Is trae as good as steph now?

[Bronbron23]

Again not all time just this year in this moment in time. Even steph stans at the very least have to admit it's close

[AlternativeAcc.]

Curry peaked in the regular season, that's where all his hype was generated. His game is one dimensional and flukey... regular season nonsense

Trae is peaking in the playoffs while carrying an average cast, while showing signs of bird/magic/lebron basketball IQ and scoring 30+, clutch daggers throughout


It's not a close comparison for people who actually know the game and how to analyze players.

[Axe]

One thing that instantly dawned into my mind is that he's not one-dimensional. The only question is how long would he be like this. But i'm confident he'd be for a significant time unless other factors like frequent injuries would ruin him prematurely.

[Bronbron23]

Curry peaked in the regular season, that's where all his hype was generated. His game is one dimensional and flukey... regular season nonsense

Trae is peaking in the playoffs while carrying an average cast, while showing signs of bird/magic/lebron basketball IQ and scoring 30+, clutch daggers throughout


It's not a close comparison for people who actually know the game and how to analyze players.

Yeah it's an interesting comparison. Trae is definitely a better playmaker and Scoring is close. Steph does face way more double teams but how much of that is because he isn't as good of a passer and turns the ball over alot so doubling him is easier. I do think steph allows for better team offense because he can put up similar stats while holding the ball way less which allows for better movement. On the other hand When team movement isn't working and teammates aren't hitting shots i'd much rather have trae in iso situations. Especially in big moments.

[Bronbron23]

One thing that instantly dawned into my mind is that he's not one-dimensional. The only question is how long would he be like this. But i'm confident he'd be for a significant time unless other factors like frequent injuries would ruin him prematurely.

Yeah true. Trae is definitely a better passer. Scoring is close. Steph is a better scorer in regular season. Trae is as good when shit counts.

[AlternativeAcc.]

Yeah it's an interesting comparison. Trae is definitely a better playmaker and Scoring is close. Steph does face way more double teams but how much of that is because he isn't as good of a passer and turns the ball over alot so doubling him is easier. I do think steph allows for better team offense because he can put up similar stats while holding the ball way less which allows for better movement. On the other hand When team movement isn't working and teammates aren't hitting shots i'd much rather have trae in iso situations. Especially in big moments.

Trae with Klay and Dray > steph klay and dray

Obviously steph with traes cast is probably lottery.

That makes the choice super easy

[Bronbron23]

Trae with Klay and Dray > steph klay and dray

Obviously steph with traes cast is probably lottery.

That makes the choice super easy

I don't know. The warriors sytem works better with alot of movement and trae likes the ball in his hands.

And steph had trae cast this year and basically made the playoffs so definitely Don't think they'd be a lottery

[ArbitraryWater]

No, get over it already..

[Bronbron23]

No, get over it already..

What does trae have to do to be currently better than steph?

[Gohan]

what does trae have to do to be currently better than steph?

more than he does, curry has the worst team ive ever seen compete for a playoff spot besides the 2005 sixers. Curry can absolutely pass. He's just so lethal with his shot that you have to double at halfcourt and the rest of his teammates besides wiggins cant make an open shot

[Hey Yo]

Trae's game inside the arc >>>> Steph

[HBK_Kliq_2]

Trae is already better then Steph, the sooner you get that through your head the healthier you'll be.

Trae is like 20x better at running an offense and playmaking. So a 4 or 5% worse in TS doesn't make up for that when it's pretty much the same scoring volume.

Trae is actually clutch and tough. Trae has godlike feel for the game when he has the ball in his hands, while curry has less playmaking responsibility and still makes worse decisions that leads to turnovers.

Trae is just everything that Curry is not, sorry Curry fans. Trae was better in college and he's better in the NBA as well.

It's like comparing Magic Johnson to Reggie Miller, roughly give or take.

[Gohan]

Trae is already better then Steph, the sooner you get that through your head the healthier you'll be.

Trae is like 20x better at running an offense and playmaking. So a 4 or 5% worse in TS doesn't make up for that when it's pretty much the same scoring volume.

Trae is actually clutch and tough. Trae has godlike feel for the game when he has the ball in his hands, while curry has less playmaking responsibility and still makes worse decisions that leads to turnovers.

Trae is just everything that Curry is not, sorry Curry fans. Trae was better in college and he's better in the NBA as well.

It's like comparing Magic Johnson to Reggie Miller, roughly give or take.

vorp

[Bronbron23]

more than he does, curry has the worst team ive ever seen compete for a playoff spot besides the 2005 sixers. Curry can absolutely pass. He's just so lethal with his shot that you have to double at halfcourt and the rest of his teammates besides wiggins cant make an open shot

Steph is an ok passer. His assists to t.o isn't amazing and he's made some key tunovers in clutch situations

[RRR3]

No. No one is as good as Steph rn. Maybe LeBron in playoff mode when he’s healthy is better but idk if he can still do that. He could in 2020 though.

[warriorfan]

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[Gohan]

No. No one is as good as Steph rn. Maybe LeBron in playoff mode when he’s healthy is better but idk if he can still do that. He could in 2020 though.

finally a good post besides the lebron part steph is on a whole nother level that cant be reached besides healthy harden

[Spain_]

In the playoffs he is better, in the regular season no.
Steph is like a top 5 player all time if the postseason didn't exist.

[Axe]

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Meltdown

[j3lademaster]

Wasnt the warriors in the bottom 5 in def efficiency last year? And this year theyre top 5. Sure you can say they made the russell/wiggins trade etc but the big difference is Steph is back. You have to double this guy one he crosses halfcourt, and he can give it to you any which way. Elite handles, goat mid and long range and elite finishing. If Trae has an iconic finals(win or lose) we can revisit this question, but until then we just haven’t seen enough.

Love Trae though. I dont know who to root for if it’s Suns vs Hawks.

[AlternativeAcc.]

Wasnt the warriors in the bottom 5 in def efficiency last year? And this year theyre top 5. Sure you can say they made the russell/wiggins trade etc but the big difference is Steph is back. You have to double this guy one he crosses halfcourt, and he can give it to you any which way. Elite handles, goat mid and long range and elite finishing. If Trae has an iconic finals(win or lose) we can revisit this question, but until then we just haven’t seen enough.

Love Trae though. I dont know who to root for if it’s Suns vs Hawks.

He's accomplished way more than steph in the playoffs by carrying his mediocre cast past a juggernaut in the playoffs

Steph never did anything close to that. He rode cottails and statpadded... come on man

[Axe]

Wasnt the warriors in the bottom 5 in def efficiency last year? And this year theyre top 5. Sure you can say they made the russell/wiggins trade etc but the big difference is Steph is back. You have to double this guy one he crosses halfcourt, and he can give it to you any which way. Elite handles, goat mid and long range and elite finishing. If Trae has an iconic finals(win or lose) we can revisit this question, but until then we just haven’t seen enough.

Love Trae though. I dont know who to root for if it’s Suns vs Hawks.
Thing is, the hawks this year don't have anyone with an all-star selection. Well, trae got chosen last year but not this time. And as far as anyone with recent postseason experience in the hawks lineup, it's only clint capela when he made the 2018 wcf with the rockets, tony snell in 2019 ecf with the bucks and solomon hill in the finals last year with the heat but mostly that's it. So this team is still young in general and haven't made the postseason in the previous three years. What's more, it only shows that trae doesn't need a stacked team to be as dominant like this and despite playing in a relatively easier conference, he and his team are coming off from b2b playoff series wins against two teams that have hca, alongside stealing game one for each round of the conference in this postseason run alone. Now if they lose in this series, at least anyone knowledgeable will say that they truly have exceeded expectations very well.

[basketballcat]

Again not all time just this year in this moment in time. Even steph stans at the very least have to admit it's close

Nah, Trae is already better. Curry shrinks in the playoffs, Trae rose to the occassion. Curry has three shots at Finals MVP, missed all. Curry, as the lone superstar (like Trae is now), failed to make the playoffs twice.

[PP34Deuce]

Curry is a better shooter work Young Is a better passer.

Trae has a higher ceiling potentially

[tontoz]

Curry is a better shooter work Young Is a better passer.

Trae has a higher ceiling potentially

Correct Trae is a better playmaker and Steph is a better shooter.

Trae is shooting 48% on 2s and 32.8% on 3s in the playoffs. If Steph did that people would be crushing him.

For his career Steph shoots 40% on 3s and 50.7% on 2s in the playoffs.

[Bronbron23]

Nah, Trae is already better. Curry shrinks in the playoffs, Trae rose to the occassion. Curry has three shots at Finals MVP, missed all. Curry, as the lone superstar (like Trae is now), failed to make the playoffs twice.

I don't know. Trae hasn't been very efficient but his playmaking is elite. If curry shot 33% from three in postseason we'd say he's choking.