Steph Curry

[14ledo81]

I noticed there was not a Curry thread.  Thought there might be some interest in one.

I will start it off with a question.  With Curry revolutionizing the game (in many people's opinion) , do you think the NBA makes changes to the 3 pt line?

[Patch]

No I don't think any changes need to made. That said' I don't think the NBA rules committee is very good anyways. 

That entire Warriors team is pretty special amongst themselves right now. I hope they repeat. 

I don't watch much NBA TV until the conference championships. I did watch Curry's game the other night against OKC because the Warriors were playing against Durant, and Westbrook.  It was fun watching his game. 

[Jakester23]

I don't think they should change anything. He is the best shooter I've ever seen and it's not really close. I think it's just fun to watch. He can catch and shoot as good as anyone in history. On top of that he can create his own shot. Being able to do that with his shooting ability put him in a class all by himself.

[saevel25]

26 minutes ago, 14ledo81 said:

I noticed there was not a Curry thread.  Thought there might be some interest in one.

I will start it off with a question.  With Curry revolutionizing the game (in many people's opinion) , do you think the NBA makes changes to the 3 pt line?

I always thought they need to get rid of the corner 3-pointer since it is a shorter distance to the bucket, or widen the court. They should just run the line to the out of bounds line. If you are in the corner it's just a long two. 

Besides that, I don't think so. He's just that good of a shooter. Honestly the % of 3-pointers made has not changed in the past 12 years. It's actually interesting that the % for FG, 3-pointers and Free Throws has been very consistent. Pretty much +/- 1-2% from the average over the 12 year period. The only change has been the pace of the game. It's sped up. NBA has been very consistent. 

 

[jamo]

I don't think changes will be made, but if they are I don't think it'll be because of Curry predominantly. The NBA was starting to rely more in three-pointers before Curry started going bonkers. Three-heavy as the league has become, Curry is still an extreme outlier. 

No one else in the league takes that shot he made last night thinking it's anything more than a prayer. For Curry, it's practically routine. 

[jbishop15]

I don't think they'll change anything, no. Adam Silver is a very smart, very measured commissioner, and he doesn't do anything spur of the moment. 

Plus, it's really on Steph Curry that's going apeshit like this. There are a lot of good three point shooters now, but there is nobody else in the league who's pulling up from the ****ing center court logo and hitting shots. 

 

[Hardspoon]

As others have said above, Curry is such an exception to the rule; you can't base a rule change on a single player.

That said - I wouldn't be surprised if the 3-point line is eventually moved back, because of the ever-increasing number of shots being three-pointers.

[onthehunt526]

23 hours ago, Hardspoon said:

As others have said above, Curry is such an exception to the rule; you can't base a rule change on a single player.

That said - I wouldn't be surprised if the 3-point line is eventually moved back, because of the ever-increasing number of shots being three-pointers.

You can't really make the 3 point line any longer without widening the court, unless you do away with the corner 3 entirely, that being said, It will probably never happen, Curry, is one of the best, if not the best, pure shooter, ever... The League wouldn't make a rule change on dimensions of the court because of one player.

I guess they have made rule changes sorta based on one player, the "Trent Tucker" rule comes to mind, the whole intentionally fouling away from the ball "Hack-a-Shaq" rule comes to mind... but the only court dimension changes, were when the key was widened from 6 feet to 12 feet (Mikan Rule), and from 12 to 16 feet (Wilt Chamberlain rule) due to the dominance of one player...

Since the three-point shot debuted in 1979-80, with the exception of 3 years (1994-97) the basic court diagrams have remained pretty much the same (the restricted arc was the last change to the court itself)... 

Next thing you know, the NBA will adopt Rock-N-Jock rules... And they'll have 25 and 50 point shots. Curry will average 120 points a game, and the league will say the NBA is broken.

23 hours ago, Hardspoon said:

As others have said above, Curry is such an exception to the rule; you can't base a rule change on a single player.

That said - I wouldn't be surprised if the 3-point line is eventually moved back, because of the ever-increasing number of shots being three-pointers.

You can't really make the 3 point line any longer without widening the court, unless you do away with the corner 3 entirely, that being said, It will probably never happen, Curry, is one of the best, if not the best, pure shooter, ever... The League wouldn't make a rule change on dimensions of the court because of one player.

I guess they have made rule changes sorta based on one player, the "Trent Tucker" rule comes to mind, the whole intentionally fouling away from the ball "Hack-a-Shaq" rule comes to mind... but the only court dimension changes, were when the key was widened from 6 feet to 12 feet (Mikan Rule), and from 12 to 16 feet (Wilt Chamberlain rule) due to the dominance of one player...

Since the three-point shot debuted in 1979-80, with the exception of 3 years (1994-97) the basic court diagrams have remained pretty much the same (the restricted arc was the last change to the court itself)... 

Next thing you know, the NBA will adopt Rock-N-Jock rules... And they'll have 25 and 50 point shots. Curry will average 120 points a game, and the league will say the NBA is broken.

[Gunther]

Wouldn't matter if they moved it back, the kid sets up for and expects to make shots from half court, and often does.  Never seen anything like it.  He is a stud.

[dchoye]

I am watching NBA more than two decades ago.  Rather watch faster pace action and more three point shooting than slower pace game where point guards pass the ball to a big who stops at the key and tries to out muscle one on one play to the rim 

Edited February 29, 2016 by dchoye

[14ledo81]

I enjoy Curry's play and get a kick out of the "old-school" players complaining about all of the bad defense.

[Gator Hazard]

If they were to change anything to make it more challenging they should make the rim higher.    There is just something about every single person being able to dunk with ease in the NBA and for some, it doesn't require more than a few inches of vertical because they are seven footers.  

Curry is insane with the ball, I don't watch NBA except during playoffs but always liked watching him play in NCAA, brought his Cinderella team along for a crazy good ride.

[divot dave]

55 minutes ago, 14ledo81 said:

I enjoy Curry's play and get a kick out of the "old-school" players complaining about all of the bad defense.

I agree, i read somewhere the other day that an old vet (might have been isaiah thomas) was ridiculing the perimeter defense of today's game saying how terrible it is. I think that's an arrogant cop out. True, the overall defense in the league might not be what it was during the reign of Detroit's bad boys, but I mean, c'mon... Curry has one of the quickest releases I've ever seen, the greatest range I've ever seen, and an extremely high basketball IQ. He would have torched EVERYONE like this, regardless of the era. 

[Golfingdad]

2 hours ago, Gunther said:

Wouldn't matter if they moved it back, the kid sets up for and expects to make shots from half court, and often does.  Never seen anything like it.  He is a stud.

It probably would matter, but it would have the opposite effect, right?  It would affect everybody BUT him and he'd stand out even more for the reasons you mentioned.  Kinda of like when golf tried to "Tiger-proof" courses by making them longer.  That played right into his hands and just made it harder for the rest to keep up.

[JetFan1983]

Curry's such a hero with some of these shots he's hitting, and I love it so much. As a kid growing up, I dreamed of being a great shooter, but this guy is actually living it, which I wasn't sure was even possible. It's so fun to watch.

What a beast!

 

[flopster]

Curry has to be defended 10' outside the arc now and sometimes doubled and he still manages to get the shot off and hit the bottom of the net this guy is special.

[phan52]

The fact that he can handle and pass so well besides the out-of-this-world shooting ability makes him a special player. Never saw anybody with his combination of the quick trigger and the accuracy. Too early yet but, if he keeps it up, he's one of the top 5 ever. Unstoppable.

[saevel25]

6 hours ago, phan52 said:

The fact that he can handle and pass so well besides the out-of-this-world shooting ability makes him a special player. Never saw anybody with his combination of the quick trigger and the accuracy. Too early yet but, if he keeps it up, he's one of the top 5 ever. Unstoppable.

If he can up his defense for a consistent time then he would be in consideration. There has been a lot of pure scorers in the league. What separates those guys from the greats is a complete game over an extended period of time. Also, the knowledge of the game and being a savvy player. 

Right now I think Lebron is playing some of his best basketball. . He sees the entire floor and knows where everyone is and can anticipate on both offense and defense. That comes with experience. Steph has a very good shot at become one of the all time greats if he steps up his basketball IQ and his defense over the next 7-10 seasons. I hope he does.