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7 Reasons Steph Curry Will Never Be as Good as LeBron James

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Ken Hornack

5. Ability to Get to the Free-Throw Line

Three times before leaving for Miami, James averaged more than 10 free-throw attempts a game for an entire season. He led the NBA in free throws made in 2008-09, the first of his four MVP seasons. While he has struggled at times early this season, he remains close to a 75-percent shooter for his career.

Curry has twice led the league in free-throw accuracy but has never averaged more than 5.1 attempts a game in any of his first seven seasons. If opposing players are careless enough to foul him while he’s launching another 3-pointer, that’s their fault.

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Ken Hornack

Ken Hornack is a longtime NBA sports journalist. Before covering the Orlando Magic for the Daytona Beach News-Journal and FoxSportsFlorida.com, the native of the Cleveland area got his foot in the door with the Cavaliers during the Tom Nissalke coaching era and will forever associate his senior year of high school with the Miracle of Richfield. You can follow him @Ken_Hornack.

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