episode, for pptx, where you had to go right in, let's just
go straight to the history-making moment. In
Madison Square Garden. No less Steph. Curry hits his 2970
43 to become the all-time leader in the NBA.
What was your reaction to that historic moment in the garden?
It felt like a coronation, didn't it?
Like
like
we've known for how many years have you? And I and everybody
who falls basketball said. Yeah, Steph Curry is the best
shooter ever, right? Like there's not some great, like
surprised your we knew this was coming.
The question was like the record books of just kind of
think caught up with
what we already knew, which is that he's the greatest shooter
ever. I thought, you know, this, that it's sort of felt
like that
moment. And I'm glad it kind of happened at MSG, not just to
rub the salt in the wounds of the Knicks fans. Unable to
draft him
back in 2009, but also just like
nothing against Indiana, but
that's a big stage and you wanted to see their happen at
home for him or on a big stage. I was excited when you were
watching the game. What did you think?
Maybe Awards music came on the broadcast. I mean, it was like
a media timeout or something. Everything stopped. There was
a standing ovation. He was able to spend time with Coach Steve
Kerr, who was a great shooter himself, right?
Give me the hand, the the record breaking ball, he gave
that ball to his dad. Dad on the court, had a moment with
the Ray Allen, who was there. Reggie Miller was on the call,
and at the end of the game,
Steph Curry got the jersey that says, Curry 2009, 74 right
on the back there.
He was giving it
that he was given that Jersey by Ray and Reggie.
And he said, look, these guys are icons. I grew up watching them
Ray
when he passed a Reggie's record. You know, that was
a big moment for me. I'm re watching that. So it's like
the whole thing is came. It was beautifully.
Beautifully done. And I thought it was
very important because in basketball
is one of the, the games in my mind that really
prioritize history,
you know, like, you always see the Legends getting
props that all the NBA All-Star games, you know. Mr. Bill,
Russell is not Bill Russell. It's mr. Russell, you know,
that's just part of the game. That's just part of basketball,
you. So
having Steph Curry,
share that moment with two guys who know what it's like
and who just willingly passed that Thrown in celebrated that
instead of trying to,
you know, make it about themselves. I thought that was
really special and the respect was there which, you know, not
always in sports. Do you see guys kind of happy to see their
marks? Go down, right? Like but in this case, they're
like, you know what?
We respect, how Steph Curry got here. I think they respect his
work ethic. He's got a lot in common with real. And
I remember after his first title. I had gone to a
sponsored event for a sponsor of his,
with a chance to talk to Steph Curry one-on-one. It was
a golf-related. Event. And
if you talk to him about golf
or basketball, like
he loves the process, he loves and and Ray Allen was very much
rounds, almost OCD about stuff
who Curry was very much that way. Yes, obviously natural
skill. Obviously kind of grew up in a family with gay. Dad
was an amazing shooter, right? Like?
But Curry puts in the hours. He loves the process. He loves
working on that. Hey, little hop to the right jump three
that he's got.
You know, how many of those?
He's taken in a gym to get ready for those moments of
the pull-up three. Like, he loves that process. He loves to
go through that, that kind of work and you don't get to be
where he is,
without that kind of love across. I think it's wide Gulf
works for him to write like it's the same the same mental
concept, isn't it? Like you just, I'm gonna go,
you've got a hit
thousands upon thousands, tens of thousands of balls to get
your short game, right? Like to get your 9-iron or you want it,
let alone and you can still be elusive. Exactly.
I think shooting can be the same way. So I think he enjoys
that process. Yeah, Reggie Miller would be for the game.
Reggie and Ray were talking about that and said, look, you
know,
I like talking to guys like Ray and step because they know what
it feels like to get the kid to the gym, early, you know, with
the keys
when it's still dark outside and no, it's just you in
the gym, you're sweeping the floor beforehand to get 1,000 or
2,000 shots, you know, a day and it's not like 1,000 shots.
It's a thousand makes,
you know, that's what that's what they mean by that
and that kind of thing. Dedication to the craft is admirable,
maybe for one year, you know, maybe for two years, for ten
years, for 20 years. You know, when you think about that kind
of dedication, without the results that you're talking
about member,
there was a, there was a time when
no one knew who Steph Curry was at, David's it, right? That's
what's so crazy. I'm loved by his what he said in his in his
comments post. Game said, I've had crazy Faith,
but all life and that's what Shooters have to have is that,
you know, you have to believe you're the best shooter ever in
order to become the best. Shooter ever.
It's just it's one of the coolest things is and
you know, I'm just thrilled for him and his family. I'm happy
that he actually got to share that moment with his mom and
dad as well
in the garden.
Absolutely. It's been amazing. The remembered the other part
of his career. Those first couple of years when he was
having
real ankle issues.
There there were legitimate questions about if he had to
rework his shot and how
he had to rework how he lands
on his jumper. Like, there was a lot of work that went into
just rehabbing that and he got that. At first, Constantino,
his first extension of his rookie contract wasn't for near
the max.
It was a big contract. And I we wrote at the time, like
it's a bit of a gamble. It's either going to be the best
contract in history because he's going to live up to his
potential or you're going to regret it because he never got
healthy. And fortunately, for all of us.
He's
Orthotics reworking. How he lands the work. He's put in
physically to be right. His got in here, too. Yeah,
unfortunately, for all, if that's a true statement, you
think about transcendental stars of the game?
Basketball. Steph Curry has to be on a short list of players,
you know, who captured the imagination of an entire generation.
You know that that's a that's a very short list. Kurt.
Would you think about players who have changed the game?
That's a little bit of a longer list, but players who have
captured the imagination of everyone, you know,
that is just that's a whole different level and what's very
interesting too and we could spend time on this if you find
it. Interesting
is how it real and was saying that shooting is very
subjective. Active and going into this record. It was like
a 3-day build up and like you said, we knew that Steph
Curry's,
you know, one of the greatest, if not the greatest shooter to
ever play basketball, but hearing Shooters talk about
shooting. It's different, you know, there are like, okay.
Well, who's the best shooter on a one dribble pull-up? Who's
the best open, you know,
shooter in open space? Who's the best shooter you're trying
to get a shot off, creating their own shot? Like there are
so many different elements of shooting that make it a science
and it's are more of an art than a science.
And I thought that comment by Reggie Miller was really,
really interesting. First, we talking about who's
the greatest shooter
in the record books, you know versus who's the greatest
shooter to ever live
a little more complicated.
It is I think what makes Curry special is
that he can shoot off the bounce that he can shoot off
the catch. Like, most guys are better at one than the other
and he's really, really good at both. I mean, would you now,
would you put him in the goat conversation? I mean, that's
one of the things that's come up and I it's an interesting
conversation where I mean, would you have him in there?
No,
but I think that I think the greatest of all time
conversation is
like that. That's
to me. That is a different conversation. We talked about
the greatest shooter of all time. I think right now let's
just focus on the The Amazing award and achievement didn't
know he has the resume that is
truly like
it's incredible, but I think when we talk about the goat
bleep, let's
let's wait until everything's said and done. I don't like
We talked about greatest of all time, when people are still
playing. Yeah, I think there's something to that and I'm not
fair where he ranks now and where he ranks when he's done
playing and
maybe he ends up, you know,
we'll see where he ends up. Maybe ends up on that second
tier and he's only as good as bird and Shaq and whatever else
is going to put on that, like,
he is in the Pantheon's of conversation, however, this
lands and and he's earned that spot. I mean, he's one of
the 75 greatest baseball players to ever play the game.
And he's in his early 30s. So that's kind of what I mean is
you, when you look at where step started versus, where he
is now, and where he could be, you know, like who knows what
could happen,
right? But so, it's very exciting. It's very exciting
and I can't wait to see him continue to add on to that
number. I mean, what an incredible number two thousand,
nine hundred, and seventy-four hurt. Wow.