I'm pretty sure there are already plenty of guys who want to play like Steph, but just aren't on that level of shooting yet. Similar to how everyone wanted crazy handles when AI was big.
Now, I don't want to come off as some sort of salty old-timer, but I really feel like the change in rules is what opened up the path for Steph. Without hand-checking, you really need to give him a bit of space or else risk getting blown by. I believe that Nash was actually the first iteration of "dominance" in this point-guard-based era, and Steph Curry is like an 'evolved' form of Steve Nash. Quick or crafty players (not necessarily guards) who can SHOOT lights out is probably the most dominant player archetype right now.
Whether or not that's a good thing, I'll leave it up to you. But for example, I think that completely changes if a rule like hand-checking is brought back. In which case, I think strong, back-to-the-basket players would probably be the more dominant player archetype because on-ball defense would be a lot tougher. I mean, if we think Smart is a dominant defender now, imagine if he could play defense and actually hold guys.
Topic: Stephen Curry and the evolution of the 3 pointer (Read 782 times)