Steve Kerr Reveals Golden State Warriors' Glaring Weakness

Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has seen some major flaws in the team

Jan 5, 2025; San Francisco, California, USA; Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr and Sacramento Kings interim head coach Doug Christie react after a play with Sacramento Kings center Domantas Sabonis (11) and Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) during the third quarter at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images / Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images

The Golden State Warriors are a team with many flaws right now, but after this week's embarrassing performance against the Miami Heat, some were more on display than others.

According to Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, the Warriors are not a good team at getting to the free-throw line.

“Some of that is just personnel,” Kerr told reporters Tuesday after the Warriors' 114-98 loss to the Miami Heat. “We’re way at the bottom of the league in terms of the combined layups and free throws, way at the bottom. So, that’s not from a lack of confidence."

Steve Kerr notes that the Warriors are “way at the bottom of the league” in layups and free throws. Mentions it is personnel based. Asked about urgency heading toward deadline: “Those are questions for Mike.” pic.twitter.com/43fJ2iHEVE

— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) January 8, 2025

Obviously, the Warriors have made it very known that they're lacking confidence right now. However, one of the things that brings confidence is seeing the ball go into the basket. The best way to see that is through easy baskets, something the Warriors don't accomplish very well.

“We’re not a team that gets to the line, we’re not a team that’s getting easy baskets," Kerr said. "So, I think what’s happening is a lot of our confidence is based on whether our shots are going in. And that’s a really difficult way to survive.”

"We didn't have a competitive spirit. If you don't have that, you have nothing."

"I can't sit here after that and be excited about anything. [Trayce] scored 19 points. Great... But who the hell cares if we're not competitive?"

A very discontented Steve Kerr postgame tonight: pic.twitter.com/dGCgH7WwCR

— KNBR (@KNBR) January 8, 2025

The Golden State Warriors are a broken team right now, but even though they're broken, that doesn't mean they can't be fixed. Whether it's through new personnel, or through changing offensive schemes, the Warriors don't have to be a team that struggles to get easy shots.

When the Golden State Warriors make a move at the trade deadline, finding a player who can get easy baskets at the rim is something they really need to look for. There's one big name that comes to mind though, and that's Jimmy Butler.

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