Curry is not a better shooter than bird. Bird would play down to teams and hit shots so clutch when you needed him too. Thats not romanticizing him. That's how he was. You needed a shot bird would hit it every time.
take curry and bird in horse. Bird you need a shot there would be no contest.
What does this even mean? You are romanticizing him. You are essentially saying Bird shot worse so he could put daggers in people's hearts. Do you know how odd that sounds?
It's not fair to the 70s and 80s players I guess, but 3PT shooting is how players identify who are the best shooters ever. It's amazing that Bird is commonly in the top 3 shooters of all time despite not playing in a 3PT dependent era, but as long as Curry continues to shoot this way, he will be regarded as the best shooter ever. Like I said, he's already in the top 5 single season 3PT total list 3 times.
Player 3P Season Tm
1. Stephen Curry 286 2014-15 GSW
2. Stephen Curry 272 2012-13 GSW
3. Ray Allen 269 2005-06 SEA
4. Dennis Scott 267 1995-96 ORL
5. Stephen Curry 261 2013-14 GSW
Dennis Scott's season doesn't really count because it was on the shorter line.
Bird is by far the greater player, but I don't think you understand how historic Curry's shooting has already been.