Is Steph Curry the biggest impact to basketball since Wilt????

[010101]

Bron's physical tools make it too difficult to see that kind of impact.



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nah it's clear

he shows up to lottery bound franchises & gets them ice

henny thee most impactful

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[Rekkapryde]

In terms of actually changing how basketball is played, absolutely.

This.

I think some cats are gettin caught up on better player when that's not the premise of the thread

 

[Bankroll.org]

no doubt he changed the landscape of the game

 

[NYC Rebel]

Leapfrog MJ, brehs.

 

[Rekkapryde]

nah it's clear

he shows up to lottery bound franchises & gets them ice

henny thee most impactful

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That's not the argument tho. Bron didn't change the way the game is played. That's what @Leasy is speaking of.

Bron making a team instant title contenders for the most part, I agree with that.

 

[JesusFOREVER]

Why the hell people in here acting like Jordan didnt change the way the game was played? All those 2000s iso scorers yall love so much literally idolized Jordan

 

[010101]

That's not the argument tho. Bron didn't change the way the game is played. That's what @Leasy is speaking of.

Bron making a team instant title contenders for the most part, I agree with that.

oh okay

3's 4's 5's running the offense did trend tough after bron

the way players were being developed on the grassroots level definitely shifted after bron

it is more difficult to replicate that though that's facts

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[010101]

01 fuhrer.stern started the real shift*

 

[8.TRES]

Curry represents the sort of seismic shift in the way a game is played that you're lucky to see. The entire way we think and view the game of basketball goes back to him.

Of course there are philosophical forefathers but here's the thing:

None of them won.

The entire thing with the 3pt shot is everyone told you you couldn't win doing it.

Steph did, and that's the moment that has changed the entire way the game is viewed.

Steph is essentially the proof of concept for analytics driven basketball.

Without him, specifically, the game doesn't look the way it does. It's not just about more 3's. It's how, and where, he takes them. And the effect it's had on defenses, offenses and team composition.

Without Steph people would still think winning like this isn't possible. Now we view it as inevitable.

all facts

analytics isnt shyt but statistical modeling, anyone thats nice at number theory could get up and say the three shot should be more efficient than the two

the same way you could say that whoever puts more points up wins the game

chef was the model to show you could build around that and win

folk are glossing over the fact hes the best shooter of all time like thats not the reason his influence is what it is

 

[Rekkapryde]

oh okay

3's 4's 5's running the offense did trend tough after bron

the way players were being developed on the grassroots level definitely shifted after bron

it is more difficult to replicate that though that's facts

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Bron really didn't play the 5 though, he's done spot 4 duty, but always primarily a 3. Scottie P was the first real point-forward at the 3, Bron took it to another level of course.

 

[mastermind]

all facts

analytics isnt shyt but statistical modeling, anyone thats nice at number theory could get up and say the three shot should be more efficient than the two

the same way you could say that whoever puts more points up wins the game

chef was the model to show you could build around that and win

folk are glossing over the fact hes the best shooter of all time like thats not the reason his influence is what it is

the thing about Steph is he doesn't fall within analytical constraints.

The analytics would say he takes a lot of bad shots. Those bad shots, he hits at a ridiculous rate. Its almost like Kobe in the mid-range, when he used to take and make a lot of bad shots.

 

[UpAndComing]

In the moment Coli at it again

 

[010101]

Bron really didn't play the 5 though, he's done spot 4 duty, but always primarily a 3. Scottie P was the first real point-forward at the 3, Bron took it to another level of course.

not saying that

just he is the embodiment of positionless hoops

once they saw bron they started revising the blueprints as to what they were looking for & how they built players coming up

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[Rekkapryde]

the thing about Steph is he doesn't fall within analytical constraints.

The analytics would say he takes a lot of bad shots. Those bad shots, he hits at a ridiculous rate. Its almost like Kobe in the mid-range, when he used to take and make a lot of bad shots.

Yup, Kobe could have been closer to 50% plus FG shooter with ease. Take off like 3-4% due to shots. His last close to full season where he played 78 games he shot 46%.

I'm not counting that last season at 36% playing 66 games

 

[FTBS]

There are no rules saying Steph has to shoot from half court. Conventional thinking says thats a terrible shot. Steph Curry has made a career out of taking terrible shots and in doing so has made the league a league of terrible shots. He most certainly revolutionized the game. Anyone saying otherwise is a hater.

I am not denying that he's had an impact. However, certain things that were beneficial were put in place before that. The implementation of the 3 itself was a rule change.