It's time to go dig deep into the basketball reference books like a hoops historian and compare Golden State Warrior rookie Stephen Curry to the all-time great balla extraordinaire Allen Iverson- at age 20 in college that is.
Hoyas jersys circa 1995 are still some of the illest hoops threads even stitched. [via photos.syracuse.com]
Why this comparison? It's quite simple actually. Masala is The Answer! J-U-M-P.
Okay, okay the real reason for this comparison is it's the offseason and your friend is simply Piled Higher and Deeper.
Allen Iverson Age 20
Sophomore Year @ Georgetown University
LEGENDARY. [via thesituationist.files.wordpress.com]
Stephen Curry Age 20
Junior Year @ Davidson College (?)
I really lucked into a Stephen Curry Davidson vs. G-Town pic for this piece. [via statsheet.com]
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
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Allen Iverson @ 20
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Stephen Curry @ 20
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| Minutes |
32.8 mpg
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33.7 mpg
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| Points |
25.0 ppg
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28.6 ppg
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| - FG % |
48.0%
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45.4%
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| - 3pt % |
36.6%
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38.7%
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| - FT % |
67.8%
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87.6%
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| Assists |
4.7 apg
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5.6 apg
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| Turnovers |
3.8 to
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3.7 to
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| Rebounds |
3.8 rpg
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4.4 rpg
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| Steals |
3.4 stl
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2.5 stl
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See Allen Iverson College Statistics on Basketball Reference and don't sleep on the nonstop Hoya-ness.
A Few Important Notes...
Competition Factor: It must- let me stress that again, MUST be noted that on Georgetown AI played against far superior competiton than Curry did at Davidson. Don't believe me?
Quick! Name what conference Davidson plays in. Shoot, Google probably doesn't even know. Advantage- The Answer
Size Difference: Believe it or not, but "small" Curry is listed as being 3 inches taller than AI. He should naturally fill out and increase that weight slim disparity too.
- Allen Iverson (now): 6-0, 180 lbs
- Stephen Curry (now): 6-3, 185 lbs
The Bright Side of the Sun is that they've actually made the playoffs more than once in 15 years.