He does guard crappy players. That's part of Kerr's game plan. The only people I've ever heard be called Steph are women so... hey.
Duncan/Dirk never took pay cuts in their prime. I think the only player I can remember doing that was Wade, but it wasn't very significant. If anyone were to do it, I think it would be Steph, but I'd have to see it to believe it. His UnderArmour deal does make his NBA contract less relevant, so it would come down to ego.
Interdasting that someone trying to insult Curry by calling him a woman is a WNBA fan... or maybe the story checks out lol.
This Finals is a foregone conclusion. At least the Western Conference Finals was competitive and fun as hell.
SO then you agree with my original point that you think having a stable background makes you less of a man? Damn. I'm wasting my time trying to give my son the best life possible. I should just leave my wife and son. Lebron should stop buying his sons fancy things. That will make them too privileged.
Right, I mean Dirk and Duncan got paid obviously in prime, but I'm just agreeing with TOP, I mean even if he took max at next contract and then went Dirk/Duncan route later in career etc. Curry certainly is worth it, and definitely seems to buy in on team ball.
I'll say this much... if coming from a poor family is grounds for a black person having to struggle to be a basketball player, the world is doomed. If kids can't be kids playing basketball and eventually you see the talent that could get them a scholarship, I don't want know what to say. Brooklyn was the basketball mecca, but not overcoming being poor to play basketball is some hardship. I don't even know what to say really. As someone whose mom died, dad left and had a mentally disabled brother to take care of with no money, I now have a home and car paid off. Anybody who wants to talk about privilege can just leave me right on alone because I don't need to hear that whining. Our country offers ssi, food assistance, medical care etc. for those who have nothing. Other countries don't have that to fall back on. So when I see people complain about privilege in the u.s., I realize they are the privileged ones who don't actually care about others but only themselves. It's why activist groups like blm, 3rd wave fem, lgbt, different religions. I just laugh them off as they curb freedom of speech and accuse everyone of privilege, while calling everyone a racist, misogynist, islamaphobe(made up word). I reject the premise of it all. I'll just
Uh, no. Growing up poor, without a father, and becoming an incredibly successful global icon is much more impressive to me than if he'd grown up wealthy with a stable family and access to a great NBA player as his father to teach him how to play and how to handle press, money, pressure, fame, success, women, etc. There's no comparison. I don't even know what the heck you're trying to argue. That I think you shouldn't want to give your children all the privileges you can? What? Alright.
Perhaps if you didnt denigrate a persons achievement based solely on their background while helpful were not the determining factor in that persons success, it'd be less confusing?
Nothing like anecdotal evidence to support your insult. Also, good to know Damian Lillard and Russel Westbrook are crappy. Who knew. As for the name Steph, not everyone can name their kid something stupid. I've never heard the name Lebron anywhere before him. So by your theory, only someone incompetent would name their child such a thing since I've never seen it before. Guess you're right, because naming your kid something like that to put on his resume isn't doing them any favors in the future. I'm going to use anecdotal experiences going forward to make any claim I like, thanks.
He's Privileged alright! Privileged to not even be offered a walk on to any of the school he wanted to go to. Privileged to not get any scholarship from a decent basketball program. Privileged to get beaten up on the playground everyday because he was "Dell's " kid http://www.sfgate.com/warriors/article/Don-t-think-Stephen-Curry-isn-t-a-tough-guy-7957668.php Don’t think Stephen Curry isn’t a tough guy By Ron Kroichick Updated 11:12 am, Thursday, June 2, 2016 Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry looks at the knot on his elbow from diving into the stands during 118-91 win over Oklahoma City Thunder during Game 2 of NBA Playoffs' Western Conference Finals at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, May 18, 2016. Photo: Scott Strazzante, The Chronicle Photo: Scott Strazzante, The Chronicle Image 1 of 19 Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry looks at the knot on his elbow from diving into the stands during 118-91 win over Oklahoma City Thunder during Game 2 of NBA Playoffs' Western Conference Finals at Oracle ... more Maybe the doubts about Stephen Curry’s toughness stem from his modest, 6-foot-3 frame. Or his relentlessly pleasant demeanor. Or his dynamic dribbling and shooting skills. Or maybe it’s difficult for NBA players and fans to view Curry the same way they do LeBron James — 6-8, sculpted and snarling, as you probably noticed — because Curry’s toughness traces to a spacious backyard in suburban Charlotte, N.C. Curry grew up as the son of a professional athlete, former NBA guard Dell Curry, so his childhood was more than comfortable. But the backyard court also was the venue for physical, foul-filled, one-on-one games against younger brother Seth, who was a guard for the Sacramento Kings this season and is now a free agent. And when the Curry brothers played on youth teams and in high school, they essentially wore targets on their chests. They were Dell Curry’s sons, which meant opponents viewed them as a path to credibility. “Obviously, you mold toughness and build it the more stuff you go through,” Seth Curry said Monday night, sitting courtside at Oracle Arena about two hours before Game 7 of the Western Conference finals. “But Steph was always tough. To grow up with the father we had in Charlotte, guys were aiming to prove a point against us every night because we were Dell’s sons. I think that molded toughness at a young age.”
His real first name is Wardell, not Steph. And didn't you know? You don't get street cred unless you have 2 uppercase letters or an apostrophe in your name. D'Uh.
Damn, I didn't know I grew up privileged. I grew up with a mom and dad, even though both were high school drop out and never made more than Minimum Wage. I always thought I grew up poor and hoping we didn't go hungry or evicted. BUT I WAS PRIVILEGED BECAUSE I GREW UP WITH MOMMA AND DADDY. What a world we live in now
You're the one whining about Lebron not having a father. Nobody knows what you're on about. Congrats to Lebron being like the one of the majority of other black children without a father around and working his way up to playing a basketball game for a living. Truly amazing, as someone who is only 5'10, I should have worked harder to achieve my dream of being 6'8". If only I could have overcome my 20 inch vertical and man, I woulda been the worlds greatest. Ya hear? Worlds greatest! Imagine if Lebron's mom would have been one of the black women NY who added another abortion to the total. More black abortions than black births in NY last year. If you want me to buy into this privilege bs used to shame other people while looking for preferential treatment, how about this... Lebron is not only privileged for being 6'8 with a 40 inch vertical, but he is privileged to be born at all based on the statistics. And after seeing his mom hook up with herpes mouth gang banger lookin mf'er Delonte West, he's lucky his mom didn't join the party and flush him down the toilet.
Man, so true. Unless some fluke happens (hahaha, yeah right).. Since 99 it's like 27% Eastern Conference Chips (assuming GSW wins). Take away the Miami rig (06) and then their miracle against the Spurs and it gets even more lopsided. Can you imagine GSWs in the east, Lololol, probably like 77 wins... East is a joke, and typically there's more deserving teams in the West that don't make it because it's so stacked. I honestly think top teams in the playoffs would make it more interesting. Vs conference play. But that would change a lot of things.
I stated both of their backgrounds and their achievements. Calling Curry privileged isn't a denigration. Some of you are just bent out of shape by the facts.
If you would have told me Klay and Steph scored 20 points I would have guessed the Cavs blew them out. Crazy stuff.
You clearly said that Curry was "privileged" and LeBron was "self made" as the reason why you respected LeBron and not Curry. Stop back-paddling. Just admit that your logic was wrong. LeBron was as least as privileged as Curry, just in different ways. He was given a ludicrous shoe contract before he had played a single NBA game. If that's not privileged, I don't know what is.
