OAKLAND, Calif. — For weeks these Warriors have been compared to Michael Jordan's Bulls. Now that Stephen Curry and his Golden State teammates have their historic 73-9 record, it's time to consider whether the two—and in particular, the two leading men—are all that comparable.
"Totally different styles," Curry said.
That's a logical statement. Not only is the greatness packaged so differently, but Curry's refreshingly upbeat and graceful presentation is altogether unlike Jordan's doggedly direct, aggressive dominance.
It's not so important to consider whether Curry could ever be better than Jordan or if the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls would beat these Warriors. It's understanding how Jordan and Curry are such torchbearers of different generations.
Curry fits this era and this society perfectly—to such an extent that it should be sinking in that the Jordan rules would not be so widely adopted today. Even Jordan's second coming—Kobe Bryant—has become an outdated model built on heavy-handing, strong-arming and unyielding tenacity.
Jordan was a man's man. Unstoppable o ...
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