Klay Thompson Gets Honest About Warriors' Failures
There's no way around it, the Golden State Warriors were an incredibly disappointing team from start to finish last season. They barely made it out of the first round, had the worst championship team road record in NBA history, and lost in the second round. Klay Thompson hasn't said much about the failures, but he finally spoke up extensively.
Thompson was a guest on the newest episode of Podcast P, where he spoke thoroughly about the Warriors' struggles during the 2022-23 season.
"It was tumultuous at times," Klay said. It's hard going back-to-back man its' a whole different beast and I didn't have the greatest start to the year. We had a bumpy road, injuries plagued us a little bit but I'm still proud of the way we fought. We beat a tough Sacramento team, that was crazy last year!... They was loud, I haven't seen it that loud since Cleveland days, in 2016 in the finals...That Lakers series was tough, I didn't shoot the ball as well as I wanted to but you know ti's tough when Anthony Davis is down there at the rim...He just affects so many shots and LeBron is still doing his thing. I give the Lakers credit they played very well."
If anything, the struggles of last season have only motivated the Warriors even more for the upcoming season. According to Klay, the team is already in a group chat trying to set up mini-camps before the season starts - the perfect way to start out the season conditioned and in great shape.
"But I know Andrew, Steph, Dray, CP, and the rest of the guys are hungry, we're in our group chat right now trying to set up some mini-camps before the season but we're all on the same page," Klay said. "Like look, we got another ring in us and we expect to do it if we stay the course....So last year left a bad taste in my mouth but that's not the worst thing, now I"m hungrier than ever and I want to get back to that mountain top. 4 is cool, but why not get as many as you can get or at least attempt."
If there's one thing the Warriors absolutely need to do next season, it's start the year hot - the same way they did during their championship season.
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