Stephen Curry (Photo : Reuters)
Despite the record-breaking run by the Golden State Warriors, there is no end in sight to their critics.
It has opened resulted in some very interesting exchanges, and when Oscar Robertson seemed to belittle the achievement of the Golden State Warriors and specifically Stephen Curry.
"The Big O" is the only player to average a triple-double and is arguably the best all-around player the league has ever seen. But when he implied that Curry is only performing well because the opposing coaches are "dumb," Curry's coach Steve Kerr had to retaliate. As Kerr is not known for fuming, he has some classic sarcasm courtesy of Fox Sports.
"Oh I'm sure, yeah," Kerr replied to Robertson's statement that players from the past could guard Curry better than today's guards. "I could have stopped this back in my time. Boy, I would have shut Steph down."
Kerr also addressed Robertson's comparison between coaches and players back then, "Because athletes, you know, 50 years ago were much bigger, stronger and faster, more finely tuned," Kerr continued. "So Steph might not have made it in the league."
When he finally placed the blazing sarcasm gun back in the holster, he talked fondly of his prized player.
"He's doing things that nobody has ever done before," Kerr said, in reference to Steph. "He's so comfortable in his own skin and he really does play with so much joy. He's having fun. Night in and night out he's having fun. Nothing's bothering him."
That last statement may need an update, as ESPN quoted statements from Curry which suggest that some of the criticism, which was not exclusive to Robertson, may have gotten his goat-or at least, "annoyed" the reigning Most Valuable Player.
"It's starting to get a little annoying just because it's kind of unwarranted from across the board," Curry stated on the "Warriors Plus/Minus" podcast by the Bay Area News Group . "We have a very competent group, and we have fun when we're out there on the floor, and it shows, obviously."
"We enjoy what we do. But 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.' We're living in the moment."
Some former players like Stephen Jackson and Cedric Ceballos have went on to claim that their teams (2006-07 Warriors "We Believe" team and 1993-94 Suns with Charles Barkley) could beat today's 52-5 Warriors.
In general, it is easy to make a claim on something that cannot be objectively proven anymore, so the weight of their statements seems to be diminished. The Warriors are shining better than their predecessors, and some of the spectators are squinting from the brightness.
