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Is Stef Curry the best player MU has ever beaten?
Posted on: June 8, 2017 at 08:36:44 CT
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Ten years ago this fall a skinny freshman guard stepped onto Norm Stewart Court at Mizzou Arena for the fifth game of his college career. He struggled against the Tigers, who were playing their fifth game under new coach Mike Anderson. The freshman was among the nation’s top scoring players when the game tipped off. He didn’t hit his first basket until nine minutes elapsed. He had just two points at halftime.
The Tigers won 81-75. The freshman finished with 16 points but turned the ball over 10 times and committed four fouls.
Steph Curry turned out OK.
The rookie from Davidson went on to finish second only to Texas sensation Kevin Durant in freshman scoring. The loss at Mizzou was a blip on Curry’s otherwise brilliant three-year college career.
But long before he became one of the league’s greatest shooters of all time, Curry came to Mizzou Arena — and got outscored by Matt Lawrence.
The Tigers were familiar with Davidson. Mizzou had lost to the Southern Conference team each of the two previous seasons under Quin Snyder. But this was the first matchup that featured Curry. And the first matchup under Anderson.
“They had a style of play where they moved with a lot of cuts and screens,” former MU point guard Jason Horton said this week in a phone interview from his home in Dallas. “And they had m shooters. He wasn’t their only shooter. We had to guard everybody. The biggest thing I remember was we had to keep pressure on him and speed him up. We couldn’t make him comfortable catching and shooting and spreading us out and back-dooring us.
“Of course, we went in with a scouting report that he was the son of Dell Curry, an NBA vet and all that. We knew he could really shoot it. We had to make him put it on the floor and be physical with him. We played ‘speed you up,’ scrappy basketball. So we made it tough on him.”
Here’s how Steve Walentik described the action in the next day’s Columbia Daily Tribune:
“Missouri dictated its preferred frenetic pace and forced Davidson into 28 turnovers. The Tigers picked on Curry, who was turnover-prone in the Wildcats’ first four games and again yesterday. Hounded for long stretches by Horton, he committed 10 turnovers, including two in the last two minutes.
“The first came with Missouri clinging to a 74-71 lead. Curry dribbled inside the 3-point arc and appeared to have a seam to the basket, but Horton reached in, knocked the ball loose and came up with the steal before Curry quickly fouled him. Horton made the second of two free throws to make it a two-possession game.
“Both teams went scoreless for the next minute, but Curry, who had 16 points, hit a pair of foul shots to pull the Wildcats within 75-73 with 51 seconds to play.
“But (Stefhon) Hannah, Horton and reserve forward Darryl Butterfield, who had two steals and three rebounds in 23 minutes off the bench, each made two free throws in the last 46 seconds to quell Davidson’s comeback hopes.”
“I remember the game pretty well,” said Horton, 30, who’s played in the NBA D-League and for teams in Latin America. “He had a lot of turnovers. That was my matchup from the beginning. I had to fight through the screens and stay home (on Curry.) We put a lot of pressure on him. I hate to say it but kind of like Cleveland did. We switched up a lot of stuff and pressured him. He struggled.”
“Honestly, he’s gotten stronger,” he added, “but his game is really the same. He took risks. That’s why he had a lot of turnovers. And he shoots the ball really well.”
Horton recalled Curry was quiet on the court that night. No yapping with officials. No launching his mouth guard into the crowd.
“It was weird to see him talk trash in the (NBA) Finals,” Horton said. “I don’t remember him saying a word. When he started doing that in the Finals, I thought, uh oh, that’s not really his game. That might take a little bit away from him.”
Here's the box score from Mizzou's victory over Curry's team. Three MU players can forever say they outscored the two-time NBA MVP: Lawrence (22), Stefhon Hannah (20) and Leo Lyons (18).
Ten years ago this fall a skinny freshman guard stepped onto Norm Stewart Court at Mizzou Arena for the fifth game of his college career. He struggled against the Tigers, who were playing their fifth game under new coach Mike Anderson. The freshman was among the nation’s top scoring players when the game tipped off. He didn’t hit his first basket until nine minutes elapsed. He had just two points at halftime.
The Tigers won 81-75. The freshman finished with 16 points but turned the ball over 10 times and committed four fouls.
Steph Curry turned out OK.
The rookie from Davidson went on to finish second only to Texas sensation Kevin Durant in freshman scoring. The loss at Mizzou was a blip on Curry’s otherwise brilliant three-year college career.
But long before he became one of the league’s greatest shooters of all time, Curry came to Mizzou Arena — and got outscored by Matt Lawrence.
The Tigers were familiar with Davidson. Mizzou had lost to the Southern Conference team each of the two previous seasons under Quin Snyder. But this was the first matchup that featured Curry. And the first matchup under Anderson.
“They had a style of play where they moved with a lot of cuts and screens,” former MU point guard Jason Horton said this week in a phone interview from his home in Dallas. “And they had m shooters. He wasn’t their only shooter. We had to guard everybody. The biggest thing I remember was we had to keep pressure on him and speed him up. We couldn’t make him comfortable catching and shooting and spreading us out and back-dooring us.
“Of course, we went in with a scouting report that he was the son of Dell Curry, an NBA vet and all that. We knew he could really shoot it. We had to make him put it on the floor and be physical with him. We played ‘speed you up,’ scrappy basketball. So we made it tough on him.”
Here’s how Steve Walentik described the action in the next day’s Columbia Daily Tribune:
“Missouri dictated its preferred frenetic pace and forced Davidson into 28 turnovers. The Tigers picked on Curry, who was turnover-prone in the Wildcats’ first four games and again yesterday. Hounded for long stretches by Horton, he committed 10 turnovers, including two in the last two minutes.
“The first came with Missouri clinging to a 74-71 lead. Curry dribbled inside the 3-point arc and appeared to have a seam to the basket, but Horton reached in, knocked the ball loose and came up with the steal before Curry quickly fouled him. Horton made the second of two free throws to make it a two-possession game.
“Both teams went scoreless for the next minute, but Curry, who had 16 points, hit a pair of foul shots to pull the Wildcats within 75-73 with 51 seconds to play.
“But (Stefhon) Hannah, Horton and reserve forward Darryl Butterfield, who had two steals and three rebounds in 23 minutes off the bench, each made two free throws in the last 46 seconds to quell Davidson’s comeback hopes.”
“I remember the game pretty well,” said Horton, 30, who’s played in the NBA D-League and for teams in Latin America. “He had a lot of turnovers. That was my matchup from the beginning. I had to fight through the screens and stay home (on Curry.) We put a lot of pressure on him. I hate to say it but kind of like Cleveland did. We switched up a lot of stuff and pressured him. He struggled.”
“Honestly, he’s gotten stronger,” he added, “but his game is really the same. He took risks. That’s why he had a lot of turnovers. And he shoots the ball really well.”
Horton recalled Curry was quiet on the court that night. No yapping with officials. No launching his mouth guard into the crowd.
“It was weird to see him talk trash in the (NBA) Finals,” Horton said. “I don’t remember him saying a word. When he started doing that in the Finals, I thought, uh oh, that’s not really his game. That might take a little bit away from him.”
Here's the box score from Mizzou's victory over Curry's team. Three MU players can forever say they outscored the two-time NBA MVP: Lawrence (22), Stefhon Hannah (20) and Leo Lyons (18).
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