Christian basketball star Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors has made it to the NBA Hall of Fame list, but instead of being welcomed by veterans such as Oscar Robertson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, they are questioning his basketball prowess.
Their doubt has irked Curry since he believes that the distinction given him does not come without merit. During an interview with the "Warriors Plus/Minus" podcast by the Bay Area News Group, Curry responded to his bashers.
"It's starting to get a little annoying just because it's kind of unwarranted from across the board," Curry said, according to ESPN. "We have a very competent group, and we have fun when we're out there on the floor, and it shows, obviously. For the most part, you don't hear us talking about, you know, comparing ourselves to other great teams and 'We could beat this team, we're better than this team.'"
One of those who criticised Curry is Hall of Famer Walt Frazier, who doubts Curry's successful streak will last. "He's having a phenomenal season...but is he going to do this for the next five years? I don't really think so," Frazier told ESPN Radio's Mike and Mike. "This is what he's doing now. Maybe they won't be able to stop him this year, but they'll have to find a way to contain this guy like they've done to Kobe (Bryant), like they're doing to LeBron (James), like they've done with all of the other superstars in the league."
However, Curry has his own defenders from the veterans' ranks. Warriors coach Steph Kerr is one of them. "A player from any era would be unable to guard Steph Curry. It doesn't matter who you're talking about. No one could guard Steph Curry," Kerr said. "The game was different then. There's more ball movement, there's more liked-sized players on the court. So things change, but I just can't see how anybody would think that Steph would have been guardable 30 years ago, 20 years ago, whatever."
