Even though some people around the NBA claimed that they were done, the Golden State Warriors have been the best team in the league this season. Theyāre currently sitting at an 8-1 record, beating the Utah Jazz and Philadelphia 76ers for the best record.
The Warriors have played elite defense. Theyāre sharing the ball, their depth is showing up, and Jordan Poole has broken out as the sidekick Stephen Curry had been missing since Klay Thompson went down with injury.
Nonetheless, the team is far from satisfied and doesnāt want to read too much into their hot start of the season. At least, thatās what former Finals MVP Andre Iguodala said when asked about how good they really were.
Andre Iguodala Doesnāt Want To Read Too Much Into The Warriorsā Great Start Of The Season
āWeāre OK. Weāre a work-in-progress,ā Iguodala told the media. āWeāve had a more favorable schedule, so I donāt think you look too much into it. Weāre doing what weāre supposed to do. That says a lot. Thereās a lot of talent in this league and youāve seen some pretty interesting comebacks. I think there was a big one tonight, the Milwaukee-New York game. There is something to taking care of the games youāre supposed to take care of.ā
āSo weāve got to finish off the home stretch and continue to have the right mindset in terms of not looking at our record but looking at how weāre playing and how weāre improving through each game,ā he concluded.
The Dubs have beaten the Lakers and Clippers (both struggling with injuries), Kings, Thunder (x2), Hornets, Pelicans, and Rockets and lost their only game of the season against the Grizzlies, so maybe Andre has a valid point.
Even so, the Warriors have played some beautiful basketball and an 8-1 start to the season is always encouraging regardless of the strength of schedule, especially for seeding purposes later in the year.
