Steph Curry: How Dynamic is His Game?

[Chris_SoCal]

Steph Curry is Kobe Bryant but with efficiency!

[Workforce250]

Dude plays street ball in a professional setting and doesent make it look ridiculous. Curry is the man.

You captured it right here. Someone hrre said it too.

He plays so relaxed and like he's playing in the park against scrubs.

[Chris_SoCal]

Dude plays street ball in a professional setting and doesent make it look ridiculous. Curry is the man.

You captured it right here. Someone hrre said it too.

He plays so relaxed and like he's playing in the park against scrubs.

All the while he looks like a child playing out there with grown men. He isn't particularly tall or strong or fast... but damn if isn't really good.

The two guys I think he compares to most are Larry Bird and Steve Nash. Both used skill versus athleticism. Both where all time great shooters.

[DoubleLintendre]

You don't need to be all that dynamic to be a successful player in the NBA. Sometimes you can just do a few things really well and that's good enough to make you elite.

That being said, Curry is incredibly dynamic given his athletic and size limitations. He's got really similar tools to Steve Nash with his body control, handling, and shooting/layup/floater touch. He has every kind of shot in the book. While reliance on distance shooting is typically a limitation, because of Curry's ability to score at any time with ridiculous efficiency/consistency he's nearly unguardable.

With elite/unlimited shot creation abilities for himself, he draws double teams. Because he's a good passer he gets his teammates great looks at the basket. He basically has the best parts of both a point guard and a shooting guard. The self-initialized scoring combined with the ability to run the offense makes his game incredibly simple but dynamic none the less.

And you also have to factor in his generally high BBIQ. On offense he's a wizard with the ball, though he sometimes gets a little loose with his passing. On defense he plays remarkably well with just quickness and anticipation, playing his man and the passing lanes very well. I think in a visceral way, his game misses some of that pizzazz that comes with a player that can dunk and stun the opponent with his athleticism.

Even without that particular flash, Curry's toolbox is wide. He's effective because his offensive game is simple, and deceptively dynamic.

[brownsmith89]

Scary thought.... Steph Cury is playing on the level of prime Steve Nash, but with a shoot first mentality.

curry is a better scorer than nash. nash wouldn't be able to keep up with curry's pace, even if he had wanted to. nash never averaged more than 14 field goals per game. he's never averaged 5 or more 3-pt attempts. nash had to depend on his teammates more and was exposed when terry porter took over as coach.

curry is taller and faster. he has a better floater than nash had because the ball gets released at a higher point, so it's harder to block.

[Swift21]

at the OP

[and1GS]

Dude plays street ball in a professional setting and doesent make it look ridiculous. Curry is the man.

You captured it right here. Someone hrre said it too.

He plays so relaxed and like he's playing in the park against scrubs.

All the while he looks like a child playing out there with grown men. He isn't particularly tall or strong or fast... but damn if isn't really good.

The two guys I think he compares to most are Larry Bird and Steve Nash. Both used skill versus athleticism. Both where all time great shooters.

I'd agree. It's funny, in his soph season we used to describe Stephs game as a poor mans Nash. I really didn't think he'd get anywhere near Steves level, but yeesh, overall team value Id say he's right there or surpassed him already. Nash clearly a better creator (I'm not sure there were many that could rival him there. Stockton and Maravich.) and Steph clearly a better scorer/shooter.


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[clyde21]

Like I said earlier, best combination of shooting, ball-handling and creative playmaking I've ever seen.

[bigsby1]

god I remember when steph was drafted there were Steve Nash comparisons. I'm sure Steve Nash at the time (who was 2 time mvp) felt disrespected at the comparison at that point in time when Curry hadn't proven anything.

Curry has well surpassed Nash and the greatest shooter of all time. Never thought I'd be saying that as a warriors fan.

[sikma42]

No he telling the truth . I wouldn't say LeBron and Jordan don't scare them with great defender/defense. But the fact that their is a defensive system in place to slow them down

Stephen Curry on the other hand is truely and anamoly . There is no defense in the world , that can stop a guy that can literally pull up from 30 feet with ease. ..... and come back down and do it again.

Stephen A Smith said it best " when you have a handle and you can pull up from 30 feet out there is nothing a defense can do to stop you"

There are several ways to guard Curry that can slow him down. This is typically reactionary stuff and is quite comical. These teams would be much better with Lebron or Jordan, defensive abilities not even taken into account. This is just fan boy type of stuff.

Its tougher to guard Stephen Curry than Micheal Jordan or LeBron James . That's all we are saying. Not taking anything away from MJ or Bron They will go down 1-2 in all time rankings

Curry is probably the most unguardable basketball player to ever live , outside of Shaq

this is the dumbest statement I've ever heard. Sorry it is. Not even worth a more detailed response than that.

[NyCeEvO]

Curry must've read saw the op and thought "let me see if this is dynamic enough for you" during last night's game.

[gustofwind]

You might be over-analyzing Curry. He's a great shooter, and very good at many other things. He doesn't have to be perfect. Nobody is.

[dekobedeharden]

There are several ways to guard Curry that can slow him down. This is typically reactionary stuff and is quite comical. These teams would be much better with Lebron or Jordan, defensive abilities not even taken into account. This is just fan boy type of stuff.

Its tougher to guard Stephen Curry than Micheal Jordan or LeBron James . That's all we are saying. Not taking anything away from MJ or Bron They will go down 1-2 in all time rankings

Curry is probably the most unguardable basketball player to ever live , outside of Shaq

this is the dumbest statement I've ever heard. Sorry it is. Not even worth a more detailed response than that.

Need a better response...curry will go down as one of the best ever so why is it so crazy to think he might be one of the most unstoppable forces in basketball? noone said lebron and jordan aren't the greatest players..they don't have to beat you..their teammates will because they can draw that attention and get them great looks but one on one with the ball id be more frightened with curry scoring on me than either of those 2 and I have watched both do their thing...shaq is more unstoppable than either jordan or lebron and he isn't remotely in their rankings so why is it wrong to say steph shares the same type of ability that would make him unstoppable like shaq?

7'1 over 350 pounds.. you can't stop him because he is too big. What you can do is let him get his and shut everyone else down?

curry is the best shooter of all time so you can't stop him..he can score from any angle at any distance..you can't be doubling him at midcourt or he will break down your defence like it's nothing and single coverage he would abuse anyone. The only logical thing I have ever heard anyone say in regards to him is sending a really strong trap. Noone game planned to go trapping jordan and lebron.. curry is dangerous..very dangerous.

steph is

[sikma42]

can we take a step back and admit saying curry is scarier and tougher to guard than MJ is silly...are we there yet or do we need a few more months to gain perspective?

[nuttybuddy009]

Can I at least get a half co-sign?

Outside of his shot, every facet of his game is overrated. From his passing to his defense. But he's currently the NBA's "golden boy", so people will write or say whatever, and the fans will believe whatever they read or hear; cue that ESPN article on him being an elite defender!

Here's a perfect example of this:

you can't be doubling him at midcourt or he will break down your defence like it's nothing and single coverage he would abuse anyone.

This analysis is based on what exactly?

This Warrior TEAM needs way more credit than they are getting, from management to the coaches to the players. I've never seen a star player make so many baskets where I'm left wondering "why did they leave that guy wide open?". As we saw last night, he's a very different player when his team is unable to create wide open shots or mismatches for him as effectively.

[JMac1]

Scary thought.... Steph Cury is playing on the level of prime Steve Nash, but with a shoot first mentality.

curry is a better scorer than nash. nash wouldn't be able to keep up with curry's pace, even if he had wanted to. nash never averaged more than 14 field goals per game. he's never averaged 5 or more 3-pt attempts. nash had to depend on his teammates more and was exposed when terry porter took over as coach.

curry is taller and faster. he has a better floater than nash had because the ball gets released at a higher point, so it's harder to block.

Call me when Curry goes 50 40 90 6 times, then we will talk about shooting and efficiency. Nash avg 49 43 and 90 for his career

[PKABOOICU]

hes a great player....but he can't dominate games in any other manner but the 3...

for ex- if he was off in game 2, he can't really affect the game in any other way...he won't get you 12-13 rebounds or 16-17 assists...for a PG, his court vision is good but not superb like a chris paul or john stockton. if his jumper isn't falling, there really is no other way he can hurt you....however, his defense is pretty good for his small frame and his ball handling+shooting is 2nd to none, ever.

[JMac1]

for 18 seasons!!! How soon do they forget.

[JMac1]

hes a great player....but he can't dominate games in any other manner but the 3...

for ex- if he was off in game 2, he can't really affect the game in any other way...he won't get you 12-13 rebounds or 16-17 assists...for a PG, his court vision is good but not superb like a chris paul or john stockton. if his jumper isn't falling, there really is no other way he can hurt you....however, his defense is pretty good for his small frame and his ball handling+shooting is 2nd to none, ever.

This....

Plus Nash made players BETTER. The poster who said Nash relied on other players is Nash got everyone paid.

[PKABOOICU]

Curry is the best combination of shooting, dribbling and passing I've EVER watched.

you clearly haven't watched john stockton and steve nash