Stephen Curry last night: 16/25 from field, 8/13 on 3, 45 points. YouTube inside.

[LionJim]

It's impossible to have a quicker shot than Curry's. Just not doable. Nine-for-nine in the first quarter for 25 points. Apparently, he called the long three from the icon with 1:51 left, will do more research. Wow. And what a talent he has for moving without the ball. Wow, great player.

 

[Obliviax]

Easily the best pure shooter of all time. I saw a clip. of Dwayne Wade and Tiger talking and Dwayne, no slouch himself, said he is other worldly.

 

[BobPSU92]

He’s ridiculous. So smooooooth.

 

[LionJim]

Easily the best pure shooter of all time. I saw a clip. of Dwayne Wade and Tiger talking and Dwayne, no slouch himself, said he is other worldly.

Nobody in my memory has a quicker shot than Curry. Jerry West was very quick, but not this quick. And his range, it's basically Curry, Downtown Freddie Brown, and Brian Magid, a DMV legend. And his accuracy, look how high the ball goes, gives him a perfect angle going down. (This DOES make a difference. I know, I could shoot.) Wow.

 

[PrtLng Lion]

He's not bad

 

[psulongago]

He's not bad

Gee 45 points, who remembers Wilt, AVERAGED 50 for an entire season. 45 was a below average night for Wilt. Saw him play many time and even on the playground at Tustin, across the street from Overbrook High,

 

[Obliviax]

Nobody in my memory has a quicker shot than Curry. Jerry West was very quick, but not this quick. And his range, it's basically Curry, Downtown Freddie Brown, and Brian Magid, a DMV legend. And his accuracy, look how high the ball goes, gives him a perfect angle going down. (This DOES make a difference. I know, I could shoot.) Wow.

I used to play with several of the Cavs. Elho, Curry, Steve Kerr at a place in Akron during the off season. They'd play from time to time at a health club. BTW, I suck so just to be clear. But I was really good at defense and was typically picked toward the middle of the pack. Some observations

• these guys were fiercely independent....no way they wanted to socialize with any of us that weren't already in their inner circles
• the best way to play D is to watch their waist and play positional defense. Don't try to block the shot. Keep your eye on their waist and shuffle your feet to cut off their path to the hoop.
• There are three shots, generally: drive to the basket, stop and pop, deep set shot. Most none NBA players had one of these. Most of the NBA players had two. The best had all three and were unstoppable.
• Ehlo, for example, had a set shot and could drive. To defend him, you stayed out on him on the perimeter but when he put the ball on the floor, you sprinted back to the basket because his stop and pop was weak. Best to put him in a position where he was weak. Price was a deep ball player, one of the best. He also had a good stop and pop. But if you let him get into the lane, he'd dish because he was afraid a big man would swat it away.
• Steve Kerr hated me. He had a single talent, he was deadly when left alone behind the arch. but his shot starts at his thighs.. You could stay off him, but when he grabbed the ball by both hands near his thighs, in in two seconds he'd shoot. You had plenty of time to get up on him to affect his shot. But in the NBA, he gets lost in the double teams and finds an open shot. Crazy he had a long career on simply being a deadly three-point set shooter.

All of this is to say that Curry is the best of the best. He can hit the deep ball from half court alone or guarded. He can stop and pop. he can drive. He has incredible energy and doesn't stop. you can't wear him down. The best perimeter player I've ever seen bar none.

 

[70Sixers]

Seth Curry is no slouch either. Statistically he shoots a better percentage than his brother. I never really watched him much until he played for the Sixers. The kid is smooth. Doesn't do much else though.

Two other great shooters that I got to see frequently within 30ft of my own eyes on the Sixers home court were Kyle Korver and JJ Reddick. When Korver got hot he would get to his spot, toes barely touched the ground let alone set his feet; heck sometimes he wasn't yet looking at the basket once his shooting mechanics started...but it would still swish!

 

[LionJim]

I used to play with several of the Cavs. Elho, Curry, Steve Kerr at a place in Akron during the off season. They'd play from time to time at a health club. BTW, I suck so just to be clear. But I was really good at defense and was typically picked toward the middle of the pack. Some observations

• these guys were fiercely independent....no way they wanted to socialize with any of us that weren't already in their inner circles
• the best way to play D is to watch their waist and play positional defense. Don't try to block the shot. Keep your eye on their waist and shuffle your feet to cut off their path to the hoop.
• There are three shots, generally: drive to the basket, stop and pop, deep set shot. Most none NBA players had one of these. Most of the NBA players had two. The best had all three and were unstoppable.
• Ehlo, for example, had a set shot and could drive. To defend him, you stayed out on him on the perimeter but when he put the ball on the floor, you sprinted back to the basket because his stop and pop was weak. Best to put him in a position where he was weak. Price was a deep ball player, one of the best. He also had a good stop and pop. But if you let him get into the lane, he'd dish because he was afraid a big man would swat it away.
• Steve Kerr hated me. He had a single talent, he was deadly when left alone behind the arch. but his shot starts at his thighs.. You could stay off him, but when he grabbed the ball by both hands near his thighs, in in two seconds he'd shoot. You had plenty of time to get up on him to affect his shot. But in the NBA, he gets lost in the double teams and finds an open shot. Crazy he had a long career on simply being a deadly three-point set shooter.

All of this is to say that Curry is the best of the best. He can hit the deep ball from half court alone or guarded. He can stop and pop. he can drive. He has incredible energy and doesn't stop. you can't wear him down. The best perimeter player I've ever seen bar none.

Lion Jim = Steve Kerr. I modeled my shot on Oscar’s, had my right hand parallel to the floor around four or five inches directly above the center of my head. Curry could do three shots in the time it took me to do one. For my shot to work, you have to have good spring to give you time to get the shot off at the peak of your leap.

 

[Obliviax]

Lion Jim = Steve Kerr. I modeled my shot on Oscar’s, had my right hand parallel to the floor around four or five inches directly above the center of my head. Curry could do three shots in the time it took me to do one. To do something like that you have to have good spring to give you time to get the shot off at the peak of your leap.

Great shot.

The shot in basketball has evolved. For a long time, just having a jump shot was cool. Then you had the fall away. Adrian Dantly made a career with a ten foot fall away jumper that was automatic. Not only couldn't guys do what Curry does but a coach wouldn't let him. Kudos to Kerr for letting Curry be Curry. I watched a young kid from the Grizzlies the other night, Ja Morant. He's 22 and a budding star. He has a little curry but he's also mastered a quick finger roll and tear drop in the paint. Curry has made it OK to be Curry so I think you are going to see a lot more Currys in the future.

interestingly, the Cavs are going to other direction. They've got three good combo guards but are really building around 3 seven-foot tall dudes that are pretty good athelets. The idea is a Golden State will never be able to match up in the paint. The most experienced of the three went s 11 - 11, all dunks or close shots. If they can get used to each other and make that work, they can be an interesting team.

 

[LemonEars]

I used to play with several of the Cavs. Elho, Curry, Steve Kerr at a place in Akron during the off season. They'd play from time to time at a health club. BTW, I suck so just to be clear. But I was really good at defense and was typically picked toward the middle of the pack. Some observations

• these guys were fiercely independent....no way they wanted to socialize with any of us that weren't already in their inner circles
• the best way to play D is to watch their waist and play positional defense. Don't try to block the shot. Keep your eye on their waist and shuffle your feet to cut off their path to the hoop.
• There are three shots, generally: drive to the basket, stop and pop, deep set shot. Most none NBA players had one of these. Most of the NBA players had two. The best had all three and were unstoppable.
• Ehlo, for example, had a set shot and could drive. To defend him, you stayed out on him on the perimeter but when he put the ball on the floor, you sprinted back to the basket because his stop and pop was weak. Best to put him in a position where he was weak. Price was a deep ball player, one of the best. He also had a good stop and pop. But if you let him get into the lane, he'd dish because he was afraid a big man would swat it away.
• Steve Kerr hated me. He had a single talent, he was deadly when left alone behind the arch. but his shot starts at his thighs.. You could stay off him, but when he grabbed the ball by both hands near his thighs, in in two seconds he'd shoot. You had plenty of time to get up on him to affect his shot. But in the NBA, he gets lost in the double teams and finds an open shot. Crazy he had a long career on simply being a deadly three-point set shooter.

All of this is to say that Curry is the best of the best. He can hit the deep ball from half court alone or guarded. He can stop and pop. he can drive. He has incredible energy and doesn't stop. you can't wear him down. The best perimeter player I've ever seen bar none.

Thanks for sharing. Great insight.

Curry is the only reason I watch any NBA basketball. He is an artist. There is a beauty to watching his shot arc high, go long, and then swish. The only player in my memory who could compare to Curry was Austin Carr when he was at Notre Dame. He could shoot from far out and when he was on, he was unconscious. Rarely missed. Also had a beautiful shot. He could go to the hoop too. Carr tuned out to be a solid NBA player but not an all time great.

 

[Obliviax]

Thanks for sharing. Great insight.

Curry is the only reason I watch any NBA basketball. He is an artist. There is a beauty to watching his shot arc high, go long, and then swish. The only player in my memory who could compare to Curry was Austin Carr when he was at Notre Dame. He could shoot from far out and when he was on, he was unconscious. Rarely missed. Also had a beautiful shot. He could go to the hoop too. Carr tuned out to be a solid NBA player but not an all time great.

Austin Carr does Cavs color commentary and is just great to listen to. Jim Chones is the game day guy and Carr does the post game comments. These guys are a treat to listen to.