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Originally Posted by bk400
Sometimes I wonder why the current NBA players even bother lifting weights, as the vast majority of rebounds are uncontested; contact is not allowed against a driving player; and there is so little post-up play in the paint.
Cue the old man music (love that reference, btw), but Steph Curry doesn't exist in the 90s. Gary Payton would have crushed him.
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Steve Kerr had a 15 year career and played during that era, and was strictly a stand in the corner spot up specialist.
Steph Curry would have been fine in any era. Even at 37 years old he moves without the ball better then just about anybody. That's his secret sauce. He's always on the move. All he needs is the tiniest amount of space to get his shot off, from just about anywhere on the court. He hits ridiculous shots at a historic rate of efficiency, even though everybody in the arena thinks they know what he wants to do with the ball. He's also an excellent facilitator when need be.
His biggest flaw is that he can be exploited defensively in certain matchups, which is true of any smaller Guard.
Though he's not as bad defensively as some might think. He has been among the league leaders in steals many times and has been a part of many statistically strong defensive teams with the Warriors.
Hell, if the notoriously inefficient shooting 6 foot Allen Iverson can have a HOF career playing in the "Gary Payton era", I'm pretty sure Curry could to.
Not saying Payton, might not have had Curry's number in head to head matchups...but that's just one guy in a 30 team league. Paytons one of the greatest defensive guards to ever play the game. Luckily for Curry and others, most teams didn't have another Gary Payton.
Curry has also never had a problem with other guys scoring instead of him, if he's not feeling it.
Shutting down Curry, doesn't necessarily mean, shutting down his team.