The Stephen Curry Thread (2015-16 Pt. 1)

JulesWinnfield · Post #1601 » by **JulesWinnfield** » Wed Apr 6, 2016 5:41 am

Curry turned an ankle in the 4th and was limping around for a possession or two but the broadcast never highlighted it. He was pretty terrible after that point for the most part as well. Wonder if that's something we hear about for Thursday

The warriors have been ultra lucky in close games this year. Before the celts game they only had 1 loss all season by less than 8 points (at Denver). I think of all the times the warriors have dodged bullets in some spots late in these games and ballooned their win total toward record pace despite not even having the best point differential in the league for most of this season.... They were bound to find themselves on the wrong end of some of these toss up finishes, and now that's 2 in less than a week

cpower · Post #1602 » by **cpower** » Wed Apr 6, 2016 5:42 am

RSCD3_ wrote:
cpower wrote:
RSCD3_ wrote:Is it just me or has curry been getting off to poor starts a lot lately.

I think that has something to do with Green handling the point a lot lately. Early in the season Curry had a lot of PnR action and that was gone from his game now. He has become more of a spot up shooter now.

True it also looks like his early season attitude dialed back a lot when he wanted to get klay out of his rut and it never returned, id venture to say that there offense may have gotten worse as they tried to incorporate more draymond handling, it also takes energy away from him on defense.

Now that they essentially have to win every game to tie the record do you think they'd go 100% every game in order to get it or rather do you think kerr will sit guys

You are spot on Green's defense. He was probably too concerned about his triple double and less care about anything else at this point.
i dont know what they would do but i feel something bad could happen to the warriors this PS. some of the fans would be disappointed if this thing does not turn around.

SideshowBob · Post #1603 » by **SideshowBob** » Wed Apr 6, 2016 5:48 am

Steph's PER will drop to ~31.4 after tonight. He'll need a 41.3 PER over the last 4 games to get the record at ~31.9, higher if he rests a few games.

RealGM stats should update within the hour so we can get an idea of where he stands across the others.

RSCD3_ · Post #1604 » by **RSCD3_** » Wed Apr 6, 2016 7:20 am

Well the GB after comsidering the cavs a lost cause 2 weeks ago, is now saying saying the same old curry is only better at shooting at handling and lebron is easily better than him. Oh how 2 weeks can flip narratives on their head.

pelican piranha · Post #1605 » by **pelican piranha** » Wed Apr 6, 2016 10:41 am

RSCD3_ wrote:Well the GB after comsidering the cavs a lost cause 2 weeks ago, is now saying saying the same old curry is only better at shooting at handling and lebron is easily better than him. Oh how 2 weeks can flip narratives on their head.

Never said Curry is better than Lebron. Lebron is still the best player in the league. Curry has had a better season, but LBJ clearly coasts at this point. It'd be ignorant for him to go full force in the regular season w all the minutes he's logged. Playoffs we will see the truth just like last year.

lorak · Post #1606 » by **lorak** » Wed Apr 6, 2016 11:01 am

RSCD3_ wrote:Well the GB after comsidering the cavs a lost cause 2 weeks ago, is now saying saying the same old curry is only better at shooting at handling and lebron is easily better than him. Oh how 2 weeks can flip narratives on their head.

Last ~two months LeBron plays better than Curry.

pelican piranha · Post #1607 » by **pelican piranha** » Wed Apr 6, 2016 11:08 am

Lebron is just a superior player.

Post #1608 » by **tsherkin** » Wed Apr 6, 2016 12:09 pm

So one thing I like about Curry is that basically when I see him finally having a dreadful shooting night, that's typically when he has double-digits in the assist column as he reshapes his game some. I know they lost and I know it's the Timberwolves and whatever, but that was still nice to see.

mischievous · Post #1609 » by **mischievous** » Wed Apr 6, 2016 12:54 pm

SideshowBob wrote:Steph's PER will drop to ~31.4 after tonight. He'll need a 41.3 PER over the last 4 games to get the record at ~31.9, higher if he rests a few games.

RealGM stats should update within the hour so we can get an idea of where he stands across the others.

Bballreference says 31.3. I don't see him getting it back up to a record PER. Historic regular season nonetheless, but no longer the consensus GOAT regular season.

Post #1610 » by **Texas Chuck** » Wed Apr 6, 2016 1:34 pm

I'm just not worried about Curry or the Warriors at all. I mean we've known since December that this whole season comes down to the WCF meeting between the Spurs and Warriors and nothing's changed there for me.

Winning 73 games is freaking hard that's all.

Post #1611 » by **bondom34** » Wed Apr 6, 2016 1:42 pm

Its more amazing this hasn't happened earlier honestly.

rich316 · Post #1612 » by **rich316** » Wed Apr 6, 2016 2:29 pm

Texas Chuck wrote:I'm just not worried about Curry or the Warriors at all. I mean we've known since December that this whole season comes down to the WCF meeting between the Spurs and Warriors and nothing's changed there for me.

Winning 73 games is freaking hard that's all.

No doubt that it's still just the Spurs and Warriors, with the Cavs looking like they might have a 10% chance in the finals instead of getting swept. For me that WCF series has shifted to closer to a coin-flip than the Dubs being heavily favored. We will know more after the last 2 matchups - I don't think it's inconceivable that Pop will want to take away the record. That would potentially provide a psychological edge.

Jim Naismith · Post #1613 » by **Jim Naismith** » Wed Apr 6, 2016 2:30 pm

mischievous wrote:Bballreference says 31.3. I don't see him getting it back up to a record PER. Historic regular season nonetheless, but no longer the consensus GOAT regular season.

Didn't you just say the last 5 games won't alter your ranking of Curry's RS?

Or were you already low on him before yesterday's game?

AceofSpades69 · Post #1614 » by **AceofSpades69** » Wed Apr 6, 2016 2:32 pm

mischievous wrote:
SideshowBob wrote:Steph's PER will drop to ~31.4 after tonight. He'll need a 41.3 PER over the last 4 games to get the record at ~31.9, higher if he rests a few games.

RealGM stats should update within the hour so we can get an idea of where he stands across the others.

Bballreference says 31.3. I don't see him getting it back up to a record PER. Historic regular season nonetheless, but no longer the consensus GOAT regular season.

This has never been the consensus GOAT offensive RS let alone the GOAT RS.

yoyoboy · Post #1615 » by **yoyoboy** » Wed Apr 6, 2016 2:44 pm

Still a top 8ish peak in NBA history. MJ, LeBron, and Shaq are clearly ahead in my opinion, while Hakeem, Kareem, Wilt, Garnett, and Duncan are there in the mix with him. Of course this could all change after the playoffs, but I'm pretty confident that he won't fall or rise much from that general position. I don't see him vaulting into the top 3.

Post #1616 » by **PaulieWal** » Wed Apr 6, 2016 2:46 pm

Last night was fun because the Warriors looked human and the Wolves unexpectedly put up a fight showcasing the talent of KAT (and Wiggins/Rubio) who was playing incredible defense (BTW have we seen AD play like that ever?). People are overreacting though IMO. The Warriors are just bored/tired and going into the PS their team is still mostly healthy. They should be just fine and will catch a second wind once the playoffs start. At this point I'd still have them slightly ahead of the Spurs as the favorites to win it all.

mischievous · Post #1617 » by **mischievous** » Wed Apr 6, 2016 2:56 pm

Jim Naismith wrote:
mischievous wrote:Bballreference says 31.3. I don't see him getting it back up to a record PER. Historic regular season nonetheless, but no longer the consensus GOAT regular season.

Didn't you just say the last 5 games won't alter your ranking of Curry's RS?

Or were you already low on him before yesterday's game?

To clarify he was never goat season for me, but a lot of people here acted like it was a given. I generally would get slammed whenever i said it wasn't the goat peak. Sometimes you can't have a differing opinion it seems.

Jim Naismith · Post #1618 » by **Jim Naismith** » Wed Apr 6, 2016 3:01 pm

mischievous wrote:
Jim Naismith wrote:
mischievous wrote:Bballreference says 31.3. I don't see him getting it back up to a record PER. Historic regular season nonetheless, but no longer the consensus GOAT regular season.

Didn't you just say the last 5 games won't alter your ranking of Curry's RS?

Or were you already low on him before yesterday's game?

To clarify he was never goat season for me, but a lot of people here acted like it was a given. I generally would get slammed whenever i said it wasn't the goat peak. Sometimes you can't have a differing opinion it seems.

I'm of the opinion that it's probably not the GOAT peak. If the Warriors can get to 73, it's still in the conversation.

mischievous · Post #1619 » by **mischievous** » Wed Apr 6, 2016 3:05 pm

Jim Naismith wrote:
mischievous wrote:
Jim Naismith wrote:
Didn't you just say the last 5 games won't alter your ranking of Curry's RS?

Or were you already low on him before yesterday's game?

To clarify he was never goat season for me, but a lot of people here acted like it was a given. I generally would get slammed whenever i said it wasn't the goat peak. Sometimes you can't have a differing opinion it seems.

I'm of the opinion that it's probably not the GOAT peak. If the Warriors can get to 73, it's still in the conversation.

For me 70 or 73 doesn't make much difference. I'm more interested in how he performs in the postseason.

Jim Naismith · Post #1620 » by **Jim Naismith** » Wed Apr 6, 2016 3:24 pm

mischievous wrote:
Jim Naismith wrote:
mischievous wrote:To clarify he was never goat season for me, but a lot of people here acted like it was a given. I generally would get slammed whenever i said it wasn't the goat peak. Sometimes you can't have a differing opinion it seems.

I'm of the opinion that it's probably not the GOAT peak. If the Warriors can get to 73, it's still in the conversation.

For me 70 or 73 doesn't make much difference. I'm more interested in how he performs in the postseason.

I meant GOAT RS peak.