Stephen Curry 15 years from now

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Re: Stephen Curry 15 years from now 

Post#21 » by Al Swearengen » Wed Jan 23, 2013 12:36 am

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Re: Stephen Curry 15 years from now 

Post#22 » by Sleep » Wed Jan 23, 2013 12:51 am

No Chris Mullin?
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Re: Stephen Curry 15 years from now 

Post#23 » by StocktonShorts » Wed Jan 23, 2013 12:58 am

I've seen a lot of "Steph Curry is the greatest shooter ever" threads and tweets lately. Usually those are the types of discussions you have AFTER a guy has played 10+ years, not after ~200 games.
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Re: Stephen Curry 15 years from now 

Post#24 » by nickforthreee » Wed Jan 23, 2013 1:51 am

StocktonShorts wrote:I've seen a lot of "Steph Curry is the greatest shooter ever" threads and tweets lately. Usually those are the types of discussions you have AFTER a guy has played 10+ years, not after ~200 games.


definitely didnt say that. asked do u think he will be in the conversation 15 yrs from now. big difference. personally i dont think he will ever pass ray and reggie but i think he can make a case for top 3-5 all time
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Re: Stephen Curry 15 years from now 

Post#25 » by Flash Falcon X » Wed Jan 23, 2013 3:19 am

I doubt Curry will even be able to play big minutes 10 years from now. He's a PG and that position will take a toll on his body since he'll be trying to run the team. His age will make him a liability and as a result he won't be playing as much which will lower his 3pt attempts.
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Re: Stephen Curry 15 years from now 

Post#26 » by StatLine » Wed Jan 23, 2013 3:29 am

15 years from now, he'll still have bad ankles
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Re: Stephen Curry 15 years from now 

Post#27 » by Ian4 » Wed Jan 23, 2013 3:34 am

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biggest choker imaginable. being a great shooter includes hitting big shots IMHO.

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Re: Stephen Curry 15 years from now 

Post#28 » by Axel » Wed Jan 23, 2013 6:14 am

Jeff Hornacek would like to make a case:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gE3OP95yo3g[/youtube]

So would the best 3pt shooter in the NBA today:

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Re: Stephen Curry 15 years from now 

Post#29 » by JoseRizal » Wed Jan 23, 2013 6:18 am

StatLine wrote:15 years from now, he'll still have bad ankles

This. I'm not even sure he'll reach 15 years playing... but he's an elite shooter nonetheless.
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Re: Stephen Curry 15 years from now 

Post#30 » by nyhuskyfan » Wed Jan 23, 2013 6:32 am

I'm a Ray Guy (heh heh, that one never gets old), but there is one player in my lifetime who I think I'd take over him and who everyone always forgets, since his career was tragically cut short as he was hitting his prime. If Drazen Petrovic got an open look, and the ball did not go in, I was stunned.

Ray always hurt his percentages in his prime - the Seattle years especially - by taking ridiculously high degree of difficulty threes all the time. He'd fade over double teams, shoot when curling off a screen without squaring, pull up from 28 feet on a secondary break, etc. Although Curry does the same sort of things, too.
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Re: Stephen Curry 15 years from now 

Post#31 » by TaylorMonkey » Wed Jan 23, 2013 8:44 am

Axel wrote:Jeff Hornacek would like to make a case:

So would the best 3pt shooter in the NBA today:

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By what measure?

Curry's the second leading shooter in percentage and volume this season. He's only 4 behind Ryan Anderson and the most accurate of the volume shooter guys. Bonner has a higher percentage but shoots about a fifth of what Curry does.

Korver has a lower percentage on a third less makes. Curry also blows him away on career percentages.
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Re: Stephen Curry 15 years from now 

Post#32 » by Brovva Blaqq » Wed Jan 23, 2013 9:05 am

Frank Mulely wrote:As for Steph's future, either his ankles hold and he's a HOF and at least a top-3 shooter all-time or his ankles don't hold and he'll be a commentator.


I agree.

Strangely enough I don't like or appreciate Curry's game at all... :oops:
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Re: Stephen Curry 15 years from now 

Post#33 » by Galis4 » Wed Jan 23, 2013 9:53 am

nickforthreee wrote:There to me have only been 2 guys that you could consider for greatest shooter ever and those would be Ray Allen and Reggie Miller. They in my opinion are head and shoulders above everybody else when you factor in shooting, coming off screens, moving without the ball, clutch factor etc.... but man Stephen curry i feel like in 15 years he could be in the conversation with those guys as one of the best ever to shoot it. I could watch him shoot it all day, in fact i think he has the nicest looking stroke ever besides jesus shuttlesworth. So what do you guys think? Barring injuries can this guy make it into that conversation? I think he could pass reggie millers makes but depending on how much longer ray ray plays that record might be hard to beat.



In 15 years from now you feel.....? :o :D
Let 5 years pass and then we can have some "data" to talk.

You all seem to forget the incredible Steve. Steve Kerr. OK ok he wasn't a starter and his weapon was mainly the 3s, but we are talking about ability to shoot so his unbelievable 3 years of having more than 50% at the 3 point area with a very very good amount of shots attempted and the overall 45.4%(!!!!), is something that shouldn't go unnoticed. He was the most consistent shooter i have seen, although not with a big repertoire. :D But it doesn't matter, personal ability to create own shoots etc, is irrelevant in this conversation as we are talking about the best shooter.
And Kerr with 5 rings(kinda irrelevant), with clutch championship winning shots and 45.4% at the 3pt line in the end, is a very good case.
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Re: Stephen Curry 15 years from now 

Post#34 » by TaylorMonkey » Wed Jan 23, 2013 12:31 pm

Galis4 wrote:
nickforthreee wrote:There to me have only been 2 guys that you could consider for greatest shooter ever and those would be Ray Allen and Reggie Miller. They in my opinion are head and shoulders above everybody else when you factor in shooting, coming off screens, moving without the ball, clutch factor etc.... but man Stephen curry i feel like in 15 years he could be in the conversation with those guys as one of the best ever to shoot it. I could watch him shoot it all day, in fact i think he has the nicest looking stroke ever besides jesus shuttlesworth. So what do you guys think? Barring injuries can this guy make it into that conversation? I think he could pass reggie millers makes but depending on how much longer ray ray plays that record might be hard to beat.



In 15 years from now you feel.....? :o :D
Let 5 years pass and then we can have some "data" to talk.

You all seem to forget the incredible Steve. Steve Kerr. OK ok he wasn't a starter and his weapon was mainly the 3s, but we are talking about ability to shoot so his unbelievable 3 years of having more than 50% at the 3 point area with a very very good amount of shots attempted and the overall 45.4%(!!!!), is something that shouldn't go unnoticed. He was the most consistent shooter i have seen, although not with a big repertoire. :D But it doesn't matter, personal ability to create own shoots etc, is irrelevant in this conversation as we are talking about the best shooter.
And Kerr with 5 rings(kinda irrelevant), with clutch championship winning shots and 45.4% at the 3pt line in the end, is a very good case.

Kerr, as good as he was, had a few years with the shortened 3 point line. If you take those years away, then Curry's current career average exceeds his. Curry also takes many more per game than Kerr did. If you qualify and normalize the stats, Curry's on pace to be the greatest long range bomber. Even more impressive is that most of his shots are unassisted.
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Re: Stephen Curry 15 years from now 

Post#35 » by TwentyOne920 » Wed Jan 23, 2013 3:04 pm

And unlike many 3 point specialist Curry shoots a significant percentage of his bombs off the dribble. :o

He's not just a catch and shoot guy like Korver/Novak/Bonner.
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Re: Stephen Curry 15 years from now 

Post#36 » by Tave » Wed Jan 23, 2013 4:08 pm

Brovva Blaqq wrote:
Frank Mulely wrote:As for Steph's future, either his ankles hold and he's a HOF and at least a top-3 shooter all-time or his ankles don't hold and he'll be a commentator.


I agree.

Strangely enough I don't like or appreciate Curry's game at all... :oops:


How come? The kid just exudes talent from every pore. He's a natural with one of if not the most polished, complete games in the league. It's like watching poetry.
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Re: Stephen Curry 15 years from now 

Post#37 » by FlashFlare » Wed Jan 23, 2013 4:10 pm

Speaking of 3pt shooting, does anyone think the 12 3s in a game record will be broken? Is Curry the most likely to break it?
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Re: Stephen Curry 15 years from now 

Post#38 » by jstnw89 » Wed Jan 23, 2013 4:12 pm

Brovva Blaqq wrote:
Frank Mulely wrote:As for Steph's future, either his ankles hold and he's a HOF and at least a top-3 shooter all-time or his ankles don't hold and he'll be a commentator.


I agree.

Strangely enough I don't like or appreciate Curry's game at all... :oops:
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Re: Stephen Curry 15 years from now 

Post#39 » by 9abovetherim » Wed Jan 23, 2013 4:45 pm

Fred Williamson wrote:I don't think his career will last more than 5 years

wow..
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Re: Stephen Curry 15 years from now 

Post#40 » by KiySi » Wed Jan 23, 2013 5:18 pm

Is it just me, or did Steph's father - Dell Curry - not get mentioned at all in this thread as being one of the best shooters of all time.

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