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The Golden State Warriors are off to a less-than-inspiring start to the 2020-21 NBA season, falling to 0-2 with a 138-99 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Christmas Day.
Between poor performances from Andrew Wiggins and Kelly Oubre Jr., Stephen Curry failing to elevate his teammates and the glaring absences of Draymond Green (for now) and Klay Thompson (for the season), Golden State fans must be in full-blown panic mode.
And the Twittersphere showed no mercy, refusing to let the Warriors off easy despite the festive occasion.
Warriors Christmas Day: Is Golden State this bad?
Well, Thompson’s absence is going to be felt heavily if the first two games and last season are any indication. Coming off an NBA-worst 15-50 record, the Dubs haven’t looked much better out of the gates in this new season. It’s partially because Green isn’t playing, as his return should help the defense considerably.
But how much can Green help? In addition to Friday’s embarrassing performance, Golden State got rolled in the opener by Brooklyn 125-99. So not only is the trademark, explosive offense nonexistent; this defense is still in shambles under head coach Steve Kerr’s watch.
Everyone’s to blame really. Oubre played only 20 minutes, bricked nine of his 10 shots from the field, and scored three points versus Milwaukee. Wiggins wasn’t much better, scoring 12 points on 6-of-18 shooting. He and Oubre combined to miss all nine of their 3-point attempts. However, Curry isn’t above criticism, considering he missed eight of 10 treys en route to a team-high 19 points.
That type of inefficiency isn’t going to get it done. Nor is allowing nine Bucks players to score eight or more points.
Wiggins continues to disappoint as a former No. 1 overall pick. Oubre is looking like a horrible luxury tax expenditure. Kerr seems to have lost the team. Yes, the Warriors do indeed look pretty bad.
Now let’s get to the juicy stuff from social media.
NBA world reacts to Warriors Christmas Day implosion
Watching Oubre and Wiggins pic.twitter.com/5yiveFJcXs
— Yahoo Sports NBA (@YahooSportsNBA) December 25, 2020
Oubre,Curry and Wiggins today pic.twitter.com/h8vpotvWtT
— Ale (@Alejandro_t9) December 25, 2020
Curry after passing the ball to Wiggins #GSWvsMIL pic.twitter.com/yGsUfkBuwX
— David Rodriguez JR (@coachrodx23) December 25, 2020
Steph Curry without all star teammates pic.twitter.com/ZtFK61lQYt
— THE NBA Hustle (@TheNBAHustle) December 25, 2020
Kelly Oubre shooting 3s this year #NBA #NBAXmas pic.twitter.com/taVMbiNeOG
— SportsTalk with Kash (@lazysportsdude) December 25, 2020
#GSWvsMIL #NBAXmas
— Mutebi Alex Kato (@mutebilx_qato) December 25, 2020
Warriors fans when Kelly Oubre goes off against the Knicks pic.twitter.com/MRMPgn4YcZ
Wiggins right now #GSWvsMIL pic.twitter.com/Ll1SONJ9YH
— Relatable Tweets (@Relatabe_) December 25, 2020
Wiggins:
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) December 25, 2020
Warriors Twitter: pic.twitter.com/c2DKV37CRX
Warrior Fans want this dumpster fire to be over. #GSWvsMIL pic.twitter.com/oVi97IHZB2
— Derrick (@deezy_ryder78) December 25, 2020
Warriors Twitter rn : Klay pic.twitter.com/h3H4BRAJvO
— SIDE B OUT NOW STREAM (@KinngMathers) December 25, 2020
"How many National TV Games do you think we will be flexed out of?" #Warriors #GSWvsMIL pic.twitter.com/13C8j4ve9i
— @rlac17 (@rlac17) December 25, 2020
Steph Curry’s Christmas Resume
— MJs GOAT (@MjsGoat) December 25, 2020
▫️4 PTS – 13.3 FG%
▫️4 PTS – 16.7 FG%
▫️15 PTS – 29.4 FG%
▫️14 PTS – 41.7 FG%
▫️19 PTS – 40.0 FG%
▫️15 PTS – 36.4 FG%
▫️15 PTS – 29.4 FG%
▫️19 PTS – 35.2 FG%
The Curse continues … pic.twitter.com/QR3IvlTNEP
The warriors being down by 30 in back-to-back games… pic.twitter.com/awdHciKFEV
— Kuria Pounds (@kp__1999) December 25, 2020
And y'all thought draymond wasn't a big impact on the warriors…smh #GSWvsMIL pic.twitter.com/xv12Kw5Kcl
— Relatable Tweets (@Relatabe_) December 25, 2020
Steph Curry has 16 assists the season's first seven quarters, no other Warriors player with more than four. Roster has lost so much collective passing instinct/ability the last two seasons. Draymond Green's return will help.
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) December 25, 2020
More must-reads:
- Former teammate Zaza Pachulia has criticism of Steph Curry
- Curry advises young Dubs: 'This year's different'
- The 'Most three-pointers in a season' quiz
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