Golden State is going to lose to the Cavs in the finals .. if they even make it past Oklahoma who will probably win against San Antonio. That being said Mr Stephen is shooting like I have never seen before. And from way out past the 3 point line with a lightening fast stroke. Pretty amazing.
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All of that, and the best news was it looked like Steph's knee and ankle were good and stable. Stay healthy.
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Friends and I were watching Steph Curry highlights on the Internet just now and, yes, Steph is like watching a ballet dancer. All poetry in motion.
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Steph Curry has already changed the way in which basketball is played, and I love it.
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A couple of his dribbling sequences reminded me of the Ali shuffle where an athlete of supreme ability and confidence is taking to moment to put on a show before demolishing his opponent.
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I think you're misrepresenting, or at least misunderstanding Ali and Steph. This is not a 'show', rather a move(s) to get his defender out of position, so as to get in an 'open' punch or an open shot.
Steph doesn't do it for the show...he's happy coming into the forecourt, assessing the defense, and pulling up for an uncontested 3 pointer...or making the pass to an open teammate. The consummate playmaker and team player.
The MVP award isn't (supposed to be) for the best player, but for the most VALUABLE player, the one who makes his team 'more better'. Steph does that...and BTW, LeBron is doing more of that the last half of this season. That's why they've improved so much, are playing so well. Anyone who can get J.R. to play this good, is 'valuable' ;-)
Steph doesn't do it for the show...he's happy coming into the forecourt, assessing the defense, and pulling up for an uncontested 3 pointer...or making the pass to an open teammate. The consummate playmaker and team player.
The MVP award isn't (supposed to be) for the best player, but for the most VALUABLE player, the one who makes his team 'more better'. Steph does that...and BTW, LeBron is doing more of that the last half of this season. That's why they've improved so much, are playing so well. Anyone who can get J.R. to play this good, is 'valuable' ;-)
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It takes nothing away from Curry to note that he plays on a great team, a team that can play great ball even without him. Draymond Green is enough to keep any opposing team off balance and Klay Thompson can, on any given day, put up a shooting show to match Curry's. But watching Curry is like watching a gymnast on floor exercises and the equipment. To describe what he does in precise, technical, scientific terms: Oooh! Wow ! Unprintable !!
Curry's OT may have been the greatest individual clutch performance I have ever seen in any sport, though the greatest team clutch performance still goes to the 2004 Red Sox in game 4 of the playoffs against the Yankees.
Curry's OT may have been the greatest individual clutch performance I have ever seen in any sport, though the greatest team clutch performance still goes to the 2004 Red Sox in game 4 of the playoffs against the Yankees.
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Steph does not play on a team that is "great" without him. He plays on a team that is "very good" without him.
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What makes him even more enjoyable to watch is that he is not 8'15" tall with 400 lbs of muscle. He is agile, truly athletic (not just powerful), and very elegant. He is also a great passer, and is able to stay calm and focused.
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Hats off to the great Curry. But please limit applause for first time unanimity on the MVP vote. Michael Jordan was routinely snubbed by a few voters and by many more who were bored with his dominance in handing the award to Barkley in 1993.
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Meh. All MVP votes are political. How was it that David Robinson won with Olajuwon at his peak? How did a variety of people win with LeBron James at his peak? And if Curry improves for the next few years, will they continue to bestow the award on him, or will they throw one to, say, Kawhi Leonard (who is also the best defender in the league, and it's not even close).
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Draymond Green is a very, very close competitor to Kawhi Leonard on defense. Green guards all five positions well.
He is the Babe Ruth of basketball...
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Actually, since they both are legends in the Bay Area: Willie Mays.
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...changing the game...and bringing a whole new cohort of fans to this wonderful game. It's the way I was taught to play, so many years ago.
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Steph Curry is the present and the future of the game. His skills and personality make him very hard to hate and easy to love. Steph Curry is not the face of NBA only, he will be the brightest star in Rio 2016 next summer.
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I'm in my eighties and getting to the Moda Center in Portland is a
real problem. But I watch the videos over and over and over.
What a delight it is to watch Stephen Curry as he plays his game.
Even more delightful is the team work that is typical of a Warriors
game. Thank you, Guys, for enriching an old lady's life!
real problem. But I watch the videos over and over and over.
What a delight it is to watch Stephen Curry as he plays his game.
Even more delightful is the team work that is typical of a Warriors
game. Thank you, Guys, for enriching an old lady's life!
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Ma'am, it is a lot of fun watching this young Blazers team. Lost in the drama of Curry's fireworks is the fact that Portland was not even supposed to make the playoffs, yet have played many quarters of fantastic basketball and drive the Warriors to OT Monday.
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It was a gutsy performance punctuated by delivering when it counted most. This kid is special and a lot of fun to watch.
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First, I want to know who was the idiot(s) who didn't vote for Micheal Jordan to be MVP?
Second, what do you call someone who is better than MVP? Shouldn't Curry have a designation above MVP for this year's performance? Maybe, MMP - Most Monumentuos Performance?
(Note to spell check: It's now a word)
Second, what do you call someone who is better than MVP? Shouldn't Curry have a designation above MVP for this year's performance? Maybe, MMP - Most Monumentuos Performance?
(Note to spell check: It's now a word)
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Wonderfully transcendent team. Steve Kerr, the Warrior coach, is thoughtful, self-aware, and humorous. His players reflect those traits in their own personal ways. I watched Curry thanking his wife in the most profuse and caring manner when accepting the MVP award yesterday. No wonder he is so beloved as a player and as a person.
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It is important to note - and woefully unreported - that Curry only shot a tad above 30% from the 3-point line for the game.
That is plainly NOT good shooting nor judgment.
That is plainly NOT good shooting nor judgment.
Rusty. Out of action for 2-3 weeks. Needed to find his rhythm. No one on his team will begrudge him being 1 for 10 in his early 3 pt attempts, nor should you!
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Steve, Curry was coming off an injury which kept him sidelined for four playoff games. He was rusty. As he got back into a groove, his performance in the 4th quarter and overtime was one for the ages. And, it was done on the opponent's home court.
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started 0 for 9 or 10 after being out two weeks, needed to get game legs on.
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Sit back and wonder, cool as a cucumber, so slick you miss it in his highlights.
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Everyone who plays dreams of playing like him.
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Some old timers wax nostalgia when the game used to be more physical and relied on in-your-face dunks, but seems to me they played mad. Curry's accuracy makes the game more artistic and he obviously plays with great joy, so much that his celebrations are viewed as natural jubilation and not taken as being cocky.
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Steph Curry and Michael Jordan are the two most extraordinary basketball players I have ever watched over the last twenty years. Last evening seeing what Steph and the rest of the team could do together was truly magical.
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Curry is a great player, graceful, elusive, effortless. He reminds me of Gretzky and of Dimaggio in the elegance and ease he exhibits. No worry, everything is possible, even if we haven't imagined it yet. Moreover, the Warriors have that same character, with great passes, constant movement, selfless cooperation, beautiful shot creation; their team-first identity makes them all greater than they would be alone, Curry too. They never seem pressed, worried or desperate. Of course they are hyper-competitve athletes, driven to win, but there are moments, whole quarters at a time, when it seems they are playing purely for the joy of chasing basketball perfection.
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I've been watching bball since 1960, growing up in NYC, and can say without a doubt that Mr Curry is the greatest shooter of all time. And I've seen some great ones over the years: Jerry West, Sam Jones, Michael Jordan, Isiah Thomas, George Gervin, the list is long. Curry is the complete ballplayer, which makes him that more special. A great passer, led the league in steals this year. So much more exciting to watch than Lebron, even at his peak. I still think Michael Jordan was the greatest player to ever play, proving his greatness over numerous seasons. And Bill Russell obviously with all his rings was the greatest winner of all time. Let's see how Curry does over his 10 prime years and revisit the "greatest player of all time" when all is said and done. He certainly is the greatest show on earth right now. We all need to be grateful for the show he's putting on, night after night.
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What a great back court that would be, Curry at point, and Michael as shooting guard, and both are the type of ballplayer that would make the other even better.
I just love watching great shooters. Andrew Toney, Jordan, Joe Dumars, KD, Bird, the list is long. But I particularly love it when guards can stroke it like Curry. In a stressful world at least we can take pleasure watching an artist perform.
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Kobe ball: Boring, selfish, exasperating and now, finally, extinct.
Curry ball: Exhilarating, sharing, virtuosic, embracing. The future of basketball.
Just in time.
Curry ball: Exhilarating, sharing, virtuosic, embracing. The future of basketball.
Just in time.
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> "Kobe ball: Boring, selfish,. . "
REALITY-CHECK: Kobe was never 'boring'
Kobe wasn't really selfish, ask guys like Derick Fisher, Bob Horry, Sasha-V, Pau, NickYoung, World-Peace, or "any of the guys from last season"
Kobe always tended to think, that he was the best one to take the shot, most of the time {and most of the time he was right}
Kobe would have been extremely happy to operate like Curry with all the passing and assists on a team like Golden State where almost all of the players are such high level performers
The great underreported story is how incredible the entire GS-Warriors Team is. Curry is amazing beyond belief, but if you put him on another average team, then he would be an Allen Iverson / Carmelo Anthony type of player, because opposing teams would devote 75% of their effort to shutting "him" down and forcing the rest of the team to beat them
With GoldenState, that is a very sub-optimal strategy
REALITY-CHECK: Kobe was never 'boring'
Kobe wasn't really selfish, ask guys like Derick Fisher, Bob Horry, Sasha-V, Pau, NickYoung, World-Peace, or "any of the guys from last season"
Kobe always tended to think, that he was the best one to take the shot, most of the time {and most of the time he was right}
Kobe would have been extremely happy to operate like Curry with all the passing and assists on a team like Golden State where almost all of the players are such high level performers
The great underreported story is how incredible the entire GS-Warriors Team is. Curry is amazing beyond belief, but if you put him on another average team, then he would be an Allen Iverson / Carmelo Anthony type of player, because opposing teams would devote 75% of their effort to shutting "him" down and forcing the rest of the team to beat them
With GoldenState, that is a very sub-optimal strategy
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Steph Curry, Steve Kerr and the Warriors are such a pleasure, starting of course with the incredible quality of their play and including the fact that they play so well as a team. And while you never know for sure whether people are being great in public but jerks in private, they do seem to be an unselfish bunch of players and decent folks. Before this past season, I only really tuned in to the NBA when the play-offs came around. Now I feel so fortunate to be a San Francisco Bay Area resident (well, by no means just for basketball!) and to be able to see such a rare team in action on tv on such a regular basis. I'm hoping for a Warriors-Spurs conference finals, so the two most unselfish and relatively ego-less teams in the NBA can go at it.
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Of all the sports, basketball is closest to ballet and it's the most beautiful. I haven't seen anything like Kerr's Warriors since Coach Wooden. The 4th game was memorable.
One of the ways Steph Curry impacts the Warriors: Steph passes the ball to a player and that player is open, he shoots with confidence, he doesn't have to worry about should he pass the ball, he's open the playmaker passed him the ball, he doesn't have to pass, he is suppose to shoot if he's open, he does, with confidence. Oops, a teammate is more open, has a better shot, the player passes to that open teammate! That's what makes it beautiful!
One of the ways Steph Curry impacts the Warriors: Steph passes the ball to a player and that player is open, he shoots with confidence, he doesn't have to worry about should he pass the ball, he's open the playmaker passed him the ball, he doesn't have to pass, he is suppose to shoot if he's open, he does, with confidence. Oops, a teammate is more open, has a better shot, the player passes to that open teammate! That's what makes it beautiful!
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Especially glad to know that Curry is not injured. He seems to be such a good guy, a great father, a great family man and a great team mate. He obviously really loves to play and is incredibly dedicated to his craft which benefits us all. I get such a thrill watching him, like watching Yo Yo Ma or Horowitz or hearing a great performance of Beethoven's 9th Symphony. It is uplifting to witness such artistry and excellence. We are watching history. Pay attention! ...(and isn't it about time for Riley's Press Conference?)
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It's the fluidity, the surprise, the graceful effortlessness which makes us addicted to the beauty. Watch sport for the beauty. Curry supplies beauty and you just hope you do not have to suffer and see the ugly slip and a tear on sweaty hardwood, or when . . . oh, stop, enjoy it. It's not about winning and losing, its about the dance and the flow of music.
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As an NBA fan who's not too old, but old enough to remember Steve Kerr's playing days, as well as Dell Curry shooting lights out for the Hornets--Steph Curry is a breath of fresh air to what had become an occasionally stale professional game. He's a joy to watch, and here's hoping he will bring his game to the Olympics this summer so that we can share his game with the world.
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