As mentioned earlier, the names "Stephen", "Steven" and "Steve" actually originated from "Stephen". This time, let’s take a look at the “Steves” in the Stephen family.
Steve Nash
Steve Nash
Steve Nash
Since Curry became a phenomenal player in the world, people have been constantly comparing him with Nash. There are even jokes that Curry is the crazy version of Nash who chooses to shoot.
There is no doubt that last year's Warriors' won the championship with a crazy five-squad, which is exactly the same as the Suns that swept the league ten years ago.
The Warriors' defense laid the foundation for their reliance on five small lineups to win the championship, but their lineup and offensive prototypes came from the Suns team led by coach D'Antoni and Nash. Therefore, the comparison between Curry and Nash has never stopped.
And before the start of this season, Nash was really connected with the Warriors and Curry. After retiring, Nash chose to become a member of the Warriors' management and became a player development consultant for the Warriors. Although this is not a full-time job, it is obvious that both Curry, Nash or Cole cherish such opportunities very much.
Before being the head coach of the Warriors, Cole was once one of the general managers of the Suns, and even tried to trade Curry with Stoudemire . Now, he finally brought Stephen and Steve together.
In Coach Cole's words, Curry is a version of Nash with a slightly weak organizational ability but infinitely enhanced three-point ability. In fact, Curry has indeed reached a time to compare with Nash, with his relatively thin body, his terrifying projection ability, and his qualities of no scandals and negative news. If it goes well, Curry may become the second point guard to be the regular season MVP after Nash. From this point of view, it is also a heritage of the Stephen family.
Steve Kerr
Steve Kerr
For Curry, whether during the time of Suns as general manager or as a TV commentator, Cole did not hide his appreciation for Curry. It was also his adjustment to how Curry used on the court that completely inspired Curry to turn on the heaven-defying mode.
As a player who once had five championship rings , Cole has served as a key player around Phil Jackson and Michael Jordan , and has also assisted Popovich and Tim Duncan .
Whether in terms of technology or experience, Cole was the best pitcher in the league in that era. He twice became the three-pointer in NBA in a single season, and also scored a season-high 52.4% three-point shooting percentage in 1994-95. There is no doubt that Cole is definitely qualified to compete with Curry outside the three-point line.
For Curry, it is definitely very lucky to be coached by a great shooter. This is the most direct inheritance in the Stephen family. Although Cole, who is now in the head coach position, is also a little excited when he sees Curry's three-point shooting, as Curry's shooting skills become more superb, Cole does not stubbornly and conservatively stop Curry, which is absolutely of great significance to Curry and the Warriors, and this is also the greatness of the Stephen family.
Steve Novak
Steve Novak
His purest member of the Stephen family. Since he entered the league, he has been polishing his three-point shooting skills. With the low ceiling, he devoted himself to honing his shooting, hoping that he could become a player who can maximize his special skills. But unfortunately, before the trading deadline of this season, Novak, who is in Thunder , was sent to the Nuggets, and then officially signed with the Bucks shortly after being cut.
2006-07 season since entering the league, Novak has been wandering among 10 teams.Nowak is well-known because he was once a member of the Houston Rockets and also contributed many key goals in the crazy 22-game winning streak.
In addition, during the Lin's crazy period, Novak also became the most reliable pitcher around Jeremy Lin's many times. Therefore, a player who has almost nothing but three-pointers can attract much attention .
In the 2011-12 season, Novak, who played for the Knicks, won the three-point shooting percentage of the season with a 47.2% three-point shooting percentage, and his three-point shooting percentage in his career has remained above 43%.
And in the 2013 NBA All-Star Three-Point Competition, Novak finally appeared on this stage. He was a member of the Eastern Force against the Western Forces with Paul George and Irving , which included Curry, Matt Bonner and Ryan Anderson . But in the end, Novak only scored 17 points.
Because Novak's defense and rebounding ability are too mediocre, he cannot get rid of his displaced life. After being traded by the Thunder, Novak was also very helpless. After all, it is difficult for such a single-function player to survive steadily in this league. But just from the three-pointers, Novak deserves to be an important member of the Stephen family.