I've been saying for many years now that Curry is the most disrespected superstar in the league, and maybe ever. Given that he still doesn't get basic calls for obvious fouls against him, I hope he employs the following tactics. Unfortunately, these only apply to when he shoots. He gets fouled a ton off the ball as well and the refs don't call it, but there's not much else he can do about that that he's not already doing. But something has to change. The amount of illegal punishment Curry takes is already taking its toll on him and we're barely a quarter of the way into the season.
Feel free to add your suggestions.
* Stop fading away/falling backward on 3s to avoid contact from the incoming defender. If the defender doesn't stop and enters his landing space, Curry should maintain his position and force the refs to make a call.
* When Curry does jump straight up on a 3 and the defender comes into his landing space, Curry should come down all elbows and knees onto the defender. If the refs call a foul on Curry, they'll have to justify why they didn't call a foul on the defender for not allowing Curry a place to land in the first place. This will also make defenders think twice about their cheap tactics.
* After a shot, Curry often moves his arms out of the way to avoid contact from the defender (presumably to avoid injury). But if he repeatedly and obviously is getting hacked after shooting, then the league will have to acknowledge that defenders are (intentionally) targetting Steph's shooting arm in order to gain an advantage.
Mostly everyone is kinda assuming that Wiseman will come back sometime next year and run away as the center we’re all hoping he’ll be. But nobody knows, right? We’re taking a big gamble on him. And what if he doesn’t deliver (under all the pressure and expectations) or, heaven forbid, gets injured again? Who will be the backup center? And I think we need a true center. Kuminga is an unknown factor too and he’s not getting enough playing time for us to see how effective and consistent he can play against non-GLeague players. I don’t think we have the luxury of waiting 2 years for the three young players to develop if we want to win a championship this season. As great as Steph and Green are, age is catching up on them. We also don’t know how much of the original Klay we will be getting back. I don’t know what the answer is, ie, trade or no trade, especially since we are so handicapped salary-wise.
According to the Pacers schedule, this is the last game of their 6-game homestand. They've recently beat the Wizards, the Knicks, and the Mavericks and are on a three-game win streak. Before that, they were on a four-game losing streak (lost to the Bucks, T-Wolves, Hawks, and Heat).
It's tough, evaluating the future, which is a bit what the GM job is. I remember confidently predicting that Smailagic was the future of the Dubs. Sigh. Poor guy, not sure what happened there, but it seems like the potential has stalled out. I also thought McCaw would turn into someone sort of like Wiggins is now. Nope, not yet. So although I've had on my mind and have discussed on this site the shortcomings at center that this article addresses, I am aware that it's easier to identify a flaw (Looney, please hit a jump shot, Wiseman please be healthy and play great defense) than to figure out a workable plan to fix it that doesn't make things worse. I do think that the league has more than the article's "two or three big bigs" on good teams who can "meaningfully punish" the Dubs down low. I'd count Jokic, Embiid, Ayton, Giannis, Zubac, Gobert, and a few more depending on the precise definition. They all have flaws of course, (maybe not Giannis yikes)but those are all teams we really hope to beat. It's an interesting era for bigs because for a few years there it almost seemed like the league had moved past the concept and certainly they weren't dominating.
My other quibble with the article: > "Kuminga .... may be ready to contribute in the near term"
Isn't that a bit optimistic? (I see the "may" .) The challenge with Kuminga is inconsistency, I'd guess most of us agree. When he plays well it's like: hey keep that guy out there, he's dynamic! But can Kerr risk putting him out there in key situations and get the lesser half of Kuminga, a super-raw kid who might make mistakes at crucial moments?
game thread, y'all: https://dubnationhq.com/p/game-thread-is-tonight-the-afternoon
couple dangerous plays by Indiana defenders on that play
sick reverse. damn.
oh my lord, Steph!
Could be a rough game for Curry if there is no offball ref lol
Why is Looney trying to score on Turner? He can barely score on G-Leaguers.
Refs will be giving Sabonis generous calls tonight
Curry does not get foul calls (2021 edition):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsVf7D4d2J8
How to guard Steph Curry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U75MZgOjOzg
Thinking Basketball: Is this the best defense ever?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbNS09Rt4u8
I've been saying for many years now that Curry is the most disrespected superstar in the league, and maybe ever. Given that he still doesn't get basic calls for obvious fouls against him, I hope he employs the following tactics. Unfortunately, these only apply to when he shoots. He gets fouled a ton off the ball as well and the refs don't call it, but there's not much else he can do about that that he's not already doing. But something has to change. The amount of illegal punishment Curry takes is already taking its toll on him and we're barely a quarter of the way into the season.
Feel free to add your suggestions.
* Stop fading away/falling backward on 3s to avoid contact from the incoming defender. If the defender doesn't stop and enters his landing space, Curry should maintain his position and force the refs to make a call.
* When Curry does jump straight up on a 3 and the defender comes into his landing space, Curry should come down all elbows and knees onto the defender. If the refs call a foul on Curry, they'll have to justify why they didn't call a foul on the defender for not allowing Curry a place to land in the first place. This will also make defenders think twice about their cheap tactics.
* After a shot, Curry often moves his arms out of the way to avoid contact from the defender (presumably to avoid injury). But if he repeatedly and obviously is getting hacked after shooting, then the league will have to acknowledge that defenders are (intentionally) targetting Steph's shooting arm in order to gain an advantage.
https://twitter.com/JoeVirayNBA/status/1470232521191297027
> The Warriors over the last 6 games (starting from the first PHX game):
>
> ORTG: 108.2 (26th over that period)
> DRTG: 101.5 (3rd)
> NETRTG: 6.7 (5th)
From The Athletic's latest power ranking - in regards to GSW:
Clutch: -0.2 net rating | Ranked 13th | 10 games (6-4)
Hopefully this changes once Andre is back in rhythm and game shape. And we also have a guy named Klay coming back 🙂
Mostly everyone is kinda assuming that Wiseman will come back sometime next year and run away as the center we’re all hoping he’ll be. But nobody knows, right? We’re taking a big gamble on him. And what if he doesn’t deliver (under all the pressure and expectations) or, heaven forbid, gets injured again? Who will be the backup center? And I think we need a true center. Kuminga is an unknown factor too and he’s not getting enough playing time for us to see how effective and consistent he can play against non-GLeague players. I don’t think we have the luxury of waiting 2 years for the three young players to develop if we want to win a championship this season. As great as Steph and Green are, age is catching up on them. We also don’t know how much of the original Klay we will be getting back. I don’t know what the answer is, ie, trade or no trade, especially since we are so handicapped salary-wise.
According to the Pacers schedule, this is the last game of their 6-game homestand. They've recently beat the Wizards, the Knicks, and the Mavericks and are on a three-game win streak. Before that, they were on a four-game losing streak (lost to the Bucks, T-Wolves, Hawks, and Heat).
It's tough, evaluating the future, which is a bit what the GM job is. I remember confidently predicting that Smailagic was the future of the Dubs. Sigh. Poor guy, not sure what happened there, but it seems like the potential has stalled out. I also thought McCaw would turn into someone sort of like Wiggins is now. Nope, not yet. So although I've had on my mind and have discussed on this site the shortcomings at center that this article addresses, I am aware that it's easier to identify a flaw (Looney, please hit a jump shot, Wiseman please be healthy and play great defense) than to figure out a workable plan to fix it that doesn't make things worse. I do think that the league has more than the article's "two or three big bigs" on good teams who can "meaningfully punish" the Dubs down low. I'd count Jokic, Embiid, Ayton, Giannis, Zubac, Gobert, and a few more depending on the precise definition. They all have flaws of course, (maybe not Giannis yikes)but those are all teams we really hope to beat. It's an interesting era for bigs because for a few years there it almost seemed like the league had moved past the concept and certainly they weren't dominating.
My other quibble with the article: > "Kuminga .... may be ready to contribute in the near term"
Isn't that a bit optimistic? (I see the "may" .) The challenge with Kuminga is inconsistency, I'd guess most of us agree. When he plays well it's like: hey keep that guy out there, he's dynamic! But can Kerr risk putting him out there in key situations and get the lesser half of Kuminga, a super-raw kid who might make mistakes at crucial moments?