After back-to-back victories over Serbia and South Sudan, the United States men's basketball team has secured a place in the last eight one round ahead of schedule. Although Anthony Davis said in an interview that no one on the United States team is excited about it because everyone has the same goal, which is to compete for the gold medal. But to be honest, at least so far, the United States men's basketball team has shown some dominance, they can not only play against the tall teams on the inside, but also dominate the teams that move well, this United States men's basketball team seems to have no shortcomings, they are worthy of the status of the biggest favorites to compete for gold. 115 million, an old warrior, willing to make sacrifices but disliked, your honor is history that others can't take away.
Although the United States men's basketball warm-up game has maintained a winning record in the group stage until now, there are still some core players in their squad who are not satisfactory. Embiid, the starting center who was abandoned against South Sudan, was one of them, and Stephen Curry, the Warriors' core guard, was also unexpectedly targeted. After the United States men's basketball team's victory over South Sudan, there was criticism about Curry, which swept in. Not only is he 1 of 9 on the offensive end, extremely inefficient, but on the defensive end, South Sudan frequently chooses to "name" Curry alone, and the success rate is also impressive, the opponent treats Curry as a defensive hole, plus Curry can't play a threat on the offensive end, which makes his role very embarrassing and criticized in various ways, which is understandable.
However, because of Curry's slump during this period, which negates his past achievements and even belittles him in various ways, this is obviously a bit excessive. First of all, even if Curry is in average form, he can attract the attention of many people on the court. As long as he is on the field, no one dares to relax his marking in the slightest. Others may be able to get some respite without the ball, but Curry does not have such treatment, no matter where he appears, whether he has the ball in his hand or not, the opponent will at least send a player to follow Curry inch by inch, and at the same time give him physical contact and give him some confrontation. And as long as there is cover, the opponent's priority is not to let Curry receive the ball comfortably, or not let him find his rhythm comfortably.
The opponent's defensive resources are tilted, their emphasis on Curry shows the latter's influence, and more importantly, Curry is on a par with James and Durant in this United States men's basketball team. But at the tactical level, Curry has made a lot of sacrifices for Kerr's philosophy and for the team's success. Curry gave up possession of the ball altogether and made a lot of off-ball runs on the court, which was very physically draining in the matchup. And the difference between the United States men's basketball team and the Warriors is that the Warriors will have multiple players to set up cover for Curry, even if Curry plays without the ball a lot of the time, but he knows that as long as he runs a little bit, his teammates will block space for him, and the ball will also reach his hands.
But in the United States men's basketball team, on the one hand, these stars on the team will not focus on setting up high-quality cover for Curry, let alone multiple players to fight against opponents for Curry's running. On the other hand, James is indeed willing to pass the ball to Curry, but he is not a dream Green after all, he will focus on passing the ball to Curry when he gets the ball, and as long as he has the opportunity, James will attack strongly. Of course, Old Zhan has such ability, but from Curry's point of view, his status in the United States men's basketball team and the Warriors is completely different, but even if Curry knows that he runs around, he may not necessarily get a chance to shoot, or even get the ball, but for the better offensive tactics of the United States men's basketball team, Curry is willing to do things that these data cannot reflect.
Obviously, not only should Curry's slump not be criticized, but the United States men's basketball team's Olympic journey shows that Curry is a great and selfless superstar, and his historical record should not be taken away. 2 years and 115 million, this is the remaining contract between Curry and the Warriors, according to reports, Curry is eligible to sign a 1-year, $62.6 million early contract extension with the Warriors this offseason. There is no doubt that whether it is a contract extension at the end of the Olympics or a contract extension at the end of next season (when Curry can sign a maximum salary of three years), for the Warriors, the only question for their contract extension with Curry is when Curry wants to sign the contract.
As the superstar of the Warriors, the Warriors have the current results, Curry is fundamental, before he entered the league, the Warriors' market value was only about $300 million, and Lacob (the owner of the Warriors) also spent about the same price to buy the Warriors. But now, the Warriors' market value has exceeded $7 billion, and even their market value has surpassed the Los Angeles Lakers, who have been ranked in the top two in the league for many years. The Warriors were able to create a dynasty, and you can say that Green, Klay, and Durant contributed to these players, but the Warriors have made a major makeover, and Curry is the only reason.