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I saw this debate on Reddit and was somewhat surprised about the results (40 votes for nephew to 150 votes for Stephen Curry). I was curious what ST thinks.
If the question changes to “Who’s higher all-time?”... does that change your answer?
I got nephew as the better player (disregarding legacies). He’s miles ahead of Curry on defensive while being comparable to Curry on offense. You add those two things up, it’s nephew pretty easily.
Okay, then they say well offense is more important than defense. I’ll agree with that but I’ll still take nephew because he was a Kobe/Jordan clone with more size and strength and a better three point shot. People act like he was a scrub on offense compared to Curry lol.
This aside...reddit breeds the dumbest s on the Internet
nah i got no love for this guy after what he did to our clubhouse. But all that aside, you gotta look at curry man, so inspirational xD
( Curry is so smooth and fluid on the court, not robotic at all )
i would pick peak (defensive) Kawhi ... but Curry really is so much fun to watch ... his handles ... how fluid he gets to the basket ... the ease of his half court shots. Just amazing
Curry, because his ankle condition never turned out to be chronic like Nephew’s quad.
Who cares, neither are Spurs. Hate both, ones a big pussy and the other is a spoiled little brat
Leonard run in Toronto was epic. Leonard run before Zaza was probably better up to that point. I don't see Curry leading Toronto like Leonard did. And I would assume if say Leonard and Curry were traded, one for one, Leonard with Klay/Draymond/Durant would be too brutal to deal with. I think the Warriors get better and Toronto perhaps about the same.
Curry changed a whole generation by himself.
Leonard changed himself into a .
I do hate Curry's antics on the floor though. He's just plain disrespectful at times.
With that said, Curry's talent far exceeds Leonard. Leonard's anticipation, size, awareness, and b-ball IQ is what makes him special.
Curry can make shots with his eyes closed. He's like real life X-Men. I wouldn't be surprised if he was abducted by an alien and was given superpowers.
Peak Steph Curry was the first unanimous MVP for a reason. He was basically the three point shooting version of prime Shaq. Kawhi destroys him on D but peak Curry's gravity on offense is insane and completely trounces Leonard's impact imo. I'd take peak Curry tbh
No brainer... peak Curry. Nephews going to steadily fade into way past his prime status. Curry is truly ridiculous to watch.
Kawhi.
Casual Phan puts no value on defense.
Kawhi all day long. Steph is obviously the better 3 point shooter but nephew does everything else better. Better D, better post up, better rebounder..
I'm keeping it real while still thinking nephew is a for orchestrating his exit out of San Antonio. Pop was the bigger, more complicit for bending over for him. I blame Pop for what we're seeing with Deshaun Watson and James Harden. Suddenly its ok for players to walk away from unfulfilled contracts and the talking heads on ESPN just go along with it like its going to happen for sure. I'm looking at you Adam Schefter, Woj, Jalen Rose, Screamin' A Jackson..
Last edited by tmtcsc; 02-11-2021 at 12:10 PM.
Peak Kawhi has no weaknesses.
Kawhi over Stephen for sure.
I agree that he is generation. But unlike Shaq, the league has changed the rules to benift players like Curry. If anything, the rules made it easier for Curry to succeed.
Where's the poll?
I vote Kawhi. I always prefer a 2-way player.
0 = number of bull illegal screens, team mate who was allowed to kick other players in the nutts, same ape allowed to hack at will.
Kawhi, like Timmy Duncan never got the pampering fake media darlings got.
Which rules made it easier for Curry? He doesn't really get as much free throws as other stars.
For those picking peak Kawhi:
Which version? Before Zaza Kawhi, Toronto Kawhi, current Kawhi?
No handchecking and the defensive 3 second rule has helped him tremendously. Imagine how much of an easier time a guy like Dejounte would have at guarding Curry if he was allowed to handcheck.
Better offense always beat better defense ON ONE ON ONE, period. Sure Nephew can post Curry all day, but how many 3’s can Nephew stop? And if Nephew close in, Curry blows him.
Btw, Kawhi! (I’m still not over him)
You might want to revisit that. Curry, Harden and LeBron are the biggest pussies with getting ticky tack fouls.
Agreed 100 percent. I felt at the time the Spurs had to set the right precedent on how to handle the situation because if they didn't it would trickle down to the rest of the league. Unfortunately Pop handled it the wrong way in the sense that he should have forced Kawhi to play out his contract instead of trading him. Like you said the spurs set a bad precedent which paved the way for chodes like Davis and Harden to force their way out of their teams.
Revisited:
Peak LeBron averaged 8-10 free throw attempts per game.
Peak Kawhi averages 7 free throw attempts per game.
Peak Harden averaged 10-11 free throw attempts per game.
Peak Curry averaged 4-5 free throw attempts per game.
Curry is not reliant on touch fouls for his greatness.
Speaking of Kawhi...
Lmfao
Kawhi and is not even close, and having reddit preferring curry is all you need to know to decide who is the best. These people would also choose Magic over Bird, Shaq over Duncan and Lebron over Jordan.
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