Stephen Curry still can’t adjust the sights | NBA

Author of the first “buzzer beater” of his career against Houston, Stephen Curry managed to catch a ghost he had been chasing for more than ten years. But he couldn’t get rid of his clumsiness…

Stuck at 6/21 on shots including 4/13 from 3-pointers against the Rockets, he again experienced a very complicated evening offensively last night against the Jazz, with 13 points, 6 assists and 4 rebounds, but above all a 5/ 20 on shots including a 1/13 unworthy of his status as the best shooter of all time…

Squeezed closely by the Utah defense, Stephen Curry nevertheless missed several wide-open shooting positions, which can not prevent him from interlocuting. Because, apart from his 2019/20 season, with only five appearances (and 28% at 3-points), he is currently experiencing his only “real season” below 40% success at 3-points, at 38%.

“It’s the same approach every game,” justified the double MVP. “I just try to make the right choices and take the right shots. I’m comfortable enough to know what shots I can take and I can pull it off. But the rest is about figuring out how to help the team win. »

Failing to score, Stephen Curry is therefore trying to be at least effective in creating the game. As the mythical PR of the Dubs, Raymond Ridder, pointed out, the leader of the Warriors is still at 34 assists for only 6 stray balls on his last four outings. “Put that in One! », even joked Steve Kerr.

Tired?

” I do not think so [qu’il soit fatigué]. He is in good shape. I even find that he plays his best basketball as a point guard. I don’t know the exact numbers for his assists-lost balls ratio, but I know he’s been phenomenal in the last three or four games.” rightly argues Steve Kerr. “He protects the ball well and he plays hard in defence. His shots just don’t fall in. He is human. What’s happening right now is he’s reminding everyone that he’s human. He’s looked inhuman for so long that everyone expects him to be on a breakneck pace all season but it just doesn’t work that way. I’m proud of the way he plays and all the other aspects of his game. Shooting will come back. We are all convinced of that. »

At 35/115 from 3-pointers in January alone, a very small 30%, Stephen Curry is clearly not on his plate at the start of 2022, at least in terms of shooting. But for Kevon Looney, it’s clearly not time to sound the alarm bell yet: “He trusts us to make the right choices. At some point, he’s going to make his shots. And he will succeed in tons. »

Unlike LeBron James who feels in one of the best offensive rhythms of his immense career, Stephen Curry is experiencing one of his worst offensive moments. But like any self-respecting shooter, he intends to have a short memory so as not to doubt and be able to bounce back at the first opportunity… “My hand is still attached to my body and she could still send a whole bunch of attempts” he concludes.