Warriors: We aren’t learning anything new about Stephen Curry

While the Golden State Warriors’ start to the season is concerning, we aren’t going to learn anything new about Stephen Curry.

If you’ve been looking at social media, you know that Stephen Curry is under heavy fire right now. Fans, reporters and rival players have been foaming at the mouth for a chance to send shots at Curry and the Golden State Warriors. After years of being the bully, the Warriors are now on the other side of nightly wedgies as each playoff opponent takes turns thwarting them by 30 points.

Last season wasn’t much different with the Dubs finishing at the bottom of league standings. However, it didn’t’ feel the same without Curry being on the floor – and for the most part, people waited to start throwing dirt on the dynasty.

Now, the floodgates are open. The Warriors are off to a rough start (albeit 2-3 overall) and Curry is getting his name drug through the mud by everyone who has a platform to speak on the two-time MVP’s legacy.

It’s easy to dismiss the outlandish takes that Russell Westbrook, Damian Lillard and James Harden are better individual players than Curry. If that was true, they would have defeated him in the playoffs when they had the chance. And, to be very clear, each one of them had a prime opportunity before Kevin Durant joined the Dubs in 2016. In the case of Lillard and Harden, they both had multiple chances to dethrone Curry in Durant’s absence.

Instead, let’s address the shocking revelation that maybe… Curry just isn’t on the same level as LeBron James? I know it’s hard for some of Curry’s most loyal fans to accept, but the evidence has been in front of us for years – and it’s becoming more apparent this season as Curry is struggling to carry a lackluster roster to success.

But, and perhaps most importantly, who cares? James never won a trophy for dragging bums to the NBA Finals (though he did earn respect for some of his heroic performances). The list of players who are capable of elevating a roster like James is short, with only Michael Jordan really deserving to be in that conversation.

Curry is an all-time great. He is no lower than top-three on the NBA’s greatest point guards list and he stands alone as the greatest 3-point shooter in history. But, to no surprise, he isn’t the greatest basketball player to live.

And, we already knew this. It’s not really a knock to say someone as great as Curry isn’t as dominant as someone like James or Jordan – nobody is.