Feb 11, 2015; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) drives to the basket past Minnesota Timberwolves forward
Thaddeus Young(33) in the first half at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports
The Golden State Warriors will finish with how many wins this season?
Saenz — 65. I had predicted 70 earlier this season, but I think that’s pretty out of reach from here on out.
McQuiston — 62.
Pelosi — Tough call. I’ll say 60. They have to let up a little at some point.
West — The Warriors could definitely finish the year with around 65 wins. Their current winning percentage of 83 percent looks more sustainable than ever, and so long as no one sustains an injury (particularly Andrew Bogut who hasn’t always been healthy in the past) they can definitely finish with 60+ in the win column.
Mohamed — Not 70, that’s for sure. I think they finish with about 68 wins.
Veiga — 62 wins? Doesn’t matter.
Armstrong — 63. I think they’ll hit a rough patch for a couple games, so accruing 10 more losses isn’t unimaginable. However, I see them remaining strong for the long haul.
Hughes — In an ideal basketball world, the best team in the league should be able to run through the competition during the regular season with limited blemishes en route to a lengthy playoff run. However, if this season has proven anything so far it’s that an ideal basketball world doesn’t really exist.
Every night it seems we have at least one or two cases of the league’s elite teams falling to teams that will end up with a pretty good lottery pick. The Golden State Warriors are arguably the NBA’s best team this season, and by no means is it unreasonable to expect them to go the reminder of the season with just a couple of losses to other top teams. In this NBA landscape though it’s hard to imagine the Warriors being able to duplicate their first half results. Their final record: 65-17.
Julius Lasin, Staff Writer — The Golden State Warriors will not slow down this season, and they will finish with 66 wins. It’s just too much firepower to slow down over the course of an 82-game season. Stephen Curry might be the MVP this year, Klay Thompson is the second-best shooting guard in the league, Draymond Green is a bonafide stud, and most importantly, Steve Kerr has this young team buying into defense.
If the Warriors don’t reach 66 wins, it’ll be because of an injury or a misguided trade, not because this team isn’t focused or good enough defensively.