Even if “the puzzle does not fit together” and Golden State has a negative record (10v-12d), Steve Kerr has decided to maintain his confidence in his historic five, NBA champion in 2022.
“It's something more global, and I think with Draymond's suspension, we didn't really get a chance to see this group in the first quarter of the season.” defends the Warriors coach. “It’s a weird year. There have been a lot of changes. I'm going to give this group another chance and we'll see how it goes. »
The answer is one more defeat, with 29 lost balls, and a foul by Draymond Green on Chet Holmgren which is very costly since the Thunder rookie scores his three shots to send everyone into overtime. However, Steve Kerr had warned his players: “You have to make mistakes, but you have to be careful. You have to make a mistake when catching the ball, not when shooting”. And Draymond Green did the opposite…
Stephen Curry is fed up with talking
What is just as worrying as the 29 lost balls is this inability to hold a gap. Two weeks ago, the Warriors led by 18 points against this same Thunder, and they had already lost in overtime. This time, they were up to 14 points ahead…
“This is the current model…” regrets Steve Kerr. “But I saw this same group win a title a year and a half ago. They are champions. But they don't play like one. I don't coach like one. We must find a solution. »
Same speech from Stephen Curry, who has not had much to reproach himself for since the start of the season. Except that the All-Star point guard is really starting to get annoyed. “I don't know, but we're going to have to find a solution and stop talking about it… Otherwise, we're going to start the next year with the same problems. I'm tired of talking about it. »
Klay Thompson 'will never lose faith in this group'
For Steve Kerr, this group can regain their lost title in 2023. “We have enough to win a title. I believe it. But we just have to stop losing balls and making mistakes, because we will continue to lose. »
Singled out, Klay Thompson was quite good against the Thunder, and like Steve Kerr, he still believes in it. “We’re going to watch the video and we’re going to learn from it. And we are going to do exactly what we said: finish the matches well. As we did over the last decade” he recalls. “We play well, and there are a lot of things we do well… Until the last ten minutes… I will never lose faith in this group. We've been through too many battles together. I will never lose faith. Never. Never. Never. Never lose faith. »
