Stephen A. doesn’t think the Warriors can stay relevant without Steph Curry 👀 | First Take
Stephen A. Smith and Tim Legler debate whether the Golden State Warriors can look to stay relevant without their star player, Stephen Curry on the court.
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This is why Steph is the MVP.
I agree
Jordan Poole will step up he’s a Certified Stepper
Trade draymond and they have a chance
More disrespect to Wiggins. He has been the second best player by far on the team for a long time.
Both ends of the floor.
He is shooting 45 percent from 3 for the love of God. He is the most efficient shooter on the team and perhaps best defender with Draymond.
They never learn
I think warriors have a chance kuminga will elevate and if klay and Poole stay consistent then they got a chance
It’s like the bulls, they haven’t been relevant since the 90’s
So now that steph is out for a while why isn't draymond green's name being mentioned as part of the support team for the Warriors. You guys seem to mention Jordan Poole, Clay Thompson, Andrew Wiggins but no mention of Draymond Green and what he needs to do to contribute to the loss of steph. Where's the criticism for Draymond.
they will figure out
Poole is a below average NBA player getting 140m
Lets see what Klay “I’m a top 75 player” Thompson can do as a number 1 option.
All I know is that Wiggins is showing more and more why he deserved more money than Poole. Most underapreciated player on that roster
The young guys are not playing well. They are still too green. The road record reflects that. I grossly overestimated how good they could be this year. Man…..aside from kuminga, the rest of the young guys really missed their mark this year……
i don't understand why the emoji is @ the end of the take, i have never watched a warriors game that didn't include steph curry. i will never watch a warriors game that doesn't include steph curry. steph curry IS the warriors. there's no debate about that.
Big surprise the 🤡 SAS doesn’t believe in them . Same guy that said trade Klay now he’s cheerleading for him smh
That’s why he’s top ten all time
Don't worry Draymonds 2 points a game will make up for Steph being injured
The Warriors are at a really tough spot. Thompson will never be that good as he was before his major injuries. He will be able to score constantly 15-20 points, maybe one or two breakthrough performances but that's it. No leading power like Curry. But thats not the only issue: Green is detoriating very slowly, he has almost totally given up scoring. The "new prospects" are not achieving the approriate level: Poole was crowned the future player of GSW, however he is not getting better than last year. Kuminga was a huge prospect, but got worse this season, Iguala, Wiseman and Wiggins are injoured. In my opinion with Curry they can get no 5 or 6 in the West. I think with them it does not really matter if they start on the NO1 spot after the regular season or the NO6, it all depends whether the team is healthy with all of them scoring.
Wiggins has been their second best player by far soooo
Even if Steph was healthy, they're not beating a healthy Milwaukee team who are bigger than them. My Clippers have their own issues with staying healthy.
I miss listening to Tim legler
Warriors without Curry is like an army of cavalier without Commander in the ferocious war
If Steph is out, Warriors can really fall off from the standings. Worse than the Lakers which already feels insulting…😂
1. Milwaukee Bucks
2. LA Clippers
3. Boston Celtics
4. Brooklyn Nets
5. Phoenix Suns
I think New Orleans and Memphis with their lack of deep playoff experience will falter when we get to May.
Reminds me of the 2015 Hawks, 2017 Celtics, 2018 Raptors, 2021 Jazz & Sixers, and 2022 Suns. Looking like weak and vulnerable #1 seeds. Experience is going to matter at the end. It's only December, folks. Relax. Don't jump on that Pelicans/Grizzlies bandwagon yet.
Karma for hitting Macus Smhat in the nutz😹😹😹
Does Draymond ever get held accountable for his contributions or lack thereof? He scored a whopping 1 point last night. But that’s okay right because they don’t need to score?
What a dirty play to injure Curry… some bs from a joke of a team the pacers
Curry is a shooter and if the 3's aren't falling it's going to be a long night. Sometimes they get frustrated and unravel. Teams know what they do and know how to defend them better.
They dont miss you till y9ur gone.
he makes teams have to communicate like never done ever in this league, that’s the importance of steph curry – Tim Legler
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It’s over without steph curry Steve Kerr have to do a better job evaluate player Jordan poole make a lot turnover in critical moments
It's the lack of understanding how to go forward without Steph being in the game that Draymond doesn't understand. If you look at the last two years, when Steph's not playing Draymond find a way to exit the game. Last night he forced the Officials to kick him out, which didn't help the team. They could have had a better chance but he acted like a four year old without thinking about the team. He has always been a problem and no one has addressed this dude's attitude or commitment to the team as a whole.
Ppl saying that the eastern conference is the best now, Western conference is stacked, better than the east
Um. Wiggins? SAS just doesn't know who's on the Warriors roster.
smh
Pacers need to tank for victor
This guy is the biggest flip flopper ever. Stephen A. Stfu
These media houses never talk about Golden State unless it’s something negative. They blew out the Celtics in a finals rematch and got absolutely no coverage. It seems like a conspiracy at this point
I prefer Tim leg take over jj reddick any day of the week dude is a basketball savant but I have a question with curry out we assume klay will step up I’m surprised no one is calling for draymond to step up as well.
curry was the reason they won the chip last year and he is the reason why they got as many wins as they do this year. they are nothing without him. the warriors young bloods have been a bust. they should of never have let GP3 and otto porter leave. those 2 were critical to their defense