It's Confirmed! Golden State Bully!

Su Yan had been on fire from three lately.

Curry, meanwhile, had been ice-cold from beyond the arc.

With their shooting forms on full display, the fans were happy to accept the current situation. It was exactly what they had expected.

"Hm?"

Reggie Miller blinked and said with a smile, "Drexler, I've noticed something very interesting."

"Oh?"

Drexler tilted his head and tried to guess. "Su Yan, an undrafted player, shoots threes even more accurately than Stephen, who's known for his three-point shooting?"

"No, no, no."

Reggie Miller shook his head. He didn't want to discuss three-pointers; that seemed rather meaningless.

After a brief pause, he continued with a smile, "I don't know whether you've noticed, but Su Yan and Stephen have very similar styles when shooting threes.

They both use a one-motion shot.

Some viewers may be wondering what a one-motion shot is. It means bending the knees and raising the ball, driving off the ground, and snapping the wrist on release.

Those three movements happen almost simultaneously.

The benefit of shooting this way is an extremely quick release, making it difficult for opponents to block.

By comparison, players like Jordan, Kobe, and Tracy don't use a 'one-motion shot.'

They use a 'two-motion shot.'

The overall shooting motion is similar, except... Jordan, Kobe, and the others first jump high into the air before releasing the ball.

That kind of shot is inevitably a little slower to release.

However... it has great resistance to defensive pressure, allowing them to still get their shots off and make them amid intense contact.

Back to the point.

Both Su Yan and Stephen use one-motion shots, and both have exceptionally quick releases even among one-motion shooters.

Their shooting forms are remarkably alike.

Last year, during NCAA March Madness, Stephen shattered people's established perceptions of three-point shooting.

Now, his three-point shooting looks utterly terrible, like he's a completely different person from before.

Originally, nobody knew Su Yan. He entered the league because of his looks, branded as nothing more than a 'pretty face.'

Yet... he made eight three-pointers in one game, seven in another, and tonight, he was still maintaining that blazing three-point touch.

It's bizarre.

It seems unbelievable.

Their shooting styles are incredibly similar. Stephen was accurate at first and then became inaccurate, while Su Yan was inaccurate at first and then became accurate.

It almost seems... like Su Yan stole Stephen's three-point shot!!!"

"Hm?"

Drexler froze for a moment before catching on. Then he nodded heavily and laughed. "It does sound absurd.

But if you really think about it... it actually makes a lot of sense."

What the hell!

The hell do you mean I stole Curry's three-point shot?

Please.

I have three-point shooting even better than peak Curry. The current Curry only has rookie-level three-point shooting.

I'm way better than him.

Su Yan shook his head, dismissing the commentators' nonsense.

Curry, however, nodded furiously. From the moment Su Yan made his first three-pointer, he had noticed that Su Yan's shooting mechanics were highly similar to his own.

And accurate, too.

While he himself couldn't make anything.

That's it.

Su Yan stole my three-point shot.

Curry firmly believed it. After checking in during the second quarter, he even went up to Su Yan with a serious expression.

In a questioning tone, he asked, "Tell me, what did you do to me?!"

???

What kind of tone was that?

A naked woman in bed questioning a man first thing in the morning?!

Don't make it sound like something shameful happened between us, hey~

Su Yan rolled his eyes at him and snapped, "Even if I stole your three-point shot, it would only last for two or three games.

But you've been playing like trash all season. Don't you have any self-awareness?!"

That was true.

Curry came to his senses.

Su Yan shook his head. "You're a grown man already. Don't be like an elementary school student, believing whatever people tell you."

Elementary school student?

Who was an elementary school student?

I've been an adult for ages.

Curry, with his baby face, hated it when people said he looked like an elementary school student.

He immediately tilted his head, pointed a finger at Su Yan, and barked, "I'm 21, older than you. Watch what you say!!!"

I only called you an elementary school student, and you're already threatening me?

If I said one more word, you'd probably beat me up.

Confirmed—Golden State's bully!!!

Curry's terrible performance was within expectations. The fans who had still held out some hope gave up struggling after watching him clank one three-pointer after another.

At least... they had no hopes for him tonight.

"That shouldn't be the case!"

On the Warriors' bench, Coach Don Nelson frowned deeply, as though he were pondering some difficult math problem.

He didn't understand.

He simply couldn't make sense of it.

Why had Curry performed so poorly all season, especially from three-point range... It was far too abnormal.

Could it really be because his body was too slight to handle NBA-level physicality?!

Or had Su Yan really stolen his three-pointer?

He thought highly of Curry. That was why he had forcibly snatched him away from the Knicks.

But Curry's current performance left him conflicted and even... somewhat disappointed.

On the Knicks' bench.

Coach D'Antoni was grinning from ear to ear. "Yes, yes, yes, defend him like that. Target Stephen like that.

Make him play terribly.

Only then... can I poach him!!!"

Others might not understand, but he knew perfectly well why Curry was playing poorly. He also believed that within his coaching system, Curry would absolutely shine brilliantly.

[Su Yan + Curry]?

That's right.

This was the rebuild D'Antoni had secretly been planning—to bring the Suns' Run and Gun to New York.

In fact.

Ever since he had seen Curry's incredible performance last year, that idea had taken root in his mind.

Unfortunately.

The Warriors had interfered and snatched Curry away, ruining his plans.

Couldn't it work without Curry?!

It could, but... it just wouldn't be quite right.

The Suns' Run and Gun, Seven Seconds or Less—perhaps he wasn't its first creator.

But he was definitely one of those who had carried it forward.

He possessed many forward-thinking ideas about the Small Ball Era and had long believed that the league would enter the Small Ball Era.

A style of play like Curry's was precisely the kind that suited the times.

If he could get Curry, the Knicks could begin their rebuild. Without him, there was no way around it.

Without Curry.

It also robbed him of the drive to rebuild the Knicks.

The season opened with a ten-game losing streak, sending them straight toward tanking.

But after the darkest willow shade came another village.

By a twist of fate, he met Su Yan.

Su Yan's ahead-of-his-time understanding of the "Small Ball Era" made Coach D'Antoni feel... that Su Yan was an upgraded version of Curry.

He was better suited to the Small Ball Era and a better fit for the "Run and Gun System."

On top of that, if they could poach Curry as well and have the era-defining prospects Su Yan and Curry join forces.

That would undoubtedly be an unstoppable trump card.

But... since the Warriors had swooped in first, they clearly valued Curry too. Poaching him would be easier said than done.

Fortunately.

Curry really wasn't delivering.

And Monta Ellis truly gave Curry no chance to showcase himself, nipping a player who could threaten his standing on the team in the bud.

On top of that.

Coach D'Antoni also deployed Three-Body Style targeted defense, making Curry play disastrously.

That way.

Their chances of poaching Curry would increase dramatically!!!