They hate Curry and everything about him, including his shoes because honestly, they are just jealous . They can not comprehend how somebody so skinny and unathletic from an unknown school can dominate a game that is usually dominated by big men and uber wings. They hate what’s not traditional and Curry is something that we have NEVER seen before. He is the Michael Jordan of point guards. A Steve Nash and Reggie Miller hybrid. Stephen Curry has earned his place at the mountaintop THE HARD WAY More than any other superstar in the NBA… Nowadays, a rookie like Donovan Mitchell has one ok year and he’s been anointed as the next big superstar… Unfortunately on the other hand, true superstars , like Steph , who earned their success the hard way and through trial and tribulations and adversity are taken for granted and not celebrated enough.
And let’s face it, Curry is not dark enough for most NBa fans. He’s essentially a victim of reverse racism. Read this article: https://theundefeated.com/features/light-skinned-vs-dark-skinned/amp/ The urban youth 18-34 for the most part despise Curry because he is not black and buff enough and they choose to not acknowledge his skills and mastery of the fundamentals and his innovative style of play. They hate what they don’t understand. . Most individuals from this demographic cannot comprehend analytics and instead stress the importance of one on one flashy streetball and isoball and don’t understand the concept of being able to dominate a basketball game within the confines of 5 on 5 team basketball and pure skill and high IQ play,as opposed to relying heavily on athleticism.
The same demographic doesn’t necessarily prioritize performance in a basketball shoe, but instead want shoes with swag and street style and graffiti art on it. The truth is that Curry’s UA shoes are a perfectly fine basketball shoe and he balls in them at an elite level so they obviously hold up. UAs shoe technology is more advanced than people give them credit for.. despite UA Curry shoes lack of sales among the 18-34 urban demographic, they still sell very well in two specific demographics especially : 8-16 year s kids who want to be Like Curry (just like they used to want to be Like Mike) and East Asians. (China,Korea,Japan, Thailand, Philippines, etc). These are the two demographics that Curry’s fandom and shoe business, jersey sales etc thrive in more than any other NBA superstar’s. These are the only two demographics who leave any biases at the door and instead appreciate the greatness that they are witnessing and it’s no surprise to me that Curry does the best in these two demographics.
As for me, I only wear Curry’s…