Can anyone shoot as well as Steph Curry if they work as hard?
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just a lot of dissapointment waiting to happen
Why?
I think Steph obviously had an advantage as the son of an NBA player who was a great three point shooter…
But the Ball kids all had an advantage as sons of a non-NBA player who really pushed them hard to be great pros.
Guidance is a major factor in any human being’s development and ultimate success. Guidance is crucial in whether someone becomes a hard worker.
And, of course, 6’3 is above average height and an advantage in making it to the NBA.
But I think putting in the work is the main factor. I think anyone can replicate Steph’s shooting and handle by working equally hard.
If you understand geometry, maybe trig, IDK, you understand why his shot is so consistent.
By shooting a higher arc he actually increases the percentage of the basket for the ball to go through.
I'm sure there are videos on it somewhere. So, yes, if someone were to have the talent to play ball and started young to shoot high-arcing shots they'd equal or surpass curry.
By shooting a higher arc he actually increases the percentage of the basket for the ball to go through.
I'm sure there are videos on it somewhere. So, yes, if someone were to have the talent to play ball and started young to shoot high-arcing shots they'd equal or surpass curry.
But like @knightmelodic said, can’t any kid study Steph’s release? I’ve seen video of Steph explaining his technique.
There’s nothing genetic about making 105 3s in a row in practice. Quickness is an in-game advantage not relevant to the example you gave and everything else comes down to study and practice.
Do you think Steph is just naturally gifted at shooting more quickly and that is the only difference between him and everyone else? I really think he has practiced more and maybe practiced smarter (like the saying goes, “work smarter, not harder”) than everyone else when it comes to shooting.
Let’s not forget that Steph also has the best free throw percentage in history. That has nothing to do with quickness. I think that is strictly work ethic.
Can’t it be more of either depending on the topic? “Best dunker,” while obviously requiring work ethic and practice, seems much more on the nature side of the equation than “Best free throw shooter,” which seems obvious more on the nurture & repetition side.
That time when Steph was a horrible shooter......
Nah. God given talent
Why?
I think Steph obviously had an advantage as the son of an NBA player who was a great three point shooter…
But the Ball kids all had an advantage as sons of a non-NBA player who really pushed them hard to be great pros.
Guidance is a major factor in any human being’s development and ultimate success. Guidance is crucial in whether someone becomes a hard worker.
And, of course, 6’3 is above average height and an advantage in making it to the NBA.
But I think putting in the work is the main factor. I think anyone can replicate Steph’s shooting and handle by working equally hard.
not about steph. about whoever thinks they can practice and be as great as he is might be dissapointed. someone like steph or zach levine has to have talent first then want to hone that talent, work hard , practice and then get better like said. but then on top of that..... go to the perfect team with the right coaches and players to support him and realize his greatness. hell if seth wasn't better than steph out of high school...chaces are we wouldn't be witnesses to his greatness.
Its not about none of that; its about Steph being born with something others are not!! He has perfected or created a type of perfection with what was given to him by the universe!! so it doesnt matter how hard someone else might practice; if they aint born with what Steph was born with then it wont matter...
The answer to your question is both yes and no. And yes\no.
Can a person train to make lots of 3's in a row and be a great 3 point shooter?
Yes.
Can a person train to be the greatest 3 point shooter ever while playing at and against the highest level of competition?
I'm going to say no.
Ok maybe yes and no. But there's too much to type and I don't know OP like that.
Can a person train to make lots of 3's in a row and be a great 3 point shooter?
Yes.
Can a person train to be the greatest 3 point shooter ever while playing at and against the highest level of competition?
I'm going to say no.
Ok maybe yes and no. But there's too much to type and I don't know OP like that.
OP sometimes just like creating drama and like comparing shitThe answer to your question is both yes and no. And yes\no.
Can a person train to make lots of 3's in a row and be a great 3 point shooter?
Yes.
Can a person train to be the greatest 3 point shooter ever while playing at and against the highest level of competition?
I'm going to say no.
Ok maybe yes and no. But there's too much to type and I don't know OP like that.
; but you answered it correctly (yes and no)...
Maybe in practice or training. Definitely not in a game.
Them dude perfect cats do shit like this all the time. Jokic will pull up from the other stripe. I'm a pretty cold shooter myself. That dude that be like, ''I understand it now,'' be pullin off the wildest shit with a ball. Point being what makes steph great is a high ass basketball iq, shot selection, and consistancy.
Notice he has never tried to beef up. That niggas arms and legs have had the same tone and size since he came into the league. That is a major part of his consistency. Ask any shooter how getting too brollic will totally fuck up your shooting game. Man's def understands angles, his billards game is prolly insane depending on how many collisions he can preload.
Notice he has never tried to beef up. That niggas arms and legs have had the same tone and size since he came into the league. That is a major part of his consistency. Ask any shooter how getting too brollic will totally fuck up your shooting game. Man's def understands angles, his billards game is prolly insane depending on how many collisions he can preload.
Steph has gained probably 20 pounds since joining the league. He'a also changed his jumpshot.
Steph has a gift, but he also has a crazy work ethic. It's not coincidence that his Dad, him and his brother can shoot .
Yep...It's like when chicks with naturally phat asses make videos in the gym telling other women if they do their workouts they to will have phat asses like hers..lol
Nope.
There's no doubt that he has talent given by The Creator, but how his shot is much more consistent is mathematics.
It's simple trig - the smaller the angle of the shot trajectory, the less area of the circle (rim) is available. The greater the angle of the trajectory the more area of the circle (rim) is available.
Maybe you just don't understand trig.
Hell no
Of all the things to compare it too
Lmao
No, and it's an obvious no. You're acting as if people haven't been trying hard and that's why it's one of the most difficult and outlier things you can to on this planet is to be a professional athlete. These are gifted humans, with supreme genetics, a competitive drive that's I matched and then a dedication to the craft that doesn't just get taught.(Or do you think they haven't been trying to create new Steph's and you're the first person to think of this) Lol
What's next? Anyone can be Floyd Mayweather or Lennox lewis? LMFAO
Silly shit.
What's next? Anyone can be Floyd Mayweather or Lennox lewis? LMFAO
Silly shit.
he also has a brother who is no where near as good
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The answer is hell no. Just like for all these themed threads you create.Use your words
LOL you gonna differentiate the defense my g. LOL The complexities of difficult consistent biological movements are wayyyyyyyyyy beyond your trigonometry homie. If you could think your way to atheltic greatness all sports would be vastly different. If your mind had to calculate the velocity needed to shoot a basketball shot a certain distance to reach a target as well as the accuracy required you could not do it in 3 hours let alone a split second. The mind processing speed for physical activity is actually greater than our processing speed for non physical activities. Your ability to catch a ball takes vision estimation of speed location you can't think your way too it. Steph Curry's physical intelligence is Einstein-level, and his consistency through the lens of human performance is not mathematics, it's GOD. No one can consistently do anything the same way over and over again without an immense amount of will and determination. Even if you know the perfect angle for the perfect shot you still can't be Steph. lol
I don't think anyone is doubting the science behind what you are saying. Its just that most aren't able to apply what you are saying in the real world. Let alone against the best talents in the world consistently.
Steph isn't doing the math like you are explaining to us. He's instinctively applying this in real games. To me, it's a combination of all the things people have listed including your thoughts. He had a natural talent to apply the math needed to make the shots, he had a father with NBA experience to guide his development, fortunate enough to find coaches build on his father's teachings and likely practiced more than people would expect. I know you aren't saying literally, but if you ask the average athlete what equations they used to perform better, most would at best think you were joking or take the question as disrespect (dumb jock stereotype). Again, i know you weren't taking it to that level of Steph knowingly applying math.
It happens but being natural gifted doesn't necessarily mean little effort. I can't recall the brother and sister who were internet sensations, but they are the perfect example of wasted potential. The dad while well intended hurt the kids development. The thought is they would have never gone pro due to their size, but from my understanding they weren't even good enough for real highschool competition let alone college.
I agree that he isn't Duncan Pinderhughes in Class Act. However, I believe he is applying the math. To your point, it's more so on an unconscious level or just through consistent practice. To be fair, i don't know that the poster literally meant he was running down the court creating and solving math equations to make shoots.
You right, I just looked it up after reading what you wrote and he put on something like 30 pounds after the 2022 MVP season. I havent watched NBA since 2019 so I admit I was basing my response off what I remembered from back then.
I don’t care about none of that math shit! If you don’t have the talent then all that shit u talking won’t matter! I can practice and apply math all day and I still couldn’t do what Steph is doing . And there have been players before him the practice and cant do it either! and there players after him that will practice and have practice and still won’t be able to and can’t be able to. He has something special that others don’t have period…..
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