Charles Barkley is never one to hold back his feelings. Even on someone who seems to be on top of the world right now in Steph Curry. You hardly hear the counterpoint when people talk about Curry being the best player in the NBA. Sir Charles when asked about Curry, from
Sir Charles when asked about Curry, from UPROXX:
“But he’s more than a shooter, right? Because he’s –
[Barkley] No. He’s not more than a shooter. He’s just a great shooter.
So, he’s not an incredible playmaker? Doesn’t make the game easier on his teammates? Stuff like that?
[Barkley] I wouldn’t say that. But he’s not a great playmaker. He’s just a great shooter.”
His point was that he isn’t overall unstoppable, he ‘is just a great shooter’, more from Charles:
Do you think some people feel that way about Steph now, though?
[Barkley] No, they don’t. ‘Cause he played last week against John Wall and scored 51 and gave up 41. And most people think that John Wall had a better game, because Steph had 10 turnovers and John Wall had 41 and 15 assists.
It’s not a terrible point by Charles. Curry is surrounded by a lot of incredible players, both offensively and defensively, but that shouldn’t take away from what he is doing because for all we know he is making those players around him that much better.
His incredible shooting in itself is a ‘playmaker’ for his teammates. When the other team is devoting that much energy focusing on one player, it creates opportunities for other players.
I think Charles knows that, but he might just be sick of the Curry-fever.
P.S. for those who have forgotten the credibility Sir Charles has check out his highlight video. The dude was a force of nature.