Curry's ankle injury fears

[Alleyoopster]

A few things that seem to rattle Curry.

1. Fouls he feels he didn't commit.

2. Fouls that weren't called, yet he felt should have called - especially when he was shooting.

3. The health of his ankle(s). He expresses outrage after a hard foul or when someone lands on his foot - even if it's accidental. Such as the other night when there was a scramble for the loose ball and Green fouled Horford or Smart to get even for Horford landing on him.

I wonder if ankle injury fears plague him throughout the game. If so, maybe the Celtics should intermittently shadow him tightly throughout the game.

In other words have a body (very) closely on him even away from the ball. If not a body then hand check him. Let him know someone's right on top of him breathing down his neck. If he's worried about someone possibly stepping on his ankle, then it might distract him when he's shooting.

Other times employ the drop coverage - leave him wondering what's coming next.

One thing is for sure - he loves shooting behind a screen. There definitely needs to be an occasional bumping foul made on him before he reaches the clear space. Maybe someone could greet him from the other side of the screen?

I'm definitely not calling for anyone to jump into his air space when he's shooting or try to injure him in any way. Jumping into him or tripping him could possibly injure a Celtic player or lead to an ejection. That would not be good.

[slamtheking]

A few things that seem to rattle Curry.

1. Fouls he feels he didn't commit.

2. Fouls that weren't called, yet he felt should have called - especially when he was shooting.

3. The health of his ankle(s). He expresses outrage after a hard foul or when someone lands on his foot - even if it's accidental. Such as the other night when there was a scramble for the loose ball and Green fouled Horford or Smart to get even for Horford landing on him.

I wonder if ankle injury fears plague him throughout the game. If so, maybe the Celtics should intermittently shadow him tightly throughout the game.

In other words have a body (very) closely on him even away from the ball. If not a body then hand check him. Let him know someone's right on top of him breathing down his neck. If he's worried about someone possibly stepping on his ankle, then it might distract him when he's shooting.

Other times employ the drop coverage - leave him wondering what's coming next.

One thing is for sure - he loves shooting behind a screen. There definitely needs to be an occasional bumping foul made on him before he reaches the clear space. Maybe someone could greet him from the other side of the screen?

I'm definitely not calling for anyone to jump into his air space when he's shooting or try to injure him in any way. Jumping into him or tripping him could possibly injure a Celtic player or lead to an ejection. That would not be good.

swap out the name Curry for Tatum and body part from ankle to shoulder and you'd have another valid thread.

[Alleyoopster]

A few things that seem to rattle Curry.

1. Fouls he feels he didn't commit.

2. Fouls that weren't called, yet he felt should have called - especially when he was shooting.

3. The health of his ankle(s). He expresses outrage after a hard foul or when someone lands on his foot - even if it's accidental. Such as the other night when there was a scramble for the loose ball and Green fouled Horford or Smart to get even for Horford landing on him.

I wonder if ankle injury fears plague him throughout the game. If so, maybe the Celtics should intermittently shadow him tightly throughout the game.

In other words have a body (very) closely on him even away from the ball. If not a body then hand check him. Let him know someone's right on top of him breathing down his neck. If he's worried about someone possibly stepping on his ankle, then it might distract him when he's shooting.

Other times employ the drop coverage - leave him wondering what's coming next.

One thing is for sure - he loves shooting behind a screen. There definitely needs to be an occasional bumping foul made on him before he reaches the clear space. Maybe someone could greet him from the other side of the screen?

I'm definitely not calling for anyone to jump into his air space when he's shooting or try to injure him in any way. Jumping into him or tripping him could possibly injure a Celtic player or lead to an ejection. That would not be good.

swap out the name Curry for Tatum and body part from ankle to shoulder and you'd have another valid thread.

Good point... not a good idea.