Davidson star Stephen Curry will announce Thursday at an 11:30 a.m. on-campus press conference whether he's staying in school for his senior year or going pro.
Here's the weird thing: Davidson coach Bob McKillop still doesn't know what Curry's decision is going to be. And neither do Curry's parents.
"He told us he just wants to sleep on it," Dell Curry, Stephen's father, told me Wednesday night. "But he honestly hasn't told us what he's going to do yet."
Said McKillop Wednesday night: "I don't think Steph knows what he's going to decide right now. His heart is feeling one way. His head is feeling another way. Somehow, he's got to get his heart and his head feeling the same way."
So why schedule a Thursday press conference? The NBA deadline to declare whether you're going pro or not is not until Sunday.
"None of the dynamics are going to change between now and this weekend for him," McKillop said. "Thursday is a convenient day -- I'm in town, he's out of class when we scheduled it, Dell is available and so on. So Steph has given himself a deadline to make this decision."
Dell Curry said he believes that his son actually has all but made the final call -- "Why would you have a press conference otherwise?" he said -- but that Stephen Curry simply doesn't want any more input from anyone.
"I think he's just confident in his decision," Curry said. "He doesn't want to talk to us or run it by us. And we're fine with that."
McKillop, Curry and his father Dell Curry will all participate in Thursday's press conference.
Stephen Curry led the NCAA in scoring with 28.6 points per game this past season and is projected to be an NBA first-round pick if he does go pro. If he returns to Davidson for his senior season, he could finish his college degree and conceivably lead the team back to the NCAA tournament for a run similar to the one it had when Curry was a sophomore.
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I find this a little hard to believe.
Easier to make money with your head rather than your heart.....sorry, that's just the world we live in.
Dell told someone very close to my family that Steph will be a top 10 pick this year. Obviously some team in the top 10 has agreed to take him. Nut is ther not a lottery?
if davidson had a offense with other threats he would score 50 points a game
good luck Steph--hope to see you at the Soda Shop--if you go pro--you can buy the house a round!!
We are all (in Davidson) very proud of your success and more importantly the success yet to come.
Get your degree, the money will wait.
I think he should go pro now and finish his degree during their off season.
He can't. No summer school at Davidson.
He's just using Beasleyspeak. He's going to declared, probably won't sign with an agent, and then put you through this process again when it comes time to either stay in or withdraw his name.
He would be crazy not to go pro. ESPN projects him as a top 5 pick. He got worn out trying to do everything at Davidson and there is nothing for him to gain by going back. And don't say "his college degree". With a first round guaranteed contract and a 10-15 year career as a shooter in the NBA he (a) won't need it and (b) can afford to go back after his NBA career is over.
Come on Steph - go pro it is the right move for you!
The people who can't understand Steph's indecision obviously did not attend Davidson College and don't know the Curry family. There are things in life that we may not need and may not add to our net worth that nevertheless carry great value.
This much indecision about leaving? That's a sign to stay. The NBA will be there next year as far as we know.
Doesn't his father have enough bread to share with him for another year?
Go ahead Steph, leave college early and go pro, and show another generation of young African Americans that making money and playing basketball is more important than getting an education.
Congrats
Love this kid, but he not an NBA level PG and he's to small to play the 2. Can he develop his PG game to an NBA level? Yes, he needs another year of college ball for this reason. He was the leading scorer in the nation, however he accomplished this feat in the Southern Conference not the Big East. There's a bench for him in the NBA. His father will make certain he doesn't go to the D league, but what happens to his confidence after he goes from HOT to riding the pine?
Anon 8:08, you're an idiot. Why do we all go to college? To get a better job than most, right??? The kid has an opportunity to do just that-leave school early and do something that he loves. Read this closely: You can always go back to school to get your degree (i.e. MJ,Vince Carter). Btw, Bill Gates & Tiger Woods left great schools early.How are they doing right now?
Steph is smart kid & comes from a great family that manages their money very well. I think he will be fine whether he gets his degree in 10 years or 20 years.
Anon 8:22, Why does he have to play PG in the NBA. He's 6-3. A.I is 6-0 & Ben Gordon is also 6-3 and they both play the SG. Late in the 4th quarter playoffs against Boston (both games), the Bulls have had three guys in the game at the same time that are 6-3 or under (Rose, Hinrich, Gordon) Nuff said...
If you didn't go to Davidson, you are probably wondering how anyone could turn down the millions of dollars to stay in college one more year.
If you went to Davidson, you are probably wondering how anyone could turn down one more year.
He'd be a fool to stay at Davidson another year. He's not going to get any better there playing in that conference. My god people, he can get his degree later. If he plays his senior year and gets hurt or cools off his stock will plummet. The NBA doesn't care about the past just the present, especially with small guards.
Anon *:33
Steph is NOT 6'3. Have you met him? He's 6'2. His dad said he's going as a PG in yesterday's interview. Look at his turnovers. He turns the ball over 10+ times in some games and don't blame his teammmates. He is also frequently called for traveling. Compare his ball handling to Lawson or his passing to Jonny Flynn. Flynn and Lawson win, hands down. He is not as explosive as either of those two top rated PG's. And again, I am a Curry fan, but he needs work to play PG.
It's true that Davidson people can't understand how you would want to leave because they are always trying to go back after they graduated anyway.
For everyone else, it's a pretty obvious decision after Davidson's collapse at the end of last season.
I think that Steph's decision to take this long after stating multiple times that it'd be quick shows that both groups are right. And completely wrong.
For Steph, it isn't a slam dunk to go and it's not one to stay. Pretty simple. Anyone that believes he's wrong to be truly questioning both options doesn't get it.
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Doesn't his father have enough bread to share with him for another year?
Go ahead Steph, leave college early and go pro, and show another generation of young African Americans that making money and playing basketball is more important than getting an education.
Congrats
THESE ARE THE DUMBEST COMMENTS I HAVE EVER SEEN. I MAJORED IN BUSINESS. AFTER MY JUNIOR YEAR IF ANY MAJOR COMPANY WANTED TO PAY ME MILLIONS (ENOUGH TO NEVER WORRY ABOUT MONEY IN YOUR LIFE) I WOULD HAVE QUIT SCHOOL SO QUIT IT WOULD MAKE YOUR HEAD SPIN!
There's a long list of pros who made millions who are now worried about money. Most don't have 15 year run in the pros like Dell. Ummm, Sean May? I think he might need to get another job in the next ten years.
Anon 8:28 I agree with you. I graduated from Carolina in 4 years and would have been happy to leave Chapel Hill my Junior year if I would have been offered a job making $3 million guaranteed annually.....
I went to Davidson, and would have gladly left a year early to take a dream job. Davidson is not some mythical fantasy land, and Curry needs to be rational and analytical about his decision. His entire life has been about making it to the NBA - this is a great opportunity.
Anon 10:09 That's why you don't live above your means. If Sean May didn't waste his money he should be set for life. How many people make over $10 million in their lifetime?
I also went to Davidson. If going to the NBA was always a dream of his, he would not have gone to Davidson. The academic rigor is unbelievable...it's not the place for future professional atheletes.
He announced he is going pro. Saw it on TV.
You guy's are crazy, I have a degree I worked very hard for. I'll give it to you for 10 mil over 3 yrs.
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