Steph Curry is good

by MarinoNeedsRB on Feb 11, 2010 9:46 AM EST

In this last year's draft, we really missed out on a stud.

As everyone has probably seen by now, Stephen Curry continued his hot play as the fresh faced guard recorded his first Triple Double last night for the Warriors. We missed this guy by one stinking pick. D'Antoni was on his nuts. My man Allan Houston said that Curry, if drafted by the Knicks, would have gone down as the best shooter in Knicks history. It's not only his shooting prowess. The guy is a play maker....droppin dimes all over the place. This kid truly is dynamite and watching him light up the Western Conference is only darkening the black cloud over Madison Square Garden this season. Meanwhile, Jordan Hill, who could end up being a very good player, isn't even getting a shot. Ouch. Regardless, our bad luck seems to continue as we truly missed out on a potential superstar player. Kinda makes ya think what could have been?

Poll

Do you, like me, wish we ended up with Steph Curry rather than Jordan Hill?

Hell yea - he's the dynamic play maker we needed all along

51 votes

No - Take it easy, man. Jordan Hill hasn't even got his chance yet.

18 votes

69 votes | Poll has closed

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I'd feel real good

about a future lineup of Curry, Chandler, Gallo, Lee and any unnamed person (Curry’s Boy – LBJ comes to mind)

by MarinoNeedsRB on Feb 11, 2010 9:49 AM EST reply actions

What if

getting him required us to trade Chandler and the 8 pick to Washington for the 5 pick? Would you have done it, looking back now?

I’d take Curry over Hill now but Curry over Chandler and Hill? Maybe.

by fuhry on Feb 11, 2010 10:31 AM EST reply actions

Yes

"Dishin' and swishin' in transition"

by Serious Garbage Time on Feb 11, 2010 11:41 AM EST up reply actions

We would be stupid

to trade Chandler for a spot 3 ranks up in the lottery. We would have to get something in return.

I'm gonna be the only A-hole that owns a Nic Batum jersey that doesn't live in France. Awesome.

by CoRBBall on Feb 11, 2010 11:43 AM EST up reply actions

It's not as clear cut that way

Straight up – Curry over Hill – No Doubt.

But Chandler and Hill – that’s a little more iffy – probably leaning towards No.

by MarinoNeedsRB on Feb 12, 2010 9:20 AM EST up reply actions

I think that Walsh agreed with you there.

I didn’t see many Knick games last year and I thought it made sense before the draft to use Chandler to move up to the 5 spot. But now that I’ve seen Chandler play a bit, I think he’s a really good piece. We still don’t know what kind of player Hill will be or what Curry’s ceiling is, or even what Chandler’s ceiling is.

by fuhry on Feb 12, 2010 10:05 AM EST up reply actions

Everybody knew

from day 1 that we wanted Steph Curry. And we STILL want Steph Curry. I’m not surprised.

I'm gonna be the only A-hole that owns a Nic Batum jersey that doesn't live in France. Awesome.

by CoRBBall on Feb 11, 2010 11:44 AM EST reply actions

Curry is definitely good

and he was clearly well suited for the NBA with his fathers help. I dont think he will be a superstar though. I beleive part of his success is playing in Golden State, but yeah, he is a deadly shooter with other skills.
Yeah, we would have definitely taken him if he fell, but we made the mistake of publicly commenting him, and Golden State never said a word and instead built up that they were taking Hill. Oldest trick in the book.

I still dont know if I would have swapped PLUS the #8 pick. Its easy to look back now, but at the time, that was a big package to give up, considering the draft being as deep as it was. We didn’t necessarily pass him up, so wondering about this stuff is no different than dreaming of drafting Blake Griffin or Greg Oden last year.

"you're the Rod Thorn in my Chris Bosh side."

by Chris Child's Fist on Feb 11, 2010 12:03 PM EST reply actions

this.

by gbaked on Feb 12, 2010 3:06 PM EST reply actions

... that was for CCF

by gbaked on Feb 12, 2010 3:06 PM EST up reply actions

huh?

"you're the Rod Thorn in my Chris Bosh side."

by Chris Child's Fist on Feb 12, 2010 4:42 PM EST up reply actions

i thought your post was swell

by gbaked on Feb 12, 2010 6:25 PM EST up reply actions

Curry is soft

It is way too premature to be annointing him a star in the league. I think he is a soft player and, ultimately, this will come out. He is probably fortunate to have been drafted by a west coast team. Put him in the east and I’m not sure he could withstand the physical play.

by Jeff I on Feb 12, 2010 8:04 PM EST reply actions