We may have one of the best all-time NBA shooters playing right before our eyes. That player is none other than Stephen Curry. It has been apparent mostly this year in the season he is currently playing with the Golden State Warriors. With the NBA being quite contemporary, Stephen Curry has done things never before seen on the basketball court. There have been many NBA legends in awe and left speechless because of the talents of Curry. Stephen Curry has proven to best the best shooter in NBA history by having a great work ethic, inheriting genes from his father, and having the team he has around him.
The work ethic that Stephen Curry has developed over the years has really benefited him greatly. Steph’s mindset and determination to become better than he already is has sparked a flame inside of him. Curry finds different ways to train his body and create muscle memory. Here is Steph explaining one method for training. "All sorts of band resistance work, contrast stuff
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The team that Curry has is a record setting team that fits to his playstyle. Curry’s teammates helped him flourish to the special player he is today. Curry has teammates that are willing to sacrifice their points to help the team win and vice versa. According to the chart in NBA.com (Stephen Curry Career Stats), it portrays how many assists Curry has produced. An assist is where a player passes the ball to another player who then scores. Curry has averaged 6.9 assists throughout his entire career and he has played with the same team all those years. Those plays involve an intricate set of movements that so far have been successful for Curry’s teammates. There are some who would say that those plays can be run for any player and have the same outcome. The matter of fact is that specific types of players have different types of roles and abilities. And Curry’s teammates have proven to execute plays and compliment Curry’s playstyle
Since Curry was a child he loved to play basketball. When Curry went to middle school he was the third shortest on the school basketball team. He never gave up because of his height because look where he is now!
Lebron has accomplished many things due to him not quitting. Lebron James has been the most valuable player four times in his 14 year NBA career. He has been in many all star games. He is from Akron Ohio, and he was drafted into the NBA straight out of high school. Lebron had caught a cramp in the NBA finals, but he did not give up and he kept playing, and he went
Stephen Curry is a NBA player who plays for the Golden State Warriors. He was born on March 14th, 1988 in Akron, Ohio. Curry's listed height is 6'3'' (191 cm) and his listed weight is 190 lbs (86 kg). After staying at Davidson College for three years, Curry declared that he will enter the 2009 NBA draft. He was selected by the Golden State Warriors in round one with the 7th pick. In his rookie season, Stephen Curry fished second in NBA Rookie of the Year voting to Tyreke Evans, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First team. The success of the first season was not carried on to the next season though, for he was brought down by injuries--He only played 26 games that year. Fortunately, Curry started to get back on track after this dissapointing
Being in the NBA has always been a dream of mine. Ever since I can remember, I would dream about playing with all the great NBA players. The first reason I would want to be Stephen Curry is because he is in the NBA. As previously stated, being in the NBA is my dream but there’s a second reason I would want to be in the NBA. The money. Stephen Curry is currently under a four year contract with the
He became the perfect basketball weapon, a force who can't be guarded and can be stopped only if he stops himself.We all know about his great shooting and incredible range. But what separates Curry is that he doesn't need off-the-ball movement and picks to create space for a shot. He has an amazing ability to create his own space, and he doesn't even need that much, and he can shoot from anywhere on the court, so the defense can't ease up or sit back, even from deep.The combination of not needing a lot of space and having incredible range creates a huge problem for defenses.Whoever is guarding Curry needs to respect Curry's range and
Stephen Curry was born into a family consumed with athletics. His father, Dell, was a standout basketball player in college and a professional player in the NBA for sixteen years. Stephen’s mother, Sonya, played division one volleyball at Virginia Tech (Dell played basketball at Virginia Tech as well). Stephen has two siblings: a brother named Seth (also a professional basketball player) and a sister named Sydel (a college volleyball player at Elon University). As a child, Stephen played football, basketball, and baseball. One of his favorite things to do was watch his father play in NBA games (Fleming). Stephen went to high school at Charlotte Christian School in Charlotte, North Carolina and played AAU basketball (travel basketball to gain recognition from college coaches) with the Carolina Miners (Chandler). As a high school basketball player, Stephen was overlooked by many college coaches because he was short. Curry dreamed of playing basketball at Virginia Tech, where his father and mother had attended and both played sports
Stephen Curry had another amazing game performance scoring a team-high 35 points with 9 assists and 6 rebounds in leading the Warriors in wiping the floor with the Houston Rockets in the final quarter of a 123-110 win at Oakland, California Tuesday night.
While Stephen Curry has become a hero to some for the dazzling skills he showcases in the National Basketball League, not enough attention is given to his early life. He was raised in an athletic family who helped shape him into the player he is today. Due to his size, Curry had his fair share of doubters, but he knew that he would have an opportunity to play at the next level. He was remarkable in his middle and high school careers. He was not recruited by many, but had a remarkable career at Davidson, leading them to an Elite 8 appearance in 2008. Even after Davidson’s run ended, Steph knew that he would have an opportunity to play at the next level.
Wardell Stephen Curry III. He is what you can call a G.O.A.T, he is the goat of our generation. One day I believe I can become the G.O.A.T of my generation. This is the struggle of how I became the G.O.A.T. It all started the first day of the 2016 summer. On my way home a hot sticky day I came across a basketball. I knew this ball was a message to follow my idol’s footsteps. About 2 weeks before Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors had lost the finals to Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. I realized that Steph Curry was going to be on full focus and that meant I had to do the same. I kept walking and finally reached the court, it was empty with not a person in sight.
When LeBron James was born, nobody would have guessed that he would have been the one to go all the way to the NBA and perform like he does. He has amazing talent and he knows how to use it. And what's so amazing about how he went all the way to the NBA, is he was living in a state of poverty with trouble all around him and still managed to make it tontine big times.Even though the odds of how he lived were against him, LeBron James managed to put his talent first and become one of the best basketball players in the world.
Where he has won countless trophies and titles for his club and breaking records at the same time. Messi practices daily improving his shot, trying out a new skill move, and making it where he can run faster all these thing help him master the sport and continue to follow how great he is at this sport. Stephen Curry is on form right now breaking records he has set himself once already only losing one game so far also. Curry is one of the best basketball players on end but this requires him to practice and go to training daily so he grown on what he has already mastered. Stephen is playing for the top team in the NBA the Golden State Warriors, from helping them win the title last year to the Cavaliers where another great player Lebrone James plays for. From having a father that was also a world class player Stephen had to live up to it and follow how is father played. Working on his 3 point shot during practice or before a game helps him looks like he masters the sport. One big name musical name is Bach the master of the piano some might call him. Staying up on
You may have heard of Stephen Curry. He is number 30 for the Golden State Warriors, an NBA national championship team. Stephen wasn’t always a household name, coming out of high school he wasn’t even recruited by any big name schools. This man, an NBA Most Valuable Player, by unanimous vote, was once a five foot six inches, one hundred and twenty-five pound boy. Growing up with a father like Dell Curry, an NBA star himself, it wasn’t hard for Stephen to decide his career path. To make this dream happen, in eighth grade Stephen chose to start doing basketball all year round. Growing up in small town North Carolina, Stephen always wanted to play for the big name schools like, UNC, Wake Forest, or Duke, but they didn’t want him. As a sophomore he was too small, only being 5’ 6” and still shooting from his waist. He spent the whole summer before his junior year working on his shooting form. All his hard work paid off when he averaged 20 points a game that season. Despite these successes, still no top 25 school wanted Curry. Until Bob McKillop from Davidson University contacted Stephen and his family. Bob McKillop said, “Other schools only saw his size, his strength, his stature. I saw
He is the two-time MVP and now holds two championship rings. Curry is one the top players in the league and when you are considered “The Man” and often labelled, “Sniper behind 3-point line”, naturally you will have the imitators to show everyone that he also perfected the art of shooting. The “Wanna-be Curry” will shoot the ball on the spot anywhere on the court. He will demand the ball and force shots, as a matter of fact, he’s statistics will reflect those of someone who is blind folded. “The Wanna-be Curry”, maybe, the second repulsive player on the court behind “The Trash
So the difference between Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson. So Klay Thompson is a great player for the Golden State Warriors. Klay Thompson three point average is 55.6 percent. Now Stephen Curry has leaded his team to the NBA championship in 2015 against the Cleveland Cavaliers. He has broken the NBA three point record multiple times. Stephen Curry three point average 92.4 percent.
He was unstoppable, amazing, and crazy talented, but how did he get his amazing talent, let me tell you. Steph was born in Akron,Ohio, but was raised in charlotte,North Carolina where his father Dell Curry played for the Charlotte Hornets. Dell almost always took Steph and his younger brother Seth Curry to his games.As a child Steph attended Montessori School (started by his mom Sonya Curry).Curry went to highschool at Charlotte Christian and was named all-state all-confrence and led his team to three confrence titles.Somehow Wardell did not recieve any scholarships from and major colleges.