Right up that alley. I thought Martin extended his arms a little more.before that signature short release. Similar body frame but less athletic.
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/te...-Stephen-Curry-it-could-work-for-16817719.php As he made his way through old papers he’d filed away and almost forgotten, Rockets coach Stephen Silas came across “The Blueprint.” It was not the first time he had accessed the document, created when, as a Golden State Warriors assistant, Silas was working with a rookie named Stephen Curry. As the Rockets were weighing last summer’s draft decisions and brought in Jalen Green for his visit, during their chat to get to know one of another, Silas showed the blueprint for success he had made for Curry to the teenaged guard who would become the Rockets’ prized selection. “I was looking through my notes the other day,” Silas said. “I have a blueprint for Steph from 2010 of … all the things he needed to improve on during the year and all the things we needed to work on during the summer. A lot of them are similar to what Jalen needs to work on as far as getting stronger, as far as hiding the ball as he’s penetrating into the point, as far as having different finishes in the paint. “He always loves that stuff,” Silas said. “He and Steph are obviously close. The first time I showed it to him, he was like, ‘Oh, wow.’ I haven’t showed (it to him recently). I will definitely show him … as a reminder.” Silas might not have known at the time how much Green’s relationship with Curry, established during their early-morning workouts in Oakland in 2019, means to the young Rockets guard. The coach likely could not have known how relevant the goals for one then-slender guard 12 years ago would apply to the work needed for another. As the Rockets prepare to face Curry and the Warriors for the third and final time this season, it is clear how applicable the plans for Curry then are to Green now as he goes through his rookie-season growing pains. “I take that as it’s a process,” Green said. “It’s a part of the game. You’re going to have moments you’re killing the game, moments when you’re not doing as well and you’re struggling. It’s all part of the process. You stick to the plan, and you’ll be great. Steph is great. “I thought it was cool that he showed me that, just because I knew Steph for so long.” Curry was 21 when he was the Warriors’ first-round pick in 2009, two years older than Green when the Rockets selected him last July. But Curry had played four seasons of college basketball. He averaged 17.5 points on 46.2 percent shooting as a rookie, with his relative struggles not coming until he battled ankle issues in his third season. Green’s shooting slump after a strong seven-game run since he returned from a hamstring injury has dropped his average to 14.2 points per game on 37.3 percent shooting. Yet as different as Green’s and Curry’s experiences have been, the work ahead could be similar. “It’s funny to see some of those things from 2010, which is only 12 years ago but seems like forever ago, are definitely applicable,” Silas said. “But also, guys tend to listen a little more when you’re talking about great players — Steph or LeBron (James) or Luka (Doncic) or whoever. “These guys go through so much, and I do have a lot of experience with young guys. When I was with Golden State, that was one of the things that I do. I used blueprints for all the guys. I still have my blueprints from the guys from Charlotte — Kemba (Walker), all those guys. Doing a blueprint puts it on paper. “Back then, it was on paper. Now I have to email, text them. I was just trying to find some stuff I could relate.” There is not yet a full Jalen Green offseason blueprint, but Silas said “there will be for sure.” He also looks forward to one day — when he is a 60-year-old coach in 2042 — showing it to some young player to show how it was done. “Everybody is great in different ways,” Green said. “Everyone is their own person. Take a little bit of everything, make it their own. It’s cool just to see the blueprint to know there’s a process and there’s a plan. But I’m really focused on what I’ve got going. I’m not really focused on what he was and what he’s doing. I just need to know what the tools were. “That’s like a big bro. I was struggling a little bit in the G League, and (Curry) sent me a voice message like, “Man, just keep shooting.’ I don’t know how many nights had been in that shooting slump, but I just kept shooting. He’s always giving me advice. I can hit him up whenever I need to.” That guidance, combined with reminisces of the blueprint, offers reinforcement of how the work can pay off. And Silas did not have to stumble across those old notes to be reminded of that particular one. After 22 years in coaching, he owns three autographs. He has one in a message from his father, Paul Silas. He has an autograph in his Toyota Center office from Rockets icon Rudy Tomjanovich on a photo with Tomjanovich playing against his father. And he has a signed Warriors uniform in his home. On that uniform, Curry added two words to his name, simply writing, “The Blueprint.”
Silly why dont you show C Wood how to set up a proper screen? is there anything in the blueprint about that? how we gonna trust you with making a scrub like green into a kobe when you cant even teach people how to do the most fundamental thing of basketball such as a screen... the blueprint?! getaouthere! lolololol you better submit that crap as a scenario for holywood film cause you aint holding this job much longer....
I had a good chuckle at Silas thinking he'll still have a head coaching job in 2032. (assuming that's what the author meant... because he'd be roughly 70 in 2042)
Watching Sengun and Olajuwon go to work has me hyped. Which former/current pros are you guys hoping JG studies under? McGrady immediately comes to mind and seems like a no brainer to have Green train with. Ja Morant as well given how close they already are.
I wonder how many of those players averaged more turnovers than assists....oh, just Wiggins and Green? Solid company.
Oh no, you got me, KD did in fact have more turnovers than assists that season. Thankfully though he made up for it everywhere else and that's why he wasn't a significantly below replacement level player and the worst player in his rookie class getting more than token minutes in the NBA. Instead he was unquestionably the rookie of the year. It's probably also why KD always needed someone else to run the point for him.
Kobe also more turnovers than assists his rookie year. It's so easy to disprove their false narratives.
