If Steph Curry could go back to his rookie 2009-10 NBA season, is there anything he would change about his game?
The sharpshooting Warriors guard offered a lighthearted answer before the 75th NBA All-Star Game on Sunday at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles.
“I’d probably try to develop some kind of post game,” Curry told the “NBA Showtime” desk during NBA on NBC’s pregame show. “Just a little [something]. You’re talking about skill-wise? But it’s hard. When you start shooting like that, it’s so much fun to see how far I can [shoot] it.”
Could you picture Curry putting in work in the post?
It would be something to see the worldly renowned 3-point shooter break out Hakeem Olajuwon’s dream shake, Dirk Nowitzki’s one-legged fadeaway or Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s skyhook.
But, as Curry implied himself, the greatest shooter of all time prefers the long ball.
“I don’t know if I’d change anything,” Curry said.
That is the right answer.
As a 21-year-old rookie on a playoff-less Golden State squad, Curry averaged 17.5 points per game on a 46.2-percent clip from the field and made a casual 166 treys at a 43.7-percent rate from deep.
It was then clear that Curry would make his money from behind the arc — good thing he didn’t change anything up.
Since his first season, Curry has upped his total made 3-pointers to 4,233.
And, in case you forgot, he has won four NBA championships, won two NBA MVP awards, earned 12 NBA All-Star nods and has made tons of cash, too.
No one would bat an eye if Curry wanted to add some post moves to his repertoire.
But if it isn’t broke, why fix it?
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