Steph Curry Toughest Player To Guard According To NBA Survey

[CurryOverLebron]

of two dozen nba coaches, assistants, and players.
Top 5 Offensive Players Based on Anonymous Survey
1. Steph Curry
2. Kevin Durant
3. Russell Westbrook
4. James Harden
5. LeBron James

http://www.latimes.com/sports/nba/la...110-story.html

[aj1987]

No shit. Dude launches and makes 3 pointers from 30ft with a defender all over him.

Surprised at Harden being 4 though. How is LeBron #5? Dude hasn't been hitting shots beyond 5ft since last season.

[Mr. Jabbar]

how did lebran make the top 5

[Dr Hawk]

This is the correct order:

1. Curry
2. Durant
3. Lebron
4. Harden (not allowed to touch him)
5. Westbrook

[catch24]

No shit. Dude launches and makes 3 pointers from 30ft with a defender all over him.

Surprised at Harden being 4 though. How is LeBron #5? Dude hasn't been hitting shots beyond 5ft since last season.

This.. although to be fair, LeBron is having a great season despite the shooting woes.

Guy still looks spry and athletic.

[aj1987]

This.. although to be fair, LeBron is having a great season despite the shooting woes.

Guy still looks spry and athletic.

Yep. I can't believe that he's still able to do what he's doing right now with a worse jumpshot than Rubio's. Dude spends an inordinate amount of time on everything but his jumpshot. He seriously should get a good shooting coach.

[WorldWarriors]

LOL Nobody can stop Lebron when he gets a running start on you. He's so quick and athletic. You won't beat him. Westbrook is similar.

Not surprised by Harden at all.

Steph gonna Steph. It just seems odd that he would be at the top when he's the least athletic of the bunch. Being a marksman has its advantages.

[tmacattack33]

Lebron's best ability is passing.

I'd rather guard Magic than Jordan. MJ will humiliate ME. Magic will humiliate my teammate who was supposed to be guarding Kareem.

[Dr Hawk]

LOL Nobody can stop Lebron when he gets a running start on you. He's so quick and athletic. You won't beat him. Westbrook is similar.

Not surprised by Harden at all.

Steph gonna Steph. It just seems odd that he would be at the top when he's the least athletic of the bunch. Being a marksman has its advantages.

Key word: WHEN

He need a running start, else, he is really stoppable.

[TrueBlue89]

No shit. Dude launches and makes 3 pointers from 30ft with a defender all over him.

Surprised at Harden being 4 though. How is LeBron #5? Dude hasn't been hitting shots beyond 5ft since last season.

How are you surprised at Harden? He's an offensive genius and if you're slacking on defense he'll make you pay by drawing the foul. He must be a nightmare to defend.

[ArbitraryWater]

Yep. I can't believe that he's still able to do what he's doing right now with a worse jumpshot than Rubio's. Dude spends an inordinate amount of time on everything but his jumpshot. He seriously should get a good shooting coach.

LeBron is at 36.6% with 153 FGA on mid-range, pretty sure that is far, far away from a worse jumpshot than Rubio (who's shooting 34% on 30 less attempts), and a bunch of other players.

[aj1987]

Key word: WHEN

He need a running start, else, he is really stoppable.

Not really. He's 31 with a jumper more broke than MC, and according to coaches, he has lost a step and he's still the 5th hardest player to guard in the league. I was surprised about LeBron being #5, but there really aren't more than 2 players (KD and Curry) more unstoppable than LeBron.

LeBron is at 36.6% with 153 FGA on mid-range, pretty sure that is far, far away from a worse jumpshot than Rubio (who's shooting 34% on 30 less attempts), and a bunch of other players.

He might be better than Rubio, who's probably one of the worst shooters in the league, but my point still stands. LeBron is one of the worst shooters in the league.

Also, I don't know where you're getting your stats from, but:



You must be used to being wrong though.

[HylianNightmare]

He can shoot from anywhere so no one is surprised.

[catch24]

Not really. He's 31 with a jumper more broke than MC, and according to coaches, he has lost a step and he's still the 5th hardest player to guard in the league. I was surprised about LeBron being #5, but there really aren't more than 2 players (KD and Curry) more unstoppable than LeBron.


He might be better than Rubio, who's probably one of the worst shooters in the league, but my point still stands. LeBron is one of the worst shooters in the league.

Also, I don't know where you're getting your stats from, but:



You must be used to being wrong though.

Holy phuck. I knew Lebron was having a terrible year shooting, but not THIS bad. Given the attempts he is downright cancerous from midrange.

[Clifton]

Top 5 Offensive Players Based on Anonymous Survey
1. Steph Curry
2. Kevin Durant
3. Russell Westbrook
4. James Harden
5. LeBron James

Probably the only time I've seen a list of any kind that I 100% agreed with. That's your top 5 in that order.

As others have said, if a good defender has Lebron in the halfcourt, he breathes a sigh of relief. He's probably going to shoot a turnaround or pass it. The other 4 will embarrass you almost every time.

I want to say Harden might be higher, but Westbrook and Durant are also nightmares. Durant because of his length is probably more discouraging to guard than Harden, who every time he beats you, you wonder if it was an accident or if it really happened.