Do Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf and Stephen Curry share similarities?

Denver Nuggets guard Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, right, works the ball past Chicago Bulls' guard Michael Jordan during the first quarter in Denver's McNichols Sports Arena, Feb. 4, 1996. (Does Stephen Curry remind you of former Nuggets star Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf?

He does to legendary NBA coach Phil Jackson, who stirred controversy after comparing the two guards on Twitter Sunday.

"Never seen anything like SCurry? Remind you of Chris Jackson/ Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, who had a short but brilliant run in NBA?" Jackson tweeted.

While many scoffed and ridiculed Jackson for making the comparison, there are similarities. Both are undersized shoot-first point guards with a quick release, plenty of range and the…