Mavericks forward Chandler Parsons had a nice game against Steph Curry’s Warriors on Wednesday, scoring 23 points on 8-of-13 shooting. That did not begin to justify this since-deleted tweet from Dallas’ official Twitter account:
https://twitter.com/RachaelHoops/status/692578898698203136
Oh boy. Let’s explore some of the problems with this tweet.
For one thing, it feels kind of anti-competitive to compare your own guy to somebody on the team you’re playing right now. Like, jokingly comparing a player to a clearly superior player is an act of adoration you should probably withhold when that superior player is your current opponent. You might light-heartedly compare a hot college player to Kobe or an NBA sixth man to Jordan because haha everyone knows that’s ridiculous, but to do it with a guy currently playing against you seems like an admission of inferiority.
And we know the Mavericks didn’t mean this tweet seriously because it’s totally ridiculous! Chandler Parsons is fine, but he’s nowhere near the player Steph Curry is. There’s only one appropriate reaction to such a comparison:
@RachaelHoops pic.twitter.com/JcM0EVXhs4
— Austin Maida (@Maida904) January 28, 2016
Steph was having a pretty bad game when the Mavs tweeted about Chandler “Steph” Parsons — he didn’t make a three-pointer in the first half (gasp!) — but naturally he heated up a bit and ended up with 14 points and nine assists. Meanwhile, Klay Thompson scored 45 points and the Warriors won by 20.
Nice try Mavericks, but if you come at the king you best not miss.
