Since setting foot in the league, Stephen Curry has made a name for himself as a shooter. While many expected this to be his speciality, he has dominated when it comes to launching from the perimeter. It has reached the stage where Curry is essentially on pace to break NBA records.
This season, the 6'3" guard is averaging 20.7 points and 6.6 assists on 43.7 percent from the floor, an insane 46.4 percent from beyond the arc and 88.9 percent from the free-throw line. It is fairly uncommon for a player to shoot better from deep than overall, but it has raised Curry's in-between accuracy.
Currently, he is converting on just 41.8 percent of his two-point attempts. His three-point percentage, which trails just Matt Bonner in the league rankings, significantly elevates his overall numbers in terms of scoring. While such trouble could merit as an argument against labelling Curry the NBA's best shooter, it points to his success as a pure-shooter, as opposed to being a scorer.
For his NBA career Curry averages 44.7 percent, which would rank second all-time if he retired today. In addition, he resides in 201st place in all-time three-point field go ...
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