I might as well start it off with what I used to always write about, the Warriors. If you follow me on Twitter, you know I've been harping on this for a while. Stephen Curry is better than Brandon Jennings. Before the draft I wanted the Warriors to draft Jennings. I loved the swag, the arrogance, the haircut, and the fact that he was a point guard, but mostly because of the haircut. If I was black, I'd definitely rock it.
I watched a little bit of Curry when he was at Davidson, but I wasn't convinced that he could run the show in the NBA. When David Stern announced the Warriors picked Stephen Curry, I was both confused and skeptical. Another scorer? Why did the Warriors need Curry and Monta when the point guard position was the glaring need? The Warriors' front office had done it again, I thought.
After the first preseason game, however, I was made a believer. Curry was more than just a shooter. I even called my dad on my way home to tell him that I thought Stephen Curry was going to be a player. He was a much better ball handler and passer than I ever imagined.
Curry got off to a slow start in the regular season, while Jennings lit it up, especially against the Warriors when he dropped 55 (word to Timmy). Since that game, I've been saying Curry > Jennings almost daily on Twitter. At first I was half-joking because I actually felt that Curry would be a better player, but I didn't have anything to support that claim. Now I do.
Looking at Brandon Jennings' overall numbers, they are better than Curry's. However, if you dig deeper one would find that Jennings has completely fallen apart since his hot start. In every month of his short career, his FG% has dropped starting at 51.6%, dropping to 42%, 37.5%, 32.4%, and 31%, respectively. Since the New Year (Happy Chinese New Year, by the way), Jennings is averaging 13.1 pts, 3.5 reb, 6.4 ast, 1.6 stl, and 1.5 3's made while shooting 31.8% from the field, and 30% from behind the arc. Conversely, Curry is getting better every month. Since the New Year he is averaging 19.6 pts, 4.1 reb, 5.5 ast, 1.9 stl, and 2.4 3's made while shooting 47% from the field and 47% from behind the arc. What rookie wall? It took Curry some time to find his stroke, but once he did, like we all knew he would, his game took off.
Just imagine if Curry was the primary ball handler like Jennings or Tyreke Evans. In the three games that Monta Ellis has missed, Curry is averaging 29.3 pts, 8 reb, and 7 ast. Oh, and don't forget about the triple double.
I never thought I'd be saying this, but Larry Riley and Co. made the right decision.
