The Jason Smith Show
Steph Curry is a 'Fun Show' But Overrated and Doesn't Make Teammates Better
By Wil Leitner
Apr 19,

Jason Smith: “Tonight is the 11th straight game that Steph Curry has scored over 30 points, but let’s not confuse a ‘fun’ player who gives you a lot of highlights, with a guy who is raising the level of his team. Do you know what their record is in these 11 games? 6-5. He has been absolutely huge but it doesn’t translate to wins and losses. He’s fun, he’s a human highlight reel, he’s a phenomenal shooter, and the best shooter I have seen in years, but is he raising the level of the Warriors? He’s NOT… The Warriors are going to be lucky if they make it into the play-in round. He’s kind of like Kobe at the end, where he would have big games once in a while, and Kobe wasn’t the player he used to be, but boy, was he still a show. That’s what Steph Curry is. He’s a 'SHOW' and it’s great, but it’s not like the Warriors are 9-2 during this stretch and racing through. I can’t give a guy the MVP when I don’t even know if he’s going to be in the top 8. I’m sorry the West is tough, but Steph Curry had no problems when he had a peaking Draymond Green, Klay Thompson, and Kevin Durant. He had no problems then but the true greats can do it themselves. You can raise the level but he’s not doing it. Luka Doncic has raised the level of Dallas basically all by himself. You say Steph ‘needs help’, but is he an ‘all-time great’ or does he need help’?? You can’t tell me one or the other, because LeBron got the Cavaliers to the Finals in the East many years when the second-best player was Anderson Varejao. Steph Curry is a SHOW. But it’s ‘highlights’ ,and how much substance is there to it when you’re 6-5 and barely .500? I enjoy it, it’s fun, and it’s fun to see him hit these shots; he’s a show but his impact is the standings is really not.” (Full Audio Above)

Why can't he be an all time great...and need help?

That take is more click bait than anything. 2x MVP, the leader of 3 Championship teams.

He's not Pistol Pete putting on a show. C'mon.

Best shooter of all time

2x MVP

3x NBA Champion

Seems properly rated

Thanks GJ. Leader of one actually. And even that one is tainted because Kyrie and Love were out. Durant was unquestionably the best player on the other 2.

You have to make the playoffs with that team if you are that dude. He missed this year and missed last year as well.

I can remember a guy being a top 3 finalist for MVP while Missing the playoffs. Overrated

Robert Horry is a 6 or 7 time champion and Nash is a 2 time MVP. Neither are considered all time greats.

Robert Horry was never an MVP.

Steve Nash never won a championship.

Steph has achieved both those accomplishments multiple times.

Surely, that elevates him above those two players.

That’s a shift in this conversation, and also up for debate.

Do you concede he is a better caliber player than Steve Nash and Robert Horry?

I felt like this was a thread which would lead back to your preference of Kyrie over Steph.

Like most things in sports, it’s an opinion.

You are entitled to that opinion.

Also, you did not answer my question.

I think Steph is an all time great.

I’m a nobody on a regional sports based message board.

My opinion carries no weight.

What opinion? There were actual playing of the games They switched Klay over because Kyrie was killing him. The series before they did the same thing with Westbrook because he couldn't check him either.. It was settled on the court. Not a message board.

Scottie had to be switched over on Magic when he'd been killing MJ. It's not a killer.

I think Steph is an all time great.

Of course he is. This is just a silly thread

Of course he is. This is just a silly thread

Of course he is. This is just a silly thread

Yeah he has shit all over him even though they won a title and made another one before Durant got there. Also if Green doesn''tget baited into getting ejected by Lebron they probably win that one

Did LTG just compare Curry to Robert Horry?

He is an all time great shooter. Player is another thing for me.

He’s the best shooter who’s ever lived and there’s nobody who’s close. He changed the way an entire generation of kids is playing the sport. He’s one of the 10 most important players to ever play in that regard. Yes, he’s an all time great player and I don’t even see how it’s a debate. And he’s probably gonna add to his resume for the next 5 years.

I am in agreement here. He is definitely an all time great when talking about shooting. But I wouldn't put him in the category of all time great player, and at this point I don't see him getting there.