Top 50: Stephen Curry, no. 35

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• Ken Posted: Sep.24 at 8:09 am
  Thing about his stats from last year, is that he became a monster in the second half of the season, so his first half stats really skew him low. He’s super fun to watch too, can’t wait to see his sophomore effort.

• Twon Posted: Sep.24 at 8:30 am
  Nice spot for him.

• JTaylor21 Posted: Sep.24 at 8:42 am
  Dude got some serious game and should put up about 20/5/7/47FG% this season. Of course he’s not better than ZBo but he has to deal with less offensive threats needing shots like ZBo plays with. Keep up the good work Curry; you make all them light-skinned brothers PROUD, y’all taught I was joking when I said that light-skinned dudes taking over.

• Bryan Crawford Posted: Sep.24 at 9:13 am
  Excellent photo. That’s how you execute a step-back jumper.

• henry Posted: Sep.24 at 9:29 am
  still looks a lil uncomfortable handling the ball as a lead guard… love his game, wish i could a shot off like he does, second fastest after ray allen

• Maurice Bobb Posted: Sep.24 at 9:30 am
  I’ve been pulling for this kid since Davidson. I love his smooth J and the way he approaches the game. Kids in his shoes–with former NBA fathers–might normally expect the world to just give everything to them, but this kid works, has the right attitude and made believers out of a lot of people. The “Baby-faced Assassin.” Clap for ‘em…

• J Posted: Sep.24 at 10:18 am
  shout out to The Birdman Chris Andersen.

• c_cantrell Posted: Sep.24 at 10:30 am
  like this pick for him.. dude is gna be so impressive this year

• Riki Posted: Sep.24 at 11:03 am
  hes great, but a lil too high just like slam got us used to

• Ryne Nelson Posted: Sep.24 at 11:30 am
  Steph Curry has been a SLAMonline god since Davidson, Riki. We Believe.

• Lz - Cphfinest3 Posted: Sep.24 at 11:43 am
  About right, could even jump around ten spots before the season is over if he keeps improving at last years pace.

• The Lord of Nsam (formerly known as Fresh Prince) Posted: Sep.24 at 12:03 pm
  OVERRATED! I watched 5/6 games of Team USA during the Worlds and I don’t know why there’s all the noise about this guy.

• Bryan Crawford Posted: Sep.24 at 12:10 pm
  @Nsam: It’s kind of hard to formulate an opinion on him just based off the World Championships. It’s also unfair.

• nbk Posted: Sep.24 at 12:48 pm
  Steph Curry just did something in his Rookie Season Nobody has ever done. +45% from the field +40% from 3 +85% from the FT Line. w/ 6 assists and 4.5 rebounds, those are some ridiculuos numbers. Inflation (Or Warriors brand of basketball) probably has a lot to do with it. But I am happy he is ranked higher then Monta, I cosign that idea.

• fruizm Posted: Sep.24 at 12:50 pm
  i still like monta’s game better.

• KH10 Posted: Sep.24 at 1:07 pm
  his craftiness and J reminds me of Nash, never expected him to be this good, this soon.

• NicktheQuick Posted: Sep.24 at 1:12 pm
  I watched the Worlds too and Steph was really weak defensively, struggling on pick and roll defense and generally staying in front of his man and also a little slow on rotations. He shot the ball decently, not quite how he shoots when he’s a focal point on the Warriors but not Danny Granger terrible either. Most rookies struggle defensively too their first year then begin to adjust. He’ll be fine. Good spot for him.

• kris Posted: Sep.24 at 1:14 pm
  Haha, whats up with the misleading paragraph. “Coach K recognized this as well when he cut Evans and kept Curry…” Ummm, Evans was Cut because he got hurt the 1st practice and missed the first week of practice and scrimmages before the 1st cut. Dont act like Tyreke’s basketball skill had anything to do with it. Curry never even saw the floor anyway.

• LakeShow Posted: Sep.24 at 1:17 pm
  didnt like him in college. love him now

• luv2ball Posted: Sep.24 at 1:34 pm
  Does his J ever touch the rim?

• Allenp Posted: Sep.24 at 1:41 pm
  What’s amazing is that the biggest question about him coming out was whether he could pass. Tells you something about scouts, no?
  And I really love how many young guards in the league have that Tony Parker floater in their arsenal. Jennings, Rose, Steph, they all use it well, which is great for the game.

• luv2ball Posted: Sep.24 at 1:44 pm
  Steph has a very Euro game, when he gets some strenght, he will be ok.

• Enigmatic Posted: Sep.24 at 1:49 pm
  Jason Kidd scored 35 points as a rookie???

• onlyclipsfanonslam Posted: Sep.24 at 1:56 pm
  I actually think he is a better player NOW than Tyreke Evans. Right now Reke is pretty limited, although he does one thing extremely well in driving right and only finishing with his right hand. Still, the league has some great young players right now, a beautiful time to be a fan.

• TheWorldFamousBP Posted: Sep.24 at 2:01 pm
  @nbk Granted the GSW does play an offense friendly style of ball but the feat is still a big deal. A lot of good players have been drafted by the W’s and didnt put up the numbers, Spreewell, C Webb, Hardaway, Gilbert, Monta, etc.

• dar Posted: Sep.24 at 2:17 pm
  Nick Van Exel 2.0

• larrylegend Posted: Sep.24 at 2:24 pm
  @Enigmatic:
  http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199504110HOU.html
  yep, what a game this was….
  interesting putting curry over jennings, but not bad.

• nbk Posted: Sep.24 at 2:28 pm
  I pointed out the feat because it is a big deal, why would I say something about it if I didn’t think it mattered? C Webb’s rookie year 17.1 Points 9.5 Reb 3.6 Assits 1.2 Stls 2.2 Blks (those are ridiculously good numbers for a rookie) Tim Hardaway 14 Pts 9 Assts 4 Rebs 2 Stls (those are ridiculously good numbers for a rookie)Latrell Sprewell 15 Points 4Assts 3Reb 1.5 steals (those are ridiculously good numbers for a rookie – especially one picked 24th)

• nbk Posted: Sep.24 at 2:30 pm
  And Gilbert Arenas and Monta Ellis were both picked in the 2nd round so IDK how that is even a comparison….but both still over achieved

• FEARtheDEER Posted: Sep.24 at 3:00 pm
  you are ridiculous

• Allenp Posted: Sep.24 at 3:06 pm
  NBK
  Look at what Hardaway did in year two. I referenced it in my post on point guards, but damn.

• nbk Posted: Sep.24 at 3:12 pm
  Allen Dood sure was ridiculous. Chris Paul puttin up numbers like that and people are talking about how he’s the best PG since Magic/Stockton. But if it weren’t for injuries and those last 4 years in Miami his career numbers would be right around there

• Allenp Posted: Sep.24 at 3:25 pm
  Exactly. Granted, you have to account for the Nelson stat stuffing, but he was playing with two straight gunners in Richmond and Mullin. Tim was straight nasty.

• nbk Posted: Sep.24 at 3:41 pm
  I’ve been getting guards i play with to watch and try and practice that two-step. one of them is gettin a good hang of it, dropped a dood on his rump in an open gym the other day. i was like a proud parent watching flashbacks of a childhood memory

• nbk Posted: Sep.24 at 3:41 pm
  i play with/help/coach*

• davidR Posted: Sep.24 at 4:40 pm
  monta and curry can coexist. these two will torch opposing backcourts

• j Posted: Sep.24 at 5:05 pm
  Quick question, and I’m being perfectly serious, why is he better than Collison? I watched more nola games than golden state games, but did he really have better numbers or wins/ losses than Darren? Somebody please make the argument for me. It’s not that I’m not willing to believe it’s true, it’s just that I am not convinced of it.

• Red Posted: Sep.24 at 5:31 pm
  Curry should be higher! GO WARRIORS!

• Andre Pruitt Posted: Sep.24 at 5:54 pm
  Has anyone noticed that not ONE small forward has come off the board?

• davidR Posted: Sep.24 at 9:18 pm
  j,
  that’s an interesting observation. but i’m on the other side of your situation — i watched way more golden state games than nola games, so i can’t really comment about darren. for sure, darren doesnt have the charm that steph has, therefore he gets less attention. if i’m not mistaken, steph is more of an offensive threat because his shot is wet all the way to the 3pt line. also, steph was able to steer the warrior ship despite all their injuries and roster changes throughout the year (which includes a ton of d-league players).
  the thing is, darren wasn’t given a full chance to run a team last season. when cp3 went down, he kept them competitive, and was ballin fersure. but it’s hard to really compare steph & darren’s seasons because they weren’t exactly on equal terms. now that darren is running the show for the pacers however, we’ll get to see how good he really is, and from there can we debate who between the two is better.

• Teddy-the-Bear Posted: Sep.24 at 9:30 pm
  Good point j. I have a feeling Darren Collison is going to prove that he’s better than Stephen Curry and possibly Brandon Jennings.

• hoopistani Posted: Sep.25 at 7:17 am
  Stephen Curry’s ceiling is to be as good as Ray Allen. But I think he will settle around to becoming more like the next Rip

• PlanetAsia14 Posted: Sep.25 at 4:26 pm
  Good place for him to be in, I like it.

• Kelley Posted: Sep.26 at 12:28 am
  Reply: The Lord of Nsam (formerly known as Fresh Prince)=Okay, well so what if you watched only a few games of the World Championships of Curry. You should probably know that the World Championships consist of the BEST players in the world. Curry was only a rookie at the time. So I don’t know why you have to compare Stephen with the competition he had in the World Cup. Look at the games from Davidson, or the Warriors. That’ll probably help you out.
  Sorry if I’m being mean or anything, I just wanted to point that out.

• Kelley Posted: Sep.26 at 12:29 am
  sorry, i meant to say world championship, not world cup ^^

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