It was a forgettable evening for the Golden State Warriors on Thursday night as they got blown out by the raging Milwaukee Bucks 134-111 at Oracle Arena. After the lopsided defeat, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr tried to offer an explanation on what went so wrong for the Dubs.
According to the 53-year-old coach, it would be foolish to put the blame on Draymond Green's foot injury, which forced him to miss the contest.
“I don't think it had to do with Draymond [being absent]. It had to do with our overall focus,” Kerr said, via Yahoo Sports.
Kerr believes that it's more about the type of mentality the Warriors had coming in to the contest.
“Obviously Draymond gives us everything that he does, but when you come out with a mindless intent and you're fouling and not executing against a really good team – a team that's hungry and on the rise – you're not going to fare very well.
“It was about our approach. Sometimes you've got to get hit in the mouth in this league to remind you how hard it is to win a game. I think that's what happened.
“I think we got a little complacent. We won the last eight, were feeling pretty good about ourselves, and it's one of those nights. It happens during the NBA season.
Given how they have been so dominant in the past couple of years, complacency — to the extent of even being bored at times — has been identified by some as the Warriors' potential weakness. Nonetheless, Kerr certainly understands the pitfalls of being overly confident, and he will surely do everything in his power to keep his team's mindset on track.
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