Steph Curry deserves to be in the best player conversation - Nick Wright | NBA | FIRST THINGS FIRST

Chris Mannix joins Nick Wright and Cris Carter discuss if Stephen Curry should be considered one of the top players in the NBA. Hear why Nick agrees Curry deserves to be in the best player in the world conversation.
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[@FirstThingsFirst]

Is Steph Curry in the 'best player in the world' conversation?

[@jaybavis5896]

he is the best offence of player ever in todays game

[@forrestdump7382]

With 2 mvp trophies how could he not?

[@mistaseeforce]

First Things First: Cris Carter and Nick Wright hes the best player on his team i tell you that!! Durant is and avg defender like steph, weak passer, no muscle with no post game!! Hes only good cuz hes 6’10” if e was steph height he’d be SETH Ps besides lebron kawhi is the best

[@cryogeneric]

Best point guard, yes. Not sure about best "player" overall.

[@soreco1meterreader441]

@nabil chowdhury nah, you can tell steph is the best among them when they play against each other..steph talent outshines theirs..

[@thomasdumont3826]

Steph is an underrated defender low key. If you watch, he actually is smart about positioning and footwork. He's decent at playing passing lanes. He's a decent defender. People act like he's trash. He isn't.

[@mozby76]

Thomas Dumont 100% agree

[@JeremyCuddles]

People said the same thing about Steve Nash too.

[@thomasdumont3826]

@@JeremyCuddles Nash never won anything though. Curry is about to win his 4th ring. Very few guys have done that. Nash is great. Curry is in the convo with only Magic for greatest pg of all time

[@JeremyCuddles]

@@thomasdumont3826 Not sure what this has to do with the defense comparison I was making. But hey you go to town there bud. Nash would easily have won a chip with this Golden State team, but that's none of my business. Curry is disgustingly overrated cause he shoots the ball better than anyone ever. Guy missed 2 wide open layups in the final minutes of a playoff game against Houston, Nash never would have done that. But again, none of my business.

[@thefearmakerlive]

Agreed. Steph is a good defender. He's just the smallest of the starters, teams want to tire him out so he's tired on offense, and he plays with great defensive players in Draymond, Klay, Iggy, and a very good defensive player with length in KD. That's why he's picked on. If fact compare him defensively with the backcourt he just faced in Dame and CJ, and it's not even close.

[@julians8967]

Steph Curry has always been in that conversation. Media foolishly put players who haven't been nearly as productive or accomplished what he has ahead of him.

[@geno337er]

Probably because they play defense?

[@kise9707]

@@geno337er Lol. And Steph doesn't play defense? Don't believe the narrative and do your own thinking and research. 😂

[@geno337er]

@@kise9707 You need to follow your own advice. Even his biggest fans even acknowledge this. Did you see the any of the playoffs for the last 5 years?. Westbrook, Harden, Cp3, Kyrie all exposed him on live TV.

[@kise9707]

@@geno337er Lol. I think you're confusing a lock-down defense VS playing defense. To say that Steph doesn't deserve to be the best because he doesn't play defense is ignorance about the game. He plays defense. But he's not a lock-down defender.

[@julians8967]

@@geno337er His greatness on offense makes up for his defensive deficiencies. He's not a good defender but he does play defense. He's not as huge of a liability as it people say

[@moneytrees9634]

There are so many bad points in this video by pretty much everyone Chris Carter said Kd would drop 60 if he ran off screens like Steph does? Bro that’s a skill in itself. Conditioning, core strength, mental toughness, trusting your teammates to get you the ball, being ok not getting the ball after running that much. KD doesn’t have the mindset or skill set to do that. He also doesn’t have the type of shot to come of screens and immediately go up, his left shoulder is cocked back he would take a dribble pretty much every time just to get squared. His skill set wouldn’t allow him to do that. So no he wouldn’t drop 60 and his percentages would almost certainly drop. Guest said count both ends of the floor, which is true. But offense is more valuable in basketball than defense. Basketball is one of few sports where great offense beats great defense. Someone your not guarding taking a 3 and your obviously not contesting, there’s no value in that. The only defensive value comes when your guarding the ball, a moving/cutting player or the main guy. LeBron NEVER guarded he main guy ever. Also team defense is decidedly more important than individual defense and Steph is a really good team defender. Steph is hands down the greatest offensive player ever. His true shooting % are ridiculous he’s the only guard in the top 5 in all time true shooting % and he ranks 4th. The only player that could compare is Shaq and he just can’t compare to what Steph does offensively. Not sayin he’s the most skilled offensive player ever even though he’s in that conversation. It’s the style of which he plays that makes him so special. Dont @ me

[@tonyolise5926]

Yea... your points are all very valid!!! Lebron tried guarding Steph, and he was made to dance the cumba dance by Steph on all the times he tried, making Steph either drive easily to the rim or hit his 3 point shots. Lebron couldn't stop Curry anytime he tried... This same Curry whose defensive ability is talked down on, stoped Lebron anytime Lebron picked on him in the 2018 finals. Curry also limits James Harden plays. I dont know why these analyst would see this and still say Curry cant defend? Is it until he defends a big like Adams before they recognise his defensive ability? Offcourse his size wont allow him to do that just as the size of Adams will not allow him to guard against Steph from the perimeter... Basketball has its different facet with players built to function in those facets in different ways. So I dont know the basis on which these analyst rely on to say Steph is not good defensively... Their basis of judgement is just skewed to make Steph look rediculous... No one player has the impact steph has on the floor. He is the only player that can beat you and where he is trapped, he sets up easy plays for his team mates. Him being on the floor creates a multiples of plays on which Warriors could beat other teams. He is the most dynamic player and he makes Warriors offence dynamic, sophisticated and very difficult to predict... No other player or team has such ability!!! These are testament to the greatness of Steph. Steph has by his size singlehandedly revolutuonise the way NBA is played and the way basketball is played world-over... Not even Lebron or MJ achieved this hight... Steph Curry is the greatest player of all time...

[@nmbmemphisbeast3690]

@@tonyolise5926 yeah both of you were on the right track till you said LeBron never guarded the best player

[@Champlo0oo]

Steph doesn't even bring the ball up most the time lol. It's Draymond. KD wouldn't get away with those screens being run with him because he is so tall and long and no where near as fast as Steph. Defenders lose track of Steph and can't keep up with him squeezing in between players. CC is wrong about that because Golden Stat would be no where as efficient if they did that for KD and it shows when they do run the offense through him. He doesn't have the range consistently from deep that makes Steph the threat he is.

[@BoscoTungWaldo]

W. For me offense is equally as important as defense. It all relates back to the impact. Curry is the best offensive player in history, I agree, and PIPM potrays him having a top 5 peak in NBA history. Curry’s defense is a slight positive. In essence, Curry’s total impact, Ill argue is better than peak Bird, MJ, LeBron, and Magic, so he is a better player than all of those at their best. The only player who arguably had a better impact than Curry is Bill Russell.

[@doomcity85]

Greatest offensive player who can't create in the ISO and is below average in the mid range????? Lmao

[@tigerhoods7927]

He’s been in the conversation.

[@ImAviex]

If Steph Curry played for Boston Chris Mannix would say hes the best player in the league.

[@TheSwagIsBack]

ImAviex exactly.

[@Hobbes250]

Curry IS one of the best basketball systems this league has seen with what he does for the offense. KD is arguably the most skilled of all time. Could take anyone in the world 1v1. Their greatness is different but it's still greatness.

[@moneytrees9634]

Hobbes250 I prefer Curry’s greatness

[@spinittweeks3246]

Love to see prime pippen lock in on KD. Would be great to watch

[@stevenellis4954]

Wow nick wright only person who showed respect to Steph. They tripping blazers tried to expose Steph an lillard an CJ couldnt do it. Steph is way better at D then Harden

[@jaybavis5896]

curry can go to any team and play you dummies need to stop

[@somregularguy]

Jay Bavis haven’t seen that happen tho

[@theavatar9191]

@@somregularguy So what?

[@Shawon]

@@somregularguy haven't seen it happen with Brady or Jordan (not counting washed up Wizards comeback) either but we know they're the GOATs

[@stormz7282]

fax

[@thefearmakerlive]

Steph Curry is not a bad defender. He gets picked on because he's the smallest defender, and he plays with great defensive players in Draymond, Iggy, Klay, and a very good defensive player in KD. Compare Steph's defense with the two backcourt players he just faced in Dame and CJ and it's not even close.

[@Trollificusv2]

Well, teams go at him to a) wear him down, hopefully and b) maybe get some fouls on him. Not because he's an awful defender.

[@theinktician]

@Keenan Powell actually they fo go at bledsoe. Switch and post up. I've seen it

[@VerdeBoy13]

They don’t pick on steph cause he’s a bad defender. They pick on Steph to tire him out hopefully on the offensive end.

[@joshwilliams2400]

I think Ron Artest is overlooked in some of these defensive conversations

[@SuperAgentWashington]

RIP Kevin Durant as best player in the world May 2019-May2019

[@kolby_52]

lmao😂

[@somregularguy]

Daniel Pezzi LOL funny cause it’s true

[@swarley6587]

Daniel Pezzi April-May*

[@BigKeith510]

The Steph hate is ridiculous

[@remnant8898]

If Defense is included in that measurement, then LeBron hasn't been the best player in the league for 5 years now. His "D" has been atrocious since he left Miami.

[@remnant8898]

@nabil chowdhury very true. Lebron has been at the bottom of the NBA in defense for the last few years. Have you seen him play D? Dudes have no respect for him, and when he gets blown by, he blames his teammates.

[@greatray6262]

Steph Curry suppresses his game to play with KD. He's a more dominant player without KD on the team. It's how Shaq's presence on the Lakers took away from what Kobe had to do for them to win.

[@theintrovertedlife7029]

dude steph averaged 30 ppg on 50-40-90 on 2016 season ... best ever historic mvp win... even though they lost the finals but situations was different that year

[@razakids6459]

@ATL 1 so harden and kd haven't done that, a lot of players have choked, curry choked once against the Cavs in 2016 with an mcl sprain, but y'all just gotta hate cause y'all got no life

[@razakids6459]

@ATL 1 yea ur LeBron isn't the goat one block oh "block by james" watch the game where curry wasn't being the same and go ask Kerr because Kerr also said curry wasn't the same, obviously you are a bron fan, he will lose this year to Kawhi, atleast Steph has two MVPs, he hasn't done anything bad in his life but y'all call him ignorant, what bad things has he done?

[@razakids6459]

@ATL 1 LeBron with his supertram couldn't even beat Dirk in 2011, don't talk sports

[@razakids6459]

@ATL 1 did I say Klay was injured? I'm not biased, but ofcourse you hate Steph, idk why, he hasn't done anything bad, but, you will probably go against him all the time

[@razakids6459]

@ATL 1 I just don't like haters criticizing on every curry video, like the man hasn't done anything bad, yes there will be antagonists, but there is no need to hate on everything about the person

[@chrisgangsta]

Nick is enjoying this, he knows that making Curry look better makes Durant look worse and in turn it diminishes what he has accomplished against his idol, LeBron.

[@leetraviusmckay2919]

Smh kd is not better than Steph if this was 1vs1 basketball maybe but it's not

[@ImAviex]

@Tod Wilkinson There is a flaw in your argument. "Durant can be left open to shoot sometimes" My assumption is that you looked up KD's "Open shot percentages" and said Wow thats no where near Steph's! But its not taking into account a few different parts of information, Steph runs off multiple screens *deliberately to get wide open shots* while KD tends to just post up or iso. Especially in playoff basketball it takes a lot of effort to get those kind of looks, *Why do you think the Warriors would post up KD and Iso KD so often when they could just run around screens all game?* Casuals might say "To keep KD's ego sated" Like he is Westbrook or something lol in reality, Its because *they wanted to save energy.* If KD is there you can be like "Alright just give him the ball he will get us a bucket by just shooting over who is in front of him." Plus wide open shots aren't what win Playoffs, its defense and execution and while I am not trying to argue Steph hasn't been executing, I just think using "Open shot percentage" as your main argument doesn't hold much weight. I mean this isn't NBA2K. If you want to argue Steph is more valuable to the Warriors because of how he plays and his gravity thats one things, but saying Steph is better than a KD in a vacuum because his "open shot percentage is better" sounds like something that someone who enjoys watching ball and looking up stats more than actually playing it.

[@moneytrees9634]

ImAviex Curry ability to run off screens is a skill itself tho. KD doesn’t have the stamina to get grabbed the way Steph does and still run around like Steph does. He doesn’t have the core strength Steph has or the balance Steph does. His release isn’t as fast as Stephs and his shoulders aren’t square like Stephs on his jump shot. He would take a dribble a large percentage of the time coming off the screen, just because he would have to in order to be squared (for him). Would he trust his teammates to get him the ball? Would he be ok not getting the ball after running around like crazy for 20 seconds? That’s a skill set there’s only a few in NBA history who are like that (Reggie Miller, Ray Allen) but Steph has taken it to a completely new level. KD doesn’t generate gravity, steph has the highest graded gravity ever. Steph draws double teams coming off screens generating a wide open layup for the screener, instead of having a big matched against Steph on the perimeter teams trap and play 3 on 4, Steph is more efficient, Steph is a better leader, Steph was able to win on his own and even beat KD h2h. Steph has the only unanimous MVP in league history.

[@car9melo]

You can put KD on most teams and they will be playoff teams, you cant do the same with Steph

[@car9melo]

@Tod Wilkinson lol, theres more to basketball than 3s dipshit

[@deedhray7486]

car9melo dude put a nobody Davidson on his back in college , tf . He came to Golden state , almost won rookie of the year his first season , had Lebron,KD and Westbrook come watch him in college . People say green wouldn't be an all star if he wasn't in gsw nor can Klay carry a team . They built that team around him . Green became a better player and Thompson became arguably the second best shooter . Besides they don't have the same position

[@somersetbassett4580]

Steph is not the best player in the world. But he does consistently beat the best players in the world.

[@zorack4961]

so that makes him stand above him?

[@Deevon667]

He the worldbeater

[@Will-st4sy]

No the Warriors do. As an individual his impact is not GOAT level. Can't throw him on any team with a decent but not overwhelming roster and win.

[@todoroki4418]

Kawhi consistently beats him, and that’s why he’s the best player in the NBA.

[@somregularguy]

first name last name ikr like I remember seeing curry being the only one on the court against the Cavs or against the spurs or against OKC, the dude was lucky to get the green light to shoot as many 3s as he wanted and have his front office draft very good players let’s not forget Klay saved curry in 2016 in the conference finals or when he choked in the finals in 2016 he beat the Cavs because of the 2nd and 3rd options injuries, the dude is incredible but not the best in the world

[@Devine_Bush]

PUT NOT SOME BUT ALL RESPECT ON STEPHEN CURRY NAME, BIRDMAN SAID.

[@somregularguy]

Márcio Gando quit overrating him, he’s a good player but, Kawhi and Giannis are at the east carrying their teams

[@katakureen]

@@somregularguy more like shooters and role players carry their teams as of now...

[@ayaowzaa]

nabil chowdhury, and yet none of them are as successful as curry, no matter how well curry plays, drops 50 in ten straight games, he will still be disrespected by people like you, he is probably one of the most disrespected superstar ever

[@Devine_Bush]

@@ayaowzaa YEAH

[@andrewhudson7092]

Edison Yau facts

[@BrotherO4]

this is simple, KD vs Curry who won when they had their own team? who won when they face in the playoffs? Who joined who? Who has a better record in the same Team but without the other? so here are the answers, Curry, Curry, KD joined Curry, and Curry. Life is not about what "Should", "Could", Maybe, or "buts"...its Reality. Reality has been written already.

[@scottkursch3169]

Brother04 Wow, all immaturities, fandom, bias, and jokes aside, that response is professional level, worthy to be presented on national TV. It's thoughtful, absent of conjecture and agenda, and credible enough to endure rebuttal on live TV. A rarity among juvenile YT skull representations.

[@BrotherO4]

@@scottkursch3169 the skull is from MGS, my all time fav game. If you may..dont attack said image. Its PMC in its fictional world run by Big Boss.

[@scottkursch3169]

@@BrotherO4 I have no idea about games or what any of those acronyms mean and there was NO attack at all on my part. Unreal that you just took an awesome compliment and turned it into an attack. Good Lord you just crushed my moment of faith restoration. To perceive what I said as an attack just *invalidates* what I thought was a prudent, mature, clever, and sober frame of mind, in an otherwise sensitive, easily provoked, snowflake generation. : ( I'm sorry kiddo. Meant no harm and had no intent to offend. YOU have obviously misunderstood something, somewhere. If you consider THAT an attack, I just don't know what to tell you. It was compliment, for God's sake.

[@BrotherO4]

@@scottkursch3169 mgs stands metal gear solid, pmc stands for private miltaliy company. Big Boss is a fictional character who abandoned his country to create a country of soldiers for soldiers. To some he is a hero and to others a villain. And no one took anything to heart. Also note that i didnt say any anything related to sport talk. I spoke about the simple image in a light hearted manner which never transfer over text

[@kristofergrischott6192]

Scott Kursch wow dude you might be the king of backhanded compliments

[@EricsXtremeVideo]

There was a time when Magic Johnson was considered the best player in the league.....He was never a great defensive player.....so what's changed? nothing. Curry's offense and how he does it is so good that it drains teams and makes them worse on offense because of what they have to deal with on the other end. That's how he impacts defense. Curry has never hurt the Warriors defense. Their defense does not get better when he leaves the court. Curry is a really good team defender.

[@likemikegenerationx2]

EricsXtremeVideo The difference is that Magic actually guarded the opposing star point guard. Unlike the Warriors who hide Steph on defense because he’s not a good defender. Also you have to remember back when Magic played, there was no scoring guards like today. Best scoring PGs were Magic and Isiah and they only averaged around 21-23 ppg.

[@EricsXtremeVideo]

@@likemikegenerationx2 not true...go rewatch the Houston series...he guarded Harden just as much as anyone. It took a complete team effort to guard Harden and he was part of it...thats why he got into early foul trouble.

[@moeSlow]

"The whole team is built around him." And? That's the point of basketball. Find a star and build around him. You just proved Steph Curry is the cornerstone of the greatest sports dynasty, about to win 4 titles in 5 years. No other player, not even Lebron, has been able to sustain that level of team excellence, in this era, or ever, as the Warriors have destroyed teams by the greatest margin in the plays over a 5 year span. Ever. Man. Are we watching a game for a Mr. Universe contest? This is a game, and you have to play it. It's not a 1 v. 1 league. Curry is the best player on the best team, hence the best player.

[@iamzae6123]

W

[@dantexkv9983]

Sure Steph isn’t the defensive talent as the other players but he is a good defender good IQ and positioning like bird just doesn’t have the frame. But he is wayyyyyyy better offensively than any other player on that list and can get his own shot and create for others as well. If curry was 6’7 the league will explode.

[@ba11er177]

DanteXKV he wont have his current speed and finesse at that height + weight

[@dantexkv9983]

Roby Thomas a 6’7 curry would ruin the league I’m just saying

[@dantexkv9983]

Raaffi curry already exploded the league already but the disrespect he gets is assnine

[@seanaklein]

I feel like the question of who the best player is becomes a question of who wins in 1 on 1 rather than who has the skillset to help a team win the most. Steph makes all the players around him (including KD) better by drawing double teams and creating spacing and by tiring defenses out through movement off ball. That stuff never seems like it’s factored into the conversation

[@gauravaulakh2252]

Exactly. KD might be a better 1-on-1 player but last I checked basketball is played 5-on-5 and Steph impacts the game more in that regard

[@gtrour4]

He deserves to be considered the face of the NBA if Warriors win 🏆 without KD.

[@somregularguy]

Gregory Robinson not really,

[@gtrour4]

@@somregularguy That will be 4 rings 💍 compared to Lebron's 3 & a true underdog story which Americans 💘 love. Curry would deserve it like he deserved his salary increase for hard earned work.

[@jonrussell739]

Reason cited Curry isn't in the conversation is "choking in the finals." Lebron did it in 2011, and yet it is glossed over. Giannis, AD, Harden, etc. haven't played in Finals. I disqualify them. That leaves Lebron, KD, and Steph. Lebron is phenonomal, but he is now finally a defensive liability and doesn't impact the game as much on offense as steph. KD does have all the requisite skills and physique, but the ball stops moving in the playoffs with him on the court. Steph is my best player. His defense is underrated. In all of the finals combined, Lebron averaged less than 20% from field with Steph on him. Anyone who thinks steph is a liability on defense has been listening to pundits who don't know basketball. Opponent FG% is more objective.

[@SteveTKO]

You mentioned Curry and yet didn't mention Kawhi. Great leader, great on offense and stops the primary guy on defense.

[@jonrussell739]

@@SteveTKO I am making an argument Curry is in the conversation, not for all the players who should be.

[@forrestdump7382]

With those haircuts, im only listening to the podcast now. 💡💀💀

[@LaFlame1]

Five onit 😂😂

[@forrestdump7382]

@INTOtheVOID11 good job, hope you feel better.

[@GhazarYaohBanLoay]

Nick Wright had the most respectable point on the Steph/KD dichotomy debate I've ever heard by anyone. Finally. Koodos to him

[@leetraviusmckay2919]

Steph is a top 3 best player

[@kise9707]

@nabil chowdhury Giannis? FOH. The kid is good but he hasn't achieved anything yet. Heck, he's getting exposed right now by the Klaw because of his lack of jumpshot. 2x MVP, 1 unanimous MVP, 3 rings. What does Giannis have?

[@kingclampz6081]

Kise lol all Ik is Lebron is the best and number 2 Is kawhi number is between ad and curry

[@mogtrader8]

Slow Days = Subjective Forum Debates

[@dreyeezy8671]

cuz curry is a baby face, people will always underestimate him

[@trey7911]

"Below average defense" umm he has lead the league in steals multiple times...

[@viktorteodorescu3963]

Mother Plunger while that is an impressive stat, it obviously doesn’t cover the whole aspect of “defense”

[@umeshnatesan2048]

@@viktorteodorescu3963 hes also an underrated team defender, the way you pick on him is you have a superior offensive player isolate on him. Steph is mainly flawed as a one on one defender because of his smaller stature.

[@raphaelmarlinsky2168]

ATL 1 what is it playing offense

[@raphaeldelaghetto85]

I don't always agree with Nick Wright but he spitting straight logic in this segment. Hard to poke a hole in anything he said.

[@patrickchen1673]

first time I heard Nick talk some sense about Curry

[@komfyk]

He'll certainly be in the discussion for best of all time after he wins a 4th championship in a few weeks

[@SteveTKO]

I don't think so. Who are we going to remove that's in the top ten already? Magic, Bill, Shaq, Wilt, MJ, KaReem Dunkin etc? You might have a point if he was a better defender but I can't see anyone being removed for a long time. Especially Bill because you can't ignore 11 championships.

[@ChamPion-gu3jd]

Just a respect...Steph must be included in the best player convo... endofstory

[@angelalatimore3414]

So ol boy doesn't mention KD for defense. His D gets looked over all the time because he is an elite scorer. Kd plays hella D

[@trudyharris4729]

Facts

[@jahgideonakawestyute6371]

They are the fanboys dont expect something good from them they are wasteman .

[@jahgideonakawestyute6371]

Angela remember they are the one that fighting KD who is the Emperor of the game and remember they talk about there king so let su talk about the Emperor who is Kd its takes king of kings to be him so they cant stop him and Kd also stan for king David he is the one that slu goliath.

[@vomitcomit599]

but the fact that the dude actually considered curry as part of the GOAT conversation in the beginning of the video... edit: also i don't get why ppl think he's a defensive liability. the only time i don't see him playing "good" defense is against James harden, and does anyone really play good defense against harden besides iggy? i mean, for a guard his size, i think hes doing well against a bigger guy that is arguably the greatest iso player of all time

[@vincentdigirolomo8056]

This was a fantastic topic and fantastic unbiased conversation this show has had in awhile...SALUTE

[@InvestBetter.]

He's as much in the conversation as he can be for a guy who plays close to no defense There are two parts to this game, not one. He can be Top 3, but not #1. He's better than The Greek Freak, who has A LOT of holes in his offensive game #DefenseMatters

[@Millicente]

The Future Is Here if you watch him he doesn’t play defense, he lacks the length and lateral speed to be a good defender but he always has effort. Harden plays close to no defense. That’s a lack of effort.

[@oqihouqiop]

Giannis is better, he didn't have to call Kevin Durant crying on the phone

[@remnant8898]

Then LeBron shouldn't have been in the conversation for 5 years.

[@thinktank1]

"I wish I could use the Infinity Stones and make the Warriors disappear....I love Bron!" - Nick Wright

[@midnighttrucker19]

😂😂 what?

[@samisabbah2461]

Like multiple people have said, the warriors do not need kd and they have proved it, many times

[@elsipotesalmarroquin3141]

please .... they are wining 90 percent of games when curry plays ..... common sense !!! curry MVP !!!

[@tyrone4u559]

Steph Is a champion. More than you can say about most of the rest of so called all around great players. His defensive challenges is offset by his offensive prowess.

[@bjolupona]

CC with an excellent point about the offense designed around Steph!

[@amarelogan7081]

Curry is a top 5 player in this league based on the combination of what he is doing currently and what he has done in the past i feel KD LBJ Kawhi is better.....i feel if he can have a legendary finals this yr...he will make all the critics change their mind because he hasnt had a legendary type finals series he was great in 17&18 and i felt he shouldve won finals mvp in 2015 but he hasnt had a legendary type performance and i believe in order for them to beat the raptors or bucks...he has to have a legendary performance because of all of the injuries to iggy and kd 2 key guys

[@amarelogan7081]

@Tod Wilkinson honestly idk if u were serious or biased either way i wont even give u an answer because idk how knowledgeable you are and u dont sound too knowledgeable about the game and the history of the game and players but its your opinion and i have mine curry is imo the 4th best player today he is already a top 50 player of all time he will be 1st ballot and he has a outside shot at passing magic for best pg of all time...depending on how healthy he stays and what he accomplishes from here on out cause he only has 3 more yrs of elite top5 play he will be 32 next yr

[@WorldBeater123]

Steph’s defense is underrated. He’s led the NBA in steals, he’s got quick hands and is great on the double team. He’s a small dude, and slight so he’s never going to dominate on the defensive end but he’s not as bad as these dudes make out

[@vipssony6385]

People forget steph has had a season with the highest +/- ever

[@turta1588]

Considering his frame, I think Steph is a fair defender. At least he tries.

[@ryanpetley2679]

Kawhi is the best defensive player since Scottie Pippen?? The disrespect to Kobe is so flippin real. 9 All NBA First Team Defense with 3 All NBA 2nd Team Defense. SMH

[@Slipknot5301]

kawhi = 2x defensive player of the year kobe = 0 defensive player of the year and BTW, a few of those all defensive selection were purely reputation based

[@kolby_52]

i can’t believe nick is being objective bringing up that he was surpassing lebron as best player until draymond got suspended and it seem no one wanna recognized the fact steph dominated the league unlike no other player “in the conversation “ and didn’t cris just say yesterday that steph was the best player in “in or out”

[@mannlee7294]

It's easy too sweep LeBron James when have 4 all-stars on your team.

[@mannlee7294]

@Tod Wilkinson Yeah but they add KD so if you have 2 MVPs (KD, Steph) on your team. It's a great possibility you're going to get swept.

[@mannlee7294]

@Tod Wilkinson Wade was finals MVP not MVP of the league. That's totally different.

[@mannlee7294]

@Tod Wilkinson And still D-Wade didn't win NBA MVP. Those are the facts young blood.

[@romulus2324]

I guarantee you in 20 yrs from now. These kind of conversations will be irrelevant when they look at Steph's numbers and how we may never see anyone come close to them in our lifetimes.

[@basketballgod2791]

Draymond does a lot for this team you take him away none of those guys are the same players and they're very beatable.

[@Millicente]

Basketball God Steph does a lot for this team you take him away none of those guys are the same players and they’re 100% losing

[@basketballgod2791]

@@Millicente I'm talking about the exception of Steph Curry

[@oqihouqiop]

@@Millicente I mean honestly probably not if they have KD

[@TheMidrangeking]

I swear you hit the nail on the head. Take green off that team look what happened. 2016 hummmm

[@butterNpants]

Steph has improved defensively over the past couple of years, im not saying hes nearly as good as PG KD Giannis guys, but lets not act like hes some scrub on defense. The reason teams go at him on the defensive end is because on the floor with Draymond KD Klay Iggy, steph is the worst defensive player but thats not saying much because hes playing with great defenders.

[@jaybavis5896]

chris they do that for everybody in the league man

[@duprebushnell2488]

Steph is better than LBJ and has changed the entire game of basketball forever

[@johnhancock1362]

Tod Wilkinson they’d have to expand all nba courts for that one. At least the width.

[@jerrybrownell3633]

There have been once in a life time players come along. Bill Russell and his game controlling defense. Wilt and his unstoppable offensive force. Dr. J and his gravity defying gracefulness. Michael and his superb all around game and incredible will to win. Now we have Steph Curry who has revolutionized the game with his long range missiles.

[@therealist1103]

Kawhi has never stopped Curry on offense. Doesnt matter how good your defense is as a player when nobody can stop you offensively. The greatest player creates the most wins for your team and Curry has proven hes the best at creating wins.

[@jaywayne1000]

Steph Curry is going to go down as the greatest point guard and the greatest 3-point shooter ever

[@michaellancaster4735]

Steph Curry might be a below average defender but what he does on the offense end revolutionize the NBA 3 point shooting. Even without the ball in his hands he is lethal so he should be in that conversation of the best player in the league today.

[@kise9707]

How do you quantify BEST PLAYER? You say Lebron, Kawhi, Giannis, KD are all in the conversation. Well, there's one common in them. They have the size. Now, how about their impact on the game? Curry has been in the 5 straight Finals for crying out loud. He has 2x MVP, 1 unanimous MVP, and 3 rings. Makes his teammates play better with his gravity, spacing and playmaking abilities. His only loophole is that opponents are picking him because of his defense. Well, because he's the smallest in their lineup. But it doesn't diminish the impact that he's making. Go out and see high school boys hooping -- who are they trying to imitate? Yep.

[@usmanioa]

To me the best offensive players in the league are Curry, Harden and Durant. Most valuable players in the league are Curry, Lebron and Giannis. Best two way players in the league are Kawhi, Giannis, Klay and Paul George.

[@jonathangazala421]

Old uncles trying to go old school. Thinking their 1978 Buick is better than a Tesla.

[@jamesrclandi]

Kawhi also has a 7ft 2in wingspan relative to Steph Curry size his defense is amazing. It's nearly impossible you have an amazing defensive impact when you're six foot two. It's amazing he has the offensive impact he does at his height. If you made Kevin Durant 6 ft 2 he would not even be in the conversation.

[@damondbarbee]

Curry has lead the league in steals two times

[@adultadventures1597]

Lol ok 😂

[@leetraviusmckay2919]

Steph never left the conversation to begin with

[@midnighttrucker19]

They tried to crowd Steph out of the conversation

[@snakecharm5966]

The best argument for Steph is that he revolutionized basketball.

[@mistaaali1364]

Steph curry has got the best off ball movement in nba history

[@marcosmayorga8566]

I thought we were talking about steph not kd needing to leave? Lol Yall doing everything you can so LBj can get another ring lol Hop off his sack already

[@SteveTKO]

It has nothing to do with LeBron dude. They want to see if KD can do the same without having a juggernaut team to help you. Personally I love for him to leave cause we'll be getting the original, unstoppable Curry again and it will bring more balance in the league

[@davidsevic8317]

At 3:15 i thought the girl was raising her hand for a question 😂

[@gle4178]

The test for great offensive players - do I need to double team - yes at 35 feet!

[@KleinpeterHank]

Does nobody remember the first half of the playoffs when Steph was playing like smush Parker?

[@trudyharris4729]

Lol facts

[@londyn9198]

Go back 3 weeks ago and they was hating on Steph and praising KD now they hating on KD and praising Steph. Nick Wright is a KD hater and really a Warriors hater. He will praise Steph only because he hate KD more. Steph is great on the warriors KD is great on any team that’s the difference. KD dominates on Steph’s team. It’s obvious who the best player is watch the past two finals.

[@trudyharris4729]

Facts!

[@NegasiZelalem]

This conversation is so funny now. Curry got another chip and finals mvp while KD got swept in the 1st round. Manix trying to make curry seem like only a system guy is a joke

[@TonySkeelz]

When it comes to defense everyone seem to forget about Ben Wallace on Shaq in the finals in 04.

[@Devine_Bush]

STEPH IS A TOP 2 BEST PLAYER LOLLLLL

[@madjames2392]

Kd is yet to have a team built for just him. The team is built for steph and he is the only pg on the team. When steph don't play kd has to play with Quinn cook. They are being so dishonest

[@trudyharris4729]

madjames 23 facts

[@shREDhead44]

Seems like Kawhi's getting frustrated with the Mic in his face and the repetitive questions. He needs a frontman so he can just ball out

[@seancalhoun7752]

I’m still trying to figure out this narrative that Curry is supposed to be this tremendous defender. He’s a 6’3 Point guard not a 6’8 wing defender😂

[@raejonnriggins]

Man stop it Steph’s defense is super underrated. He can guard but the refs don’t let him so he gets reluctant at times, they are actually bias. He gets pulled , pushed, triple teamed, undercut when he shoots, grabbed , etc.. but he put his hands slightly on an offensive player they call a foul to get him out the game or out his rhythm. However, when the occasions rises he’s still there doing his best to stay in front of the offensive player. He’s a jewel that blind people walk away from to get polished copper 😴

[@goo8295]

None of these "analysts" played in the NBA, so I don't take them seriously.

[@topshelf8304]

Facts!

[@docgrowsfood]

Charles Barkley played in the NBA and said the Warriors would not win another game without KD and that Portland would make the finals.

[@goo8295]

@@docgrowsfood He never won a championship...

[@docgrowsfood]

Goat Herder so only NBA players who won championships can be analysts? So Jalen Rose shouldn’t be an analyst then? I guess TMac should be out of a job too by that logic. What about players who have rings but were role players at best or rode the bench the entire way? Come on man I see your point about NBA players understanding what it takes to win more a championship more so than guys who didn’t play, but you’re narrowing the field down to the point where several NBA legends (like Barkley) cannot be analysts. Let’s focus on the accuracy of the analysis instead of the person who’s providing it.

[@chrisstevens2069]

Let's be honest dark skin brothers just don't want to give the light skin brother the love he deserves Curry has changed the way the game is played, LeBron didn't

[@somregularguy]

Chris Steven he was also the one allowed to shoot that many 3s, but no one has dominated like Lebron and Jordan

[@chrisstevens2069]

@@somregularguy I'll give you that, good point!

[@georgessuccar4619]

i could not believe the title

[@joashann1276]

KD leaving will make a lot of difference for Steph. He will be able to redeem himself from this media. Although true ballers know he never leaves this conversation of being in the top 5, this media keep feeding the minds of people who just believe on what this media is saying. But i doubt KD would leave because that sensitive snake gon be exposed!

[@nonfiction920]

If Curry was REALLY that good they never would have had to go and get KD in the first place.

[@gauravaulakh2252]

Yeah what team would go "Oh hey KD is available and wants to come, but forget improving our team, let's re-sign Harrison Barnes instead?" FOH

[@deedhray7486]

All the other players mentioned have the size and body advantage over curry . One thing we all can agree to is that he's the best PG in the league right now . No other PG is in the best conversation except him . It's true he can't really guard a lot of people one on one , not that he doesn't try but he just doesn't have the size and the body to stay on people like kahwi ,Klay , iggy or PG13. I haven't seen players stop him either . Lebron is great and so is KD and kahwi , Those are the only 3 players imo that are ahead of him but "he's the best under the rim player in this era "shaq .

[@melijahcopeland4101]

Most people put Magic and Shaq in top ten all time.... they didn’t play a lick of defense.

[@sedlyholmes3722]

Steph lead the steals in 2016 ...he's a good defender

[@gaverano]

Steph is not an expert but his defense has showing improvement

[@challiray]

A look at Steph's defensive stats and opposing player's while guarded by Steph exposes these lies. A player that's guarded mainly by Steph Curry usually scores four to six points less than their average. There's also the fact that he never gets the benefit of the doubt, and many clean picks are called as fouls.

[@jptrece8890]

He plays with 3-4 all stars. 1 all star gets hurt another all star steps up

[@eiribatizek1444]

Sometimes your best defense is your best offense. People should also factor in how Steph Curry have had ankle injuries when discussing his shooting slumps or how his defense is so and so. Ankle injuries affect shooting and side movements so much. I look at it like this. Those years that KD have been with the Warriors. Have also been those years Steph Curry have made himself stronger and recovering from injuries.¨ Had Steph been playing like he did before KD came over. He`d be retired right now ;)

[@swarley6587]

I’ve always thought KD was better than Steph. That changed this month

[@TheFineGreat]

I don’t understand how the guy who has the greatest accomplishments and accolades of this generation, has more than any of the other guys they bring up, yet he’s not in the conversation??? These so called experts and analysts are just biased and want to push certain narratives. They hate that Steph is winning.

[@mannlee7294]

That's not true young blood. They hate that KD joined the Golden State Warriors.

[@0-Elias-0]

►►► STEPH CURRY = #1 NBA PLAYER ◄◄◄

[@buccnasty1253]

Jenna Wolfe looking good this morning 😍😍😍

[@feedthesnake3394]

if a defensive player is so good that the other team cannot score (literally 0), they would be the greatest player ever. that's what steph does on offence, no defense can stop his team.

[@zl2859]

Steph would get picked first if the Warriors got drafted to other teams. Because they would know they can build around him just like the Warriors did.

[@iinarrab19]

"is he better than jaylen brown" lmao