NBA: Who the 10 best players in NBA 2K17 should be
By Tom West
2nd place – Stephen Curry
Stephen Curry is an otherworldly talent because of his shooting, and that should apply to NBA 2K17. Except that it starts to get a little bit difficult to make a fair version of Curry when it comes to producing a video game.
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Not in terms of going overboard and making a virtual player that exceeds Curry in real life, but in terms of making a virtual player that actually does Curry’s real life ability justice.
Shattering his own record with 402 made three-pointers last season, averaging a league-best and career-high 30.1 points while shooting 50.4 percent from three and 45.4 percent from three, Curry displayed a partnership of quantity, quality and difficulty from range that we’ve never seen before.
In addition to taking and making crazy shots off the dribble from farther away than anyone else can hope to manage, Curry made them at an absurdly efficient rate. Entering the 50/40/90 club as the top option on the NBA’s best team — being the number one target for opposing defenses who should (theoretically) have an advantage against his slender 6’3″ frame — is nothing but incredible.
So, making Curry in 2K17 do the actual Curry justice, as someone who can hit the absurd shots from 30 feet that he can, comes as a shock. Until this year, making the shots in 2K that Curry does night in and night out has always been basically impossible, with the shot meter never wanting to light up from his genuine comfort zone.
With his scoring ability, tremendous finishing inside (69.6 percent within two feet), playmaking, knack for steals (a league best 2.1 per game last season), and ridiculous shooting prowess, it makes sense that Curry is 2nd in NBA 2K17’s top 10.
Even if you don’t rate him as highly as Kevin Durant, the shooting ratings are just too high for Curry in the virtual world.