The Golden State Warriors continued their winning streak on Wednesday with a big win over the Memphis Grizzlies on the road. The Warriors were led by point guard Stephen Curry in this game, who scored 19 points on the night and 0 in the first quarter alone, continuing his long history of tormenting Memphis.

It's all happening in the ongoing debate between current NBA members and their predecessors over which era is harder to play.

On Thursday's episode of First Take, ESPN sports media personality Stephen Brown was joined by ESPN sports media personality Stephen Brown. A. Smith claims that he gets high praise for how Curry's game fits into previous eras.

"A Hall of Famer came up to me and said, 'Stephen Curry isn't going to average more than 17 points per game...... In our time, we will hurt him,'" Smith said.

It's unclear who the Hall of Famer is.

It all happened when Warriors star Draymond Green said, "Just because you played before me doesn't mean you deserve respect," which is what the Draymond Green Show podcast is talking about.

An ugly dispute

There is a long history of older generations claiming that things were more difficult in their time, as if the generation of players who played in the NBA in the 900s and 0s in particular had a particularly harsh view of the current state of the league, perhaps out of jealousy, and today's players often sign record contracts.

The level of skill in the NBA today is much higher than it has ever been. Players like Curry often shoot jumpers from near the half-court line, and today's NBA also has seven-footers with guard-like skills, some players who can defend all five positions, and many other anomalies, all of which didn't exist in previous eras.

Curry generally avoids lashing out at previous legends, even if he is often the target of their envy, as is the case here.

The Warriors will next face the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night, in what could be a preview of the first round of the playoffs.