Since the league entered the small ball era, it is not uncommon for players to shoot long three-pointers. Among them, Stephen Curry of the Warriors and Damian Lillard of the Trail Blazers are the best.
Fans often use the words “as accurate as Stephen Curry” to describe Damian Lillard’s long-range shooting ability. Damian Lillard himself does not agree with this view.
Damian Lillard said: “I understand Stephen has been fighting for the championship and has been on live broadcasts in the United States countless times. They created a dynasty. So naturally, when he makes these ultra-long threes, everyone will notice. I understand. At the same time, I’m in Portland, and the attention we get is much worse than other popular teams, so many people don’t know that I have been shooting super long threes. So I will not try to get the fans Believe that I can do what Stephen did. That’s what I did.”
Damian Lillard’s implication is that he shoots super long threes no later than Curry, and his shooting ability is no worse than Curry. Fans didn’t find him before because of the low attention of Portland, and the Bay Area is a favorite team every year.
Therefore, fans feel that Curry is the first player to shoot a long three-pointer, and everyone else is a latecomer. Damian Lillard himself doesn’t want fans to think that what he is doing is imitating Curry, what he is doing now has been done a long time ago.
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