Nothing Finer... Panthers, Hornets, & Steph

[TheWiz]

Steph Curry is in my estimation the most electrifying scorer the NBA has ever seen. Last night, his father was honored by the Charlotte Hornets. Last night Steph dropped 40 points in 3 quarters. For those of us who are both Panthers and Hornets fans, it couldnt get much better. I've been a Panther fan since inception and a Hornet fan since inception. I remember that Dell Curry was my favorite 3 pt shooter.

Alot of us who are Carolina sports fans find ourselves pulling for Steph because he's from Charlotte. He's the greatest thing to come out of NC since Michael Jordan... who of course, as the owner of the Hornets was in attendance. But everything just feels magical right now if you're a Carolina sports fan. Steph Curry is a big time Panther fan... and he and Cam Newton have become in a sense, sports brothers. Both fans of one another. But if we wondered who is a bigger fan of the other, we could assume that Steph is a bigger Panther fan than any Panther is a warrior fan. And although the Hornets lost last night... I've never been happier to see another team beat us. I am a Hornets fan, but I have also been a fan of the Warriors organization since they drafted Steph and later Harrison Barnes. 

Last night there were quite a few special moments for the city of Charlotte. Here are a few of those highlights... 

 

Steph and Dad interview... 

 

Steph comes home and goes completely off... (The Hornets are actually looking pretty good this year.) 

 

After the game... Steph Curry gave his game jersey to Carolina's Iron Man, Thomas Davis. 

And of course... there was a meeting between two of the most electrifying men in sports. The undefeated swag club. Cam was respectfully sporting a Dell Curry throwback jersey... like a family member. Apparently they were discussing when they could schedule some time to hang out. 

 

When Steph was asked who loses first between them and the Panthers... He responds that the Warriors will lose first." (But not until February.)

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/14273410/stephen-curry-says-unbeaten-golden-state-warriors-lose-undefeated-carolina-panthers

I've always believed the colloquial phrase... but the rest of the world now believes that there is nothing finer than to be in Carolina. 

(Wanted to give an honorable mention to the Carolina Tar Heels.... and although I am partial to UNC... this remains Panther related for one reason:)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1Mkbh2caFo

 

DREAM INTERVIEW:  would be to have Jeremy get Cam and Steph on the Huddle podcast squaring off in a game of connect four... or have them both play a game of Madden/ NBA 2K, playing as the other person. (Thank me later.) 

 

[Wundrbread33]

Cam, get in Steph's ear and remind him how great it is to be a star in Charlotte.

We need to have two retired #30 "Curry" jerseys hanging from the rafters...

 

(I know it is a dream, but I will hope for it until it is 100% not happening.)

[countryboi]

what is this mess? i love Steph but unless he is playing for the hornets. he can kick rocks

[TheWiz]

1 minute ago, Wundrbread33 said:

Cam, get in Steph's ear and remind him how great it is to be a star in Charlotte.

We need to have two retired #30 "Curry" jerseys hanging from the rafters...

 

(I know it is a dream, but I will hope for it until it is 100% not happening.)

Not sure this is ever happening. I think Steph would love to play in Charlotte, but he has something very special with GS. They can really go down as one of the greatest teams in sports history. They are going to pay him big time... 

But there may be a shot getting him here later in his career. That could be nice. 

[Day_One]

Man Steph needs to come on back to Charlotte

 

[TheRumGone]

Please god come back home 

[Wundrbread33]

Steph just bought a gazillion dollar house in the bay area over there too. Slim chance to none, but I won't count it out until he inks a new deal with GS.

[Krucid]

That's just not fair for the opposing team. One hell of a shooter. Grats to Stephen and his father.

[Montsta]

Yeah Steph just bought a house in Walnut Creek, the Warriors have extended Klay and extended Green and will extend Barnes after the season and then give Steph a max under the new salary cap. 

I'd say right now the odds are 95/5 he stays in Oakland. 

But it was definitely cool to watch him with all the Panthers players after the game. That was really tight. 

[arbnranger]

Thanks for that nice write up. 

Just curious how was the crowd overall and when Curry was scoring ? 

[csx]

I understand loving the local guy. I understand being in awe of how great he is. I completely get it. However, it's sort of strange that he seems to get more fan support than the home team during the game.  

[TheWiz]

36 minutes ago, arbnranger said:

Thanks for that nice write up. 

Just curious how was the crowd overall and when Curry was scoring ? 

 

24 minutes ago, csx said:

I understand loving the local guy. I understand being in awe of how great he is. I completely get it. However, it's sort of strange that he seems to get more fan support than the home team during the game.  

I think the fans were largely pulling for the Hornets... but Steph is getting the type of of respect from other fan bases that Kobe and Lebron got when they went to opposing arenas.

I think its interesting that Steph comes off as very likable even to opposing fans. He gets alot less hate than many of the other stars because of the combination of how likable he is, how family oriented he is and just how amazing some of the stuff he does on the court is. Even if you cant stand him... as a basketball fan he makes you say... "What did I just see?" '

Hornets fans have love for the Curry family and will no doubt get love when he's comes home to Charlotte... but I wouldnt call it a home game for the Warriors either. 

[L-TownCat]

50 minutes ago, E CaT PanTHer 2 said:

this is absolutely amazing. thank you so much for providing all of this. I missed the game last night, but I heard Cam and company were there and was going to research everything this morning, but of course I make my daily morning stop to the huddle and what do you know, it's all here. 

I'm a die hard warriors fan, and being a die hard Panthers fan as well has made this season an absolute dream. It's still surreal to watch both of these teams absolutely manhandle their opponents, and I'm hoping both the Warriors and Panthers can bring home championships for their respective clubs and fans. 

 

This should no longer surprise you.  Got questions?  Huddles got dem Answers!

[Panther49er]

1 hour ago, Wundrbread33 said:

Steph just bought a gazillion dollar house in the bay area over there too. Slim chance to none, but I won't count it out until he inks a new deal with GS.

He also owns a house in Charlotte where he stays during the offseason, so I wouldn't put much stock in that. Honestly, if he wins another ring the next couple years, why not come home? You got your multiple rings elsewhere, just as Lebron did. Does he have a better chance to win even more there than here? Probably. But, he would have already cemented himself as on of the best players of all time. At that point, why not come home to the city you love and continue the Curry legacy. I think it happens.

2017, Curry to Charlotte!