is Curry on pace to become the GOAT?

[Springsteen]

Alpha and hung I must say. But I'd need "lower" pics to confirm.

[3ball]

New Age GOAT

Keep in mind - there were a lot of really awesome TWO-point shooters in previous eras - guys like Maravich or World B Free.. Otoh, Curry is great in this era because he shoots [COLOR="Navy"]that awesomely from 3-point range[/COLOR] - literally half his shots are 3-pointers - he shoots as well as from 3-point range as Maravich and World B Free shot from 2-point range..

But what good is that in their era when there was no 3-point line?... So the question becomes: is Curry as good a 2-point shotmaker as these guys - because if not, he wouldn't be as good as Maravich or Free in previous eras without the 3-point line...

And as it turns out, Maravich, Free, and a slew of other guys were BETTER 2-point shot makers than Curry, so Curry would be ranked below them in previous eras - this makes sense, since we already know that the current era is the only era where Curry is a top 5 player.

[ShawkFactory]

Keep in mind - there were a lot of really awesome TWO-point shooters in previous eras - guys like Maravich or World B Free.. Otoh, Curry is great in this era because he shoots [COLOR="Navy"]that awesomely from 3-point range[/COLOR] - literally half his shots are 3-pointers - he shoots as well as from 3-point range as Maravich and World B Free shot from 2-point range..

But what good is that in their era when there was no 3-point line?... So the question becomes: is Curry as good a 2-point shotmaker as these guys - because if not, he wouldn't be as good as Maravich or Free in previous eras without the 3-point line...

And as it turns out, Maravich, Free, and a slew of other guys were BETTER 2-point shot makers than Curry, so Curry would be ranked below them in previous eras - this makes sense, since we already know that the current era is the only era where Curry is a top 5 player.

How do you figure? If there were no 3pt line Curry would still be a better shooter than all of them.

[sd3035]

Keep in mind - there were a lot of really awesome TWO-point shooters in previous eras - guys like Maravich or World B Free.. Otoh, Curry is great in this era because he shoots [COLOR="Navy"]that awesomely from 3-point range[/COLOR] - literally half his shots are 3-pointers - he shoots as well as from 3-point range as Maravich and World B Free shot from 2-point range..

But what good is that in their era when there was no 3-point line?... So the question becomes: is Curry as good a 2-point shotmaker as these guys - because if not, he wouldn't be as good as Maravich or Free in previous eras without the 3-point line...

And as it turns out, Maravich, Free, and a slew of other guys were BETTER 2-point shot makers than Curry, so Curry would be ranked below them in previous eras - this makes sense, since we already know that the current era is the only era where Curry is a top 5 player.

Curry obviously would have trained differently

[3ball]

Curry obviously would have trained differently

Literally half of Curry's shots are 3-pointers, so to evaluate how he would do in eras that didn't have a 3-point line, we have to compare his 2-point shotmaking ability to others in those eras.

As it turns out, Curry would rank as the 1,031st best 2-point shotmaker in previous eras, so he would be much worse player than today, where he's the best player in the league - today's spaced-out, 3-point friendly league is the only era where Curry would be a top player... #realtalk

[Rocketswin2013]

Curry has almost every stanbase, past and present against him.

I may have to root for this guy.

[3ball]

Literally half of Curry's shots are 3-pointers, so to evaluate how he would do in eras that didn't have a 3-point line, we have to compare his 2-point shotmaking ability to others in those eras.

As it turns out, Curry would rank as the 1,031st best 2-point shotmaker in previous eras, so he would be much worse player than today, where he's the best player in the league.. Today's spaced-out, 3-point friendly league is the only era where Curry would be a top player... #realtalk

[ShawkFactory]

Literally half of Curry's shots are 3-pointers, so to evaluate how he would do in eras where there was no 3-point line, we have to compare his 2-point shotmaking ability to others in those eras.

As it turns out, Curry would rank as the 1,031st best 2-point shotmaker in previous eras, so he would be much worse player than today, where he's the best player in the league - today's spaced-out, 3-point friendly league is the only era where Curry would be a top player... #realtalk

You should go back to hating on Lebron. Your arguments are even worse and more filled with just blatant lies and disingenuity.

[WorldWarriors]

LOL no you didn't just...

[GIF REACTION]

3ball stealing my tricks

hehe

or maybe we are the same?

hehe

[3ball]

You should go back to hating on Lebron. Your arguments are even worse and more filled with just blatant lies and disingenuity.

ok, maybe not the 1031st.... Maybe the 879th...

bottom line - his 2-point shooting ability is nowhere near elite, so he'd be nowhere near elite in previous eras.. again, this is the only era where Curry would be a top player.

[sd3035]

Literally half of Curry's shots are 3-pointers, so to evaluate how he would do in eras that didn't have a 3-point line, we have to compare his 2-point shotmaking ability to others in those eras.

As it turns out, Curry would rank as the 1,031st best 2-point shotmaker in previous eras, so he would be much worse player than today, where he's the best player in the league - today's spaced-out, 3-point friendly league is the only era where Curry would be a top player... #realtalk

Jordan would be mediocre in today's "spaced-out, 3 point friendly league". He'd be lucky to drop 20ppg, the game has evolved beyond his limited skill set.

[ShawkFactory]

ok, maybe not the 1031st.... Maybe the 879th...

bottom line - his 2-point shooting ability is nowhere near elite, so he'd be nowhere near elite in previous eras.. again, this is the only era where Curry would be a top player.

Do you even watch him?

It's amazing how little you seem to know about the players you regularly discuss.

[RidonKs]

Literally half of Curry's shots are 3-pointers, so to evaluate how he would do in eras that didn't have a 3-point line, we have to compare his 2-point shotmaking ability to others in those eras.

As it turns out, Curry would rank as the 1,031st best 2-point shotmaker in previous eras, so he would be much worse player than today, where he's the best player in the league - today's spaced-out, 3-point friendly league is the only era where Curry would be a top player... #realtalk

the nba gives curry an incentive to take shots from behind the 3pt line

if the 3pt line weren't there... curry wouldn't keep taking those shots

he would bring his game closer to the basket, he would penetrate more, and he would attack the basket more

we know he can do that... because he does it all the time

as soon as he does that enough, the defense has to compensate..

which means sagging off him

giving him space

and we know what happens when steph curry has space..

15 feet or 25 feet doesn't seem to matter

bottom line: he is a great shooter, not a great 3pt shooter

and he's awesome at effectively creating shots

for whoever

[3ball]

3ball stealing my tricks

hehe

or maybe we are the same?

hehe

"rules enforced spacing"