Steph Curry may be unstoppable but is there another way to defend him
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BmoreGorilla
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Once he got going tho they won 3 straight
I don't know why ya'll nikkas are acting like Steph is invincible as if he wasn't MIA for huge chucks of the OKC series.
ndthentherewasx
El Capitan
Make him drive it in and then knock him on his ass!
Give up the 2 not the 3.
Let's see if lil Stephen can take the beating.
Rotating bigs and having them cover Stephen, giving him all that space
Give up the 2 not the 3.
Let's see if lil Stephen can take the beating.
Rotating bigs and having them cover Stephen, giving him all that space
My strategy is to make the less consistent players beat me instead of the guy with the best shot and handles in the league. In my mind if I lose that way I can handle that becuz I know Steph can beat me let's see if their role players can.
Also since you think my OP would be a disaster what would you do? What are your thoughts on how he should be defended?
Exactly what the thunder did. Switched on screens and got physical with him. When Russell was on him, he wasn't looking like the unanimous MVP. The issues were when those switches resulted in Kanter/Adams being on him at the perimeter. I think its proven that Steph and Klay have no problem shooting over centers. But that's unavoidable when you switch against a team that runs as many ball screens as GSW. If you attempt to switch after the fact, you're letting someone in via the backdoor (see SA vs MIA).
Basically OKC guarded Steph just fine. Bad defense on Curry was not the reason why they lost at all.
Even with Curry AND Klay breaking 3-point playoff records in the same game, Thunder were still within 5 with a little over a couple of minutes to go
Thunder played Curry great
Exactly what the thunder did. Switched on screens and got physical with him. When Russell was on him, he wasn't looking like the unanimous MVP. The issues were when those switches resulted in Kanter/Adams being on him at the perimeter. I think its proven that Steph and Klay have no problem shooting over centers. But that's unavoidable when you switch against a team that runs as many ball screens as GSW. If you attempt to switch after the fact, you're letting someone in via the backdoor (see SA vs MIA).
Basically OKC guarded Steph just fine. Bad defense on Curry was not the reason why they lost at all.
Even with Curry AND Klay breaking 3-point playoff records in the same game, Thunder were still within 5 with a little over a couple of minutes to go
Thunder played Curry great
thank you. they still dont get it.
what okc did was working for enough time to beat them. thats all you need to do. slow them down long enough to get a lead. okc did that multiple times. okc killed themselves. not the warriors. remember the game when klay couldnt miss at the end? but okc had such a large lead and kept playing smart that the warriors even when hot never won the game. thats how you have to play them.
the reason you can't put westbrook on him all game long(which is a tell tell sign that non of these new era stars are on par with kobe, jordan, etc. since they never are forced to shut down or make the other best offensive perimeter player shoot a bad fg%/make him to prone. ) curry tried guarding westbrook and that didnt work. it burned him out. same was true with west guardin curry.
so that wont work and can't work for any long stretches.
so now what? the OP' angle will not work on these guys because you have klay on the other wing. if you push up to close before the catch. back door. you trap curry. he gives it to the open man. if the open man is draymond. he will go right to the rack or hit a wide open 3(he wont miss too many if he's WIDE open. he wasnt wide open in this series and guys were on him a lot. which bothered his overall point forward game plan. thats how you defeat the warriors. slow down draymond and the offense itself slows down. i told yall this. draymond is the real point guard of the team, not steph, not clay. its draymond. and he's the most likely to be slowed out of the 3 star players dray, and the two marksmen(klay/steph). trying to slow both steph and klay in the same game is silly at best. dont waste your time. concentrate on draymond green. and the entire offense will slow down.
Born2BKing
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You can't stop him, he can only stop himself. He is just indefensible when he is on. Point, blank, period.
New era stars shut dudes down? Nash drop 22-9 on Kobe, after snatching his MVP, and did it on sky high efficiency despite being down 3-1.
Shade his right hand by literally stepping into him with your left foot and a hand up and force him to drive the ball into the middle of your defense or pass. This prevents him from wide open looks at three and forces him to drive the ball or pass. When he drives the ball watch for him to use the rim to avoid getting his shot block.
ISO
Pass me the rock nikka
The Heat weren't good defensively that year though...And what happened to those Heatles last we saw them?
Now imagine Golden State
ISO
Pass me the rock nikka
That high P&R is what has led to Steph becoming the player he is today... 
Here's some things I think the Cavaliers should do...
-control the pace as they did in last years Finals, they need to do this by using the shot clock and nabbing offensive rebounds.
-Oklahoma City when flourishing were using Adams and Kanter, perhaps it's time to give Timofey Mozgov some minutes he ate in last years Finals.
-Tristan Thompson must be engaged as a P&R defender, he's been brilliant at times he did a solid job in last years Finals, and did a great job against Derrick Rose and Jeff Teague in last years playoffs as well.
-Shumpert, Kyrie, and Dellavedova need to fight through those screens and be physical with Steph like Roberson, Waiters, and Westbrook were in the Western Conference Finals.
-J.R. needs to be engaged defensively, DeRozan had his way with him. J.R. has proven he's capable and Ty Lue has praised him for his defense. Klay is going to be a tough assignment and after a slump dude is on fire.
-Kevin Love needs early touches particularly in the post to open his game up, if he doesn't perform the Cavaliers have small chances of winning. If Love is struggling he needs to be yanked in favor of Channing Frye early who has more length and is on fire from three in these playoffs.
-Kyrie needs to ball, make Steph work on the defensive end.
The biggest concern for the Cavs should be Kyrie and Love in the P&R, Love is a liability period and Kyrie is one of the worst at fighting through screens.
Here's some things I think the Cavaliers should do...
-control the pace as they did in last years Finals, they need to do this by using the shot clock and nabbing offensive rebounds.
-Oklahoma City when flourishing were using Adams and Kanter, perhaps it's time to give Timofey Mozgov some minutes he ate in last years Finals.
-Tristan Thompson must be engaged as a P&R defender, he's been brilliant at times he did a solid job in last years Finals, and did a great job against Derrick Rose and Jeff Teague in last years playoffs as well.
-Shumpert, Kyrie, and Dellavedova need to fight through those screens and be physical with Steph like Roberson, Waiters, and Westbrook were in the Western Conference Finals.
-J.R. needs to be engaged defensively, DeRozan had his way with him. J.R. has proven he's capable and Ty Lue has praised him for his defense. Klay is going to be a tough assignment and after a slump dude is on fire.
-Kevin Love needs early touches particularly in the post to open his game up, if he doesn't perform the Cavaliers have small chances of winning. If Love is struggling he needs to be yanked in favor of Channing Frye early who has more length and is on fire from three in these playoffs.
-Kyrie needs to ball, make Steph work on the defensive end.
The biggest concern for the Cavs should be Kyrie and Love in the P&R, Love is a liability period and Kyrie is one of the worst at fighting through screens.
Being me I would double team curry on switches as well and let everyone eat. If I die they would have to be the cause.
But I would also in late game situations foul andre or bogut-which I'm sure either would be in the game-and let them shoot free throws. I hate this game plan for entertainment but this bout chips and legacy.
But I would also in late game situations foul andre or bogut-which I'm sure either would be in the game-and let them shoot free throws. I hate this game plan for entertainment but this bout chips and legacy.