Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly attributed the quote to Andre Iguodala.
In an interview with Rolling Stone, Andrew Bogut was asked the question that teams across the Western Conference have been trying to figure out for, well, 19 games now. “How do you guard Steph Curry?”
How would I guard him? He’s unguardable. Look, if he gets doubled, he can make plays for other people. There’s no one way to guard Steph. I think you need to mix it up. He’s figured it out now. A lot of teams would put bigger, longer guys on him. He’s figured that out. A lot of teams would put smaller guys on him. Some guys hold and grab him and try to be physical. If you look at Steph after the game, he’s got two arms full of scratches and welts and bruises because he’s just getting absolutely mauled. We run him off a lot of screens so he’s getting bashed. He’s coming off a lot of double screens fast. Guys chasing him are always holding his shirt, or holding his arm, or grabbing him. We’re hoping he can get more calls as the MVP.
Maybe the Hornets will figure it out better than that Bogut explanation on Wednesday night?