1 00:00:01,280 --> 00:00:16,760 Speaker 1: The volume. All right, welcome to Hoops and I here 2 00:00:16,800 --> 00:00:18,680 Speaker 1: at the volume. Happy Monday, everybody. Hope all of you 3 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:20,599 Speaker 1: guys are having a great start to your week. We 4 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:25,040 Speaker 1: are continuing our player rankings today with number six Steph Curry. 5 00:00:25,079 --> 00:00:28,520 Speaker 1: I'm very excited to dive into Steph Curry today. I 6 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:32,199 Speaker 1: think he's actually becoming a little underrated again. It's kind 7 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:35,360 Speaker 1: of a weird thing that has followed Steph Curry around 8 00:00:35,360 --> 00:00:38,560 Speaker 1: in his career as weird things happened, like he didn't 9 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:42,000 Speaker 1: receive any finals MVP votes in twenty fifteen, or many 10 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:45,160 Speaker 1: people thought Kevin Durant was better than him, or people 11 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:48,000 Speaker 1: thought that he was going to fail right after Kevin 12 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:51,200 Speaker 1: Durant left the team, and for whatever reason, it took 13 00:00:51,280 --> 00:00:55,160 Speaker 1: the twenty twenty two championship for people to properly respect 14 00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:58,520 Speaker 1: Steph Curry. But in his old age, similar to what 15 00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:01,320 Speaker 1: we were talking about with Lebron, I think Steph's entering 16 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:04,120 Speaker 1: into a phase where he's being underrated by many folks 17 00:01:04,400 --> 00:01:06,920 Speaker 1: who follow the NBA right now. So I'm excited to 18 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:09,200 Speaker 1: talk about Steph at number six in today's list. You 19 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:10,760 Speaker 1: guys know the joke before we get started. Subscribe to 20 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:12,319 Speaker 1: the Hoops and I YouTube channels. You don't miss any 21 00:01:12,319 --> 00:01:14,920 Speaker 1: more of our videos. Follow me on Twitter, underscore jcnlts, 22 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:17,080 Speaker 1: you guys don't miss show announcements. 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It can 32 00:01:37,720 --> 00:01:39,640 Speaker 1: be about this player rankings list, it can be about 33 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:42,160 Speaker 1: literally anything. Drop them in there and we'll get to 34 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:45,640 Speaker 1: them on Fridays throughout the remainder of the year. All right, 35 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:50,200 Speaker 1: let's talk some basketball. So Steph at number six actually 36 00:01:50,280 --> 00:01:53,280 Speaker 1: ended up being my toughest pick for the Superstar Tier. 37 00:01:53,880 --> 00:01:56,680 Speaker 1: There are some other tough ones, obviously, when we get 38 00:01:56,720 --> 00:01:59,640 Speaker 1: up into that trio that's like Shake Gilders, Alexander Giannis 39 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:02,080 Speaker 1: and Lou That was a really tough one for me. 40 00:02:03,560 --> 00:02:06,560 Speaker 1: The group we just passed like that Donovan, Mitchell, kd 41 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:09,720 Speaker 1: ad Lebron, Jalen Brunson, like that group. That was a 42 00:02:09,720 --> 00:02:12,280 Speaker 1: really tough group for me to rank. But this spot, 43 00:02:12,760 --> 00:02:15,840 Speaker 1: or more accurately, the five spot between Anthony Edwards and 44 00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:18,760 Speaker 1: Steph Curry, that was the toughest decision I had to make. 45 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:21,960 Speaker 1: I you know, when I start this list, I always 46 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:25,640 Speaker 1: do it like a week or two prior, and then 47 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:28,200 Speaker 1: I forced myself to sleep on it a bunch of times, 48 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:31,440 Speaker 1: and I keep reapproaching it with the fresh mind and 49 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:34,919 Speaker 1: with the fresh at eyes, and I changed it a lot. 50 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 1: There were several things that moved around, but this was 51 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:39,040 Speaker 1: the one that I moved around just about every time 52 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:41,200 Speaker 1: I looked at it. There were several versions of this 53 00:02:41,240 --> 00:02:43,359 Speaker 1: list where I had Steph at five and Aunt at six, 54 00:02:43,680 --> 00:02:46,360 Speaker 1: but I ended up landing with Ant at five and 55 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:48,280 Speaker 1: Steph at six, And it really came down to the 56 00:02:48,320 --> 00:02:53,280 Speaker 1: totality of the criteria for me, if both players were 57 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:56,200 Speaker 1: healthy for a playoff series tomorrow, I would take Steph. 58 00:02:56,680 --> 00:03:00,120 Speaker 1: It's a small margin, but I would take Steph. I 59 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:03,000 Speaker 1: think the OKC series last year for Aunt, as well 60 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:04,760 Speaker 1: as the Dallas series the year before both the last 61 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:08,000 Speaker 1: two Western Conference finals. I think they exposed Ant as 62 00:03:08,040 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 1: a guy who has some issues with high level half 63 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:15,000 Speaker 1: court shot creation against the truly elite defenses in this league, 64 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:17,839 Speaker 1: and we're obviously going to get into more detail about 65 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:22,040 Speaker 1: that on Wednesday. I still think Steph's ability to break 66 00:03:22,120 --> 00:03:25,120 Speaker 1: defenses just simply by running around and drawing two to 67 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:28,120 Speaker 1: the ball is still one of the most valuable pieces 68 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:32,440 Speaker 1: of advantage creation in the entire NBA. In fact, I 69 00:03:32,480 --> 00:03:36,680 Speaker 1: think Steph right now, going into this next season, is 70 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:40,920 Speaker 1: still the third best offensive engine in the entire NBA, 71 00:03:41,280 --> 00:03:46,320 Speaker 1: behind Nikoley Jokich and Luka Dancic. Ant has closed the 72 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:49,520 Speaker 1: gap in a lot of ways. As much as he 73 00:03:49,560 --> 00:03:51,920 Speaker 1: struggled against Oklahoma City, which was obviously one of the 74 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:55,320 Speaker 1: great defenses in modern NBA history, he was pretty good 75 00:03:55,320 --> 00:03:58,320 Speaker 1: against Golden State, and they weren't as good as ok 76 00:03:58,440 --> 00:04:00,600 Speaker 1: se defensively, but that was a very good defense. They 77 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:02,040 Speaker 1: were the number one defense in the league after the 78 00:04:02,080 --> 00:04:04,280 Speaker 1: All Star Break, and Ant, you know, you guys remember 79 00:04:04,360 --> 00:04:07,920 Speaker 1: especially Games three and four, when you desperately needed one 80 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:10,720 Speaker 1: game to extend that series so that Steph could potentially 81 00:04:10,800 --> 00:04:13,040 Speaker 1: come back. Ant was the guy driving the nail in 82 00:04:13,080 --> 00:04:20,120 Speaker 1: the coffin and the second piece of it. I think 83 00:04:20,200 --> 00:04:23,320 Speaker 1: Steph is, similar to what we were talking about with Lebron, 84 00:04:23,839 --> 00:04:27,279 Speaker 1: underrated in terms of his availability. He actually start to 85 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:30,040 Speaker 1: dig into most of the guys on this tier, Kevin Durant, 86 00:04:30,120 --> 00:04:34,560 Speaker 1: Donovan Mitchell, Anthony Davis, Victor Women, Yama Giannis, and Tennakuombo. 87 00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 1: These guys all missed more games. Luka Doncic, like, these 88 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:42,960 Speaker 1: guys all missed more games than Steph Curry did over 89 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:46,200 Speaker 1: the last couple of years. So like I think, similar 90 00:04:46,279 --> 00:04:47,720 Speaker 1: to what we were talking about with Lebron, I think 91 00:04:47,800 --> 00:04:50,120 Speaker 1: I think these guys are actually underrated in terms of 92 00:04:50,120 --> 00:04:55,680 Speaker 1: their availability. But Ant, to put it very simply, Ant 93 00:04:56,120 --> 00:04:59,520 Speaker 1: is the safest bet in the entire NBA this year 94 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:02,560 Speaker 1: to actually make it through an entire regular season in 95 00:05:02,600 --> 00:05:06,880 Speaker 1: playoff run. Simple stat to demonstrate this. Steph missed sixteen 96 00:05:06,920 --> 00:05:09,520 Speaker 1: games last year, which is not that big of a deal. 97 00:05:09,520 --> 00:05:11,680 Speaker 1: I mean, the four playoff games obviously were bad, but 98 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:15,279 Speaker 1: Steph missed sixteen playoff games sixteen games total last year. 99 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:18,800 Speaker 1: Ant has missed nine games total in the last three years. 100 00:05:19,360 --> 00:05:21,240 Speaker 1: He's played seventy nine games in each of the last 101 00:05:21,279 --> 00:05:23,920 Speaker 1: three seasons. So again, this is the one where I 102 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:27,600 Speaker 1: flip flopped the most, but to me Ant's overall availability 103 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:30,960 Speaker 1: closed the gap and gave him a slight edge here. 104 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:33,440 Speaker 1: And by the way, if your take is but Jason 105 00:05:33,680 --> 00:05:37,240 Speaker 1: Steph is a better playoff player than Ant, like, I 106 00:05:37,240 --> 00:05:39,640 Speaker 1: would agree with you. That's just not how this list 107 00:05:39,680 --> 00:05:42,040 Speaker 1: works though. So Steph comes in at number six this year. 108 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:46,320 Speaker 1: Let's go over his last season really quick. And this 109 00:05:46,360 --> 00:05:47,640 Speaker 1: is where a lot of people are gonna lose their 110 00:05:47,640 --> 00:05:49,560 Speaker 1: shit because we have a lot of box score watchers 111 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:54,240 Speaker 1: out there, because Steph didn't have a very statistically impressive season, 112 00:05:55,240 --> 00:05:56,560 Speaker 1: but I still view him as one of the very 113 00:05:56,600 --> 00:05:58,520 Speaker 1: best offensive engines in the NBA, which we're going to 114 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:02,000 Speaker 1: talk about in more detail later and to end the season, 115 00:06:02,800 --> 00:06:04,160 Speaker 1: this is where it gets a little bit lost in 116 00:06:04,200 --> 00:06:07,240 Speaker 1: those statistics. Steph over the final twenty eight games of 117 00:06:07,279 --> 00:06:10,000 Speaker 1: the year, was producing at a substantially higher level than 118 00:06:10,040 --> 00:06:12,120 Speaker 1: he did the first two thirds of the year. But 119 00:06:12,200 --> 00:06:13,560 Speaker 1: again we'll talk about that in a little bit. I 120 00:06:13,640 --> 00:06:15,160 Speaker 1: want to start with the large sample first. So he 121 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:19,600 Speaker 1: played seventy games, second consecutive season with over seventy games played. Again, 122 00:06:19,680 --> 00:06:21,920 Speaker 1: he's been more reliable in terms of his regular season 123 00:06:21,960 --> 00:06:24,680 Speaker 1: availability than most of the players in the Superstar tier. 124 00:06:25,040 --> 00:06:27,640 Speaker 1: The only real counterpoint here is the Timberwolve series when 125 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:30,360 Speaker 1: he pulled his hamstring. That's certainly worth mentioning. If you're 126 00:06:30,400 --> 00:06:32,920 Speaker 1: unavailable in a playoff game, that's certainly a down mark. 127 00:06:33,520 --> 00:06:36,040 Speaker 1: He averaged twenty five points, four rebounds, and six assists 128 00:06:36,040 --> 00:06:39,479 Speaker 1: per games per game this season one point one steals 129 00:06:39,520 --> 00:06:41,919 Speaker 1: per game. That was his highest steals mark since twenty 130 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:44,839 Speaker 1: twenty two. Kind of a resurgence for Steph on the 131 00:06:44,880 --> 00:06:48,840 Speaker 1: defensive end this year for a better Warriors defense. In 132 00:06:48,839 --> 00:06:51,480 Speaker 1: that post All Star Break stretch when Jimmy Butler was 133 00:06:51,520 --> 00:06:54,640 Speaker 1: on the roster, Steph averaged one point four steals per 134 00:06:54,680 --> 00:06:57,080 Speaker 1: game as he became a very useful part of the 135 00:06:57,160 --> 00:06:59,440 Speaker 1: number one ranked defense in the NBA after the All 136 00:06:59,440 --> 00:07:03,640 Speaker 1: Star Break. Here's the thing with Steph on the defensive end. 137 00:07:03,640 --> 00:07:05,280 Speaker 1: I wanna spend just a couple minutes talking about defense, 138 00:07:05,279 --> 00:07:07,520 Speaker 1: and they'll spend the rest of the show talking about offense. 139 00:07:08,480 --> 00:07:13,760 Speaker 1: He obviously has some limitations on the ball. He's smaller, right, 140 00:07:15,080 --> 00:07:17,440 Speaker 1: But I think a lot of this is overblown by 141 00:07:17,480 --> 00:07:22,760 Speaker 1: most folks When you actually look at All Star guards 142 00:07:23,520 --> 00:07:28,880 Speaker 1: shot creating guards like skill guards in the NBA, almost 143 00:07:28,960 --> 00:07:32,240 Speaker 1: all of them get targeted. There are a handful of exceptions, 144 00:07:32,760 --> 00:07:34,760 Speaker 1: like you're not going to try to attack ant one 145 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:38,320 Speaker 1: on one, right, then he's technically a skill guard who's 146 00:07:38,320 --> 00:07:41,760 Speaker 1: initiating offense. But most of the All Star guards in 147 00:07:41,800 --> 00:07:47,040 Speaker 1: the NBA are also smaller, are also guys that have 148 00:07:47,160 --> 00:07:50,200 Speaker 1: a lot of offensive workload and don't devote all their 149 00:07:50,320 --> 00:07:52,600 Speaker 1: energy to the defensive end of the floor. That's kind 150 00:07:52,600 --> 00:07:56,640 Speaker 1: of inherent to that position group. And I actually think 151 00:07:56,680 --> 00:07:59,160 Speaker 1: Steph does better than most All Star guards as an 152 00:07:59,200 --> 00:08:01,280 Speaker 1: on ball defender. When you try to attack him on 153 00:08:01,320 --> 00:08:04,520 Speaker 1: an island, he's surprisingly strong, he's surprisingly big, He's like six', 154 00:08:04,640 --> 00:08:06,960 Speaker 1: three he moves his feet very well, laterally and he's 155 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:09,040 Speaker 1: a super smart defender that knows how to anticipate what 156 00:08:09,080 --> 00:08:11,160 Speaker 1: direction you're. Going you, know he's had a funnel as 157 00:08:11,200 --> 00:08:13,240 Speaker 1: part of their defensive. SCHEME i Think steph's a good 158 00:08:13,560 --> 00:08:17,200 Speaker 1: on ball defender for his position. Group he's obviously not 159 00:08:17,240 --> 00:08:19,280 Speaker 1: going to be the same level of impact as the, 160 00:08:19,320 --> 00:08:22,320 Speaker 1: bigger better athletes in the, league but again compared to 161 00:08:22,360 --> 00:08:25,080 Speaker 1: small to compared to skill, GUARDS i think he does really. 162 00:08:25,080 --> 00:08:28,000 Speaker 1: Well WHERE i Think steph has actually managed to become 163 00:08:28,040 --> 00:08:30,920 Speaker 1: a quality defender for his position group is as an 164 00:08:30,920 --> 00:08:34,280 Speaker 1: off ball. Defender he's very good at reading plays as they, 165 00:08:34,280 --> 00:08:36,400 Speaker 1: develop getting out in front of, them and breaking them 166 00:08:36,480 --> 00:08:38,720 Speaker 1: up with his. Hands most of his steels come from 167 00:08:38,720 --> 00:08:41,760 Speaker 1: playing passing lanes or from tagging. Rollers we covered this 168 00:08:41,800 --> 00:08:43,720 Speaker 1: in film sessions last, year but he's really good at 169 00:08:43,760 --> 00:08:46,160 Speaker 1: like kind of sitting behind the roller and making him 170 00:08:46,160 --> 00:08:47,960 Speaker 1: look like he's open and then shooting the gap at 171 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:49,920 Speaker 1: the last second and poking the ball, away which is 172 00:08:49,960 --> 00:08:53,600 Speaker 1: igniting fast breaks going the other. Way so, again like 173 00:08:54,040 --> 00:08:56,760 Speaker 1: all skill guards in THE, nba come with certain, limitations 174 00:08:56,800 --> 00:08:58,720 Speaker 1: BUT i Think steph does better there than most guys. 175 00:08:58,800 --> 00:09:02,040 Speaker 1: Do his percentages last year forty five percent from the, 176 00:09:02,040 --> 00:09:04,520 Speaker 1: field forty percent from three to ninety three percent from 177 00:09:04,559 --> 00:09:07,160 Speaker 1: the line that came down to fifty seven percent and 178 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:10,000 Speaker 1: effective field one, percentage and sixty two percent in true. 179 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:14,880 Speaker 1: Shooting now let's talk about his late season. SEARCH i 180 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:18,360 Speaker 1: preached for two years that The warriors desperately needed to 181 00:09:18,559 --> 00:09:22,480 Speaker 1: upgrade in terms of their star. Talent RIGHT i have 182 00:09:22,600 --> 00:09:25,000 Speaker 1: complimented The warriors front office for the work they've done 183 00:09:25,040 --> 00:09:27,240 Speaker 1: on the back end of their. ROSTER i think them 184 00:09:27,280 --> 00:09:30,600 Speaker 1: being able to like reasonably find fifteen dudes who could 185 00:09:30,640 --> 00:09:33,439 Speaker 1: play last, year fourteen fifteen dudes who could, PLAY i 186 00:09:33,480 --> 00:09:35,680 Speaker 1: think is a testament to the two. Things one the 187 00:09:35,679 --> 00:09:38,240 Speaker 1: way That steph can invert spacing and make shooting less, 188 00:09:38,280 --> 00:09:40,880 Speaker 1: important but two which we'll talk about more in a. 189 00:09:40,920 --> 00:09:44,560 Speaker 1: Minute but the second piece of it is The warriors 190 00:09:44,640 --> 00:09:47,160 Speaker 1: front office has tracked down a lot of these like 191 00:09:47,840 --> 00:09:51,920 Speaker 1: veteran minimum to way like end of the roster type 192 00:09:51,920 --> 00:09:55,360 Speaker 1: of guys who are like pretty high BASKETBALL, iq pretty 193 00:09:55,400 --> 00:09:58,720 Speaker 1: athletic and quick laterally who all can like step in 194 00:09:58,760 --> 00:10:01,520 Speaker 1: and play rotation. Minutes so to their, credit the front 195 00:10:01,520 --> 00:10:03,920 Speaker 1: office has been. GOOD i, mean at the kaminga, SITUATION 196 00:10:04,040 --> 00:10:05,800 Speaker 1: i blame On Joe. LACUB i don't think that's a 197 00:10:05,800 --> 00:10:07,960 Speaker 1: front office. ISSUE i think that's A joe lacub issue 198 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:12,040 Speaker 1: and really them. Mismanaging that is why they haven't had 199 00:10:12,040 --> 00:10:14,640 Speaker 1: the star. Talent but there's been a gaping hole in 200 00:10:14,720 --> 00:10:17,920 Speaker 1: terms of like that high level offensive player that can 201 00:10:17,960 --> 00:10:22,480 Speaker 1: play Alongside. Steph ever Since Kevin durant left And Klay. 202 00:10:22,480 --> 00:10:26,080 Speaker 1: Thompson Klay thompson was able to carry that load And 203 00:10:26,200 --> 00:10:28,280 Speaker 1: Jordan poole was able to carry that load in that 204 00:10:28,400 --> 00:10:31,080 Speaker 1: championship run in twenty twenty Two Andrew wiggins as, Well 205 00:10:31,120 --> 00:10:34,400 Speaker 1: but As wiggins, declined As Jordan poole declined and was, 206 00:10:34,440 --> 00:10:38,120 Speaker 1: traded and As Klay thompson, declined them mismanaging the kaminga 207 00:10:38,160 --> 00:10:40,480 Speaker 1: situation made it so that they weren't able to replace 208 00:10:40,520 --> 00:10:44,560 Speaker 1: that specific. Role but in that as a result of, 209 00:10:44,600 --> 00:10:47,160 Speaker 1: that for the majority of last, season in the previous, 210 00:10:47,160 --> 00:10:49,800 Speaker 1: SEASON i don't Think steph had a great deal of 211 00:10:50,080 --> 00:10:53,960 Speaker 1: belief in what they were. Doing we talk about this 212 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:56,640 Speaker 1: all the, time but, like as a, competitor it's very 213 00:10:56,720 --> 00:10:59,480 Speaker 1: important to believe in your ability to achieve the ultimate. 214 00:10:59,520 --> 00:11:01,680 Speaker 1: Goal there's a lot of, blood, sweat and tears that 215 00:11:01,720 --> 00:11:05,200 Speaker 1: goes into reaching that peak of basketball. Performance and like 216 00:11:05,800 --> 00:11:07,560 Speaker 1: it's hard to put yourself through that if you don't 217 00:11:07,559 --> 00:11:09,280 Speaker 1: think there's going to be a payoff at the. End 218 00:11:11,559 --> 00:11:14,240 Speaker 1: The warriors roster before The jimmy trade had no. Shot 219 00:11:16,520 --> 00:11:20,160 Speaker 1: but they bring In jimmy all of a, sudden Both 220 00:11:20,200 --> 00:11:23,560 Speaker 1: steph And DRAYMOND i like lit a fire underneath. Them 221 00:11:23,679 --> 00:11:25,840 Speaker 1: it moved him firmly into that group of second tier 222 00:11:25,880 --> 00:11:28,240 Speaker 1: contenders that had a Legitimate puncher's chance to win the, 223 00:11:28,280 --> 00:11:31,240 Speaker 1: title and both of them locked. In draymond was amazing 224 00:11:31,240 --> 00:11:33,200 Speaker 1: down the stretch as he anchored the number one defense 225 00:11:33,200 --> 00:11:35,120 Speaker 1: in the league in that, span and Then steph went 226 00:11:35,160 --> 00:11:40,000 Speaker 1: up a level again to start the. Year Before Jimmy 227 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:43,760 Speaker 1: butler joined the, Team steph average just twenty twenty two 228 00:11:43,760 --> 00:11:46,240 Speaker 1: point seven points per game on fifty nine percent true. 229 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:50,920 Speaker 1: Shooting over those final twenty eight. Games After jimmy joined the, 230 00:11:50,960 --> 00:11:55,320 Speaker 1: Team steph's production skyrocketed to twenty seven point three points 231 00:11:55,360 --> 00:11:58,800 Speaker 1: per game on sixty six percent trough shooting sixty six. 232 00:11:58,840 --> 00:12:03,760 Speaker 1: Percent The warriors went twenty two to six over those 233 00:12:03,800 --> 00:12:06,360 Speaker 1: twenty eight games With steph on the, floor and they 234 00:12:06,440 --> 00:12:09,520 Speaker 1: beat the two seed in The Western conference first round 235 00:12:09,880 --> 00:12:14,640 Speaker 1: on the. Road, now that insane workload ended up Wearing 236 00:12:14,679 --> 00:12:17,199 Speaker 1: steph down and he ended up breaking down in That timberwolve. 237 00:12:17,240 --> 00:12:21,160 Speaker 1: Series but during that, Stretch steph was able to reach 238 00:12:21,240 --> 00:12:24,720 Speaker 1: a level that matched the top tier superstars in the. League, 239 00:12:24,760 --> 00:12:28,640 Speaker 1: again that's the criteria for this tier of players From 240 00:12:29,080 --> 00:12:31,160 Speaker 1: ant that group from five all the way down to. 241 00:12:31,200 --> 00:12:35,520 Speaker 1: Fourteen whether It's ant And wemby for youthful, inconsistency or 242 00:12:35,559 --> 00:12:40,800 Speaker 1: It's kawuhi And joel embiid age related Or Lebron steph 243 00:12:40,960 --> 00:12:44,880 Speaker 1: kd age, related you, Know Jalen, brunson a little bit 244 00:12:44,920 --> 00:12:47,760 Speaker 1: of shot variance and this lack of size and ability 245 00:12:47,760 --> 00:12:51,240 Speaker 1: to impact the game, defensively whatever it. Is those groups that, 246 00:12:51,320 --> 00:12:55,640 Speaker 1: group all of them have, inconsistency but they have to 247 00:12:55,720 --> 00:12:57,719 Speaker 1: in order to be in that tier for, me they 248 00:12:57,880 --> 00:13:00,760 Speaker 1: have to be able to reach that top tier level 249 00:13:00,960 --> 00:13:05,000 Speaker 1: for stretches And STEPH i thought reached that over the 250 00:13:04,480 --> 00:13:08,720 Speaker 1: the final third of the. Season. Essentially All, right some 251 00:13:08,800 --> 00:13:10,880 Speaker 1: quick play type data and then we'll dive more into 252 00:13:10,920 --> 00:13:13,559 Speaker 1: the idea Of steph as an offensive. Engine he ran 253 00:13:13,600 --> 00:13:15,680 Speaker 1: eight hundred and ninety nine pick and rolls last year including. 254 00:13:15,760 --> 00:13:18,720 Speaker 1: Passes he got one point zero five points per possession in. 255 00:13:18,760 --> 00:13:22,520 Speaker 1: Them that was in the seventy seventh, percentile ranked thirteenth 256 00:13:22,559 --> 00:13:24,959 Speaker 1: out of the twenty six players to log at least 257 00:13:24,960 --> 00:13:27,120 Speaker 1: seven hundred and fifty pick and. Rolls, now that may 258 00:13:27,160 --> 00:13:29,960 Speaker 1: not seem like a super impressive, statistic but, again when 259 00:13:30,000 --> 00:13:32,800 Speaker 1: you're talking about pick and roll including, PASSES i think 260 00:13:32,800 --> 00:13:35,920 Speaker 1: that's pretty incredible considering the level of offensive talent that 261 00:13:35,960 --> 00:13:38,400 Speaker 1: he was surrounded. With, again for a large chunk of the. 262 00:13:38,480 --> 00:13:42,000 Speaker 1: Year it was Like Andrew wiggins not the best version 263 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:45,520 Speaker 1: of him, Either and you, Know Brandon pajemski And Moses 264 00:13:45,600 --> 00:13:49,480 Speaker 1: moody and Inconsistent Jonathan kaminga and a lot of, young 265 00:13:50,200 --> 00:13:53,199 Speaker 1: flawed role players in the lineup like it was not you, 266 00:13:53,280 --> 00:13:56,959 Speaker 1: Know Buddy yield was out there with his inconsistent, shooting 267 00:13:57,040 --> 00:13:59,839 Speaker 1: like it was not the best set of offensive talent 268 00:13:59,840 --> 00:14:02,079 Speaker 1: that he was playing, with and he was still producing 269 00:14:02,080 --> 00:14:03,839 Speaker 1: at a high level offensively when he was on the 270 00:14:03,840 --> 00:14:07,920 Speaker 1: floor with those. Guys, now similar To, lebron he's not 271 00:14:07,960 --> 00:14:09,760 Speaker 1: the same one on one player he was in years. 272 00:14:09,760 --> 00:14:12,839 Speaker 1: Past when he shot out OF. Iso last year he 273 00:14:12,880 --> 00:14:15,240 Speaker 1: got to zero point eight seven points per, possession which 274 00:14:15,280 --> 00:14:18,720 Speaker 1: was below. Average now, AGAIN i think it's just more matchup. 275 00:14:18,760 --> 00:14:24,280 Speaker 1: Oriented if you Give steph an upright, wing someone like 276 00:14:24,280 --> 00:14:27,040 Speaker 1: Of Dylan, Brooks Sir Jabari Smith junior like we saw 277 00:14:27,040 --> 00:14:29,240 Speaker 1: in The rocket, SERIES i think he can shake those 278 00:14:29,280 --> 00:14:31,280 Speaker 1: guys and get good looks one on. One but the, 279 00:14:31,560 --> 00:14:35,440 Speaker 1: smaller quicker, Guards steph's having a lot harder time getting 280 00:14:35,480 --> 00:14:37,920 Speaker 1: separated from those guys than he used. To that is 281 00:14:37,920 --> 00:14:41,640 Speaker 1: obviously reflecting in the one on one. Numbers, So, jason 282 00:14:42,560 --> 00:14:46,240 Speaker 1: If steph's production in play type data is generally mediocre 283 00:14:46,320 --> 00:14:48,480 Speaker 1: compared to his, peers why do you have him all 284 00:14:48,480 --> 00:14:52,120 Speaker 1: the way up at number? Six for similar reasons to 285 00:14:52,120 --> 00:14:55,760 Speaker 1: why Had Tyrese haliburton in the top ten Despite tyree 286 00:14:55,760 --> 00:15:00,760 Speaker 1: said even less impressive statistical production Than. Steph really comes 287 00:15:00,800 --> 00:15:02,800 Speaker 1: down to this simple idea THAT i want to dive into. 288 00:15:02,840 --> 00:15:09,720 Speaker 1: Here the threat Of Steph curry as a shooter coming 289 00:15:09,760 --> 00:15:12,240 Speaker 1: off of an on or off fall screen is still 290 00:15:12,360 --> 00:15:17,000 Speaker 1: so substantial that it breaks defenses and creates countless advantages 291 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:21,720 Speaker 1: for his teammates to benefit. From let's start with the 292 00:15:21,720 --> 00:15:25,440 Speaker 1: simple fact that the fear Of steph in these situations is. 293 00:15:25,560 --> 00:15:30,200 Speaker 1: Legitimate these coaches are scared for a. Reason these players 294 00:15:30,200 --> 00:15:34,960 Speaker 1: are scared for a. Reason here are three basic stats 295 00:15:34,960 --> 00:15:39,960 Speaker 1: that demonstrate this. Fact, first you simply cannot Leave steph 296 00:15:39,960 --> 00:15:42,160 Speaker 1: open an unguarded catch and shoot. Threes last year he 297 00:15:42,200 --> 00:15:44,720 Speaker 1: shot fifty two percent in more than half of. Them 298 00:15:44,760 --> 00:15:46,880 Speaker 1: that's more than one point five points per. Shot you 299 00:15:47,000 --> 00:15:51,360 Speaker 1: cannot leave him. Open, secondly you have to play up 300 00:15:51,360 --> 00:15:54,720 Speaker 1: on his shot when he's. Dribbling he was the best 301 00:15:54,720 --> 00:15:56,520 Speaker 1: pull up jump shooter in THE nba last. Year he 302 00:15:56,600 --> 00:15:59,120 Speaker 1: was the only player in the ENTIRE nba last year 303 00:15:59,320 --> 00:16:01,280 Speaker 1: to attempt a. Lease he's five hundred shots off the 304 00:16:01,320 --> 00:16:04,160 Speaker 1: dribble and to get over one point one points per 305 00:16:04,160 --> 00:16:08,280 Speaker 1: attempt on. Them thirteen players attempted that many the other 306 00:16:08,360 --> 00:16:11,240 Speaker 1: twelve were below one point one points per. Attempt so 307 00:16:11,280 --> 00:16:13,520 Speaker 1: when he's, dribbling you gotta be up on the. Shot 308 00:16:14,800 --> 00:16:17,440 Speaker 1: and then, lastly when it comes to off ball screens 309 00:16:17,520 --> 00:16:20,440 Speaker 1: or dribble, handoffs anything that Has steph running into the, 310 00:16:20,480 --> 00:16:24,240 Speaker 1: ball you simply have to have someone meet him on 311 00:16:24,280 --> 00:16:26,520 Speaker 1: the other. Side if you let him come off free 312 00:16:26,520 --> 00:16:29,000 Speaker 1: and clear and, shoot it's going to go poorly for. 313 00:16:29,040 --> 00:16:33,040 Speaker 1: You on both dribble handoffs and off screen. Possessions last, 314 00:16:33,120 --> 00:16:39,680 Speaker 1: Year steph shot forty four percent from three on off screen. 315 00:16:39,680 --> 00:16:42,480 Speaker 1: Plays in, particular he was by far the best player 316 00:16:42,480 --> 00:16:45,200 Speaker 1: in the. League he made one hundred and nine shots 317 00:16:45,240 --> 00:16:47,600 Speaker 1: coming off of off ball. Screens that was twenty one 318 00:16:47,640 --> 00:16:50,520 Speaker 1: more Than Devin booker in second, place and he was 319 00:16:50,560 --> 00:16:53,880 Speaker 1: far and away the most. Efficient there were eighteen players 320 00:16:53,920 --> 00:16:55,920 Speaker 1: that logged at least one hundred possessions shooting off of 321 00:16:55,920 --> 00:16:58,560 Speaker 1: off ball. Screens steph was the only player to log 322 00:16:58,640 --> 00:17:00,600 Speaker 1: over a one point two offensive, rating he was at 323 00:17:00,600 --> 00:17:03,320 Speaker 1: one point two to. Two second place Was jokic at 324 00:17:03,360 --> 00:17:06,520 Speaker 1: one point one, seven five points better than the second 325 00:17:06,560 --> 00:17:11,840 Speaker 1: best player in the field per one hundred. Shots, again 326 00:17:11,880 --> 00:17:13,600 Speaker 1: if you Let steph come off of an off ball 327 00:17:13,640 --> 00:17:16,040 Speaker 1: screen and, shoot it was a one to twenty two offensive. 328 00:17:16,119 --> 00:17:21,639 Speaker 1: Rating so, Yeah steph's overall scoring numbers weren't as impressive 329 00:17:22,160 --> 00:17:25,560 Speaker 1: over the last couple of. Years why because he was 330 00:17:25,560 --> 00:17:29,040 Speaker 1: surrounded by extremely limited offensive, talent which forced him to 331 00:17:29,040 --> 00:17:31,600 Speaker 1: take a lot of really difficult shots and to do 332 00:17:31,640 --> 00:17:36,840 Speaker 1: it against some pretty absurd defensive. Coverages but the problem 333 00:17:36,920 --> 00:17:42,080 Speaker 1: for defenses. Persists if you Leave steph, open he's gonna 334 00:17:42,160 --> 00:17:44,600 Speaker 1: hit more than half of his. Threes if you Give 335 00:17:44,640 --> 00:17:47,600 Speaker 1: steph space when he's, dribbling he's the best pull up 336 00:17:47,640 --> 00:17:50,000 Speaker 1: shooter in THE. Nba and if you let him come 337 00:17:50,080 --> 00:17:52,479 Speaker 1: clean off of a dribble handoff or a wide pin, 338 00:17:52,640 --> 00:17:55,760 Speaker 1: down he's literally gonna hit forty four percent of his. 339 00:17:55,840 --> 00:17:59,880 Speaker 1: Threes so what does that? Mean it means THAT nba 340 00:18:00,040 --> 00:18:03,600 Speaker 1: coaches don't give a shit about what His Basketball reference page. 341 00:18:03,680 --> 00:18:06,760 Speaker 1: Says it MEANS nba players who have to guard him 342 00:18:07,160 --> 00:18:10,560 Speaker 1: don't give a. Shit what His His Basketball reference page, 343 00:18:10,560 --> 00:18:13,560 Speaker 1: says they know how Good Steph curry is and they 344 00:18:13,600 --> 00:18:17,120 Speaker 1: always account for. Him when he catches at the three point, 345 00:18:17,160 --> 00:18:21,680 Speaker 1: line they panic chase him off the. Line when he's, 346 00:18:21,720 --> 00:18:25,320 Speaker 1: dribbling they play up on the shot. Aggressively those two 347 00:18:25,320 --> 00:18:28,440 Speaker 1: things allow him to generate a ton of dribble penetration 348 00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:32,879 Speaker 1: as those defenders go past. Him they make mistakes on 349 00:18:32,960 --> 00:18:37,240 Speaker 1: switches because they never want to leave him, open which 350 00:18:37,359 --> 00:18:39,600 Speaker 1: leaves countless openings on the other side when the other 351 00:18:39,680 --> 00:18:43,720 Speaker 1: guy is wide. Open and then every time he comes 352 00:18:43,760 --> 00:18:46,240 Speaker 1: off of an on or off ball screen of any, 353 00:18:46,280 --> 00:18:50,800 Speaker 1: type there's always the big or whoever it, is meeting 354 00:18:50,880 --> 00:18:54,679 Speaker 1: him on the other side because they cannot allow him 355 00:18:54,680 --> 00:18:56,080 Speaker 1: to come off free and clear because he's going to 356 00:18:56,160 --> 00:18:58,679 Speaker 1: hit forty four percent of those, threes and so as a, 357 00:18:58,680 --> 00:19:05,480 Speaker 1: result they generate countless four on three advantages on the back. End, so, 358 00:19:05,600 --> 00:19:09,720 Speaker 1: Yeah steph didn't reach the same individual ceiling he did 359 00:19:09,720 --> 00:19:14,040 Speaker 1: in years past, statistically but he was still one of 360 00:19:14,080 --> 00:19:16,560 Speaker 1: the very best advantage creators in the ENTIRE nba last, 361 00:19:16,600 --> 00:19:19,000 Speaker 1: year and the proof is in the. Numbers according To 362 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:22,280 Speaker 1: cleaning The, glass which just filters out garbage, time The 363 00:19:22,320 --> 00:19:25,080 Speaker 1: warriors With Steph curry on the floor last year loggeday 364 00:19:25,200 --> 00:19:33,840 Speaker 1: one twenty offensive. Rating that Group, Pajemski, Wiggins, Moody Jimmy 365 00:19:33,880 --> 00:19:36,920 Speaker 1: butler for a third of the Year buddy yield one 366 00:19:37,119 --> 00:19:42,400 Speaker 1: twenty offensive. Rating they were thirteen points per one hundred 367 00:19:42,400 --> 00:19:46,280 Speaker 1: possessions worse on offense When steph stepped off the. Floor 368 00:19:49,040 --> 00:19:52,000 Speaker 1: so to put it very, simply just the threat Of steph's, 369 00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:54,800 Speaker 1: shooting even when he's not producing at a super high level, 370 00:19:54,800 --> 00:19:58,480 Speaker 1: individually is enough to make a mediocre group of offensive 371 00:19:58,480 --> 00:20:01,320 Speaker 1: players and elite offense in THE. Nba, again just for, 372 00:20:01,520 --> 00:20:04,159 Speaker 1: perspective The cavs had the number one offense in THE 373 00:20:04,200 --> 00:20:06,680 Speaker 1: nba last year at a one twenty one offensive Rating 374 00:20:06,880 --> 00:20:08,920 Speaker 1: steph on the, floor according To cleaning The glass one. 375 00:20:09,040 --> 00:20:13,240 Speaker 1: Twenty by the, way we talked about this in the, 376 00:20:13,240 --> 00:20:17,720 Speaker 1: intro but the failure to understand this very simple concept 377 00:20:18,200 --> 00:20:20,640 Speaker 1: is what led To steph being so underrated for most 378 00:20:20,680 --> 00:20:25,359 Speaker 1: of his. Prime you want to know Why steph didn't Win, FINALS, 379 00:20:25,440 --> 00:20:28,360 Speaker 1: mvp or even receive a single vote in twenty. Fifteen 380 00:20:29,600 --> 00:20:32,240 Speaker 1: you want to know why everyone THOUGHT kd was better 381 00:20:32,280 --> 00:20:35,040 Speaker 1: than him when they were. Together you want to know 382 00:20:35,080 --> 00:20:38,000 Speaker 1: Why Damian lillard and so many others thought The warriors 383 00:20:38,040 --> 00:20:41,639 Speaker 1: were just going to fall apart AFTER kd. Left you 384 00:20:41,680 --> 00:20:43,840 Speaker 1: want to know why it took the twenty twenty two 385 00:20:43,880 --> 00:20:46,680 Speaker 1: title for people to properly Respect Steph and you want 386 00:20:46,720 --> 00:20:48,320 Speaker 1: to know why so many people are going to hate 387 00:20:48,320 --> 00:20:53,199 Speaker 1: this ranking and view him as less than what he 388 00:20:53,320 --> 00:20:59,640 Speaker 1: is to this. Day it was this, concept this idea 389 00:21:00,200 --> 00:21:02,639 Speaker 1: Of steph running off of, screens running off of on 390 00:21:02,680 --> 00:21:04,800 Speaker 1: and off ball, screens and the threat of his shooting 391 00:21:05,160 --> 00:21:08,800 Speaker 1: creating all of these openings in people being unable to see. 392 00:21:08,840 --> 00:21:13,720 Speaker 1: It people literally Watched steph draw two to the ball 393 00:21:14,040 --> 00:21:16,960 Speaker 1: over and over again at the end of the twenty fifteen, 394 00:21:17,000 --> 00:21:20,760 Speaker 1: finals but Because Andre guodala was the beneficiary with wide 395 00:21:20,760 --> 00:21:24,040 Speaker 1: open corner threes and cutting, dunks he Won FINALS. Mvp 396 00:21:25,440 --> 00:21:30,280 Speaker 1: that's how much it broke people's. Brains it became a, 397 00:21:30,320 --> 00:21:33,879 Speaker 1: buzzword right, gravity so much so THAT i think it 398 00:21:34,359 --> 00:21:36,720 Speaker 1: almost became something that people made fun Of warriors fans. 399 00:21:36,720 --> 00:21:39,320 Speaker 1: For but it is the reality of what it's like 400 00:21:39,359 --> 00:21:42,119 Speaker 1: to play basketball on the same team As Steph curry 401 00:21:42,160 --> 00:21:45,040 Speaker 1: time and time. Again year after, year people saw The 402 00:21:45,040 --> 00:21:47,919 Speaker 1: warriors play basketball and they couldn't see what he was 403 00:21:47,920 --> 00:21:50,359 Speaker 1: doing to make things work for their, offense even in 404 00:21:50,359 --> 00:21:53,960 Speaker 1: THE kd. Years in twenty, seventeen When stepha was on 405 00:21:53,960 --> 00:21:55,439 Speaker 1: the floor AND kd was, off they had a one 406 00:21:55,480 --> 00:21:58,120 Speaker 1: to nineteen offensive, rating which was incredible for that. Era 407 00:21:59,160 --> 00:22:01,800 Speaker 1: WHEN kd was the floor And steph was off one 408 00:22:01,840 --> 00:22:05,879 Speaker 1: oh nine offensive rating a ten point. Difference it was 409 00:22:05,880 --> 00:22:11,920 Speaker 1: a nine point difference in twenty. Eighteen, LOOK i Think 410 00:22:11,920 --> 00:22:14,200 Speaker 1: steph fans get carried away when they start trying to 411 00:22:14,240 --> 00:22:16,760 Speaker 1: stack him up Against lebron and trying to say that 412 00:22:16,760 --> 00:22:20,560 Speaker 1: he's better Than, Lebron but they aren't far off in 413 00:22:20,640 --> 00:22:23,680 Speaker 1: their assessment of. HIM i think he's the fifth best 414 00:22:23,680 --> 00:22:27,359 Speaker 1: perimeter player of all. TIME i think he's the second 415 00:22:27,359 --> 00:22:31,840 Speaker 1: best offensive Engine i've ever, seen Behind Nikola jokic And, 416 00:22:31,960 --> 00:22:34,639 Speaker 1: FRANKLY i just don't understand why so many people have 417 00:22:34,680 --> 00:22:41,560 Speaker 1: struggled to see it over the. Years steph always also 418 00:22:41,600 --> 00:22:44,760 Speaker 1: provides you with a great deal of team building flexibility 419 00:22:46,080 --> 00:22:48,640 Speaker 1: Without steph on the. Floor this, YEAR i should, say 420 00:22:48,640 --> 00:22:51,119 Speaker 1: if you Take steph's threes out of the, equation The 421 00:22:51,119 --> 00:22:53,400 Speaker 1: warriors shot nine hundred and fifty three for twenty six 422 00:22:53,440 --> 00:22:55,280 Speaker 1: hundred and ninety one from three that was thirty five, 423 00:22:55,359 --> 00:22:59,680 Speaker 1: percent which is already not very good under any circumstances 424 00:22:59,720 --> 00:23:02,480 Speaker 1: before you factor in that most of those threes were 425 00:23:02,560 --> 00:23:06,600 Speaker 1: essentially conceded by the defense as they Overplayed steph and 426 00:23:06,640 --> 00:23:09,480 Speaker 1: tried to force guys Like draymond And Brandon pazemski to 427 00:23:09,520 --> 00:23:14,280 Speaker 1: shoot and knock down. Threes, right how do you get 428 00:23:14,320 --> 00:23:18,280 Speaker 1: away with having that level of shooting and still post 429 00:23:18,320 --> 00:23:20,119 Speaker 1: a one to twenty offensive rating with steps on the 430 00:23:20,119 --> 00:23:25,920 Speaker 1: Four it's because of his ability to invert. Spacing him 431 00:23:26,080 --> 00:23:28,719 Speaker 1: constantly pulling bigs out to the, perimeter as they had 432 00:23:28,760 --> 00:23:33,000 Speaker 1: to show on, screens created four on threes without rim. 433 00:23:33,040 --> 00:23:38,080 Speaker 1: Protectors that Allowed Golden state's management to focus onloading up 434 00:23:38,160 --> 00:23:42,080 Speaker 1: on smart athletes that can defend rather than needing. Shooters 435 00:23:42,840 --> 00:23:45,159 Speaker 1: not to be, clear if they want to reach championship, 436 00:23:45,200 --> 00:23:46,920 Speaker 1: CEILING i think they're gonna need to add more. Shooting 437 00:23:46,960 --> 00:23:49,600 Speaker 1: it's Why i'm stoked about them potentially Adding Al. Horford 438 00:23:50,200 --> 00:23:51,679 Speaker 1: it's Why i'd be great if they could get some 439 00:23:51,680 --> 00:23:54,119 Speaker 1: shooting talent back and A Jonathan cominga signed in. Trade 440 00:23:55,240 --> 00:23:57,679 Speaker 1: but the amount of shooting they need is less than 441 00:23:57,720 --> 00:24:01,200 Speaker 1: most teams need because of this unique dynamic That steph 442 00:24:01,280 --> 00:24:08,240 Speaker 1: creates again we talked about it, earlier but like he 443 00:24:08,280 --> 00:24:10,680 Speaker 1: created a role on offense That draymond can thrive. In 444 00:24:12,200 --> 00:24:15,480 Speaker 1: there are many teams in this league That draymond could 445 00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:19,600 Speaker 1: immediately make better on, defense but there aren't too many 446 00:24:19,600 --> 00:24:21,400 Speaker 1: teams in this league that he could be a functioning 447 00:24:21,440 --> 00:24:25,080 Speaker 1: part of. Offensively not the case In Golden. State he's 448 00:24:25,119 --> 00:24:28,960 Speaker 1: been wonderful there because of that inverted spacing dynamic we're 449 00:24:28,960 --> 00:24:34,480 Speaker 1: talking about. Now one last copyat Was steph before we 450 00:24:34,560 --> 00:24:37,520 Speaker 1: kind of get into closing things up. Today there is 451 00:24:37,560 --> 00:24:40,680 Speaker 1: a big difference Between steph when he's being an offensive 452 00:24:40,680 --> 00:24:43,600 Speaker 1: engine versus when he's being an offensive engine that is 453 00:24:43,680 --> 00:24:46,280 Speaker 1: also hanging twenty seven points per game on sixty six 454 00:24:46,320 --> 00:24:52,919 Speaker 1: percent through. Shooting The warriors offense last, year even just 455 00:24:53,040 --> 00:24:56,119 Speaker 1: looking from Before jimmy joined the team to After jimmy 456 00:24:56,160 --> 00:24:58,359 Speaker 1: joined the, team When steph won up a, level The 457 00:24:58,400 --> 00:25:00,920 Speaker 1: warriors offense was four. Points it's better per one hundred 458 00:25:00,920 --> 00:25:04,439 Speaker 1: possessions in that stretch After february eighth than it was 459 00:25:04,480 --> 00:25:09,160 Speaker 1: the entire season before. That so as we look at next, 460 00:25:09,160 --> 00:25:11,440 Speaker 1: season one of the biggest swing factors For stephan The 461 00:25:11,440 --> 00:25:14,000 Speaker 1: warriors in terms of the level of success they will, 462 00:25:14,040 --> 00:25:16,399 Speaker 1: reach and how much of a chance they have to 463 00:25:16,440 --> 00:25:18,399 Speaker 1: compete for the. Title it's going to come down to 464 00:25:19,280 --> 00:25:21,240 Speaker 1: what version Of steph are we. Getting are we getting 465 00:25:21,680 --> 00:25:24,479 Speaker 1: twenty two point per game fifty nine percent true Shooting 466 00:25:24,480 --> 00:25:26,800 Speaker 1: steph or are we getting twenty seven point per game 467 00:25:27,040 --> 00:25:30,119 Speaker 1: sixty five percent true Shooting. Steph that's going to be 468 00:25:30,160 --> 00:25:33,399 Speaker 1: a big swing. Factor the threat Of steph shooting is 469 00:25:33,520 --> 00:25:37,200 Speaker 1: enough to make any offense, good but it will take 470 00:25:37,240 --> 00:25:40,080 Speaker 1: the threat of step shooting and him managing to hit 471 00:25:40,119 --> 00:25:44,000 Speaker 1: high volume and efficiency numbers as an individual for them 472 00:25:44,040 --> 00:25:45,960 Speaker 1: to hoist the trophy this. Year if that's your ultimate 473 00:25:45,960 --> 00:25:49,119 Speaker 1: goal to something to keep an eye, ON i just 474 00:25:49,240 --> 00:25:51,520 Speaker 1: Use steph as a player that is far more valuable 475 00:25:51,560 --> 00:25:53,520 Speaker 1: than his box score production would lead you to. Believe 476 00:25:55,800 --> 00:25:59,280 Speaker 1: just the sheer threat of his shooting ability turned an 477 00:25:59,280 --> 00:26:02,960 Speaker 1: incredibly limited offensive roster last year until one twenty offensive 478 00:26:03,000 --> 00:26:05,200 Speaker 1: raiding unit when he was on the. Floor according To 479 00:26:05,240 --> 00:26:08,960 Speaker 1: cleaning The, glass he's still one of the very best 480 00:26:08,960 --> 00:26:12,280 Speaker 1: offensive engines in the ENTIRE. Nba LIKE i mentioned, Earlier 481 00:26:12,320 --> 00:26:16,040 Speaker 1: i'd rank him third Behind Nikola jokic And Luka, doncic 482 00:26:16,840 --> 00:26:19,159 Speaker 1: and he demonstrated last year down the stretch that he 483 00:26:19,160 --> 00:26:21,760 Speaker 1: can still hit that superstar volume in efficiency as a. 484 00:26:21,800 --> 00:26:25,679 Speaker 1: Score you combine that with him being one of the 485 00:26:25,680 --> 00:26:29,560 Speaker 1: better defenders among skill guards in the, league an incredibly 486 00:26:29,600 --> 00:26:32,200 Speaker 1: stable leadership. PRESENCE i think he's one of the best 487 00:26:32,280 --> 00:26:35,600 Speaker 1: leaders in THE. Nba he's more experienced than many of 488 00:26:35,640 --> 00:26:38,520 Speaker 1: the players in this. TIER i Have steph holding down 489 00:26:38,520 --> 00:26:41,840 Speaker 1: the number six spot in this year's player. Rankings All, right, 490 00:26:41,840 --> 00:26:43,280 Speaker 1: guys that's ALL i have for today is always to 491 00:26:43,320 --> 00:26:45,520 Speaker 1: sincerely appreciate you guys for supporting us in supporting the. 492 00:26:45,520 --> 00:26:47,240 Speaker 1: Show we will be back On wednesday with a deep 493 00:26:47,280 --> 00:26:49,680 Speaker 1: dive Into Anthony. EDWARDS i will see you guys then