In 2020,
@jimmybutler named
@stephencurry30 as one of his top five hardest players to guard. Now, they’re teammates: “Steph is a generational talent in that he can legit shoot the ball from anywhere on the court. I mean, how do you guard a guy when you’re sprinting back on defense like, I can’t let him get to his spot!
Then you realize that it doesn’t matter because wherever he is, he’s already at his spot.
Because he can shoot — and hit — from anywhere.
He has the ultimate green light, too, and he doesn’t abuse it. He’s not out there just jacking up shots. He’s super calculated. Sometimes he barely even crosses half-court and pulls it. And for anybody else in the league, that’s a bad shot. But for him, it’s a good shot. It’s routine.
Throw in the fact that if you try to press up on him and contest his shot, he has the ability to blow by you and get to the rim, or to distribute the ball and get his teammates involved?
A guy like Steph is about as unstoppable as it gets i...