#3 Stephen Curry changing the game
In the 2014-2015 season, Stephen Curry bested his 2012-13 record for most 3 pointers made in the regular season. He hit 286 long range bombs in 14-15 season, a small improvement over his 272 3s in 12-13 season.
Curry improved his record by 14 3s in the 14-15 season. In the 2015-16 season, he went absolutely supernova and obliterated his past record by a margin of 130. Curry made a whopping 402 3s in the 15-16 season.
Records are meant to be broken by inches. That is why they are records, because they are hard to beat. Ever since the three-point line was introduced, the regular season record was pushed up by inches. It is unthinkable to shatter a record by 45%.
In 2014-15, Curry shot 3.6 of 8.1 attempts from downtown. He blew that up to 5.1 makes on 11.2 attempts. He almost out-shot entire teams by himself from downtown. What's amazing is that he shot 45.4% from downtown.
It is tempting to say that we will never see such a season ever again. But it is a safe bet that Curry will surpass his record yet again. His quick release off the dribble from anywhere beyond the half court line makes it a foregone conclusion that Curry is going to change how the world sees the 3 pointer.
Numbers don't reflect the audacity and shock of his makes. Here's a look at some of his best shots from the season:
