During the recent episode of the Hoop Collective, ESPN reporter Tim Bontemps said that the Golden State Warriors shouldn\u2019t make a trade by the deadline. He justified his opinion by saying that the team is not good enough to compete this year, and a trade cannot get them over the hump. Is he right? Let\u2019s talk about it.<\/p>\n
As of January 15th, the Golden State Warriors are sitting in the 12th spot in the Western Conference, tied with the Phoenix Suns. The Suns are going through their own drama right now, but it speaks volumes about how bad the Warriors are. Here is what Bontemps said,<\/p>\n
\u201cThe simple fact of the matter is it would be absolutely delusional for these Golden State veterans right now to be saying, hey, we got to make a move that will vault us into a championship contender. They\u2019re in 12th place in the West, despite the fact they got off to a 12-3 start. What is making a trade for Jimmy Butler<\/a> going to salvage this situation? They\u2019ve got to get better, they\u2019ve got to use these assets to be able to answer on what that will get them.\u201d<\/p>\n Bontemps also reminded us that even Steph Curry<\/a> didn\u2019t believe the Warriors were\u00a0good enough<\/a> at the beginning of the season. He said,<\/p>\n \u201cI think it was media day when Steph got asked about the team and said, well you know, we\u2019ve got a chance to be a relevant team. He didn\u2019t say we have a chance to be a championship team. He didn\u2019t say we have a chance to win the West. I think he\u2019s been pretty aware of the overall situation from the beginning.\u201d<\/p>\n