“Warriors collective IQ has to improve a lot”: Steph Curry slams teammates for boneheaded decisions in Christmas Day loss to Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bucks

Samir Mehdi | 26/12/2020
"Warriors collective IQ has to improve a lot": Steph Curry slams teammates for boneheaded decisions in Christmas Day loss to Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bucks

Steph Curry admits that the Warriors are nowhere near a championship calibre team and that they need to work a lot to be one.

NBA Christmas Day features the league’s best and showcases the top tier talent the NBA has to offer. However, there was nothing to showcase for the Golden State Warriors during their blowout loss to the Milwaukee Bucks.

Despite Klay Thompson’s season ending injury, Steph Curry and the Warriors entered this season with championship aspirations. Unfortunately, the way that they have been playing would not even earn them a Playoff berth, let alone a top 4 seed.

The Warriors defense just could not contain Bucks star Khris Middleton as he exploded for 31 points to lead the Bucks to a victory.

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The Warriors lost 138-99 to the Bucks, with not a single Warrior scoring more than 20 points. Steph Curry led the team in scoring with 19 points, while shooting an abysmal 20% from beyond the arc.

Steph Curry talks about what Golden State can do to improve.

Steph Curry isn’t all that used to suffering blowout losses. After all, he led the Warriors to 5 straight NBA Finals berths. So talking about a loss as embarrassing as this one to the Bucks is new territory for the 2x MVP.

When asked about what have been the largest issues through the first two games, Curry said, “I mean, a lot. Our group’s collective IQ needs to get better.”

“We played two teams with championship aspirations. We understand that’s the level we need to get to and we are nowhere near that level. We need to win immediately.”

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Steph also talked about how he did not expect their season to start out as rough as it did. Two blowout losses to start the season is enough lower any team’s morale.

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Samir Mehdi

Samir Mehdi is a senior strategist for the NBA division at The Sportsrush. Ever since he was 13 years old, he’s been obsessed with the game of basketball. From watching Kobe Bryant’s highlights on YouTube to now, analyzing and breaking down every single game on League Pass, Samir’s passion for the game is unwavering. He's a complete basketball junkie who not only breaks down current games but also keenly watches ones from the 60s’ and 70s’ while also reading comprehensive books on the history of the league. Samir’s life revolves around basketball and he hopes that shows in his work. Aside from work, he loves to spend time in the gym and with his friends at social gatherings.

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