Oh my! That dude is something special. I have never seen anyone marginalized Lebron since he enters the league. He always appears to be stronger, faster, and more skilled; but, tonight Steph reached a stratosphere that is reserved for the likes of Jordan and many of the other greats.
Ladies and gentlemen, it is now safe to crown Steph as the BEST player in the league. I know what Barkley said about Leonard, but Steph is making everyone look like fools::))?
Caseloads@ 1/18/2016 11:42 PM
agree
NYDiva@ 1/19/2016 12:05 AM
Yup. He's doing it with superlative skill, smarts, and finesse. Not brute force or athleticism. He's awesome. I was embarrassed for the Cavs tonight.
Knicks1969@ 1/19/2016 8:28 AM
NYDiva wrote:Yup. He's doing it with superlative skill, smarts, and finesse. Not brute force or athleticism. He's awesome. I was embarrassed for the Cavs tonight.
You aren't kidding. Bully ball is on the way out, in is finesse, smarts, and pure skill.
Moonangie@ 1/19/2016 8:30 AM
Steph is undoubtedly the best. And to think we were one pick from him being a Knick. Oh the wounds of what might have been.
ChuckBuck@ 1/19/2016 8:47 AM
Moonangie wrote:Steph is undoubtedly the best. And to think we were one pick from him being a Knick. Oh the wounds of what might have been.
Stop reminding us ....
Knicks1969@ 1/19/2016 9:12 AM
ChuckBuck wrote:
Moonangie wrote:Steph is undoubtedly the best. And to think we were one pick from him being a Knick. Oh the wounds of what might have been.
Stop reminding us ....
Giving how poorly our front office has been in the past, chances are if he were drafted by the Knicks, we would have traded him to Toronto for Bargnani::::))))
Nalod@ 1/19/2016 9:49 AM
curry would have been gone in the melo deal.
SwishAndDish13@ 1/19/2016 9:52 AM
Nalod wrote:curry would have been gone in the melo deal.
Na, we woulda run him out of town when he was injured early in his career. That's what we do here.
Knixkik@ 1/19/2016 10:23 AM
Nalod wrote:curry would have been gone in the melo deal.
Actually i have to say, this might be pretty accurate.
jullybully21@ 1/19/2016 10:35 AM
Nalod wrote:curry would have been gone in the melo deal.
As much as our front office was stupid, I would've imagined Donnie Walsh and D'antoni would want to keep and pair him with Melo.
Knixkik@ 1/19/2016 10:41 AM
jullybully21 wrote:
Nalod wrote:curry would have been gone in the melo deal.
As much as our front office was stupid, I would've imagined Donnie Walsh and D'antoni would want to keep and pair him with Melo.
Except Denver would have held strong on Curry-or-no-deal until Dolan intervened and forced Walsh to pull the trigger.
Knicks1969@ 1/19/2016 11:12 AM
SwishAndDish13 wrote:
Nalod wrote:curry would have been gone in the melo deal.
Na, we woulda run him out of town when he was injured early in his career. That's what we do here.
AGREE....specially the impatient fans and media hungry writers
Knixkik@ 1/19/2016 12:16 PM
The irony of this is if MDA and jerry were already in Philly this summer, we probably would have missed out on KP as well. They would have absolutely drafted him over a traditional post player like okafor who does not fit a system they want to run. Thankfully lightning didn't strike twice.
mreinman@ 1/19/2016 12:20 PM
Knixkik wrote:The irony of this is if MDA and jerry were already in Philly this summer, we probably would have missed out on KP as well. They would have absolutely drafted him over a traditional post player like okafor who does not fit a system they want to run. Thankfully lightning didn't strike twice.
no way. pretty sure only liars say they would have picked KP over ok4.
Knixkik@ 1/19/2016 12:23 PM
mreinman wrote:
Knixkik wrote:The irony of this is if MDA and jerry were already in Philly this summer, we probably would have missed out on KP as well. They would have absolutely drafted him over a traditional post player like okafor who does not fit a system they want to run. Thankfully lightning didn't strike twice.
no way. pretty sure only liars say they would have picked KP over ok4.
In most cases, probably, but if there is an exception to the rule i feel like dantoni and jerry are the exception. Both are great international scouts. He wanted Gallinari over Eric Gordon no question, when most wouldn't have done that. I know the situation is different, but for those who properly scouted KP, there isn't as much of a surprise. How quickly he is adjusting to the NBA is the surprise, but his potential over Okafor is not. Chad Ford spent all of April-June saying KP was the 2nd best prospect and should be the #2 pick, and he wasn't alone.
mreinman@ 1/19/2016 12:25 PM
Knixkik wrote:
mreinman wrote:
Knixkik wrote:The irony of this is if MDA and jerry were already in Philly this summer, we probably would have missed out on KP as well. They would have absolutely drafted him over a traditional post player like okafor who does not fit a system they want to run. Thankfully lightning didn't strike twice.
no way. pretty sure only liars say they would have picked KP over ok4.
In most cases, probably, but if there is an exception to the rule i feel like dantoni and jerry are the exception. Both are great international scouts. He wanted Gallinari over Eric Gordon no question, when most wouldn't have done that. I know the situation is different, but for those who properly scouted KP, there isn't as much of a surprise. How quickly he is adjusting to the NBA is the surprise, but his potential over Okafor is not. Chad Ford spent all of April-June saying KP was the 2nd best prospect and should be the #2 pick, and he wasn't alone.
well ... we will never know but I certainly won't blame hinkie for that pick. MDA would have grabbed Russell in a heartbeat if he had the chance.
blkexec@ 1/19/2016 12:37 PM
My how we forget. Dont get caught up in the moment. Curry wasn't and never will be the first. Also, bully ball wasn't always the standard. Meet Pistol Pete. Unlike Curry, Pistol Pete had no role models to watch on youtube. He didn't follow a path that was already made by others. He created his own path that others (including Steph Curry) followed.
Nalod@ 1/19/2016 12:51 PM
Its a great convergence with curry in this era and the lack of "bully" to knock him silly!!!
Pete didn't have the 3pt shot either.
Funny as GM it was Kerr that got Shaq and slowed the MDA machine down. Eventually Kerr replaced MDA with Terry Porter whom failed and they bought in Gentry to get it revved back up, the same Gentry who became his lead assistant in his rookie championship campaign!
Both are super fundamentally special players took aspects of the game to another level. Back in the day growing up we all wanted the number 44 or 10. Clyde and Pistol were the cool guy's on the court!
blkexec@ 1/19/2016 1:04 PM
Nalod wrote:Its a great convergence with curry in this era and the lack of "bully" to knock him silly!!!
Pete didn't have the 3pt shot either.
Funny as GM it was Kerr that got Shaq and slowed the MDA machine down. Eventually Kerr replaced MDA with Terry Porter whom failed and they bought in Gentry to get it revved back up, the same Gentry who became his lead assistant in his rookie championship campaign!
Both are super fundamentally special players took aspects of the game to another level. Back in the day growing up we all wanted the number 44 or 10. Clyde and Pistol were the cool guy's on the court!
I was waiting to see who was old enough to remember Pistol Pete, and not just from youtube clips. I'm jealous....I was born when the knicks won their last championship, so I missed some of these greats. But I'm also smart enough to understand Steph Curry is great for us just like Pistol Pete was great for others in his era. Both players come from basketball genes and grew up on the basketball court. Both were great shooters, with non traditional form. And both were entertainers with a small slim build. I need to watch Clydes old clips.....I couldn't describe his game. But growing up watching Alen Iverson, made me seach for Pistol Pete clips.....The 3 pt line forced Curry in a different type of offensive game. And I believe Pistol Pete would have been just as deadly from 3 as Curry.....Based on what I've read and heard about him.
Knixkik@ 1/19/2016 1:31 PM
mreinman wrote:
Knixkik wrote:
mreinman wrote:
Knixkik wrote:The irony of this is if MDA and jerry were already in Philly this summer, we probably would have missed out on KP as well. They would have absolutely drafted him over a traditional post player like okafor who does not fit a system they want to run. Thankfully lightning didn't strike twice.
no way. pretty sure only liars say they would have picked KP over ok4.
In most cases, probably, but if there is an exception to the rule i feel like dantoni and jerry are the exception. Both are great international scouts. He wanted Gallinari over Eric Gordon no question, when most wouldn't have done that. I know the situation is different, but for those who properly scouted KP, there isn't as much of a surprise. How quickly he is adjusting to the NBA is the surprise, but his potential over Okafor is not. Chad Ford spent all of April-June saying KP was the 2nd best prospect and should be the #2 pick, and he wasn't alone.
well ... we will never know but I certainly won't blame hinkie for that pick. MDA would have grabbed Russell in a heartbeat if he had the chance.
He absolutely would have grabbed Russell. I just think he would have preferred KP over Okafor.
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