Being the son of a former NBA shooting guard, Stephen Curry had the ideal platform on which to learn and grow into the brilliant sharpshooter that he has become. Stephen has always been a basketball fanatic since childhood. His father, Dell Curry, speaks of how Steph was at his first basketball game when he was only two weeks old. It is evident that Stephen learned how to play the game by watching his father Dell in action. Dell Curry was a 40% shooter from the three-point line in his NBA career. He made more than 1,200 three-point shots and was regarded as one of the best shooters in the NBA.
While Dell and Steph are different people and players, a quick examination of Dell’s early life will help us understand how Steph was molded into the …show more content…
Wardell “Jack” Curry was looking for a hobby for his son, Dell. Their home in Grottoes, Virginia, did not have much to offer other than woodlands and girls’ toys. Jack had to put up a makeshift basket for Dell to practice with. It was made out of an old light pole and fiberglass board, among other things. The basket could not mimic the exact feel of an authentic NBA basketball, especially when the ball hits the backboard. Hence, Dell had to shoot the ball through the basket for it to go down flawlessly. That was what helped him become a great shooter in his 16-year NBA career. That makeshift basket was the start of how Steph Curry became the best shooter in NBA history. Born on March 14, 1988, in Akron, Ohio, Wardell Stephen Curry (the 2nd) was quick to pick up the basketball, following in the footsteps of his father. He was named after his grandfather, Jack. Steph also inherited the same basket that his father got from Jack. As a child during visits to Grottoes, the younger Curry would also spend time shooting baskets at that hoop. …show more content…
It all started while he was growing up in Harrisonburg, Virginia. His coach at Fort Diancie High School helped him by providing a unique practice arena — a barn. It was that orange fruit hoops by using how cool that was her dad to a tree in his family yard. please and if you are practicing the bottom everyday and even set up a cool way of making as many as 500 shots in one practice. It paid off. He finished his high school career as the highest scoring player in Defiance history at the Stars Showcase in 1982 at McDonald's High School All American Game. Dell was also offered a chance to play professional basketball, a sport that was a wooden high school. However, he passed on the opportunity when he was selected by the Texas Rangers in the 1982 Major League Baseball draft. Dell chose to go to Virginia Tech University, where he needed to play baseball in the spring. But the winter months were for basketball, and that seemed to be his true calling, even after the Baltimore Orioles drafted him in the 1985 MLB draft. Well he was okay in baseball I'm coming with a 3.81 era Online picture during his collegiate career, he wants much better suited for the game of basketball at 6:4 and about 190 lb. Right off the bat, Dell made an impact on Hookies team that appeared in the National Indian national tournament in 1983 and 1984, when that event was considered
While Dell and Steph are different people and players, a quick examination of Dell’s early life will help us understand how Steph was molded into the …show more content…
Wardell “Jack” Curry was looking for a hobby for his son, Dell. Their home in Grottoes, Virginia, did not have much to offer other than woodlands and girls’ toys. Jack had to put up a makeshift basket for Dell to practice with. It was made out of an old light pole and fiberglass board, among other things. The basket could not mimic the exact feel of an authentic NBA basketball, especially when the ball hits the backboard. Hence, Dell had to shoot the ball through the basket for it to go down flawlessly. That was what helped him become a great shooter in his 16-year NBA career. That makeshift basket was the start of how Steph Curry became the best shooter in NBA history. Born on March 14, 1988, in Akron, Ohio, Wardell Stephen Curry (the 2nd) was quick to pick up the basketball, following in the footsteps of his father. He was named after his grandfather, Jack. Steph also inherited the same basket that his father got from Jack. As a child during visits to Grottoes, the younger Curry would also spend time shooting baskets at that hoop. …show more content…
It all started while he was growing up in Harrisonburg, Virginia. His coach at Fort Diancie High School helped him by providing a unique practice arena — a barn. It was that orange fruit hoops by using how cool that was her dad to a tree in his family yard. please and if you are practicing the bottom everyday and even set up a cool way of making as many as 500 shots in one practice. It paid off. He finished his high school career as the highest scoring player in Defiance history at the Stars Showcase in 1982 at McDonald's High School All American Game. Dell was also offered a chance to play professional basketball, a sport that was a wooden high school. However, he passed on the opportunity when he was selected by the Texas Rangers in the 1982 Major League Baseball draft. Dell chose to go to Virginia Tech University, where he needed to play baseball in the spring. But the winter months were for basketball, and that seemed to be his true calling, even after the Baltimore Orioles drafted him in the 1985 MLB draft. Well he was okay in baseball I'm coming with a 3.81 era Online picture during his collegiate career, he wants much better suited for the game of basketball at 6:4 and about 190 lb. Right off the bat, Dell made an impact on Hookies team that appeared in the National Indian national tournament in 1983 and 1984, when that event was considered