Curry isn't the greatest shooter.
It has nothing to do with the fact that he didn't break the three-point record.
Curry turned in a stinker instead of being crowned in front of a national TV audience.
Curry, the Golden State Warriors star guard, shot a dismal 3- for-14 from behind the 3-point line in a loss to the 76ers. It was one of the worst shooting performances of his career.
Curry will need more than just empty threes on a stat sheet.
Curry could make a million more three-pointers in his NBA career. It would be hard for some to consider Curry the greatest shooter of all time.
Curry needs seven more three-pointers to pass Ray Allen and become the NBA's three-point king. It will happen in the next game.
Curry doesn't have a signature basket, a clutch three in a big spot, through the barrage of threes. Think about it. All the greats had that moment when they thought someone was great.
Not me.
Curry got Game 7 Syndrome after his poor performance. He doesn't meet big moments when everyone is anticipating them.
Spot on.
Curry is 0-for-9 in the playoffs on shots to take the lead in the last 24 seconds of the fourth quarter or overtime.
Those are facts.
It's almost impossible for Curry to make circus-like shots and threes from the logo, yet never nail that bucket in a clutch moment.
Some might say it's not perfect. It is. When you want to crown someone the greatest of all time, we should be careful. A person's resume needs to be very tight to make sure they are worthy.
It is not the case.
When his team needed him the most, Curry was nowhere to be found. The Warriors lost both games, including a home loss to the Memphis Grizzles in overtime.
Curry went 0-for-5 in the fourth quarter and overtime in the first meeting with San Francisco. He missed two big three-point attempts in the final minutes of the game that gave the Warriors their first loss of the season.
Curry had a chance to win the game for the Warriors and force a Game 7 against the Raptors, but missed an open look with less than 10 seconds to go.
There are videos of his misses on the internet. Unless you are Curry, you can't miss them.
Curry is great, but most would rather have Allen or Reggie Miller take the shot. Curry will beat Allen in 500 fewer games. That seems amazing. It really is. Allen averaged less than six threes a game in the NBA. Curry shoots about double the amount as Allen.
When people talk about Curry being the best shooter they have ever seen, it is hyperbole. Curry hit the 50-40-90. In a single season, that is shooting 50 percent from the field, 40 percent from three, and 90 percent from the free-throw line. Curry did it once in his career.
It is not as rare as people think. Irving did it last year. Kevin did it once. Larry Bird did it twice. Steve Nash did it four times in his career.
Curry is an all-time great, but not the greatest shooter of all time. You have to be clutch in order to have that title. That is one thing Staph hasn't nailed yet.
