Steph claps back at internet doubters after Warriors trade comments

Steph claps back at internet doubters after Warriors trade comments originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

It’s been a hectic last 48 hours for the Warriors, between a disastrous loss to the Toronto Raptors on Monday and some unexpected comments from the pillars of the organizationto Wednesday’s not-so-great win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

In particular, the collective reluctance of Steph Curry, Draymond Green and Steve Kerr to potentially mortgage the Warriors’ future in a last ditch effort to win now has raised some eyebrows among fans and analysts.

But after Curry helped carry Golden State to one narrow 116-115 win in Minneapolisthe Warriors’ star guard explicitly rejected the public discourse surrounding the team’s recent statements.

“The 24-hour news cycle is funny at times,” Curry claimed in a postgame interview on ESPN’s “SportsCenter.” “No one is complacent here. No one is okay with just being average.

“All those Twitter fingers that have deals that we have to make, can we just kind of shut up a little bit and let us figure this out. We know we can be competitive. We showed that toughness tonight. It’s obviously every team is trying to find ways to get better. for us we’ve been good for a very long time. it’s just a unique year where we have to give ourselves a chance and just have some life in one playoff series. We have a whole lot confidence that we can beat anybody.”

After Monday’s more bleak outlook for the Warriors’ future, Curry’s insistence seems to show some added confidence after Wednesday’s much-needed win.

Golden State’s franchise cornerstone further elaborated on his thoughts on the franchise’s future in his postgame press conference, again dismissing the idea that he’s satisfied with his team right now.

“Anyone who thinks I’m okay with just being on an average basketball team is insane,” Curry told reporters. “Take what I said — I still stand by it — but that doesn’t mean you’re not in a situation where you’re trying to get better and take appropriate steps to help you do that. (Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy) knows that. We’ve talked about that. That’s the expectation from me, trying to lead the team where we want to go.”

Still, Curry continued to stress the Warriors’ need for patient consideration of any moves to avoid long-term damage to the franchise.

“Again, that doesn’t mean you’re reckless,” Curry concluded. “Whatever people’s definition of it is – that’s what I was talking about with ‘Twitter fingers’. Trading machines are fun, but what does it actually look like?”

So yeah, maybe that means fans should put the vending machines away for a while. But with NBA trade deadline just three weeks awayGolden State doesn’t have too much time to consider its future, both this season and beyond.

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