Andre Iguodala says Steph Curry ‘revolutionized the game’
The MVP of the 2014-15 NBA Finals has won 3 NBA titles with the Warriors
Andre Iguodala, who returned to the Warriors after a season and a half with the Miami Heat, discussed the enormous impact he thinks Steph Curry has had on basketball.
(The Breakfast Club, transcription via NBC Sports)
“I think he changed the game,” Iguodala said on The Breakfast Club on Friday. “You know, one thing he brought to the game was – you were looked at as soft if you had too much fun playing basketball. People like Charles Barkley, Anthony Mason with the Knicks, Charles Oakley were looked at highly. It was a weakness if you smiling on the court. You had to be mean, like Pat Riley style basketball with New York.
“But when Steph Curry came through, he started laughing, he started shimmying and he’s shooting half-court. Now you’re seeing this trickle-down effect, you see Trae Young, you see Dame Lillard, you see Luka Doncic. These dudes are shooting step-backs from half-court and everybody goes crazy. Kind of like, you can have joy now, you can laugh and you can play. That’s like a real generational effect that comes from one dude and it’s something special. Like I said, you got to give people their flowers while they’re here. He revolutionized the game.”