Steven Curry, maybe in the wrong direction
A highly anticipated all-star contest once again surprised everyone. LeBron James's killer, Alphabet Brother's dominance on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and Embiid's competitive spirit are impressive, but in the end, the All-Star MVP trophy was taken away by Stephen Curry. With 16 three-pointers in a single game and 50 points in the whole game, Curry won the first All-Star Trophy of his career with unparalleled data. For a historic three-point king with three championship trophies and two MVP trophies, this honor is nothing.
But in this game, we seem to see the epitome of Stephen Curry's season. In the honor of being crowned the NBA's all-time three-point king at Madison Garden Arena, every three-pointer after Stephen Curry is setting a record and contributing to his three-point king throne. But perhaps, this season's Steven Curry, went in the wrong direction.
An underrated epoch-making athlete
Unlike LeBron James, although both were born in Akron, James was the chosen son before entering the league, and after entering the league, he was the darling of the league, as long as there is his place, there is a spotlight. As for Stephen Curry, although he was the seventh pick in the first round, it was a draft year, with Griffin, the debut and peak of the White Devil Beast, James Harden, who reached the finals in the third grade, and of course, there was the mid-shot DeRozan, Popovich's beloved George Hill.
In such a group of celestial pride, in the small ball era has not yet swept the league, Steven Curry, is not optimistic. Curry in the rookie season, although he entered the best team, but the honor of the best rookie was taken away by Griffin without suspense. In his third season, Curry also suffered injuries and played only 26 games. People are worried about how this "thin" big boy will survive in the NBA league. But who would have thought that Steven Curry, who returned from injury, would not only be resurrected with blood, but also go to a higher level.
During this period, the Warriors signed a four-year, 44 million contract extension with Steven Curry. This contract became the basis for the Warriors' three crowns in the next five years, which was probably something that no one had thought of.
A neglected penalty area terminator
Riding brave battles has become the most beautiful memory in people's hearts. Steven Curry broke the single-season three-point record again and again in those years, and he and Klay Thompson almost became synonymous with three-pointers. At that time, Stephen Curry, that is, after winning the championship in 15 years, for three consecutive seasons, the proportion of three-point shots exceeded 50%. After winning the championship, Curry is extremely confident in his three-pointer. However, in those seasons, Curry's number of shots in the penalty area was mostly maintained at more than 20%, with a shooting rate of nearly 70%, which was definitely a big kill.
That said, Steven Curry is not only an unparalleled three-pointer, but also an irresistible breaker. This is a skill that people overlook, although Curry's physical fitness is not so good, but with the top dribble, coupled with a magical feel, his threat in the box is no less than that of Westbrook Harden's defenders who are good at breaking through scoring.
But this season, Stephen Curry has gradually changed his playing style and changed his shooting choices. For example, in this All-Star game, Curry hit 16 three-pointers, which means that the three-point score was 48 points, but only 50 points. Aside from three-pointers, Curry scored 2 points on just one mid-propelled throw. Of course, some people will say that this is just an All-Star game, and it is enough to score points in the way they are best at and set records. But we can still see who the players who came out to take over the game at the most critical moment of the game were.
Alphabet brother's attack frame, DeRozan's mid-range shot, and James's winning blow, in fact, this game reached the final decisive stage, Stephen Curry's role on the court was not large, not enough ability, but obsessed with shooting three points, and the opponent knew it.
A historical three-point king who went in the wrong direction
This All-Star game may be the epitome of Steven Curry's season. So far this season, Steven Curry has shot 62.7 percent of his shots outside the three-point line, a career high and the only time he's made more than 60 percent three-point shots. Coupled with Curry this season, the three-point feeling is not good, averaging only 37.9% per game, and it is also the first time in his career that his three-point shooting rate is less than 40%. Three-point shooting career highs, shooting rates of new career lows, these data put together, so that Curry this season's effective shooting rate is only 54.6%, only better than the rookie season.
Then there is the efficiency value, this season's Curry, the efficiency value is only 21.6, the league twenty outside, is also the lowest value since 2014. At his peak, Curry had an efficiency of 31.5 and a 26.3 last season.
Of course, the reason for the decline in Steven Curry's efficiency value is not only the excessive number of three-point shots, but also the extremely reduced number of under-the-basket shots. So far this season, Curry has shot 11.7% of the box, only half of the full-vote MVP season. Then there is the proportion of middle-distance shots, the second lowest career, and the proportion of middle- and long-distance shots, the lowest career. Steven Curry understands that he is the best three-point shooter in the league and, of course, the best three-point shooter in NBA history, but he forgets that he is also a great breaker in the box, a master of the league's top shooting percentage.
This season's Stephen Curry has no shortage of outstanding individual performances, but there are more bad nights. It's not Curry's state that's slipping, it's the problem of his choice. For example, Middleton, the bucks' second boss, as a pitcher, his performance can be described as unpredictable. When it feels bad, he is the team's drag bottle, and when it feels good, he is the savior of the team. Today's Stephen Curry is actually very close to this feeling. You never know, whether he will pull his crotch or will erupt in this game.