Official Offseason News and Rumors

[Mecca]

Curry defense is way better than Kyrie's. Just look at the stats. If you honestly think Kyrie is a better defender you should stop posting on this board.

So you seriously think Kyrie is better than Curry, Westbrook, and Rose? LMAO

That's a tough one for me...

* Curry vs. Kyrie on defense*

I'll say this...

As horrid as they both were, Harden and Nash were worse.

 

[LTCF]

If you replace kyrie with curry last year that team easily makes the playoffs last year

Not a chance. Curry is the most one dimensional PG in the league. He's a perimeter shooter and the best one in the league but to say he plays defense and can finish at the rim is fooling yourself.

 

[LTCF]

That's a tough one for me...

* Curry vs. Kyrie on defense*

I'll say this...

As horrid as they both were, Harden and Nash were worse.

Nash at least had an excuse, he's almost 40. Harden just refuses to play defense.

 

[Mecca]

If you replace kyrie with curry last year that team easily makes the playoffs last year

Wow....


I'm going to have to agree.

Steph has shown the ability to go Super Nova at will.

 

[Hambombs]

Not a chance. Curry is the most one dimensional PG in the league. He's a perimeter shooter and the best one in the league but to say he plays defense and can finish at the rim is fooling yourself.

FYI he finished at the rim 2% better over Westbrook in the restricted area last year

 

[Mecca]

Nash at least had an excuse, he's almost 40. Harden just refuses to play defense.

Which is why I don't get the double standard here.

How is what Harden does any different?

Yet, he is touted as the best SG in the NBA. But, Kyrie is not top 30.

 

[WiggyRuss]

Cleaning up the glass means nothing. When teams play a team who love to fastbreak they will send 3 guys back immediately and have only the PF/C crashing the glass. Hard to run fastbreak with 3 defenders back.

Friday Night Films: Kevin Love to Corey Brewer is a Beautiful Thing ? NBA Couchside

THIS IS ONE GAME!!!

please- try not to say you know anything about basketball and act like having guy that throws outlet passes like that does not mean HUGE fastbreak opporunities

watch that- seriously ITS INSANE

 

[Hambombs]

Not a chance. Curry is the most one dimensional PG in the league. He's a perimeter shooter and the best one in the league but to say he plays defense and can finish at the rim is fooling yourself.

I don't really need to get into whose better btw lol

 

[Hambombs]

That's a tough one for me...

* Curry vs. Kyrie on defense*

I'll say this...

As horrid as they both were, Harden and Nash were worse.

Curry was not bad at all on defense

 

[Mecca]

Not a chance. Curry is the most one dimensional PG in the league. He's a perimeter shooter and the best one in the league but to say he plays defense and can finish at the rim is fooling yourself.

Those nearly 9 assists a game are pretty awesome.

If he had better shooters on his team, he'd be in double digits.

 

[Hambombs]

Friday Night Films: Kevin Love to Corey Brewer is a Beautiful Thing ? NBA Couchside

THIS IS ONE GAME!!!

please- try not to say you know anything about basketball and act like having guy that throws outlet passes like that does not mean HUGE fastbreak opporunities

watch that- seriously ITS INSANE

Love is obviously a great player

 

[bksballer89]

Cavs fans are hard headed

 

[WiggyRuss]

Curry was not bad at all on defense

his first 3-4 years he was so bad it was not even funny

 

[Mecca]

Curry was not bad at all on defense

Hmm, never paid attention to his defensive stats.

Looks like you are correct.


It should also be mentioned that Curry has posted the best defensive stats of his career, limiting his foul rate and producing a defensive rating of 102. The Warriors also desperately need him on the court; they outscore teams by 8.9 points per 100 possessions when he's on the court and get outscored by seven points per 100 possessions when he's sitting, according to NBA.com.

 

[Hambombs]

his first 3-4 years he was so bad it was not even funny

He was under average but he wasn't unbearable or anything. That doesn't matter now though.

 

[bksballer89]

his first 3-4 years he was so bad it was not even funny

He needed a defensive coach like Jackson. Kyrie couldn't do shit with a defensive coach in Mike Brown

 

[Hambombs]

Hmm, never paid attention to his defensive stats.

Looks like you are correct.


It should also be mentioned that Curry has posted the best defensive stats of his career, limiting his foul rate and producing a defensive rating of 102. The Warriors also desperately need him on the court; they outscore teams by 8.9 points per 100 possessions when he's on the court and get outscored by seven points per 100 possessions when he's sitting, according to NBA.com.

Exactly my point lol like 15 points better I'm not sure the exact number

 

[Mecca]

Not a chance. Curry is the most one dimensional PG in the league. He's a perimeter shooter and the best one in the league but to say he plays defense and can finish at the rim is fooling yourself.

Not any more.



This season, Curry has become an all-around great player that doesn't just rely on his three-point shot as a means of gunning opposing teams out of the gym.

Golden State has benefited greatly from Curry's evolution. He is posting career highs in points, assists and free throw attempts per 36 minutes. Hs assist rate, which measures the percentage of possessions that end with a Curry assist, has skyrocketed to 41.0 percent, good enough to tie him for 79th all time for those playing more than 30 minutes per game and who have played at least 50 games.

NBA All-Star Game 2014: Stephen Curry as a true point guard - SBNation.com

 

[WiggyRuss]

Here's A Compilation Of Kevin Love's Outlet Passes So Far This Season

lol... can you IMAGINE this guy with LeBron/Kyrie/Waiters on the floor? ESPECIALLY LeBron???

its why LeBron is losing that weight- so he can FLY do the court and catch these- its going to be RIDICULOUS!!!

get ready to see this on Sportscenter like every night!!! LeBron doing crazy dunks on 1/2 to 3/4 outlet passes!!! lol


its gonna be a fastbreak layup line for the Cavs with their personnel....so many easy buckets

 

[Hambombs]

Not any more.



This season, Curry has become an all-around great player that doesn't just rely on his three-point shot as a means of gunning opposing teams out of the gym.

Golden State has benefited greatly from Curry's evolution. He is posting career highs in points, assists and free throw attempts per 36 minutes. Hs assist rate, which measures the percentage of possessions that end with a Curry assist, has skyrocketed to 41.0 percent, good enough to tie him for 79th all time for those playing more than 30 minutes per game and who have played at least 50 games.

NBA All-Star Game 2014: Stephen Curry as a true point guard - SBNation.com

79th all time? Good stuff