This was the breakout season for Steph, as he played 78 games, and averaged 23 points, 7 assists, and 4 rebounds a game on 45% shooting from the field and 45% from three. At the time, some criticized this move due to his injury history, but the 2012-2013 season proved to be vital for the Warriors organization, but mostly for Steph.Īfter missing the playoffs for 6 straight seasons, the Warriors, armed with a new coach in Mark Jackson and a revitalized Steph won 47 games and made the playoffs as the 6th seed. The Warriors decided to take a chance on Steph, signing him for four more years for 44 million dollars.
After trading away Monta Ellis in favor of Steph as the guy to lead them, the Warriors, perhaps Golden State had a mistake. During the 2011-2012 season, he only played in 26 games, and many critics and analysts were saying Steph might be more of a liability for the Warriors going forward. He would miss some time before straining a tendon in his right foot during a game against the Phoenix Suns, and Steph was right back where he started, forced to get another surgery. His ankle would heal from surgery in time for the season to start, but he would sprain it multiple times during this season, once in the preseason and against the San Antonio Spurs during the regular season. Before the 2011-2012 season began, Steph had surgery on his right ankle to repair torn ligaments caused by multiple strains during his 2nd season. Still, Steph was taking a backseat to the leading scorer on the team, Monta Ellis, and while Steph continued to improve as a player, he faced resistance from Monta in taking the reigns for the franchise.Īfter his stellar rookie season, and an equally solid sophomore season where he shined during NBA All Star Weekend (he won the Skills Challenge), Steph got hit by the dreaded injury bug that has halted many a player.
Steph was thrust right into a starting role at point guard for the Warriors, who needed a shift in their culture as a team, and it seemed as if they found a gem in Curry following rookie averages of 17.5 PPG, 5.9 APG, and 1.9 SPG along with solid shooting numbers of 46% from the field and 44% from three. Truth be told, considering what Steph did that season, I think he probably should have won, but finishing 2nd in the voting, along with an appearance on the All-Rookie First Team was a high honor. To some, he should have won over Tyreke Evans, who pulled away with the trophy. In his rookie year, Steph showed immense promise as a player, inserting his name in the conversation for Rookie Of The Year. Joining a team that was struggling to find playoff relevance, no one could have predicted what Steph could have brought to the league and the franchise. When he was drafted in 2009, many people thought the Golden State Warriors made a mistake by selecting him with the 7th pick. The fact is, when Steph got to Davidson, he took over.
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