Comments on: Worried About Curry’s J?

By: Hank

Hank — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:41:10 +0000

Wow! It’s not about mechanics, touch, adapting to the speed, bigger defenders, shooting over screens, etc. Only one reason. Curry is NOT IN SHAPE. His LEGS aren’t where they have to be. No one( including himself) expected him to be playing this much. His season will have 2 halves, the first while he’s getting in shape (stronger),shooting 31%, and the second half (with proper nutrition and rest) will be better, guessing 33%. Unfortunately, we’ll have to wait for next year for the Curry college shooting % to show up. Have faith.

By: Dr. Murphy

Dr. Murphy — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 08:56:47 +0000

Yo MT2,
Just read on Rusty Simmons’ blog that Jack said he’s going to tone it down slightly… any more info?

By: Perry

Perry — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 05:03:35 +0000

Luckily Don Nelson doesn’t have to follow the “cut your weight by 10 %” rule…..otherwise, we’d be up shit creek without a paddle.

Read that first sentence carefully……..

Anyway….”Feltbot”……Nash’s rookie season was basically a wash, not getting any PT behind Kidd in Phoenix.

Everyone forgets Nash’s introduction into the league didn’t exactly go seamlessly……he was battling for PT until establishing himself in Dallas…….

That has a lot to do with the fact that he was basically considered an average player barely hanging on in the league…….

The more PT you get, the more opportunity you have to grow.

Curry’s PG acumen is very encouraging…..I’m so happy that at least 1 good thing is coming out of his game…………

I’ve already mentioned my concern about his early shooting woes……..the last thing the Golden State Warriors need is another 37% 4th quarter shooter to add to the 4th quarter scoring droughts that we’re known for league wide.

Curry needs touches……….plain and simple, to make an impact on the scoring load.

Look for our leading scoring trio to be Ellis, Jackson and Maggette in 2009-2010.

I want Stephen Curry to concentrate on becoming a PG in this league……….7, 8 apg, 2-3 spg (steals), 11 – 12 ppg, 3-4 rpg……that would be a fantastic rookie season……he can’t score 11ppg unless he gets like fucking 30 shots…….so his PPG should be around 8 this season.

Can’t get over 33 shots at Davidson against NC State……wow…..33 shots………

Anthony Morrow is a shooter, a specialist…..that’s all he is, a catch and shoot guy…….

Anthony Morrow should try creating off the dribble and practice putting the ball on the floor to open up his mid-range game……imagine him getting 16-18 footers every now and again ….that should help his PPG and get him to the line once in a while…….

Look…….all I want to see is the team succeed………but let’s not be homers and make excuses………

Let’s just address our problems and develop a winning organization.

One side note…..I was thinking about this trade today, mainly because it includes some personal favorite players on both sides:

Jackson, Ellis and Biedrins to Atlanta,……for:

J. Johnson, Josh Smith and Al Horford….

That leaves Atlanta slim at the 4 ……….but gives Golden State a multitude of options at both ends of the court.

By: PeteyB

PeteyB — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:45:23 +0000

Petaluman – Agreed. I don’t deny that Dumars/Mully had discussed a deal, but it sure doesn’t make any PR sense – those were Detroit fans he was beating up! Teams like Indiana and Detroit (and Definitely not GSW!) should never be interested in SJAX again!

Also, SJAX wants to go the Knicks – he’s Harrington’s buddy and LeBron or Bosh or Wade or ? may end up there since they’re clearing cap space. Now why would GM D. Walsh want to get back SJAX whom he traded away a few years back and who is more expensive and just as troublesome now?

By: A's in 2010

A's in 2010 — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:14:07 +0000

Curry answered the biggest question this offseason and that was ‘Can he be a PG?’. That was a huge question mark. His shot is the least of my worries. He’s showing he can contribute besides scoring by rebounding, getting steals, and racking up assists. He’s the only guy who knows to feed hot hand(usually Morrow), for a rook thats impressive.

By: A's in 2010

A's in 2010 — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 02:41:34 +0000

I know its hard to believe but Joe Dumars respects SJacks. When we play DET JoeD always talks about that certain forward killing the Pistons since his days in Indy. There’s this thing called Piston DNA, Stephen Jackson has it.

By: petaluman

petaluman — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 02:00:55 +0000

I think Detroit would say that SJ has already spent too much time in the Detroit audience. Remember The Brawl?

By: OliverStone

OliverStone — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:35:52 +0000

#18 Jackson would’ve been a attractive expiring contract to Detroit back then.

By: petaluman

petaluman — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:43:36 +0000

I must admit, I find it really hard to believe that Detroit would ever trade for Stephen Jackson. There’s a little bad blood there. The trade involving Tayshaun would require a 3rd team.

There are always a lot of aborted deal rumors floating around. Maybe this one got all the way to the final sign-off, or maybe it was only a 2 sentence exchange during a phone call (the 2nd sentence being “No”).

By: earl monroe

earl monroe — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:42:40 +0000

In some of those big games Curry was often Doubled and sometimes trippled.
Not a real barometer, his shot will come around, if for nothing else than he has
great form