For Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, sharpshooting guard Stephen Curry is one of the most unique players to ever play the game of basketball.
In an interview with Kit Rachlis of The California Sunday Magazine, Kerr, who, together with Curry, has guided the Warriors to three championships over the last four years, lined up his arguments on what makes the 30-year-old guard unique:
“He’s one of the most unique players who’s ever played. Very few guys his size have ever had this kind of impact on the game. He’s pretty much exactly my size, 6 foot 3, 190 pounds. It’s a different game today. You can’t put your hands on him. Twenty years ago, you would have been able to put two hands on him to try and slow him down a little bit and be physical with him. You can’t do that now.”
Apart from Curry's marksmanship from downtown, Kerr believes that what makes him special is his personality. For Kerr, Curry is the short Tim Duncan. They both make a huge impact whenever they're on the court and outside the basketball arena, they have a genuine concern for people:
“I think what makes him unique is his personality. Sometimes I’ll refer to him as the short Tim Duncan, because he’s got that same impact that Tim had on the Spurs in terms of this genuine humility in his daily life and concern and thoughts for other people and for the world and for his community, and yet, he has this great arrogance on the floor, where he knows he’s the best player out there. Pretty wicked package. Very few players I’ve ever been around have possessed that combination.”
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