What? Come on Danny

Bird is one of the greatest 3 pt shooting clutch players of all time.  Curry is obviously a great shooter but how many playoff clutch shots has he made? Adv Bird as of now

any chance of a link for the source of this rant? 

Curry's a better shooter than Bird, almost certainly the greatest shooter of all time (yes, already). 

We can quibble about how things might be different if Bird grew up in the 3-pt era or played in a different offensive system, but there's no realistic argument to be made based on what they actually did on the court.

Another way look at it is that Curry made more 3-pointers in the playoffs last season than Bird made in the playoffs for his career.  And he did it more efficiently, shooting 42.2% -- Bird's best playoff performance was 41.1%, and for his playoff career he was 32.1%.  I mean, different era to be sure, and Ainge talks about more than just threes, but quite simply, Curry has the stats to back it up.  Again, Curry made 92 playoff 3's last year.  Bird made 80 in his career.  There's no justification for calling Bird better at anything related to 3-pointers than Curry.  No one shoots with that much volume at that efficiency.

Another way look at it is that Curry made more 3-pointers in the playoffs last season than Bird made in the playoffs for his career.  And he did it more efficiently, shooting 42.2% -- Bird's best playoff performance was 41.1%, and for his playoff career he was 32.1%.  I mean, different era to be sure, and Ainge talks about more than just threes, but quite simply, Curry has the stats to back it up.  Again, Curry made 92 playoff 3's last year.  Bird made 80 in his career.  There's no justification for calling Bird better at anything related to 3-pointers than Curry.  No one shoots with that much volume at that efficiency.

Yep. He owns the two best 3-point shooting regular seasons in the history of the NBA, as well. Premature as it may seem, he is already the best 3-point shooter of all time.

foulweatherfan makes a good point - historically, others could've benefited from playing in the 3 point era. But over and above volume, he's done it more efficiently than any one else, and he's doing it in ways we haven't seen (i.e., unprecedented pull-ups, in fractions of a second, from way deep).

Bird's my favorite player ever and I don't see this as something worth debating, if the question is who is more likely to make a variety of shots from different areas of the floor. Curry is better.

Now, I also don't see this a particularly troubling because:

1. If there are 5 seconds left and you need a guy to get open and hit a game-winner, I'd still take Bird any day.

2. Bird was far better than Curry at everything else, with the exception of ball-handling.

You guys have Ray Allen as a better shooter than Bird, right?

Yes, as a standstill shooter, although if you read the article Danny was really talking about creating a shot with guys on you, then hitting it. I'd give Bird the edge there particularly if you're talking about ability from different spots on the floor.

Bird's my favorite player ever and I don't see this as something worth debating, if the question is who is more likely to make a variety of shots from different areas of the floor. Curry is better.

Now, I also don't see this a particularly troubling because:

1. If there are 5 seconds left and you need a guy to get open and hit a game-winner, I'd still take Bird any day.

2. Bird was far better than Curry at everything else, with the exception of ball-handling.

+1

Bird or Horry with 5 sec left  and your team needs a three