What kind of argument is the mustache man arguing about the Curry shot being not needed since they would have won without it. The shot is iconic because it was the culmination of all the four shots he hit to win the game. France was also hitting their shots at the end. Decolo hit a bank shot, Batum hit a three pointer then Wemby hit another three. Steph held them at bay by hitting his four three pointers and the last shot was the golden dagger.
Yea his take made no sense 😅. French could have won if curry didn’t make the shot. There was still enough time on the clock for a play by France 🇫🇷 . Also they were hitting 3s too so if he missed and then they made it 😅we could be having a different conversation
You're a fool if you actually think that. Ant is clamping Luka , AD always battles with Embiid Jokic Giannis, who's stopping Bron, Steph and KD? And this team didn't even have Brown or Irving. @@marko6947
I don't usually agree with Perk, but I'm with him on this one. The shot paired with the other shots that Steph made leading up to it is what makes it so iconic and memorable. I've been watching Steph play for over a decade, and these last two games are easily a top 3 Steph moment for me.
@@scottstevens129and think about it this way. What if Steph has missed that last 3? They only won by 4 after it was said and done. He misses that way, they’re up 1, and that last shot by France goes in instead of missing, we have an entirely different perception of the game. It was absolutely necessary.
Team USA saw and felt Curry getting in "that zone" and fed him, encouraged him. That just added to the greatness and the respect. They knew it was Curry's time.
No, they are all chokers afraid to take big shots in situations like this. Easy to shoot in a group game when you know you'll advance even if you lose. KD and LeBron are chokers, no way they are taking those shots. LeBron shat his pants had 4 turnovers in the 4th and threw a couple passes out of bounds, but they counted those as turnover on KD , because he tried and failed to catch it.
@@cooljp1531wtf are you talking about? Bron had 7 assists in the second half and set up Curry for 3 of his three pointers. Curry took 15m of game time to score his first basket and if not for Bron, Book, AD, Ant they don’t build the lead. Also, Bron controlled the third quarter and hit a big three when France cut the lead to 6. They don’t go into the fourth leading the way they did without these folks. You are a biased moron.
@@cooljp1531lebron is the must clutch player of all time statistically. Most buzzer beaters in playoff history and is 36% in the clutch. For reference, Kobe is 29%. Also has very good performances in elimination games. You can search that up.
And at the moment Steph took over, Bron had some mistakes and they sat him to rest and talk to him a minute. Team USA had just lost a huge lead and they were shook. But While Bron sat Steph just said to everyone “calm down,” give me the ball and get out of the way. And then proceeded to dominate that France team in a way I’ve never seen. I mean the French were leaving KD and Bron wide open to throw everything at Steph and they still couldn’t stop him. Legendary performance and for those few moments Steph elevated himself to a whole new level above anything we’ve seen in our lifetimes of watching basketball.
The Serbia game was a better moment. We lose that game without Curry going for 36. He kept us in the game until the 4th quarter. But that last 3 mins was Legendary Olympic moment. That was the greatest shot in Olympic history, and maybe top 5 in basketball history. It was a Gold medal close out game. It’s up there with Ray Allen vs Spurs, Jordan ‘98 the Shot, ‘08 Kobe vs Spain , Kyrie and Lebron vs Warriors, Jordan switch hands in Finals, Magic vs Celtics “Sky Hook”. Horry vs Magic ‘95 Finals. It’s up there
@@repentyasharahla7632Nah he's wrong, France was coming back and Steph held them off at put them away by himself. France kept making three's and Steph would come back and hit another with France knowing who is getting the ball and they couldn't stop him
@@CoutureThug if you really believe that they couldn’t have won without Steph your a casual. How about they shouldn’t have even made it to the Gold Medal game then because Steph was a know show the first few games but they still won. I’m smart enough to know WHO EVER had the ball that was on that court could have got USA the buckets they needed. Get your brain out the microwave and these media Narratives. Steph didn’t even win the MVP lol
@@repentyasharahla7632 It was 82-79. The US were up 3 with two whole minutes left on the clock. France then drains two 3 pt shots in a row in their next two possessions. That game could've went really poorly real fast. To further put it in perspective, if steph made 2/4 (50%) of those 3pt shots, which is already very good shooting, team USA would've been up by 3 with 35 seconds left on the clock against a french possession. Anyone's game.
Perk is right. It’s not about that particular shot, but the set of daggers in the last 2 minutes that led up to that shot. 2 minutes was way more than enough for France to have taken full control but Steph’s set of daggers changed the trajectory and solidified Gold for USA.
Don't know who mustache guy is but I disagree. Without Curry getting insanely hot from 3 and going 17/26 in the semi-final and final game Team USA would NOT have won. That last shot over the 2 defenders was just the dagger, but France had some momentum and could have very well come back. As for Serbia they could have very well won the semi-final game if not for Curry's heroic. Good on Perk for mentioning the other shots Curry hit and not just that one.
@@aaronfelton4540EXACTLY! He's trying to be controversial for clicks even after we won gold? Where does this dude get off trying to downplay stephs impact!? We don't do that around here anymore. They got rid of most of those dudes like skip Bayless who say nothing but bull crap on live TV.
KD was great. Taking nothing away from him after coming back from injury and dominating. But the way Steph took over those last two elimination games…. That was different.
Cool story bro, Curry was the one who hit the 3 that put them up 1 point when they were trailing by 2 and they never trailed again, and also hit the 2 FT's at the end. Besides the 36 points, you can't even give the most clutch shots to anyone else, nice try tho.
The way Steph took over was just amazing. Historic. My point on that last shot was - USA are still up multiple processions. They are winning that game without the shot. The US might be losing vs Serbia if Durant doesn’t hit that shot But it was an iconic shot no doubt.
Who is mustache guy 😑 What game were u watching? France had momentum. Brought it within 6 and had a guy who was feeling himself ready to dunk on Brons head top again and another guy in Wemby who is hungry, supremely talented and who is in the most historic rookie season ever all backed by a home crowd who can feel an upset coming… Then CURRY SAID NO! It’s time to go to sleep!!! Most epic thing I’ve seen in sports. 🥇
Most historic rookie season ever? Someone needs a history lesson… Wemby is ridiculous, and could be the best player in the world quickly, but there have been some monster rookie performances in NBA history. Chamberlain, Jabaar, Robinson, Bird, Duncan… just to name a few. Any of those are arguably better rookie seasons than Wemby (to be fair - none of them was 19).
It’s not just that one shot, but the sequence. Steph took a game that was within three with <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="150">2:30</a> left, a single game to decide gold, and put it to bed with four straight threes. Yeah, that last one was absolutely ridiculous, but it’s the sequence that made it legendary.
I 100% expected that ball to go in, Dan, 100%. Maybe because I've been watching Steph as a Warriors fan his entire career. I've seen this too many times. He's more likely to miss a wide open shot than this one. When it's not perfect, when it's scramble mode, or last second gotta force it, he's always hitting those shots. It's not luck either, it's practice. He's the type of psycho that practices these situations for hours. Loose ball to quick 3pt shot that you might see once a month in real games in the NBA, yet he works on that. We've seen him do that in big moments in the playoffs, and this one shot was coming after three makes, at that point he's not missing. Still amazing, but for those of us who have watched him, we knew it was going in before he even took the shot.
I whole heartedly believe that after booker caught the ball in the corner and swung the ball around and got it back again, he drove to get the dude on curry to help so he could literally toss it right to him. Never had any intention of scoring. It was a beautifully timed and played out idea by dbook
the last 3 minutes of the last two olympic games define the last decade of basketball and is the cherry on top for the "which era of basketball is the best?" debate. this was spectacular night matter which era of basketball you prefer.
Joe was the lead of the the best show on the Warriors flagship station for like 8 years in the Bay Area. He talked about how great steph was for a very long time. (All 3 warriors championships in the dynasty era) Great showmanship and happy for Joe.
@@agentcodybanx8909 Unless it's basketball they're not talking about the Olympics on first take......not Shannon and sas anyway. When college football starts that's when they'll both be back.
Best moment in my basketball watching career😂 But as a diehard Dubs fan, I wanted to say something: Is it slander to say that Steph pulled a Klay in the Gold medal match? I mean… streaky af for 3 mins. That wasn’t Steph. That was signature Klay. It was like the Splash Bros in one body.
Steph won that. The other teams had been attacking Steph all Olympics. It showed you who the world thinks is really a threat. LeBron might be the face but Curry is the one who changed the game. The world play like Steph. Facts. Curry delivered. Give him his credit. On a team full of some of the best talent in the world; they deferred to him. That says enough. This was a classic performance. He put them to sleep. “NIGHT NIGHT”.
Curry would have dominated the 90s. Imagine scrubs like John Stockton and Steve Kerr having to guard him. He moves like reggiie miller but can create a shot off the dribble with no help like iverson.
Gimme a break. FRANCE got back to a 3 point deficit The first 3 he made to put them up six started that Series of dagger 3 pointers!!! Its ridiculous! Its inevitable!!! It’s Stephortless!!! It’s crazy!! It’s monumental!! The greatest shooter ever, Literally crushed France in their building! The iconic night night, afterwards makes him legendary! It’s absolutely incredible! They had shifted the momentum got back to a 3 point deficit & bogdanovic had been nailing threes all game! If they tie that game It could have slipped away. Curry literally said NO. And Put them to SLEEP! He kept raining 3’s down on them like it was nothing! And that last one was just insane!
Love we FINALLY giving this man his flowers while he’s still here with us. Definitely because of him we won against Serbia. We were down so bad, and he came through.
A few of my favorites that i watched live - the stroke by Tiger in the Masters on 16 - MJ v Utah in 98 - Malcolm Butler's Interception - Sidney Crosby's golden goal in Vancouver - the hook shot by Magic in the Boston Garden - Ray Allen's 3 v San Antonio - Buster Douglas knockout of Iron Mike - Tom Brady comeback v Falcons - Marathon at Wimbledon, Federer v Nadal - the home run by Joe Carter - Blocked by James v Iguodala The Golden Dagger by Steph Curry
Entire NBA reputation takes a hit if Curry doesn't put on the cape for America. That’s how incredible of a performance it was watching Chef be the hero for his country
in my house, it was like ohhh .... ohhhhh .... ohhhhhh ... ohhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!! crazy lol shot after l shot after l shot after shot and that AFTER he closed the deal on Serbia so we were already watching... what he did in Serbia made it even better !!!! agree with Perk and Dan 100%
All this for him to go back and try to get into the play-in. Golden state's front office should be picking up the phone trying to get their team better. They can't waste whatever is left of Steph's prime
Many of us have had days like that where you just throw it up and you're so much in the zone everything goes in like magic - like 3 in 1 million... for lightning to strike like that in that moment at that time in the Olympics to close out games!!!!????? Bro that's crazy!!!
I’ve watched Curry since Year 1 in GSW even saw him against Blake Griffin in College Saw him live at the Sixers game . That Performance Was Legendary playing with other legendary players!!
Joe had it wrong. Yes, Curry last double team 3 with 45 seconds to go may not be needed for the US to win. But that shot, literally destroyed EVERYONE on the French team, you look at the French bench reaction after that shot, they know Curry will just throw back at them no matter what they do, you don't turn the gas off on an Olympic Gold Medal match no matter if you trail by 20, France did in the last 40 seconds 9 points down. Situational wise, that shot is completely necessary to basically destroy their opponent.
It was 4 shots (12pts), bruh that Team USA needed to win that makes it special and iconic. Team USA was not assured a win without those 12 points in a row.
Yup. People seem to forget that between those 4 3s from Curry. France also responded with back to back 3s from Fournier and Wenby. So yeah, like Perk said, it's the whole Curry flurry.
The stage is what makes it a unbelievable moment and all time moment. The crowd was all for France, the calls were all for France, everyone outside of America wanted the US team to fail and in that moment this man carried a country. No hesitation, critics criticizing his first couple games, calling him LeBrons role player, I will say it like this in the words of Steph Curry "You don't have to worry about me".
You just have to look at the French bench and players as Steph kept making those threes in the last two minutes to feel their anguish just piling on. That last shot was amazing.
That shot wasn't a game winner, but it broke the French spirit and crowd. It was a great shot, but there are better ones like Reggie Millers, or Ray Allen's. That one helped LeBron win the title too. The difficulty was mind blowing.
Steph proving he’s the most underrated player in the NBA. People still saying he’s Top 20 GOAT at best and the debate still goes on whether he’s Top 10 or not. If his Olympic performance don’t turn the doubters, I don’t know what will
Am I tripping? USA was up 3. Steph went on to hit 4 straight three pointers back to back to back to back and when he hit his fourth they were still up only 6, France was going crazy at the end. And even after all that, they only won by 4. The shot was absolutely necessary.
Bruh, France lucky he got hot near the end of the game. If he got hot earlier in the fourth, that game might’ve ended with a 20+ point win. His heat checking felt like that All-Star Game.
Noah Lyles really made us talk about the olympics for usa basketball lol. Curry top 10 to me but we never cared about the olympics in terms of legacy talk UNLESS we lost