Golden State Warriors: Takeaways From Game 1 Of The Preseason
By Aaron Mah
… But Everyone Still Loves Steph
As mentioned, the capacity crowd at the Rogers Arena was as bipartisan as they come; and unlike Durant, who was booed everytime he touched the ball, Curry was met with a ton of cheers and oohs-and-ahhs with every move, shot, and no look behind-the-back pass the chef made.
This will serve as an interesting dynamic going forward. With so much attention thrusted upon the 2016-17 rendition of the Dubs, how will such a contrast of reception affect the Curry-Durant synergistic relationship over the entirety of a season?
Performance wise, Curry was shaking off some preseason rust; most notably, air-balling a pull-up 30-footer while coming off of a high brush screen — a shot that he nails with regularity last year.
He also uncharacteristically missed a free throw and a wide open look from the corner, and threw the ball away on a couple of mindless occasions; but, all in all, the pop and pep in his step seemed to have returned.