Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Mar 15, 2019 16:00:44 GMT
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Via IG @miraclepieco Kerith: During the first part of the season, much was made of Klay Thompson’s “slump.” Given recent performances, is it time to start talking about Steph Curry’s slump?
I remember all those Klay questions and the takeaways: Klay is confident. He’ll shoot his way out of it. And he did! We also talked about how Klay’s performances can be indicative of how well the offense is flowing overall. Same with Steph.
Since the All-Star break, Steph is shooting 41 percent on field-goal attempts, 37 percent on 3-pointers and 90 percent on free-throw tries.
It’s fair to notice Steph’s percentages are down and wonder what’s up. Steve Kerr believes the dip is part of a weird patch for the team at large, going 5-5 since the All-Star break.
This week at practice, Kerr explained: “When the group is affected, everyone is affected. When the group is disconnected a little bit, it takes away our team’s energy. When our team’s energy is lagging, I think that affects Steph, for sure. ... But he’s Steph Curry. He’s going to have some huge games no matter what happens. He’s in a little bit of a rut right now, but it happens to everybody.”
By the way, at this EXACT time in the season two years ago, the same “Is Steph in a slump?” questions popped up. Here’s Monte Poole’s report from March 14, 2017. There are late-season patterns before the playoffs happen. In this story, Steph said he doesn’t like the word “slump” because there’s a connotation of a lack of confidence. He will never lack confidence.
