Posted by TheGame:

I think Steph does deserve credit for a very good year and we should post about it. There were dozens of posts talking about his flaws and why we don't need him, but the guy plays great and now people want to complain about too many posts about giving credit. IMHO if you are willing to criticize, you should equally be willing to praise.

Posted by efw:

Along with some other Knicks players, Steph endured a lot of boos at the start of the season and what seemed like a cold shoulder from Isiah. For all the criticism he took early on, I feel he deserves some praise now.

Steph fought through all the negativity and has transformed himself into a more complete player and a significant leader on the team. All the areas in which he was criticized, he has improved:

Floor game: Steph has shown recently that he can move the pieces around the floor in order to set up plays and maximize advantages. When Jamal was hot, he made every effort to get him the ball. When Eddy doesn't see the ball for a while, he makes sure that he gets in in the post. Last night, when Q was struggling, Steph gave up an open lay-up to give one to Q in order to get him going. Also, more importantly I've seen him start to understand when he needs to score during a game and when to get other people involved.

Defense: Although not an elite defender, Steph has significantly picked up his defensive effort, playing the pick and roll more aggressively and guarding much larger 2 guards effectively for some games. Other teammates pick up on his energy and we've started to see some improvement in the area

Toughness: Always known as a bull, Steph playing some of the best ball of his career while clearly injured. None of us know how severe his knee problems are, but kudos to him for toughing it out and helping the team earn some important W's.

Adaptability: I don't see a player overly concerned with getting his 20&8 anymore. He's not pouting now that he's not the main focus of a team. He knows when to turn the Starbury switch on and when to make the simple post pass. If his shot isn't falling, he won't force the issue. He seems to understand it's more important to get the rest of the team involved.

If Steph can cut down on his turnovers, I can see him leading this team to bigger things. Anyone want to add more positive things they've seen from Steph?

Posted by nyk4ever:

Posted by efw:

the point is that no one's criticizing, but no one's praising.

I started this thread because people say no one posts after wins. Well here it is. If you don't have anything to add (besides how stupid the post is) how about refraining from posting? If no one cares, the thread will die. All these stupid cracks makes you guys look like 2 year olds.

Now, anyone else want to point to some specific aspect of Steph's game they think has improved.

The problem is that your subject makes it sound like people were still dogging Marbury. No one has dogged Marbury and various people including myself have given him a ton of credit. Can you tell me where you see a Marbury Sucks thread that was posted in the last month+? I don't think there has been one and people have been giving Marbury his proper praise.

Posted by Bonn1997:

In comparison, we've probably 100 to 200 threads this season praising Curry.