Stephen Curry- Underrated Now

When he retires, the analytics community will scream from the rooftops that he is top-5 all-time. He will likely be voted into the top-10 by conventional media. But the gap between those two numbers—between the 5th best player and the 10th best player—is the story of Stephen Curry.

We confuse noise for dominance . Russell Westbrook screaming and rebounding his own miss looks like dominance. Giannis Antetokounmpo bulldozing three defenders looks like dominance. Curry’s dominance is quiet. It is a subtle jog around a screen. It is a relocation three seconds before the ball arrives. It is the opposing center stepping up to the free-throw line, terrified, leaving the rim wide open for a layup. Stephen Curry- Underrated

Final thought: The next time someone tells you Stephen Curry is "only" the 12th best player ever, ask them one question: "Name the five players in history you would draft ahead of him to win a Game 7 tomorrow." If they don't hesitate, they haven't been watching. When he retires, the analytics community will scream

Consider this: Before Curry, the most three-pointers made in a season was 286 (Ray Allen). Curry blew past that by 116 shots. That is like someone breaking the single-season home run record by 40 homers. It broke the sport. Defenses literally changed overnight. The now shoots more threes than the record-setting 2016 Warriors. We confuse noise for dominance