Utah’s Missed Big Three

[Pastramiking]

Utah drafted Stockton, Malone and Dell Curry in consecutive drafts. If Utah trusted its drafting process and didn’t trade Curry for Darryl Dawkins, how good do you think Utah could have been? Dell would have given the Jazz “Hornacek” many years earlier. He would have been that pure shooter and I could only imagine how many more assists John Stockton would have.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Hornacek was more than just a jump shooter, and was a clever passer and creator off the dribble. Dell Curry was the epitome of a spot-up shooter and not much more. Think Dennis Scott.

 

[The Fresh Prince]

Curry was a boss up into retirement too. Curry and Hornacek on the same team wouldve been lovely.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Dell Curry wasn't good enough to be a "big 3" and he would have been worse under Sloan.

 

[candrew]

Curry was taking 5 3s a game in the mid 90s.

Unheard of under Sloan in any era.

Although trading him for 2 back-up Centers (one of them clearly washed up) is a bit of a mystery .

 

[Keefe]

Curry was taking 5 3s a game in the mid 90s.

Unheard of under Sloan in any era.

Although trading him for 2 back-up Centers (one of them clearly washed) is a bit of a mystery .

Probably but BRuss averaged 3.3 and 2.6 our two championship years and he wasn’t the shooter Curry was.

 

[Thee Idiotic Minivan K]

Utah drafted Stockton, Malone and Dell Curry in consecutive drafts. If Utah trusted its drafting process and didn’t trade Curry for Darryl Dawkins, how good do you think Utah could have been? Dell would have given the Jazz “Hornacek” many years earlier. He would have been that pure shooter and I could only imagine how many more assists John Stockton would have.

Lol. WTF. Papa Curry as part of a big three. He wasn’t half the player Hornacek was. Idiot!

 

[LogGrad98]

I had hoped we would keep Curry back in the day. I thought he could have been a good complementary piece. But he didn't play Sloan ball and it took a bit for him to find his groove, so it didn't surprise me that they moved him. What they got for him was crap I thought, but at the time it might have been his perceived value

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Probably but BRuss averaged 3.3 and 2.6 our two championship years and he wasn’t the shooter Curry was.

Maybe he was but Sloan never unleashed him (obviously not I know, but I think to an extent).

 

[Keefe]

Maybe he was but Sloan never unleashed him (obviously not I know, but I think to an extent).

He wasn’t.

 

[infection]

I would’ve settled for Isaac Austin. He had his MIP year in Miami the first year we went to the finals.

Also **** Rony Seikaly.

 

[Knowledgeofmine]

Curry was a boss up into retirement too. Curry and Hornacek on the same team wouldve been lovely.

Curry wasn't very good. Horny was a much better player. Not even close.

 

[Knowledgeofmine]

Probably but BRuss averaged 3.3 and 2.6 our two championship years and he wasn’t the shooter Curry was.

What championship years? You mean the 2 Western conference champions?

 

[Keefe]

What championship years? You mean the 2 Western conference champions?

Yes.

 

[Thee Idiotic Minivan K]

What a stupid thread this is!!!

 

[cctrackstar]

free agency people, doesn't matter who you draft, it's who you keep. we freaked out about drafting hayward over paul george right until both players left both teams.

 

[SCS]

The real missed big three was Karl Malone, John Stockton and Dominique Wilkins. That trio would have been insane. They would have won multiple championships. The Jazz drafted and traded the rights to Dominique two years before drafting Stockton.

 

[My2Cents]

I remember having high hopes for Mel Turpin, he was the 6th pick in the '84 draft. I didn't know about "Dinner Bell Mels" appetite tho. The "Meal Man" was another great nickname.

 

[LogGrad98]

The real missed big three was Karl Malone, John Stockton and Dominique Wilkins. That trio would have been insane. They would have won multiple championships. The Jazz drafted and traded the rights to Dominique two years before drafting Stockton.

Don't forget magic Johnson.

Magic, nique and Malone. Scary

 

[gomretat]

There is not and was not any team in the league where Dell Curry could or would have been part of a big 3. He was never a starter.