Without warning, Curry won the All-Star Game MVP and took another small step in the season of honors. Although the emperor around him is looking forward to it, AMVP is indeed not a heavy award, but this award is not so easy to take, the time and place are favorable, and the same mistakes can not be obtained:
Day. You have to win on your side, but winning or not winning is not controlled, the first three quarters are all playing, the last quarter is not absolute, you are alone in a hurry, others are not defensive, that can not win. The previous year moved zhenge, last year's James team several guards throughout the black technology, to the back of the game is not necessary to tighten, Durant team all lost the opportunity;
Location. AMVP this thing, before playing has a certain tendency, the host star has a certain advantage. Or, if you're at home, if you have a little reason to work harder than others, it's easier to win prizes. For example, in the year when the thick eyebrows set a record, if it were not for New Orleans, he would not have had a hand and neck pain;
People and people. This is more advanced, basketball is not playing and killing, it is sophisticated! Everyone is a star, this is an entertainment game, do you mean to hold the ball yourself, a strong dunk there? No one can do this, but if you don't argue, others will not win this award.
If you want to compete for AMFP silently, the advice is that the outside players listen to providence, try to throw a few first, especially the ultra-far three-pointer, have a performative nature, throw no one to say you. All thrown in, everyone is sensible, you hot hands we will feed you a few, the opportunity will be great. If you can't vote, it means that this session is not yours, and you honestly make a wedding dress for people. Inside players, quick attack active point, run with the defender, you run, teammates have empty baskets, will help you create empty pick-up opportunities. You snap two points, the audience stands up and applauds, which enlivens the atmosphere, and you have a reason to continue to buckle.
As for the tactical tool man type of stars, forget it. Presumably, it is not easy for us to come to the All-Star, just feel the atmosphere. AMVP this award, in the final analysis, is still for the big stars, the coffee position is enough, the playing time is guaranteed, and there will be no psychological pressure to shoot more.
Therefore, it is very rare for Curry to win this award, and this year he has caught up with the time and place. Old Zhan's blow back to Tianshi. Although booed by Cleveland home fans, the good villains are also locals and take advantage of the location. Giannis was perfect, and there were people again. All three conditions are met, and all that remains is to work your own. Curry cleverly set up a goal donation game, linked love to shots, and perfectly found legitimacy for the fight for the ball. His own feel is also angry, and the first half 8 three-pointers to dissuade the biggest competitor LeBron. Various favorable conditions were superimposed, and finally I took this award that may be the most "fateful".
Is this a new starting point for Curry's season?
Rather than having fun and leading a trophy, all-Star Weekend is more important to Curry.
So far this season, Curry has played 1881 minutes, ranking 13th in the league, and among the players who have played more than Curry, only 3 people over 30 years old - Westbrook, DeRozan, Paul - and only Paul is older than Curry. This is probably the least cautious of the Warriors' many cautions this season:
The Warriors' attitude towards the dream-chasing back injury is to let him fully recuperate and not care about the record. The attitude towards Tang Shen's comeback is to delay it and strictly control the time after the comeback;
The attitude towards Iguodala is the main psychological massage, occasionally playing on the court. The attitude towards Porter is to take a back-to-back break, and when he can play, the intensity is not full;
The attitude toward Cumminga and Moody is to learn the lessons of Wiseman's cultivation, and not to prepare adequately and not to give time. Wiseman's attitude is to test the patience of the audience to the limit.
Only Curry, after Cole's words pressed his time to less than 34 minutes, Curry still has 36 to 38 minutes of daily life, and easily handed over the highest playing time of Cole's era. That's even more than last season when there was a shortage of manpower.
This strange phenomenon is based on on/off data, and on top of this data are past lessons and new difficulties. In the 20-21 season, in the 2152 minutes curry was present, the Warriors could win 4.6 points per 100 rounds, and in the 1309 minutes of absence, the 100 rounds lost to the opponent by 5.6 points. This season, after the lineup configuration has been improved, in the 1881 minutes curry is on the floor, the Warriors can win 11.8 points per 100 rounds, but in the 961 minutes of not playing, the 100 rounds still have to lose 3.1 points.
If you look at the difference, Curry's influence has even increased. The Warriors' Curry dependence did not improve, and this phenomenon was almost no exception in the Kerr era, and the only year that kept the team's net win score positive when Curry was not on the floor was the 17-18 season, when the Warriors had West, who was in good shape before retiring.
So, Cole really doesn't dare to shed Curry, 8 years of unsolvable puzzles, counting on sudden solutions this season, is not realistic. The painful lesson of practicing rookies in the first half of last season led to digging a big hole, making the Warriors more vigilant against those events that may have a negative impact this season, such as digesting the state adjustment period after the comeback of Tang Shen, the tuition period for cultivating new talents, and the weak period of Green's suspension.
You may not think that in the first three months of the 21-22 season, Curry's play intensity is actually not lower than last season:
In the first three months of the 20-21 season, Curry averaged 34.1 minutes per game and 30.6% of the possessions;
In the first three months of the 21-22 season, Curry averaged 34.7 minutes per game and 30.9% of the possessions;
And then you count the defense, well...
This seems strange, after all, in the 21-22 season, Wiggins improved again, and the Warriors had a full-fledged Poole at the beginning, and Curry should not be more tired. The overlooked difference was that the Warriors had three attackers who could eat a lot of balls — Oubre, Wiseman, and Pascal.
I listed these three names, you have suffocated, except for Xiong Da, who is still a little bit of something, and the other two main attackers are all helpful. This kind of difficult mental torture is certainly not uncommon, let the inefficient main attackers share the pressure, or DNP them, let the big brother shoulder to shoulder, just as in the combination of the upper and lower body of the man and the fish to get the perfect answer is generally difficult to choose. In a sense, the second half of the 20-21 season is the "Wuhuai Chaos" in the first half of the correction. But it seems inconceivable to make Curry full of intensity at the beginning - in the last three months of the 20-21 season, Curry had a 36% share of the round, and in the last month, the possession rate of the round was 39.4%.
Add the weight little by little until the strength is full. After the 20-21 All-Star season, Curry is the nightmare of the opponent and the savior of the home team, but at least in the regular season, it is not so crazy, and it is not a bad thing.
So, I have some tangles:
On the one hand, I am happy with the recovery of Curry's state, and if I can pull the full strength after the All-Star, there seems to be hope for saving the MVP competition. After all, the Warriors still occupy the second-best position in the West, and the initiative is in their own hands;
But on the other hand, if this kind of thing happens, it can only mean that Curry is once again in a helpless dilemma.
Everything is going in a good direction, in fact, it is like this:
Compared with the center of the buyout market to get psychological comfort, Dragic, who can block and dismantle, score and pass, is the warrior's more attentive person. Dragic is watching teams for goodwill, or selling for money, and as the most attractive veteran in the market — less than two years ago, just after a brilliant performance in the playoffs — it makes sense that he is not in a hurry to decide. Teams like the Warriors, Bucks, and Nets all have very real needs for him, and after Paul's injury, he has to join the Suns in this list. If the Warriors win Dragic and send Poole back to his more suitable No. 2 position, the transition section offense can be greatly improved;
Thompson's form adjustment is completed, in harmony with the team, sharing the pressure of Curry;
Green and Wiseman returned, increasing the number of points of organization and greatly increasing the advantage of the interior finish.
The full squad continues to run in, and as the number of points of high round occupancy increases, there are more people who need to hold the ball, and a reasonable trend should be that Curry's efficiency is picking up, but the production is reduced and it does not pull full power. In this case, will Curry be closer to the MVP, or farther away?
It's hard to say that when all goes well, Curry will once again have the idea of stepping on the throttle and hitting the MVP. In the case of maintaining the feel and the team continues to win, he still has a chance, but the reason for him to take the initiative to fight is not sufficient, which is somewhat similar to the AMFP trophy - if you work hard, there is indeed a chance, but the difficulty is not how to fight, but to find a reason to fight.
The 16-17 season was the season of Curry's lowest personal status in the regular season in the Kerr era, when they first digested the change in Durant's joining, then digested the change of Durant's absence, and then Curry led the team to defeat the MVP trophy contenders in a row, and then the MVP slipped in the order.
But this year was also the best season for Curry in the playoffs, and he released everything that was suppressed in the regular season, so that guys with the idea of "16 years is just accidental, that kid is actually not so good" suddenly remember who is the full-vote MVP.
This wave of low-key and calm storage may be what Curry needs more.