Stephen and Jerry West

There’s a column in the sports section of this morning’s Chattanooga paper, not online that I can find, only in the buck-fifty, bought-and-paid-for Sunday print product, in which a Sam Woolwine compares Stephen to Jerry West.

The headline: “Curry career is reminder of Jerry West.

West, of course, played his college ball at West Virginia, and then his pro ball for the Lakers, and then he grew up to be … the NBA logo.

Woolwine talks about West for 11 paragraphs.

Then: “I mention West today because the Southern Conference tournament is in town and one of its current players, Stephen Curry, is the most celebrated player to suit up in the conference since West.”