The plan is for him to be there…
The timing just kind of worked out, Nicks tells Deadline.
Hes got practice the next day.
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Far below NBA standard in regard to explosiveness and athleticism.
At 62, hes extremely small, said a frosty scouting report for Curry.
Its read on camera at the beginning of the film by Reggie Miller, the previous 3-point record holder.
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Do not rely on him to run your team.
Its just that, for a basketball player, he was small.
I knew I could shoot.
He dreamed of playing for Virginia Tech, his parents alma mater, but the school didnt want him.
No Division 1 NCAA program did except for tiny Davidson College in North Carolina.
Being seen is such a powerful agent, its such a powerful influencer in anyones life, Nicks observes.
That was another piece of the story that we were trying to explore and tell.
Its the kind of inspiring sports story that gives goosebumps, likeHoosiers.
We saw that as a sort of key framework for the movie…
The Davidson story just hadnt been told, as far as we could tell.
Curry left the school after his junior year to enter the NBA draft.
Sonya was the first in her family to go to college and something that was always very important.
We had always wanted to work on something together, Nicks says of he and Coogler.
We were just sort of looking for the right opportunity.
Ryans a huge Warriors fan.
Ive seen him watching games.
Ive seen him and Zinzi down there on the court.
Stephen Curry: Underratedmarks a return to Sundance for both Nicks and Coogler.
Coogler served as an executive producer onHomeroom, Nicks film about the Oakland public school system.
My last film,Homeroom, it was such a special and personal film.
Nicks says no Apple TV+ premiere date has yet been selected for the documentary.
We want to first introduce the film to audiences through festivals, he notes.
Its a process that Ive done with all of my films.
In the meantime, Steph Currys got a busy schedule on the court.
The next day, if all works out, hell arrive at Sundance.
Anticipate a tremendous welcome for a man who might be described as the peoples superstar.
Theyre just very humble, super nice people.
And thats how they were raised.
