Curry has changed the game of basketball

[Labissiere]

I've seen players bomb shots from well beyond the 3 point line in the past. The sad thing is, unless you shoot like Curry, you should never do this.

[riseagainst]

Curry definitely has done something no one else has done since Wilt, change the way basketball is played. No one yet has figured out a way to stop him just like what happened with Wilt. Expect rule changes soon. Inb4 3 pointers are worth 2.5 points instead.

[Nick Young]

OP_

how playground/ alley ball rules

When I played if you took a jumper your were a weak a$$ baller,,, always always always had to take it to the rack and man up.

Weak a$$ ballers now days.

sounds like a boring way to play the game

[jstern]

I'm sure there will be more players with Curry's range. But at what cause. Around 8 years ago I noticed that often times many kids in the playground would often prefer to shoot half court shots, and yell, "OHHHHHHHhh," whenever the ball would go near the rim. They actually found that really fun despite not making the shots. And I thought how in the past kids would have at least been working on other aspects of the game. So if we start getting players from generations that just want to shoot threes, than basketball is going to get pretty mundane. Can you imagine if the evolution is running less plays, just walking down the court, and then just launching 3 pointers.

[Jasper]

sounds like a boring way to play the game

Obviously you have 'no' hops.

Sit back on your three line and play by your self.

[ILLsmak]

he's probably wondering why you'd shoot a man

before throwing him out of a plane

haha

-Smak

[Nilocon165]

he's probably wondering why you'd shoot a man

before throwing him out of a plane

nobody cared who I was until I put on the mask

[inclinerator]

true, i dont even bother crossing half court on offense anymore

-smak

[mr4speed]

There's a kid at the park I play at who was always a decent three point shooter. Recently, since the Curry OKC game, he's started taking threes from farther and farther away. Tonight the dude just started taking 32 and 35 footers and was hitting them at a consistent basis. I was setting screens for this dude 6-8 feet behind the line and he was just knocking down the open looks.


Now this is just some random ass kid playing like that. Kids are realizing that these long ass threes are good shots to practice, and it turns out if you practice them it's possible to get consistent at hitting them.

No one knows how to defend this consistently yet.


There's going to be a generation of kids growing up and practicing their 3s and handles with dedicated work ethic now. Soon, 35 footers like Curry's game winner vs OKC are going to be considered normal shots that all teams have to defend against vs every team every time down the court.

It's insane how much this dude Curry influenced basketball. JJ Reddick, after a career of being a roleplayer has even managed to become an offensive force simply by being given the green light by his coach to chuck up a 3 every time he has an inch of space.


It turns out 3 point chucking is the best way to win at basketball. I don't know why, but suddenly the old addage "live by the three die by the three" has become untrue. Living by the three is the best way to play basketball. And if you learn how to hit 32+ foot shots, you are virtually unguardable, atleast under current defensive schemes we know about.

Curry is one of the most influential players ever.

I agree with your statement, but should it be the way kids are practicing? The coach still controls the game, so if you are missing deep 3's you are not going to be playing!!

[andgar923]

I said it before and I'll say it again.

There will be a player that will overtake MJ as the consensus GOAT.

He will almost as big as Shaq,athletic as f*ck, and shooting Majerle 3s at a 40% clip and the regular 3s at 50%.

He's probably very young now and his pops is probably trying to instill old school game. But as he gets older he's gonna be influenced by Curry and Durant, so he'll have a mixture of both.

We're gonna see him in our lifetime bet on it.

[Lebronxrings]

OP just made up a fictional story about leaving his basement to support this thread, there was no kid or screens bro, just mountain dew

[Sakkreth]

Negs are gone :/

[Nick Young]

We are all GOATnesses.

[Captvic]

OP just made up a fictional story about leaving his basement to support this thread, there was no kid or screens bro, just mountain dew

[Boogey]

100% true. Kid with his dad at the gym. Kid was super wet from range...