US media: Irving Iverson Curry is the three greatest ball handlers in history. Do you agree?

US media Hoops threw out a photo on the X platform and wrote it - "Three Top Three Movement Control Masters in History". This title is enough to make any fan's heart beat faster. Are those elves who play with their fingertips to play with defense? Or is a magician who can tear apart the defense in the cracks of people? When photos of Kyrie Irving, Allen Iverson and Stephen Curry surfaced, the debate almost overturned the ceiling of the gym. Why do these three people stand at the top of the pyramid? How many legendary stories do their style and achievements hide?

Irving's dribble is like a carefully arranged street magic, and his playing style carves the words "gorgeous" into his bones. He is used to starting to use continuous dribbling balls outside the three-point line to mobilize defense. His eyes and footsteps are perfectly coordinated. An acceleration change can instantly wipe the opponent. After entering the penalty area, he faces the center blocking, and often ends with an incredible backhand layup or pull-up. He never cares who the defender is. Even if he stands in front of him, he dares to use the dribble behind the ball to catch the three-point challenge. This integration of "street ball genes" and the NBA tactical system makes every time he holds the ball, it feels like he is doing artistic creation. In 2011, he entered the league as the No. 1 pick. He won the Best Rookie and All-Star Rookie MVP in the rookie season. The drifting three-pointer in the 2016 Finals tiebreak became the key to the Cavaliers' reversal and winning the championship. He 11 All-Stars, 3 All-Star MVPs, and the double gold medals at the 2014 World Championships and 2016 Olympics proves that his control skills are indistinguishable from the field.

Iverson used his height of 1.83 meters to create a world in the long league, and his playing style was as fierce as a "successful squad". He never hesitates too much outside the three-point line. The first step after receiving the ball is like stepping on a spring. When the crossing step changes direction, his shoulders can almost hit the defender's chest. With the low center of gravity and super fast frequency dribbling, he can always complete a breakthrough at the moment when the defender's center of gravity is shifted. Even if he rushed into the penalty area and faced the two-meter-one center, he dared to fight against the layup against his body, and he would never retreat even if he was blocked. This tough style of "small to big" makes his ball possession aggressive. When he led 76ers to the finals in 2001, he scored 48 points in the OK group, which is the ultimate reflection of this style. 4 scoring champions, 3 steals kings, the shortest MVP in history, 11 All-Stars, 7 Best Teams, the "Never Back" in the Hall of Fame speech tells the counterattack of the small ball handler.

Curry's ball control is as accurate as a precision instrument, and his playing style has created a new era of "rhythm flow" ball control. He never had to change directions and consumed his physical strength significantly, but instead adjusted the dribble rhythm with the slight shaking of his wrist. The sudden acceleration and emergency stop switching can always make the defender's pace chaotic. When holding the ball at the top of the arc, a dribble behind the back and retracted the step, which can instantly open the shooting space. This combination of "ball control + three-pointers" allows him to have the ability to tear the defense line outside the three-point line. He is good at using unball running and pick-and-roll to combine the ball, using the small to play big after the screen, either ending with throws or giving it to open teammates, perfectly integrating team basketball and personal abilities. 4 NBA championships, 2022 unanimous FMVP, 2 regular season MVP (including the first unanimous MVP in history), historical three-pointers, 402 three-pointers in a single season, 10 All-Stars, 9 best-squads, and revolutionized basketball with style.

These three ball-handling masters define greatness in different ways: Irving uses art to interpret beauty, Iverson uses toughness to break prejudice, and Curry uses rhythm to reshape logic. Their style and achievements represent the evolution of control technology in different eras. When arguing about who is the first, perhaps we should be more grateful to witness the blooming of these three ultimate styles. In your heart, whose style is more suitable for "the best master of luck control in history"?