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SAN ANTONIO – After a third straight defeat and a fourth in five games, Steve Kerr admitted that the Golden State Warriors were going through their toughest season of their regular season for more than four years as a coach.
"Oh, yes," Kerr said after the Warriors fell 104 to 92 in front of the San Antonio Spurs. "But I've been dreaming about running for four and a half years, and we've had such a charmed existence over the last four seasons, it's the toughest course we've ever been to.
"This is the real NBA We have not been part of the real NBA in recent years, we have been in this dream, and now we are facing real adversity and we have to get by ourselves."
In addition to ground problems, the Warriors play without Stephen Curry (left groin outstretched), while Draymond Green, suspended for a match last week for "damaging conduct to the team," has now missed the last two games . because of persistent problems with a painful toe.
Kerr remains outwardly confident that his group will start soon, but he knows that the answers must come from within after a week as trying.
"Everyone has to get together and you can not feel sorry for yourself," Kerr said. "You have to commit to fighting and running, to compete for 48 minutes, I thought we had done it for perhaps 24 minutes tonight, we had some good runs." I was very proud of the group in the second half, brought us back into the game and they fought.
"It's not enough to do this for a while and then go through a bad spell.You have to compete all the time, play with some balance and play with a goal.I did not think that we had done tonight. "
Kevin Durant said Kerr's message to the group was quite simple.
"Play with joy," Durant said. "I'm just trying to regain that joy."
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Steve Kerr explains how the Warriors have had a "charmed" existence over the past four years and that this has been their toughest.
Despite recent setbacks, the Warriors remain confident of finding a rhythm soon.
"It was a terrible road trip in terms of wins and losses," said Klay Thompson. "But we're obviously outnumbered, I'm proud of the way the guys fought.Aside from the Houston game, I feel that one or the other match could have been unfold in one or the other way Unfortunately this was not the case The week was difficult The best thing for us is just to escape a little [Monday], get together, bring it home and just have fun, play with that joy. "
Thompson and Durant were not able to create as much joy without Curry or Green, as the pair rallied to shoot 19 times out of 51 of the squad Sunday night. Despite the low percentage, Thompson said that he would not change his mentality before Wednesday's match against the Thunder Oklahoma City.
"You do the same thing," Thompson said. "Take 51 strokes on Wednesday and you'll do 35 instead of what you did, it's so simple, it's not rocket science, you're out, you're aggressive, you're doing what you've done all your career. And I think that KD's results prove that everything will be fine for us. "
Kerr is hopeful that both players will fend for themselves as they try to find the best way out of this crisis.
"They are both trying desperately to help us get going," said Kerr. "We are counting on them for the goals, of course with Steph, but again, we have to go back to the identity of our team, which is excellent ball movement, very good defense, eliminating the misfires. , go out transition, and move the ball, make great shots.It's easier said than done, but it's something we've been doing for years. "
This is the first time since the beginning of his coaching mandate that the Warriors are 0-3 on a road trip. For his part, Thompson does not think that all the drama of last week has had an impact on the way his band is currently playing. He thinks the losses are due in large part to the fact that the group simply does not run.
"I do not think there are any dramas that really affect how we play," Thompson said. "I think it's just that we play badly on our side.I can not blame the coaches – we, the players, we will take possession of it.I guess there's a first time for everything Steve is here, I think, five years ago and for the C & # 39; s really good if you ask me.This is not the end of the world.
Thompson thinks his team will come back stronger against the recent adversity.
"We'll be better off from that," said Thompson. "I know it, luckily, it is not April, it is November, so we will be much better."
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