n Get healthy: The Warriors not only need everybody in uniform to have a better chance at winning, they also need to properly evaluate what they have on their roster before they can commit to a direction.
Play some defense: They allow an average of 112.3 points per game, which is last in the league. No. 29, Sacramento, allows 107.3. It's unreasonable to expect the Warriors to be San Antonio, but how about not being the far-and-away worst? Rebound: The Warriors are not only last in rebound differential (-5.19), but they give up more second-chance points than any other team in the NBA. They have given up 15 or more offensive rebounds 19 times already. They say rebounding is desire, right?
Win at home: Oracle Arena was supposed to be a big advantage. But the Warriors are 8-9 at home this season. That pace is well short of the 27 home wins Golden State posted last season. If the Warriors can't take advantage of the favorable second-half schedule, it's a wrap.
Marcus Thompson II
