Stephen Curry Is Lethal but...

I was in Crub, that was eye-level competition and we just battled the whole game and stayed with it, made some huge plays. I hardly ever say anything about this guy because he just does it every night, but I feel like I might say something. The only thing I know is I was shooting short in the first half, then I tried to shoot a couple of rainbow and moon balls over him. I didn't make any of them, but I'm not worried about my arc moving forward because he challenges you in a way that doesn't make any sense. God just bless Steph, man. I don't know. The Golden State Warriors might be the most interesting team since... Since the Dallas Mavericks, who birthed their worst start in franchise history just 9 months after GM Nico Harrison conceived the worst trade also in franchise history. Unsurprisingly, Nico got released quicker than a Stephen Curry catch and shoot 3 points bomb. 4 more of these and it was night, night Wemby and the other Steph C, who despite combined 30 and 20 point triple doubles, couldn't see the real SC. 6 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists from Steph Curry to lead the Warriors to a well-needed victory and then another 49 points just 2 nights later to go up 2-0 in the season series against the Spurs. But hold up, where was this fire in the prior game against OKC? No team seems to go back and forth like Golden State. From beating a top team in the Denver Nuggets to losing to a G League team due to injuries in the Indiana Pacers. Outside their element against the Thunder and then everything looked great against the Spurs featuring Fox and Wemby on the tail end of a back to back. And then the Warriors did it back to back. Curry did it. Back to back. 49 points to tie MJ for the most 40 point games after 30 years old. There are currently a million and one agendas on why the Warriors are such an inconsistent team, but what is truly the reason? With such inconsistency, how would this team profess to be a contender? The saying is that as long as the team has Steph Curry, they have a shot. And with him showing he could put up 46 and 49 points in consecutive games with the team needing every last one to win, it seems this is still valid. There are definitely reasons for and against the Warriors winning a championship. In addition, Jonathan Kaminga has missed a few games starting boomers on social media. Why has he not been playing and is this good or bad for the team? Check ball. Now get ready. My apologies for not getting videos out to you guys earlier this week, but things have gotten a bit hectic. You'll likely notice that my audio quality is off and it's because of what I'm about to tell you. I'm currently on location and have already been making the rounds and assisting with relief for Hurricane Melissa. You remember that fundraiser we started a couple of weeks ago? Yeah, that one. So far, we've done some shopping to get some food, water, as well as goods to restock my Aunt Jackie's shop. The damage that is still here on the ground is still pretty significant and it has come to my attention that the government of Jamaica isn't exactly doing right by the people in terms of getting them the aid that they need. In the affected areas, there are no schools, most people can't work, the return of electricity is months away, and what I've noticed is we're literally just driving across electrical wires, hanging out there on the road. That's going to mean one thing, it's that people don't have electricity. Their utility poles are shredded. And people are trying to survive but have nothing. More and more people are getting to a point of giving up and as I'm speaking with locals, they've used whatever money they had to try to fix their homes. Now there is some aid being rendered, but from what I've seen, they're barely scratching the surface. Electrical wires are strewn across the roads and while it's unlikely to be dangerous considering the grid has cut power to those areas, it reminds you that there are people who have to go without these basic necessities. There are a lot of hungry mouths to feed. We were able to get a quote for the replacement of the roof, our primary target, but that would wipe out almost the entirety of what we were able to raise in one go. And that's just for labor, which was quoted at $2,500, a significant portion of the $3,400 we've raised minus GoFundMe fees. I'm thinking we're going to have to try to find a less costly alternative for the roof. The GoFundMe link is still up if you're able to contribute. Scan the barcode on the screen or check the link in the description. There is still a lot of work left to be done, but I sincerely appreciate how helpful you guys have been throughout the process. You guys are just simply amazing. Thank you so much and I will keep you updated. 46 and 49 points in back-to-back games, not just against any team, but the Spurs hosting the freak of nature that is Victor Wemblak-Yama. I cannot emphasize how insane it is that a 6'2 guard could work a 7'5 guard, because that's what he is. He is a guard that is an entire foot and 3 inches taller than Steph Curry. The average man at 5'9 in the US going off against a 7 footer would be unheard of. Well, it's not unheard of anymore. Curry praised Wemblak-Yama after the first game and proceeded to whoop him a second time. This is no slight to Wembley, who is an incredible athlete and the best prospect the league has ever seen. It takes something very special to go up against and beat something so special. Stephen Curry isn't just your greatest shooter of all time. There have been arguably more conventionally described complete players who were never able to win a single championship, much less do it 4 times. Currently, Steph is averaging 29.1 points and 1.6 steals per game while shooting over 50% from the field in less than 31 minutes. The last time Curry achieved these stats... Nope, never has. The closest he came was in 2016 when he completed this feat, averaging 30 points and 2 steals in 34 minutes per game. The man is a damn machine. The last time the Warriors won a championship in 2022, the Warriors did a thing where they figured out the formula. That is, if you get 4 players on the floor next to Steph who are capable of playing defense, passing the ball and knocking down open threes, you have an instant recipe for a championship contender. Ever since then, Steve Curry's been chasing this magical, not mythical, lineup. The problem with such a lineup is that players that fit this mold are often on the smaller side. As a matter of fact, if you've ever wondered why Steve Curry has been going to a small ball lineup, it's because that's where you find players with a good mix of those qualities. Smaller players are just more likely to have the experience, or as some would put it, basketball IQ. So if you ever find yourself complaining that the lineups are too small, think about what you're really complaining about. The ratio of high IQ guards to bigs in the league ensures that these bigs command a larger portion of the cap. The Warriors are unable to afford these players unless… UNLESS they somehow luck into a veteran who wants to ring chase or… OR get lucky on a late round draft pick. The locker room issues thwarted chemistry in 2023, and in 2024 the crew didn't even make the playoffs as they had to contend with the severe decline of the legendary Klay Thompson. An elimination game against the Kings rested heavily on his shot making, and unfortunately he just didn't have it that night. The following season, last season, Stephen Curry was injured and didn't get the opportunity to establish his ceiling for the team. It makes sense then that despite his age at 37, the team still has confidence that a fully healthy Steph Curry with a functional or competent team is a championship caliber squad. But what about the ups and downs within the season? It's not too difficult to go through each loss and pinpoint the cause. However, at the end of the day, you either won the game or you lost. The good thing is that this is okay during the regular season. Getting too high or too low in a single game, as tempting as it is, prevents you from being grounded in the fact that an 82 game season means each individual game matters less. The Warriors are still a very good team that is able to compete for a championship, but succumb to injuries, illnesses, and is especially sensitive to not having Steph Curry. Their record at 8-6 places them squarely among the pack in the west while having an above average strength of schedule. The loss to the Bucks, Pacers and Kings constituted an odd stretch as the Warriors clearly had more talent and should've easily won those games. This would've put them top 2 in the west with an 11-3 record. Alas, we can't rewrite history. Between JK's bilateral knee tendinitis and Steph's illness, the Warriors have had to contend with a few issues that have kept them from playing as well as expected. Speaking of JK's injury, or soreness rather, apparently he's been injured since before the Thunder game, played through it and was listed as questionable in the first Spurs game and then stayed out for the next one. In addition to the losses, the Warriors starting lineup is constantly evolving. That isn't typical of a team with strong contender status. The Nuggets in Thunder are two teams who usually use the same 5 unless there's some type of injury. This allows that group to build a lot more chemistry than a team that, for example, plays 10 or more players in the first quarter. All of this means one thing. That the Warriors are geared toward winning by having Steph carry the majority of the scoring load, something he seems to do with ease at this point in the season. But, can this actually be as bad as it is good? Put simply, is it a feature or a bug? If Steph Curry needs to drop 40 points for the Warriors to win, does this mean the Warriors get a tired and worn Curry to finish the season and is this likely to be just what happened in last year's playoffs all over again? That is a valid concern and considering he didn't start his scoring outbursts until the end of January last season, the timeline might have sped up. On the other hand, the Warriors are one of the most stringent minutemizers in the league. That 10 or more players that we see in the first quarter is a balancing act aimed at reducing the load on core players while balancing the skills of the supporting roster. The rotations are almost mechanical and as a consequence, the Warriors end up substituting a player that suddenly got hot and made a couple of threes or they do a hockey substitution and the entire floor gets swapped out, seemingly lacking a strategic approach. My concern is that Steph Curry's offensive load, considering the amount he runs in each game, outweighs the impact of his minutes management. While I'm sure they take it into account, Steph isn't getting any younger and if the Rockets series was any sort of indicator about how things could go, I'd try to stay on the safe side. The wins are great now, but don't get too high or too low. The consistency is what matters the most at this point. But let me know your thoughts. Is it ok for the Warriors to be dependent on a Steph Curry 40 ball to win a game or does the offense need to be a bit more dynamic to integrate players such as Jimmy Butler more in the offense? Post your thoughts in the comments below. Thanks for watching. Till next time.