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Warriors Fans Rip NBA Legend for Ridiculous Steph Curry Statement

Tracy McGrady said this about Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry

Joey Linn

Feb 25, 2024; San Francisco, California, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) reacts to a foul call against his team during the third quarter against the Denver Nuggets at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: D. Ross Cameron-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 25, 2024; San Francisco, California, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) reacts to a foul call against his team during the third quarter against the Denver Nuggets at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: D. Ross Cameron-USA TODAY Sports / D. Ross Cameron-USA TODAY Sports
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NBA legend Tracy McGrady recently made a very controversial Steph Curry statement that has Golden State Warriors fans calling him out.

"He hasn't cracked my top-10 yet," McGrady said of Curry. "He just hasn't. I think Steph has had a phenomenal career. Obviously four championships, two league MVPs, he has a Finals MVP. But if you go back in his career and you look at when Draymond [Green] is out of the lineup for a season, if you look at Klay Thompson has missed a season... If you're that great, if you're gonna be a top-five (player) and one of your guys are missing and you can't make the playoffs, I can't put you in the top-five or top-10. I just can't."

Referencing the 2021 season, McGrady said Curry cannot be top-10 all-time because the Warriors missed the playoffs that year. While the NBA's talent makes these rankings difficult, McGrady's justification for keeping Curry out of his top-10 makes no sense.

In 2021, the season McGrady is referencing, Curry led the league in scoring at 32.0 PPG, finishing third in MVP voting. In the 63 games Curry played that season, the Warriors went 37-26 (.587), which would have been good for the 5th seed in the Western Conference. The reason Golden State missed the playoffs that year was because the team went 2-7 in the nine games Curry missed.

As fans have pointed out, LeBron James and other indisputable all-time greats have also missed the playoffs - and while there is context involved in those instances, there certainly is in Curry's case as well.

If anything, Curry's 2021 campaign should strengthen his case for top-10 all-time, as he carried an abysmal Warriors roster to a 37-26 record.

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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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