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At this weekend’s NBA All-Star Game, all eyes will be on Stephen Curry and Russell Westbrook—the league’s two best guards and, right now, its two most exciting players. Both are high-scoring point guards—it looks like Allen Iverson, so divisive in his day, is getting the last laugh—and as that position evolves, it’s hard to tell if these two are driving the trend or simply riding it. But if Curry and Westbrook share a lot of common ground conceptually, stylistically they are the polar opposites of each other. Let us count the ways:

1a. Stephen Curry is a master technician.

1b. Russell Westbrook is the NBA’s Drunken Master.

2a. Curry is always in complete control.

2b. Westbrook is a gambler who does his best work on the verge of chaos.

3a. Curry only puts up shots when he knows he’s hot.

3b. Westbrook needs a few errant attempts to get himself into rhythm.

4a. In Curry’s hands, the most absurd decisions lead to smart basketball.

4b. Even in success, Westbrook’s play feels like mistakes were made.

5a. Curry intimidates simply by playing it cool.

5b. Westbrook is raw, vocal emotion asking for trouble.

6a. Curry always assumes his shots are going in.

6b. Westbrook chases after his own rebounds as if he assumes his might not.

7a. Curry distributes the ball as an extension of his scoring.

7b. When Westbrook passes, it’s like Dr. Jekyll making a cameo.

8a. Curry is cerebral, dissecting each possession.

8b. Everything Russ has, he willed into existence.

9a. Curry is miracle-worker.

9b. It’s a small miracle that Westbrook exists.

10a. Curry has no problem working within Golden State’s well-defined system.

10b. You can’t plan for Westbrook even if he’s on your team.

11a. Curry makes scoring guilt-free.

11b. Big Westbrook games are obscenities.

12a. Curry could be a template for a new kind of player.

12b. The thought of anyone modeling his game after Westbrook’s is laughable.

13a. Curry is easily appreciated.

13b. Westbrook offends people’s delicate sensibilities.

14a. Curry is smooth.

14b. Westbrook is the proverbial rough edge.

15a. Curry would be a vampire.

**15b. **Westbrook is a werewolf.

16a. Said about Curry "I can’t believe what I just saw!"

16b. Said about Westbrook: "What did I just see?"

17a. Curry and Klay Thompson readily defer to one another.

**17b.**When Westbrook is on, he can overshadow even Durant.

18a. Curry is the consummate professional.

18b. Westbrook is a story of redemption, except when he’s not.

19a. Curry worships Basketball Gods.

19b. Westbrook is a riot outside the Temple.

20a. Curry creates momentum.

20b. Westbrook lives and dies by it. He is momentum.

21a. People relate to Curry. They want to be him.

21b. People are scared of Westbrook. He’s unfathomable.

22a. Curry’s mechanics are a thing of beauty.

**22b.**Westbrook’s is all eye-gouges and blunt instruments.

23a. Curry is a finesse player.

23b. Westbrook plays with utter violence.

24a. Curry makes sense of the game.

24b. Westbrook raises more questions than he answers.

**25a. **Curry will last forever.

25b. We’ll be lucky if Westbrook survives a decade playing like this.

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