Quinten Put up is without doubt one of the Golden State Warriors’ most intriguing younger gamers.
Final season, he completed his rookie season with a formidable 8.1 factors per recreation on 40.8% 3-point capturing.
Quinten Put up has confirmed himself as a floor-stretching heart and has develop into a key rotation participant for the Warriors.
Put up confirmed off his capturing potential once more through the preseason, scoring 16 factors on three 3-pointers in his remaining recreation towards Portland.
Regardless of his offensive contributions, Put up believes his success was primarily attributable to Stephen Curry creating alternatives on the ground.
“I believe what we noticed at the moment is that Steph Curry is on the court docket. He makes the whole lot a lot simpler for everybody offensively. And defensively, I believe he did a a lot better job than after I first noticed him,” Put up defined.
This recreation marked Curry’s return after lacking the earlier recreation towards the Los Angeles Lakers. He scored 28 factors and helped the Warriors beat the Blazers 118-111.
“I believe it is a massive assertion recreation for him (Curry). He was out the final recreation and type of simply got here again. He mentioned one thing earlier than the sport, which was good. However simply his management and setting the tone offensively, he hit 28, he simply makes all of the distinction.”
Since Curry is accountable for the offense, Put up mentioned he must develop into a greater rebounder to assist the Warriors’ protection.
In opposition to Portland, Put up solely grabbed two defensive rebounds, which isn’t adequate for a middle.
“I used to be in a position to management the tempo a bit bit, however I nonetheless turned the ball round an excessive amount of and on the defensive glass, so I do not know what the rebounding battle was. Personally, all I am involved about with my recreation proper now could be getting higher as a rebounder,” Put up mentioned.
Put up must work on this facet of his recreation, particularly after receiving criticism for his defensive deficiencies final season.
If he develops subsequent season, he’ll possible preserve a key position within the rotation whereas benefiting from Al Horford’s steerage. That is as a result of the 2 share an analogous type of play as floor-stretching facilities.
