But circumstances, which include Horford’s inability to play bigger minutes in his 20th season, forced Golden State to start Ike, a two-way undrafted center out of Gonzaga in his second career game. That still left Draymond Green out there in the late deciding moments attempting to box out the 7-4 Zach Edey. After failing to wall him off on a defensive rebound, Green committed a crucial frustration foul while the Warriors blew a 12-point lead and fell to 0-2 for the first time since 2020-21. “We got what we got,” Green said when asked about the eroded state of the Warriors’ center position. “So we got to make it do what it do.” The Warriors feel part of the reason for their 37-45 failure a season ago was a woe-is-me attitude about the schedule and injury misfortune, team sources said, so they have taken a purposeful no-excuse approach this regular season.
