Shaky Ankles

Stephen Curry is quietly so good at all the solid, technical aspects of basketball that we sometimes forget to appreciate how magnificently beautiful his flash can be. Both of these clips—the first serving as all the evidence Glen Taylor needs to fire David Khan—aren’t anything exceptional or stunning, but they’re so damn effective. Curry is one of the most advantageous players in the league, a testament to his brain in that he waits for opponents to make their move before striking like a rattlesnake, exposing a mistake we didn’t know was there. It’s almost as if we learn more about his defender’s weaknesses than Curry’s strengths. Stephen Curry: what a teacher.