Dub Hub, Daily Warriors Links for 11/17/22: Curry scores 50 points in losing effort as Warriors’ road record sinks to 0-8

Good Morning Dub Nation,

Despite a 50-point effort from Stephen Curry, the Golden State Warriors suffered another road loss to the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night, 130-119. The loss brings their record to 6-9 and their road record to 0-8 as the team’s struggles away from home continue to be a problem.

With plenty of blame to go around, Curry and head coach Steve Kerr discussed what they think has gone wrong with the team following the game.

Perhaps the most concerning aspect of last night’s game was that it was never really close despite Curry’s spectacular performance – 50 points on 17-of-28 shooting including 7-of-11 from the three-point line, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists in 36 minutes of play.

Although the offense put up points, the defense could not get a stop against a Suns team who had a great night shooting the ball. The lack of collective effort on that side of the ball was alarming to the coaching staff with Kerr going as far as to compare it to a pick up game.

Although they are still less than 20 games into the season, the Warriors should have a sense of urgency if they want to right the ship in time for another championship run.

Here are the rest of today’s stories:

In case you missed it from Golden State of Mind:

• Uncomfortable truths surrounding the Warriors’ struggling defense
• Podcast: Warriors vs. Suns
• Warriors waste a Curry 50 piece, continue to be useless on the road
• Jonathan Kuminga a late scratch due to illness
• Should the Warriors start Jordan Poole over Klay Thompson?

Other Warriors News:

• Steve Kerr says Warriors lacking ‘collective grit’ amid 0-8 road skid (ESPN)
• Draymond Green self scouts Warriors: ‘Real struggles’ but West is ‘right there’ for the taking (The Athletic)
• JaMychal can be player Warriors envisioned in his new role (NBC Sports Bay Area)
• Inside Klay Thompson’s epic comeback to become the player he used to be (ESPN)
• Hollinger’s Panic Meter: Rating Warriors, Lakers, Heat and other struggling hopefuls (The Athletic)
• Kawakami: James Wiseman is young, but his situation with the Warriors is getting very, very old (The Athletic)

NBA News:

• B/R Exclusive: Kevin Durant Explains Trade Request, Coaching Frustrations and More (Bleacher Report)
• No relationship is worth misery. Russell Westbrook and the Lakers is no different (The Guardian)
• Giannis Antetokounmpo eyes elite company with another big season (NBA)
• Trending Topics: What’s the biggest surprise of season so far? (NBA)