Draymond Green says Steph Curry is a point guard because he reads defenses like a quarterback and averages 7-8 assists per game. Green argues that calling Curry a PG is a compliment, not a limitation, given his playmaking and defensive intelligence.
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Is Steph a point guard or is he a shooting guard? What are we talking about? Yeah. You know what I'm just saying?
What is he, Draymond Green? I think people asking, is Steph a point guard or a shooting guard, is a compliment to Steph because of how well he shoots the basketball. Quarterbacks read coverages, point guards read coverages. The amount of coverages that Steph has had to read, Bron has not seen, Kobe has not seen, MJ has not seen. There is not a person in NBA history that has seen the amount of defenses and different type of coverages that Steph Curry has seen. And to navigate that, still average almost 7 assists per game on a career. I'm averaging 7.5, 8. I'm averaging those assists off of him making a quick read and getting me the ball and then allowing me to do what I do. But the quarterback still had to hit me on the route, right? No question he's a point guard. But it's the ultimate compliment because you're so great at a thing that they wanna make you that other thing.