The Psychological Destruction of Steph Curry

[Chinook]

Kerr got them a couple of times

I can think of two right off the bat.

I'm glad we agree. I don't know why you think the Spurs letting Green drive or McAdoo catch the ball too far out to shoot better than letting Curry get daylight. The Warriors eventually started trying to attack that hedge explicitly, but it's really hard to depend on your bigs to do well on the perimeter. That's another reason why playing big would hurt the Warriors more than it would hurt the Spurs.

[toki9]

I don't think Curry really wants to drive into the paint. He's not someone who plays off of contact. And he's always worried about his ankles.

[ChumpDumper]

Danny and Parker was on Curry.
Kawhi was on Draymond

Who was on Klay?

Parker when Green was on Curry.

And Curry will be back.

[dweaver99027]

'Psychological destruction'??? Really??? If this game destroyed Curry's psyche, what should game 6 have done to our guys?

[ceperez]

It was a regular season game and a back-to-back. This post is definitely an exaggeration.

[picnroll]

What I saw late in the shot clock Curry doesn't see the open player, focuses on getting open to get a shot off. That's when you trap him.

[honestfool84]

Bowen is not a better defender than kawhi got.

got

[Mnky]

Why is Kawhi being mentioned in this? he didn't guard Curry, Parker and Green did.

[Solid D]

For every strategy, there is a counter-strategy.

[Blake]

For every strategy, there is a counter-strategy.

Then a counter-strategy to the counter-stategy

[Chinook]

For every strategy, there is a counter-strategy.

Short-roll. GS tried it and had success. But it's still an open question as to whether that will get Curry free. The Warriors feed off his energy, so even if they are getting inside looks, they should fade if Curry can't start beating the trap.

[Solid D]

Short-roll. GS tried it and had success. But it's still an open question as to whether that will get Curry free. The Warriors feed off his energy, so even if they are getting inside looks, they should fade if Curry can't start beating the trap.

Possibly so, if their supporting cast cannot make up the slack. Letting Stoudamire get "his" was a strategy which consistently allowed the Spurs to get the best of the Suns. Letting LeBron shoot 3s in '13 and fouling DeAndre in '15 had their drawbacks. Hounding King James in '07 did work, but his supporting cast couldn't help him.

[Chinook]

Possibly so, if their supporting cast cannot make up the slack. Letting Stoudamire get "his" was a strategy which consistently allowed the Spurs to get the best of the Suns. Letting LeBron shoot 3s in '13 and fouling DeAndre in '15 had their drawbacks. Hounding King James in '07 did work, but his supporting cast couldn't help him.

I'm just saying that if Curry kicks it to Draymond at the top of the key, that's a whole lot better than letting Curry have it at the wing. Question is if the Spurs would let Draymond have the ball with little pressure. I am pretty damned confident that Green wouldn't be able to drop the 30-plus he'd need to be able to drop to force the Spurs to commit to stopping him over taking Curry out of the series. Would be interesting to see how the rotations look off that play.

[ambchang]

Green is clearly the better defender on Curry than Kawhi. Kawhi is great in terms of guarding SG, SF, or even small PF, in that he is both quick and strong, has a huge wingspan, but Green, while not as strong, is quicker and is better at positioning.

[NameLess Scrub]

Yes they did. I can think of two right off the bat. Manu reached through the pick instead of switching to green, green got the pass and drove down the lane for a dunk. Patty took two steps through the pick, curry drove for a lay up. It's that fast with this guy.

I'm on the opposite end, let him try to beat you by himself. 1) the spurs have the best defensive minded and disciplined team to harass and bother him even without doubling 2) you keep anyone else from getting involved in the game. 3) its not a knockout blow approach. It's a grind him down approach like a boxer. He'll punch himself out if he tries to do it by himself in a series, IMO

I tend to like this. He can't score 100 pts through a 7 games series by himself.

I always think there's something I'm not considering though

[EVAY]

'Psychological destruction'??? Really??? If this game destroyed Curry's psyche, what should game 6 have done to our guys?

It did destroy their psyches enough to lose game 7 and the championship. That's pretty significant, imo.

I still don't think we destroyed any part of Curry's psyche, though. He will just use more screens next time. If the refs let those screens move, we will still have problems. If Curry passes out from behind a screen and then reverses to get a clear shot with the ball, he will get in a rhythm from three. If he questions anything, all it will take it two or three long range bombers made to give it back to him. Remember that he is a pure shooter. They don't have confidence problems or consciences. They just shoot.

[313]

Green is clearly the better defender on Curry than Kawhi. Kawhi is great in terms of guarding SG, SF, or even small PF, in that he is both quick and strong, has a huge wingspan, but Green, while not as strong, is quicker and is better at positioning.

Id say Green is quicker laterally as well, which is the biggest thing. Not to mention those cat like reflexes. Man, we're lucky to have him.

[baseline bum]

I hope people here don't think the Spurs are holding Curry to 1-12 again.

[ceperez]

I hope people here don't think the Spurs are holding Curry to 1-12 again.

I want to see Spurs beat GSW even when Curry is on fire. That would be a convincing display of dominance.

[baseline bum]

It did destroy their psyches enough to lose game 7 and the championship. That's pretty significant, imo.

?? The Spurs came back ready to win Game 7, and had their chances. Wade hit long jumpers he usually doesn't, Battier was hot, and James was hitting the three.

[Horse]

It's definitley a start. I'm telling you they're a team of pussies struggled against a severly undermanned cavs team and david lee is the one who turned that series. It will take more than one reg season game but keep it up and frustrate him and they can be had. We already know Gay Thompson will choke.

[SpursBig3s]

I'm just saying that if Curry kicks it to Draymond at the top of the key, that's a whole lot better than letting Curry have it at the wing. Question is if the Spurs would let Draymond have the ball with little pressure. I am pretty damned confident that Green wouldn't be able to drop the 30-plus he'd need to be able to drop to force the Spurs to commit to stopping him over taking Curry out of the series. Would be interesting to see how the rotations look off that play.

I agree with you and want to add this one thing. When that happens, I think it's a mistake trying to double draymond from the weak side, Etc. Let Draymond be a scorer, turn him into a scorer instead of a facilitator. He is not a natural and willing scorer, but he is an elite facilitator. That's where GS burns teams. I'm completely fine with having him look for his offense while we bottle up the shooters. Even if it's a mismatch. That means it's just 2pts rather than 3pts (if he scores). I guarantee he won't be very efficient when forced to be a scorer

[LaMarcus Bryant]

Bowen is not a better defender than kawhi got.

Bowen never had much luck with PGs but at least Curry woulda have appropriate fear of landing on Bowen's foot.

Bowen had a great psychological edge against jump shooting

[LaMarcus Bryant]

?? The Spurs came back ready to win Game 7, and had their chances. Wade hit long jumpers he usually doesn't, Battier was hot, and James was hitting the three.

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[elbamba]

Bowen is not a better defender than kawhi got.

Two completely different kinds of defenders. Bowen did not steal and block shots. He contested everything and made the opposing best player's life with his speed and quick hands. Kawhi does not have the speed Bowen had to play point guards, which is why Pop will usually run Green and Parker at point guards. Kawhi is stronger and has a longer reach which allows him to defend more versitile players. His offense is also counted on too much to allow him to spend the entire game on the oppoisng team's best player.