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Jordan didn’t play through handchecking you couldn’t touch him stop this myth.
The real handchecking was in the 60’s and 70’s.
Is Steph Curry the biggest impact to basketball since Wilt????
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The real handchecking was in the 60’s and 70’s.
Every few possessions both teams enter this ACME Looniversity universe where shyt gets cartoonish.
I think the shyts funny personally.
But no.
The coaches do not be feeling that shyt.
The biggest impact Curry has had has been with how he has made so many types of traditionally "bad" shots acceptable and normal.
Before Curry, you were not really advised to ever shoot a 3 from the logo so casually like you see now. Only LeBron was given the greenlight, and he did it rarely.
Pull up threes/off the dribble threes were also frowned upon - you NEEDED to have scoring clout like Kobe or TMac to do it - and even then, those were mostly in games where they had the hot hand and were on fire. But nowadays? Its completely normal for any player to do it at any time.
Even fastbreak threes were rarely done - only the 2008 Magic did it regularly. It was frowned upon - until Curry and the Warriors proved you can be successful with it.
Lastly, the frequency of threes and pick and roll threes. People say "it was D'Antoni who started three ball". Well, Mike D'Antoni was the precursor. But teams weren't following that style until Curry and the Warriors proved you could actually win with it in 2015. Same with small ball.
Before Curry, you were not really advised to ever shoot a 3 from the logo so casually like you see now. Only LeBron was given the greenlight, and he did it rarely.
Pull up threes/off the dribble threes were also frowned upon - you NEEDED to have scoring clout like Kobe or TMac to do it - and even then, those were mostly in games where they had the hot hand and were on fire. But nowadays? Its completely normal for any player to do it at any time.
Even fastbreak threes were rarely done - only the 2008 Magic did it regularly. It was frowned upon - until Curry and the Warriors proved you can be successful with it.
Lastly, the frequency of threes and pick and roll threes. People say "it was D'Antoni who started three ball". Well, Mike D'Antoni was the precursor. But teams weren't following that style until Curry and the Warriors proved you could actually win with it in 2015. Same with small ball.
ISO
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Nah, his game was a product of analytics the Warriors were heavy on that. The league was slowly trending to more and more three point shooting. My team the 2013 Knicks shattered the All-Time three point record. I saw this all happen.
He just happened to be the best three point shooter ever.
Copy Ninja
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There were great wing and perimeter players but as a general rule teams used to build their roster from inside out.
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Niggthaniel Essex
13th Floor/Growing Old
But...they're the coach! They could tell them to sit they're brick chucking ass down next dead ball.
Damn, I'm guessing things done changed and I'm old ass fukk. Back in my day, we couldn't just shoot non last second half court shots in practice, let alone an actual game. And if we did, you might as well just walk towards the bench and get ready to sit for a loooong ass time.
Allen Iverson
Iverson a goat I am from Philly but a career 38 percent shooter ain't change the game. Dude took 25 shots to score 30. I don't miss the 9 for 25 nights bro
Niggthaniel Essex
13th Floor/Growing Old
Being an old head watching the Bird/Magic/ to the Pistons to Bulls era....Jordan took what Bird and Magic saved, and took it to the next level from a popularity/mimic/marketing standpoint and set an example for the next generation of ball players coming up....but ultimately the game was still the game in a way.
When Steph took off, it was the first player that I can remember that brought the marketing/youth Mania since Kobe, and he did it playing a vastly different game than either Kobe or Jordan. The league followed him in a way that was different than a Jordan/Kobe too. LeBron didn’t really change anything, since he had such a unique body and skill set, he’s really a unicorn in some ways.
When Steph took off, it was the first player that I can remember that brought the marketing/youth Mania since Kobe, and he did it playing a vastly different game than either Kobe or Jordan. The league followed him in a way that was different than a Jordan/Kobe too. LeBron didn’t really change anything, since he had such a unique body and skill set, he’s really a unicorn in some ways.
No down playing but it’s safe to say Curry’s impact rivals Jordan’s.These fools in here trying to Downplay THE GOAT Jordan
This. People have rewritten history like Steph was the first and only player to start shooting a ton of threes. He was just the best at it which is why he could ramp up his number of threes quicker than the other guys. Dame and Beard started jacking up the 3PT attempts the same season as Steph. Curry was the first who could hit that 10+ attempts with good efficiency though. That 2012-2013 season is where it jumped up significantly for all of them.
But the current dominance of the 3PT shot as a focus of team's offense and defense is more due to D'antoni, Daryl Morey and James Harden than it is to Steph and Klay. Rockets got clowned for years for their layups and threes philosophy but that is pretty much what we're seeing all around the league right now. You can also see it in the prominence of the stepback three and increased iso ball plus the star player becoming the main scorer and distributor of the team. This too is strongly influenced by Harden and Russ' play from the last few years and I think they mostly got it from LeBron.
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Rest In Power Kobe
This is hard to argue against.