Most of you probably watched Cinderella dance through the tournament last year to the Elite 8. Undoubtedly you witnessed Stephen Curry's magical run with Davidson as it was one of the stories of the tournament.
The son of former Charlotte Hornets shooting guru Dell Curry, Stephen Curry chose to stay in school instead of parlaying his magic into an NBA contract. While Davidson is a small school, they have adjusted their non-conference schedule to play many of the big boys. There is however, one major difference in the team this year. They lost their starting, senior point guard from last year. The unsung hero who ran the show and got Curry so many good looks. I wondered how he would fair without the point guard....until Tuesday night.
Davidson took on a ranked Oklahoma team on the road...maybe some of you watched it. In a hostile environment, Steph Curry had 20 points already with 6 minutes to go in the first half and had to go to the bench with 3 fouls. Oklahoma was up by as many as 20 points in the second half, but Davidson refused to go away......eventually losing by 4. Curry poured in 44 points, ran the point, and was double teamed most of the night. The kid is crazy good.
He is not the biggest guy on the court, he does not have exceptional strength or height, but his basketball IQ is insane. One mistake by a defender is a seemingly guaranteed bucket for Curry. He makes you pay.
I'm hoping to see Davidson more on TV this year because of Stephen Curry.....the next time they are on....don't change the channel...no matter who they are playing......I'm not sure how he will do in the NBA, but he definitely makes college hoops fun...he may not do something exceptional every night, but after watching him play, it is going to happen more often than not.
- ChrisB
Thursday, November 20, 2008
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