Little used at the start of his career, Doug McDermott had time to watch the big league shooters from the bench. There was Klay Thompson, Kyle Korver, JJ Reddick…” It’s every shooter’s dream to see these guys play “, Says the Spurs player. And then the latter saw the most gifted of them at work, Stephen Curry.
” As shooters, we appreciate him a lot because he changed the game. We don’t play the post as much anymore. We shoot 3-pointers, we go up the field, we push the tempo. It doesn’t matter if we are 3/10 on shots, we have to keep shooting. He was a great role model for all of us shooters. He’s the guy we all look up to “, praises this specialist in the discipline with 41% career success.
The other night, his teammate Keldon Johnson returned five of his eight attempts from behind the arc. The winger who displays 39% career skill, including 43% this season, is already 29 consecutive games with at least one award-winning shot. He follows in the footsteps of Danny Green, who set a franchise record in 2012 with a 32-game streak. A record that he could beat soon, but which amuses him.
“He changed the game, forever”
” I have the green light to shoot, but I’m not Steph Curry. He is one of a kind when it comes to shooting, he evolves at his own level. He’s a generational player, the best shooter to ever play basketball. If you have two eyes, you can see it. And he’s an amazing player – not just a shooter “Recalls the new Spurs leader.
” We see everyone shooting 3-pointers today. We see all these young people running everywhere, shooting from anywhere, even without dribbling. It’s not just about catch-and-shoot. He changed the game, forever “, adds Tre Jones.
Last year, Stephen Curry missed three of four games against Spurs. He had scored 27 points but with only 7/28 on shots including 5/17 from afar in the only confrontation. No doubt he will want to shine more tonight.
| Stephen Curry | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2009-10 | GOS | 80 | 36 | 46.2 | 43.7 | 88.5 | 0.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 17.5 |
| 2010-11 | GOS | 74 | 34 | 48.0 | 44.2 | 93.4 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 5.8 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 18.6 |
| 2011-12 | GOS | 26 | 28 | 49.0 | 45.5 | 80.9 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 5.3 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 14.7 |
| 2012-13 | GOS | 78 | 38 | 45.1 | 45.3 | 90.0 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 6.9 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 22.9 |
| 2013-14 | GOS | 78 | 37 | 47.1 | 42.4 | 88.5 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 24.0 |
| 2014-15 ★ | GOS | 80 | 33 | 48.7 | 44.3 | 91.4 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 7.7 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 23.8 |
| 2015-16 ★ | GOS | 79 | 34 | 50.4 | 45.4 | 90.8 | 0.9 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 30.1 |
| 2016-17 | GOS | 79 | 33 | 46.8 | 41.1 | 89.8 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 6.6 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 25.3 |
| 2017-18 | GOS | 51 | 32 | 49.5 | 42.3 | 92.1 | 0.7 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 26.4 |
| 2018-19 | GOS | 69 | 34 | 47.2 | 43.7 | 91.6 | 0.7 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 27.3 |
| 2019-20 | GOS | 5 | 28 | 40.2 | 24.5 | 100.0 | 0.8 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 6.6 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 20.8 |
| 2020-21 | GOS | 63 | 34 | 48.2 | 42.1 | 91.6 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 32.0 |
| 2021-22 | GOS | 64 | 35 | 43.7 | 38.0 | 92.3 | 0.5 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 6.3 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 25.5 |
| 2022-23 | GOS | 11 | 35 | 52.6 | 44.0 | 91.0 | 0.7 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 33.3 |
| Total | 837 | 34 | 47.4 | 42.8 | 90.8 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 6.5 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 24.4 | |
