Kurtenbach: The Warriors survived the hard part of their schedule. Now it’s time for a run

The Golden State Warriors have officially tossed decorum to the side So much for the stiff upper lip So much for the stoic stone-faced demeanor of veteran professionalism No amongst a laundry list of issues the Warriors are juggling in new weeks one grievance has stood out above the rest The schedule has been too hard I ll give you a moment to roll your eyes and blurt ughhh Yes it comes off as embarrassing Great champions complaining about having to play too various games That sounds like the old guys admitting that the modern challenge has passed them by Steve Kerr literally dropped a back in the day in his greater part up-to-date complaint But here s the thing They re not wrong Related Articles On an injured ankle Warriors Steph Curry passes another NBA scoring legend Instant Warriors analysis Win streak snapped despite Curry s big night in Orlando Warriors Draymond Green warned for confronting fan after being called Angel Reese reports Draymond Green explains heated interaction with heckling fan during Warriors-Pelicans Warriors instant analysis Moses Moody torches a Pelicans band in disarray Wednesday s road-trip-capping loss to the Miami Heat Steph Curry Draymond Green Jimmy Butler and Al Horford combined age all sat marked the squad s th encounter in days spanning different cities If that seems like a lot of basketball in a small amount of time it s because it is It s absurd In fact the Dubs just completed an -game -day stretch As of Thursday morning the Warriors have played the majority games in the NBA this season That s four more than their Western Conference rivals the Houston Rockets It s three more than the Spurs Nuggets and Clippers The Warriors have already slogged through five back-to-backs this season No other band has played four The Rockets have yet to play one The Lakers the league s precious children just came off a stretch where they played only two games in nine days I missed the league memo instituting bye weeks When s the Warriors So yes the Warriors have gotten the short end of the stick from the league s ScheduleTron supercomputer We literally have not had a single practice on this road trip Kerr announced Tuesday Not one It s just challenge championship competition So not only is there no recovery time there s no practice time This is all happening while the NBA has apparently decided to collectively play Doug Moe basketball The Dubs are being put through their paces at a time when the pace of play is off the charts I m very concerned Kerr revealed The pace difference from prior years is dramatic So while the Warriors might feel aggressively mediocre at this point in the season perhaps a more optimistic viewpoint is warranted One could argue they ve handled this unquestionably adverse and borderline preposterous situation quite well The Dubs have nine wins in those games They sit eighth in the Western Conference Crucially they haven t picked up any month-long injuries in the process Yes they are old Yes they are slow Yes they are short and generally undisciplined with the basketball But they have survived and are right in the thick of things The Clippers who are tall but otherwise carry those three other traits can t say the same thing And here is the reality The tough times won t last Related Articles Short-handed Warriors battle without Curry Butler and Green but Miami surges late for - win Curry out other stars questionable at Heat as Warriors tough schedule marches on On an injured ankle Warriors Steph Curry passes another NBA scoring legend Instant Warriors analysis Win streak snapped despite Curry s big night in Orlando Warriors Draymond Green warned for confronting fan after being called Angel Reese reports The Warriors will unfailingly voyage a lot of miles over the unit of a season that is just basic geography But the back-to-backs Those will ease up The Warriors have remaining this season which is unsurprisingly tied for the lowest number in the league There are only three more trips to the Eastern Time Zone And yes every organization plays regular-season games I don t think the Warriors are at menace of playing in the NBA Cup Final which would be an rd meeting Things are going to turn the Dubs way It s simple math But we need to take advantage of it Kerr reported That starts Friday at Chase Center The Warriors have their next five games at home Come January they ll go straight games without leaving California home games and one trip to Inglewood And pivotally they ll play seven of their final games of the season at home This strange start will be forgotten in due time because the Warriors didn t disqualify themselves And if such brutal stretches are inevitable for every squad over the unit of the six-month schedule perhaps the Warriors have been looking at this all wrong No the NBA wasn t punishing them How does that even make sense they re the league s cash cow You could argue the league did them a favor The beginning of the season is when this rickety organization was physically the bulk equipped to handle this kind of run They handled it And now that it s over they need to start handling their competition