It seems that Kerr is going to "go all the way to black", as long as the Warriors don't lose, Curry can theoretically always be a substitute, because you can't break the move! Judging from the third playoff game, Curry's injury should be 100% healed, no big problem, so if curry wants to return to the starting lineup, he should have been able to start a long time ago, but Curry G3 still chose to play as a substitute. To put a regular-season MVP-level player on the bench for three consecutive playoff games, to be honest, if it were not for Curry's intention, it is estimated that Kerr would have a hard time doing this to a superstar.
And who is curry to benefit the most from playing the bench? It's Poole, the lad is playing too comfortably, and his current rotation mode is almost the same as Curry's previous rotation mode, so in a way he has been playing the role of Curry, even if Curry comes on, the Warriors seem to have two Curry. And when the team bosses all lead by example, the Warriors' ball is very tough. Cole put out a regular ten-man rotation, Curry with the previous four substitutes to play in the rotation time, can be seen that there is a lot of pressure, in Curry, Porter, Bjelica, Iguodala, Peyton Jr. this lineup, Curry needs to shoulder more things.
Playing the starting may be easier, but in this bench, Curry needs to drive the offense, but whether it is the second quarter or the end of the third quarter, Curry has always carried this lineup. It can be said that the team boss sacrificed a lot, but when Curry needs to stand up, he will inevitably need to stand up and take over the game. In the end, the Warriors led by three points, Curry attacked with the ball, a block against Jokic, this time this ball tested the star's personal ability and will. Curry then made a breakthrough to shake off Jokic and scored an easy layup, giving the Warriors a five-point lead, which sealed the game's win.
Probably no one could have imagined that Curry would play three consecutive bench games in three playoff games this season, the first with 16 points, the second with 34 points, and the third with 27 points. These three games Curry is playing steadily, gradually finding his own sense of regular season, the most important thing is that he plays a substitute position, which is not only a problem of his own play, but also related to his teammates, and it is more excellent to enhance Pooler's self-confidence. Will Curry's G4 still be a substitute? Maybe Curry will still be a substitute, from Curry's point of view, starting is no different from the substitute, you can win, and Curry is not the kind of player who must care about the current starting position.
Thompson commented on him after the game: "Curry is the most humble superstar ever, and that's why he's so great!" "So that's why Curry was able to play on the bench in three consecutive playoff games. People don't think about the substitution and the starting thing at all, people think about winning, more about how to play a better game. And it doesn't matter if Curry is such a substitute, Poole has actually quietly exploded three games, and if he continues to play like this, the Warriors will not be "Splash Brothers", but "Waterfall Brothers!" ”