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It is not just any record. Stephen Curry It has revolutionized basketball, because it has made something that was extraordinary before it normal. Until he arrived, no one considered trying that type of shooting, which was always considered bad shots and, even when hitting them, they were not within the rules of the game. He has normalized it and with total naturalness.
What Curry has accomplished shows that the NBA has changed and that the game of basketball in general has changed as well. And it’s partly because of him. More triples are played, faster, more possessions. This implies that there are more and more players from this time on the triple list, because much more is thrown.
I don’t know if Curry is the best shooter of all time. It is evident that it is one of them. What I do know is that it is the one with the most cutting edge. Throughout history there have been very great shooters, you may like the mechanics more, the effectiveness … Steph happens a bit like Juan Carlos NavarroThey are great shooters, there may be others with better mechanics, but they both have tremendous toe.
My first memory of Curry is distant. I had just come to Portland and he was playing at Davidson University. It was already tremendous. There was a lot of expectation, everyone put in the air how he was going to play in the NBA, because he was in a small university, he had all the balls for him, but physically he was not yet developed and there were certain doubts about his future, his level, his physique.
After the first years of irregularity and injuries, he has improved his physique, that has been key. With exhaustive work during all these years. If you add the talent, the toe … the explosion. And now we are witnessing a third of his career, after another period of injuries, having rested. He is eager, motivated and excited and you can see him in the freshness that he plays. He has a very free head and is eager to win another ring.
I also remember the first time I played against him in the NBA. I was in Sacramento. He was as talented as he seemed, but physically it cost him. His team had Monta Ellis and he was still secondary. But it was very difficult to defend, you had to be very vigilant because at any moment he could shoot to the basket. Once his physique improved, he has been unstoppable. The last time we played against them, as I was with the Sixers, they played a very bad game. One of the worst shooting percentage of his career. Playing against the Warriors, in my second stint in the NBA, was very motivating. With Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson, Curry… They were always special parties.
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