The Warriors have been hearing the critics all season long. Most of them will tell you, “You live by the three, you die by the three.” Yesterday was the perfect time for those critics to remind the Warriors of that philosophy after they lost Game 2 of the NBA Finals.
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The Warriors didn’t shoot the rock well, especially Steph Curry, who arguably had the worst shooting night of his career. However, they only lost the game by two points with their best player struggling all night.
This was the perfect game for Charles Barkley to pick apart the Warriors because he seems to do that more than most. Surprisingly, Chuck was positive about the Warriors. According to Diamond Leung of the Bay Area News Group, Barkley was on Sirius Radio and thinks the Warriors are tough to beat if they make their shots:
Charles Barkley to Sirius on the Warriors: “If they make some jumpers, they’re going to be tough to beat.”
— Diamond Leung (@diamond83) June 8, 2015
Barkley has been known for his criticism towards the Warriors for quite some time now. As Curry and company won 67 games and made their way through the Western Conference playoffs, Barkley was never a believer and constantly picked against them.
It got to the point where you could not respect Barkley’s commentary because it almost seemed like it was personal. Chuck has changed his tone, but why the change of heart? Did Barkley realize nothing was going to stop the Warriors so he caved?
Even after losing home court advantage the Warriors are still the favorites to win this series. Now, the Dubs must prove they can go into a hostile Cleveland environment and get a win on their home court.