Stephen Curry on Warriors’ missed opportunities: ‘I’m not an idiot’

Stephen Curry hears the criticism. He just isn’t particularly interested in letting it define the final chapter of his Warriors career.

Speaking with NBC Sports Bay Area, Curry acknowledged that Golden State has had opportunities to improve the roster since its 2022 championship and that not everything has worked.

“I’m not an idiot,” Curry said. “I know what it means in the sense of that window we had where coming off of ‘22, there were opportunities to get better, add new talent, and some worked out, some didn’t.”

That’s about as direct as Curry gets. The Warriors have struggled to re-establish themselves as a championship favorite since that title run, and questions about whether the organization has done enough around Curry have followed them for years.

Curry understands why. “The jury is still out on how we end this entire journey with a competitive mindset,” he said.

But he also pushed back on the idea that Golden State’s recent seasons should be judged strictly through roster moves.

Curry pointed to injuries and availability, noting that he missed roughly half of last season and that the Warriors were still close to getting themselves into the postseason mix.

“We knew there’s never really going to be a scenario where you’re going to be in the favorites conversation from a championship-contending perspective,” Curry said.

Then came the part that probably best explains where his head is.

“I’ve had a really amazing career and journey. I want to win,” Curry said. “All the other chatter doesn’t necessarily matter to me in terms of how I grade our seasons.”

So, no, Curry isn’t pretending every Warriors move has worked. He’s also not interested in spending the rest of his career keeping score of who deserves the blame.