We’re around the quarter mark of the NBA season. The Warriors have gone from a slow 3-7 start to a strong 8-3 in their last few games, and are a game above .500 heading into their matchup tonight with the Dallas Mavericks. There’s been a lot more going right recently, which has helped them turn the corner, but one consistency that both kept them buoyant in their struggles and elevated them to their heights?
Read MoreThe 2022-2023 pre-season starts in under 30 days, which means the full regular season will kick off in a little over a month from today. With the offseason approaching its end, we’re now seeing oddsmakers line up way-too-early predictions for anything from the next NBA champion to awards winners, such as the NBA MVP award.
Read MoreIt only took him 6 Finals appearances for voters to realize, but Steph Curry finally has some individual hardware to show for it.
Read MoreWhat a performance. The NBA’s 75th annual All-Star game did not disappoint as Steph Curry stole the show in Cleveland on Sunday night. He hit a record-breaking 16 threes, the most ever in any All-Star game and scored the second-most points ever with 50. It was an efficient 50 piece for the three-time champion as he did so on 30 shots with 17 makes, 16 of which were three-pointers.
Read MoreSteph Curry just had a season for the ages, taking the NBA scoring title in a late-season storm that only he could manage and finishing 3rd in MVP voting – likely missing out only because of the Warriors’ low-grade start and their inability to lock in a better playoff seed. While Nikola Jokic, the actual MVP in the 20-21 season, absolutely earned the nod, the second half of last season was arguably peak Steph:
Read MoreWhile the NBA’s MVP award is one of the highest honors a player can receive, it’s an award that tends to come with inconsistent criteria. One year, the “best player on the best team” is the automatic shoo-in, while the next year the player with the most eye-popping stats gets the MVP nod. Truthfully, whoever the media wants to win MVP before the season starts is usually who ends up with the trophy at season’s end. So, what will it take for a media outsider to take this prestigious award?
Enter Stephen Curry.
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