"Every time I look at that dude, I can't believe God made that right there!" - Steph Curry has analyst in awe of his talents and production
While the Golden State Warriors are 2-2 to start the season, Steph Curry's numbers don't reflect that reality.
Curry has been on a roll in the past four games. The sample size is very small, but Steph Curry is averaging 30.3 points, shooting 45.8% from the field, including 44.4% from 3-point range on 9.5 attempts per game.
Football Hall of Famer Michael Irvin showered Steph Curry with praise and compared him to NFL quarterback Patrick Mahomes:
"I can't help but watch Patrick Mahomes and think about Steph Curry. To revolutionize, just how this man has revolutionized the way we play positional quarterback.
"Curry is off the chain, man. He gotta stop this, boy. Every time I look at that dude, I can't believe God made that right there!"
"Curry is off the chain, man. He gotta stop this, boy. Every time I look at that dude, I can't believe God made that right there!" 😂
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Irvin continued:
"This dude shooting out threes, turning around and looking at the crowd, it's just incredible to watch man. I really enjoy watching him, I can watch him any time."
It is high time for the load to be taken off Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green
The Phoenix Suns' blowout 134-105 win over the Golden State Warriors featured a lot of chatter, a lot of technical fouls (seven in the third quarter) and a lot of buckets.
It also looks like the Warriors' bench and anyone not named Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green will have to step up moving forward.
After Klay Thompson was ejected from the game for the first time in his career, it seemed like the Warriors lost all their bravado. However, it would be a disservice to the Golden State Warriors to not remark about just how bad the officiating was on Tuesday night.
Aside from Reggie Miller and Candace Parker on TNT's broadcast calling out several questionable calls, simply taking a look at the box score would tell you how lopsided the calls were.
The Dubs shot 17 free throws as opposed to the Suns' 34. Several plays saw the Warriors take contact but not draw a foul, and on similar plays, the Suns got to the charity stripe every now and then.
Some of the most notable plays included a Draymond Green layup at one end, following which he protested the no-call and got a technical foul.
Mikal Bridges drew significantly less contact on the other end on a similar layup and drew a call.
In their 64-18 season last year, the Suns shot 19.9 free throws a game, tied for third-worst in the league.
Besides the abysmal officiating, the Dubs' defense was poor, much worse than the reigning champions would have liked it to be. No starter except Draymond Green gave up less than 1.3 points per possession.
The Warriors were also beaten on rebounds, assists and points in the paint, with no one being able to get it going from 3-point range, shooting 10 for 35 from deep.
However, it was Charles Barkley's comments following the game that really stirred the pot.
He reasoned that it was their age that had caught up to them. If you add the fact that they have been to the finals six times in the past eight years, one can guess the load it takes to play at such a high level.
This, to a great extent, is true. Klay Thompson will likely never be the two-way guard he was prior to his injuries, and Draymond has seen some regression in recent times, most notably in the NBA finals.
The Dubs will have to place a greater burden on their bench come playoff time, and how reliable that strategy is remains to be seen.