NBA star Steph Curry is known for his hot shooting on the basketball court, but he can also hold his own when it comes to hot sauce.
The Golden State Warriors superstar appeared on this week’s episode of “Hot Ones” where he discussed multiple topics, including his recent hole-in-one at the American Century Championship, the most memorable compliments that Kobe Bryant ever paid him, and his recently released documentary, “Stephen Curry: Underrated.”
Of course, when it comes to Curry’s underrated background, his Cinderella story was introduced to the masses when he nearly single-handedly led mid-major Davidson College — after being overlooked by all the major programs — to the Elite Eight in 2008 in what was one of the most memorable NCAA Tournament runs in history.
Curry was asked about his college experience by host Sean Evans, and whether he believes he would’ve turned out as the same NBA player if he’d traveled the more traditional route to a major college instead of the one that led him to Davidson.
“That’s a great question,” Curry said. “I don’t think so, because the brand of basketball that I play now was predicated on a system that Davidson College [and] coach Bob McKillop mastered, and the only reason I think I’m successful at it is I got to learn with reps. So, [if I had] gone to [Virginia] Tech or Duke or whatever, maybe I would ride the bench my freshman year, and maybe I don’t get that experience. So I don’t know if I’d be the same player.
“It’s kind of a message of go [to college] where the best fit is for you,” Curry continued. “As much as you might want to have the pedigree or the resume to say I played in the ACC, I played in a power conference, that’s all cool, but myself, Damian Lillard, Ja Morant, guys who went to mid-major colleges, they’ll find you wherever you’re at. So I wouldn’t change that experience [at Davidson] for anything. I’d rather play that just sit…
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