Comments on: J.J. Redick vs. Stephen Curry, Part I

By: Dontavius Walker

Dontavius Walker — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:21:08 +0000

sorry i like both of them but i gotta be real curry is better just look at nba stats end of discussion

By: Fanatics Pre-Draft Scouting Report Series: STEPHEN CURRY « Knicks Fanatics

Fanatics Pre-Draft Scouting Report Series: STEPHEN CURRY « Knicks Fanatics — Mon, 25 May 2009 14:32:11 +0000

[...] There is no doubt, however, that Curry could be an effective role player, probably faster than J.J. Reddick whose college career is comparable. [...]

By: Wow

Wow — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:44:57 +0000

The first two comments of this post are downright incredible!

Well done, people.

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Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:27:16 +0000

[...] Need a quick LOL? A sports columnist in the Duke Chronicle attempts to compare J.J. Redick, a workmanlike point shooting guard with above-average stats who was named National Player of the Year in a bewildering decision and has gone on to relative obscurity, to Stephen Curry, an absolutely electric guard who Coach K would bench Redick for in a second. [Duke Chronicle] [...]

By: Josh

Josh — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:39:38 +0000

The point I made was not that JJ sat out at end of games but at times would not look for his shot when the game had a double figure margin because there were all americans like sheldan williams and mcdonalds all americans also on his team. Just having JJ on the court opened up other opportunities for other players, JJ my not get an assist but he did attract the attention of the defense and rather than forcing he has better players around him. Curry and maybe lovedale are the only players that could possibly start on an ACC team. Someone with a point about JJ not rebounding and passing, well compare what Curry did as a two gaurd not a point gaurd….JJ is a two gaurd in college….when curry played that position those numbers were down. As for rebounds he has to go get them because noone beside lovedale is going to. I played college ball for a pretty big program and you can’t compare kids numbers you have to compare style of play, position and roles. JJ was a scorer (that was his role) if curry played at Duke his rebounding numbers wouldn’t be there because he wouldn’t have to go rebound unlike at Davidson he has to help lovedale out.

Don’t get me wrong I love both players and will watch curry play every night…I don’t think you can say one is better than the other honestly. Another question, it is easy to play when everyone is cheering for you, even on the road…could curry handle life threats against his family and the scrutiny that comes with being Duke’s best player? Noone will know…

By: Davidson Junkie

Davidson Junkie — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:34:29 +0000

Redick had a ridiculous senior year and even staged a mini McGuire-Sosa scoring derby with Morrison, which was fun to follow the whole season. Unfortunately, I don’t think analyzing statistics is going to get us anywhere in this debate (at least for me). For example, someone raised the point that Redick got to sit towards the end of blowouts thereby lowering his stats, but I seem to recall Redick playing a lot. Remember how he was unfairly criticized for his March play because of ‘tired legs’? And also unfairly perhaps, Coach K got a lot of criticism for favoring a short bench during Redick’s reign. JJ got a lot of minutes. Lastly, and this is a point I’m just gonna throw out there, Redick had Shelden Williams, an all-time Duke great, to man the post and draw double teams. I think Lovedale is the Truth, but he’s not a top-5 NBA prospect like Shelden was.

I can’t imagine Curry continuing at his current clip (30+points, 6+assists, 4+rebs.), though he’s proven me wrong each time.

By: catnhat

catnhat — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 01:21:26 +0000

Josh speculated that J. J. may have relaxed late in lopsided games more often than Curry. J. J. played more than 37 minutes per game. It doesn’t look like there were that many games which were out of hand or the scrubs would have played more minutes. Redick wouldn’t have coasted very much or Coach K would have let him have it.

The WVU game was one of Curry’s worst. Usually his efficiency is way up there. Last year he scored 931 points on 656 shots.

By: Tim

Tim — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 20:52:31 +0000

It definitely is an interesting debate, although I think it’s probably a closer argument in terms of who the better scorer is. Apologies to J.J., but he left a little to be desired as a rebounder, passer, and defender–probably why he isn’t earning too much time fulfilling his NBA dreams in Disney. Curry, meanwhile, pulled down 4+ boards a game last year and is showing his passing touch at the point this year, even when he’s lighting up the scoreboard. He also has very quick hands defensively, which helps him when he’s stuck guarding forwards in the post like he did all night against West Virginia.

As scorers, though, it’s tighter. What made Redick so special his senior season was that he had finally learned how to play inside the 3-point line. His catch-and-shoot game had evolved to where he could pump fake, step through and pull up, or drive to the hoop and finish and/or get fouled. That helped lead to some outrageous offensive games, including the two 41-point outbursts against Texas and Virginia–the latter of which is probably the best individual offensive game I’ve seen at the college level.

Curry, meanwhile, has a quicker first step and is great at the step-back jumper–something we didn’t see too much of from Redick (probably because he didn’t need to do it as much at his height). One of the plusses for him at Davidson is that he does get to shoot with impunity and work his way out of slumps in games, like he did against the Mountaineers. At the same time, I think the most impressive part about Curry’s game is the way he raises his game in the biggest moments and the biggest matchups, which couldn’t always be said for Redick, at least in March.

It is something to track all season, but one thing is certain: No college player, not Hansbrough, not Redick, not Morrison or Jason Williams, has captivated the country as much as Curry has. He might be the first must-see college player since Iverson.

When does the line for the Davidson game start?

By: Ben Cohen

Ben Cohen — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 20:45:14 +0000

Interesting point, Josh. I would respond to it here, but let’s wait a few weeks and get more data before I analyze it in a future post. I took into account that Davidson will play a weaker schedule, but closeness in games isn’t something I really thought about, and will continue to watch as the season goes on…

By: Josh

Josh — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 20:39:44 +0000

Do you take in consideration of the team’s point margin….Davidson has had a lot of close games where they have needed curry to produce, where as JJ had many games where the game was put away early in the second half therefor as any natural player would do he relaxed and duke as a team would work on other aspects of the offensive end of the court….they are both great and they score when their team most needs a basket and Dukes early games would be less pressure for JJ to produce because the way sheldan williams could dominate the paint against smaller teams. In your three big games why don’t we include shots taken as well….curry took 27 shots to score 27 points….thats a victory to most coaches.