Stephen Curry (1.90m and 31 years old) returned in the early hours of Thursday to Friday to the basketball courts after 58 absence games . Little more than four months was due to the fracture in the second metacarpal of the left hand suffered before Phoenix Suns and that forced him to go through the operating room twice. A sudden and direct blow to the stomach to a franchise that had lost in the End of June against Toronto Raptors to Klay Thompson and in summer to Kevin Durant, which changed San Francisco to Brooklyn. And the season went to waste with only five games played.
Golden State fell from dominating the NBA authoritatively (five Finals and three rings) to be the worst team in the entire League with a balance, currently, of 14-49 and a short and made squad with scraps and errors (D'Angelo Russell) , something unthinkable with Bob Myers at the controls. Second and third level players who have dazzled the premiere of the new and sparkling Chase Center, a symbol of the new power core in the NBA and the US economy with Silicon Valley in the lead.
A bleak scenario to which Curry gave color in his re-release. Statistically, the base signed a good number: 23 points with a 6 of 16 in field shots and 8 of 8 from the staff . In addition, he added 7 assists and 7 rebounds in just 26 minutes. From the triple, that weapon with which revolutionized the very essence of the League, was erratic with only 3 hits of 12 attempts. But far from that low 25%, the important thing was in how he scored those pitches. Each of them remembered old Curry. The first was fast, classic; the second, far and improbable; and the last, immediate, pure fire and with Lowry contact.
Generous superstar
“He looks like old Steph. He made some shots that was the Steph from before. Your game will be your game and it will be amazing in everything you do no matter what. His level of confidence talks about that and the pitches he made talk about it, ”said Jeremy Pargo (CBS), after MVP training twice with Santa Cruz Warriors, the Golden State subsidiary, on Monday. “ He looked great, he moved well. We are a different team when he is on the court, ”said Steve Kerr (ESPN), coach of the Bay franchise, after the defeat against Toronto Raptors. “It makes everyone great. It makes everyone play better. Find open men. She is a generous superstar . That is a good way to say it. Attract so much attention that you will find the man open, and make the right play. It was fun, ”added Andrew Wiggins, the last to board the ship.
Apart from limited points and minutes, which will rise with the passing of the matches, Curry was a reflection of what Curry is. He showed no changes in his shooting mechanics (one of the main fears after a hand injury) nor was he afraid of contact or falls . He entered with authority through the Toronto area and went through the magic of always. Simple details that helped his teammates lose any fear of a major rival. Wiggins and Lee exceeded 20 points; and Chriss left at 17. The same Lee took advantage of the freedom that Curry allows to launch for the second time in his career more than a dozen triples with 12, personal record.
Curry's performance
Stephen Curry is back!
The BEST on your return with the @warriors #DubNation pic.twitter.com/uxFdnP8Hek
The mystery now is the size of the impulse that the Akron player will give to his team . The Warriors are a set that already thinks about the summer. On the return to greatness with the return of Klay Thompson and the free agent market. But also with the NBA draft on the horizon. Finishing in the last position of the NBA no longer gives the number one almost certainly, but it does allow (except disaster) a position in the Top-5. A bullet that can be very juicy, not only for the future star that can be selected, but also as a currency for any transfer. A great balance in this last part of the course can reduce the price of that candy. A risk with Curry on track, but who says no to enjoy Stephen?
