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

[Johnny Firpo]

Oh man, I hope he's all right. A Curry injury would be terrible for the playoffs and the game itself. We need this guy on the court.

[cpower]

any Curry PS stat prediction?
I am thinking
33/6/5 on 61%TS in 38 mins

if he puts those #'s up, im not even sure he'd play 38 minutes today

well he probably wont get those numbers even he plays the next game.

[JordansBulls]

He should be alright. He better be alright.

[The-Power]

Kerr said he's questionable for Monday but given the way Curry behaved on the bench, I would assume that Kerr simply didn't want to say anything definite. Curry was definitely ready to check back in even though Kerr said he wouldn't have put him back in even if the game became close again. He should be fine. I just hope the ankle doesn't bother him during the playoffs.

[Clyde Frazier]

Kerr said he's questionable for Monday but given the way Curry behaved on the bench, I would assume that Kerr simply didn't want to say anything definite. Curry was definitely ready to check back in even though Kerr said he wouldn't have put him back in even if the game became close again. He should be fine. I just hope the ankle doesn't bother him during the playoffs.

Curry said he asked to go back in 3 times, but coaching staff wouldn't let him. Also said fact that it was a day game gives him a little more rest, so he hopes to play in game 2. Fingers crossed.

[SinceGatlingWasARookie]

Curry led the league in steals without long arms or above average foot speed for his size. Curry doesn't have Westbrook's foot speed and raw athleticism.


Curry was a moderate gambler, not excessive. I think it is Curry's ability to see, understand and react mentally faster than other people that got Curry the steals.

Curry gets more rebounds than you would expect a guy his size and speed to get. I think Curry is understanding where the ball and people are going faster than other people understand where the ball and people are going.

[MyUniBroDavis]

Kerr said he's questionable for Monday but given the way Curry behaved on the bench, I would assume that Kerr simply didn't want to say anything definite. Curry was definitely ready to check back in even though Kerr said he wouldn't have put him back in even if the game became close again. He should be fine. I just hope the ankle doesn't bother him during the playoffs.

http://espn.go.com/blog/golden-state-warriors/post/_/id/1710/steve-kerrs-long-view-overrides-stephen-currys-desire-to-play



Curry got assistants to try to convince Kerr. I understand where he is coming from, Warriors should probably sweep.

[Jim Naismith]

After 1 playoff game

PER
Curry 54.8
P. George 43.7
Westbrook 39.8
Durant 34.1

BPM
Curry 27.6
P. George 20.3
Westbrook 20.1
Durant 15.1

[Dr Spaceman]

Curry led the league in steals without long arms or above average foot speed for his size. Curry doesn't have Westbrook's foot speed and raw athleticism.


Curry was a moderate gambler, not excessive. I think it is Curry's ability to see, understand and react mentally faster than other people that got Curry the steals.

Curry gets more rebounds than you would expect a guy his size and speed to get. I think Curry is understanding where the ball and people are going faster than other people understand where the ball and people are going.

Curry's a very good defender; he's smart and he fits the scheme. I think people are misguided about what PG defense actually is nowadays, but Curry's really excellent at it. He never allows a free catch off the screen, he knows how to negotiate ball screens, and his awareness is top notch.

He's not Chris Paul where he can switch onto the other team's best player and shut him down, but he's clearly positive value added. He gets his steals by gumming up the offensive flow, i.e. By jumping screens and/or swiping from bigs on handoffs and the like, not gambling.

[Dr Spaceman]

After 1 playoff game

PER
Curry 54.8

Yeah to me it's clear he was just coasting at the end of the season.

[RSCD3_]

Looks like the warriors are preparing to play without him on Monday.

http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2016/04/17/curry-still-questionable-for-game-2/

[JordansBulls]

Looks like the warriors are preparing to play without him on Monday.

http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2016/04/17/curry-still-questionable-for-game-2/

Rockets won't be able to take advantage.

[Clyde Frazier]

I posted this in the thread a while back, but just thought about it again today for some reason:

http://www.csnmidatlantic.com/basketball-washington-wizards/talk/hear-him-out-ron-thompson-doesnt-have-curry-top-3-pgs

Everyone's entitled to their opinion, but John Thompson should be ashamed of his son.

[cpower]

I posted this in the thread a while back, but just thought about it again today for some reason:

http://www.csnmidatlantic.com/basketball-washington-wizards/talk/hear-him-out-ron-thompson-doesnt-have-curry-top-3-pgs

Everyone's entitled to their opinion, but John Thompson should be ashamed of his son.

looks like someone just wants a lot of attention. did he think Clark led the warriors to 73 wins?

[therealbig3]

I posted this in the thread a while back, but just thought about it again today for some reason:

http://www.csnmidatlantic.com/basketball-washington-wizards/talk/hear-him-out-ron-thompson-doesnt-have-curry-top-3-pgs

Everyone's entitled to their opinion, but John Thompson should be ashamed of his son.

But he's not a PURE PG though...

I like how he said that he's thinking about who's the toughest to game plan for, when I'm pretty sure every single coach in the league would say it's toughest to game plan for Curry.

You don't drop a 31.5 PER from the PG position without being tough to game plan for.

And I didn't wait to see the rest of his list after he put Rondo at 3, so I'll just have to lol if he ended up putting Westbrook in the top 2, if his reasoning for not having Curry there was because he wasn't a pure PG, lmao.

Either that, or he doesn't have Westbrook in his top 5, which is equally bad.

[Domejandro]

I posted this in the thread a while back, but just thought about it again today for some reason:

http://www.csnmidatlantic.com/basketball-washington-wizards/talk/hear-him-out-ron-thompson-doesnt-have-curry-top-3-pgs

Everyone's entitled to their opinion, but John Thompson should be ashamed of his son.

WTF?

Ron's list in January of 2016...

1. Russell Westbrook
2. Tony Parker (he has been horrid this season)
3. Rajon Rondo (Captain Stat-Padder)
4. Stephen Curry
5. John Wall (meh)

Where the hell is Chris Paul?

Tony's list in January of 2016...

1. Stephen Curry
2. Russell Westbrook
3. Tony Parker (again)
4. Chris Paul (Still too low, in my opinion)
5. John Wall

What is very bazaar is that Ron Thompson talks about how Stephen Curry is "not a true Point-Guard", but then proceeds to put Tony Parker ahead of him, it is just ridiculous. If he is going to make a that silly argument, his top three should be...

1. Chris Paul
2. Russell Westbrook
3. Ricky Rubio (Only David Khan would put him above Steph)
4. John Wall
5. Rajon Rondo

He is a moron, CSN should be ashamed to have him hired.

[Domejandro]

I posted this in the thread a while back, but just thought about it again today for some reason:

http://www.csnmidatlantic.com/basketball-washington-wizards/talk/hear-him-out-ron-thompson-doesnt-have-curry-top-3-pgs

Everyone's entitled to their opinion, but John Thompson should be ashamed of his son.

But he's not a PURE PG though...

I like how he said that he's thinking about who's the toughest to game plan for, when I'm pretty sure every single coach in the league would say it's toughest to game plan for Curry.

You don't drop a 31.5 PER from the PG position without being tough to game plan for.

And I didn't wait to see the rest of his list after he put Rondo at 3, so I'll just have to lol if he ended up putting Westbrook in the top 2, if his reasoning for not having Curry there was because he wasn't a pure PG, lmao.

Either that, or he doesn't have Westbrook in his top 5, which is equally bad.

He had Tony Parker and Russell Westbrook as his top two...

Westbrook? Alright, I get it, he averaged 23.5 PPG, 10.4 APG, 7.8 APG, and 2.0 SPG with a 27.64 PER. But Tony Parker? He has objectively been among the worst starting guards in the league. He is bottom five this year!

[KidPistol]

I've read earlier that he's been seen not walking with a limp and that he's feeling much better but I'm sure Kerr even if Curry is able to play will sit him Monday night for precautionary measures

[therealbig3]

I posted this in the thread a while back, but just thought about it again today for some reason:

http://www.csnmidatlantic.com/basketball-washington-wizards/talk/hear-him-out-ron-thompson-doesnt-have-curry-top-3-pgs

Everyone's entitled to their opinion, but John Thompson should be ashamed of his son.

But he's not a PURE PG though...

I like how he said that he's thinking about who's the toughest to game plan for, when I'm pretty sure every single coach in the league would say it's toughest to game plan for Curry.

You don't drop a 31.5 PER from the PG position without being tough to game plan for.

And I didn't wait to see the rest of his list after he put Rondo at 3, so I'll just have to lol if he ended up putting Westbrook in the top 2, if his reasoning for not having Curry there was because he wasn't a pure PG, lmao.

Either that, or he doesn't have Westbrook in his top 5, which is equally bad.

He had Tony Parker and Russell Westbrook as his top two...

Westbrook? Alright, I get it, he averaged 23.5 PPG, 10.4 APG, 7.8 APG, and 2.0 SPG with a 27.64 PER. But Tony Parker? He has objectively been among the worst starting guards in the league. He is bottom five this year!

So wait a minute...his list was:

1. Russell Westbrook
2. Tony Parker
3. Rajon Rondo
4. Stephen Curry
5. John Wall

Parker and Rondo top 3, Curry at 4th, Paul not even in the top 5...

This guy gets paid for this?

Oh, and the other guy had Parker 3rd. What's with the obsession over Parker? He was awful this year.

[SideshowBob]

No confirmation on whether he's playing or not yet. He missed shootaround though, according to ESPN.