The Enigmatic Stephen Curry

Way back in the days of the infant cable industry while living in Ahoskie on September first 1979 our cable system brought on the the Super Station WTBS and with it the Atlanta Braves.  That year they had a rookie named Dale Murphy that would as time passed be an all star and by the end of the 80's would be the only reason to watch those lowly Braves.  If they were behind 9-5 late in any game you might watch just to see if Murf might hit a home run in his last at bat of the game.

Also during the 80's there was this basketball player from Virginia Tech named Dell Curry who on one weekend on back to back nights beat Carolina and State with his shooting in what was called the North-South Doubleheaders.  Curry would become a staple of the Charlotte Hornets and even today he is part of the TV color.  The name Curry is now a name associated with the state of North Carolina.

His two sons have played college basketball in the Old North State.  One brought the name Davidson back to the front pages of the sports section.  Now Steph Curry is a super star of the super stars of the NBA.  No one in the history of the NBA have seen the type of shooter Curry is.  The three point line is like the foul line and mid court one step in  Is his three point line.

I have a hard time watching NBA basketball with all the pushing and shoving in what they now call basketball.  If they push Curry away from from the foul line he just shoots past the three point line.  If they push him away from the three point line he just flings up a forty footer.  Here is what is amazing from NBA stats.  Curry has the best shooting percentage in the NBA in the paint.

At six two he is unafraid of driving against the big guys.  He is by far the best player in the NBA.  His range is so unbelievable that the only player in the history of basketball  to compare him to is Wilt Chamberlin.  Wilt was so big no one could get to the basket.  Only Bill Russell could play even Steven with Wilt.

The biggest question about Steph Curry is how long can he keep producing this way.  At some point
His aim has to get off from forty feet just a little.  He has done nothing that we know of that tarnishes his name, the NBA or his home state.  I have no rooting interest in the Golden State Warriors other than when they are on I will watch the way I use to watch Dale Murphy, I'll watch Curry just go see him pop a 40 footer.

I find it hard to believe they will win 73 games which would break the all time wins record for one season.   They are now hitting the part of the season where it is a drag after a whole year of three and four games a week on the road.  They face teams every game that give them a supreme effort just to say they beat the Warriors.  Night in and night out during this point of the season it is hard to keep up the pace every night.

There has to be a game down the stretch when he misses a clutch shot.  MJ, Kobe all have had their time as the best player in the NBA.  Right now it is Stephen Curry the best long range shooter in the history of basketball.  He is from my home state.