The Warriors are IN TROUBLE if they think Steph Curry is going to carry them! – Perk | NBA Today

The Warriors are IN TROUBLE if they think Steph Curry is going to carry them! – Perk | NBA Today

We need to get to Steph Curry and what he did in the bay last night the dubs they were riding a three game losing streak remember that is until Chef Curry got cooking all right we’re going to pick this one up in the closing seconds of the second quarter the Warriors down

One here this is what Steph does pulls up the three plus the foul Steph Curry he’s loving it in this one and then the Warriors up one in this one in the third quarter Curry once again you know that’s good he had 26 points J through three

Quarters in this one my goodness you know those games where he’s just feeling it we got some of those Classics and I think it’s coming up soon where he hits the shot turns around and you know like oh did that go in yeah I definitely did

But right here is what makes him great his no fear to attack the rim watch this pick and roll slicing and dicing it was his night and that’s what I’m talking about Golden State starting to run away with it Steph Curry he says yeah yeah it’s a problem when he’s talking to

Himself I feel like I can’t say I’m him anymore cuz everyone say it correct but he is the original him yeah step gets it to Clay there the Warriors once again getting out in transition here Jonathan kaminga putting on the exclamation point Golden State they get the win one21 to

115 just a little bit of jell for Steph Curry there the Warriors they continue to go as Steph goes right they improved to 11 and three this season when he scores at least 30 that’s in sharp contrast to their 5- 12 record when he scores under 30 so the numbers they they

Seem to make it pretty clear as we say hello to Kendrick Perkins the Warriors that go with stepco but with the offensive load that being asked to shoulder we saw this earlier in the season right Steph was putting up lights out numbers they were winning how far do

You think Curry can carry the warriors uh I I mean I believe that Silling is the first round exit I mean a first round exit and look let me say this if the Warriors are going to rely on Steph Curry to score 30 in order for

Them to have a chance of winning a regular season game they are in trouble they’ve been in trouble and so it just goes to show you the lack of inconsistency when it comes down to players like Andrew Wiggins and Klay Thompson last night what I saw I saw

Steph Curry saying here I’m not deferring nobody I’m not waiting on anybody else to go get off I’m going to take this game in my hands because it’s a sense of urgency and we need to win this ball game the thing is is that Steph knows that they can’t fall too far

By behind the eight ball in this tough Western Conference so if the same energy that we keep for LeBron James and I know LeBron James is older we have to keep that same energy for step and it’s good energy meaning somebody else has to step up consistently I I can’t disagree with

Anything perk just said look the western conference is so loaded that is greatest Stu is we still saw that what he’s he’s played had 14 games of 30 or more but he’s had 17 games under 30 so how sustainable is this it’s great to watch but can they even get through the playin

That’s what we’re talking about Malika doesn’t want to hear this I know yes that’s a problem and you have to have some contributions you need look clay has been better we’re getting Klay Thompson the real Klay Thompson and physically how sustainable is that kaminga what contributions are we

Talking about what happens when Draymond Green comes back there are a lot of factors in play that could all tip in Golden State’s favor but to ask Steph to do this I’d say one round they could upset somebody in the first round but that’s what it would be

But you just mentioned uh Michael the biggest factor and it’s Klay Thompson I know the highlights are Steph Curry his points can he carry his team with 30 points the reality is is that they need those contributions and they got them seven players and double double figures but the real highlight actually happened

After the game because Klay Thompson mentioned a key conversation he had with Steve Kerr and he said hey he told me I should not be focused on the stats on the numbers on the allstars I should focus on enjoying this last chapter and what did that amount in one of the best

Defensive performances we’ve seen where clay answered the the call yeah watch these plays right here fighting under a screen going up against Ben Caro being big being physical and forcing a short shot again we see more plays look how active he is he’s locked in he’s dialed

In this is Warriors basketball it’s not the points it’s not who gets the credit it’s who does the dirty work and that conversation created a great performance for clay inspired his teammates which helped Steph Curry which got them a win that’s their recipe Steph get him the

Ball let him cook but everyone else play that textbook Warrior defense and contribute the way we know strength and numbers truly is I think it’s also the mood of the team and how much his energy affects them he talked pretty eloquently about the conversation he had with Steve

Kerr where he said you know he made me understand how much my negative energy affects the rest of the team that I can’t it’s not just about my stats and my hitting shots and I making my field goals or it it’s about my energy and being being a mentor to some of the

Younger players and if you’ll allow me to mix some metaphors between sports here like what I my my college softball coach he always used to say like you can’t hit a five run home run okay gripping the bat tighter is not going to make you hit it farther right and all

Season long when you watch Klay Thompson he’s just gripping that bat too tight like he’s just trying too hard cuz he’s trying so hard to get back to the level that he was to that the way they were and when he just relaxes and plays defense like he did against B Caro he

Had 15 points last night had a couple stop these are flashback to Phil yeah Steve’s had these conversations he’s been on the other end of these conversations whether it was him with Phil Jackson or a teammate yeah with Phil that he observed and so it’s it’s interesting you get to

That time of year we talk about yes this is the ultimate players league but if people don’t think that great coaching elevates a team that can help in these subtle ways that the Warriors have particularly that whole I hate you I don’t want to use the phrase Last

Dance but yes enjoy this last stretch whatever it is to get clay to realize that and to sort of to to reach that point and touch that nerve we may look back on that and that you’re you’re so right about that Chen as a point that is

A turning point for the warrior so the Lakers they’re just three and eight since winning the inseason tournament thanks to a bottom third defense it’s giving up the most made three-pointers in the league at this time but they have a real opportunity here right they can

Get back on track in January they kick off a five game home stand tonight on ESPN against the Heat they have 11 of their next 12 games at crypto.com Arena so Mr wilbon LeBron James is now 39 years old he’s playing at an all NBA level Anthony Davis is playing some of

The best basketball of his career right averaging like 30 and 10 over his last 10 games with the Lakers they’re still the definition of an average team though so what needs to happen for LA to get back hello Rob pelinka aren’t we going back to where we were last year they’re

Not good enough how about that oldfashioned answer the Lakers aren’t good enough not in this Western Conference you have so just the difference between last year and this Minnesota and Oklahoma City alone make it different so the Lakers are going to he’s going to have to do this again I

Don’t know that you can remake and so I you coming to me I’m gonna go straight to wge to ask w we talking a one player move here are we talking a remake what can rob pinka do for a second consecutive pre- trade deadline move well last year it was multiple players

And it built out their depth and their versatility and I think ultimately it’s probably that again I don’t know that that one player is out there who puts them necessarily over the top you look at the depth with the teams they’re trying to beat in Denver the rising

Teams in Oklahoma City uh certainly Minnesota uh but I think this is a team and and who’s available who’s going to be available and what assets do you have to trade and I know people bring up you know certainly Zack LaVine a lot he’ll be he’ll be back from his injury soon

But we have a new salary cap and we have a world where paying three max level players it makes it really different to have a roster around them you’ve seen that in Phoenix they’re really threading the needle here with the Lakers but 11 of their next 12 at home they might feel

A lot different about themselves by the end of this month and H maybe what exactly it is they need than how they view it right now coming off you know couple tough road trips I mean they’ve been gone forever like they just have not been home first half of the season

The entire the whole first of it’s going to get better just being at home but why did they win last year after the trade deadline because their defense got really good and you just put that graphic up they’re 21st in defense that that’s not how you win and they’ve made

Changes to that starting lineup to just emphasize defense they they tried to put their defensive stals in there and it hasn’t necessarily translated on the court yet Ru ham Mora started last game injured his calf and then they put Austin Reeves in there for the second

Half but I I think they just need to get back to what they did well last year after the trade down which was play defense well I think they were banking on though doing that with the same group and potentially that isn’t working out up till this point so if they don’t make

A move perk what is the ceiling for this group a first round exit they they don’t have a choice they have to make a move the Lakers are too slow speed speed speed is what they need and we we last year like we we took for

Granted with Dennis sh boy to the table okay he’s gone they basically replaced him with Gabe Vincent he’s been unhealthy D’Angelo Russell he’s too slow them uncharacteristic well them characteristic dumb turnovers he have but here’s the thing I know a lot of people you know we look at Zack LaVine

And he hasn’t had his best run in the Chicago Bulls uniform especially with the money that he’s been paid but he also haven’t been under LeBron James wing and when you look at a guy like Kyrie Irving Kyrie Irving haven’t been the same hasn’t been the same since he

Left LeBron but when he was with LeBron we were seeing the best version of Kyrie Irving not only being box office but actually winning games competing for championships and it goes the same for a guy like JR Smith Iman shaer like when you get in that locker room with LeBron

James names your mindset changes your mentality changes hell we saw with ruy Haim just last year he’s been working out with bro a team like the Washington Wizards gave up on so I still believe that they got to make that move to get faster at the guard perimeter position

Knowing that you got to go against a dear Fox knowing that you got to go against a SGA knowing that you got to go against a Jamal Murray knowing that they have so many fast guards in the west they got to do something will you Bri

The Warriors are IN TROUBLE if they think Steph Curry is going to carry them! – Perk | NBA Today
The NBA Today crew debate how far Stephen Curry can carry the Golden State Warriors for the rest of the season and weighs in on what the Los Angeles Lakers need to do to get back on track.
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