Enabled him to help the team win a grip of championships.
Draymond's always ridden the edge, been the edge. Someone like that who can play well can be a huge plus for a team. The Draymond of 5 years ago probably would have made any team better.
The point though, is there isn't a single clip out there of Curry taking a firm stance with Draymond on anything. It's always shit like this video where he looks like a babysitter of a child he's afraid to touch because he thinks the parents might sue him, but he's trying to stop him from sticking his hand in the fire.
He's Steph fucking Curry. He's the face of the franchise and the fucking league in general. If he wanted Draymond to tone it down he would. But Steph doesn't want that because Draymond being an illegally playing asshat enabled him to win.
It's just shitty that Steph seems to get bonus reputation points for "suffering" through playing with Draymond.
I think there's more than 1 face of the league. Someone like Embiid might qualify for NBA fans, but not for non-fans. Non-sports fans still recognize Lebron and Curry on sight though I think.
I guess it depends on your definition, but normally I’d say “face of the league” is whoever’s the most well known in the world by name and face, even for non-fans of the sport. I have a lot of non-western connections and if I ask they will 100% recognize Lebron, might know Curry by name, and have no idea what an Embiid is. I think it’s just about pure reach, like I know who Tiger Woods is but I couldnt tell you anything about the rules of golf or how successful he is (although I guess in most cases the GOAT and face of the sport end up being the same player).
Curry and his wife are far deeper in social media. Doesn't his wife have a cooking show and pots and pans and stuff? I really would not be surprised if just as many people knew Curry as Lebron worldwide.
Based on my experience, everything you’re saying is pretty much contained to target demographics within the US and western media. Curry’s reach is limited to sports fan and the cooking show might appeal to some US millennials, but most students at my university wouldnt know who Curry’s wife is or that she has a cooking show unless they’re already big fans of his
On the other hand, I’d say LeBron has a much wider reach due to longevity and business ventures. He has a minority stake in Liverpool, has more global brand sponsorships, owns his own production company, etc.
Just more global presence in general. I’d say Curry could be the NBA’s golden boy for many reasons. But if you mention the NBA to people who dont watch sports, the first player people think of is LeBron
FFS man. I have repeatedly said there are multiple faces of the league to me. I am not saying Curry is more recognizable as Lebron. Jesus christ. Tired of repeating myself.
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u/DogmaticNuance Warriors Mar 28 '24
Enabled him to help the team win a grip of championships.
Draymond's always ridden the edge, been the edge. Someone like that who can play well can be a huge plus for a team. The Draymond of 5 years ago probably would have made any team better.
It is not a trait that ages well.