Posted by Bonn1997:
I don't understand how people think Marbury should be getting the ball into Curry when the defense is doubling him before he passes the ball. I don't see any PGs feeding post players who are double teamed. Isn't the real problem that at any given time we have 3 or 4 players on the court who can't hit jump shots and can't make the opponent pay for doubling Eddy? I don't see how any PG could feed a low-post player under these circumstances.
Players aren't doubling him until he gets the ball. However, they are all thinking about it, and moving into position to do so. And, they are thinking about it more and more as the season progresses. Curry's production has been low as of late, which some people correlate to Jamal Crawford being out of the lineup. This point has some merit because Crawford is the best at alleyoops and such which gets Curry going(they also possess good chemistry in general). However, at the same time, teams are learning that not only can Curry not pass out of a double team well, but that doubling him works really well. Even if a team is not doing it in the earlier portions of a game, they can do it in the late minutes when we need those high percentage baskets so much. The real problem is that is practically impossible to surround Curry with the pieces that he needs to suceed. There is a trade-off of abilities that is going to occur in any surrounding player. IF the guy is a good jump shooter, he is less likely to do the other things that the team needs on the floor to be successful. I don't feel like i need to name the things Curry cannot do at a high level for a center here.
[Edited by - Cash on 03-15-2007 5:23 PM]
