A guess people forget that Reggie Miller was drafted in 1988, so played his best years throughout the entire decade of the '90s.
Stephanie is a prepubescent lil b****. But other than that, oh and the illegal screens/mouth guard-dangling ....I guess he a ballah.
LOL 32% from 3 isn't even that bad, that translates to 1 pt per shot or 50% from the 2. I have no idea how Steph Curry is even achieving these kinds of efficiency, if you told me prior to these season somebody would have this kind of a heat chart I'd have said you were insane. I'm really happy to be able to witness this era of the NBA, you see a lot of emphasis on ball movement, team ball and accurate shooting vs the 1-on-1 grind it out mentality before. I love Harden, but when it comes to being the poster boy of the NBA it should be Curry without a doubt, he da real MVP. I think Curry this year is better than Lebron in his prime.
Basketball was meant to be a non-contact sport in the first place, if you are allowed to "smash" people then why aren't players wearing gear like in football? I don't even understand the hand check rules before what's the difference between a hand check and an actual foul? Both these things interfere with your shooting motion and there is no clear demarcation unlike today where it is all ball or foul. So many posters have made this argument about Curry's illegal screen so many times but if this is so easy to do how come nobody is even approaching his % numbers? A lot of players always shoot uncontested Tmac for example is 6-9 and is extremely athletic, when he jumps up for his J he has a clear view of the hoop so pretty much all his shots are uncontested yet he doesn't have Curry's numbers. Same thing with guys like Rip Hamilton and Reggie Miller who lived on screens like Curry but couldn't hit their open shots at the rate Curry is hitting them this year.
Would be nuts to see the reigning MVP not just win MVP the following year, but also win Most Improved Player. Curry is just out working the competition.
How does hand checking interfere with one's shooting motion? It interferes with your drives, but you weren't allowed to touch them during the act of shooting. Also, even today, you can still put one hand on the guy's hip. It's not a "no contact" rule. You just can't put TWO hands on an offensive player. And don't act like there isn't a substantial amount of subjective calls by the referee in terms of man to man defense. The only difference is that they're letting players get away with less nowadays.
Reggie Miller was not just a "good player" in the 90s. He was one of the most feared shooters and could come off the screen and shoot with very little separation. The point was, Miller was not near as good as Curry. If he could be a star in the 90s, so much more could Curry.
Miller is mostly a spot up shooter. He doesn't really dribble outside the 3 point line and shoot a 3 six feet outside the line. Plus Miller's handle is no where as good as Curry's handle.
I am just agree with Easy's point that Curry could be an easily better player than Miller during the 90s. If you are good at shooting and have a good handle, you can be good in any area.
Cousy didnt have a LEFT hand at ALL. Total right hand dribbler, would be neutralized easy with todays shemes. Other than that, no doubt his iq, awareness and creativity is very compatible to today's game. And I'm still fond of seeing those old set shots, banked in scoop shots and sweeping hook shots from 15 feet out. Oddly enough, Cousy's comments about the open court transition game would be VERY applicable to the current Rockets team. He said that instead of structured sets, that the open court style works to better effect than designed plays. Its very much what the Rockets do (in theory).
<blockquote class="imgur-embed-pub" lang="en" data-id="9hDrt4O"><a href="//imgur.com/9hDrt4O">Steph Curry shot chart through 21 games.</a></blockquote><script async src="//s.imgur.com/min/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> not bad...
Your description of hand checks are in theory only, in practice players just blatantly tried to stop other players by being physical. Just check out the "shot" by MJ and see how much contact players are allowed to make back then, in today's era that would've been an offensive foul. Of course there always be subjectivity but removing the hand check rule made it a lot easier to make calls, you can see this in the faster pace of today's game vs 90's where the standard for a team is all D no O and everyone makes a living shooting fts.
This guy is just insane, never seen such an incredible scorer that can make baskets efficiently from everywhere on the court.
He's putting himself into a league all of his own - the most efficient player from anywhere on the court as I have ever seen. We're watching legendary in the making.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Stephen Curry (<a href="https://twitter.com/warriors">@warriors</a>) has scored 266 points in the 3rd quarter this season, 100 more than anyone else: <a href="https://t.co/dssAISZeX0">pic.twitter.com/dssAISZeX0</a></p>— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/673932006716141568">December 7, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Stephen Curry on pace for 426 3s this season after breaking the record last season with 286. It's as if Babe Ruth hit 90 HR after the 60.</p>— Tom Haberstroh (@tomhaberstroh) <a href="https://twitter.com/tomhaberstroh/status/674633117756473344">December 9, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
