Steve Kerr perfectly encapsulates Steph Curry’s characteristics
Steph Curry: The perfect combination of humble and arrogant originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea
SAN FRANCISCO — For far too long, Steph Curry’s baby-face exterior and easily likeable personality had him mistaken for soft and submissive. Covered by a beard in Year 13, with three championships and an uncountable amount of heartbreaking moments for his opponents, we’re far past that nixed narrative.
Steph is a menace on the court, he revels in your embarrassment. Putting his defender on skates, flinging cross-court passes, turning away with a deep 3-pointer still tumbling to the hoop and shimmying down the floor — an NBA court is his playground. His fun is another’s nightmare.
Everything else about him, however, couldn’t be more the opposite. That starts first and foremost with his ability to lead and put himself second, even at 34 years old with two NBA MVPs and many more accolades to his name. Curry’s latest example has come at the start of the 2022 NBA playoffs.
When he practiced last Wednesday ahead of Saturday’s Game 1 matchup with the Denver Nuggets in the Warriors’ first-round playoff series, Steve Kerr made two things clear: Curry would have a minutes restriction if he returns from his sprained left foot, and his star point guard would be in the starting lineup. One day later, Kerr wouldn’t fully commit one way or the other regarding Curry’s role. Still, it felt inevitable he would start.
C’mon, this is Steph Curry we’re talking about.
Nope. Kerr shocked us all when the Warriors’ starting lineup was announced. Curry wasn’t a part of it, and rising star Jordan Poole was. Poole averaged 25.8 points over the final 12 games of the regular season with Curry out. Jealousy could have crept in, Steph could have demanded he start Game 1 after being cleared to play in his quest for a fourth ring.
Instead, he was largely influential with him coming off the bench and keeping Poole in the starting lineup.
“Steph is Steph,” Kerr said Monday night after the…
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