The expectations may havenot been that high for the Golden State Warriors before the 2021-22 NBA season got underway. Following adisappointing campaign, many people didnāt believethey wouldshow a significant improvement.
Well, those who felt that way couldnāt have been more wrong. The Dubs got off to such a strong start that their two defeats last week came as a complete shock, when itās something rather normalfor other teams.
First, the Phoenix Suns ended their seven-game winning streak and a few days later San Antonio Spurs upset them at Chase Center. Steve Kerr is aware of the noise those defeats have made but explained why thereās nothing to worry about.
Warriors news: Steve Kerr claims surviving to losses is part of a teamās culture
After so many games riding on winning ways, the Warriorsā recent defeats have drawn certain doubts and concern. Kerr, however, had an interesting take on how to process the latest upsets:
āIf you canāt maintain your culture during the down times, then you donāt really have a culture,ā said Kerr, per Connor Letourneau of the San Francisco Chronicle. āItās just dependent on winning. The culture has to survive losing stretches.ā
And he looks satisfied with the place his team is at.āWeāre 19-4, weāve established a two-way dynamic with this team, weāve guys who care, who fight for one anotherā¦ weāre in a great place,ā said Steve Kerr, as quoted by Clutchpoints.
He has afair point. There was certain overreactionto just a couple of losses, when itās actually something normal that can happen to any team that has been winning for so long. And building asuccessful culture has to do not only with picking up victories but also with knowing how to respond when results donāt come your way.
