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Great_Huckleberry709

2 WAY WARDELL


roofpooping

I like this phrase... I'm keeping it.


Johnpecan

Can someone please convince Poole to copy this aspect of Curry's game instead of just copying the "take ridiculous shots" aspect.


jawadhaque089

Our defense is so cooked that we need Curry to rim protect


Faynt90

2 WAY PLAYER CURRY, LEAGUE AINT READY


scrambled_cable

2-Way Wardell


cassatta

Skyscraper and Skyfucker


yuhanz

MAXIMUM DEFENSE


Moody_GenX

Which is fucking crazy, lol.


somebunnny

Stephen “Brook Lopez” Curry


Straight-Arachnid-34

Better rim protection than the MVP


Propuhganduh

I knew when I read the title and comment someone was going to say this lmao


Historic12

Jokoc got like 3 last season, it's getting crazy


BerkelMarkus

Stretchiest of stretch 5's.


CameronPlain

Only because he left Ingles open in the corner lmao


PrimeShaq

I don’t get the point of this comment, Jrue already got passed Donte so you’d rather have Jrue get an open layup or maybe semi-contested with Draymond rotating over an open Ingles 3?


CameronPlain

It’s just funny because one of our biggest problems this season has been over helping and leaving shooters wide open for three late in quarters. But it actually won us this game. Was obv a great play by Steph. This sub is brain dead though and can’t take a joke.


ReignMan616

This is not an overhelp, though. Klay stunts at Jrue, and Curry rotates over because there is no one between Jrue and an uncontested layup.


CameronPlain

Christ it was a joke and happened like 15 hours ago. Move on guy.


kiminobukogure5

Defensive gem in the clutch


JoeBiden2020FTW

He's always so clutch on defense, even more so in the Playoffs. He's genuinely an elite defender. But obviously the Warriors are incentivized to de-emphasize him on defense in order to protect against foul trouble and save his energy. But if he was a defensive specialist, he'd be elite IMO.


rveets1416

He's not an elite defender. However he's learned how to be in the right position all the time. That speaks to his endurance and his ability to switch and cover for his teammates when needed. However, as an on ball defender, he's not elite. He's definitely evolved into not being a liability on defense but by no means is he elite.


IAmNotKevinDurant_35

Yeah he isn't exactly Gary Payton or Tony Allen. But he can hold his own against most point guards on ball, and is strong enough to not get totally abused by bigger players. Is he going to be able to guard prime Lebron or James Harden? No, but most people can't


george_costanza1234

Elite is pushing it, but not being a liability is reductive. He’s in the great tier of guard defenders. Tiers below Holiday, but way better than average


rveets1416

Defense is such a hard thing to evaluate statically so I honestly can't differentiate between average or above average. Plus I'm not trying to rank him against every other guard at this moment. He's probably somewhere between average and above average and I don't have the energy to argue between those two. Either way, we can agree he's not elite.


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bobikanucha

I'd agree with that. He's good enough to have some highlight moments and hold his own most the time. Which considering his offense output being anything more than a total liability on defense is amazing. I bet a lot of teams would still want curry even if he was a terrible defender.


STA_Alexfree

Idk about elite, but he’s been at the top of defensive rating and def win shares for guards almost every season since they’ve been winning championships


rveets1416

Yes because he normally shares the court with plus defender. By no means am I suggesting he's Trae Young, but let's not pretend like he's Jrue Holiday***.


STA_Alexfree

I would say he’s a career above average defender for his position


rveets1416

Defense is such a hard thing to evaluate statically so I honestly can't differentiate between average or above average. Plus I'm not trying to rank him against every other guard at this moment. He's probably somewhere between average and above average and I don't have the energy to argue between those two. Either way, we can agree he's not elite.


Qelop

He did improve it a lot tho, i think beginning of his career he was a liability than he was below average during 2015/2015 But he got more muscle now and doesnt get bullied. And last playoffs i think especially in clutch moments he was elite. Not during the whole games but in the clutch he was a monster somehow. Edit: i guess he was a monster either way in the finals. I think this was his most career defining chip. No one thought they would win it (preseason preplayoffs prefinals) he basically willed them to it


rddi0201018

Trae Holiday decent too


PsychologicalArt7451

He isn't an elite defender but he is an elite hustler due to which he is always there. When you get in a good position, more than 60 % of the work is done, after this he sometimes gets the block/steal and sometimes fails.


KushGod28

I’d say he rises to the occasion on defense in the clutch. It’s sheer guts, willpower and adrenaline that helps him stand out when its winning time. Clearly, he doesn’t have the typical tools of elite defenders- length, size, and strength. Although he’s bulked up enough to hold his own. Being in the right place at the right time doesn’t require any of that. At the end of the day, Curry does his part on defense.


JoeBiden2020FTW

> However, as an on ball defender, he's not elite. I meant overall defender. But yeah agreed there's certain aspects of defense (e.g. shotblocking) you can cherrypick where he's not elite.


TDS_Gluttony

Yeah, I can understand people not accepting that he is an "elite" defender. I just get super defensive when people call him a negative on a floor. He certainly has not been that since like 14 and 15ish.


chuancheun

yeah definitely, he is passable on D for a small guard. And that's what separate him from someone like Damian Lillard


fopiecechicken

People forget he's 6'3", he's not really that small for his position. I think if defense was his main gig he could be "elite". His motor is insane. Imagine all that energy he expends on offense being re-focused on the defensive end lol


Redchimp3769157

Elite defender is a bit much, but he’s still great, and severely underrated. In his “prime” he was kinda dogshit just due to his size but since bulking up a bit slowly and over the years, he’s grown to be quite the good defender. Always knows where to be just sometimes gets lost or doesn’t have the size


bigj1er

He was a slight positive/neutral since his 15 really lol?


svadrif

Lmfao elite defender? What you on bruh?


IsThisMe8

Not elite, but I feel like it was only recently I saw someone talk about how good he is at hedging and recovering especially during the playoffs. He’s also the main scorer while being attacked or brought into the action on the other end.


throwaway2021232681

> He's genuinely an elite defender no he's not lol


DEEZNUTZBOIS

“Elite defender” is elite glazing


did_it_my_way

> He's genuinely an elite defender. come on now. He has been good, and at times great. But he's nowhere near elite. >But if he was a defensive specialist, he'd be elite IMO. There have been superstars who's been great on both sides of the ball. Jordan, Kobe, LeBron, Kawhi, Giannis... Even though these guys especially late in their career cruised on defense, they've all shown the ability to play elite defense for sustained amount of games and years, not just a few games here and there. I'd understand if you were talking about them and saying 'they could be elite had they not carried so much offensive burden'. Curry though?


backpage24

BLOCKED BY CURRY


AltruisticLog4920

BANG! BANG! OH WHAT A BLOCK BY CURRY!


JilJungJukk

You mean BOCKED BY CURRY


Schizodd

Good thing he didn't chicken out.


Forke

DPOY


OhioUBobcats

Lol


snugglesmonster

CUCKED BY CURRY (I wish)


adamk5

With the mouthguard out lol


glennromer

God forbid he ever actually takes a shot to the face cause that thing is never in his mouth lol


ositola

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)


Jicama-Smart

on brand


WestleyThe

Holy shit you are right haha My girlfriend AND my mom both hate curry because he has his mouth guard out all the time and they think it’s gross. They always joke that it’s basically like gum for him and never actually acts like a mouth guard Now I can’t unsee it… he’s literally always chewing on it, or has it in his hand


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WSJinfiltrate

Same with my mom lol, she likes him though but cant stand seeing him chew on it


the_next_core

PRETTY SURE THAT'S NOT HOW YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO USE THE MOUTHGUARD BUT LET'S GOOOOO


theseyeahthese

I think after all these years, Curry has handled his mouthguard in every conceivable configuration using his teeth. Except for: on his teeth.


glennromer

Curry’s dentist punching the wall every game


sfw_sasuke

nah, a dental accident means more $$ for his dentist


Try-Imaginary

https://www.google.com/amp/s/syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/2659192-stephen-currys-game-used-mouthguard-sells-for-3190-in-auction.amp.html


RobtheNavigator

Lowkey surprised it didn’t go for a hundred times that, maybe because it was back in 2016, three titles ago. Seems like such a unique thing from one of the greatest of all time could go for millions lol


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Mouthguard? I think you mean fidget toy at this point lmao


mankls3

Still keeps u from biting your tongue


Cul_what

How many mouth guards does Curry go through?


ButGodOwnTheBuilding

With our record probably too much


BUUAHAHAHA

Warriors two of their best defenders are out so leave it to Curry. Lmao


Philosuphi

Three*


xShockmaster

Giga clutch by curry in those last two plays


Baconator218

That was goddamn legendary. 35 y.o. Curry with thr game saving rejection


lolimdivine

dude didn’t even put his mouth guard in. GOAT shit


maalbi

Truly inspirational


imminentjogger5

defensive juggernaut


IsThisMe8

Thank you Candace Parker for showing him how to block.


JohnLemonnn69

Love Jrue man but frequently he gets tunnel vision on kinds of plays like this, which is frustrating. Jingles was open and catching fire from 3s, could have passed the ball to him instead of forcing a shot


nowadaysyouth

That’s fine but I’d still expect him to finish over steph curry. Instead of just going up strong he got kind of cute like he didn’t quite process who it was.


JohnLemonnn69

That's not fine. While I really love Jrue til death, he has been really reckless and playing selfish in crunch time. This makes him more readable down the road for opposing teams in playoffs Not mad about the L with Giannis out, but just upset with how we've taken it by playing dumb Bucks basketball


poonjouster

Everyone would be clowning him like Ben Simmons if he didn't try to finish over Curry. He really should've been able to make that with only Steph at the rim.


nel3000

Probably was feeling himself after that clutch ass 3 earlier.


clifbarczar

This. Ego fucked him over. Gotta overcome that and play unselfishly.


big_deuce_dr0p

Stephen Gorbert!


joeroganthumbhead

BOCKED BY CURRY!


CleverBunnyThief

If I had a quarter everytime Curry had a bock...


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Curry jumps straight up, all body contact came from Jrue. If you want that foul, you don't want basketball to be played.


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In no world is his body and arm vertical when he goes up lol


PearlsB4Swoon

He is until Jrue runs in to him


bjankles

I had a ref explain that they look at the direction both players move in after contact to determine who initiated. Jrue continues on his trajectory, Steph gets pushed back from where he started. Contact clearly initiated by Jrue.


jerryseinfeld1010

Jokic could never


bigj1er

I mean tbf what separates curry and jokic is that their both neutral level defenders (curry is probably a slight positive) but Pg defence is just far less important than a centre, so jokic is just more crippling to your infrastructure due to the nature of his size. I actually think jokic has been better offensively the past 2 seasons than curry as Steph has slightly declined (his rosters have also gotten far worse offensively) but the defence is what let’s Steph hve an argument as the better player


IAMTHATGUY03

How can you say that after last years playoffs?


bigj1er

What do you mean?


IAMTHATGUY03

Curry obviously still out classes Jokic when it comes down to important basketball. It might change this year but the levels reached by Lebron and Curry when they turn it on and play serious basketball have been abve every player in the league except maybe Giannis. I’m sure it will be the same for Jokic and Luca and other guys in a few years over their younger peers. But what Curry did in the playoffs was more impressive and better play than Jokic has had in his career and until curry falls off a bit more and Jokic does serious damage in the playoffs. He’s obviously the superior player and I think that’s more clear than ever the last few weeks


Dokterrock

Steph is having a 50/40/90 season and hasn't even done that since 2015. He's been injured but I don't think his production when healthy has declined at all.


throwaway2021232681

agreed but Jokic hasn't been injured and he's probably the best offensive player rn


bigj1er

League wide efficiency has skyrocketed also - the average ts% is 57 now , vs 53 in 2016, which does matter.


Albiceleste_D10S

It matters for how much relative advantage he produces—but it literally matters 0% in terms of whether Curry has "declined"


Dokterrock

Steph is literally the only player ever to be that efficient while scoring 30 ppg. https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/11p5emc/stephen_curry_is_only_02_ppg_and_04_fg_away_from/


NephewChaps

how can you say Steph has declined when he's literally averaging the same as 2016?


bigj1er

Because scoring and league wide efficiency is up which means, making his numbers not as insane as they were in 16 The warriors aren’t a juggernaut offence anymore? He had a consistently higher motor back in the day. He’s my favourite player man, it’s okay to admit


NephewChaps

Steph is a much more well rounded player at 3 level scoring than he was in 2016 He's way stronger nowadays, which made him much better finisher at the rim and effective ISO player 2016 Steph might be a better regular season player but on post-season when you gotta constantly win 1v1s and create shots out of thin air I'm easily taking current Steph


Albiceleste_D10S

> Because scoring and league wide efficiency is up which means, making his numbers not as insane as they were in 16 This doesn't mean Curry has declined tho? It just means the rest of the league is starting to "catch up"


bigj1er

Well if he was at his peak , his relative efficiency/ppg advantage would be higher than it is now imo


Albiceleste_D10S

That's not how any of this works. His own scoring and efficiency is practically unchanged from 15/16 (his peak). The rest of the league catching up (thus reducing relative advantage) has nothing to do with him. He's not declining—the rest of the league is just starting to catch up


george_costanza1234

Jokic is the best offensive player in the league, it’s not a slight to say curry is lower lol. Though a flaming Curry is unstoppable, whereas Jokic doesn’t really have those moments of pure insanity, he’s a more level player


bigj1er

I’d say a lot of Steph Stan’s would disagree, so I’m honestly surprised you or I aren’t downvoted for the opinion (and Steph is my current favourite player lol). I think curry’s motor doesn’t rev as highly as nikolas in the RS anymore, and it makes jokic the better RS offensive player. PS wise I think the gap shrinks, but I think the real problem for jokic in the PS is his D (but we haven’t seen him with a strong supporting cast really lol - rivers and facu is not a backcourt you want defending star level guards in the offs) I actually think they’re going to end up the 2 offensive goats (and not luka, who seems to get lumped into these future offensive goat convos)


xpillindaass

nuggets are literally the goat defensive team of all time in the clutch this year.. 🤡


jimithelizardking

At least you signed off the comment with your personal emoji


PillsburyToasters

Ingles being wide open in the corner is the most frustrating part about this sequence


WhenItsHalfPastFive

Clean block, haters can go cry about it. Curry hit 5 clutch shots in a row, and a clutch block. Best player in the NBA.


SulkyVirus

You had me in the first half, not gonna lie


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What, you think it’s Giannis? Dude looked like a ghost out there


Kon22_

Dude is ass. What he did tonight, I can do easily, every day of the week


sean0237

Dillon, stop this please


xpillindaass

💀his team has been better without him. theres levels to this


incredibleamadeuscho

BLOCKED BY CURRY


avboden

Curry refuses to get Jingled


NoObjective427

DPOY Curry!


taygads

Defender Steph is one of my favorites


eleelekeokeo69

We need steph to headshot kids more often.


Qoppa_Guy

First All Defensive player Stephen Curry


LARXXX

Jordan Poole… take notes motherfucker. Curry at least gives effort and has improved on defense.


Jniuzz

Really underrated helpside defense. He saw that weakside wasnt able to contest so he moved from strong to help. Amazing split second decision making from curry


Primary-Astronaut-87

Title says bocked because Curry swatted the L away


Waikuku3

MVP carrying the team tonight


needatleast

Jrue was horrendous at scoring tonight. Idk why he’s taking so many attempts


Miyagisans

Jrue *so that’s what that feels like*


sam_galactic

Curry handed the Bucks that L missing from the title.


LilHercules

bockin’ on these Jrues


tbuda88

Curry’s pitching now?!


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what’s a bock, i thought that was something in baseball


sansan6

Guard on Guard violence


zavala2021

Elite defender! Blocking shots and Affordable Housing! #GoatNIMBY


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Steph Curry is a chicken confirmed.


trelium06

He looks like he wants another championship


JayDogon504

My GOAT and my Jrue!


JoeBiden2020FTW

I remember when people used to deny that Curry is an elite defender


Jolly-Sun-1715

he isn't. he's elite in the clutch and in passing lanes, but just normal 1 on 1 he's just decent. not elite.


xpillindaass

and he’s small. i’m not gonna say he trash but he definitely not elite idk what guy smoking. he’s solid


xpillindaass

he isn’t…


RoostarHead

That’s my DPOY


nomitycs

DPOY


ColdCocking

Jrue is like, "Look at me, I'm Giannis now"


DrunkJeremy

Curry is a champion


nikmulligan3

Esteemed rim protector Stephen Curry


ContractXtension

THEY SAY HE CANT PLAY D


granttheginger

My DPOY. Better defender than Holliday confirmes


TomSawyer2112_

Bock Rules You can't just be up there and just doin' a bock like that. 1a. A bock is when you 1b. Okay well listen. A bock is when you bock the 1c. Let me start over 1c-a. The pitcher is not allowed to do a motion to the, uh, batter, that prohibits the batter from doing, you know, just trying to hit the ball. You can't do that. 1c-b. Once the pitcher is in the stretch, he can't be over here and say to the runner, like, "I'm gonna get ya! I'm gonna tag you out! You better watch your butt!" and then just be like he didn't even do that. 1c-b(1). Like, if you're about to pitch and then don't pitch, you have to still pitch. You cannot not pitch. Does that make any sense? 1c-b(2). You gotta be, throwing motion of the ball, and then, until you just throw it. 1c-b(2)-a. Okay, well, you can have the ball up here, like this, but then there's the bock you gotta think about. 1c-b(2)-b. Fairuza Bock hasn't been in any movies in forever. I hope she wasn't typecast as that racist lady in American History X. 1c-b(2)-b(i). Oh wait, she was in The Waterboy too! That would be even worse. 1c-b(2)-b(ii). "get in mah bellah" -- Adam Water, "The Waterboy." Haha, classic... 1c-b(3). Okay seriously though. A bock is when the pitcher makes a movement that, as determined by, when you do a move involving the baseball and field of Do not do a bock please


thedevad

bock


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Chef Curry with da block boy


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Jrue hits that 3 to take the lead and turned into a pumpkin immediately after Jesus Christ


EnDiNgOph

Nice bock


NewCryptoCurrencies

Def clean block!


HanzoHoliday

Those two awkward guys doing the double high five is how I see every Warriors fan lmao.


Zelgaro

Maybe a foul but not super blatant. There’s worse that goes uncalled. Props to Curry


abcbass

A little physical, but seems standard for a late game defensive play.


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I thought it was clean. Tough defensive stand there.


defthaiku

Straight up


PearlsB4Swoon

Never want to see that called at the end of the game


Pretty_Bowler2297

I say less on Curry and more on DiVincenzo from behind. Di was straight shoving dudes with no whistles.


JesseJamesGames449

Honestly, they probably call that a foul if rolls were reversed, smaller guards get that call. Bigger defenders get that foul called on them. I love the no call, feels like we dont let guys play any defense these days.


MySilverBurrito

L2M gonna be fun tomorrow lol.


Brady331

Are you insinuating that Jrue was fouled here?


MySilverBurrito

Imo clean, but if the bucks lose, people gonna be arguing about this lol


xShockmaster

That was super clean lol


MySilverBurrito

Imo clean, but if the bucks lose, people gonna be arguing about this lol


Rockstar408

Clean.


WeefBellington24

It was clean; I doubt they call that for Jrue unless his name is Lebron. what are you talking about?


MonkeyFL3X

..... celtics game bruh


WeefBellington24

This is a highlight of not the Celtics.


26_RKS_26

This is a highlight of not Lebron


WeefBellington24

Hmmm


DrunkJeremy

Foul


CallMeDraken

Jrue has been pretty animated/clear about when a foul call is missed this game and he didn't even complain here, pretty damn clean block on replay too.


DrunkJeremy

I may have overreacted but I’m not going anywhere


MaleficentLoquat9827

Learn the rules goofy


chzzwzzrs

*fowl


SocksandSmocks

Insane no call


CL0UDS420

Lol. Just a regular season game…. Good for him. 👏🏻


CelticsPatsRedSox

That's a foul if it's not under 2 minutes in the 4th


Derp-Im-a-redditor

Warriors getting bounced in the first round


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Xalethesniper

Bruh he just sank the go ahead 3 on previous possession what u talkin about


TurboShorts

Lotta contact on that. Lots of missed calls on GS in the final minute or two. That being said we had a couple of dumb mistakes too, so can't complain too much.


Dope-pope69420

You already did doe


dusters

That's a foul


toadtruck

If he gets a game winner im gonna puke


Bossgarlic

This fucking team. that gets called a foul on every other non CA team. I can't even watch them anymore on primetime against anyone other than my team, I get so frustrated with the ridiculous whistle for them. Enjoy your win, refs earned it.


taygads

https://twitter.com/_JordanJimenez/status/1634789819594473472?s=20 I don’t know if you’re campaigning for phantom calls or what but would love for you to point out where there is a foul taking place here (see pic in tweet)


GiannisisMVP

Curry fouls the fuck out of jrue and we had to burn our challenge early ftfy


taygads

[Come again](https://twitter.com/_jordanjimenez/status/1634789819594473472?s=46&t=SBW3XJi-eEDBr6FtvDfngg)? Steph somehow manages to still leave daylight between their arms lol