Written by John Cannon at Bloguin
It wasn’t a long offseason for Warriors fans, but it was interesting. A steady diet of photos of the NBA Finals trophy from various parts of the world was interspersed with disparaging comments about the team, and then it was announced that Steve Kerr was going to be only peripherally involved for an indeterminate amount of time.
So, it was with some consternation that Warrior Nation (okay, that doesn’t exist; nobody outside the Bay Area really cares about the Warriors… yet) tuned in for the season lid-lifter Tuesday night against New Orleans. Adding to the anxiety level was the memory of how the team reacted after Curry received the MVP award during the Memphis series. Curry played that game like he was trying to be the MVP of The World, and it didn’t work out very well.
Another interesting twist to the evening was the fact that Alvin Gentry, Kerr’s lead assistant last season and the man generally credited with opening up the Warriors’ offense, was in the building, but on the wrong bench. Watching New Orleans in the first-round playoff series against Golden State last spring, it seemed all the Pelicans needed was a really top-notch offensive coach to get more out of Anthony Davis. Gentry is all that and a bag of chips.
With all this in mind, it was a relief to see that, once the game started, it all seemed very familiar. The Warriors’ offense was electric in the first quarter, and Curry was “Steph-ortlessly” showing that the MVP trophy is with its rightful owner.
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