Many of Stephen Curry's peers have resorted to sheer disbelief and rhetoric of the unprecedented variety rather than comparisons to describe what the Golden State Warriors star does on the basketball court.
On Sunday, legendary coach Phil Jackson became the latest person to attempt to categorize Curry. He then followed up with another tweet on Monday to provide clarity:
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf was in the NBA for nine seasons, the final of which was a comeback attempt with the Grizzlies franchise in 2000-01. He was the third overall pick in the 1990 NBA draft by the Denver Nuggets and shot 44.2 percent from the field and 35.4 percent from three-point range.
Curry is pushing the limits of what was previously thought possible for perimeter players. Although Abdul-Rauf had similar quickness in creating shots off the dribble and could heat up from beyond the arc, his stats show he wasn't as consistently lethal as Curry.
If anyone knows what greatness from a guard looks like, it's Jackson, who coached Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant in their primes. The Zen Master is a fine authority on ...
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Phil Jackson Tweets About Stephen Curry and Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf
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