Stephen Curry is the heart and soul of the Golden State Warriors. And even though heās had plenty of help from Draymond Green and Klay Thompson, no one can deny that the Dubs were, are, and will always be his team.
Thatās why some of his critics tried to look down on him by stating that he had never won an NBA Finals MVPtrophy. Andre Iguodala and Kevin Durant earned those honors in their three championshipruns, even though Steph also played out of his mind.
Notably, Iguodalaās Finals MVP award has always been a subject of debate among NBA Fans. Thatās why JJ Redick couldnāt avoid asking Steph about his true feelings aboutnot winning the award back in 2015.
NBA News: Stephen Curry Opens Up On His Finals MVP Snub
āI feel like I deserve that for sure because when you get into the Finals you donāt understand the magnitude of the narrative,ā Curry said on āThe Old Man & The Treeā. āThereās no better lesson than being in it. And so, that two weeks felt like an eternity. From game one winning in overtime and Kyrie getting hurt to game two, the no Dellevedova experience.ā
āThat started the narrative of our whole back and forth,ā Steph added.āBron was playing out of his mind. Then we go to Cleveland, weāre down 2-1, itās like youāre comparing my stats to other Finals MVPs. They get to Gave 4, 5, 6, and we win three in a row and win the series and Andre and his defense and his presence.ā
āBut the power of the narrative is justā¦ it can distract you from what the actual goal is,ā Curry continued.āI felt like weāre not winning the Finals if Iām not playing the way Iām playing and weāre not winning the Finals unless Andre did what he did. So, we both thought we deserved it. But it never dawned on me that I wouldnāt have another opportunity to get one or the fact that he didnāt deserve it.ā
At the end of the day, winning the NBA championship is all that matters. But now that Steph is also a Finals MVP, his haters have now run out of ammo forever. What are they going to say about him now?
