Kobe at his peak was never as good as Curry is now

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Re: Kobe at his peak was never as good as Curry is now

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dwcmwa wrote:Curry would struggle mightily in the 80's and 90's, with the increased physicality, ability to handcheck PLUS the less emphasis on the 3-ball and with stingy defenders like Joe D, Moncrief, MJ, DJ, etc.

I'd give him being a slightly better Steve Kerr, given his handles and escapability but it's hard to see him cracking STAR or certainly not SUPERSTAR status.



In this era though, yes he's pretty great.

Conversely, mark Price would average 45 / 15 in this era. Only makes sense, right?
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AbeVigodaLive wrote:
dwcmwa wrote:Curry would struggle mightily in the 80's and 90's, with the increased physicality, ability to handcheck PLUS the less emphasis on the 3-ball and with stingy defenders like Joe D, Moncrief, MJ, DJ, etc.

I'd give him being a slightly better Steve Kerr, given his handles and escapability but it's hard to see him cracking STAR or certainly not SUPERSTAR status.



In this era though, yes he's pretty great.

Conversely, mark Price would average 45 / 15 in this era. Only makes sense, right?
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elartman1973 wrote:
AbeVigodaLive wrote:
dwcmwa wrote:Curry would struggle mightily in the 80's and 90's, with the increased physicality, ability to handcheck PLUS the less emphasis on the 3-ball and with stingy defenders like Joe D, Moncrief, MJ, DJ, etc.

I'd give him being a slightly better Steve Kerr, given his handles and escapability but it's hard to see him cracking STAR or certainly not SUPERSTAR status.



In this era though, yes he's pretty great.

Conversely, mark Price would average 45 / 15 in this era. Only makes sense, right?
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Robceltsfan wrote:
elartman1973 wrote:
AbeVigodaLive wrote:

Conversely, mark Price would average 45 / 15 in this era. Only makes sense, right?
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