{"id":1516825,"date":"2022-06-24T15:32:54","date_gmt":"2022-06-24T19:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1516825"},"modified":"2022-06-24T15:32:55","modified_gmt":"2022-06-24T19:32:55","slug":"reggie-miller-reveals-1-former-nba-star-who-could-shut-stephen-curry-down-as-much-as-i-love-michael-jordan-i-was-giving-buckets-to-michael-jordan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/reggie-miller-reveals-1-former-nba-star-who-could-shut-stephen-curry-down-as-much-as-i-love-michael-jordan-i-was-giving-buckets-to-michael-jordan\/","title":{"rendered":"Reggie Miller Reveals the 1 Former NBA Star Who Could Shut Stephen Curry Down: ‘As Much as I Love Michael Jordan, I Was Giving Buckets to Michael Jordan'"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Reggie Miller is one of the great 3-point shooters in NBA history. He may have even been the best ever until\u00a0Stephen Curry<\/a>\u00a0got to the\u00a0Golden State Warriors<\/a>. Now, as Curry celebrates his fourth NBA title, Miller revealed the defender from the 1990s who he thinks could shut Curry down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it might seem like Miller's answer would be nine-time NBA All-Defensive Team member\u00a0Michael Jordan<\/a>, it's not. The former\u00a0Indiana Pacers<\/a>\u00a0star said he could get buckets against Jordan, but his Chicago Bulls teammate\u00a0Scottie Pippen<\/a>\u00a0is a different story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stephen Curry is the greatest 3-point shooter in NBA history<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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(L-R) Michael Jordan and Reggie Miller; Stephen Curry | Vincent Laforet \/Allsport; Lachlan Cunningham\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The son of an NBA sharpshooting specialist, opinions were divided on Davidson's Steph Curry when he came into the league in 2010. Sure. he dominated at the tiny North Carolina college. But would he be able to keep that up with his skinny frame in the pros?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Golden State Warriors took a chance that he would with their No. 7 pick that year after the Minnesota Timberwolves passed on Curry twice (for two point guards,\u00a0Ricky Rubio and Johnny Flynn<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Curry rewarded the Warriors by becoming the greatest 3-point shooter of all time and leading the Bay Area franchise to\u00a0four NBA titles (and counting?).<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The greatest 3-point shooter conversation starts with the fact that the 3-point line didn't come to the NBA until 1979. So, players like\u00a0“Pistol” Pete Maravich<\/a>\u00a0& Jerry West are out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Retired players Steve Kerr (45.4%), Hubert Davis (44.09%), and Steph's brother Seth Curry (43.95%) lead the NBA in career 3-point percentage. These role players took 1.8, 2.4, and 4.4 3-pointers per game, respectively, though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Steph, in 11th place all-time at 42.76%, averages a whopping 8.8 long-range shots each night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, the Warriors star has the second-most 3-pointers attempted in NBA history (7,290), just behind the retired Ray Allen (7,429). And despite being about 250 shots behind Allen's record, this season, Steph bested Allen in 3-pointers made, 3,117 to 2,973.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before the Curry brothers and everyone else in the NBA shot 3's, and even before Ray Allen, there was Reggie Miller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reggie Miller says Scottie Pippen, not Michael Jordan, could stop Steph Curry<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Any wing defender all-time... who would give Steph Curry the most trouble? Reggie Miller (@ReggieMillerTNT<\/a>) explains why he'd go with @ScottiePippen<\/a>.

For Reggie's full appearance: https:\/\/t.co\/nS1k5R8yj8<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/O9PerOVzbh<\/a><\/p>— Dan Patrick Show (@dpshow) June 13, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>