Curry Slander -- Could others truly carry THIS team?

[Pelly24]

I also think Steph missed like 8 games. That was very rough because Warriors lost all but one of those games. Combine that with Kerr not putting Steph in control to some extent to start, etc. There was a lot of stuff at work

[Quattro]

He just lost as a 8 seed to an inferior team and missed out on the playoffs...if he’s so amazing he would’ve beat the inferior team to stay in the playoffs

Ya let’s just ignore the fact that He put up 39 points in that game and blame him for not “beating an inferior team”.

[Quattro]

The troll in me asks "where exactly did Curry lead them to?" The 9 seed? I do get what you're saying. Taking this team to an above .500 record is impressive.

Harden, Giannis, 2008-2018 LeBron, that 2016-17 Thunder team Russ took to the playoffs was awful, his second best player was a young Olapido who averaged 15 ppg

LeBron has taken worse rosters than this to the Finals multiple times.

When? When did he take a worse roster than this to the finals? The year before he tampered Davis into his team, he took a better team than this to the 10 seed.

[TravisScott55]

James Harden would have had them in the 4 seed.

[xAIRNESSx]

Curry fans used to tell me he was the best leader in the NBA.

[LakersNavy]

The troll in me asks "where exactly did Curry lead them to?" The 9 seed? I do get what you're saying. Taking this team to an above .500 record is impressive.

Harden, Giannis, 2008-2018 LeBron, that 2016-17 Thunder team Russ took to the playoffs was awful, his second best player was a young Olapido who averaged 15 ppg

LeBron has taken worse rosters than this to the Finals multiple times.

When? When did he take a worse roster than this to the finals? The year before he tampered Davis into his team, he took a better team than this to the 10 seed.

The 2007 and 2018 Cavs teams were awful and LeBron took both of those teams to the Finals.

[JasonStern]

Dame would have made the playoffs.

Read on Twitter

Wouldn't have made any noise, but still would have made it.

[shi-woo]

People bring up LeBron teams that had to face Gilbert Arenas Wizards and IT led Celtics are a joke, and should promptly be ignored. This is the West, and we saw what LeBron did two years ago with A MORE TALENTED roster than what Curry had this year...not even in the PO.

This GSW team is just so so mediocre. It's Curry, Green, Wiggins, and a bunch of G-Leagers with an injured #2 pick who was a total project pick.

Give the man a break, he pretty much did the exact same thing you all crowned CP3 for last year, except he had to go through a stupid NBA gimmick.

This roster without Curry is worse than the Thunder's, Wolve's, and arguably the Pistons...He did a damn good job this year.

To answer your question though, I think the only 3 players that could bring this team further than Curry is KD, Harden, and LeBron. Not because I think they are better, but because they have the ability to change the game with their size unlike Curry. But make no mistake, none of those guys are bringing this team past the 1st round in the West.

[BallerTalk]

I wager Chris Paul did better just last season.

Curry is great but he's not the floor raiser a lot of other stars are.

Simple as that.

And really there is no shame in acknowledging that obvious fact.
Curry is an all-time great shooter but he is not close the the playmaker Harden, Chris Paul, Dame Lillard or even Westbrook are. So his ability to enable and elevate lesser players around him is mitigated accordingly.

This is all just the basketball gods slapping haughty Curry fans in the face with a dose of humility and perspective.

[SamuraiAttack]

I wager Chris Paul did better just last season.

Curry is great but he's not the floor raiser a lot of other stars are.

Simple as that.

And really there is no shame in acknowledging that obvious fact.
Curry is an all-time great shooter but he is not close the the playmaker Harden, Chris Paul, Dame Lillard or even Westbrook are. So his ability to enable and elevate lesser players around him is mitigated accordingly.

This is all just the basketball gods slapping haughty Curry fans in the face with a dose of humility and perspective.

Nah man youre saying Chris paul is a better floor raiser. im off of this forum. Too many **** idiots.

[The_Hater]

I'm seeing a lot of people who most likely don't like Curry in the first place try to hate on him for not being able to carry this team well enough. Of course losing the play-in amplified that.

I just don't understand it. I think a lot of it must come from people not watching enough Warriors games, being keyed into the FO and Coach Kerr's intentions, among other things.


They were using Brad Wanamaker over Jordan Poole for 35+ games. Then Nico Mannion was getting meaningful minutes for a stint after that. No other season in which a superstar was carrying a team had circumstances like this. A young team with the coach experimenting. Not the Lebron Cavs, not the Harden Rockets, nor the Westbrook Thunder. Brad Wanamaker was leading the league in 4th quarter minutes per game through a quarter of the season.

In addition, did any other team have to babysit one of the rawest rookies in the league, who was starting when it was clear every possession he is on the court is a liability?

How could Curry possibly be slandered when he is catching defensive schemes that NOBODY (I truly mean nobody, not Lillard, not Harden) else in the league catches. He is giving his team a 4 v 3 advantage on the majority of plays, and they CANNOT capitalize.

I truly just believe most of the slander is disingenuous and comes from ignorance or hate. Tell me if I'm wrong. He averaged 38 in the 2 play-in games while catching doubles and triples. 2 of the turnovers in the Memphis game were from his teammates. One from Wiggins fumbling the ball and one from Bazemore not even looking back to Curry after Curry got hard doubled.

You’re wasting your breath. Smart NBA fans and those that want to enjoy greatness know exactly what Curry did this season and how well he played.

And those with an agenda who want to treat anything and everything that happens to a superstar as massive failure aren’t going to be swayed otherwise. They either hate Curry/Warriors and aren’t going to change their bias, or they simply enjoy trolling.

[Marrrcuss]

Sooooo, empty stats or nah?

I mean, he pretty much just gave up a 3-2 lead with game 7 at home.

[art_tatum]

I wager Chris Paul did better just last season.

Curry is great but he's not the floor raiser a lot of other stars are.

Simple as that.

And really there is no shame in acknowledging that obvious fact.
Curry is an all-time great shooter but he is not close the the playmaker Harden, Chris Paul, Dame Lillard or even Westbrook are. So his ability to enable and elevate lesser players around him is mitigated accordingly.

This is all just the basketball gods slapping haughty Curry fans in the face with a dose of humility and perspective.

From a 15 win team last season to a 11 games over .500 pace when he plays. Lol Seems like he's elevating

Suns were going to improve with or without cp3. Obvious he helps, but they showed what they were about ( Brooker entering his early prime) going 8-0 in the bubble end of last season.

Blazers also have 5 guys shooting near or over .400.
Warriors have like 2 outside curry and one barely plays.

[JasonStern]

I wager Chris Paul did better just last season.

Curry is great but he's not the floor raiser a lot of other stars are.

Simple as that.

And really there is no shame in acknowledging that obvious fact.
Curry is an all-time great shooter but he is not close the the playmaker Harden, Chris Paul, Dame Lillard or even Westbrook are. So his ability to enable and elevate lesser players around him is mitigated accordingly.

This is all just the basketball gods slapping haughty Curry fans in the face with a dose of humility and perspective.

It's more than playmaking. It's leadership and making others better. Nobody is questioning Curry's skills as a player. And because he's so great, he inherently makes others better as defensive have to sell out on stopping Curry. But what Dame and Paul do so well is get the other players to buy in, even when there's no realistic chance of any post-season success. And there's nothing wrong with that. Like I feel I'm really good at my job, but I know I would either fail or be miserable if I got put into a managerial situation. Curry isn't not-elite because Kelly Oubre regressed; he's just not the guy you want as a #1 option on a bad team.

[Strepbacter]

Can't imagine that any other star could have carried his team to the 20th ranked offense in the league.

And of course we know he played a huge role in Warriors ranking fifth in defensive rating.

Amazing stuff.

[GrindCityHustle]

Team reminds me of Lebron's first season with Lakers not making playoffs then next season they win title. You never know how it will play out long-term.

[Eric Millegan]

I'm seeing a lot of people who most likely don't like Curry in the first place try to hate on him for not being able to carry this team well enough. Of course losing the play-in amplified that.

I just don't understand it. I think a lot of it must come from people not watching enough Warriors games, being keyed into the FO and Coach Kerr's intentions, among other things.


They were using Brad Wanamaker over Jordan Poole for 35+ games. Then Nico Mannion was getting meaningful minutes for a stint after that. No other season in which a superstar was carrying a team had circumstances like this. A young team with the coach experimenting. Not the Lebron Cavs, not the Harden Rockets, nor the Westbrook Thunder. Brad Wanamaker was leading the league in 4th quarter minutes per game through a quarter of the season.

In addition, did any other team have to babysit one of the rawest rookies in the league, who was starting when it was clear every possession he is on the court is a liability?

How could Curry possibly be slandered when he is catching defensive schemes that NOBODY (I truly mean nobody, not Lillard, not Harden) else in the league catches. He is giving his team a 4 v 3 advantage on the majority of plays, and they CANNOT capitalize.

I truly just believe most of the slander is disingenuous and comes from ignorance or hate. Tell me if I'm wrong. He averaged 38 in the 2 play-in games while catching doubles and triples. 2 of the turnovers in the Memphis game were from his teammates. One from Wiggins fumbling the ball and one from Bazemore not even looking back to Curry after Curry got hard doubled.

Curry DIDN’T carry his team. They didn’t even make playoffs.

[BallerTalk]

I wager Chris Paul did better just last season.

Curry is great but he's not the floor raiser a lot of other stars are.

Simple as that.

And really there is no shame in acknowledging that obvious fact.
Curry is an all-time great shooter but he is not close the the playmaker Harden, Chris Paul, Dame Lillard or even Westbrook are. So his ability to enable and elevate lesser players around him is mitigated accordingly.

This is all just the basketball gods slapping haughty Curry fans in the face with a dose of humility and perspective.

Nah man youre saying Chris paul is a better floor raiser. im off of this forum. Too many **** idiots.

That's probably best for you since your blind white-knighting is apparently affecting your reading comprehension.
I SPECIFICALLY wrote that Curry isn't the playmaker Chris Paul is. If you are really in denial about that fact then you probably should expand your tantrum and just abandon all sports conversations period.

It's kinda sad how, instead of taking this opportunity to rethink how they may have crapped on other guys for not winning without an All-Star roster, some Curry fans instead have chosen to throw his whole team under the bus to keep from accepting the truth.

[SeanieWard]

Very few. The top 6-7 guys maybe..which is where he is imo