WARRIORS DEFEND LIKE A BUNCH OF GIRLS

The Golden State Warriors are known for their ability to push tempo and outrun their opponents.  Their undoing will be their inability to play defense on a night-in night-out basis.

Aside from not getting back on defense one of their main liabilities will be Monte Ellis.  He just got shook by Kevin Durant at the perimeter and while the rook is better than most Monte has to be able to keep a taller player in front of him.

We thought that Golden State would have trouble with Wilcox, Collison, and Durant inside as they normally have trouble with quicker, physical big men.  This underscores how important Andres Beidrins is to their interior defense (Beidrins is sidelined indefinitely after having his appendix removed). 

Utah dismantled the Warriors because of players like Boozer, Harpring, AK-47, and Paul Milsap.  And like every Western Conference team with their specific matchup deficiencies, this will be their achilles heal.  If they don't address it they will be either watching the Chuck and Kenny early, or be bounced in the first round.

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