Placed in the top tier of the Western Conference, the Warriors have however shown some notable shortcomings since the start of the season. Stephen Curry spoke without filter on the most blatant, which may take time to be fixed!
For the time being, they can already be satisfied with not having fallen behind their main competitors in the West. Certainly 7th in their conference, the Warriors (2-1) simply see the Blazers and the Jazz ahead of them in terms of balance sheet. Suffice to say that they should have no trouble catching up on them in the coming weeks, even if everything is not yet perfect on the floor. Far from it, by the way.
Steph Curry’s strong message for the Warriors bench
Executioners of the Kings this Sunday, the men of Steve Kerr however complicated the task, they who led by 19 points at the end of the 3rd quarter. Weighed down by a bench picking up the last minutes, Steph Curry and his teammates therefore had to work hard to get the victory. No question, however, for the Chief to shoot the young substitutes, in remarks reported by Jack Winter for ClutchPoints :
It’s one of the areas of progression for young players, who must understand how hard it is to win in this league. It can come off as easy sometimes, but it’s the result of over a decade of hard work and rehearsal. It’s very hard to win in this league, and to keep it going. 48 minutes is a long time. You have to be aware of it in order to understand it and learn from it.
Unlike their ultra-experienced major five, the Dubs have to deal with a bench of 23 years of average age. No wonder, therefore, that he is sometimes guilty of big swings in concentration, no offense to a reassembled Steve Kerr after that displayed against Sacramento. Steph, on the other hand, is therefore more conciliatory with his young partners, who have also shown great things according to him:
There are a lot of positives to take away tonight. They showed what they were capable of in the second quarter. They will be able to see what they have done well on video, but you have to be able to maintain this level throughout a match, and night after night. We could have the best rotation in the league, but for that, we have to earn this status, and we are going to have to go through this process to obtain it.
Sure of the strength of its starting lineup, Golden State will indeed have to hope for a rapid improvement in its young shoots to defend its title as long as possible. These will already have a lot to do in the coming days, with two shocks against the Suns and the Heat. A similar relaxation on their part, and their next opponents will certainly not give them any gifts!
As a good leader of the Warriors, Stephen Curry refuses to weigh down the young substitutes of the team, still guilty of a big slump against the Kings. A speech that will undoubtedly allow its targets to gain confidence for the future!
