Warriors needed to beat the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night.
They came close, but not close enough.
Speaking on “First Take” Thursday morning, Brian Windhorst said the Warriors are fundamentally “flawed” and could be setting themselves up for failure.
He said their “small ball” lineup is going to zap all of their energy and won’t work in the long run.
The next few days will be very crucial for Golden State.
“Clearly the Warriors are flawed, look what happened last night.” 😬 @WindhorstESPN on how Golden State’s 114-111 loss to the Spurs could affect their playoff fate in the West 👀 pic.twitter.com/AaeWXoOwzV
— First Take (@FirstTake) April 10, 2025
The Western Conference standings have never been tighter, and a lot can change between now and the postseason.
Right now, Golden State is the seventh seed with a 47-33 record.
They are barely behind the Memphis Grizzlies and barely ahead of the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Ideally, they would win their last two games and climb to the sixth seed, which means they’d avoid the Play-In entirely.
If they don’t, they will have to use a lot of energy to get through that tournament and hold onto either the seventh or eighth seed.
Windhorst said the Warriors already have a lot stacked against them, and their small-ball rotation will require them to play against much bigger and more punishing teams.
This could drain the energy they have left, especially since they have been fighting so hard over the last few weeks.
Their roster may be flawed, but it’s the one they have right now, and they will have to fight hard in the days ahead.
Their final two games of the regular season are against the Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Clippers.
These two matches will be the definition of “must-win,” but can the Warriors pull it off?
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