Just as everyone seems to be all praises for Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors, his former coach Mark Jackson.
It is always a colorful broadcast day when Mark Jackson covers the Golden State Warriors, the team that he once coached. We will be made witness to such gems as "You can't praise the butterfly by disrespecting the caterpillar."
On Christmas Day, the NBA did the right thing by having the Finals rematch at Oracle Arena, Jackson in tow. Today's Fastbreak caught another gem from the eloquent analyst as he declared that Steph Curry, in all his greatness, actually hurts the game.
Lest he be taken out of context, here's the transcription of what he said.
"Steph Curry's great. Steph Curry's the MVP. He's a champion. Understand what I'm saying when I say this. He's hurting the game. And what I mean by that is that I go into these high school gyms, I watch these kids, and the first thing they do is they run to the 3-point line. You are not Steph Curry. Work on the other aspects of the game. People think that he's just a knock-down shooter."
Kids have always imitated NBA players as Michael Jordan spawned an entire generation of players who wanted to fly. LeBron James inspired a generation of players who played a more well-rounded game and now Steph Curry will usher in three point shooters. The NBA will be fine.
So are the Golden State Warriors, who beat the Cleveland Cavaliers, this time with Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving. Blue Man Hoop called it a "sloppy game" on offense with a low scoring affair with Golden State on top, 89-83. Warriors fans have awaited this chance so that the Cavs won't have any more excuses-except that Kyrie Irving is still "rusty."
The Cavs did not have Iman Shumpert while the Warriors are still missing Harrison Barnes and head coach Steve Kerr. Their next match-up is on January 18 in Cleveland and hopefully, no one's injured or "rusty" anymore.