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If Curry could simply post up in a corner like Steve Kerr and wait for Jordan to pass him the ball out of a double team, he'd probably shoot 75% from 3.
If Curry could simply post up in a corner like Steve Kerr and wait for Jordan to pass him the ball out of a double team, he'd probably shoot 75% from 3.
Yeah, that was almost as bad as Larry Bird going 6-16 in the decisive game of the '87 Finals (Celtics lost).
6-16...basically Steph’s FG% for the entire 2016 Finals (7 games). Point being - shooting around in rhythm is a lot different than shooting in an actual meaningful game (for all players).
6-16...basically Steph’s FG% for the entire 2016 Finals (7 games). Point being - shooting around in rhythm is a lot different than shooting in an actual meaningful game (for all players).
Curry was 40% overall for the series. Which was still higher than Bird's 35.1% overall shooting for the series when the Pistons booted him out of the Playoffs. This actually came on the heels of Bird's best statistical season, but he stunk up it against the Pistons big time, averaging 10 fewer PPG compared to the regular season and shooting 28.5% from behind the arc.
Point being that cherrypicking the low moments of a player's career doesn't mean anything about their overall success as a shooter.
Doesn't anyone remember Brian Winters? He was a Laker rookie who was traded to the Bucks after his rookie season in the Kareem Abdul Jabbar trade. He had a nice long career and shot for a career avg. of 47% from the field. He played mostly in the 70's into the early 80's.
I would think he would have to be in the discussion as one of the best at the very minimum.
Curry was 40% overall for the series. Which was still higher than Bird's 35.1% overall shooting for the series when the Pistons booted him out of the Playoffs. This actually came on the heels of Bird's best statistical season, but he stunk up it against the Pistons big time, averaging 10 fewer PPG compared to the regular season and shooting 28.5% from behind the arc.
Point being that cherrypicking the low moments of a player's career doesn't mean anything about their overall success as a shooter.
Who’s cherry picking? I’m still wondering why Larry Bird is on your mind. Was I randomly assigned the task of Bird-defender for you to argue against? I’m simply pointing out that a player that “could” shoot 75% from 3 has never come close to that. And practice/rhythm shooting is on a different planet than in-game shooting.
Speaking of practice shooting, here’s what Paul George had to say about ~60 yr old Bird:
“He picked a ball up that had rolled over. He rolled up his sleeves and made about 15 in a row and just walked out like nothing just happened. It was the craziest thing I’ve seen."
NBA players can shoot the lights out, but let’s not be silly enough to believe that Curry is so far advanced that he’s darn near twice the spot up shooter as a Steve Kerr.
Who’s cherry picking? I’m still wondering why Larry Bird is on your mind. Was I randomly assigned the task of Bird-defender for you to argue against? I’m simply pointing out that a player that “could” shoot 75% from 3 has never come close to that. And practice/rhythm shooting is on a different planet than in-game shooting.
Speaking of practice shooting, here’s what Paul George had to say about ~60 yr old Bird:
“He picked a ball up that had rolled over. He rolled up his sleeves and made about 15 in a row and just walked out like nothing just happened. It was the craziest thing I’ve seen."
NBA players can shoot the lights out, but let’s not be silly enough to believe that Curry is so far advanced that he’s darn near twice the spot up shooter as a Steve Kerr.
In 14-15, not close to Curry's most efficient season, he shot 48% on catch & shoot 3s. That would be 72% eFG%. In-game & straight absurd.
Kerr was a great shooter, but he's not on the same planet. He always had a much lower degree of difficulty on his shots. And he had a stretch of his career (his best shooting years) with a shortened 3 point line.
That same year, Curry was shooting 42.5% from 25-29 feet. Lillard, the next closest guy, was shooting ~13% from that range.
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I’m simply pointing out that a player that “could” shoot 75% from 3 has never come close to that. And practice/rhythm shooting is on a different planet than in-game shooting. 
