The accolades just keep going for Stephen Curry. While it’s not exactly a medal, he received some pretty high praise from his head coach, which many players would reverse as a sort of mark of stature. Kerr, per the San Francisco Chronicle’s Connor Letourneau, compared the Warriors star to his own former teammate and the greatest basketball player in NBA history, Michael Jordan.
Read MoreIt’s hard to say there’s ever been a player who’s famous for their pregame routines, especially regular warmups. With the age of social media around the NBA, however, broadcasting what players are up to on the court before tip-off has become more and more of a fad.
Read MoreWith the first quarter of the NBA season coming to a close, teams across the league are offered a pretty solid indicator of where they stand amongst the field. With this being said, many teams have the tough choice of deciding whether or not they are buyers or sellers before the trade deadline on February 10th.
At 10-16, The Indiana Pacers have already decided they want to rebuild. In doing so, news broke Tuesday that their three-star players, Malcolm Brogdon, Domantas Sabonis, and Myles Turner would all be being shopped to other teams for draft capital and or young foundational talent.
Read MoreHall-of-Famer sharpshooter Ray Allen recently gave Stephen Curry some high praise.
“People have compared himself to myself and to Reggie [Miller] and to other great past shooters in the NBA. But he really […] he really operates somewhat in a lane of his own,” Allen said.
Allen is right. Curry is one-of-a-kind. Warriors’ commentator Bob Fitzgerald always jokes about how opponents must guard Curry when he enters the parking lot, but he’s not wrong. You can never relax when Curry is on the floor.
Read MoreAnother game, another sloppy few possessions from Golden State. Although the Warriors managed a wider margin of victory against the injured Orlando Magic, they still committed 15 turnovers. They managed to force 19 turnovers out of the Magic though, to keep things even.
Read MoreGetting 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.
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