Stephen Curry made headlines earlier in the week when he said the Golden State Warriors mustn’t mortgage the longer term on a determined win-now commerce. Learn between the traces of what he stated — echoing feedback by Draymond Inexperienced and Steve Kerr — and it is “Do not commerce 4 guys for Jimmy Butler. Do not quit a bunch of gamers and picks get Zach LaVine.” Curry’s proper. These guys do not change the Warriors fortunes for the constructive, neither does anybody we all know to be accessible. Watch for the correct deal(s).
In fact, that is not how a section of the NBA’s on-line fan base took it. There was numerous clickbaity “Curry, Warriors wave white flag” headlines and posts after these feedback. After the Warriors win over Minnesota Wednesday, Curry fired again (via NBC Sports Bay Area). First had been his remarks in a postgame interview on ESPN’s SportsCenter:
“The 24-hour information cycle is hilarious at occasions. No person is complacent right here. No person is okay with simply being common. All of the Twitter fingers who bought offers that we have to make can type of shut up and allow us to determine this out. We all know we might be aggressive. We confirmed that toughness tonight. Clearly, each group is looking for methods to get higher. For us, we have been nice for a really very long time. That is only a distinctive yr when now we have to remain related and provides ourselves an opportunity and simply have some life in a playoff sequence. Now we have an entire lot of confidence that we will beat anyone.”
When Curry spoke to reporters a short time later, he echoed the identical theme.
” Anyone that thinks I am OK with simply being on a median basketball group is insane. Take no matter I stated — I nonetheless stand on it — however that does not imply you are not in a scenario the place you are attempting to get higher and make applicable strikes that enable you try this. [Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy] is aware of that. We have talked about it. That is the expectation from me attempting to assist lead the group the place we need to go.”
Good on Curry for pushing again.
Any trades the Warriors make on the deadline are going to be across the margins, doubtless leaving an inconsistent Warriors group combating for one of many backside few playoff spots within the West. That stated, the group desires to win once more with Stephen Curry and will likely be trying to take some dwelling run swings this summer time.
