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At some point, the repack has to become permanent. No more “underrated” conversations. No more “system player” nonsense. No more lists with him outside the top ten.

This version of the repack is the most nuanced yet. It acknowledges that Curry is no longer just a shooter, or a system, or a champion. He is a tectonic plate . He shifted the game’s geology. Every team now shoots 40 threes a night because of him. Every center works on perimeter defense because of him. Every point guard under 6’4” has a career because of him. stephen+curry+underrated+repack

This packaging ignored everything that made him revolutionary: the handling in traffic, the finishing against length, the gravitational pull that warps defensive schemes. For the first five years of his career, Curry was treated as a luxury piece—a rich man’s J.J. Redick—rather than a franchise cornerstone. At some point, the repack has to become permanent

Most small guards decline at 32 (Isaiah Thomas, Kemba Walker). Curry won a Finals MVP at 34 and is still averaging 27 PPG at 36. That’s not normal. That’s Duncan/Kareem longevity. No more lists with him outside the top ten

This phenomenon has become so predictable that analysts have coined a new strategic framework for it: