ILOVEIT wrote:So you DO think he's still a top ten player and he DOES have the stamina at 36 to lead a solid/good team to a chip without another super star? Can't have it both ways.
I think he's a top 10 player, but clearly on the edge there with this season's down performance. The question is what he'd look like with a real #2 option. I think he'd look a lot better, and we'd worry less about his off nights, which all players have I don't think he needs a super star teammate like Luka, but if he had another top 20 guy alongside him like AD or Kyrie you'd see a different level of Curry.
No other star I watch gets doubled out to half court like Curry frequently does (obviously not every game, and the Lakers didn't play him like that, but he did have a bad shooting night). So the defense definitely reacts to Curry like he's a top 10 guy, though obviously part of the doubling strategy is that the rest of the Warriors stink.
I think it's fair for anyone to question whether an almost 37 year old can be the #1 on a title team (he will be 37 before the playoffs). That premise itself is questionable, but I think Curry could do it, only with a
significantly better team, one we'll almost surely never see. It would need to be a very strong supporting cast. I just think you personally are the wrong guy to call him out, given your very poor and incorrect history regarding Steph.
If Curry can't will a Warriors team past Toronto, then give me a fricken break. In losses like that he DID have help in Adrew Wiggins. IF Curry is still a dominant top 10 player he should be lighting the net on fire in the big games. He's not. Not his fault, he's just much older. I'm just calling it like it is. Don't get your panties in a bunch.
Using random regular season games as a barometer is how you came to your prior terrible, dishonorable views on Curry before he won more championships. I guess you are in the group of guys who wanted to trade him a long time ago and just kept doubling down on their bad takes. What a sad way to have experienced the dynasty.
For the record, my concern on Curry before 2022 was that he failed to show up peak Curry in the biggest moments - Iggy got the MVP for a reason in 2015....and LeBron and Kyrie came back from 1-3 in 2016 for a reason. Durant took and made the dagger shots to bury LeBron in both title years. In 2022, Curry proved he could do it. And when I guy cries and sits on the floor and get's the finals MVP for the first time....I'm betting he doubted himself too.
Written like you aren't a Warrior fan
Stats show Steph was by far the more important player in the Durant years, and it's not even close. You realize Ty Lue already admitted they prioritized Steph as the #1, right? Just stop posting about Curry, you always embarass yourself.
