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Former Nets Guard Calls Steph Curry 'One Dimensional'

Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry continues to receive disrespect

Joey Linn

USA Today

It would have been reasonable to assume that Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry had silenced all critics with his 2022 postseason run. Dominating each round, and capping it off with his first Finals MVP award, Steph truly answered every skeptic with his play. Well, at least that was the expectation.

During a recent podcast episode, former Brooklyn Nets guard Mike James left Steph Curry off his top-5 players in the league list. When asked why, James cited Steph's "one dimensional" play and lack of play initiating.

"Steph, how he plays and how het gets stuff off, it's just kinda one dimensional at times," James said. "He's not the primary ball handler a lot, and for a point guard that kinda bothers me."

James admitted that Steph is still a superstar, citing his off-the-dribble scoring, but the former Brooklyn Nets guard does not have Steph top-5 in the league right now. Perhaps even more outlandish than his "one dimensional" take, was James' insinuation that Steph is a product of Golden State's system.

"If you put [Steph] in Minnesota, he would still kill - but I just don't know if it would be the same," James said. "You know, without Draymond being Draymond, without Klay being Klay. I just don't know if it would be the same mixture."

Despite Klay working his way back from injury, and Draymond consistently hindering the team offensively, Steph was able to have his most dominant playoff run yet. Somehow missing that, Mike James believes Steph wouldn't be exactly the same without those two.

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Joey Linn
JOEY LINN

Title: Credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation Email: joeylinn52@gmail.com Education: Communication Studies degree from Biola University Location: Los Angeles, California Expertise: NBA analysis and reporting Experience: Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams during his time in school. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts, combined with his excellence in the classroom, earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time across multiple platforms, primarily serving as a credentialed Clippers beat writer.

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