The Golden State Warriors had Baron Davis over for a pre-game interview before they took on the Chicago Bulls. Davis there had a long conversation with NBC Bay Area and had a lot of things to say.
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The most notable thing Davis said was that the 2006-07 ‘We Believe’ Warriors can give the 2016-17 Warriors a run for their money in a 7-game series.
“They got some firepower. We ain’t gonna fold, though,” Davis said.
“The thing is, we’re not going to try and punk them, you know what I mean? We’re just going to play them hard… I think we were more athletic, scrappier and we could actually match up with them. Like I said they had a great team defense. So we would have some issues figuring out where the mismatches were, but we were more pick-and-roll and iso-oriented.
“I like Al Harrington with Draymond Green one-on-one. I like myself posting up anybody on that team. We can post too. It would be interesting. It would be a hell of a series,” the ex-Warriors player added.
While this is a very Baron Davis-like thing to say, this statement might not hold its ground if ever implemented practically.
“It’s going to go seven games.”
Baron Davis tells @DWRIGHTWAY1 the “We Believe” Warriors could hang with the 2017 Steph-KD squad in a hypothetical series (via @kendra__andrews)https://t.co/1saiySkHK6 pic.twitter.com/T85k9YG5Qp
— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) March 29, 2021
While the We Believe Warriors managed to pull off a great upset by taking down #1 seeded Mavericks in the first round, the 2016-17 Warriors were a different beast altogether.
But Davis’ comments managed to reach Stephen Curry’s ears. Curry had a sensational return to the basketball court. After being out for 5 games with a bruised tailbone, he made his return tonight against the Bulls. Scoring 32 points in 30 minutes, while grabbing 5 rebounds and dishing 6 assists, it was almost like the Chef did not miss a beat.
After the game, Curry was asked to share his thoughts on the statement Davis had made.
Steph on Baron Davis saying We Believe would beat the champion Warriors with KD: “I expect nothing less from BD … BD was nice. Don’t get me wrong. BD was nice. But he probably wouldn’t be a good GM if he thinks that.”
— Marcus Thompson (@ThompsonScribe) March 30, 2021
While the 2006-07 Warriors pulled off one of the bigger upsets of recent times, they are no match for the KD-Steph Warriors. Curry knows that, and so does anyone who watches basketball.
