In some respects his comparison to Nash is right on. He’s not physically dominant but he’s just big enough and quick enough to play. At the same time he seems to have that great work ethic, good head on his shoulders, and good decision making. He’s obviously got very good leadership potential. From a stylistic standpoint, he’s certainly not comparable to Nash at this point in his career. Nash came in as a better ballhandler and has worked to become a very good shoooter. Curry will need to do the reverse.

Nonetheless, he should at least be able to play like a Paxon and be a solid starter on the right team. But he wouldn’t be good in any system, he needs to be in the right system to thrive, at least for the first several years of his career. We’ll see if Don Nelson and/or his replacement can create that envioronment.

I don’t see him as a ROY candidate, he’s got a steep learning curve and without the ability to dominate physically from the outset it’ll take a couple of years, IMO.

Curry might not have been following Mr. Nelson’s clippings over the years that closely. Coach doesn’t draw that line when training camp starts. He’ll drag things out into the season, shuffling players through his doghouse, feuding in the papers…. Good luck Steph.