SFGATE: The trouble with the Warriors? They're content to cruise.

The trouble with the Warriors? They're content to cruise.
Published on June 03, 2018 at 01:59AM by Jerry Brewer, The Washington Post
OAKLAND, Calif. - For as frustrating as the Golden State Warriors have been during this championship pursuit, coach Steve Kerr won't just let anyone take free licks at them. So don't infer, while meandering through the haze of Cleveland Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith's Game 1 gaffe, that Golden State needs a major attitude adjustment after requiring luck to win. Please don't do it. The premise is too unrefined, and after four long and hard years of setting the NBA standard, Kerr is sensitive to the notion that something is wrong every time the Warriors don't show their most overpowering form. "I think it's your wake-up call," Kerr said, abandoning his cool demeanor. "Seriously. I mean, we came into this series knowing what we're up against.