These were the two statemnets I saw:
And when other posters said Tyreke likely will develop a jumper, you did not acknowledge or repsond to those statements. Maybe you weren't assuming Evans won't develop a jumper, but I don't see anything acknowledging the liklihood he will.
If you read my post, I essentially wes agreeing with most of what you said. I'm not a Curry basher and, as I said, I think he will have a very good NBA career. I just think Evans will have the better NBA career. Evans can develop a serviceable jump shot. Curry will never be taller or match Evans strength. That's not bashing Curry. I like Curry and his jumper is a thing of beauty.
And I don't think Curry is more polished, because he has a jumper. Evans is more polished going to the basket, IMHO. That isn't saying Curry can't drive at all. They are each polished in different skills. Curry's a decent defender, but he's not as good as Evans.
I agree with you on their careers as well. I wasn't directing the Curry bashing at you.
Evans seems like he has the drive to WANT to be a good shooter, and that's all it really takes. I think shooting is one of the easiest traits to learn in basketball. It takes constant repetition. There is no reason why Tyreke cannot have a stroke like Curry's, it's just how much he wants to put in to alter his muscle memory. His outside shooting will improve (in part b/c it can't get much worse
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When I reference polish, I also mean how near they are to refining their game. Curry is a surprisingly accomplished slasher/finisher. He has a couple angle drives (ala Tyreke) where you don't even comprehend how there is an angle and ball spin for that type of shot. At this point, Curry has less to improve upon than Tyreke, which is what I mean by polished. In terms of their offensive games, Tyreke is only polished in his body control after point of contact and his ability to finish layups around traffic. Basically, that's it. And you may think that a knock, but it's really a compliment. He is doing remarkable things with the defender knowing he is going to shake, drive right, and lay the ball up. He won't dunk it. He won't spin. He won't (nor should he) stop and pop the 15. He is going to the hole, and he is going to lay it up. Now stop him (you can't).
This is in part why Tyreke struggles against shotblockers. He is unable to throw in a floater, or go over the top of a shotblocker. The shotblocker need only follow Tyreke's point of release. Tyreke is good at extending his body before point of release, but if the shotblocker is stil able to be there, Reke has a chance of being blocked.
In terms of basketball variety and skills, Curry is far and away more polished than Reke, but a polished Reke will completely dominate the game.
