If you ask guys around the league to name the toughest player to guard, you’re going to get all sorts of different answers. But in the case of Austin Rivers, he didn’t hesitate to name Curry as his greatest challenge… but it’s not for the reasons you might think.
Speaking on ‘The Ringer NBA Show,’ the NBA point guard got real on the challenge of guarding the greatest shooter ever, who apparently has several other advantages that makes him impossible to stop.
“Steph… it’s not even close. You can’t touch him, they give him every f—— call, they set illegal screens for him the entire game… they don’t call it cause they want to see him shoot.”
Austin Rivers on the hardest player to guard:
"Steph… it's not even close… you can't touch him, they give him every f—— call, they set illegal screens for him the entire game… they don't call it cause they want to see him shoot.”
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— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) January 22, 2023
Warriors fans aren’t gonna like this one. Instead of calling out Steph for his offensive brilliance and leaving it there, Rivers called out the NBA and the Warriors for conspiring to help the 2x MVP score as much as possible.
While this may be true in a lot of ways, that doesn’t mean it’s wrong. Steph is obviously good enough to score however way he wants, but as the face of the league and one of the most impactful NBA players ever, Curry is going to enjoy some perks that others never will. And that’s okay.
Curry Changed The NBA Forever During His Early Championship Runs
Nobody could shoot like Curry before his breakout season with the Warriors. What he was doing then took the league by storm and many are still trying to wrap their head around it today.
“Steph Curry is messing the game up. I’m on the internet now, I see a bunch of little kids dribbling, shooting 100-footers… He’s doing something for them, he has given them a chance,” said Shaquille O’Neal about Curry’s impact on the game. “Steph is probably the most influential player when it comes to little people, right? Cause I see a lot of little guards, like little kids… they’re doing stuff I can’t even do, and it’s good. I used to hate him, early on in his career… But he proved me wrong, that’s why he’s my best player. I like being proved wrong. So my message to these young kids when I say something, prove me wrong.”
Today, Curry is still at the top of his game. With averages of 29.3 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 6.3 assists per game on 48.7% shooting, it seems he is putting together another MVP-worthy campaign.
Love him or hate him, Steph Curry is undeniable and always finds a way to prove his biggest haters, critics, and doubters wrong.
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