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Stephen Curry maybe it’s because of its characteristics the most difficult player to defend in the entire NBA. And not just for his three point shots, who sometimes throws almost from the middle of the court. He knows that attract more than one player in his defense and takes advantage of it like few others, moving them away from the area and creating precious spaces for your companionswho not infrequently benefit from the overmarking to which the opponents subject him.
Two players who have suffered in direct confrontations with him They explained how difficult it is to try to diminish the production of a player like the star of the Warriors. CJ McCollumwhich was transferred from the Blazers to the Pelicans in February, he faced Curry many times when he was playing in Portland. And he knows how he spends them: “He is not a player that one person can defend”he told NBC Sports’ Jarrod Castillo.
The game plan against him is always to minimize his overt threat. Because you have to assume that Curry is unstoppable. It is very difficult to defend him
The Pelicans guard reasoned his answer: “The game plan against him is always to minimize his open threat. Because you have to assume that Stephen Curry is unstoppable. It’s very difficult to defend him,” he said before mentioning that the Warriors’ system, Curry’s ability to create his own shot and draw the opposing defense to midcourt and its resistance are what make it special.
Throw multiple players at him
“You have to throw different players on him, This is not a guy you can guard with just one player.” he repeated before defining his grandeur more than eloquently: “It’s a galaxy, it’s a planet, it’s a solar system. Everything revolves around him.”
Marcus Smart defending Curry during a Celtics-Warriors game.
Other players who have faced him many times subscribe point by point the words of McCollum. It is the case of Marcus Smart, Celtics shooting guard named Defensive Player of the Yearwho has also suffered many times in his flesh the magic of the genius of the Warriors: “We all know what he can shoot from six meters, from nine meters and even from 12 meters. The guy is special in that sense. But also because of the way you can influence the game, being able to run and play without the ball and open up”he said at a press conference after confronting him.
We all know that he can shoot up to 12 meters, he is special in that sense. But also because of the way he can influence the game, he is able to run, play without the ball and open up
Defending him is a titanic task: “It’s hard for a defender because you can’t take a break. The minute you think he’s doing nothing, the play ends on him and that’s when you get hit, that’s when you get burned.. That’s when that mentality comes in that you have to be ready, you can’t give up. Yo have to go ahead”.
There are so many variants of his game that it is practically impossible to cancel them or at least minimize them all: “He can influence the game at all levels: passing, plays, shooting, scoring… You have to be able to protect every last resource he has, and not many players can do that.”
