At the Warriors media day, Steph Curry wasn’t throwing out any grand plans like win a title or make a deep run, his focus was on staying relevant.
“I think we’re in a position where we can be a relevant team early and give ourselves a chance to compete,” Curry said via Anthony Slater. “Then assess where we are.”
Interestingly, Curry also offered up this thought unprompted, “I’m coming into this training camp with an open mind of how we’re supposed to play. I know there’s a Warrior mentality and culture of how we do things, there’s a system that we’ve run for a decade-plus that has worked. It doesn’t necessarily mean that’s how this team needs to play. We have to have antennas up and an openness to accept what this team’s strengths are, what our weaknesses are and kind of lean into those.”
Ask any NBA fan and they’ll tell you that the Warriors may struggle this season, and they certainly haven’t assembled a championship-caliber team.
But, that was the same narrative around the team in 2022 and look what happened there.
This time, Golden State are without one of their key veterans in Klay Thompson, but Curry has confidence in new additions Buddy Hield, Kyle Anderson and De’Anthony Melton.
“All three guys we brought in all are veterans,” Curry said. “Established veterans that know how to play the game. Good pieces that you need to be a championship-type team. Does that mean we’re there? I don’t know.”
As per, Curry also stuck to his ‘Warrior for life’ spiel, but used the word relevant once more.
“It always has been and still is a goal of mine to be a Warrior for life, to stay competitive throughout that process,” Curry said. “I’m very confident in the fact of being here and being a relevant winning team is possible. Until I’m proven otherwise, that’s the way I’m moving forward.”
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