Without Curry, the Warriors continued their dismal defeat. Facing the powerful and ferocious Grizzlies, the Warriors lost only 28 points. Although Morant did not play, the previous record of the "No Mo Bear" was as high as 17 wins and 2 losses, surpassing the peak winning percentage of the 96 Bulls and 16 Warriors. So it's not surprising that the Warriors lost to such a team by 28 points.
After losing six of their last seven games, the Warriors continued to dive into the playoffs. Currently, the Warriors are third in the West with 48 wins and 28 losses, five wins ahead of the seventh-place Timberwolves in the West. Considering the team still has 6 regular season games left, they could theoretically still be at risk of becoming a play-off.
However, Curry's old money is indeed rich, and the Warriors will most likely easily advance to the playoffs. But with their current state and strength performance, they really stepped into the playoffs, and whether they face the Jazz, Nuggets or Lone Rangers in the first round, I am afraid that they will suffer a lot of impact.
It's only when the tide recedes that you know who's swimming naked; it's only when Curry's absence that you know who the Warriors are. The Warriors who lost Curry were defeated and went from being champions to being bullied into a fish-belly team. Statistics show that in the last two seasons, when Curry played, the Warriors' winning rate was 64.6%, ranking fourth in the league in the same period; while when Curry was absent, the Warriors' winning rate was only 23.8%, ranking second from the bottom in the league.
With successive fiascos and victories fading away, the team's veteran Iguodala has also publicly criticized and blamed the warriors' management.' This season, the Warriors management has been practicing a two-line plan, they have worked hard to build a team around Curry to compete for the championship, once won the second best record in the West; but on the other hand, the Warriors are trying to cultivate future assets, so that many young people play frequently and bear the pressure to make progress.
But Iguodala believes that fish and bear paws have always been incompatible. The Warriors' operations are a bit disrespectful to the older generation of players before them. 'I don't think you're creating a good training environment for a new generation of players, but putting hope and pressure on their shoulders now will force them to face things they shouldn't face at this age.'
Of course, for the Warriors, the current regular season win-loss value is not very large. When Curry returns, how far the Warriors can go is their truest goal and value.