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PurpleHaze
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I've watched little Stephen Curry many times including this game against power house #2 Duke. I like his game a lot at collegiate level but wonder what position he plays. At 6'1" (in bare feet) 185 lbs he's nowhere near as big as his dad Del who was a very solid NBA star for many years.
PurpleHaze
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Maybe, so since that's what his game is all about. Of course, that's what Q Douby was all about too in college - and now look at him. I'm not really comparing those two but neither and I comparing Stephen Curry to Allen Iverson which I read somewhere. AI is much-much tougher even when he was at Georgetown. But Curry is such an incredible pure shooter he will likely make it in the NBA where Douby is looking like a bust. I'd be surprised if Stephen was a top 10 pick - more like 11-15. He's just extremely small for the NBA at his natural SG position so he must convert at next level to PG - not easy with his gunner mentality.
nbrans
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I don't know how you could really look at this game and be overly hopeful about Stephen Curry's future NBA career. Duke positively shut him down, and they didn't use tricks either, they just played tough physical D. The vast majority of Curry's points came when the game was basically decided (it got close later, but mostly because Duke let up).
Curry really struglged at the point -- he's not actually that deft of a ballhandler, and he makes poor decisions (he had 7 turnovers). He's just not quick enough to consistently get his own shot, and I don't know that he's a good enough ballhandler to bring the ball up the floor against a strong NBA defensive point guard. He makes good solid passes, but nothing inspired.
Sure, good competition and if you look at the box score you'd think he played well (29/8/6), but it was a seriously ugly game.
Curry really struglged at the point -- he's not actually that deft of a ballhandler, and he makes poor decisions (he had 7 turnovers). He's just not quick enough to consistently get his own shot, and I don't know that he's a good enough ballhandler to bring the ball up the floor against a strong NBA defensive point guard. He makes good solid passes, but nothing inspired.
Sure, good competition and if you look at the box score you'd think he played well (29/8/6), but it was a seriously ugly game.
Kingster
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Sure. With Houston's #1. Certainly not with our own. Just doesn't have the athleticism to ever be a star.
Entity
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You just described Beno minus the rebounds and points on a day in day out basis. Sooooo if Beno is good enough to start at the point for us then why not this guy?
Honestly I have seen people here and myself included saying how we need a true pt guard. I am starting to lean against that. Not that I want a shoot first ball hog. But I am leaning toward having a viable scoring option at the point rather than a guy that gets 12 ast. Sure if we had Paul or Williams but as soon as our point gets in the offense he passes to the C to run a play or to Kevin or John to create a play. I don't think we have the players to support a true pg. Thompson would benefit well from it but Kevin, Spencer, Garcia, or John have the game that would benefit from it. Donte Greene would benefit as well.
Anyway back to the point. I think Curry would fit well with THIS team.
PurpleHaze
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Meaning you would select Stephen Curry with the Kings top first round pick which looks like it could be 1-4? That would be a HUGE reach. As someone else said, maybe with Kings pick via Houston which is more like around where he'd be selected. Q Douby, a similar collegiate scoring champ is a better defender with much longer arms than Curry - and that's not saying much. Again, I like this kid as a collegiate big time scorer but, he's facing big physical/PG obstacles (as have been wisely pointed out in this thread) once he gets to NBA level.
nbrans
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I don't think you could find two players more different than Beno Udrih and Stephen Curry. They're nothing alike.
But if you do want a score-first point guard, I suppose you can squint and see Stephen Curry running the point a la Mike Bibby -- slow, but can play the pick and roll to death. But I don't think he's as good a ball-handler as Bibby, he's obviously nowhere near as strong as Bibby, and I think he'd really struggle to get the ball up the floor and into the offense under pressure. He'd also be a Bibby-esque defender.
I like Curry a lot, but tonight's game really scared me. I pulled my hair out the last four years Bibby was here. I'd rather have something different this time.
But if you do want a score-first point guard, I suppose you can squint and see Stephen Curry running the point a la Mike Bibby -- slow, but can play the pick and roll to death. But I don't think he's as good a ball-handler as Bibby, he's obviously nowhere near as strong as Bibby, and I think he'd really struggle to get the ball up the floor and into the offense under pressure. He'd also be a Bibby-esque defender.
I like Curry a lot, but tonight's game really scared me. I pulled my hair out the last four years Bibby was here. I'd rather have something different this time.
LPKingsFan
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Good enough to start at the point does not = good enough to use top 5 pick on.
gunks
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kingsnation
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Offense and scoring is not our problem.
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FakeInjury
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Curry is a first round pick, there is nothing we can do about it. If he falls to us, and we have to take him, so be it. As of now, he is on the peripheral. I would take him directly after Jennings based on his three point shot. Hopefully his draft stock plummets and we swoop him up for an early 2nd round pick.
That is completely unimaginable. Stephen Curry won't fall out of the lottery unless he is injured so badly his career is in jeopardy.
ZanesvilleFan
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1 Stephen Curry
2 kevin martin
3 cisco
4. Someone we get in a trade
5. Hawes
Seems to me like a pretty good starting line up
2 kevin martin
3 cisco
4. Someone we get in a trade
5. Hawes
Seems to me like a pretty good starting line up
FakeInjury
Bench
If pretty good meant a starting 5 with a deficit of 300 lbs. collectively, then yes, pretty good. Especially when every other team has a Pau Gasol, or thier version of Pau, yea, really good.
FakeInjury
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I wouldn't say unimaginable. He's a lottery pick if Davidson does as well as they did last season, which is unlikely. Therefor, I suspect he will be available at 20. He can shoot, but he is like a pixie compared to Rodney Stucky, Derek Fisher, Deron, Paul...ect. Its not even funny. He will need to bench 300 lbs. on draft day workouts or davidson will need to make it to the final four if he has a chance at the lottery.
nbrans
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Pretty good if you don't care about defense.
Dime Dropper
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I'm one of the few here who actually thinks Curry can succeed in the NBA. He probably isn't a pure PG, but he could be an affective combo guad, ala Roy (albeit a different type of player). He has a good handle and has good vision. If he could cut down on the TOs he could be a PG. But, most likely a score first PG.
He's hard to get a read on. I still think he has the talent and cold blooded attitude to succeed.
He's hard to get a read on. I still think he has the talent and cold blooded attitude to succeed.
Sarunas
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I dont see him being nearly the caliber player that brandon roy is. Not big enough, nor as athletic. I do think he can be a successful player though, mainly carried by his shooting. Sometimes its hard to tell how good of a shooter he is though based on how many bad shots he jacks up for davidson.
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