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martin
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All Mid-Major PG: Stephen Curry
Yes, another article about Stephen Curry, my pick for the NCAA Player of the Year. I can’t leave him off this list because he (and Davidson) essentially define a “bracket buster”. Davidson is the team so many other mid-majors aspire to be, hoping to pull off a miracle run and receive the national exposure that most lack. Because of last year’s breakthrough, EVERYBODY knows who Stephen Curry is and how dangerous he can be in any game. As a result, all his opponents are locked in on him, doing their absolute best to hold him below 20 points. But sometimes, there simply is no answer and no way to do anything about it. You just have to let him score and focus on his teammates. Stephen Curry is a man among boys in the Southern Conference. He has Davidson on track for what appears to be another undefeated conference run, with their current streak at 37 games. College of Charleston is literally the only team that stands a chance, and even they went down earlier this season at home. What makes the Wildcats even more intimidating to conference opponents is their 24 game home winning streak, something only four teams can claim to have beaten this season.
Simply stated, Stephen Curry is unstoppable. He’s going to get his points, as evident from his nation-leading 29.1 points per game this season, which is up 3.8 ppg from last season despite only adding on 1 more minute per game. And somehow he dishes out 6.5 assists per game (12th) with a remarkable 1.61/1 assist-to-turnover ratio in his first season at the point. Curry’s decision to play point guard this season was one that is critical to his future success as a basketball player. If he is able to develop some point guard skills, he will have a very long, successful career in the NBA. The problem he had earlier was that he was too small to play shooting guard in the NBA, but was not polished enough to run the point. Now, with rapidly improving passing abilities and exceptional court vision, he could become an NBA franchise’s dream.
Davidson, unlike most mid-major programs, has had plenty of televised games, so I am sure all of you have seen him play at least once. If not, then Davidson has an upcoming game against the 2nd place College of Charleston on Feb 7, ESPN2. The Wildcats will undoubtedly be back in the NCAA tournament this season, but with all eyes on Curry now, they will be hard pressed to make another elite eight run. Regardless, Curry could be the greatest player we will ever see out of a mid-major program.
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5/28/2009 6:32 AM