Stephen Curry Deserves Higher NBA Live 16 Ranking
Anthony Davis and James Harden
Apr 23, 2015; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis (23) shoots over Golden State Warriors center Andrew Bogut (12) during the first quarter in game three of the first round of the NBA Playoffs at the Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Davis and Harden also have not won anything but they both have the ability to take over games by themselves. Davis is continuing to improve in all aspects of the game and with coach Alvin Gentry mentoring him, it is going to be scary how good he is going to be. Already the best defender in the league and one of the highest flyers, Davis will shoot more threes this season, which will just make him even tougher to guard. His athleticism and shooting ability is what gamers love and probably warrants a higher rating than Curry for those reasons.
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Harden is a ruthless clutch shooter with an unbelievable handle and may be the cockiest player in the NBA. He still believes he should have won the MVP despite Curry’s landslide victory. He is a great player who can get as hot as anyone with his shooting ability and if you crowd him, he can go right by you and finish at the rim. He is the only reason the Rockets were able to make to the Western Conference Finals and win one game against the eventual champs. Harden is only going to improve like Davis but should not be ranked higher than Curry.
If I was doing the ranking for EA Sports, I would rank Curry fourth behind James, Durant and Davis. There is no way that Gasol, Griffin and Paul are better than the Baby Faced Assassin and Harden is slightly behind as well. If Durant does not come back at his full potential and Curry is able to win another championship, you could see Curry vault past Durant.
EA Sports’ competitor, 2K, already thinks so, ranking Curry second behind James. In the grand scheme of things, these rankings do not matter in the actual game of basketball but I’m sure Curry has seen these rankings and is out to prove that he is the best player in the game, which will only help the Warriors this season.