"I don't think I'm over that disappointment. You always wonder, what if, like had I not gotten hurt, had we won one more game in that second round and give me a chance to come back, had we not been chasing the last two months. As a player, you always think about that type of stuff. It motivates you to understand what you can do this year to put yourself in a better position."
"We were playing playoff basketball for three and a half months, and that's tough to do. I think it definitely caught up to us at the end. But I worry very little about an 82-game season because it gives us an opportunity to now have our team set and go about the season the right way."
Steph Curry's strained hamstring is fully healed, but he remains disappointed about missing playoff action and wonders how outcomes might have changed. The Warriors traded for Jimmy Butler and finished the prior regular season 23-7, but the heavy late-season sprint and extended playoff intensity contributed to fatigue. The core features older veterans—Curry (37), Butler (36) and Draymond Green (34)—requiring careful load management across the 82-game slate. The team seeks a balance between securing regular-season seeding and preserving players' health for postseason success while emphasizing improved preparation and team cohesion.
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