Why is Steph Curry labeled as "changing the game" when he hasnt forced the league to change or alter anything?
Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2021 8:18 pm
This is tricky for me because i love steph curry.. all-time great shooter, but i cant get over the fact that it is of my opinion that i believe it was Harden along with Daryl Morey and at the time sam hinkie that had more impact on how the game is played today and not steph curry or the warriors
Too me Harden in 15-20 years from now will be seen as a game changer. A player so dominant that he literally forced the nba to change or alter what fouls really were. Keep in mind this year wasnt the first attempted nerf of harden. During the 2016-2017 season coaches complained about hardens 3 point foul rate.. and in the offseason the league addressed that, then during harden's 2018 mvp season coaches complained about harden traveling( which we found out wasnt really traveling at all). And that the stepback three revolutionized basketball in a way that most kids in aau and high schools in and across the pond are emulating it and adding it to their kit
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-kids-want-to-be-james-harden-11565100311
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But back to my point, I'd argue james harden and too a lesser extent dayrl morey changed the game by emphasizing the 3 point shot, and harden in particular on how the game is currently officiated. Its easy to sit here and say that we like the outcome of the new rules this year while looking past the fact that jordan, wade, and kobe benefited heavily from how the game used to be called. I believe it was zack zarba that stated in his entire career of calling a game that james harden is the most difficult player to officiate. And that same statement has been echoed by other refs who called and who are currently calling the game
when you are a game-changer, you basically change the game for good or for bad. Whether its barkley and the backdown 3 second rule, shaq and dwight with the intentional foul rule ( hack a shaq) at the end of a game, and now harden with unnatural shooting motion rule( which is also heavily disguised as bringing back hand-checking)
Too me personally Steph Curry didnt change the game, or hasnt yet. Players are still chucking what seems like 40 threes a night. Curry changing the game would be adam silver moving or stretching the 3 point line out further back to prevent," such stupid, moronic basketball as shaq and barkley would say on tnt"
But yea this isnt a knock on stephen curry or his fans, but i just dont believe he changed the game
These highlights happened in 2013, when mark jackson was coaching the warriors, and i believe hardens first year in houston. The rockets set a then nba record 23 3's againist the young warriors. I cant find the article now but i believe it was zach lowe or bill simmons( back when espn was still good) who wrote prior to this game the rockets were 1st is 3-pointers made and attempted and the warriors under mark jackson were 13th, after this game. The warriors trailed only the rockets for the remainder of that year
This was 8 years ago
Too me Harden in 15-20 years from now will be seen as a game changer. A player so dominant that he literally forced the nba to change or alter what fouls really were. Keep in mind this year wasnt the first attempted nerf of harden. During the 2016-2017 season coaches complained about hardens 3 point foul rate.. and in the offseason the league addressed that, then during harden's 2018 mvp season coaches complained about harden traveling( which we found out wasnt really traveling at all). And that the stepback three revolutionized basketball in a way that most kids in aau and high schools in and across the pond are emulating it and adding it to their kit
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-kids-want-to-be-james-harden-11565100311
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But back to my point, I'd argue james harden and too a lesser extent dayrl morey changed the game by emphasizing the 3 point shot, and harden in particular on how the game is currently officiated. Its easy to sit here and say that we like the outcome of the new rules this year while looking past the fact that jordan, wade, and kobe benefited heavily from how the game used to be called. I believe it was zack zarba that stated in his entire career of calling a game that james harden is the most difficult player to officiate. And that same statement has been echoed by other refs who called and who are currently calling the game
when you are a game-changer, you basically change the game for good or for bad. Whether its barkley and the backdown 3 second rule, shaq and dwight with the intentional foul rule ( hack a shaq) at the end of a game, and now harden with unnatural shooting motion rule( which is also heavily disguised as bringing back hand-checking)
Too me personally Steph Curry didnt change the game, or hasnt yet. Players are still chucking what seems like 40 threes a night. Curry changing the game would be adam silver moving or stretching the 3 point line out further back to prevent," such stupid, moronic basketball as shaq and barkley would say on tnt"
But yea this isnt a knock on stephen curry or his fans, but i just dont believe he changed the game
These highlights happened in 2013, when mark jackson was coaching the warriors, and i believe hardens first year in houston. The rockets set a then nba record 23 3's againist the young warriors. I cant find the article now but i believe it was zach lowe or bill simmons( back when espn was still good) who wrote prior to this game the rockets were 1st is 3-pointers made and attempted and the warriors under mark jackson were 13th, after this game. The warriors trailed only the rockets for the remainder of that year
This was 8 years ago