Although he is playing, Steph Curry has become one of the greatest shooters in the NBA, but in the eyes of LeBron or Chris Paul…, he is still a hateful person. Why?

While still playing, Steph Curry has become one of the greatest shooters in NBA basketball history. But in the eyes of colleagues like LeBron James, Russell Westbrook, Chris Paul… as well as retired players or even fans, he is still a hateful person. Why?

Wardell Stephen Curry, was born in 1988 in Akron, Ohio where his father, Dell Curry, was playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Is it a seemingly fateful coincidence that Akron, Ohio is also the hometown of LeBron James?

However, Curry spent most of his childhood in Charlotte, North Carolina, where his father spent most of his career with the Hornets club. Dell Curry often takes his two children, Steph and Seth, to participate in throwing practices and team warm-ups.

Compared to most other basketball players born and raised in black areas full of violence and crime, Steph Curry is a “rich kid” because he is the son of a famous athlete. Good income and exposure to basketball since childhood.

Let’s take a moment to see that Steph’s situation was not the same as the vast majority of black kids who were passionate about playing football at that time, a quite core difference.

Steph Curry and his father, Dell Curry
To compare a player like Curry, the closest example is probably Steve Nash – a legendary PG who also received MVP twice. These two players both have the ability to control the ball extremely well, reading the weaknesses of the opponent’s defense to launch unbelievable passes or quite skillful baskets.

But the most different thing about Curry compared to Steve Nash is his ability to succeed in the shot that brings the most points on the football field: the 3-point shot.

Thanks to his ability to accurately shoot 3-pointers from close to 10 yards away (without giving his coach a heart attack) Curry plays football with almost his own rules.

No offensive situation on the field is difficult for Steph. If he has to dribble the ball on a breakaway, he will successfully get to the basket with every move he can name, or pass the ball with Steve Nash-level vision.

If the opponent tries to close the 3-second circle, Curry can throw in from any position, especially outside the 3-point line and even close to the logo in the middle of the field.

Such long-distance throws can make stubborn shooters like JR Smith or Nick Young have to tiptoe, and only a few players in the NBA dare to do it if they don’t want to be benched by the coach. prepare for the end of life.

 

A 3-pointer by Curry
Steph Curry is only 1m90 tall, weighs 86kg with a slim figure, not tied tightly compared to other players in the same position. If he were to compete, at least 10 PGs in the NBA basketball tournament would be more than enough for Curry to inhale.

His resilience is also average, last season Curry only dunked about… twice successfully. In general, Curry does not look like the type of star that people imagine in the NBA with his terrible body and strength.

Curry also does not radiate strong “killing intent” like Michael Jordan or Kobe Bryant, players with a strong desire to win and leadership qualities that always make people afraid. He also doesn’t have the crazy speed of Russell Westbrook or the cunning cunning of Chris Paul and James Harden.

The 3-point shot finished off OKC from near midfield
All of this has destroyed what many people believed about the model of a top scoring star in the NBA for a long time and is also the main reason for the hatred and lack of admiration for Curry’s abilities. of many fans.

Steph Curry is not like anyone else, he is an assassin, a sharpshooter with a baby face and an extremely cheerful and sociable personality, but don’t let that appearance fool you and have to witness Curry. Throw a 3-pointer just a few seconds after dribbling the ball across the midfield line, and you’ll have to wonder how hard your team has to work to get 2 points from the Golden State Warriors, then look at your efforts. success in the blink of an eye.

If you are a fan of the remaining teams, witnessing such successful throws is an indescribable feeling of disappointment.

And of course Curry’s somewhat arrogant confidence after each successful shot, such as celebrating or running home before the ball reaches the basket, or provocatively teasing the bench and his team’s fans, is even greater. giving those who hate him even more reason to… hate.

A funny celebration from Curry
Many retired NBA legends have voiced their displeasure with Steph Curry’s playing style. They believe that if Curry played in his time with quite classic basketball and did not count errors as harshly as he does now, he would certainly never reach his current glory.

Oscar Robertson, Charles Barkley, Tracy McGrady… all said that this simple throwing style of play is very difficult to succeed and even Mark Jackson, Curry’s one-time coach, said that he was “ruining basketball.” , when young players now only focus on practicing 3-point shooting and ignore other basic skills.

This criticism probably does not affect the success of Curry and GSW when they are the best team in the last 3 years. GSW’s period of dominance also coincided with a time when Curry was least affected by his nagging knee injury.

However, Curry’s meteoric rise has surprised many people. Few people think that a player like Curry, who is so tormented by injuries that every few matches he plays and then rests for a few months, can change the mindset of basketball within 1-2 years.

Other teams in the NBA basketball tournament have also applied the same style of play as GSW, and any player on the court today, including the center position, who does not know how to shoot 3-pointers, can be benched. .

Chris Paul and Russell Westbrook are two of Steph Curry’s many victims. Their teams, LA Clippers and OKC Thunders – GSW’s two rivals in the West, almost had no chance of entering the NBA’s Finals as long as Curry and GSW existed.

Westbrook was very close when OKC led GSW 3-1 in the Western finals last year, only to have to lose his close friend Kevin Durant to GSW.

CP3 is probably the best PG in the NBA in the past 20 years, but now perhaps the reputation he has worked so hard to build for so long as well as his door to the championship has been completely shut down before Steph. Curry.

Not long ago, the Clippers were still the superior team compared to GSW, but in their clashes in the last 3 years, the score was 10-1, skewed in favor of GSW.

This explains Chris Paul and Westbrook’s hatred towards Curry. Westbrook even said frankly in an interview: “I don’t like him.”

And for players with a fighting and competitive spirit like WB or CP3, the fact that a somewhat clumsy player like Curry always wins against them is very difficult to accept. 

Curry crossover CP3
Steph Curry is the face of GSW, and with the team’s great success, Curry’s popularity has also increased exponentially.

Every time GSW plays away from home, it is a riot when the press surrounds their every move, while the audience lines up just to watch Curry and his teammates practice throwing and warm up before the match.

The great leap in the number of fans and the level of press attention to Steph Curry has made many other famous players hot. Some anonymous stars of the NBA basketball tournament also said that no one had ever made them feel so uncomfortable.

LeBron James used to have a quite close relationship with Steph Curry. When Curry was playing for Davidson College, LeBron was even there to watch the game.

Curry once considered James his “guide”, and he also respected James very much. But Steph and GSW’s dizzying fame and success both on the football field and in the media affected their relationship.

LeBron James feels that his reputation has been greatly affected, and for a businessman-player like LeBron, who always values ​​success on the football field and in real life, this is very serious.

The fact that GSW and Cavaliers clashed in the Finals two years in a row did not help improve this relationship. At Game 6 of last year’s finals, after LeBron blocked Curry’s basket and some collisions on the court, the two had an argument.

At the end of the match, Curry was penalized and he threw his mouth guard into the audience and was sent off the field. GSW lost the battle and lost the war, and the discord between the two became very real. 

 

Curry and LeBron now don’t even look at each other
Steph Curry is inherently a sociable and friendly person, but being hated makes him feel strange and confused. He always tries hard to be approved by everyone, especially senior players like LeBron James or Chris Paul.

However, they believe that Steph’s efforts are not enough, and that achieving success as “easy” as Curry’s is not worthy, so instead of respecting Curry, they find every way to defeat him.

Maybe Curry was lucky to be in a team like GSW with an extremely smart and quick board of directors, surrounded by excellent teammates like Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and most recently Kevin Durant.

Or maybe he put in extra effort to overcome his knee injury and worked hard on his skills. No one knows those things.

Sometimes you are simply hated because you are so successful.

And the only thing Steph Curry can do is keep winning, one 3-point shot at a time, so people can truly respect him.