The raw statistics say that Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr was a better 3-point shooter than Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson during the course of his stellar playing career.
Kerr doesn't put much stock, if any, in those numbers.
“Those statistics lie,” Kerr said recently, via Fred Kerber of the New York Post. "Statistics would say I’m better than them. Those guys are way better than I was.”
While Kerr holds the NBA record for overall 3-point shooting at 45.4 percent for his career, he admits that his work was done as a standstill shooter.
Curry and Thompson? They've a got a bit more to their arsenals than that.
“They’re as good as anybody I’ve ever seen. Steph is very unique because he can do it off the dribble. Nobody’s ever had this combination, this skill set of ball handling, quickness and range,” Kerr said. “The rhythm with which he shoots is just mesmerizing.
“Klay is technically more sound as a shooter than Steph. He’s more fundamental. His release is a little quicker, a little more pure, but it’s a different stroke than Steph’s,” Kerr added.
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Kerr comes off like a true fan when be describes watching the Splash Brothers do work as a duo from the bench.
“Steph’s is built more on rhythm and timing. Steph gets a little of his left thumb in it because he was little as a kid. In high school, he was really small so he needed a little extra ‘oomph,’ so he gets a little flick, which a lot of guys did — I did, Larry Bird did, Reggie Miller,” Kerr said. “Klay technically from the shoulders up is as good as anybody I’ve ever seen. It’s so pure and simple. It’s an incredible stroke. The two of them together are an amazing combination.”
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