Golden State Warriors’ Splash Brothers Can End NBA’s Best Backcourt Debate

October 14th, 2014 by Zach Buckley Leave a reply »

Sharpshooting Golden State Warriors guards Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson aren't big on debates.

While others have passionately made their claims as the NBA's greatest backcourt, the Splash Brothers have kept as quiet as Olympic divers. They haven't really needed to talk since their numbers speak so loudly on their behalf.

Besides, there is little to be gained by thumping one's chest in front of a microphone. As Curry told reporters at Warriors' training camp, beliefs of backcourt supremacy are ones that should be felt in every NBA locker room:

I would have said the same thing (about us). ... What are you supposed to say? I would say we're the best backcourt. ... Russell (Westbrook) said he was the best [point guard] yesterday. Everybody has got to be confident. If he would have said he had the second-best backcourt in the league, I probably would have gone over there and ragged on him all day.

Add in the subjective nature of this discussion—what exactly makes a backcourt the league's best?—and it's easy to see why Curry and Thompson have chosen to stay out of it. The words of their backcourt pee ...

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