Scottie Pippen : Steph is NOT a dominant player

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It always seems that guys that make a career as great shooters dont get the respect that other scorers(slashers, post up scorers etc.) get. Reggie miller scored all those points in seconds versus the knicks but is often recognized as "one of the greatest shooters ever" instead of "one of the all time greatest players"
 

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It always seems that guys that make a career as great shooters dont get the respect that other scorers(slashers, post up scorers etc.) get. Reggie miller scored all those points in seconds versus the knicks but is often recognized as "one of the greatest shooters ever" instead of "one of the all time greatest players"
Interesting point.

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I watched that episode, and I don't think Scottie meant it in a disrespectful way.

He was saying that Curry is a great player, but Durant and LeBron can simply impact the game in more ways on the court. While Curry can dominant offensively, by stretching the floor, and with his facilitating, KD/LBJ can do that + defend+ rebound and have the size to be more physically imposing.

He didn't say it right, but I don't think he meant to be disrespectful.
 

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I watched that episode, and I don't think Scottie meant in a disrespectful way.

He was saying that Curry is a great player, but Durant and LeBron can simply impact the game in more way on the court. While Curry can dominant offensively, by stretching the floor, and with his facilitating, KD/LBJ can do that + defend+ rebound and have the size to be more physically imposing.

He didn't say it right, but I don't think he meant to be disrespectful.

This is how I felt too. But then again Scottie could have been trying to slick diss Curry :MJLAUGHING:
 

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Be considered dominant while not being athletic at all and getting sonned 2 years in a row on the biggest stage brehs

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Steph Curry is NOT DOMINANT. He has a certain aspect of his game the can be dominant but he can be neutralized.

You can't be a dominant player in my opinion and not have a physical component to your game
 

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It always seems that guys that make a career as great shooters dont get the respect that other scorers(slashers, post up scorers etc.) get. Reggie miller scored all those points in seconds versus the knicks but is often recognized as "one of the greatest shooters ever" instead of "one of the all time greatest players"
That's because Reggie wasn't one of the greatest scorers ever. Just cause he had some of the NBA's greatest moments doesn't make him one of the greatest players ever.
 

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Dominant, at least to me, is a player you can plug into any squad and become an instant contender. Shaq, LeBron, Jordan, etc.

If you genuinely think that you can put Stephen Curry onto any team in the league and they're finals bound you're lying to yourself. Him and the current Golden State setup are a match made in heaven and I'm sure Steph knows that as well as I do.

The aforementioned three players were taking dirt squads to the Playoffs in their young years while Steph was struggling to win 30 games in a season. It's really not even a comparison. Steph has definitely gotten BETTER but his ascension very conveniently coincides with the mass improvement of his team, the hiring of a Top 3 coach, and a Golden State system that boosts his offensive strengths while having the personnel to mask his defensive weaknesses.
 
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