Stephen Curry Injured in Warriors' Disappointing Loss to Houston Rockets

This may be a turning point for the Golden State Warriors. After a super disappointing loss to the Houston Rockets (who were without Kevin Durant) on Wednesday night, the team is now 10–10. Steve Kerr called them an “average” team. 

The one hope they have of not being "average" is that Stephen Curry is still a top-10 player in the league. And that is where the problem lies. Curry got hurt in the fourth quarter of the Warriors vs. the Rockets game and wasn't able to finish the game.

They are calling his injury a quad contusion, but any injury to Curry isn't ideal. Especially because the Warriors can't afford to lose him for any amount of games; that means they will be careful with this injury, regardless of how severe it may be.

Jimmy Butler said it best. If the Warriors are forced to play without Curry for some games, they will have to be “near perfect” just to compete. Their current roster just isn’t good enough. Even with Jimmy Butler able to slide into the alpha dog role, the rest of the Warriors' role players haven't shown the ability to step up in the absence of the team’s stars.

So will this Curry injury force the Warriors to look in the mirror? Obviously, they wouldn’t be able to compete with the best in the West without him, but if Curry misses significant time and the team goes on another losing stretch, will the Warriors hit the panic button?

Regardless of what happens with Curry, one thing is clear. This current Warriors team just isn’t talented enough. Maybe this Curry injury will light a fire under the front office and make them start looking into trades to improve the roster.