{"id":574399,"date":"2023-05-13T10:48:21","date_gmt":"2023-05-13T07:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/warriors-head-into-uncertain-offseason-but-stephen-curry-remains-as-determined-as-ever-video\/"},"modified":"2023-05-13T10:48:21","modified_gmt":"2023-05-13T07:48:21","slug":"warriors-head-into-uncertain-offseason-but-stephen-curry-remains-as-determined-as-ever-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/warriors-head-into-uncertain-offseason-but-stephen-curry-remains-as-determined-as-ever-video\/","title":{"rendered":"#Warriors head into uncertain offseason, but Stephen Curry remains as determined as ever [Video]"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>LOS ANGELES \u2014 Stephen Curry sat on the Warriors\u2019 bench, legs aching and mind finally beginning to settle on the reality of the night \u2014 no <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> to June, no pointing at a ring finger to a shell-shocked crowd.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, it was the up-and-down roar of the Crypto.com Arena crowd <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nba-playoffs-lakers-become-first-west-team-to-eliminate-warriors-in-steve-kerr-era-044538434.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:finally able to celebrate a deep playoff run;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp yahoo-link\">finally able to celebrate a deep playoff run<\/a> with their Los Angeles Lakers in a venue outside of a Disney-sanctioned bubble in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The champions ran out of time, out of bodies and out of answers in their <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a>-ending, season-ending <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nba\/golden-state-warriors-los-angeles-lakers-2023051213\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:122-101 Game 6 loss;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">122-101 Game 6 loss<\/a> to the Lakers on Friday night.<\/p>\n<p>It was over before LeBron James had his best <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> of the playoffs, putting the finishing touches on what Anthony Davis and others started.<\/p>\n<p>It was over before Austin Reaves <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/austin-reaves-last-basket-period-050300552.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:heaved a last-second half-court shot;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp yahoo-link\">heaved a last-second half-court shot<\/a> to send the crowd into halftime delirium.<\/p>\n<p>It was over before the weary champs walked into the building, hoping to find a signature night somewhere in that locker room to push the series to a decisive seventh game.<\/p>\n<p>It was likely over <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:4;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/draymond-green-punching-jordan-poole-strained-any-equity-he-built-with-the-warriors-191717782.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:in the preseason;cpos:4;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp yahoo-link\">in the preseason<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The evening seemed to encapsulate their entire season: Absorbing an early blow in the opening minutes, clawing back to respectability, then taking another shot before teetering on the edge of all-out disaster.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, it was clear the champions ran out of gas as Curry \u2014 the best conditioned athlete in the NBA, by all accounts \u2014 was worn down by the relentless Lakers, shooting just 25.6% from 3-point range in the last three games of this series.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 874px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:70%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry reacts after losing to the Los Angeles Lakers during the Western Conference semifinal series at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on May 12, 2023. (Kevork Djansezian\/Getty Images)\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/tQpFG8UZ0UOoYzge4buvDg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04NzQ-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_yahoo_sports_800\/3f053de7fc36da58d537ad801dcc345c\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry reacts after losing to the Los Angeles Lakers during the Western Conference semifinal series at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on May 12, 2023. (Kevork Djansezian\/Getty Images)\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/tQpFG8UZ0UOoYzge4buvDg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04NzQ-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_yahoo_sports_800\/3f053de7fc36da58d537ad801dcc345c\" class=\"caas-img\"><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry reacts after losing to the Los Angeles Lakers during the Western Conference semifinal series at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on May 12, 2023. (Kevork Djansezian\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The night illustrated the underrated quality of this Warriors bunch for their entire run to date. Branded as front-runners who can outshoot and out-talent opponents, they are the most resilient bunch this league has had to offer in decades.<\/p>\n<p>Worn down by internal forces in and out of the locker room, they\u2019ve pulled off improbable comebacks time after time, snatching momentum from teams and confidence out of opposing buildings.<\/p>\n<p>The 3-1 jokes from 2016 are all well and good, but they pulled out of a 3-1 hole right before that, and even in the years they fell short, they gave the eventual winners all they could handle.<\/p>\n<p>This was the first year the final was decisive and left no doubt on the damage that was done \u2014 and the work yet to be done if this run is to extend beyond the present.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI left my guys in the locker room and you could see the looks in their eyes, just the combination of fatigue and dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointment,\u201d Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. \u201cAnd they think at the same time, just a level of you know we really gave it a push. They\u2019re champions for a reason.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They looked exhausted \u2014 even more exhausted than their 2019 season, their last with Kevin Durant. During that run, Kerr admitted to organizational fatigue reminiscent of \u201cThe Last Dance\u201d Chicago Bulls. He made no such statement this time around, believing there\u2019s more winning around the corner.<\/p>\n<p>Curry\u2019s slender shoulders had more responsibility on them than any other through this run, and it wasn\u2019t like he wasn\u2019t up to task. He had to rally the team together after Draymond Green\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:5;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/draymond-green-punching-jordan-poole-strained-any-equity-he-built-with-the-warriors-191717782.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:incident;cpos:5;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp yahoo-link\">incident<\/a> with Jordan Poole in training camp, manage his own injuries that caused him to miss a chunk of time and handle the long absence of Andrew Wiggins. The usual task of defending a title came second to putting out fires in different rooms in a very decorated home.<\/p>\n<p>The fact many were afraid to write this team off despite what our eyes told us says everything about the worldwide respect and fear for what Curry can do nightly, weekly, every June.<\/p>\n<p>This team won nine road games and hardly anyone would fix their mouths aloud to bet against him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we found ourselves down the stretch and in the first round of the playoffs,\u201d Kerr said. \u201cAnd to be fair, I think this team probably, ultimately, maxed out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One could surmise he and James swapped narratives and realities in this series: James was the man who had strength in numbers, while Curry was the one who stood alone.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 899px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:72%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James controls the ball against Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry in the first half of Game 6 of a Western Conference semifinals series at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on May 12, 2023. (Keith Birmingham\/MediaNews Group\/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images)\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/PSqB_6j4SV7i8igJH64P8g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04OTk-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_yahoo_sports_800\/d17614fab0f9a2fab344ab5a67b9efd4\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James controls the ball against Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry in the first half of Game 6 of a Western Conference semifinals series at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on May 12, 2023. (Keith Birmingham\/MediaNews Group\/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images)\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/PSqB_6j4SV7i8igJH64P8g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04OTk-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_yahoo_sports_800\/d17614fab0f9a2fab344ab5a67b9efd4\" class=\"caas-img\"><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James controls the ball against Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry in the first half of Game 6 of a Western Conference semifinals series at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on May 12, 2023. (Keith Birmingham\/<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> Group\/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>While it\u2019s doubtful Curry will get the grace James had, he can certainly take a page from James \u2014 who presses the buttons of authority around him, seeking more help, more stars and if that plan doesn\u2019t work, pressing the big, red eject button to start it all over.<\/p>\n<p>James accepts nothing, even if his hands are on the throttle, and sooner or later, ownership and management capitulates to make moves. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:6;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nba-playoffs-how-lakers-gm-rob-pelinka-navigated-help-around-lebron-james-anthony-davis-is-paying-off-061248904.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Those moves have put the Lakers in an unlikely position;cpos:6;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp yahoo-link\">Those moves have put the Lakers in an unlikely position<\/a> to advance to the NBA Finals after a 2-10 start, should the game and title-worthy Denver Nuggets succumb to the Lakers\u2019 pressures in the Western Conference finals.<\/p>\n<p>Davis is a Laker because of James, and Davis was the best player in the series, a two-way force to take pressure off James so he could apply his own in fits and spurts.<\/p>\n<p>Curry\u2019s splash brother, Klay Thompson, left him feeling like an only child after his own disastrous series. Thompson, who\u2019s up for an extension this summer, missed open shot after open shot \u2014 with his legs looking dead after playing every other day for nearly a month now.<\/p>\n<p>And that doesn\u2019t miraculously heal itself with a summer off and more age coming. Same with Green, who wants to be a Warrior \u201cfor life\u201d and has his own potential free agency to consider this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Poole\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:7;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/warriors-standout-jordan-poole-finalizing-140-million-extension-175827789.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:big deal;cpos:7;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp yahoo-link\">big deal<\/a> doesn\u2019t even begin until next season, but his struggles in the playoffs, particularly in this series where he had all the runway to make things his own, can\u2019t be ignored. His future should at least be on the table if the Warriors are serious about maintaining a standard built on Curry\u2019s sweat equity.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps four titles is enough for Warriors owner Joe Lacob, who has financial decisions to make not just on the roster but with chief executive decision-maker Bob Myers, who\u2019ll be a free agent of his own this summer.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s easy to understand the Warriors being high off their own supply coming into the season, as they refused to leverage their younger pieces for proven vets to fortify themselves in the effort to repeat.<\/p>\n<p>Little did they know the Western Conference would shake out the way it has, where it certainly appears the field was wide open for whomever had the gumption to make moves for the now as opposed to being infatuated with the future.<\/p>\n<p>And with a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:8;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-nbas-new-cba-agreement-151410454.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:more restrictive luxury-tax threshold;cpos:8;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp yahoo-link\">more restrictive luxury-tax threshold<\/a> that will prevent big-spending teams from going deeper into their coffers, it\u2019ll be harder to maintain, let alone improve with vets who want to be paid for what they\u2019ve done and what they still hope to do.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not a championship team,\u201d Kerr said. \u201cYou know, if we were, we\u2019d be moving on. So you can look at the year and in total and see all the ups and downs, and there\u2019s all kinds of stuff that went on and adversity that hit, but a group stayed together and competed together and made a pretty good run.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They did it on Curry\u2019s back, with <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:9;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nba-playoffs-stephen-currys-historic-50-piece-silences-doubters-with-warriors-lakers-nostalgic-matchup-looming-020814901.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:his historic 50-point game;cpos:9;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp yahoo-link\">his historic 50-point game<\/a> against Sacramento powering them to the second round. As he approaches 36 years old for next season\u2019s playoff run, his greatness demands his organization match it \u2014 with no vice other than winning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s the expectation,\u201d Curry told Yahoo Sports after his news conference. \u201cWith the way the season ended out, it\u2019s frustrating but also an opportunity to understand that can be corrected.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrying to win a championship, being serious about it. If we\u2019re not doing that, then that\u2019s when questions start to come up. You can\u2019t win it every year, but you wanna be in the position to be serious contenders. Final eight, you can retool and be back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Final eight would be cause for celebration for plenty of franchises. At one point, it was the case for the Warriors.<\/p>\n<p>But the final eight ain\u2019t good enough now, and Curry may have to roar to have his presence felt.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m active, always am,\u201d Curry told Yahoo Sports. \u201cJust not loud about it, but I always am.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That sprawling building on the water in San Francisco wouldn\u2019t exist without his wizardry, or Green or Thompson \u2014 without Kerr and Myers, too. It\u2019s easy to think organizations win championships, but this uniqueness can\u2019t be bottled up, sold or duplicated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, the clock is ticking,\u201d Green said. \u201cI think you know when you have so much success, then people start like getting, really put you on that clock. For us, we don\u2019t pay attention to the clock. We just work and try to win every year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One image endures from Friday night, when Curry kept dribbling and probing, trying to find an opening among the Lakers&#8217; defense determined to stop him. The Warriors were down big, but you couldn\u2019t tell by the way Curry was going for it.<\/p>\n<p>Never did he look so fatigued, yet so determined to make something happen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s a great way to put it,\u201d Curry told Yahoo Sports. \u201cThat\u2019s the best way to put it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span>Originally published <\/span><time class=\"caas-attr-meta-time\" datetime=\"2023-05-13T07:48:21.000Z\">May 13, 2023 at 3:48 PM<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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