Steph Curry, Steve Kerr fine-tuning, experimenting with rotation pattern
Steph, Kerr fine-tuning, experimenting with rotation pattern originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea
For as long as Steve Kerr has been the coach of the Warriors, Steph Curry has had a pretty normal rotation pattern.
In previous seasons, barring foul trouble, Curry would play all 12 minutes in the first quarter, sit the first six or so minutes of the second quarter before re-entering, and repeat that pattern in the second half.
Like clockwork, Warriors fans and opponents could expect to see Curry at the scorer’s table midway through the second and fourth quarters, ready to hit them with a haymaker before the end of the period.
But this season, with the depth the Warriors possess, Kerr has been changing things up, and it’s unclear if Curry actually likes what is happening. Kerr said Curry hasn’t requested any changes to his rotation pattern.
“We’re in the stages where we’re experimenting a little bit,” Kerr told reporters after the Warriors’ 126-85 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night. “I love having him close quarters. He’s the best in the world at 2-for-1, half-court shots. You want him out there at the end of quarters. On the other hand, if you make a substitution and the team is going well, then you just let that group go. And that would be the time to bring Steph back to start the second. I don’t know that there’s going to be a set pattern. As long as our players are comfortable doing it this way, then we can ride the hot combinations and find different combinations during the course of the game that are working well.
In Friday’s game, the first half went according to the old plan. Curry played the entire first quarter and finished with 12 points on four 3-pointers. In the second quarter, he subbed back in at the 5:31 mark and played until halftime, though he didn’t score during that period.
But in the third quarter, Kerr went with the new plan, subbing Curry out with 6:08 remaining. He checked back in at the 3:16 mark and finished the…
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