It's because of the Warriors floor spacing. Yes Curry is a great finisher, but watch the Warriors play, especially when they go to their Curry, Thompson, Green, Barnes, Iguodala line up. There is no help. You put Curry on a team that doesn't have the floor spacing that the Warriors do and his FG% in the paint would go down. This is also why I don't think he's better than some of the greats to play the game. Is Curry up there yes, but you give MJ or Shaq the same kind of floor spacing, guys who literally can't be stopped one-on-one, and their already impressive numbers would increase. Lets say we switch Klay Thompson with Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green with Blake Griffin (guys who are good but can't space the floor as well) the efficiency of the Warriors offense (and Curry) would decrease. The importance of floor spacing has long been overlooked.
How The fukk Is It Possible To Be BY FAR The Best Shooter In The League And The Best Finisher At The
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I heard a crazy stat last night that the Warriors have more 3 pointers made this year than several teams have total free throws attempted...
Curry this season has made more 3s this season than Magic made in his entire career...
Curry this season has made more 3s this season than Magic made in his entire career...
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Yeah, Magic wasn't a 3 point shooter by any means. I think he made less than 10 in what is considered his best statistical year. Still averaged 20+ and lead the league in assist. Craziness..
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Magic shot it better at the tail end of his prime before he caught HIV and retired. Was a 38% 3PT shooter in '89-90 on 3.5 attempts.
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That's very good. Teams didn't really shoot them then. They just played at a breakneck pace. There's a reason nobody even gets 12 assists per game yet a few guys then got 14+ per night. Not to discredit him and Isaiah and Stockton though.Magic shot it better at the tail end of his prime before he caught HIV and retired. Was a 38% 3PT shooter in '89-90 on 3.5 attempts.
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That man ate well in a Mark Jackson offense. He's just better now.If it sounded like I was hating on dude I wasn't. I'm just saying that if you put him on a team with less spacing his efficiency would decrease.
Agree
Great explanation bruh, good way of delivering the message.
What's crazy with Curry though, even with the paint packed and a tough contest , dude still find a way to get a good look off and finish at a high ass rate. He is not limited at all with a tough contest ya dig. But what u said is mos def a big reason.
His teammates being great help with the spacing of course but having nice hands around the basket is based on the player.
Like OP said even when its crowded around the basket he gets the shot off quickly AND accurately. A lot of guys will shoot to hard around the basket or they get flustered in traffic which makes them change their release.
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It may decrease but I'm not sure if it would be a significant decrease. He shot 47% from the field in a Mark Jackson offense while setting the 3's made record.
Curry's shooting makes everything possible.
Last night's game was yet more proof that Draymond is overrated as shyt.
It doesn't take any special skill to stand 9 feet from the basket, pass the ball to Curry to who is 3 feet behind the 3 point line, and catch an assist when Curry hits it.
I'll say this much, Curry is definitely making his teammates look better.
Last night's game was yet more proof that Draymond is overrated as shyt.
It doesn't take any special skill to stand 9 feet from the basket, pass the ball to Curry to who is 3 feet behind the 3 point line, and catch an assist when Curry hits it.
I'll say this much, Curry is definitely making his teammates look better.
Well back in the 90s they clotheslined nikkas as they shot free throws so this FG% isnt that all that great
In the 80s they piledrived nikkaz
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Horrible analysis. He totally shutdown Porzingis last night. Before that he made Anthony Davis shoot 30% from the field. Against the Spurs he made LaMarcus delete his twitter account after the game. You're wrong on this one breh.
Didn't say he was a scrub. I said he was overrated as shyt.
You really trying to impress me with shutting down a rookie that is shooting .333 in his prior 6 games?
And don't give me this "stretching the floor" nonsense. You know who stretches the floor? Having 2 very good 3 point shooters playing guard.
You could put Faried or Favors on that team and you'd still be 61-6. Or 59-8
True, but spacing is less about offensive system and more about the players around him. You could take the same system, switch Klay Thompson with Demar Derozan run the same plays, but teams would help off of Derozan to stop Curry. Just like you could run the same system, switch Draymond Green with Blake Griffin and teams would help off of Griffin to stop Curry. It's irrelevant if a coach puts a player at the three point line, any coach can do that. The question is if the guy at the three point line is a threat. For example, I'm a big Wiz fan. As soon as Wall gives up the ball on offense, he runs through the lane and exits to the three point line opposite of the side he passes the ball. After Wall parks on the three point line, is man immediately sags off and helps because he knows John Wall isn't a legitimate threat to beat him from deep. Now if that was Damian Lillard or Steph Curry doing the same exact thing, in the same exact system with the same exact coach the defender would be on them like white on rice.
On a deeper sense what I'm trying to say is that an individual players efficiency is dependent on the players around him and their skill sets. The more three point shooters a team has, the less individual defenders can help when Steph has the ball. This doesn't mean that Steph isn't a great player, but it does explain why he is having the most efficient season ever.
Steph was always a beast, but if this Steph Curry was playing the players on that team...Monta Ellis, Andris Biedrins, Ronny Turiaf his efficiency would go down regardless of if Steve Kerr was coach. Klay Thompson and Draymond Green are the perfect compliments to Steph's game. And here's another point, if KD goes to the Warriors next year, his efficiency will go up.
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I know you're trying to get a featured thread and all. .. but damn. .. enough is enough. Mods stop this shyt. 