Father Dell Once Got Defensive When Asked if Stephen Curry Is Better Than Him: ?It?s a Different NBA? He Plays With a Team and Coach That Allows Him to Play That Freely?

Stephen Curry is undoubtedly one of the best shooters in the game of basketball. He proved time and again that he deserves that title when he made the 2974th career three-pointer in the previous season. However, amongst all the limelight and spotlight that Stephen Curry gets, the real man behind the shooter’s success often gets lost in the dark. Dell Curry, Stephen Curry’s father, was certainly an amazing shooter himself.

Watching his son play at the highest level and cementing his name amongst the all-time greats must be an emotional feeling for him. However, being a player himself, he even gets angry when people compare Steph to him. While father Dell Curry did not manage to win an NBA championship during his career, son Stephen Curry recently won his fifth NBA title with the Golden State Warriors. He also won his first-ever Finals MVP award last season.

Is Stephen Curry better than his father?

During an interview with GQ.com, Dell Curry was once asked a question that made him turn defensive. When talking about Stephen Curry‘s success and achievements, Dell was filled with pride, and his answers clearly showed it. However, the interviewer asked him how he felt about his son getting better than him.

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To this, Dell firstly said that he agrees with the fact that Steph is better than him and has a better skill set than him.

However, he also said,?“But it?s a different NBA. I would never take 35-foot three-pointers with 17 seconds on the shot clock. So it?s a different game, and he plays with a team and a coach that allows him to play that freely.”?He tried to explain the evolution that the game has seen over the different eras. In the earlier period, shooting wasn’t given such a large amount of importance as it is right now, and thus shooters are given flexibility.

He said that the game has changed on various multitudes, and the psychology of players and coaches has changed too. Thus, he felt that making a comparison without considering those things would be wrong.

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