2017-2018- Irving vs Curry (poll)

[celticsclay]

Curry is a top-3 player, a two-time MVP, and the best player on a championship team. He’s got two titles and has won 73 games.

Kyrie is a top-15 player who has been a key player on a title team.

Both are great, but one is greater.

Naw, maybe top 5. Lebron, Durant, Kawhi, and AD are for sure ahead of him in my book, perhaps even others.

Yeah I don't think most people have Curry top 3.

[Roy H.]

Curry is a top-3 player, a two-time MVP, and the best player on a championship team. He’s got two titles and has won 73 games.

Kyrie is a top-15 player who has been a key player on a title team.

Both are great, but one is greater.

Naw, maybe top 5. Lebron, Durant, Kawhi, and AD are for sure ahead of him in my book, perhaps even others.

Yeah I don't think most people have Curry top 3.

Maybe on CelticsBlog.

https://www.si.com/nba/2017/09/14/nba-top-100-players-2018-lebron-james-stephen-curry-kevin-durant

[jpotter33]

Curry is a top-3 player, a two-time MVP, and the best player on a championship team. He’s got two titles and has won 73 games.

Kyrie is a top-15 player who has been a key player on a title team.

Both are great, but one is greater.

Naw, maybe top 5. Lebron, Durant, Kawhi, and AD are for sure ahead of him in my book, perhaps even others.

I can understand the argument, but he’s a two-time MVP on a dynasty team who is basically unguardable.

Playing next to Durant has made some people forget the greatness of Curry.

I just think the two-way versatility of all those other guys pushes them a bit above Curry's offensive dominance.

[Granath]

I can't believe Curry won't win this unanimously.  Curry is a significantly better player than Irving. It isn't close at all.

Disagree

Go rewatch the finals...all three

Curry with turnovers, missed 3s, basically buckling under pressure at times.....

Kyrie on the other hand...

The first (2015) NBA finals Kyrie played one game while Curry was his teams' leading scorer by 10 points a game. The second series was Curry's worst because he was playing hurt and he still scored 22 a game with a better TS% than Irving. In the last series Curry hung an almost triple double on the Cavs (27/8/9 on a .698 TS%) and clearly outplayed Irving the entire series. So much for that postulation - Irving was grossly outplayed in 2017, barely edged a hurt Curry in 2016 and wasn't even in the picture in 2015. The myth of Irving's dominance in the NBA finals is just that - a myth.

Of course, we're talking this year anyway. Let's see...do we take the two time NBA MVP who is averaging 25/5/7 with an eFG of .580 or the guy averaging 20/3/5 with an eFG of .498? Since I remain unconvinced that Irving is the reason for the Cs defensive prowess this year this seems like a pretty easy decision.

[Celtics4ever]

My answer for best PG is Westbrook because he averages a Triple Double.  So I would like the poll better if it had an other selection option.

[Tr1boy]

My answer for best PG is Westbrook because he averages a Triple Double.  So I would like the poll better if it had an other selection option.

RW and Harden turn over the ball too much and have been MIA at the biggest stage one too many times

Regular season + playoffs....Curry and Irving are ahead

[nickagneta]

Curry is easily the best PG in the league and I agree with Roy, he is a top 3 player in the league. Kyrie just isn't at Curry's level yet. Maybe in a year or two he could be but presently, he isn't.

[moiso]

My answer for best PG is Westbrook because he averages a Triple Double.  So I would like the poll better if it had an other selection option.

Except he’s averaging a single double.  Last year was a fluke because that team wasn’t set up to win games, it was set up to be the Westbrook show.  Curry is much better than Westbrook in my opinion.

[mr. dee]

I don't think either of them can instantly turn teams into contenders alone. You need a great coaching and supporting cast for them to excel.

[Tr1boy]

I don't think either of them can instantly turn teams into contenders alone. You need a great coaching and supporting cast for them to excel.

I agree

these days , its much harder to build around PGs unlike in the past

[Phantom255x]

Huh... how does Kyrie have this many votes?

Clearly Curry is a legitimate Top-2 PG in the league.

[Tr1boy]

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[Tr1boy]

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[Tr1boy]

Go Kyrie!

[Tr1boy]

Im picking Kyrie.

Can Curry even create his own shot?