Getting boxed into a certain denomination of player can have some interesting trajectories on a career. In the case of Stephen Curry, “greatest shooter to ever play” is certainly not a bad one to be put into… Until you realize that people are only talking about beyond the arc.

Steve Kerr’s won three championships now with the Warriors, and could possibly lead them to more. But Kerr, while he’s a great basketball mind, had to learn it from somewhere. His obvious experience under Phil Jackson while he was with Michael Jordan and the Bulls is a good starting point, but there’s another coach he learned a lot from while winning a championship under, and he’s still around the league.

It seems like every time we look at a one-off comment on Twitter about how good the Warriors have been this season, there’s a stat to justify it. What people misunderstand about analytics is that they’re often meant to be married to the eye test, not disputing it: Good analysis is the numbers and the highlights (or lowlights) working in harmony to determine a truth about the game.