Steph played 40+ minutes in every finals game in 2019. In close playoff games in past years Curry plays 42+ minutes.

Arm chair coaches are saying Kerr is dumb for not playing Steph more in this year's finals. I don't think Kerr is dumb or making a bad decision with Steph's playing time. I think Steph's conditioning has not fully returned. Steph's foot was messed up which meant he could not keep his cardio up to NBA 40+ minute-a-game standards. Top notch cardio doesn't just return at the snap of a finger. Also, you need your body to be healthy enough to handle the cardio conditioning routines. If your foot is messed up you probably can't do the best routines/exercises that get your cardio back to top level.

Steph is noticeably slower in every 4th quarter of this finals. There is no magic potion Kerr can give Curry to cure that problem.

cLutZ

United States19571 Posts

June 12 2022 00:16 GMT

#1608

Also Curry put on muscle compared to 2019. He's not just a pogo stick anymore.

andrewlt

United States7702 Posts

June 14 2022 03:49 GMT

#1609

Warriors potentially one win away from voters screwing with Curry and making Wiggins the Finals MVP.

JimmiC

Canada22817 Posts

June 14 2022 03:55 GMT

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JimmyJRaynor

Canada16277 Posts

June 14 2022 06:05 GMT

#1611

On June 14 2022 12:49 andrewlt wrote:
Warriors potentially one win away from voters screwing with Curry and making Wiggins the Finals MVP.

nah, the floor is open for everyone else on the team because of Steph and Klay. If the Warriors win then Steph easily wins the MVP.
Also, Wiggins shooting has been below average ... especially considering how unguarded and wide open he is all the time.

JimmiC

Canada22817 Posts

June 14 2022 12:15 GMT

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andrewlt

United States7702 Posts

June 14 2022 14:51 GMT

#1613

Yeah, that was mostly a joke. Steph carried them so much the first four games. Even shooting badly during game 5, I think he still played a decent game. And after shooting 0-9 from three in game 5, he's still at 40% for the series. That's still a pretty good mark.

Now, for the Celtics, if they do come back and win games 6-7, I don't see any front runner from them for Finals MVP. It's going to depend on who steps up for those two games. They do seem to be the deeper team but nobody has consistently showed up and played well.

JimmyJRaynor

Canada16277 Posts

June 14 2022 14:52 GMT

#1614

On June 14 2022 21:15 JimmiC wrote:

Show nested quote +

Spoken like someone who has not watched a game.
Confirmation bias is a hell of a drug! Or, "please notice me".
And I do, nice to see you on your main.

Wiggins is wide open on more than 60% of his 3s and taken more wide open 3s than any other Warrior. He has shot 32% from 3. Wiggins has taken 1.. that is right ONE 3 pointer where he was covered. He was wide open or open on every other 3. The interior Celtics defense is crippled by the fact that 2 guys are chasing Steph and Klay 30 feet from the basket. This makes it easier for Wiggins to drive inside.

His shooting is below average this series and in the playoffs.

Wiggins has evolved from a below average player to an above average play. However, I gather extreme takes are the in-thing on this new fangled internet forum board technology eh? During the big Wiggins debate there was some guy calling Wiggins "trash" while i evaluated that he was a below average average starter with an outside chance of being an all star.

For added humour i'll include a line from the Canadian Poly thread...

On May 23 2022 08:19 JimmyJRaynor wrote:
43 years ago today Joe Clark became the 16th PM of Canada.

On May 27 2022 04:06 Flaccid wrote:
No one cares about 43 years ago, boomer.

Andrew Wiggins is the Billy Ray Valentine of the NBA.

JimmiC

Canada22817 Posts

June 14 2022 14:57 GMT

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Nemireck

Canada1875 Posts

June 14 2022 23:16 GMT

#1616

On June 14 2022 12:55 JimmiC wrote:
He was their best player tonight, but no way he wins itnot with the whole curry never winning it narrative dominating the preseries talk and him still being their best player.

Now Wiggins being on the cusp of winning the championship as the teams second best player must be killing all the haters. Im not sure Ill have time to post all the I told you so's

You can post all the "I told you so"s you want.

It doesn't mean that Wiggins isn't still just Canadian Derozan.

He's the 3rd, maybe 4th best player on the team depending on the day. He just happened to be the guy that was open in game 5... That's just how basketball works sometimes.

JimmiC

Canada22817 Posts

June 14 2022 23:48 GMT

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Nemireck

Canada1875 Posts

June 15 2022 23:13 GMT

#1618

On June 15 2022 08:48 JimmiC wrote:
Funny how you still think you are right and you guys went from being he's the worst player in the league, what an awful contract Bazemore, porter, or whoever is way better Blah blah to now, He's only as good as starting allstars and 2nd teamer all NBA.

TBF I've never been one of the people saying he's the worst player in the league or even a bum, just overpaid and not a #1 option. I've been fairly consistent in comparing him to Derozan and have always felt his proper place in the NBA is a 3rd-ish option on offense.

His defense has improved, which makes sense because defense is mostly effort, and it seems like he's trying harder (maybe because he's on a better team, and finally in his proper fit?). I've questioned his effort in years past too, same as I question Harden's most years. He's like the... Phil Kessel, of the NBA.