In the 14-15 season, the Warriors took Curry as the absolute core and created a small-ball system that was far ahead of the times. In the end, Curry used his personal performance of averaging 23.8 points, 4.3 boards and 7.7 assists per game, 48.7% shooting percentage, coupled with the team's 67-15 league record, successfully elected as the regular season MVP and officially joined the ranks of superstars.
It's just that Harden's personal data that year (27.4 points, 5.7 boards, 7.0 assists, 44.0% shooting percentage) is obviously better than Curry,Which also makes Curry's MVP trophy full of doubts. After all, harden's data in all aspects at that time was not much worse than Curry's, and the reason for losing the MVP trophy was mainly due to the team's record...
Who ever thought that after only one offseason, Curry played a "phenomenal" personal performance. In the 15-16 season, Curry played a "super god" season in the case of last season's regular season personal data was not as good as Harden's, the finals could not win the FMVP trophy, and his personal hard strength was questioned.
Curry averaged 30.1 points, 5.4 boards, 6.7 assists, 50.4% shooting rate + 45.4% three-point shooting rate + 90.8% free throw shooting rate this season, becoming the only "180 club" member in NBA history with 30+ points. And Curry also shot 402 three-pointers in a single season, and led the team to the first record in history of 73 wins and 9 losses.
And it was also after the end of this magical season that Curry completely transformed into the league's "superstar", and even at that time, his popularity once surpassed James, Durant and other old stars, becoming the league's hot "popular fried chicken" at that time.
In the NBA's more than seventy years of history, stars with MVP-level strength and their own systems generally need teammates to make sacrifices to adapt to him. For example, supergiants like James, whether it is Wade, Bosh, or Luck, Owen, or thick eyebrows, Westbrook, when they do not make great sacrifices and change the way of play, they can not play the maximum power of the James system.
Although Curry also has MVP-level strength and comes with his own system, he can be compatible with his teammates. Whether it is Durant, Thompson, or Green, Wiggins, Poole and others, they can play well in the "Curry system", and even Durant and Poole have played the peak of their careers.
It is precisely because Durant, Poole and others have played a good career performance in the "Curry system", so Curry is also regarded by the outside world as the most compatible star in the league supergiant...
So, with both MVP-level strength and its own system, why is Curry the most compatible teammate in the super giant?
1, with a ball, no ball can be seamlessly switched. In the 15-16 season, Curry not only played a super performance of 30.1 points + "180 club" efficiency on the offensive end, but also used his top ball holding ability to contribute 6.7 assists + 402 three-pointers in a single season. And Thompson, Barnes, Green and other players have also been given a large number of empty shots in the face of Curry's threat to hold the ball.
I thought Curry was relying on his top ball-handling ability to play a superstar personal performance. Who knew that after Durant joined, when the Warriors had enough firepower points, Curry was able to hand over a certain amount of ball possession and maximize his containment by increasing the no-ball running position.
It is precisely because Curry can seamlessly switch between the ball and the no ball, so whether Durant joins or Poole breaks out, the Warriors will not have a situation where the ball is not enough.
2. Be willing to make sacrifices for the team to win. After taking a 3-1 lead in the 2016 Finals, but being reversed by the Cavaliers, the Warriors recruited Durant. In fact, in general, when a superstar joins another team that already has a superstar, he will have more concerns - such as how to ensure his team status, offensive firing rights, media exposure, etc. in the new team.
When the Warriors recruited Durant, Curry once told him: "If you get the MVP, then I will be happy for you, and will sit in the front row of the conference and applaud you." After all, Curry at that time was still in the state of MVP level, playing the most efficient performance of his personal career, how could he be so generous and make certain sacrifices?
Unexpectedly, in the 17-year finals and 18-year finals, when Durant used his physical advantage to average 35.2 points, 8.2 boards, 5.4 assists, 55.6% shooting rate, 28.8 points, 10.8 assists, 7.5 assists, 52.6% shooting rate, and winning the FMVP trophy for two consecutive years, Curry did exactly what he said.
Because if Curry himself is not willing, then even if Durant is strong, he will not be able to get the FMVP trophy. After all, the Warriors are Curry's team, and the team system and lineup are also built around him. However, if Curry is not willing to give up the FMVP and "get into an infighting" with Durant, the Warriors will most likely not be able to complete two consecutive championships at that time...
3. There is no starting obsession, and he is willing to play as a substitute. As the absolute core of the Warriors, Curry is not only willing to make certain sacrifices for a supergiant like Durant in terms of personal play and ball power. Even when Poole, Wiggins and others played unexpected performances, he was willing to make concessions.
Last season, when no one could effectively help the team, Curry single-core super god bombed 32 points, 5.5 boards, 5.8 assists, 48.2% shooting percentage, trying to rely on his super performance to lead the team into the playoffs...
And when Poole, Wiggins, Damien Lee and others began to work on the offensive end in the new season, Curry decisively gave up a certain amount of offensive rights, and was willing to run for his teammates and let them get better scoring opportunities. Even Curry specializes in "muscle gain" in an attempt to reinforce his threat on the defensive end.
And this year, the Warriors made the playoffs, when Poole played a super efficient personal performance and Thompson played the best performance from injury; as long as the Warriors can keep winning, Curry is willing to enter the team bench.
Curry didn't reject the bench as Muchson did then, nor did he have the same starting obsession: "I've never seen a leading scorer play on the bench, I've never seen an All-Star play on the bench, I've never seen an Olympic player play on the bench, and I've never seen an MVP play a substitute!" ”
In summary, although Curry has the strength of the MVP level, it also comes with its own system. However, judging from his ability and practice of "seamless switching with the ball and no ball", "willing to make sacrifices for the team to win", "no starting obsession, willing to play as a substitute", the "Curry system" is indeed compatible with most of the superstar teammates.
Especially compared to James, Harden, Westbrook and other big cores with the ball, Curry, who has the top no-ball ability and is willing to make sacrifices, is indeed the most compatible star in the league supergiant.