Current Steph Curry vs 08 CP3

[Heavincent]

Curry: 23/8/5 on 50/40/92 efficiency in 33 minutes

Paul: 21/12/4 on 49/37/85 in 38 minutes

[Jlamb47]

08 CP3 > Curry

Cp3 better defender and playmaker. Curry only has shooting over Cp3

[Heavincent]

Cp3 better defender and playmaker.

Debatable. Curry is a very good defender and forces a lot of turnovers with his quick hands.

[qrich]

Turnovers: 2.5 vs 3.2
AST/TO: 4.6 vs 2.5

[ImKobe]

08 CP3 lost a game 7 at home despite being a 2 seed and having David West, Peja & Tyson Chandler and despite Duncan playing below-average,

[Jlamb47]

Debatable. Curry is a very good defender and forces a lot of turnovers with his quick hands.

Hes a decent defender IMO, he does force turnovers but Cp3 did as well, and led the league in steals numerous of times. he also pressured PG's more and gaurded 2 gaurds as well.
CP3 handled the rock and took care of the ball better

[Mr. I'm So Rad]

08 CP3 > Curry

Cp3 better defender and playmaker. Curry only has shooting over Cp3

Curry is probably the best playmaker in the league. He's the most dangerous offensive weapon right now. He makes plays even by being off of the ball, something CP3 has never done

[Smoke117]

Debatable. Curry is a very good defender and forces a lot of turnovers with his quick hands.

It really isn't.

[Heavincent]

It really isn't.

Guess you haven't watched any Warriors games this year...or you just weren't paying attention. Curry's defense has been fantastic.

And yes, Paul gets the edge in playmaking with his insane assist/TO ratio, while Curry gets the edge in scoring/shooting.

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

08 CP3 lost in the first round

Uhh, were you watching then? Paul's Hornets took the Spurs to 7 games...in the semi finals.

[ImKobe]

Uhh, were you watching then? Paul's Hornets took the Spurs to 7 games...in the semi finals.

I was, and re-read my post lol. I forgot they matched up in the semis and fixed it as soon as I posted it.

[Jlamb47]

Guess you haven't watched any Warriors games this year...or you just weren't paying attention. Curry's defense has been fantastic.

And yes, Paul gets the edge in playmaking with his insane assist/TO ratio, while Curry gets the edge in scoring/shooting.

Steph Curry is a good defender not elite, Barnes and thompson are really the perimeter threat on D

Paul in 08 was elite on D, his playmaking is insane but scoring was good as well.

Curry > Paul in scoring but not by alot, CP3 could put up 25PPG but hes just too unselfish and looks to dish first

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

I was, and re-read my post lol. I forgot they matched up in the semis and fixed it as soon as I posted it.

Nice ninja edit, though ...

Anyway, I would say they're roughly equal. Curry is the better scorer, while Chris was and still is more under control and likelier to "get his" against the elite defensive teams.

[SwishSquared]

'08 CP3 imo. Curry's taken a leap defensively, but CP3 was still better on that end imo. Took better care of the ball and had more of an onus to be a playmaker than Curry (mostly the result of the system, so perhaps this is a wash actually). '14-'15 GSW coaching staff > '07-'08 NOH coaching staff. I also think GSW have a better bench, but I'm going off memory right now, so maybe this too is a wash. Curry's the better shooter and a better floor spacer, no question.

CP3 lost a home Game 7 to the Spurs in the second round in his first playoff appearance, which came in his 3rd year. Pretty sure that was like a 5 point game with 1 minute left or something.

But isn't this the best year by a PG since that CP3 season? I mean Curry's been a monster. This is a close debate, but I think CP3 was individually better that year and had a worse coaching staff and depth than this year's Warriors.

[Genaro]

Give me CP. Curry has been the best player in the NBA this season but CP played out of his mind that year. He was better defensively and a better floor general offensively. He could score pretty well too but he chose to beat the opponent with his passing.