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  1. PCmor7

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    And now for something completely different ... the Sixers might have partnered with a fictitious corporation.

     
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    Curry is really a better player than Dame… Lakers are a garbage team like the Blazers
     
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    Warriors have 18 players on their roster. Why do we only have 14 with two recovering from injuries?
     
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    Dame had 60+ points 3 times in one season. Curry has never done that. Dame hit 12 threes in a playoff game. Curry’s never done that. Dame is 1-0 in play-in. Curry is 0-2. Dame can dunk. Curry can’t. I could go on and on. If Dame switched places with Curry, he has 5 rings. Curry has 3.
     
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    Lakers manage to lose at home by 28 to a sub-.500 team while shooting nearly 50% and producing two 30-point scorers. And Dijounte Murray shot 3-16.

    How did that happen? The Spurs shot 18 for 39 from 3. The Lakers were 5-for-27 from 3 and 17-for-30 at the line.
     
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    I love it even though Spurs passed us in the standings.
     
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    But can you come up with something that matters in terms of which player is better? Because none of those qualify.

    Curry is a more efficient scorer on similar volume. He's a much better defender. He's a better rebounder. Curry even has a higher career Assist Rate, despite sharing the duties with Draymond Green in a pretty egalitarian offensive system.

    It's Drexler versus Jordan all over again. Drexler was a great player, Jordan was just clearly better in pretty much every facet of the game. It's okay to admit that while appreciating Drexler or Lillard.
     
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    Bates-Diop shot 11/11 from the field for 30 points.
     
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    I don’t know why people think Curry is like this god of a shooter. He misses more than he makes.
     
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    It is weird that he doesn't even shoot 50% on three-pointers and yet people think he's any good.
     
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    Even Kerr with his career-best 45.4% percentage sucks. That suckage must have rubbed off on Curry.
     
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    I wonder how Lillard and Curry would look like if we switch the teams. Lillard in GS with Klay and Draymond...
     
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    You do realize the entire NBA viewed three point shooting differently back then right?
    Defenses didn’t defend the three the same way they do now. It wasn’t considered as a real good shot back then.
    I would be willing to bet both Curry and Lillard would shoot lights out if they were playing in the early 90’s. 50% would not be a question.
     
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    I still can't believe Olshey wouldn't trade Lillard for Curry.
     
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    Eddie Curry is washed up!
     
    julius, Dec 24, 2021
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    Curry is better than Lillard and it's not even an argument. Curry completely changed the game.

    But I love Lillard more because I connect with him more. But, it should he hearlded that two of the greatest NBA players in the last 25 years are also two of the most humble.

    That's why I never get into the curry/Lillard who is better stuff. It's clear who is but they are both winners in their respective ways.
     
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    Curry is to Dame as Kobe was to B-Roy and Jordan was to Drexler.
     
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