GOAT Of The Week

6/20/22

Ya ya ya I know I haven’t done one of these in a while, but nobody has been very GOAT worthy recently, except for one person. Depending on how you see it, this may be from last week as well, but this week’s GOAT of the Week is Stephen Curry.

Last week Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors beat the Celtics for the NBA finals in 6 games. Steph popped off in what will go down as a legacy series for Steph. He won his first ever finals MVP and won his fourth NBA finals in his career. After his performance people have to ask the question of what this means for how Stephen ranks among the greats.

Without question Stephen Curry is the best shooter in NBA history, or at least from the 3 where he own the stat for the most 3’s ever made. In this finals series he really got any shot from the floor he wanted except for in game 5 when his shots just weren’t falling for him. But at least for his range, it’s unlimited on the floor, which makes him so dynamic. His resume is insane, including a unanimous NBA MVP and now as many rings as Lebron James.

I think Stephen Curry is in the conversation to be the best Point Guard of all time between himself and Magic Johnson. I’m looking at the individual player as well as how they changed the game. I think both are pretty self explanatory in terms of how they changed the game. Steph helped make the 3 so dynamic and Magic was the highlight of the Lake show and the battle throughout the late 70s and the 80s of the Lakers vs the Celtics. Magic has one more MVP than Steph, has one more ring than him as well, and 3 more all NBA first and second team appearances. Steph has some accolades that Magic didn’t have though, including leading the league in Steals in 2016, 2 time NBA scoring champ, and obviously all time 3 pointers made leader. Depending from person to person on how you want your point guard to play, your two best options are for Magic on dishing the ball out or Steph to score on every other possession.

It’s only because I saw him play live is why I will choose Stephen Curry as the better Point Guard, and ultimately the best PG in NBA history. I think you need to talk about Steph in the top 10 all time players without a doubt, and there is a solid argument to have Steph in the top 5 all time players. Steph could potentially be looking for a repeat for this upcoming year, but for now, I’m sure he’s getting hammered during his parade.