Golden State Warriors 2018-19 Midterm Grades

It is halftime in the 2018-19 NBA season, and the Golden State Warriors are in a precarious position. At 29-14, the Warriors are in solid shape, that is if you are looking at the record and the standings alone.

However, it’s reasonable to conclude that the Warriors are underachieving. This squad has elevated expectations that they are not reaching-not in the regular season at least. For the Warriors, peaking and playing optimum basketball in the middle of January is fine. However, doing it in May and June is better.

Since the ‘Dubs are sacrificing the perceptions of the former for the hardware of the latter, let’s see where they are in the journey.

Below, you will find the B’Ball Index Players’ grades for the Warriors’ stars at the season’s midpoint. The percentiles are measured compared to every other player playing this season, with a grades translation to better understand where the player falls compared to the rest of the league:

Stephen Curry

Offensive Role – Secondary Creator

Advanced Position – Guard

Perimeter Shooting – 95.0% A

Off-Ball Movement – 98.5% A

One on One – 91.7% A

Finishing – 87.3% A-

Roll Gravity – 75.8 % B-

Playmaking – 90.7% A

Post Play – 72.3% B

Perimeter Defense – 85.7% A-

Interior Defense – 32.2% D

Offensive Rebounding – 22.6% D-

Defensive Rebounding – 65.4%  B-

Kevin Durant

Offensive Role – Point Forward

Advanced Position – Wing

Perimeter Shooting – 98.3% A

Off-Ball Movement – 91.3% A

One on One – 98.8% A

Finishing – 99.6% A

Roll Gravity – 91.3% A

Playmaking – 97.8% A

Post Play – 87.7% A-

Perimeter Defense – 75.4% B+

Interior Defense – 80.2% A-

Offensive Rebounding – 16.9% F

Defensive Rebounding – 89.7% A

Draymond Green

Offensive Role – Pick And Pop Big

Advanced Position – Big

Perimeter Shooting – 9.9% F

Off-Ball Movement – 25.8% D-

One on One – 76.9% B+

Finishing – 57.5% C+

Roll Gravity – 60.6% B-

Playmaking – 96.6% A

Post Play – 59.4 % C+

Perimeter Defense – 98.4% A

Interior Defense – 87.1%  A-

Offensive Rebounding – 29.3% D

Defensive Rebounding – 83.3% A-

Andre Iguodala

Offensive Role – Spot Up Wing

Advanced Position – Wing

Perimeter Shooting – 47.3% C

Off-Ball Movement – 79.4% B+

One on One – 38.1% D+

Finishing – 74.3% B+

Roll Gravity – 75.0%  B+

Playmaking – 89.1%  A+

Post Play – 39.2% D+

Perimeter Defense – 82.5% A-

Interior Defense – 61.3% B-

Offensive Rebounding – 63.2% B-

Defensive Rebounding – 58.0% C+

Klay Thompson

Offensive Role – Off Ball Workers

Advanced Position – Wing

Perimeter Shooting – 84.9 % A-

Off-Ball Movement- 67.5% B

One on One – 74.6% B+

Finishing – 72.1% B

Roll Gravity – 76.3 B+

Playmaking – 71.1% B

Post Play – 89.0% A-

Perimeter Defense – 77.0% B+

Interior Defense – 38.1% D+

Offensive Rebounding – 15.5% F

Defensive Rebounding – 25.5% D-

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