Steph Curry’s ‘alternate universe’ as youth basketball coach still a possibility

STANFORD, Calif. – In an alternate reality, Warriors fans and the NBA world at large never got to experience the mind-blowing greatness of Steph Curry. There wouldn’t be highlight compilations of Curry crossing defenders and shooting from unimaginable distances. Mike Breen’s double-bang is locked in a box begging to be released. The Warriors might still be waiting for their first championship since 1975. Chase Center would have never been built, and the 3-point revolution isn’t even a concept. One man changed the game that much. But in reality, Curry and basketball were bound for each other. Maybe not in a Warriors jersey, and maybe not wowing crowds of all ages and backgrounds. The holy matrimony between the two was inevitable, one way or another. Even if that meant coaching. That’s the path Curry once saw, and not patrolling the sidelines of an NBA arena. “I didn’t know that he was going to end up playing basketball,” Curry’s wife, Ayesha, recently revealed on an episode of the “Call Her Daddy” podcast. “He said he wanted to be a high school basketball coach. I thought I was going to...