Stephen Curry: Gold

[Auggie]

espn.com

It is now five straight Olympic golds for the USA after a hard fought 98-87 victory over the resilient and prideful host nation of France Saturday.

The indelible moment came from Stephen Curry, who made four uber clutch 3-pointers in a two-minute second stretch of the fourth quarter to turn away a French uprising. Curry assured his first gold with a ridiculous fall away bomb, silencing the home fans with his "put them to sleep" trademark move.

"At that point your mind goes blank, you don't really care about the setting or the scenario or anything, it's just a shot," Curry said. "Thankfully, that one went in ... it's just rhythm and flow and confidence and that was it."

After making nine 3-pointers in the semifinals and putting in 36 points, Curry made 8-of-12 triples in the final for 24 golden points.

https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/40811929/team-usa-wins-fifth-straight-men-basketball-gold-medal

LeBron James was named Olympics MVP, an award that was added at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, adding to is four NBA MVPs, four Finals MVPs, three NBA All-Star Game MVPs and the only In-Season Tournament in history.

[ProfessorGAC]

1. Ummmm...

Curry scores 60 points in the 2 most competitive games (with an effective FG% of 100 in the gold medal game), scores more points per game, and has a higher shooting percentage than the guy who won MVP?
Really?
They get a bronze at best if not for him.

[Auggie]

3. I know, but IMO James took charge on the floor

Can an MVP be awarded for leadership?

[ProfessorGAC]

4. I Suppose

But, nobody could convince me that Curry didn't take on a leadership role, too. He's done that on a team that won 4 championships. The Warriors were clearly & unequivocally Steph's team.
I can't see him shrinking into the corner for the Olympics.

[SCantiGOP]

2. He's the best shooter I ever saw, by far

I’ve been to hundreds of college basketball games, including many SEC and ACC tournaments, and Steph was the best pure shooter I ever saw