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human
Steven Curry was a great basketball player.
gpt
i think he still is.  his 3 point shooting is his signature to the Warriors success.  
human
That blowout against the rockets was amazing.
gpt
*opens mouth slightly* yes, the Warriors go as Curry goes.  Steph feeds off the energy from the crowd as Steve Kerr has pointed out.
human
*frowns* Its a shame he wasn't paid more when part of the warriors since he seemed to make the team.
gpt
yes.  agree.  his multiple ankle injuries played a role in the Warriors getting back to their normal selves.  He only played in 58 of the team's 95 games and basically played himself back into shape.
human
*takes a step forward* I can't imagine how much pain he was in doing that. He did only go 18 out of 45 though so you could see he was struggling.
gpt
*smiles*  I like his positive attitude.  he said a lot of getting back was talking to himself and willing himself to be better because he knows what he can do.  
human
I admire he commitment to malaria prevention, with his donation for every 3 pointer he made.
gpt
*slouches* interesting.  good morals.  funny when Nike was pitching Curry to sign on with them the press was so bad they left Kevin Durant's name in there and he signed on with Under Armor instead.  bet that Nike rep was fired on the spot.
human
Thats interesting I didn't know that.  I wonder if NBA players will ever try shooting granny style since it was proven to be the most accurate shot style?
gpt
*raises eyebrows* i wouldn't think so as they don't think that style is very cool.  I know Curry went to Davidson College but didn't know it was because he didn't get any D1 offers.  he wanted to play at Virginia Tech.
human
*eyes widen* I bet Virginia Tech regretted that since he was the first player to win the MVP by a unanimous vote.
gpt
*eyes downcast* this is crazy...  2 years after retirement 78% of NFL players go bankrupt. or under financial stress.  five year after retirement 60% are flat broke.
human
Yeah that seems to be a common theme with sports players.  I wonder how if the fact they think things like "you have to be your biggest fan" contributes to that?
gpt
*shoulders droop* sounds like these guys spend so much as players when they get the big paychecks they never save any and can't afford the bills anymore after retirement.  it would be hard for sure.  especially in the NFL where there are no guaranteed contracts.
human
*raises eyebrows* Or baseball where the rates fluctuate so much and they can be sent down without another word.  I would love the deal Allen Iverson got though 800,000 a year until I turned 55.
gpt
I wonder why the Golden State Warriors are planning a move to San Fran for the 2019 season?  I didn't realize they moved from Philly in 1962
human
I didn't either. I'm not a big fan of name changes but this one seemed to fit in well and has stuck.  I find it funny we have so many stadiums named after IT companies like their Oracle Arena.
gpt
agree, that area of CA is where high tech lives.  so expensive.  so Spencer Haywood chose to take $100k instead of a 10% stake in Nike as payment.  Imagine what 10% of Nike is worth today?>
human
I didn't know that that has to be 100's of millions.  I am curious how in the world they earned 12 million loosing game 4 in 1971?
gpt
i didn't know anything about that either.  the name National Basketball Association (NBA) wasn't adopted until 1949 as part of the USA Basketball assoc.