The Curry brothers' archery was practiced by throwing paper balls? When they were young, they wanted to practice and went to history class

On January 16, Beijing time, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, the curry brothers' shooting skills were trained by throwing paper balls when they were children. When their father, Dale Curry, played for the Raptors, they had history and geography classes every Sunday, and in class they played a game of throwing paper balls.

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When Curry and his brother were younger, they wanted to practice shooting with their father and other Raptors players on Sunday morning.

But one man stood in their way— Melissa Nori.

Melissa is the wife of Timberwolves assistant coach Micah Nori, who spent a year with the Raptors while Curry was the elder, and Melissa became a teacher for the Curry brothers during that time. At that time, Melissa mainly taught American history and geography, and the students were the children of American coaches and players on the Raptors.

Every Sunday, before Curry and her brother could go to shooting and training, Melissa caught their attention. "When Stephen and Seth were young, I taught them American history ... That's what made me famous. "My own children never really believed me. ”

Melissa knew that if she could add basketball to her teaching—throwing paper balls in the trash in the classroom—then students would be more interested in learning; she succeeded because that was what Stephen and Seth wanted to do. "They're guys with drive and focus," Melissa said, "so I know from how they did when they were kids, they're going to develop to where they are now." ”

In response to this matter, the Curry brothers did not give an interview. Melissa says there were no exams or any kind of grading at the time, and she wanted the kids to learn in a stress-free environment, especially since the kids only came to class on weekends.

"Stephen and Seth were always polite and they would say 'yes, Ms Melissa, no, Ms Melissa.'" They were very attentive and never had any problems. Melissa said, "They do what they're supposed to do." They are all very interesting. ”

In order to motivate children to learn without the pressure of exams, Melissa has thought of many ways, she holds classroom competitions to let children play games that compete with each other. One of the games is to throw the paper balls in the trash, and if a student answers a question, then there is a chance to throw the paper balls and win 1 point for their team. The game intrigued the Curry brothers, and when asked if they had a high success rate in throwing paper balls, Melissa smiled and said, "Well, yes." They like to compete, anything that can compete with each other. ”

The Curry brothers' ultimate goal is to finish their studies as quickly as possible so they can go to the court and practice shooting.

"Micah always said, 'I don't think the kids like Sundays, they're very upset.'" Melissa laughed and said, "I love it because what you see in class is completely different from what you see in family meetings or games." ”