Instant Coffee: Stephen Curry

Instant Coffee:  Stephen Curry

Golden State Warriors v New York KnicksStephen Curry is the best player ever in NBA history.  I might be embellishing a little bit, but I’m still coming down from my high of watching that Golden State and Denver game last night.  First off lets all bask in the fact that, that last sentence was never possible to say in the history of the NBA.  Prior to this team Golden State had maybe one good run, with Chris Mullin (I love his unabashed New York accent, that he seemingly turns up a notch for announcing which is exactly the opposite of what most people do when they’re on TV) and  Denver has had maybe two good stints in franchise history. The first with Dikembe Motumbo (man I miss that guy), and the second with the eastern conference hottest shooter Carmelo Anthony.  I mention Carmelo’s hot shooting purely because you can’t tell me right now that a Golden State vs New York finals wouldn’t be the best finals in NBA history.  Matter fact you’d have to go all the way back to the ABA to see anything remotely close in excitement.  Maybe cause I live in New York, but honestly the best thing for basketball is people scoring a lot of points in the Garden.  Two silky smooth shooters, no one playing defense; it would be some sophisticated version of hot potato except the goal would be to actually be the last person holding it.  But back to Stephen Curry (that’s “stef-ann” for you newbies out there; I’ll punch you in the mouth if you say Steven), I haven’t been this irrationally excited for someone who’s game consist of streaky shooting that when they’re hot they’re impossible to guard, since Tracy McGrady.  Who by the way is inexplicably in the playoffs with the San Antonio Spurs and is about to hit the second round for the first time in his career.  I’m an Orlando Magic fan and nothing would please me more than Curry wearing the old black and blue.  If you haven’t been watching the series, I suggest you get your DVR ready.  The crowd will be raucous as he returns home and stealing one from Denver.  Oh, and anyone who thought to count them out after David Lee went down with a hip injury, I assume you’re either a girl with a crush on David Lee still lingering from his Knickerbocker days, or you haven’t been watching basketball.  Despite his good rebounding and All Star appearance David Lee has a huge negative effect on the defensive side of the court and slows down the offense.  Essentially he’d be the equivalent of Paul Walker putting a massive sub-woofer in his car in the first Fast & Furious.  Take that bad boy out and you got yourself a 10 second car with two full tanks of NOS, sorry for the reference but I’m also irrationally excited for the sixth installment of this movie. But funny enough both Stephen Curry and the Fast franchise have the same effect on me.  They play on my inner most desire to emulate everything I see.  And after every Fast and Furious movie all I want to do is go be an idiot and race a car, and every time I watch Curry, I just want to play basketball and shoot till my arms fall off. And you can’t really ask for more from watching sport.

Matt Cargile

About Matt Cargile

Matt Cargile is the Editor in Chief of rookerville.com. He also works in finance, but refuses to read any news printed on pink paper. He is a child at heart with adult means. His childhood dream was to either become a magician or the leader of the next great empire and somehow both these things make complete sense. He's contradictory in nature, but is always consistent.

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