Steph Curry is a two-time NBA MVP, two time scoring champion, and the greatest shooter of All-time. These are documented FACTS. When he came back for the playoffs after missing the remainder of the regular sesson, his coach Steve Kerr kept Jordan Poole in the starting line up and decided to work Steph into minutes.
For the record, Jordan Poole had been playing great, and he was "turning it up" in the playoffs. In reality, 99.9% of the "great" players in the league would not be as understanding about being "benched" if they had Curry's resume and pedigree. In fact, Allen Iverson retired before he would come off of the bench - REAL TALK.
Steph Curry is "different". In his first game back he shook off the rust, had a fair shooting night, but he still was intrical to their game 1 victory. In game 2 Curry came off of the bench again, dropped 34 points in only 23 minutes, and they blew out the Nuggets.
All basketball players, especially the "stars", should be taking notes of how the "winners" think. It doesn't matter who starts opposed to who finishes. Steph Curry came off of the bench, and scored more points than everyone else in less than half of the game. Curry remained silent, but his game spoke for him, not the coach.
Jordan Poole was playing awesome basketball along with the other Warriors. Reporters asked him if he should remain the starter, and he said "no comment". They asked him if he should shoot technicals (Steph missed two one night), and he said "no comment" once again. We all know that he wanted to say yes, but he knew deep down that he was a starter on borrowed time. The Warriors chose Steph Curry over Kevin Durant, so what chance does Jordan Poole really have of replacing Steph?
No matter who starts the fact still remains, there is no one like Steph Curry. The Warriors pay him over $40M/year for a reason. If you have been watching GSW games then you have noticed that EVERY team guards Curry different from EVERYONE else, even when he comes off the bench. Although both Klay Thompson, and Jordan Poole are lighting it up, the double teams still go to Curry as soon as he passes half court.
For several years now NBA teams have left Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson, Jordan Poole, and ALL the other Warriors, wide open or with single coverage for a legitimate reason. Refusing to double team Steph Curry usually results with him getting 30 points in three quarters, and a GSW blowout victory.
Steph Curry sat out the fourth quarter 16 times in his first MVP season (2014 - 2015). Since then and the double teams have become MANDATORY. Look what he did in the last All-star game with single coverage (50 points).
No other player in the NBA gets double teamed constantly like Step Curry. It is just not necessary. Steph Curry is on a level all his own, and EVERYONE knows it. Disputing this reality is useless. A blind man can see that he is THE MAN and "one-of-a-kind". Shaquille O'Neal was absolutely correct when he recently stated "Steph Curry is by far the best player in the world."
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