Warriors' Draymond Inexperienced will get actual about dropping to Timberwolves with out Stephen Curry

Draymond Inexperienced and the Golden State Warriors noticed their season come to an finish after dropping 121-110 to the Minnesota Timberwolves in Recreation 5 on Wednesday night time. Nevertheless, this occurred to them with out their franchise star Stephen Curry.

Curry injured his hamstring in the course of the first half of Recreation 1 within the sequence. The hamstring pressure sidelined him via Video games 2 to five, successfully leaving the Warriors with out the guts of their offense.

Inexperienced mirrored on the sequence loss after Recreation 5. He stated the staff has been in conditions the place the opponent’s finest participant was damage, so he won’t consider the scenario relating to if Curry didn’t undergo his damage in the course of the sequence.

“On the flip aspect you possibly can’t say we might have received if Steph hadn’t received damage. No we have been on the opposite aspect of that. So respect it when it do not go your means… Sadly on this aspect luck wasn’t our aspect and Steph received damage… Take the nice with the dangerous. The Minnesota Timberwolves ended our season and beat us no matter who was on the ground,” Inexperienced stated.

What’s subsequent for Draymond Inexperienced, Warriors

Regardless of what Draymond Inexperienced says, it’s nonetheless a troublesome means for the Warriors to go with out having Stephen Curry on the court docket.

Because the Warriors’ star core of Curry, Inexperienced and Jimmy Butler III will get older, it’s clear that the staff’s title window is getting shorter with every passing yr. The staff’s possibilities towards the Timberwolves would have been higher if Curry was out there. As an alternative of their opponents placing a variety of defensive stress on your entire staff, their consideration would largely shift to Curry as it could have helped his teammates within the course of.

Nonetheless, Golden State cannot likelihood what occurred as they now enter the offseason with points to handle. With Curry’s absence, they went via intervals of inconsistent scoring and taking pictures as they may want a participant who will help orchestrate the offense whereas placing the ball within the hoop.

They’d additionally profit by pursuing veterans who can present steadiness and mentor the youthful gamers on the squad. Golden State has the star trio of Curry, Inexperienced and Butler underneath contract for 2 extra years. In different phrases, they have to do every thing potential to encompass them with the most effective expertise potential.