2023-07-19 14:42:00
Guest on the Dubs Talk Podcast, Warriors star point guard Stephen Curry spoke regarding the recent arrival of Chris Paul to the Golden State roster. For him, the team is still gaining experience and maturity following a failed 2022-23 Playoffs campaign.
Experience, Golden State does not lack. With their Big Three consisting of Klay Thompson, Stephen Curry and Draymond Green, the Bay Area franchise is already well off. But the disappointment of the final season led the franchise’s front office to revise its plans. Everything had started very badly last season in California with, we remember, a very big altercation between Draymond Green and… Jordan Poole even before the season started. Result of the races: a lackluster regular season with a 6th place then a premature exit from the road once morest the Lakers in the conference semi-finals. A great failure for the reigning champion.
No time to dither in San Francisco, Jordan Poole was then sent to the Wizards and veteran Suns point guard Chris Paul landed in the bay. At 38 and following 18 seasons in the league, Chris Paul gets a final challenge there to hope (finally) to win a championship ring. But this arrival also reflects Golden State’s desire to stabilize its bench when Steph is not on the floor, which was not really the case with a Jordan Poole who was a little too “crazy” and not manager enough in the lead. during the last season. 180° turn therefore with the arrival of Chris Paul to relieve Steph Curry in the lead.
Guest in the podcast Dubs TalkBaby Face spoke regarding the arrival of Chris Paul, without forgetting the departure of Poole for DC:
“It’s regarding adapting to reality, isn’t it? I hate that we lost Jordan Poole, and I hate it even more that we didn’t reach our full potential last year. Every team has to find a way to improve, that’s why these changes have been made”
“But I like the direction we’re going, the pieces fit together well and we have a lot of different looks for our rotation. We’re a bit more mature in terms of experience and I think that’s the way to win in the NBA.”
Golden State is therefore betting on an unchanged framework that has known everything and above all won everything to hope to win a (last?) Ring, adding in the equation a CP3 still as agile and efficient in the lead. The Poole “problem” and the Green questioning resolved, the Warriors can now look forward to next season with serenity. It remains to be seen whether this bet on stability and experience will be the right one.
Source : The Dubs Talk Podcast, Bleacher Report
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