Stephen Curry dances on the court. Well, not literally. However, he is always on the move, making each step unpredictable. With that said, sometimes his team members find it difficult to understand his ways. Golden State Warriors power forward Kevon Looney spoke to the media about how he decoded the ways of the two-time NBA MVP.

Kevon Looney and Stephen Curry have been teammates for 7 years. They have won 3 NBA championship titles together. On the court, the ball movement between Looney and Curry may seem smooth. However, not many are aware of the backend shenanigans that formed this on-court chemistry.

Kevon Looney on understanding Stephen Curry

When Kevon Looney was just a rookie, he was joining a team that already had a championship in their bags. While he tried to fit in and understand the system of the team, he failed to decipher the ways of Stephen Curry. Adding to the difficulty of understanding Curry, Looney didn’t know what he had to do on the court with Curry around. Was he supposed to set up a screen or wait for Curry to pass the ball? It bothered him.

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Looney also couldn’t make out if Curry was ever going to pass the ball. He said, “He might look you off the first two times, then come to you on the third one. It ain’t something you just script. Some of his passes be out of nowhere.” He realized that with Curry around, one must simply always be ready for the ball. However, this wasn’t enough.

Looney played a total of 16 games in the G-League. During his short tenure here, Looney worked on perfecting his skills and had an average of 10.5 points per game. With this, he also focused on conditioning himself to always be ready for an unexpected move from Curry.

So along with the Warriors assistant coach Chris DeMarco, Looney spent countless hours on the practice courts. DeMarco’s job was to pass the ball to Looney from weird angles and positions. The focus was to simply always be ready.

A couple of seasons later, Kevon Looney began to understand Curry. It felt like he had finally connected with Curry’s mind and struck a connection of telepathy. He said, “I definitely did feel like I earned a graduate degree when I figured it out.”

Advice for the new players

Looney understands the struggles of the new faces on the Golden State Warriors team. While stating this, he also tried to explain what the players are required to do. It is simple, either wait and pass the ball to Curry or “he’s going to find you for a dunk.” 

He said, “You’ve got to find the balance of turning down the decent shots for great shots.” For Looney, this is the Warriors’ system. Curry is the sun, and the others revolve around him. He also believes that if he has figured out how to play with Curry, the new members of the team can also do the same.

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