Phil Jackson ✔ @PhilJackson11
Never seen anything like SCurry? Remind you of Chris Jackson/ Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, who had a short but brilliant run in NBA?
10:56 AM - 28 Feb 2016
That's what Phil said about Curry.
That's a huge compliment to Curry, not many people remember Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf other then those who vaguley remember him as the guy who wouldn't stand up for he National Anthem due to his faith in Islam.
I live in Denver and followed the lowly Nuggets during the 90's with Robert Pack, Laphonso Ellis, Dale Ellis, Mt Mutumbo and Rauf..
Rauf was one of the purest shooters with the quickest releases I ever saw till of-course little Curry came around.
Not many know this but Jordan got schooled by a young college punk in a pick up game during Jordan's Prime ...that punk was Chris Jackson who would later change his name to Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf.
What's funny is that people who really don't understand the game of basketball was blasting Phil Jackson for making such a comparison....but in reality ....you have to see the world through Phil Jackson's eyes and what he saw of Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf.
Why would Phil make such a comparison?
We look no further then the 95-96 NBA season when the Chicago Bulls had that epic year by going 72-10. The Bulls were on a Franchise record 18 Game Winning streak going into Denver who was ranked near the bottom of the Western Conference ....that night was the night Phil Jackson got a front seat view of the potential Rauf possessed ....
That night Rauf lit the Bulls up for 32 points and snapped their franchise record winning streak, but that game wasn't the only time Rauf lit up Phil Jackson and the Chicago Bulls.
in the 95 season Rauf dropped 51 on the Utah Jazz who was led by Stockton, Malone and company ..this game really showed his pure shooting abilities....guy was phenomenal.