OAKLAND, Calif. -- Steve Kerr had never seen it quite like this in his two seasons as coach: Oracle Arena emptied in a hurry with more than five minutes left, and not because the Warriors were way ahead. This time, they trailed big.It was very strange, Kerr said Wednesday. Ive not felt that in two years as a coach. I think we were 78-4 at home the last two years. ... So basically the only reason fans would leave is if we were ahead. It was a weird night all the way around. Were not used to that. Were not used to losing at home, much less losing by 29 points.A day after that embarrassing 129-100 defeat to San Antonio in the season opener that sent a sellout crowd flooding the exits early, the film showed all the flaws of the Warriors most lopsided loss at home since falling 130-97 to the Lakers on Nov. 28, 2009.I didnt have our guys ready to play, Kerr said. That was apparent on the tape.Yes, Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry and the Warriors team considered almost untouchable took a pounding at the hands of Kawhi Leonard -- he had a career-high 35 points -- and San Antonio. And it might be the best start Golden State could have asked for to take some pressure off before hitting the road for a tough stretch.The Warriors will be away four of the next five games, beginning Friday in New Orleans. Their only home game over the next nine days is against Durants former Oklahoma City Thunder next Thursday night -- another cant-miss game on the schedule. That starts a back-to-back concluding with a matchup against former top assistant Luke Walton and his new Lakers team in L.A. on Nov. 4.With such a star-studded lineup, Golden State certainly will now be villains instead of fan favorites outside of Oakland.Thats all right, maybe that will motivate us, Kerr said. This stretch of games is good for us, probably good to get out on the road, bond a little bit and get our game going.KD was impressive in his Warriors debut: 27 points on 11-for-18 shooting, 10 rebounds, four assists, two blocks and two steals in nearly 37 minutes. But Splash Brothers Curry and Klay Thompson struggled to connect from long range with any accuracy, their team went 7 for 33 on 3-pointers overall, and the Spurs outrebounded Golden State 55-35 . The Warriors committed 16 turnovers that led to 17 points for San Antonio.It felt like not that we were going to show up and win but if we just show up and play semi-hard were going to win. Thats not the case in the NBA, said Thompson, who was 1 of 6 on 3s. Not against a team like San Antonio. It was a good wakeup call for us. We realize its a long season and we dont want to peak in November, December. We want to peak in May and June.For those keeping track, Golden State has dropped four straight games dating back to June. The Warriors squandered a 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals and lost Game 7 to LeBron James and the Cavaliers, missing out on a repeat championship.Im sure the story tomorrow will be KD broke up the chemistry and we cant win with KD and all these other things, which is going to come with the territory, Draymond Green said after Tuesdays loss. Were looking forward to that. We already know thats coming. At the end of the day, its one basketball game. Whether we lost by one point or 30 or 40, its still one game.Kerr fully expected it to take time for his All-Star roster to mesh , yet even Tuesday was a surprise that everything was so out of sorts.The main thing was we didnt look ready to play from the beginning with the effort and intensity it takes to win an NBA game, he said. Weve spoiled ourselves in some ways the last couple years. Weve dominated our home floor. 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The bag that can weigh about 50 pounds when its maxed out with rain gear, towels, umbrella and food -- and going up and down on a hilly course isnt easy. I take pride in working out and being in shape, because if you get physically worn out, chances are youll start making mental mistakes. Brittany cant have me making mental errors.Players are starting to realize the value of having a female caddie. Brittany and I, as with most player-caddie relationships, spend more time together than with anybody in our lives. You have to be comfortable and have trust. We can talk about anything. There are no rules, and I think that has a calming effect on her.The vast majority of the guy caddies are friendly. Once they realize you can take the ribbing and go back at them, they accept you. Any female in any male-dominated industry accepts that as part of it. The thing I like most about the caddies is that they are direct. If someone needs to tell you something, they tell you.How I got hooked on golfI wouldnt be doing this if I hadnt attended the 2002 Solheim Cup at Interlachen Country Club. My family didnt play golf. I was a basketball player and had just graduated with a biology degree. But I really liked what was going on at the Solheim Cup. My basketball career was ending, and a year later I moved to Florida and decided I was going to try to play professionally even though I hadnt yet picked up a club. Thats how na?ve I was. I played for a couple of years as an amateur, then turned pro and qualified for the Futures Tour. I had limited status, only playing seven or eight events over two seasons. The best golfers out there were so good compared to me -- I was trying to learn things at 25 most of them had learned at 12. I loved being around it, being a part of it, but I knew it wasnt going to be as a player.One my best friends, the late Danielle Downey, asked me if I wanted to caddie for her at LPGA Q-School in 2007. She got through successfully, and it was so exciting though I wasnt playing. I had won a couple of small amateur events but never felt the same satisfaction as when Danielle qualified. It felt more like it had when I was in basketball. I worked the first part of the 2008 LPGA season for Danielle, but she fired me when a more experienced caddie became available.I was at a crossroads, but decided to stick with it. I bought a ticket to the second major of the year, the McDonalds LPGA Championship. I stood on the practice green all day Monday and Tuesday, trying without any luck to get a bag. I came back on Wednesday, and about noon a player named Irene Cho came up looking for a caddie. She tied for sixth that week, and I worked for Irene the next two years.The delicate balance of a caddieThe hardest thing as a caddie is reading the situation, knowing what to say and when to say it. Does she need me to pump her up? Does she need me to walk away? Does she need me to yell back at her? What does she want? You have to have thick skin. Youre constantly being judged by the read you made on the green or the club you select. The players need that outlet. If the players blamed themselves for everything, you wouldnt have any golfers. Youre also a release valve for other aspects in their life. It might be family pressure, spoonsor pressure, agent pressure.ddddddddddddvery course we go to, I do a SWOT analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. Is it going to be a week when we can attack or one of being patient? Where is the right place to miss a shot? And, of course, charting the greens is a big part of the job.Brittany is outwardly laid back but extremely competitive. Shes hard on herself and has that perfectionist tendency. She wants the right answer at the right time. But she also has tremendous perspective. Some players out here, when theyre playing great, theyre your best friend, theyre polite, theyre great, but the minute things turn, its Oh, lord, look out. Brittany doesnt take it out on the volunteers or her parents. We might go back and forth, but thats a safe place. I have a ton of respect for the outlook she has.The importance of my roleI critique myself after every round, about what I could have done better to help my player. Ive done two bad yardages in my career. One really didnt have an effect -- we made par and it was fine -- but the other was very important. I was working for Alena Sharp in the 2011 U.S. Womens Open at the Broadmoor in Colorado. We came back to a par 3 in the morning after a weather suspension the previous day. They had moved the tee and I didnt notice. She hits a shot, shes posing, its right at the pin. And it flies over the green. She ended up missing the cut by one or two. That kind of stuff cant happen, and I implemented a checklist so it never would again.I firmly believe every player should caddie at some point because it will change your perspective. You become more objective. You start thinking in terms of probabilities not possibilities. As a player, you might see a small gap in the trees and want to hit it right through there. Yeah, you could, but its probably not going to work out well.How caddies get paidPlayers have different financial arrangements with their caddies. Some do an annual salary. Most do a weekly wage -- $1,200 to $1,500 -- plus a percentage of winnings that ranges from 10 percent across to the board, to 10 percent for a win, 7 percent for a top-10 finish, 5 percent for making the cut but finishing outside the top 10. Everybodys different. If youre working for a really good golfer, though, you can make some money and have a great time, see the world and meet lots of new people.Life on the roadI travel with two fellow female caddies, Audrey Gerdes and Mardi Lunn. Im big on renting houses because it feels more like home and you can have people over. It takes an effort, but we do it about three-quarters of the time. I enjoy cooking, and Im known for my pizzas. We have a pizza night almost every week. Ive done up to 12 in a night.Traveling around the United States isnt that big a deal, but on the LPGA we make some long trips -- to Australia and Asia in particular. Those trips, between flights and layovers, are 40-plus hours. Sitting in coach on an 18-hour flight from JFK to Singapore is when Im glad Im only 5-foot-4?. Im not a great plane sleeper, but as soon as I board, I try to get acclimated to the time zone where were going.Brittany played 27 events in 2015, so its a little more than six months of travel. Certainly you miss some things being gone so much. You want to have a relationship and the person thinks its so neat what you do until youre gone for five or six weeks straight. I get asked a lot, mostly by my family, how long Im going to do this, but I really love it. I find it intoxicating. When you watch somebody reach a potential, or do something they didnt think they could do, and you somehow contributed to that, its fulfilling. Some of my friends wake up on Monday and dread going to their job. Ive never done that. I work very hard, but I almost feel like Im on vacation. ' ' '