Stephen Curry is...

[PAOerfulone]

Not trying to take anything away from players like Michael, Larry, or Duncan.
But what Curry is doing right now... there are no words to truly describe it!
Curry can change the complexion of a game by just being on the floor!
Even if he's having an off-night, you can't sag off of him because he can go off at anytime, and because he's so deadly and lethal, it creates room for everyone else and puts his teammates in a position to be successful.
And he's doing this, WHILE his team is winning too!
Being on track to topping Michael's 96 Bulls, while being the favorites to win back-to-back titles, (so just like Timmy, Steph goes for plenty of wins as well to say the least.) and being the star in the center of it all, is some pretty incredible stuff.
And lets look at the context behind Steph's numbers. Most of the shots he takes are unassisted, they're shots that nobody else would even think of taking, or would label a bad shot. I mean a game winner from 32 feet away from the basket would normally be a Cinderella shot for anyone else, but for him, it's like shooting a free-throw! The context is that this guy can literally pull up as soon as he crosses half-court and opposing defenses are completely baffled as to what to do because their has never been anything like it before. And he doesn't need to come off a screen, a pick and roll, or catch and shoot, he can do it all by himself, because not only is his jumpshot deadly, but so is his ball-handling! You have to constantly be on your toes and on your guard against him, or else he's going to make you look bad.
I mean, his teammates get upset with him when he DOESN'T shoot the basketball because that's how deadly HE IS!!!
When you have to deal with a player like THAT. Really, the best defense you can play, is
a) put a hand up in his face
b) hope and pray to God he misses, or that he has an off-night.
And make no mistake about it, he's got the heart of an assassin, which makes guarding him during crunch time an absolute nightmare.
I felt so terrible for Thunder fans, as I watched that game. I could FEEL their hearts being torn out of their chests, and being stomped on like beer cans, while Steph just danced and laughed it off, adding insult to injury.
That's the biggest reason I've become such a fan of his, and why I think he's so incredible, is because, it isn't so much the stats, the fundamentals, or the shooting ability, it's the mentality. It's the same reason why Kobe will always be my favorite player, (I may or may not be a slightly biased Laker fan.)
At the end of the day, all he wants to do is win. And he is going to find a way and do whatever he has to do to beat you. He is not afraid of the crunch time and he will rise up to the challenge and answer the call!