Stephen Curry Named Associated Press 2015 Male Athlete of the Year

Curry finished first in a vote by USA editors and news directors, joining LeBron James, Michael Jordan and Larry Bird as the only basketball players to win the honor in the 85 years of the award.

“I’m a guy that gets hacked sometimes to go to the free-throw line and you have to knock them down, if you can go one for two at those points then good – it’s (hacking a poor shooter) an interesting one, more and more teams are starting to do it,”Bogut said”.

The power forward scored 22 points and pulled down 15 boards, leading from the front while Steph Curry was getting treatment for a calf injury sustained in the first half. “Work on the other aspects of the game”. “That’s not why he’s the MVP, he’s a complete basketball player”.

There’s still plenty of speculation regarding Jackson’s relationship with the Warriors given how things ended between the two sides in Oakland and how much success the team has had without him.

Many of us have had the extreme misfortune to play pickup basketball alongside a player who constantly launches from 3-point range despite being guarded, despite lacking touch, despite everything. Despite being held to its lowest point total of the season, Golden State prevailed to extend its dominating start to 28-1.

The Golden State crowd loved what they saw Friday night at Oracle Arena, and one Warriors fan, who was seated in the front row, even had the audacity to mock King James from just a few feet away. “Knowing him personally, I think that’s what he meant”.

“We want more”, Curry said.

Curry has shown over the previous year that he can do it all.

“Those types of games are going to happen in the playoffs where it’s tough to score and tough to get into that high flowing offense”, Walton said.

Butler hit 9-of-20 shots from the field and added six rebounds and four assists for the Bulls, who had 21 points and 13 rebounds from Spanish big man Pau Gasol as Chicago improved to 16-11.

Curry’s record-setting shooting along with his dribbling and passing skills are changing the game. Last season the average team attempted 1838 threes. Stephen Curry, who beat James in those Finals and is the league’s reigning MVP, recently told Time magazine he believes he now wears that mantle.

Though Golden State entered the holiday showcase as favourites, the Cavaliers were expected to present a formidable challenge with star point guard Kyrie Irving healthy. What he’s done is expand the definition of a “good shot” and help the game evolve. When Nash was developing, the stuff Curry is doing was thought to be impossible.