“But you’re talking a guy that it’s a little bit like what Steve Jobs has done to our every day life. He’s changed the way we live.”
Much has been said about Mark Jackson’s comments on the Christmas broadcast of the Dubs versus the Cavs:
To a degree, he’s hurt the game. And what I mean by that is I go into these high school gyms, I watch these kids, and the first thing they do is run to the 3-point line. You are not Steph Curry.
The best analysis, in full context of Jackson’s relationship with the Dubs, has been offered by Nate Parham, who cites a series of tweets from Seth Partnow:
And if there is a PERFECT avatar for all of those issues in human form, well, I give you Mark Jackson calling a game by the 28-1 Warriors.
And now, Rick Carlisle, Mav’s coach and leading candidate for Coach of the Year, coined a new metaphor, calling Steph the Steve Jobs-Bill Gates of the future NBA.
This happens in the wake of a transformational player. Guardians of the old stand on cardboard soapboxes, while next gen thinkers quickly deify next gen exemplars. Old guys just don’t get it, the new wavers hold it as tangible proof-of-their-concept. Either way controversy and hyperbole abounds.
What’s the truth?
Well, if we go by jersey sales, All-Star Votes, Nielson ratings, corporate sponsorships, advanced statistics, children at press conferences, PER, scoring, Vines, AP Male Athlete of the Year, 40-point games, current team success, 20-point quarters, future team prospects, mother’s good looks, WAR, Drake, Twitter Trending Topics, Real Plus-Minus, The Streak, True Shooting Percentage, Chris Paul Sad Face, GOAT conversations, “making your teammates better,” little boys and girls, MVPs, where KD ends up next year, and, oh yeah, WINNING, Steph isn’t HURTING THE GAME.
Ladies and gentleman right now Steph IS THE GAME.