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With the Warriors possibly going to an end with them losing to Minnesota in the second round or the Warriors running it back with the same results next year being a 1st round or 2nd round exit, did GS leave a lot on the table when it comes to championships?

Warriors changed the NBA with Curry adding a different element with the 3 point shot and revolutionizing the NBA. The Warriors analytic style with the 3s has influenced other teams to shoot 3s too and Steve Kerr's motion offense was revolutionary.

At the same time, as great as GS is, they left a lot on the table when it comes to chips. A lot of this stems from Draymond who was a problematic player when it comes to his temperament & his attitude.

Draymond cost GS a chip in 2016 with the suspension, ran KD out of town and ran Jordan Poole out of town. Also, the organization had their faults by not making it work with Klay with his contract and demoting his role as he got older post ACL and Achilles injury.

And right now it seems problematic with whats going on with Jonathan Kuminga who's a young player with potential but the team is stifling him by lowballing him & not giving him an extension yet, demoting his role and now the team might lose him for nothing next season with him being a restricted free agent due to their incompetence of not finding a way for him to fit in this team.

GS won 4 chips with Curry, Kerr and that staff but they couldve won more. The team couldve realistically won 9 or 10 chips if Draymond wasnt so toxic & if the team punished him for his bad behavior and if the team knew how to deal with their own players.

Am I right about this team leaving a lot on the table when it comes to championships? Also, why haven't the media called out the organization problematic nature of how the team treats their own players which seems to me they've done a poor job treating their players right

Posted May 15, 2025, 4:34 PM UTC

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