Comments on: Worst Decision Ever?

By: Luther Brock

Luther Brock — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 17:03:25 +0000

A few things that need to be considered in regards to Curry’s decision that make it a very wise one from a mature young man. First, because his family is in no financial hardship, Stephen Curry does not need to get rich – he already is (I am sure that his parents invested wisely). Second, because his dad is an NBA assistant coach, Stephen has inside access to some of the world’s best coaches, trainers, and players. Finally, Davidson will be a school of interest for talented big men this coming season, as the spotlight will be on Davidson, as opposed to sitting on the bench at another school.

These will come in handy, as now he can focus on changing his body from the lanky shooting guard body to a stronger point guard body (i.e. remember what Kobe bulked up due to a position change).

Next season, teams will expect to see him put up big scoring numbers, but let’s say that they overlook another skill that he has… excellent passing skills.

Curry will likely be a point guard, his original position in HS. Davidson will also recruit some talent in the post (i.e. power forward, center) that will complement his skills. After successfully seeing his skills in this position, his stock will go higher.

In preparation for going back to the point, there are some things that he will need to do. First, he needs to get lost in the weight room. Kasas was throwing him around at the end of their game. Second, he needs to become more familiar with the point position. Because Richardson was there the entire season, he did not have to focus on getting everyone involved as much in the two prior seasons.

Curry will shine in his new position, and a new star will be realized through college recruiting (again, I believe that one of the highly-recruited players will see that their center and point guard are both graduating and want to come to Davidson), providing even more weapons as well as someone to pass the torch to when he graduates.

By: Reed Ewing Frazier

Reed Ewing Frazier — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:03:40 +0000

Dave- Hibbert still is a top five lottery pick this year
To everyone- It’s always a good decision to stay in college no matter what your situation is sometimes it might be a better decision to go to the NBA but it is never a “bad” decision to stay in school and get a degree

By: K$

K$ — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:29:20 +0000

f that go to the league… his dad got some money but this was before all those crazy contracts… who says he’s gonna see any of that money until 20-30 years after he’s done… after lebron watched that game theres no way he slips by the cavs… just let lebron drive and dish… lights out

By: boogey banger

boogey banger — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 11:48:00 +0000

for most it’s a bad decision. If your dad is an ex-NBA sharpshooter it’s not a bad call. Let’s be honest if your pops is worth millions you run around pickin honeycombs cuz bills are still gettin paid

By: word

word — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 08:59:12 +0000

it’s good either way, he might just get even better next season, even though he risks injury still.

By: mambo mamba

mambo mamba — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:48:45 +0000

Jeez, give him a break…life aint just all about ballin’ and earning dough. The money will come one way or another, but robbing a kid of his whole college experience plus degree? damn.

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:34:39 +0000

Its a bad decision to stay in school. Not that they’re similar players, but do you think that Georgetown’s Roy Hibbert is regretting his decision to come back to school. The assumption is always made that by coming back to college, a player will “build on” previous success — in other words, have a better year. The reality is, it doesn’t happen very often. Players like John Wallace have already been mentioned. Unless you’re a sure-fire top 5 pick, then if you’re hot, then make the jump.

Curry has a place in the pros, no doubt. He’ll fill out and be a pure shooter who would be deadly on a squad like San Antonio (as much as I hate them). Players with a skillset like his don’t come along all that often, and he could definitely take advantage of his notoriety.

By: HeadKicker B

HeadKicker B — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:55:42 +0000

Long time reader, first time poster HOO-AH! This is an absolute no-brainer. If Stephen’s dream is too play in the NBA – GO NOW! His stock is at an all time high, and even if he were to go back to school and tear it up all season he wouldnt go much (if any) higher in the draft than he is now. If he goes back to school opposing teams would have had time to better prepare for him and come up with better ways to stop him. Davidson would not be “under the radar” anymore. Whether or not his family has money is irrelevent. I doubt he want to be collecting allowance from his dad in a year or two if next year he has a less than spectacular year at school and falls out of the lottery. Take the guaranteed money now. As far as bulking up do it in the NBA. His body has not physically matured yet but AI, Kevin Martin, Monte Ellis, and even BJ Armstrong arent the most physically imposing players but have had great success in the NBA.

By: K Dizzle

K Dizzle — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:29:11 +0000

Patrick Cassidy needs to relax. The kid isn’t in need of cash and he’s the man on campus. Nuthin wrong with stayin in school and becoming a more complete and stronger all around player. There’s no guarantee he gets drafted now anyways. He’s still an undersized 2-guard who hasn’t really shown many point guard skills. Unless he gets drafted by the Warriors or the Suns, he’s gonna be in a bad situation defensively. There’s no proof that being drafted highly by a bottom feedin team leads to a better career than coming in a better player with no hype and “fallin” to the suns, spurs, celtics, lakers etc.

By: Brown

Brown — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:26:38 +0000

“Scouts dont care about hype they want somebody they think wont get them fired.”

Then how do you explain Darko Milicic? Or Ndudi Ebi?

I could go on, but you get my drift. Scouts and GMs are ALL about hype. It just shows that there’s a lot of really shitty scouts and GMs in the league.