Bensational wrote:pepe1991 wrote:Bensational wrote:
Not many people saw that within Steph during his rookie contract. It took the experience of overcoming injuries, some big wins and the growth of his own confidence and unstoppable shot before that happened.
Defensive dawgs are easier to identify (like Smart/Barnes/Suggs). Finding the offensive minded guys who can will themselves to being on fire is rare. I sense that potential within Jabari and his 3pt shot.
I will never understand " rookie injuries" and Steph in same context. He had ONE injury in 3rd year.
He played 80 games in rookie year, 74 games in sophmore year, injury year -26 games and last year of contract deal 78 games.
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Curry just isn't barking ( nor does Klay), it's Green who is loud mouth, but silent dogs still bite.
His injury was significant enough to drop him from a max contract to $11M per season on his first extension. It was clearly thought to be a long term concern when that deal was inked. It wasn’t until his 4th season that he emerged as a high volume shooter either, almost doubling his 3pt attempts that year.
Green is like Smart/Beverly - loud and easy to identify as a defensive stopper. That still didn’t get him on the court until Kerr took over. We’re in agreement about Steph and Klay being silent killers, but I think that makes them harder to identify when recruiting and it can take time to show itself. Chet is a similar quiet type, but with obvious fire in his drive. Jabari is so confident with his outside shot they almost all feel like good looks when he lets them fly. Keegan Murray also fits the mould of someone with quiet confidence who reliably executes.
dont forget that they had Monta Ellis who was demanding the ball early in Curry's career. Monta took 22 FGA/game Curry's rookie year and 20 his 2nd year, but was inefficient. Monta was then traded and GS drafted Klay.
