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by hariananth 3737 days ago
> "It's not just Steph Curry.", Are you out of your mind? If Steph Curry wasn't there they'd still be a good team, but not a team on the brink of winning 73 games.

Are you saying it IS "just" Steph Curry? Even if he's the majority of the reason that they win 73 games, it's very unlikely he'd win 73 with a different supporting cast (i.e. a cast other superstars have).

I agree on a few of your points, but tone it down, man.

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I probably shouldn't have talked about the 73 wins, since I was more ranting about the context of the article; how they address how great the owner is, and that it's his "plans" that are the keys to how successful they've been and not that they kept literally the greatest shooter of our time at a reasonably bargain. So yeah saying "It's not just Steph Curry", it's how we do <X> is pretty wrong.
Have you been following the stats? How do you defend Steph Curry? He could be with any team right now and hitting ridiculous amounts of long range shots. Those long range shots matter a lot!
So many teams are hampered by nutcases (Cousins) or one-way players whose deficiencies can't be overcome. Put Curry on many teams and he might score loads, but likely be back in the pack. GSW have got a solid rim protector, great system and buy-in (invaluable), defensive versatility (Draymond and Iguoadala) and a second-fiddle shooter who is pretty outstanding in his own right.

It's no surprise that the other outstanding team in San Antonio also have defensive versatility and a brilliant system.