It's been 26 games since Mike Dunleavy signed his five-year, $45 million contract extension, and Dunleavy's fourth season -- once projected by his college coach to be a "breakout year" -- has instead been among his worst.

Not only is the Warriors' forward struggling to match his numbers from last season, but in most cases, he isn't coming close. Dunleavy's points, rebounds and steals are all down. His shooting percentage is way down.

Possessions have come and gone without him ever touching the ball. And when crunch time nears, the starting small forward has been repeatedly left on the bench. The regression, at least from last year's slasher and finisher, has plenty of people -- including Dunleavy himself -- wondering where he fits in these days.

"It's funny, I've been here for four years and I'm still trying to figure things out with this team," Dunleavy said Thursday. "I think I have a pretty good feel for the game, but trying to fit in with these guys. ... As long as we've been here together, we don't know each other as well as you think we would think."