ACC's Top 25 Players: No. 21

No. 21—SETH CURRY, GUARD—DUKE

I know what you’re going to say. Curry at No. 21, way too low. Hear me out. You’re either in the "Curry will start at PG" camp or you’re in the "Irving will start at PG" camp. I’m in the latter. It’s not a knock on Curry and his abilities, it’s just that in my mind, Irving is special and there is little doubt he'll be running the show.

This simply means, no matter how good I think Curry will be, there are only so many minutes available with Irving and Smith starting and with Dawkins and Thornton getting minutes off the pine…having said that, this kid is really, really good.

Last year, Seth Curry may have never seen a second of playing time, but he played an essential role in Duke’s championship. Fact is, the kid brought it every day in practice, often acting out the role of the opponent’s best playmaker. Teammates Jon Scheyer, Nolan Smith, and Lance Thomas could not stop bragging about Curry. He made them work harder. He made them better. He helped make them into a championship-caliber team.

In 2010, Stephen Curry’s little brother is finally allowed back on the court. What can you expect?

Curry is a classic scorer. He’s quick with the ball in his hands and he has J.J. Redick three-point range. As a freshman at Liberty, he averaged 20.2 ppg. Not impressed by gaudy numbers at a small school? Don’t sweat it, Curry scored 26 at Virginia and 24 at Clemson. When was the last time a Duke freshman produced those kind of numbers in those places?

Word is (from some people ), that Seth “could be better than his brother (Stephen Curry)." If that doesn’t get you excited, you’re dead inside. In fact, his best lessons are probably learned playing one-on-one with his brother in the offseason.

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