Stephen Curry is probably on a decline in his career

Post #61 » by **og15** » Sun Jan 9, 2022 5:13 am

GSWFan1994 wrote:
Vampirate wrote:Not exposed, more of a father time thread.

I know. It was more of a tongue in cheek comment.

That being said, I disagree with you... I think the sample size on Curry's performance, as you indicated in the OP, is still too small.

He's prone to bad stretches of play, it happened some times in the past.

I think he will be fine in the long run.

Sample size is good with 30+ games, but there's still a lot of time.

One could look at his monthly splits or splits of like 10 games and see what the numbers look like. That could show a current pattern or direction.

Zvaart · Post #62 » by **Zvaart** » Sun Jan 9, 2022 11:06 am

op waited for a shooting slump to make this thread. clasic RealGM. and lame, if you ask me.

DroseReturnChi · Post #63 » by **DroseReturnChi** » Sun Jan 9, 2022 11:44 am

svart wrote:op waited for a shooting slump to make this thread. clasic RealGM. and lame, if you ask me.

curry jacks up 20 3s a game. thats not a shooting slump nearly half season in. thats his real shooting percentage.
everyones washed when you get to mid 30s. lebron, kd, harden no need to feel guilty. my only complaint is his decline is steep i dont know how curry is worth more than a max. it makes wiggins contract like a bargain all of a sudden i want to trade picks.

Post #64 » by **Clyde Frazier** » Mon Jan 10, 2022 3:09 am

Steph saw this thread and decided to put it to bed immediately lol

cpower · Post #65 » by **cpower** » Mon Jan 10, 2022 3:16 am

He is forced to shoot many threes so that his teammates can get open shots. I have a feeling when Klay returns Curry will have an easy way to score and his TS% will go up.

The Box Office · Post #66 » by **The Box Office** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 1:17 am

Steph Curry will hit his decline EVENTUALLY, but not now. It's just a slump. He's still the front runner for league MVP. How is having front runner MVP status equates to decline? LOL

HotRocks34 · Post #67 » by **HotRocks34** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 3:39 am

He's in decline, I agree.

For a guy with his skill set and size, every little bit of athleticism matters. You lose an eighth of a step and it will show up.

You know how guys like Korver or maybe Joe Harris can be shut down in the playoffs? Shooters who have to work to get open and get their shot off. And when speed/focus ramps up in the postseason, it gets harder. Steph has more to his game than Korver/Harris, but he's still a shooter who has to work hard to get open.

Steph is almost 34. He's starting to slow down and it's showing up in his play. First step of decline will be a) less cardio and b) more inconsistent games mixed in with the good games.

He's still a great player and close to best player in the league. But the descent has begun, IMO.

The difference between someone like LeBron and Steph is that LeBron's size and greater athleticism (even if diminished) allows him to compensate for his physical decline better.

art_tatum · Post #68 » by **art_tatum** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 6:27 am

He's gonna decline next year. I would say their best shot at a title is this year but lots of question marks with current superteams. And have to see about Poole and wiseman.

righterwriter · Post #69 » by **righterwriter** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 6:29 am

art_tatum wrote:He's gonna decline next year. I would say their best shot at a title is this year but lots of question marks with current superteams. And have to see about Poole and wiseman.

That's amazing how you know the future like that.

JN61 · Post #70 » by **JN61** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 7:20 am

He is volume chucker at this point.

Rainwater · Post #71 » by **Rainwater** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 7:52 am

righterwriter wrote:
art_tatum wrote:He's gonna decline next year. I would say their best shot at a title is this year but lots of question marks with current superteams. And have to see about Poole and wiseman.

That's amazing how you know the future like that.

I think he is making an assumption based off his current play. The dude will be 35 next year, he can't play forever.

JN61 · Post #72 » by **JN61** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 7:55 am

Clyde Frazier wrote:Steph saw this thread and decided to put it to bed immediately lol

And follow it immediately with spree of bad games just like clockwork.

Ito · Post #73 » by **Ito** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 8:04 am

His leadership skills got better but his shot selection got worse since his MVP years

Rainwater · Post #74 » by **Rainwater** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 8:19 am

Ito wrote:His leadership skills got better but his shot selection got worse since his MVP years

To be fair his shot selection has always been terrible it just went in. That is part of the reason Steph is so great he makes shots that normal players couldn't. Shots from the logo was a normal thing for him, lol. But as he ages the shot selection will be looked at differently.

GettinitDone · Post #75 » by **GettinitDone** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 10:07 am

I think since he was chasing besting Ray's record, it started to get to his head, he started getting 30%, 5-15 3PT games, even weeks after getting the record. But I do think he's just in a long slump stretch, and he'll get back to shooting 43-45% from 3s again.

lars_rosenberg · Post #76 » by **lars_rosenberg** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 10:38 am

He's been on a bad shooting streak lately, but shooting is the skill that should age better, he's probably just tired or he has issues off the court.

He is also showing some physical decline and he's less explosive, as it's natural with aging, but this has not prevented him from having big impact on the court.

He's probably at the end of his prime, but he's still one of the best players in the league, especially if you consider his improvements on the defensive end.

righterwriter · Post #77 » by **righterwriter** » Thu Jan 13, 2022 5:04 am

Rainwater wrote:
righterwriter wrote:
art_tatum wrote:He's gonna decline next year. I would say their best shot at a title is this year but lots of question marks with current superteams. And have to see about Poole and wiseman.

That's amazing how you know the future like that.

I think he is making an assumption based off his current play. The dude will be 35 next year, he can't play forever.

35 isn't the magic age when all players off. Is there any evidence that a guy who is averaging 27/5/6 is going to suddenly decline next year?

The guy made a super random prediction without any backup argument. I thought it was funny.

Madhouse · Post #78 » by **Madhouse** » Thu Jan 13, 2022 5:08 am

He is not declining. He is not going to reach his 2014-16 peak again but that is not declining.

SniperHawk10 · Post #79 » by **SniperHawk10** » Thu Jan 13, 2022 5:28 am

Madhouse wrote:He is not declining. He is not going to reach his 2014-16 peak again but that is not declining.

He's shooting a career low from the field with the lowest assist to turnover ratio of his career

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Rainwater · Post #80 » by **Rainwater** » Thu Jan 13, 2022 4:38 pm

righterwriter wrote:
Rainwater wrote:
righterwriter wrote:
That's amazing how you know the future like that.

I think he is making an assumption based off his current play. The dude will be 35 next year, he can't play forever.

35 isn't the magic age when all players off. Is there any evidence that a guy who is averaging 27/5/6 is going to suddenly decline next year?

The guy made a super random prediction without any backup argument. I thought it was funny.

Yes, if you look at 27/5/6 on its face of course you would say there is no decline. But if you dig deeper you would be able to tell this has been his worse statical year when you look at things such shooting percentage.

When I say he is turning 35 I am saying he is getting older. And as you get older decline is a certainty. Father time is undefeated. There is not many guys playing basketball much less putting peak numbers at 35.

This slump that Curry is going through could just be just that a slump; however, saying it could also be a decline would not be surprising.