Curry on uMVP: "There is a lot of legends including yourself, MJ, LeBron, Bird"

[k0kakw0rld]

The forgotten legend :oldlol: Guess who that is? Wasn't his farewell this year? :confusedshrug:

Kobe bean Bryant :lol :roll:

Curry's postgame interview - Inside The NBA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9-WUfxt7OE)

[Im Still Ballin]

What? This isn't exactly shocking. Everyone knows Kobe isn't an all-time great like that

[bballnoob1192]

because he's gonna stand there and name everyone else..........damn u retards try to grab on to any straws huh

[Fudge]

Well, he clearly doesn't belong to be named alongside those guys anyways.

He's in the second tier. The Big O's, Jerry West's, and Julius Erving's.

[KingPush]

Curry-Kobe fam in shambles

[LongLiveTheKing]

Not surprised Kobe isn't on their level and Steph knows it.

[plowking]

"Congrats Steph. We talk shit about your era and how good you would be previously, but congrats."

[tragicbronson]

Textbook rent-free example

[Real14]

LeBron paid him to say his name.

[KingPush]

LeBron paid him to say his name.
Does he pay you too? :roll: :roll: :roll:

[GimmeThat]

at 6-3 and 185 lbs he doesn't play with SF well.

Is the league deep at PG? it really depends on how many coaches are willing to the hand the PG the key to the team.

[3ball]

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Jordan was a FAR better shooter than Curry inside 20 feet:




.....................MJ 1997 (http://stats.nba.com/player/#!/893/stats/shooting/?Season=1996-97&SeasonType=Regular%20Season)...................Cur ry 2015 (http://stats.nba.com/player/#!/201939/stats/shooting/?Season=2014-15&SeasonType=Regular%20Season)............ Curry 2016 (http://stats.nba.com/player/#!/201939/stats/shooting/) <--- link to nba.com data

5-9 ft.......... 49.2%, 126 fga........... 40.3%, 72 fga.......... 48.6%, 72 fga

10-14 ft....... 51.5%, 466 fga........... 52.9%, 85 fga.......... 50.9%, 57 fga

15-19 ft....... 49.5%, 594 fga........... 43.9%, 132 fga........ 37.3%, 102 fga



Overall midrange % (all shots inside the 3-point line but outside the paint)

JORDAN 1997:. 49.3%, 1202 fga
CURRY.. 2015:. 41.1%, 285 fga
CURRY.. 2016:. 42.5%, 200 fga




Btw, Jordan and Curry's good shooting isn't needed to be a top scorer in today's game - Lebron, Westbrook, Wade, Derozan and Butler all have poor 3-point AND midrange efficiency (http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showpost.php?p=12338297&postcount=47), yet they're still the top wing scorers because today's wide open spacing and hands-off defense allows easier access to the rim than ever before.

Today's spacing and hands-off defense would benefit MJ the same way, except he had documented (http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showpost.php?p=11713011&postcount=43) goat midrange efficiency, which would put him in Curry's category as a goat shooter, and give him a similarly massive advantage over non-shooters Lebron, Westbrook and company.

[aj1987]

because he's gonna stand there and name everyone else..........damn u retards try to grab on to any straws huh
He could've left out either Bird or Curry. Kobe literally retired like a month ago and the media talked about him for like a week straight. Whatever though. I agree with you that it's not a slight at Kobe. Curry wouldn't disrespect a legend like Kobe.

[bobopenguin]

so u want him to name every single HOF?

op, u really gotta drop kobe from ur brain man, seems like u are obsessed with kobe. :rolleyes:

[3ball]

so u want him to name every single HOF?


gotta know your history

[3ball]

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Curry shouldn't be compared to players like Jordan, who didn't have teammates spreading the floor for him like Curry does - teams only attempted 5 threes per game when Jordan won his first ring in 1991, compared to 25 attempts per game for today's teams.

So today's player benefits from teammates that space the floor and cause defenders to cover more ground - three-point shooters benefit the most from scrambling defenders, which is why 80% of today's 3-pointers (including Curry's) are "open" or "very open", as described on NBA.com's stats page (http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showpost.php?p=12360926&postcount=37).

Otoh, Jordan achieved his stats WITHOUT teammates spreading the floor.. In today's spaced-out game, his stats would explode because he has the same (better) athleticism as Lebron/Westbrook, but they can't shoot (http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showpost.php?p=12338297&postcount=47), and Jordan could - he had goat midrange efficiency, much better than Curry's (http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showpost.php?p=11713011&postcount=43), which puts him in Curry's category as a goat shooter, and gives him a similarly massive advantage over non-shooters Lebron and Westbrook.
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[aj1987]

Curry >>>>>>>>>>> Ordan
:cheers:

[3ball]

:cheers:
Unlike Curry, Jordan achieved his stats WITHOUT teammates spreading the floor for him.

In today's spaced-out game, his stats would explode because he has the same (better) athleticism as Lebron/Westbrook, but they can't shoot (http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showpost.php?p=12338297&postcount=47), and he could - Jordan had goat midrange efficiency, much better than Curry's (http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showpost.php?p=12367120&postcount=12), which puts him in Curry's category as a goat shooter, and gives him a similarly massive advantage over non-shooters Lebron and Westbrook.

:cheers:

[aj1987]

Curry >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ordan
Agreed!

[raprap]

The top 10 fam welcomes steph curry. :applause:

[JebronLames]

The top 10 fam welcomes steph curry. :applause:
As a HUGE Kobe Stan, this hurts.

[sportjames23]

The top 10 fam welcomes steph curry. :applause:


As a big Lebron fan, it hurts to put Steph above him. Must we?

[aj1987]

As a big Lebron fan, it hurts to put Steph above him. Must we?
You're gonna put Curry at #2? :biggums:

Dang! You'll probably have him as the GOAT, if he wins a ring/FMVP this season.

[MEB2kDeez]

:facepalm

[sportjames23]

You're gonna put Curry at #2? :biggums:

Dang! You'll probably have him as the GOAT, if he wins a ring/FMVP this season.


Nah, I got Curry approaching the Top 20. I pained me to see him pass Lebron doe.

[aj1987]

Nah, I got Curry approaching the Top 20. I pained me to see him pass Lebron doe.
Wait, so you have Kobe outside your top 30? That's messed up, dude. :facepalm

[toprange]

:lol why would we want kobe to be on a list with leloser. I was hoping for Curry to not mention kobe's name in the same breath with that loser

[Kiddlovesnets]

Well the legends here refer to top 10 alltime legends. Kobe is a legend, but not a top 10 player of all time, so he was not mentioned.

[GimmeThat]

if we change the salary mode to NFL, how many teams would be willing to pay Steph Curry for 20 mil a year.

If we throw in the lux cap raise, than 20 mil isn't anything, but if teams are still having to keep the salary under the cap before tax comes in. The 7-8th seeds are up for grab.

[TheOne]

Curry quoted these legends simply because they were very close to "unanimous" in MVP voting.

[sd3035]

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Jordan was a FAR better shooter than Curry inside 20 feet:




.....................MJ 1997 (http://stats.nba.com/player/#!/893/stats/shooting/?Season=1996-97&SeasonType=Regular%20Season)...................Cur ry 2015 (http://stats.nba.com/player/#!/201939/stats/shooting/?Season=2014-15&SeasonType=Regular%20Season)............ Curry 2016 (http://stats.nba.com/player/#!/201939/stats/shooting/) <--- link to nba.com data

5-9 ft.......... 49.2%, 126 fga........... 40.3%, 72 fga.......... 48.6%, 72 fga

10-14 ft....... 51.5%, 466 fga........... 52.9%, 85 fga.......... 50.9%, 57 fga

15-19 ft....... 49.5%, 594 fga........... 43.9%, 132 fga........ 37.3%, 102 fga



Overall midrange % (all shots inside the 3-point line but outside the paint)

JORDAN 1997:. 49.3%, 1202 fga
CURRY.. 2015:. 41.1%, 285 fga
CURRY.. 2016:. 42.5%, 200 fga




Btw, Jordan and Curry's good shooting isn't needed to be a top scorer in today's game - Lebron, Westbrook, Wade, Derozan and Butler all have poor 3-point AND midrange efficiency (http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showpost.php?p=12338297&postcount=47), yet they're still the top wing scorers because today's wide open spacing and hands-off defense allows easier access to the rim than ever before.

Today's spacing and hands-off defense would benefit MJ the same way, except he had documented (http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showpost.php?p=11713011&postcount=43) goat midrange efficiency, which would put him in Curry's category as a goat shooter, and give him a similarly massive advantage over non-shooters Lebron, Westbrook and company.

http://s2.quickmeme.com/img/1b/1b3b43c9ee85c3f17aa7f9dc47c5a90e234de792cb856995d3 7f804ea29afd04.jpg

[sd3035]

Curry quoted these legends simply because they were very close to "unanimous" in MVP voting.

finally someone gets it :lol

[AintNoSunshine]

He's probably tired of Kobetards clinging to his knuts, calling themselves Curry-Kobe fam. Kobe's not in the same league as Curry and you are not the same fam. Kobe's yesterday's news.

[kamil]

What? This isn't exactly shocking. Everyone knows Kobe isn't an all-time great like that

And by that extension, neither is LeBron* of course.

[Mr Feeny]

Well, he clearly doesn't belong to be named alongside those guys anyways.

He's in the second tier. The Big O's, Jerry West's, and Julius Erving's.

Exactly. Curry doesn't think Kobe even belongs in the same sentence as those he mentioned:lol
Curry respects legends, not scrubs who shoots 35% for a season and have never hit 47% in 20 years:rockon:

[Bosnian Sajo]

Curry quoted these legends simply because they were very close to "unanimous" in MVP voting.


It took 30 ****ING POSTS for the obvious to be stated, holy shit. Honestly this place used to have at least some decent basketball discussions, but now that is strictly limited to game threads and even they get corrupted by people who aren't really fans, just here to troll.

[Mr Feeny]

And by that extension, neither is LeBron* of course.Except that Curry disagrees which is why he called lebron a legend.
Kobrick, on the otherhand, isn't even worth mentioning to Curry :lol he's so far below a curry it's insane :applause:

[riseagainst]

"Congrats Steph. We talk shit about your era and how good you would be previously, but congrats."


:oldlol:

[k0kakw0rld]

so u want him to name every single HOF?

op, u really gotta drop kobe from ur brain man, seems like u are obsessed with kobe. :rolleyes:
Let's not pretend here. He did not have to name LeBron, but he did. Kobetards on suicide watch. Real recongnize real. Top 10 family only :rockon:



























Okay okay, enough trollimg

[Dr Seuss]

He also didnt say shaq who was in studio. and probably feeling pretty butthurt about that after.

[Hey Yo]

finally someone gets it :lol
How can you agree with Curry that James is a legend?

All you've done over the last 2yrs is say that he sucks and overrated.

[MEB2kDeez]

Trolls are grasping at straws now. :facepalm

[k0kakw0rld]

He also didnt say shaq who was in studio. and probably feeling pretty butthurt about that after.
He said "yourself" talking to Shaq since Shaq asked him the question? :confusedshrug:

[34-24 Footwork]

I think Curry is the only player that got the coach with the BEST RECORD in the opposing conference fired due to beating the shit outta them midseason.

:lol :lol

[plowking]

I think Curry is the only player that got the coach with the BEST RECORD in the opposing conference fired due to beating the shit outta them midseason.

:lol :lol

Damn, always desperate to talk about LeBron in some capacity.

[ace23]

Agreed!
Did you remove the J on purpose lmao

[aj1987]

Did you remove the J on purpose lmao
Nah, it was autocorrect.

[MoBe1Kanobi]

:facepalm :facepalm :facepalm

how dumb is ISH

He was naming a few of the MULTIPLE time MVP winners

Kobe has one MVP

Not discrediting Kobe just naming other guys

He only mentioned Shaq because Shaq was asking him the question and he probably assumed Shaq was a multiple MVP winner and even since Shaq isn't... it creates a good rapport with Shaq who is the interviewer since Shaq isnt gonna fact check Steph while Steph is trying to compliment a pure alpha GOAT who has less MVPs than Steph even though Shaq was much better.

Also.. being a two time MVP winner is a much bigger deal to Steph than being a unanimous MVP so im sure for the past week or two when he found out he was gonna win the award and all the talk on ESPN was in mentioning other 2x+ MVP winners where I personally know I heard Nash, Bron, MJ, Bird, etc. being mentioned this week in context to Steph Curry winning MVP and Im sure he's been told the multiple time MVP winner list this week all week by reporters and the like as well

So yeah, in this context Kobe doesn't get mentioned because he has one MVP

[MoBe1Kanobi]

Since yall were confused

[eliteballer]

Uh he also didn't mention Kareem, Russell, Wilt, Magic etc. he just riffed off a couple names.