NBA analyst Jason Timpf doesn’t see the Golden State Warriors going too far in the competition if they continue to rely on Steph Curry to be a supernova every game night, especially at this stage of his career.
On his Hoops tonight On the show, Timpf pointed out that even if “Chef Curry” is still capable of exploding offensively, it doesn’t bode well for the Warriors because it’s not sustainable.
He urged Golden State to get the double league MVP you need helping to ease the burden on him and give the team more options and fluidity in their attack. The analyst said:
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“The Warriors can really struggle offensively unless Steph goes supernova. And obviously, Steph can still go supernova. He’s still very capable. … (But) no superstar can go supernova every night, especially when she hits her thirties, and Steph is 36 now.”
He added that the Warriors need to step up, especially when opposing teams make it difficult for Steph Curry:
“When this happens the Warriors desperately need consistent offensive production from Steph and none of these guys are consistent and it highlights the inconsistencies of the role players.”
This season, Steph Curry once again leads Golden State in scoring, with 26.8 points. Klay Thompson is a distant second with 17.3 points. The team is benefiting, however, from third-year player Jonathan Kuminga’s career scoring season, who is averaging 16.4 points.
However, despite Curry’s constant offensethe Warriors have struggled, as they sit on the playoff fringe at 36-32, 10th in the Western Conference.
Steph Curry talks about how the Warriors need to improve
Steph Curry knows the Golden State Warriors need to improve if they want to make a serious run through the rest of the season.
The four-time NBA champion said after a home loss to the LA Clippers last month, before the All-Star break, that the team was playing “average” basketball. He said, as reported by SB Nation:
“We’re very average. Very average isn’t good enough in this league. We need to have a good run. … We’ve been very average so far.”
The Warriors are 9-6 in 15 games after the All-Star break, but remain outside of a playoff spot (the first six).
They have 14 games left on the regular season schedule to make a late effort, at least to strengthen their place in the play-in phase (teams seven to 10). Golden State faces the Indiana Pacers on Friday.
