Mark Jason Dominus: “Steph Curry: fluke or breakthrough” ten years later
(Previously) Flukes and Breakthroughs In the NBA 2015–16 season, Steph Curry set the all-time single-season record for three-point field goals, 402, completely crushing the old record of 286. Curry's record still stands. The New York Times was rather breathless about this: The record is an outlier that defies most comparisons, but here is one: It is the equivalent of hitting 103 home runs in a Major League Baseball season. And it is an astonishing feat. But I wrote an article called Steph Curry: fluke or breakthrough? in which I compared Curry's feat with similar feats of the past, including…
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