Curry not a #1 option on a chip team any longer

[Onus]

Steph carrying a lineup of Curry/Buddy/GP2/Gui/Looney

[Old_Blue]

OP, what compelled you to write this horse$hit of a thread?

[floppymoose]

If Steph holds this pace in the second half and playoffs…. WOW

i had seen what looked lime very clear signs of decline even last season, so i dont fault OP.

[ILOVEIT]

OP was wrong, I admit that, given a legit second star, Curry has enough left to get the job done.

[vvoland]

OP was wrong, I admit that, given a legit second star, Curry has enough left to get the job done.

Those pesky OPs.... But on a serious note, while the decline is real, it's not so far as to no longer be a legit #1. Glad we're all in agreement on that latter part.

[Old_Blue]

OP was wrong, I admit that, given a legit second star, Curry has enough left to get the job done.

THIS is how a real man acknowledges he effed up. No CDM_Stats random excuse that the opinion stated wasn't actually his but that of a guy sitting next to him. Huh? No Jester_ profanity laced rant punctuated by suggestions that vanilla cream occupies an unearned privileged place between two layers of chocolate cookie in an Oreo. I wonder if he also hates the peanut butter in Reese's butter cups? The only thing I might add, ILOVEIT, is style points for referring to yourself in the third person (though I personally would have chosen the "royal we" plural pronoun).

[Old_Blue]

OP, you need to spend the rest of the evening staring at your image in the mirror and asking him to change his ways.

[cpower]

I would say this - a 70% steph is easily good enough to be the #1 option on a chip team. He is that good. You just need to put the right piece around him....

[michaelm]

I would say this - a 70% steph is easily good enough to be the #1 option on a chip team. He is that good. You just need to put the right piece around him....

The GB have been arguing he couldn’t sustain his recent string of +30 point games. I thought the opposite, that he was managing over 30 points while not shooting all that well by his own standards, and if he has recovered from a thumb injury or whatever and the Magic game is an indication his shot is back then he might still be better than 70% of his peak.

[DonaldSanders]

I would say this - a 70% steph is easily good enough to be the #1 option on a chip team. He is that good. You just need to put the right piece around him....

The GB have been arguing he couldn’t sustain his recent string of +30 point games. I thought the opposite, that he was managing over 30 points while not shooting all that well by his own standards, and if he has recovered from a thumb injury or whatever and the Magic game is an indication his shot is back then he might still be better than 70% of his peak.

It drove me nuts watching people slander Steph while he played through a major thumb injury on his shooting hand (even some "Warrior" fans??!) but I knew Steph would be back with some crazy games like tonight.

56 points, and we don't win without him going crazy. He doesn't need a superteam, just a real #2 on his team and a healthy shooting hand.

And to anyone that has been doubting him... just stop. It's soooooo much more fun as a fan just to believe in him. He's your guy. You aren't getting another top 10 dynasty player in your lifetime. Enjoy and appreciate while you can. As long as Steph is on the court, I will continue to believe.

[Jester_]

OP, you need to spend the rest of the evening staring at your image in the mirror and asking him to change his ways.

lmao I literally logged on just to bump this thread, thank you

[vvoland]

I would say this - a 70% steph is easily good enough to be the #1 option on a chip team. He is that good. You just need to put the right piece around him....

The GB have been arguing he couldn’t sustain his recent string of +30 point games. I thought the opposite, that he was managing over 30 points while not shooting all that well by his own standards, and if he has recovered from a thumb injury or whatever and the Magic game is an indication his shot is back then he might still be better than 70% of his peak.

It drove me nuts watching people slander Steph while he played through a major thumb injury on his shooting hand (even some "Warrior" fans??!) but I knew Steph would be back with some crazy games like tonight.

56 points, and we don't win without him going crazy. He doesn't need a superteam, just a real #2 on his team and a healthy shooting hand.

And to anyone that has been doubting him... just stop. It's soooooo much more fun as a fan just to believe in him. He's your guy. You aren't getting another top 10 dynasty player in your lifetime. Enjoy and appreciate while you can. As long as Steph is on the court, I will continue to believe.

This is all very true and while I didn't think there was a ton of real doubt on this board in Steph, there was in the team, some of it deserved. And Steph didn't look thrilled the first 50 games; he looked helpless and hopeless and it was not easy to watch. It sure is easy now!

[Jester_]

OP was wrong, I admit that, given a legit second star, Curry has enough left to get the job done.

THIS is how a real man acknowledges he effed up. No CDM_Stats random excuse that the opinion stated wasn't actually his but that of a guy sitting next to him. Huh? No Jester_ profanity laced rant punctuated by suggestions that vanilla cream occupies an unearned privileged place between two layers of chocolate cookie in an Oreo. I wonder if he also hates the peanut butter in Reese's butter cups? The only thing I might add, ILOVEIT, is style points for referring to yourself in the third person (though I personally would have chosen the "royal we" plural pronoun).

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[Samurai]

56 points to me is at least adequate for someone who isn't a #1 option. A true #1 option on a chip team should be scoring 57.

[michaelm]

56 points to me is at least adequate for someone who isn't a #1 option. A true #1 option on a chip team should be scoring 57.

Quentin Post made a remark along these lines after asking if 56 points in a game was Curry’s best ever, which people on another forum weren’t sure was a joke. I am sure it was, the Dutch in my experience have a nice dry sense of humour.

[Twinkie defense]

Lol

[Bayside]

56 points to me is at least adequate for someone who isn't a #1 option. A true #1 option on a chip team should be scoring 57.

Quentin Post made a remark along these lines after asking if 56 points in a game was Curry’s best ever, which people on another forum weren’t sure was a joke. I am sure it was, the Dutch in my experience have a nice dry sense of humour.

That was funny. Post response to finding out it wasnt his highest scoring night, was "so he could have done better".Lol

[michaelm]

The GB have been arguing he couldn’t sustain his recent string of +30 point games. I thought the opposite, that he was managing over 30 points while not shooting all that well by his own standards, and if he has recovered from a thumb injury or whatever and the Magic game is an indication his shot is back then he might still be better than 70% of his peak.

It drove me nuts watching people slander Steph while he played through a major thumb injury on his shooting hand (even some "Warrior" fans??!) but I knew Steph would be back with some crazy games like tonight.

56 points, and we don't win without him going crazy. He doesn't need a superteam, just a real #2 on his team and a healthy shooting hand.

And to anyone that has been doubting him... just stop. It's soooooo much more fun as a fan just to believe in him. He's your guy. You aren't getting another top 10 dynasty player in your lifetime. Enjoy and appreciate while you can. As long as Steph is on the court, I will continue to believe.

This is all very true and while I didn't think there was a ton of real doubt on this board in Steph, there was in the team, some of it deserved. And Steph didn't look thrilled the first 50 games; he looked helpless and hopeless and it was not easy to watch. It sure is easy now!

This point was made by cpower on the GB, hard to go flat out at his age and with his achievements if the best prospect is barely making the play-in and then losing. Same is true of Green. With the advent of Jimmy they have more hope, perhaps unrealistic hope but we shall see. I do think the thumb thing was real though.

[superunknown]

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ehm ehm
what was it? "he's not a #1 option anymore on a chip team"? "the game is over" ? "no point to trade for another star, it doesn't make sense"?
any other take? anyone?

[warriorschamps]

Curry game is based on skill not athleticism. Honestly I can still see him playing at an elite level at 40 or 41 y/o. Similar how Lebron is still playing at an elite level at 40 y/o.