Through 10 seasons in the NBA, Steph Curry’s trophy case is packed with hoops hardware. Three championship rings, two Most Valuable Player awards, six All-Star appearances, a membership to the 50-40-90 club and more. Despite his decorated resume, ESPN’s Bomani Jones believes an NBA club may need a little more than just Curry to win a championship.
On his podcast “The Right Time,” Vince Goodwell of Yahoo Sports and Jones discussed what NBA superstars give teams a chance at winning a championship. When it came to Curry, Jones wasn’t convinced. Jones referred to the Golden State Warriors point guard as “the greatest system player of all time.”
Via ESPN’s The Right Time with Bomani Jones:
I feel like if you tell me that you have Kevin Durant, you have a chance to win the championship. If you tell me you have Kawhi Leonard, my immediate response is, ‘You have a chance to win a championship.’ And the same with LeBron. You tell me you got Steph — I want you to tell me a little bit more.
My only problem with Steph though — you know me and what I care about — this is a big problem — getting his own shot. He can get his own shot if he shoots it from 40 coming across the line. He’s got a sick handle and all that stuff. There’s something different. It’s hard to explain what it is with Steph, but Steph is somehow like the greatest system player of all time. And I’m not saying that to shade him. But you are not going 1-4 flat and being like — ‘get us a bucket.’
On Saturday, Curry had a subtle response to Jones’ “system player” comment. In a Twitter shoutout for the opening of the WNBA season, Curry saluted the league’s system players. The Davidson product wrote, “we get it done” with a pair of emojis.
Via @StephenCurry30 on Twitter:
Klay Thompson’s injury absence paired with Curry missing a majority of the 2019-20 season has brought a storm of questions regarding the Warriors’ ability to return to the Western Conference Postseason. Add Jones’ remarks to a long list of bulletin board material for Curry and the Warriors next season.
