Analyzing Curry's 2016 playoffs: What happened?

[MrFonzworth]

He got too accustomed to having bye rounds from opposing star players getting injured then got pounded by his LeDaddy.

[Stephonit]

He got too accustomed to having bye rounds from opposing star players getting injured then got pounded by his LeDaddy.

I'm sure it wasn't your intention but thanks for reminding us that the Eastern Conference was basically one series of byes compared to the West.

[Rico2016]

I'm sure it wasn't your intention but thanks for reminding us that the Eastern Conference was basically one series of byes compared to the West.

What happened to Curry in the 2016 Finals?

[Stephonit]

What happened to Curry in the 2016 Finals?

Clearly he had exhausted his energy coming back from 3-1 down against to the team with the two closest MVPs in time to him and thus finished enervated in the finals. Meanwhile the lesser player had conserved his energy going through that gantlet in the East headlined by DeMar DeRozan.

[ImKobe]

he got injured in the first round & almost missed a month of the Playoffs as a result, was worn down by the Finals. Cavaliers kept trapping him and Harrison Barnes kept bricking wide open shots. Curry actually set the 3PT record in that Finals series IIRC.

He got too accustomed to having bye rounds from opposing star players getting injured then got pounded by his LeDaddy.

like he wasn't the one out with a knee injury in the middle of the POs and led his team to a comeback from down 1 - 3 against Durant & Westbrook..

[Turbo Slayer]

he got injured in the first round & almost missed a month of the Playoffs as a result, was worn down by the Finals.



like he wasn't the one out with a knee injury in the middle of the POs and led his team to a comeback from down 1 - 3 against Durant & Westbrook..

WOJ confirmed that in April 2016 the MRI came back negative meaning no injury. So your point doesn't stands btw. Look, regardless on what if the injury impacted him. Curry simply underperformed that Finals and choked. Simple as that.

Also you contradict yourself. If Curry led his team coming back dropping 36 points and 7 3's to close the series out did Curry's injury even matter?

[Horatio33]

Most of this thread is one person talking to themselves.

[ImKobe]

WOJ confirmed that in April 2016 the MRI came back negative meaning no injury. So your point doesn't stands btw. Look, regardless on what if the injury impacted him. Curry simply underperformed that Finals and choked. Simple as that.

Also you contradict yourself. If Curry led his team coming back dropping 36 points and 7 3's to close the series out did Curry's injury even matter?

Oh yeah, so he just sat out what was basically 4 weeks for nothing? sure buddy. And the OKC series is obviously different with the match-ups they had and Harrison Barnes wasn't historically bad in that series, meaning OKC's defense had to respect his shooting while also covering Steph & Klay, and OKC didn't have a guy like Tristan Thompson that they could plug in at the 5, who was able to help out on everyone, Warriors could put Adams in the P&R and exploit that match-up, not so much with the Cavs.

Steph did have 38 points and 7 threes to put the Warriors up 3 - 1 in the Finals and I think he did break the Finals 3PT record for a 7-game series while shooting 40% from three, so it's not like his shot was gone, it's just that the Cavs weren't willing to give up any driving lanes and they left Green & Barnes open from 3 for basically the entire series. Also, take into account that most Finals games were blowouts and Steph only averaged 35 mpg as a result, whereas he was playing 37-40+ minutes in the last 4 games of that Thunder series and really had to do a lot for them to come back in that series, while the Cavs were chilling after an easy ECF against Toronto. Cavs definitely had an easier road to the Finals while the Warriors had to deal with Steph's injury & playing 3 straight elimination games to get to the Finals. Cavs only needed 14 games to get to the Finals vs Warriors' 17.

Of course the injuries matter, but you only seem to bring them up when it benefits your argument or when you're bashing Steph. It's no big deal that he had to sit out all the games he did, that had no effect whatsoever, right?

[Turbo Slayer]

Oh yeah, so he just sat out what was basically 4 weeks for nothing? sure buddy. And the OKC series is obviously different with the match-ups they had and Harrison Barnes wasn't historically bad in that series, meaning OKC's defense had to respect his shooting while also covering Steph & Klay, and OKC didn't have a guy like Tristan Thompson that they could plug in at the 5, who was able to help out on everyone, Warriors could put Adams in the P&R and exploit that match-up, not so much with the Cavs.

Steph did have 38 points and 7 threes to put the Warriors up 3 - 1 in the Finals and I think he did break the Finals 3PT record for a 7-game series while shooting 40% from three, so it's not like his shot was gone, it's just that the Cavs weren't willing to give up any driving lanes and they left Green & Barnes open from 3 for basically the entire series. Also, take into account that most Finals games were blowouts and Steph only averaged 35 mpg as a result, whereas he was playing 37-40+ minutes in the last 4 games of that Thunder series and really had to do a lot for them to come back in that series, while the Cavs were chilling after an easy ECF against Toronto. Cavs definitely had an easier road to the Finals while the Warriors had to deal with Steph's injury & playing 3 straight elimination games to get to the Finals. Cavs only needed 14 games to get to the Finals vs Warriors' 17.

Of course the injuries matter, but you only seem to bring them up when it benefits your argument or when you're bashing Steph. It's no big deal that he had to sit out all the games he did, that had no effect whatsoever, right?

1. I never said that injuries didnt hurt or impacted Steph in some way. So your point is a non-point. Curry simply choked that Finals series whenever or not Steph was impacted by his injuries regardless.

2. The Cavs did have a easier run to the Finals than the Warriors in 2016. No one is debating this.

3. Curry choked simple as that regardless of his injuries.

[ImKobe]

1. I never said that injuries didnt hurt or impacted Steph in some way. So your point is a non-point. Curry simply choked that Finals series whenever or not Steph was impacted by his injuries regardless.

2. The Cavs did have a easier run to the Finals than the Warriors in 2016. No one is debating this.

3. Curry choked simple as that regardless of his injuries.

WOJ confirmed that in April 2016 the MRI came back negative meaning no injury.

uh

[Turbo Slayer]

uh

I never post with fake facts. Go look it up if you have to.

[FromDowntown]

29-7-7, 50% fg before LeAnchor (Blazers and Thunder)
22-5-3, 40% fg after LeAnchor (Cavs)

This is not looking good. Us Curry fans are in trouble.

[ImKobe]

I never post with fake facts. Go look it up if you have to.

Not disagreeing with the Woj part, just that negative MRI = no injury. Yeah, there was no ligament/tendon damage to his knee that required surgery, but it's foolish to think him injuring his knee 80+ games into the season had no impact on his Playoff run. He played 38 minutes of their first 8 Playoff games, it wasn't a minor injury.

[FromDowntown]

Not disagreeing with the Woj part, just that negative MRI = no injury. Yeah, there was no ligament/tendon damage to his knee that required surgery, but it's foolish to think him injuring his knee 80+ games into the season had no impact on his Playoff run. He played 38 minutes of their first 8 Playoff games, it wasn't a minor injury.

But after his mild 'injury' he did come back and did great until the Finals:


29-7-6, 50% fg before LeAnchor (Blazers and Thunder)

22-5-3, 40% fg after LeAnchor (Cavs)

Be mindful of these god given facts and think hard.

[ImKobe]

But after his mild 'injury' he did come back and did great until the Finals:


29-7-6, 50% fg before LeAnchor (Blazers and Thunder)

22-5-3, 40% fg after LeAnchor (Cavs)

Be mindful of these god given facts and think hard.

29/6/7 on 45.8%FG/40.4%3PT (11.6 3PA) in ~37 mpg post-injury in the WC
23/5/4 on 40.3%FG/40.0%3PT (11.4 3PA) in 35 mpg in the Finals

so much for your "god given facts", can't even read basketball-reference right.

His 3PT shooting was just as good in the Finals but 5 out of the 7 games were blowouts and he only took 20+ shots 3 times in the series.