Golden State Warriors sharpshooter Stephen Curry did not need to look far for a basketball role model.
His father, Dell, spent 16 seasons in the NBA. A career reserve, Dell found his niche as a prolific perimeter marksman. He shot above 40 percent from deep in nine of his last 11 seasons and sits tied for 30th among the league's all-time best shooters from distance (40.19 percent).
With shooting running rich in his bloodline, Stephen has picked up where his father left off and then some. His career three-point percentage (44.63) trails only that of Steve Kerr (45.40). In 2012-13, the younger Curry set the NBA record for most made triples in a season (272) all while converting 45.3 percent of his long-range looks.
But to label this Curry as simply a shooter would be woefully misguided. An explosive scorer (22.9 in 2012-13) and improving distributor (6.9 assists last season), he told ESPN's Chris Broussard that he patterned his game around Hall of Famer Reggie Miller and future Hall of Famer Steve Nash.
Frankly, this explains a lot.
His game has drawn comparisons to Nash's since his days ...
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Stephen Curry Says He Shaped His Game After Steve Nash and Reggie Miller
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