Everyone and their grandmother know this fact by now, but the Golden State Warriors’ offense is monumentally much better if Steph Curry is there to act as its engine.
While Curry may not be the traditional (i.e., old school) definition of what a point guard is, he has pretty much redefined the concept of playmaking from that position — not only as an on-ball initiator, but also as an off-ball chaos generator who commands extreme attention from defenders constantly chasing him. Trying to examine his impact in terms of pre-defined roles is a futile exercise — as Isiah Thomas tried to do as a guest on Draymond Green’s podcast.