Basketball reference released their updated MVP rankings after the first six games and Warriors fan see a familiar name in the top five. Steph Curry is ranked fourth just behind last year’s MVP recipient Nikola Jokic, Rudy Gobert, and Jimmy Butler.
With the Warriors off to a blistering 5-1 start and tied for first in the Western Conference standings, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Curry has jumped out ahead of the competition and is on the path of claiming his third MVP title.
Read MoreIt takes a lot of maturity to realize when you have to take a step back and figure some things out on your own. James Wiseman, as the 2nd overall pick in last year’s draft, was thrown into the fire immediately. The Warriors had expectations to return to the playoffs, expectations which they didn’t meet, that Wiseman had become a part of. At 19 years old, he was expected to be the player he was drafted to be in 5 years.
Read MoreThe media really is the gift that keeps on giving. In an era of position-less basketball ushered in by the success of the Warriors and Steph Curry’s game-warping talent, media pundits and former pros from the NBA and elsewhere have all tried to put their own spin on it. Perhaps one of the more famous around the Twittersphere is Rashad Phillips, a collegiate standout who played at Detroit Mercy in the late 90s/early 2000s.
Read MoreTo call 39.7% from beyond the arc “underwhelming” seems like a pretty wild concept. There are a ton of NBA players who would add huge value to their games by shooting at that clip. In the context of one of the greatest scorers to ever lace up, however, it becomes a bit more of a discussion. Extend that to the greatest shooter of all time, and now you can see why almost 40% of threes being made is what many would call a “slump”.
Read MoreThe Warriors blew out the Thunder on Saturday as they faced off for the second time this season. While Steph Curry struggled shooting in the game, a big night from him wasn’t required to beat the young Thunder squad. Draymond Green didn’t struggle though and had arguably his best game of the early season. He put up 14 points, 11 rebounds, and 8 assists, a near triple-double in only 26-minutes of play.
Read MoreOver the offseason, the NBA decided that they would be changing the way that contact initiated by offensive players was called by the referees in an attempt to get rid of foul-baiting. So far, it’s worked relatively well: Defensive shooting fouls are being called less and some of the best offensive players who lived at the line last year have begun to fall back down to earth.
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