Discuss the review | The women's version of Curry became the champion of the cute god, and the epoch-making influence of the cute god has long been extended to the women's basketball team

On the morning of April 16, Beijing time, at the WNBA draft, Caitlin Clark, the "female version of Curry" from the University of Iowa, was elected as the champion and joined the Indiana Fever.

Counting the 2020 champion show and Ionescu, who is also known as the "female version of Curry", the "library content" of the new generation of WNBA stars is really a bit high.

Once, countless people said that Curry's style of play ruined basketball, and even former Warriors coach Mark Jackson said that "I hate it when kids learn Curry to throw too far." But now, Curry's style of play has not only influenced the NBA, but also the WNBA, which is the embodiment of Curry's epoch-making influence.

They imitate Curry's play

In the 2024 NBA All-Star Game, Curry and Ionescu had a three-point gender battle. This battle of top shooters of different genders became one of the biggest highlights of the sleepy All-Star Game, especially with Ionescu being Curry's fan sister.

Ionescu grew up in the Bay Area and is a big fan of the Warriors and Curry, and has seen a lot of games live, and his phone screensaver is also a picture of Curry. "I watched him play when I was very young, emulating his style of play, and now I can call him and text him whenever I want. ”

Ionescu averaged 18 points per game and shot 42.2 percent from three-point range during his four years at the University of Oregon. In the 2020 WNBA draft, Ionescu was selected as the first pick to join the New York Liberty. Ionescu went through a period of adaptation, shooting no more than 35 percent from three-point range in the first three seasons, but last season he shot 44.8 percent from three-point range and averaged 3.6 three-pointers per game, finally becoming the WNBA's top scorer.

In the All-Star Game, the two staged a classic matchup, Ionescu scored 26 points, and Curry then came on the court to withstand the pressure and score 29 points to win narrowly.

Ionescu is called the "female version of Curry" because of his precision, and Clark is because of his "difficulty in shooting".

Although Clark's idol is Maya Moore, she plays the same style as Curry. In the 2023-24 season, Clark averaged 31.6 points per game and shot 37.8% from three-point range. According to statistics, about 31% of Clark's shots are concentrated 25 feet away, and the crosshairs are 40%. Clark hit 10 three-pointers from 30-foot out in his college career, including six in 2023-24. His single-season three-point shooting average is 26 feet 1 inch, a season record. Clarke, like Curry and Lillard, has a lot of strong three-point shots on the go, and she is close to the halfline with the ball and has the ability to shoot straight threes.

Like Curry at the beginning, Clark's shot choices have also been questioned, and Shaquille O'Neal once admitted on the show that he dislikes some of Curry and Clark's shot choices as much as Barkley, who has always disliked the Warriors' style of play. The problem is that both Curry and Clark can turn a reasonable shot into a reasonable shot, hitting a three-point shot from beyond the arc with consistency and efficiency. This ability is one of the main reasons why Clark surpassed Pete Maravich to become the NCAA's all-time leading scorer.

"Her style of play, her range, her shooting difficulty is really very similar to mine," Curry once admitted that he was talking about Clark as if he were talking about himself.

"When you can shoot like Clark, there's no such thing as a 'bad shot pick,'" Curry personally endorsed Clark, "and you can't make a game plan for her because she's in range after halftime." ”

Curry helps basketball "her power"

"He's influenced a whole generation of young women's basketball players," Kerr said of Curry's influence. This influence is not limited to the style of play, but also includes the development of the women's basketball league.

Curry has subtly influenced the style of play of his juniors, and Barkley used to mock the Warriors as a "jump shot team", as if the jump shot was a low-level offensive means. But Curry wants people to realize that shooting is no less powerful than breaking through and attacking under the basket, and shooting is the lowest threshold among several offensive methods. You don't have a lot of physicality, but as long as you know how to shoot, you can compete. Shooting ability is not limited by gender, and women's basketball team does not have so many exciting dunks, but it can be exciting.

In terms of promoting women's basketball, Curry has been expanding the influence of women's basketball in his own way, and he will take his children to watch the game.

Regarding Curry's influence, Kerr said comprehensively: "A lot of girls play like Curry right now, and Ionescu and Clark are all influenced by Curry. People can resonate with watching Curry play because Curry doesn't have a 6-foot-8 height and a 200-pound weight like LeBron James. ”

"Curry not only influences the women's basketball team with his performance, but he also promotes the women's basketball team, which promotes the popularity of the women's basketball game in many ways. ”