Look at Curry Man
April 20, 2021 2:18 PM Subscribe
Stephen Curry, point guard for the Golden State Warriors, along with his wife Ayesha, have helped serve 16,000,000 meals to Oakland kids this year. In November he bought a new food truck for Homies Empowerment, after theirs was stolen and trashed. In early April, he worked with the Bruce Lee Foundation to raise money to show solidarity with the Asian community. He's also found time to set the record for the most 3 point buckets in any 11 game stretch in NBA history for players 33 and older.
On April 13th he passed Wilt Chamberlain as the Warriors' all time leading scorer. He's currently this season's leading scorer, averaging 31.4 points on 49% shooting yet the Warriors are 29-29, sitting at 10th place in the Western Conference. What are the chances he'll be considered for MVP?
On April 13th he passed Wilt Chamberlain as the Warriors' all time leading scorer. He's currently this season's leading scorer, averaging 31.4 points on 49% shooting yet the Warriors are 29-29, sitting at 10th place in the Western Conference. What are the chances he'll be considered for MVP?
“When you look at those numbers, you get uncomfortable,” Stephen said.
Yes, indeed. In a good way.
posted by chavenet at 2:36 PM on April 20 [3 favorites]
Yes, indeed. In a good way.
posted by chavenet at 2:36 PM on April 20 [3 favorites]
I'm not generally a fan of basketball but this guy sounds awesome.
posted by wenestvedt at 2:38 PM on April 20 [9 favorites]
posted by wenestvedt at 2:38 PM on April 20 [9 favorites]
wenestvedt: i am, and he is.
posted by lkc at 2:46 PM on April 20 [6 favorites]
posted by lkc at 2:46 PM on April 20 [6 favorites]
MVP is a regular-season award. Stephen Curry should be MVP for this season.
- GSW fan.
posted by asra at 2:47 PM on April 20 [2 favorites]
- GSW fan.
posted by asra at 2:47 PM on April 20 [2 favorites]
I live in the Bay Area, and someone I know knows someone who was Curry's neighbor back when he still lived in Orinda or Walnut Creek, some years ago now. The story they told was that Curry contracted to build an in-ground pool after he bought a house in a nice wooded neighborhood. After the pool was finished, he threw a pool party for all the kids in the neighborhood, including the families of the contractors who built the pool.
He's a good egg.
posted by suelac at 2:52 PM on April 20 [17 favorites]
He's a good egg.
posted by suelac at 2:52 PM on April 20 [17 favorites]
Glad to hear he's as good a guy as his public image suggests. What I love about him is the sheer joy he exhibits out there. What I hate is that the Warriors took him a pick before the Knicks could have...
posted by AJaffe at 2:57 PM on April 20 [1 favorite]
posted by AJaffe at 2:57 PM on April 20 [1 favorite]
I'm always cautious about giving US pro athletes (and probably at least two futbol leagues) credit for not (yet) being some flavor of Milkshake Duck, but Curry does appear to transcend the history.
After the pool was finished, he threw a pool party for all the kids in the neighborhood, including the families of the contractors who built the pool.
Something that probably doesn't even occur to most other pros. /grar
posted by rhizome at 3:32 PM on April 20 [3 favorites]
After the pool was finished, he threw a pool party for all the kids in the neighborhood, including the families of the contractors who built the pool.
Something that probably doesn't even occur to most other pros. /grar
posted by rhizome at 3:32 PM on April 20 [3 favorites]
Steph is 33????
posted by skewed at 3:45 PM on April 20 [1 favorite]
posted by skewed at 3:45 PM on April 20 [1 favorite]
> Steph is 33????
Still rocks his dad's #30 which is what he's making each night just on 3 pointers.
posted by lkc at 5:05 PM on April 20
Still rocks his dad's #30 which is what he's making each night just on 3 pointers.
posted by lkc at 5:05 PM on April 20
MVP is a regular-season award. Stephen Curry should be MVP for this season.
Curry is having a ridiculous run right now, but the Warriors are a .500 team. Granted, they are hot garbage without him on the court - but the real MVP this season is Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets, who leads the league in PER, win shares, and win shares per 48 minutes, is averaging 26.4 points/11.1 rebounds/8.8 assists per game as a center (and to be clear those would be MVP numbers at any position but doing it as a center is basically unprecedented), and is shooting 42 percent on threes, which is just a hair behind Curry's 43.1.
Curry's a historic player, the best shooter of all time, and a two-time MVP already. He's a first-ballot Hall of Famer. But this is Jokic's year and it's not particularly close.
I'm always cautious about giving US pro athletes (and probably at least two futbol leagues) credit for not (yet) being some flavor of Milkshake Duck, but Curry does appear to transcend the history.
The majority of NBA players give away a whole lot of money to charity - food and gift drives for the needy are the usual choices, because most of them growing up either played with kids who came from poor families or were poor themselves.
posted by mightygodking at 5:05 PM on April 20 [2 favorites]
Curry is having a ridiculous run right now, but the Warriors are a .500 team. Granted, they are hot garbage without him on the court - but the real MVP this season is Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets, who leads the league in PER, win shares, and win shares per 48 minutes, is averaging 26.4 points/11.1 rebounds/8.8 assists per game as a center (and to be clear those would be MVP numbers at any position but doing it as a center is basically unprecedented), and is shooting 42 percent on threes, which is just a hair behind Curry's 43.1.
Curry's a historic player, the best shooter of all time, and a two-time MVP already. He's a first-ballot Hall of Famer. But this is Jokic's year and it's not particularly close.
I'm always cautious about giving US pro athletes (and probably at least two futbol leagues) credit for not (yet) being some flavor of Milkshake Duck, but Curry does appear to transcend the history.
The majority of NBA players give away a whole lot of money to charity - food and gift drives for the needy are the usual choices, because most of them growing up either played with kids who came from poor families or were poor themselves.
posted by mightygodking at 5:05 PM on April 20 [2 favorites]
This is all good (and Steph Curry is fucking *good* on the court), but these feel good stories about super stars giving back ring hollow to me. No disrespect to the super star who is trying to do good.
I have worked at a lot of non-profits over decades. These kinds of things are "helpful" this week, but it doesn't change anything structurally. Honestly, ask yourself if you are happy with the idea that the underprivileged can rely on the benevolence of athletic superstars to solve their problems.
Steph Curry: you are amazing to watch and we love you. It's awesome that you recognize there are people in your community who don't have access or advantage. Don't you think there is something that could happen at the county/state/national level that could do much more than your food truck is doing?
I'm asking as a big fan who thinks you have a bigger voice than you are using.
posted by Slarty Bartfast at 5:12 PM on April 20
I have worked at a lot of non-profits over decades. These kinds of things are "helpful" this week, but it doesn't change anything structurally. Honestly, ask yourself if you are happy with the idea that the underprivileged can rely on the benevolence of athletic superstars to solve their problems.
Steph Curry: you are amazing to watch and we love you. It's awesome that you recognize there are people in your community who don't have access or advantage. Don't you think there is something that could happen at the county/state/national level that could do much more than your food truck is doing?
I'm asking as a big fan who thinks you have a bigger voice than you are using.
posted by Slarty Bartfast at 5:12 PM on April 20
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Steph's wild And-1 against the Celtics
Curry's highlights vs. the 76'ers last night, in which he scored 49 points and shot 10 3s.
posted by oneirodynia at 2:28 PM on April 20 [2 favorites]