Don't sleep on Stephen Curry making the transition into an elite PG in '12/'13

[AkaDemiK]

this Nostradamus ass nikka..

 

[Reggie]

Bob Knight disagrees. He says he's as good of a passer that has ever played college basketball.

ESPN: Bobby Knight praises Stephen Curry - YouTube

He is definitely an above average passer. I will say that much. But i remember when Bob said that.

 

[god shamgod]

I've seen curry destroy derrick rose twice ellis and curry were takin turns killin rose it was scary to watch.Rose couldn't stop either of them dudes for nothin and that's with the #1-2 defense behind him

 

[G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman]

I've seen curry destroy derrick rose twice ellis and curry were takin turns killin rose it was scary to watch.Rose couldn't stop either of them dudes for nothin and that's with the #1-2 defense behind him

 

[ZEupTWN]

Yea his jumper is money....still think he's more flash over substance..

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

So saying someone is the best player on their team by far is "degrading" to you?

It's degrading when you say he isn't the best PG on his team.

The problem is the current PG position HAS become viewed as a glamour position like QB..When it's not.. It's just one of 5 positions...I don't see why people take it as such an insult when it gets pointed out that, it's just not a certain players strength..

What the fukk does this even mean? And what exactly isn't the strengths of these type of players'?

It's like Rose being the MVP and one of the top highest paid players in the league isn't enough..He has to be viewed as an elite point guard..

Because he plays the position of PG and has been for the majority of his developed playing career. It ain't an inferiority complex folk have with going to the lengths of labelling him an elite PG (because he doesn't fall into the role of pro-typical PG), it's that they have already acknowledged that the position has evolved. Either that or they aren't as bound to these strict position-moulds to deprive him of being elite in that position, because well he actually plays the cotdamn position.

It just is what it is..Call it stereotyping or tradition but the game is the game.. If D. Howard can be criticized for not being a "traditional" center, or we can point out how Ryan Anderson isn't a tradition power forward, I don't see what makes these point guards above reproach..

The difference is the center position has actually regressed while the PG position has progressed.

What makes a pure point guard better than a new-age point guard?

The PG's main priority is to distribute and protect the ball (with defending the 1 spot a distant 3rd)..Jack is ranked 14th in the league in AST/TO ratio and Curry is ranked 40th (Mario Chalmers is ranked ahead of him)...

When Kenny Smith was asked after the game who Curry reminds him of most his answer wasn't Isaiah, Rod Strickland or CP3.. It was Mahmoud Abdul Rauf...And I agree...

And what the fukk does AST/TO ratio got do with him being an elite PG? As I've said before, it's how he uses his skill-set to play at an elite level and how he incorporates everything to the best of his own and his team's advantage. This is why I can tell you don't watch Warriors' games and just look at the stats. By that you're insinuating that he's closer to Chalmers than he is to Jack (at being an elite PG), because he doesn't meet the requirements of what the position's suppose to do?

Are Calderon, Hinrich, Kidd, Watson, Tinsley, Nelson, Dragic, Robinson, Miller all closer to being elite PGs because they have a better AST/TO ratio?

He could go out there and be conservative with the ball and look to pass it more than he does look to shoot, but where exactly would the Warriors be now if he did that? They certainly wouldn't currently be a 6th seed. You're telling me if he played the traditional role of a PG, he'd be closer to being an elite PG than what he's currently doing now - all the while knowing that he wouldn't have half the amount of impact and that the Warriors wouldn't even be a top 8 seed?

 

[The War Report]

I like how the perception of Tony Parker has changed. Now he's one of the best PGs in the game when the knock on his game was that he wasn't a "traditional PG"

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Rose has basically been playing PG for his entire career yet he's still not viewed as a 'PG' - but as an undersized SG.

 

[The War Report]

Rose has basically been playing PG for his entire career yet he's still not viewed as a 'PG' - but as an undersized SG.

 

[MooseMouthMthafuga]

I bet the Suns are still salty behind what the Warriors did to them.


The Warriors and the Suns had a deal in place before the draft.The Suns were going to send Amare to the warriors for Stephon Curry and Andris Biedrins.


The deal was contingent on the Warriors drafting Curry, who the Suns were in love with.


When the Warriors drafted Curry, the Suns war room erupted in celebration

They thought they had their guy


But then, the Warriors went silent.Minutes turned to hours...the Suns draft room went

Warriors decided at the last minute to keep him.He would've been the perfect replacement for Nash.Would've been a lovely situation for the Suns.Having him be mentored by Nash for a year or two and taking over the reigns.Suns would've had a legit franchise player right now.Warriors single-handedly fukked the Suns future

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

That's exactly my point. See now Rose has been playing PG for x-years more than Westbrook, yet they're both still viewed as undersized 2s. Folk still can't look past the fact that both of them aren't as limited as 'pure pgs', therefore because they're capable of playing more roles than a 'PG' (roles that coaches demand from them) - they can't possibly be deemed a PG.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

For all you muh'fukkas that haven't been watching Curry break defenses down in the halfcourt.

 

[Shadow King]

Curry just introduced himself to America last night. The days of having a pure point guard are over so Curry fits in very well in todays NBA. He is a good ballhandler and a decent passer and he actually looks to pass the ball so point is his best position. Having a Rondo who just looks to pass is rare now, look around the league and every team pretty much has a shoot first point guard now. Back in the day ur best points probably averaged something like 10-15 and 8-10 assists. Now a lot of them are 22 and 6 players or 20 and 7 types.

So what if your PG averages 17-18 and 7-8? Is that a 'pure' PG?

 

[Reggie]

So what if your PG averages 17-18 and 7-8? Is that a 'pure' PG?

I suppose that player would be considered a combo guard. A pure point to me was someone like Magic and Stocton. Just cause you get a lot of assists dont make you a point guard. It can just mean you handle the ball a lot.

 

[dabestkeptsecret]

is it time for the official steph curry smiley. We need that :creep: one