If you’re a young basketball player looking to take the next step, there are few you would rather have guiding you than Steph Curry. The Golden State Warriors guard is a future first-ballot Hall of Famer and among the best players in the history of the NBA.
On August 1, a video clip began circling social media, showing Curry giving advice to the next generation of hoopers, urging them to make fast decisions and move without the ball. Curry can be heard telling those listening to try and make decisions in .5 of a second, noting how the ‘dominoes start to fall’ when you can read the game at speed.
“I’m catching and shooting,” Curry said. “I’m catching and ripping. Or, I’m catching and giving it up. If you hold the ball for one second, that’s a grenade, and it blew up, and ya done. So think about that. I only have .5 seconds to make a decision. And that’s when you start to get the dominoes to fall.”
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In recent years, .5 offenses have become heavily prevalent in the NBA. The core principle behind the system is that every player has .5 of a second to make a decision on whether they’re going to pass, shoot, or drive. By playing the .5 brand of basketball, teams are able to operate at pace and attack teams before their defense can get set up.