Anonymous NBA coach oddly compares Warriors to a fading rock band originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
Steph Curry and the warriors still believe they can produce hit records.
But one anonymous NBA coach wonders if the Golden State The rock and roll band is past its prime.
“I was thinking about it the other day,” the coach told Steve Bulpett of Heavy Sports earlier this week (Thanks to The Dunk Central). “They’re like those rock and roll bands that are always on tour. They still have their lead singer, and he can still do a good job. But they’re not the same band they used to be, and they haven’t had a hit in a few years.
“This championship that they won against Boston …it now feels like a lifetime achievement award. They had the experience and professionalism, and Boston wasn’t ready to deal with that yet.
For the better part of a decade, Curry and the Warriors were the biggest spectacle in the NBA, drawing massive crowds to every stadium they visited.
Golden State remains a star attraction in the NBA thanks to Curry, but the franchise is on the verge of mediocrity.
After a dynastic run that saw the Warriors win four NBA titles in eight years, capped by their improbable 2022 championship, they fell to the The Los Angeles Lakers in the second round of the 2023 NBA playoffs and lost to the Sacramento Kings in the 2024 Western Conference playoff tournament.
The Warriors’ fortunes may not improve in the upcoming 2024-25 NBA season, with the franchise icon Klay Thompson leaves for the Dallas Mavericks.
Buddy Hield, Kyle Anderson and De’Anthony Melton have been added to the group, but they may not be enough to get the Warriors back into the NBA title race.
But Curry, who signed a one-year, $62.6 million contract extension for the 2026-27 season, Marcus Thompson II of The Athletic recently said that the goal is always to win.
Whether or not the Warriors will be able to achieve that goal remains to be seen.
But in the eyes of at least one NBA coach, the Warriors’ winning days are behind them.
