Stephen Curry is a mouthful
I have been made aware of this stat. Curry's free-throw shooting is two percent better when he has his mouthpiece out instead of in his mouth. So, keep it out, Steph. Munch it. Play with it. Enjoy!
How to stop Stephen Curry, or not
Here is an early link to my Thursday column. I was assigned to write a column on how a defense might handle Stephen Curry. Forget about actually stopping him. Phil Barber is writing a companion piece about handing LeBron James. The full text of my column runs below: Beat the [...]
Stephen Curry took a fall
Here is a link to my Tuesday column about Stephen Curry's fall and Game 4 between the Warriors and Rockets. The full text runs below: HOUSTON Stephen Curry flipped head over heels in the second quarter, and then he flew. As he flew, he told himself the flight was taking [...]
Stephen Curry, MVP
Here is a link to my Tuesday column on Stephen Curry. The full text runs below: OAKLAND Stephen Curry wasn’t supposed to get this award — Most Valuable Player in the NBA. Not him. Not this skinny kid, short by NBA standards, frail looking, a guy who used to have [...]
Steph Curry vs. Steve Kerr
Here is a link to my Friday column about the Stephen Curry-Steve Kerr free-throw shootout. The full text runs below: OAKLAND — The pressure is on Steve Kerr and he knows it. He stands at the foul line at the Warriors gym. To tie Stephen Curry in their free-throw contest, [...]
Stephen Curry, good guy
Here is a link to my Tuesday column about Stephen Curry. The full text runs below: Stephen Curry is the most likable superstar in the NBA. He may be the most likable superstar in any sport on the planet. First a disclaimer. I should have written, “From what we know [...]
Curry must have been kidnapped
Here is a link to my Tuesday column about Game 2 between Warriors and Clippers. The full text runs below: LOS ANGELES — Stephen Curry didn’t make it to the Staples Center for the first half of the Clippers’ 138-98 win over the Warriors. It’s such a sad story about [...]
Stephen Curry’s ball-handling sins
Here is a link to my Sunday column about Stephen Curry, not a ball handler. The full text runs below: No offense to Stephen Curry, but what's with that wacky ball handling? Curry is a blue-chip NBA player, a true star. Look, we all know that. He is the Warriors' [...]
Warriors blown out in Game 5
Here is the opening to my Wednesday column about the blowup the Spurs put on the Warriors in Game 5 of their series: SAN ANTONIO For the first time in this semifinal series, the Warriors looked like a young team and played like a young team. The Spurs were up [...]
Curry says he’s ready
I went by the Warriors shootaround this morning at the AT&T Center in San Antonio. Stephen Curry was smiling. He said his ankle is improved and he won't need a pain killing injection for tonight's game.
