2009 NBA Draft Open Discussion
Fear The Sword — ... Angeles Clippers -- Blake Griffin, PF -- Oklahoma 2.  Memphis Grizzlies -- Hasheem Thabeet, C -- UCONN 3.  OK City Thunder -- James Harden, SG -- Arizona State 4.  Sacramento Kings --  Tyreke Evans, SG -- Memphis 5.  Minnesota T-Wolves -- Ricky Rubio, PG -- Spain 6.  Minnesota T-Wolves -- Jonny Flynn, PG -- Syracuse 7.  Golden State Warriors -- Stephen Curry, PG -- Davidson 8.  New York Knicks -- ...

Suns draft / trade day a dizzying mess
Bright Side Of The Sun — ... Stephen Curry is is 6' 3" combo guard who can flat out score the ball. The Suns reportedly love him and had the Warriors draft him for Phoenix because he certainly isn't a great fit next to ...

2009 NBA Draft Recap
Clips Nation — ... The scuttlebutt among the old NBA hands here is that Stephen Curry may not stay in Oakland.  Some have him swapping places with ...

Amar'e to Golden State trumped by Kerr
Bright Side Of The Sun — ... , the tipping point on either side is the seventh pick in the draft, Davidson PG Stephen Curry. He of course will make or break the deal, in part because the Warriors did not necessarily expect him to be on the board and would have been much more willing to deal if this had been Arizona F ...

Warriors Draft Day 2009: This Pretty Much Says It All
Golden State Of Mind — ... When it comes to whether or not Amar'e Stoudemire will end up a Golden State Warrior within the week, the answer is: probably. But it's not quite a done deal at this point. There seems to be that little matter of Stephen Curry, whom the Warriors plucked with the No. 7 pick in Thursday's draft. Apparently, that's a player the Suns like and want included in the deal.  ...

RECAP: Warriors' 2009 NBA Draft Day - Stephen Curry & Amar'e?
Golden State Of Mind — ... What a day! What a day! If you haven't been around a computer, television, radio, or friends in the last 24 hours, here's a quick recap. At #7 in the 2009 NBA Draft, the Warriors drafted Davidson guard, Stephen Curry, son of Dell Curry. They had no 2nd round pick. Also, the Dubs are heavily rumored to be involved in a trade of Andris Biedrins, Brandan Wright, and Marco Belinelli for Amare Stoudemire. Some rumors have Kelenna Azubuike and Stephen Curry included. Even if you don't agree with ...

OPEN THREAD: Stephen Curry Press Conference @ 2pm on CSN Bay Area
Golden State Of Mind — ... UPDATE (1:46pm): My prediction doesn't look that off. See what MT"s got for you: Warriors Want Curry More Than Amare? [Inside the Warriors] ======================= PREDICTION: The Warriors are not trading Stephen Curry to the Phoenix Suns as part of a deal for Amare Stoudemire. Why? Well at 2pm today the Golden State Warriors will be introducing new rookie Stephen Curry. The press conference will actually be broadcast LIVE on Comcast SportsNet Bay ...

Weighing the Rumor: cases for and against a deal for Stoudemire
Golden State Of Mind — ... (with less than a world of potential, but still seemingly capable of producing), or even the newly minted Stephen Curry (who is in the wonderful position of never having played a game and is thus just oozing with "potential"). Odds do not favor any of them being a dominant player just because so few players ever are. It could happen, but that seems to be said of several players every year, and yet here we sit with two winning seasons and one playoff appearance in the last decade and a half. We could discuss their potential, but better money says that ...

Amare Trade Rumor Analysis w/ Golden State Warriors
Bright Side Of The Sun — The Amare Stoudemire trade rumors are in full swing as a result of the reported pending deal during the coverage of the 2009 NBA Draft on ESPN. The deal involves sending Amare Stoudemire to the Golden State Warriors in exchange for essentially Andris Beidrins and the #7 pick of the draft, Stephen Curry. Brandan Wright, Marco Belinelli and Kelena Azuibuke have also been mentioned as part of the deal. The core of the rumor suggests the Phoenix Suns are primarily interested in bringing Andris Biedrins and ...

Daily snap poll: Is Curry the key?
Bright Side Of The Sun — ...   To quickly recap... The Suns thought they had a deal in place with Golden State that would swap Amare for Biedins (I can finally spell his name without having to look it up), the #7 pick and a few other nice young pieces (Belinelli and Wright). Then Minnesota drafted two point guards and Stephen Curry was left on the board and the Warriors took him. The Suns cheered thinking they were getting their guy but the Warriors are backing out. It seems that they didn't except Curry to be available either and now they ...

Assessing Detroit Pistons First Round Selection, Austin Daye
Motown String Music — ... Personally, I really like the pick.  And I say that despite my most memorable moment of Daye being his dreadful 3-13 shooting game against Stephen Curry and my alma mater Davidson Wildcats in the first round of the 2008 NCAA Tournament.  I've seen some of his other games and I've been impressed, but I won't sit here and pretend I can pass grade-A judgment on the guy.  I certainly woudn't be as reliable as, say a die-hard Gonzaga fan/writer would.  ...

John Schmeelk: A Few Insights From Being At the NBA Draft
Rufus on Fire — ... After the T-Wolves took Flynn, it was shock and confusion. Nobody understood what they were doing. The other big reaction pick was Stephen Curry, since ...

Masala Multimedia
Golden State Of Mind — ... Jump for some heavy duty video clips via Comcast SportsNet Bay Area. Don Nelson on Stephen Curry (0:25) Curry on coming to Oakland (0:42) Larry Riley on the trade process (0:40) Larry Riley on Curry and Ellis (0:35) Larry Riley on the Amar'e trade situation (0:36) Larry Riley on Stephen Curry (1:11) Larry Riley on Stephen Curry (0:53) Larry Riley on Monta Ellis ...

The Curry Conundrum
Canis Hoopus — ... OK, it's the next day.  Time to start dealing with some of the tough issues brought about by last night's draft.  First and foremost among any issue with the Wolves' selections is the seemingly inexplicable decision to pass on Stephen Curry after taking ...

THANKS FOR NOTHING, GOLDEN STATE
Bright Side Of The Sun — ... and Johnny Flynn. This left another point guard, Stephen Curry, on the board. Pleasantly shocked and amazed, the Warriors grabbed him. ...

Southwest Flight #SBN: OAK 2 PHX
Golden State Of Mind — ... and Stephen Curry over to the team. There seems to be crowds on both sides of the fence regarding this deal and rightfully so. But the fact of the matter is Amare needs to be traded and Both teams should be happy to make this deal on July 8th (the earlierst date this deal can be made). ...

NBA Draft 2009 Aftermath: Now Who Ends Up In The D-League?
Ridiculous Upside — ... The Spanish Armada + Armageddon = Ricky Rubio playing in the D-League 6. Jonny Flynn - Minnesota Timberwolves - 20%             Flynn's been noted to play a little out of control sometimes, and if Rubio does in fact make it to the Wolves, Flynn could see some time in the D.  At this point, it seems unlikely considering he's still a Top 10 pick. 7. Stephen Curry - Golden State Warriors - 5% ...

A.C. Law & Order
Golden State Of Mind — ... didn't work out the way I wanted it to," said Law, who was at the Warriors' downtown facility taking his physical to complete the trade that brought him and Speedy Claxton to Oakland for guard Jamal Crawford. "I think this is a fresh start. I think this style of play suits my game." One small problem. Golden State already has four guys on the roster who can or will serve as point guards. Monta Ellis is penciled in as the starter, with rookie Stephen Curry as the backup. C.J. Watson is a restricted free agent, ...

The forgotten man
Canis Hoopus — ... In our next post we'll take a look at Ellington's competition: Stephen Curry, Terrence Williams, Jermaine Taylor, ...

RUMOR: Amare Stoudemire not that interested in the Warriors
Golden State Of Mind — ... of attitude from the hectic minutes during the draft, when it was widely assumed (by me, too) that the Warriors were close to acquiring Stoudemire. Hopefully these two sources are Steve Kerr and Robert Sarver just trying to drive up Amare's value. Stoudemire has told associates that he believes the Warriors could be giving up too much in the proposed deal (Andris Biedrins, Brandan Wright, Marco Belinelli and a wrangle over Stephen Curry) to guarantee that he'd be in a successful situation this ...

News Flash: the Blog War is on
Bright Side Of The Sun — ... No name calling!  (You have to be more clever or obtuse about it - try "Some people might think that any fan who believes Stephen Curry can overcome Nellie's atrocious coaching to produce a perennial playoff team has had too many bud lights." or "My opinion is that your opinion is about as valid as that of a rotten vegetable in the garbage disposal." or "I feel that you are as smart as the love children of Kevin McHale and Isiah Thomas."  I learned in my relationship classes that you can say anything you want as long as you say "I feel..." ...

2009 NBA Free Agency: Warriors Expected to Use Midlevel Exception- Ramon Sessions, Jarrett Jack, Jason Kidd, and Allen Iverson
Golden State Of Mind — ... PG: Jason Kidd SG: Monta Ellis SF: Stephen Jackson PF: Anthony Randolph C: Amare Stoudemire Bench: Anthony Morrow, Corey Maggette, Stephen Curry, Ronny Turiaf, Kelenna Azubuike   Check out Mavs Moneyball for more thoughts on Jason Kidd's recent play.   Kidding around in the GSoM Vault: Rumor: Jason Kidd Not Going to the Warriors Rumor: Warriors ...

Background Check: Perspectives on Hill and Douglas
Posting and Toasting — ... AZDS: Yeah, you should. I know a lot of Knicks fans are disappointed at not being able to draft Stephen Curry, who I think will be a very, very good player, or work out a deal for Ricky Rubio. At the same time, Jordan Hill will almost certainly top out at "quality complimentary player." That's tough to swallow for Knicks fans, given the past several seasons of Job-like misery and the understandable feeling that after the Marbury saga, the ...

Polling GSoM: Who are you most excited about watching on the Warriors 2009 Las Vegas Summer League squad?
Golden State Of Mind — ... However, my vote for most intriguing watch on the Dubs summer league team goes to Masala Curry and Law & Order IV. I really don't have a feel for what Stephen Curry and ...

Allen Iverson Age 20 vs. Stephen Curry Age 20
Golden State Of Mind — ... It's time to go dig deep into the basketball reference books like a hoops historian and compare Golden State Warrior rookie Stephen Curry to the all-time great balla extraordinaire ...

The Old and Beautiful vs The Young and Restless: A Look At NBA Guards
Canis Hoopus — ... Jonny Flynn  20 Nick Young    24 Kirk Hinrich    28 Baron Davis  30 Stephen Curry  21 Rodney Stuckey    23 ...

RUMOR: Ric Bucher thinks Amare Stoudemire to Warriors still happens
Golden State Of Mind — ... First thing's first. Mark your calendars for July 8th. After you've done that then jump like Amare throwing down an alley-oop from Stephen Curry! ...

Phoenix Suns Summer League: The Game Plan
Bright Side Of The Sun — ... Brooks and CJ Watson. It was the last time Alexis Ajinca has been heard from despite being drafted 20th by Charlotte. I can't wait to see what happens this year.  Here's some guys I am going to watch for... Chicago - Taj Gibson and James Johnson Denver -  Coby Karl, Sonny Weems and Ty Lawson Detroit - Will Bynum, Austin Daye and Jonas Jerebko Golden State - Stephen Curry and Anthony Randolph Houston - James Flight ...

Q&A with Kevin Pelton
Canis Hoopus — ... as being a primary reason for selecting him over Stephen Curry with the 6th pick in the draft.  Unfortunately, Flynn doesn't seem to have a college record that would suggest him becoming a terrific on-the-ball defender in the NBA.  Is there anything on his stat sheet that would indicate development into the type of defensive player that Kahn is talking about?  Are there any historical precedents for a player in a 2-3 zone putting up similar numbers in college before becoming a solid NBA defender? ...

Site Note, and a Comment Starter: Your Rookie Sleeper
Rufus on Fire — ... the next couple of weeks in California. All that is just to let you know that I'll be keeping up as best I can until Saturday, when I'll start posting submissions to the RoF Basketball Fiction Contest. I haven't yet determined a grand prize winner, but it's come down to three stories that I like a lot. More on this in the coming days. === Comment Starter: Everyone generally agrees that Blake Griffin was the best pick for the Clips at number one, that Stephen Curry was the best available shooter, and that DeJuan ...

Following up on the forgotten man
Canis Hoopus — ... 0.40 Chase Budinger .60 19.6 15.2 1.18 0.16 -0.54 0.34 0.37 Stephen Curry .60 31.6 23.6 1.21 ...

NBA Summer League Day One Preview
Pounding The Rock — ... Under.  Beef cake alert, ladies. They also have two second round picks that they purchased:  Jermaine Taylor and Chase Budinger, Golden State Another Aussie, Joe Ingles, is playing for the Warriors.  I wonder if he is part of Thunder From Down Under. Anthony Morrow and Anthony Randolph are both playing.  They should be dominant.  We'll also get our first look at the Amare deal killer Stephen Curry. Dallas First rounder and Nando De Colo ...

OPEN THREAD: 2k9 LVSL Game 1- Warriors vs. Rockets
Golden State Of Mind — ... . But most of all they can't wait to see new rookie Stephen Curry. For the entire Dubs roster and more flip back to  ...

Warriors vs Rockets Recap - Your Summer League Kickoff
Pounding The Rock — ... The Rockets had a balanced attack with 7 guys giving them between 7 and 14 points.  The Warriors on the other hand, had Randolph with 20, Stephen Curry with 16, Cartier Martin with 14, and ...

RECAP: LVSL Game 1- Houston Rockets 73, Golden State Warriors 69- Meaningful Links
Golden State Of Mind — ... ?!  New man crush Stephen Curry?!  Highly touted Aussie Joe Ingles?! Sadly, the GSW's started off the Las Vegas summer league like the regular season GSW's ended it.  Getting outrebounded by a LARGE margin (45 to 29), shooting terribly (37% from the field as a team), and falling apart down the stretch to lose to the ...

Pacers Leave Orlando Ready To Move Forward With A.J. Price
Indy Cornrows — ... On offense, Price is no Stephen Curry but the NBA 3-ball is an easy shot for him, so developing more consistency should be expected. Price didn't attack the lane much in Orlando like he did for UConn, but that's more a product of learning a new offense and trying to execute plays within the system. There's a time for freelancing and making plays, but that time isn't when you're trying to impress a new coaching staff and show you can be coached throughout a game. ...

Day 2 Vegas Summer League: Live thread
Liberty Ballers — It's Saturday afternoon. I'm sure the last thing you want to do is spend $14.99 to watch a bunch of non-Sixers Summer League teams play online. However; if you are hardcore NBA fan such as myself, do it. Just do it. Where else can you see James White v. Stephen Curry? Where else can you see Adam Morrison score 20+ points? When else can you sit on a live game thread and chat with yours truly as I sit on press row with the likes of David Aldridge and Sam Amick?! The answer is nowhere but ...

NBA Summer League Day One Recap - It's A Grind
Pounding The Rock — ... Stephen Curry - Curry was the big name in this game.  He seemed just a bit uncomfortable.  Not overwhelmed like he didn't belong.  Just uncomfortable.  He spent a lot of time at the point for the Warriors in the first half.  He was very competent handling the ball.  He was able to initiate the offense without problem.  On the other hand, I think the play making duties, when they fell to him, kept him from getting comfortable with his shot.  I don't recall him getting any spot up opportunities off of other ...

Vegas Summer League, Game 2: Kings vs Warriors, Open Game Thread
Sactown Royalty — Hopefully the boys got some inspiration from section214 and will be ready to roll at 5PM PDT, when the young Kings take on the equally young Warriors. I'm not sure the GSW coaches will send Stephen Curry across from Tyreke Evans; if so, call the medic. Reke is gonna hurt him. Try to keep the "OMG where's a link!" comments to a minimum. Here's the scoreboard, so please also keep the "OMG what's the score!" comments to a minimum. Enjoy, and go Kings. (I'll again have a recap in the morning.)

NBA Summer League Day Two Recap - The Breakouts
Pounding The Rock — ... Stephen Curry  - He was abysmal in the first half going 0-8 from the field and scoring 2 points.  In addition, he twisted his ankle and had to leave for a while.  The second half was a different story as he went for 27 points after intermission.  He was 10-11 from the line -- for some odd reason when the Warriors were awarded a technical ...

It's Too Easy for Tyreke Evans
Sactown Royalty — ... got absolutely nowhere -- shows this well: he is just too strong, too smart, too long, too quick. As such, his magnificent plays look too easy, and you don't notice until he's destroying someone's ankles off the dribble. Which he did, oh, 13 or so times during the course of Saturday's game. His driving ability is truly unbelievable. I hope the Maloofs make him pay rent considering he'll be living at the free throw line. I would have liked to see whether he could handle Stephen Curry during the Warriors' run (Curry and Evans rarely ...

RECAP: LVSL Game 2- Warriors 98, Kings 95 OT- The Original NorCal Kings of Vegas
Golden State Of Mind — ... Video Highlights Preview/ Open Thread (1250+ Comments) Mass linkage and video interviews ensue after the jump! Embedded video from NBA Video Embedded video from NBA Video Once again legendary GSoM community member eschalon drops science in LV Summer League - Game 2 - Recap Stephen Curry - 29 pts (on 8-22), 6 rebs, 3 asts, 2 stls, 3 tos After a ...

Pistons Drop Summer League Game, 97-69, to Warriors
Motown String Music — ... For the Warriors, they had a few players step up, but most notably was Stephen Curry.  As he started knocking down his shot in the second half, the Warriors started to really pull away from the Pistons and put their lead into the twenties.  Curry finished with a game-high 23 points. The announcers also said at one point that Curry will carry the Warriors into the playoffs this season.  I think he'll win Rookie of the Year (and yes, I saw the ...

OPEN THREAD - LVSL - Game 4 - Warriors vs Bulls
Golden State Of Mind — ...   Warriors (2-1) vs. Bulls (0-0) Time: 5 pm PST Video: Online Only A quick analysis of Stephen Curry by Art Garcia of NBA.com A younger version of: The quick release brings to mind Ray Allen. Stephen Curry's father, Dell, wouldn’t be a bad comparison, either. Chances of making team: The sharpshooter from Davidson will be in the rotation. He’s done nothing here so far to suggest otherwise, ...

NBA Summer League Day Four Recap - The D-League Shines
Pounding The Rock — ... Quincy Douby - He continues to score points with 20 in this contest.  They are playing him quite a few minutes at the point guard and he is using that time to get off shots.  He did, much to my surprise, have 5 assists. Smush Parker - DNP-CD.  Interesting. Game Four - Pistons vs Warriors This is the game I wanted to watch from the beginning of the day.  The Warriors have Anthony Randolph, Stephen Curry, Cartier Martin, and Anthony Morrow who suited up for ...

NBA Summer League Day Five Recap - Spurs Win
Pounding The Rock — ... Stephen Curry - He's shooting 31% in four games.  On 70 shots.  Yes, 70 shots.  He's got a better handle than I thought he would but I think he's going to have a hard time when the games aren't called so tightly. ...

A brief reprieve on Mike Woodson's player development skills
Peachtree Hoops — ... of the last two years. Now, Golden State is no model franchise, and this is just summer league we are talking about (not even a finished summer league), and they just drafted Stephen Curry and could easily be doing exactly what we did to Acie here, but I long used Acie as an example of how once Woodson lost the safety net of failure and expectations began to have the word "playoffs" in them our coach stopped even allowing young talent to develop naturally. ...

Brandan Wright and Marco Belinelli: To Renew or Not to Renew
Golden State Of Mind — ... . Unfortunately what could be a franchise reviving move appears to be closer to mortality which each passing day. All I know is Stephen Curry better be worth nullifying this deal for. I sure hope he is. I'm rooting for him. ...

What They're Saying About Matt Barnes' And C.J. Watson's Imminent Arrivals To The Orlando Magic
Third Quarter Collapse — ... story: - Watson turned down a one-year, $2.3 million deal from the Philadelphia 76ers - He is hoping for a 3-year deal - The Warriors, as a cost-cutting move, want 14 players instead of the maximum 15 on their roster. Both this report and other reports on Watson indicate that Warriors general manager Larry Riley likes him. The problem is, they already have two point guards ahead of him in the lineup -- Monta Ellis and dynamic rookie Stephen Curry, who the Warriors took seventh overall in last month's draft ...

Rumor: Magic and Warriors talking sign-and-trade for C.J. Watson
Golden State Of Mind — ... in the NBA and I wouldn't be surprised if this dragged out for awhile. Props to the Larry Riley and the Warriors though. I doubt they really want to hold onto Watson, but they're really trying to milk the Magic here. Maybe they can get a 2nd round pick out of this at the least. Looking up and down the Magic roster, the only player I'd rate worse than Watson who the Magic might be willing to deal for him is J.J. Reddick. With 2-guards and swingmen Monta Ellis, Stephen Curry, Stephen Jackson, Anthony Morrow, Corey ...

The Forgotten Man, pt. iii: Better value than DeRozan?
Canis Hoopus — ... .  In the first post we talked about what Ellington brings to the table.  In the second post we talked about his size and stats in relation to shooting guards and wings taken in the 1st round and early 2nd.  We also discussed his relative value at 28 compared to Stephen Curry at 6.  Our conclusion was that once the Wolves decided to go down Rubio Road, Curry at 6 wasn't as good of a value pick as Ellington at 28.  Considering size, expected role, defensive potential, and situational stats, Ellington is a pretty good fit for what the ...

Warriors Trade Marco Belinelli to Raptors for Devean George- What a Joke!
Golden State Of Mind — ... up a talent-loaded team of Shaquille O'Neal, sh" class="sbn-auto-link">Steve Nash, Amare Stoudemire, Jason Richardson, Leandro Barbosa, Grant Hill, and Matt Barnes without letting them play a full season together. I must say good job by the Warriors on this trade- even though it's meaningless. Between the glut of guards and swingmen on this team (Monta Ellis, Stephen Jackson, Corey Maggette, Kelenna Azubuike, Stephen Curry, Anthony Morrow, Speedy Claxton, and Acie Law) ...

Stephen Curry Is In Charlotte
Rufus on Fire — ... Quick story from last night. I was walking past the arena toward the Epicentre, around 9pm, when I noticed six or seven guys staring at the practice court through the screens that are always down. I stopped to look, too, and saw it was Stephen Curry working out with a trainer, shooting. ...

Atlanta Hawks schedule 09-10 in bullet points
Peachtree Hoops — ... month the Hawks need their longest home streak. The Hawks head out of the all star break on their only other west coast trip. Weird to put both trips at the two "starts" of the season. Not sure if this is good or bad. I guess I will just revise history at a later date. The Hawks have one (Indiana) clearly winnable game out of their last seven at home (with games against Cleveland, San Antonio, Orlando, and the Lakers). Yikes. My most anticipated game? Stephen Curry and the Hawks on ESPN Feb. 21. What jumps ...

2009-2010 Golden State Warriors Schedule + 82 "Unstoppable Baby!" Predictions
Golden State Of Mind — ... the Warriors before October. Hopefully the Warriors can land Amare Stoudemire by merely sending away Andris Biedrins, Brandan Wright, and some futon-replacement. (See RUMOR: Ric Bucher thinks Amare Stoudemire to Warriors still happens) If not, this Warriors team is about to lose... a lot. Unlike last season this team should be a lot more watchable. I'm excited to watch Anthony Randolph, Anthony Morrow, and Stephen Curry. The rest... well, not so much. ...

Phoenix Suns 2009-10 Schedule Analysis: US Airways Center Mostly Vacant Until Mid-December
Bright Side Of The Sun — ... October 30, vs. Golden State - Home opener.  Heralded rookie Stephen Curry comes to town.  After seeing him in Summer League, I don't think he was quite the icing on the Amar'e Stoudemire Trade Cake that he was made out to be.  Given Nellie's "on or off his meds" approach to rotations, Suns fans may or may not get to see what they didn't get in the thwarted deal.  It should be a fun game nevertheless as it will pit two of the higher octane offenses in the NBA.  As Phoenix Stan recently said, "The ...

Rumor: Warriors and Kings "flirted with" Nate Robinson + The Monta Extension
Golden State Of Mind — ... However, I'm not too sure he would really help the Warriors all that much given they already have Monta Ellis and Stephen Curry. There doesn't seem to be enough minutes to go around in that backcourt for another undersized combo guard. It would be fun though. No doubt. (I'll admit I'm a sucker for hoops-tainment especially when it comes to a losing club like the Warriors.) ...

Create Your Own Franchise
Canis Hoopus — ... Przbilla (2) Javal Mcgee (2) Roy Hibbert (2) Josh Boone (2) Zaza Pachualla (2) Robin Lopez (2) Rasho Nestervitch (2) Ryan Hollins (2) DeAndre Jordan (2) Rookies: Blake Griffin (5) James Harden (4) Hasheem Thabet (4) Tyreke Evens (4) Johny Flynn (4) Stephen Curry (4) Jorden Hill (4) Demere Derozen (3) ...

Offseason Boredom: Warriors Offer C.J. Watson $4.5 million over 3 years
Golden State Of Mind — ... architect in the NBA and I wouldn't be surprised if this dragged out for awhile. Props to the Larry Riley and the Warriors though. I doubt they really want to hold onto Watson, but they're really trying to milk the Magic here. Maybe they can get a 2nd round pick out of this at the least. Looking up and down the Magic roster, the only player I'd rate worse than Watson who the Magic might be willing to deal for him is J.J. Reddick. With 2-guards and swingmen Monta Ellis, Stephen Curry, Stephen Jackson, Anthony Morrow, Corey ...

Q&A: Steve Kostorowski of Water Street Gym (Stephen Curry's Personal Trainer)
Golden State Of Mind — ... work with many off-season professional athletes We believe that a player can improve their game and reduce the likelihood of injury by improving their "athleticism". We train strength, balance, agility, power and speed. Additionally, we hope to reduce injuries and prolong playing careers by addressing and correcting biomechanical weaknesses in the player's body.   Golden State of Mind: How long have you been training Stephen Curry? Steve Kostorowski: I began my work with ...

Ben Gordon to play some point guard?
Motown String Music — ... It's not ideal, but I think it's definitely possible.  It's not completely unheard of to change a very athletic shooting guard into a point guard over the offseason.  In fact, I saw it happen at Davidson College with Stephen Curry between his sophomore and junior seasons.  In this case, the ...

New Found Trade Money: Warriors can now trade Speedy Claxton and Acie Law
Golden State Of Mind — It has been a long, intriguing (Amare Stoudemire rumors and Stephen Curry pick), but mostly unproductive offseason for the Golden State Warriors following their absolutely dismal 2008-2009 season. Radical upgrades were almost promised if not strongly intimated by the organization at the beginning of the offseason. However all we've really seen from this front office and ownership are some financial moves. It looks like they're content to being sub-mediocre next season (again x15). Barring some miraculous player development, the Warriors are ...

Thursday Notes: Opener moved up, Sid saved Nelson, Position rankings
Brew Hoop — ... Andrew Bogut's Blog: Recap of the last month Unlike most of us, 'Drew recently gave his aunt's baby a middle name, ate seafood on the daily in Croatia, partook in epic ping-pong battles, and bought a new car. More similar to the rest of us, he doesn't know all that much about Walter Sharpe. NBA.com: Rookie Survey Brandon Jennings is voted the second-best playmaker by his rookie peers while Jodie Meeks ranks only behind Stephen Curry as a shooter. And then, for ROY predictions, there is this: ...

Asking GSoM: Atlanta Hawks fans want the 411 on Jamal Crawford
Golden State Of Mind — ... Of course what did the Warriors do with their 2009 draft selection? Draft combo guard Stephen Curry. Best player available of course, but I don't doubt for a second that Jamal Crawford will put up better numbers next year than Curry in his rookie season.  ...

Around the Association: 2009-2010 Minnesota Timberwolves - Donde esta Senor Rubio?
Golden State Of Mind — ... you would have made some good money.  Nonetheless, I can see your point.  Why go to the T-Wolves?  They're a terrible a team, especially since losing KG.  That trade was straight up silly, but hey, whatever works to get the Celtics a championship, right?  Furthermore,with the T-Wolves original pick at #6, they chose another point guard!  Jonny Flynn + Ricky Rubio = weird back court.  I get that.  But so does Stephen Curry + Monta Ellis, right?  Take a look at the ...

Warriors Head Coach Don Nelson Speaks Before Training Camp 2009
Golden State Of Mind — ... to work for free in 2011-’12, at the end of his current two-year deal. My quick view: Nice symbolic gesture, but it won’t mean a thing if the team is sold or is terrible, in both cases, Nelson’s services will hardly be needed, for free or otherwise, three years from now. It’s also probably an indication that Nelson believes this team might not win for while–and that he’d like to be coaching it in three years, when Anthony Randolph and Stephen Curry are in their primes.   Nelson not ...

Competition Discussion: Golden State Warriors
Bullets Forever — ... to the comments to discuss the Warriors and make a prediction on their record.      Last year's record: 39-43 (Pythagorean record: 40-42) Playoffs: Lost to Cleveland 4-0 in first round. Offensive Rating: 107.4 (21st) Defensive Rating: 108 (16th) Pace: 86.7 possessions/game (29th) In: Stephen Curry, Devean George, Acie Law, Speedy ...

Follow up: Sixers Blueprint for Success
Liberty Ballers — ... I loved signing Rodney Carney to the veteran's minimum; he's basically a poor man's Anthony Parker. Then, trading Reggie Evans for Jason Kapono was better than any trade I could've cooked up in March. But the Sixers made their mark by drafting Jrue Holiday. The only player I'd rather have is Stephen Curry. Did they get lucky Holiday fell into their laps? Absolutely. But, could they have messed it up and taken someone else? Definitely, so you have to give them credit for making the right selection.  ...

Warriors Media Day + 1st Practice 2009- Dubs Know Drama
Golden State Of Mind — ... Monta Ellis  and Stephen Jackson spoke Monday like two spoiled brats trying to run the Warriors franchise. Or trying to run away from it. Ellis brazenly said he can't coexist in the same backcourt with newly drafted point guard Stephen Curry. Minutes earlier, Jackson didn't back down from a recent trade request and proceeded to rip the franchise's direction. His ego also ran the fast break: "I'm made for the playoffs and championships. That's what I play for. I'm Big Shot Jack." Both players are out of line. They may be speaking the truth, but these ...

Anthony Morrow- Ammo + Chocolate Rain :: 2009-2010 Golden State Warriors Player Recaps and Previews
Golden State Of Mind — ... immediate area where Morrow can make sure he's not a one trick pony a la Jason Kapono.  And lastly... keep shooting! This will be an interesting season for Morrow. Exactly why I'm looking forward to 2k9-2k10. (Props to Sleepy Freud for the piece.)   All I know is (on offense) I can't wait to see a Nellieball lineup featuring these unworldly shooters on the court at the same time: PG: Stephen Curry- 41.2% 3pt college career SG: C.J. ...

RECAP: Preseason Game #1- Golden State Warriors 108, LA Clippers 101- Meaningless Fun W!
Golden State Of Mind — ... Anthony Randolph went 3 for 13 from the field. Monta's BFF Stephen Curry shot 2 for 10. Nellie has good reason to believe Azubuike should be his starting center opening night. Stephen Jackson got a technical foul for arguing with a replacement ref in a meaningless preseason game. ...

Stephen Curry - Let There Be Hope :: 2009-2010 Golden State Warriors Player Recap and Previews
Golden State Of Mind — ... to like Indian food, go out and buy a Curry jersey. Long after this kid starts to average 25 ppg and goes to another team for $20 more because Rowell refuses to match the offer, a jersey that says "Curry" on the back will bring you endless joy. Also, discounts among Indian restaurants across the greater Bay Area. It's really the gift that keeps on giving. Now - if you got excited by that, check this out: Stephen Curry Mix (HQ) (via pennixballer92) Sick. ...

Q&A: Tim Kawakami (Mercury News) :: 2009-2010 Golden State Warriors Preseason (Part 1 of 4)
Golden State Of Mind — When it comes to the Warriors GSoM friend Tim Kawakami doesn't have a problem telling it how he sees it. That's exactly why it's always fun for us to mic him up. Pointed analysis of Bay Area sports and more! Jump for Tim's thoughts on whether Don Nelson, Monta Ellis, and Stephen Jackson will last the entire season with the Warriors as well as the Nellie-Monta-Stephen Curry love triangle. Golden State of Mind: Which if any of the Warriors recent big headline grabbers ...

NBA 2K10 Golden State Warriors Style
Golden State Of Mind — ... , but he seems to be one of our driving forces right now, hence the cover spotlight. I wanted to do a Stephen Curry or ...

2009 NBA GM Survey and Predictions
Bright Side Of The Sun — ... will be most improved in 2009-10? 1. Washington - 48.3% 2. L.A. Clippers - 17.2% 3. Oklahoma City - 13.8% 4. Toronto - 6.9% Also receiving votes: Boston, Memphis, Minnesota, San Antonio Last year: Miami, Portland - 25.9% Who will win the 2008-09 Rookie of the Year? 1. Blake Griffin, L.A. Clippers - 79.3% 2. Jonny Flynn, Minnesota - 10.3% 3. Tyreke Evans, Sacramento - 6.9% 4. Stephen Curry, Golden State - 3.4% Last year: Michael ...

Q&A: Tim Kawakami (Mercury News) :: 2009-2010 Golden State Warriors Preseason (Part 2 of 4)
Golden State Of Mind — ... , and a little bit from Stephen Curry (mostly in response to Ellis saying they couldn't play together) via the media. But what about the other guys on this team? Is there anything interesting, noteworthy, or telling that any of the other players said so far in training camp? ...

RUMOR: Stephen Jackson for Zydrunas Ilgauskas ($11.5 million expiring)
Golden State Of Mind — ... remarkable he's lasted this long after all those early injuries- give him his props), but there could be some shades of Manute Bol hitting jumpers (though not 3's) for the 2009-2010 Warriors season. An inside-outside combo of Ilgauskas and Biedrins could be interesting- especially if the two could work on some sort of passing 2-man game. As far as starters or even heavy minutes this could present an interesting lineup: Small Backcourt + Big Frontcourt PG: Stephen Curry- 6'3 SG: Monta Ellis- 6'3 SF: Anthony ...

RECAP: Preseason Game #4- Golden State Warriors 104, Phoenix Suns 101- Chocolate Raining on Indian Wells
Golden State Of Mind — ... Stephen Curry If Don Nelson, as has been rumored, sacrificed the Biedrins for Stoudemire trade — and if he sacrificed the continued committment to the Warriors of ...

Random Clipper Thoughts on a Sunday Night
Clips Nation — ... at the two - he'll be pushed by the likes of either Stephen Curry or Monta Ellis if he has to defend one of them as well. ...

Mikki Moore – Ronny Turiaf Sr. :: 2009-2010 Golden State Warriors Player Recap and Previews
Golden State Of Mind — ...   Anthony Morrow: Ammo + Chocolate Rain Stephen Jackson: O Captain, My Captain Speedy Claxton/ Devean George, Acie Law: Wouldn't Count on It Brandan Wright: Injury Prone Stephen Curry: Let There Be Hope Monta Ellis: Back in the Saddle Corey Maggette: The 6th Wonder of the Oracle ...

OPEN THREAD: Preseason Game #5 - Warriors @ Clippers - Warriors big men, I would like to introduce to you Blake Griffin...
Golden State Of Mind — ... I like what Stephen Curry's being doing out there -- he looks like he's more than able to hold his own against against opposing team's second and third stringers.  Lets hope Randolph's game settles down a bit, he seems like he's trying to do too much.  And is ...

Trainer Tom Abdenour - The Anti-Stephen Jackson :: 2009-2010 Player Recaps and Previews
Golden State Of Mind — ... to be a superstar, nor am I suggesting anything about Stephen Curry's future with the Warriors.  This dude has been with the Warriors 21 years and counting. ...

Q&A: Tim Kawakami (Mercury News) :: 2009-2010 Golden State Warriors Preseason (Part 4 of 4)
Golden State Of Mind — Before we get to this last installment let's rewind the tape a bit: Part 1: Don Nelson, Monta Ellis, and Stephen Jackson Drama plus the Nellie-Monta- Stephen Curry triangle  Part 2: Brandan Wright, Andris Biedrins, and Chris Mullin Part 3: Robert Rowell's incompetence and the shopping on Andris Biedrins who my colleague Adam called The Forgotten Warrior [Tim Kawakami's Blog] Jump for some ...

Preview: Warriors at Kings, Preseason Game 4
Sactown Royalty — ... , happens to be the second most immature. Ellis, you may remember, told the media ... on media day, when players are supposed to be completely smiley ... that he couldn't play with Stephen Curry, the team's top draft pick. Of course, Ellis had never actually seen Curry play. After the first preseason game, during which Ellis had realized that Curry does not suck, Ellis changed his tune. (Ellis gets paid the same as ...

OPEN THREAD: Preseason Game #6 - Warriors @ Kings - Best part of Sacramento?
Golden State Of Mind — ... WARNING: EXPLICIT LANGUAGE. Warriors (Preseason W-L) - 3-2 Kings (Preseason W-L) -0-3 Blog Buddy: Sactown Royalty Tip-Off: 7:00 PM PST TV: None Radio: KNBR 680 The Kings?  They drafted Tyreke Evans.  He don't look so friendly. The Warriors?  We took Stephen Curry. He looks tasty. ...

The View from Section 115, Row B aka "Seats Kenny Thomas would like"
Sactown Royalty — ... modeling.  She's absolutely stunning. Peaches had the Yankees game on a second television by him. Figures. The Slam-Wow commercials the Kings filmed in the Summer were played after the 1st quarter and the crowd absolutely loved it. Desmond Mason has serious hops.  I think his feet almost cleared the rim going for a rebound once. Obviously an exaggeration, but you get my point. If I didn't know who he was, I would not question Stephen Curry's presence on a middle school campus. Andrew ...

Kelenna Azubuike - The Price Is Right :: 2009-2010 Golden State Warriors Player Recaps and Previews
Golden State Of Mind — ... Of course, Crawford has been shipped out, and Jackson may follow, but this season Azubuike will be competing for minutes with a healthier Ellis plus rookie Stephen Curry. As we all know, Nellie can never have too many perimeter players. ...

Micro-Warriornomics :: GSoM's 2009-2010 Golden State Warriors Preview (Part 1 of 2)
Golden State Of Mind — ... 240 6-11 None Speedy Claxton 10 G 5.8.78 170 5-11 Hofstra Stephen Curry 30 G 3.14.88 185 6-3 Davidson ...

Macro-Warriornomics - WE BELIEVE WE SUCK :: GSoM's 2009-2010 Golden State Warriors Preview (Part 2 of 2)
Golden State Of Mind — ... Don't get me wrong, I as well the local media, national media, Nellie, and Dubs fans are pretty amped about Stephen Curry. But the Warriors could've had ...

OPEN THREAD: Game #1 – Rockets vs Warriors: This is the Year
Golden State Of Mind — ... This is the year of Stephen Curry. Rookies always get a lot of hype. And this year it's not just from fans, but Nellie is hyping him up as a possible ...

RECAP 0.5 Game #1- Warriors 107, Rockets 108 - The Meaningless Buzzer Beater
Golden State Of Mind — ... Stephen Curry really showed me something in his debut tonight. On D he was very quick and pesky which is reflected in his 4 picks. It's nice to see some scrappiness on some D from a Warrior rookie, because the vets ( ...

Preview: Suns vs Golden State Dysfunctionals
Bright Side Of The Sun — ... Golden State rookie Stephen Curry fit in well in the Warriors' high-scoring offense in his NBA debut, but the real test could be keeping up with his team's next opponent. ...

Clippers @ Golden State - Game Preview
Clips Nation — ... Baron Davis PG Monta Ellis Eric Gordon SG Stephen Curry Rasual Butler SF Kelenna Azubuike Al ...

Clippers @ Golden State - Open Thread
Clips Nation — ... Baron Davis PG Monta Ellis Eric Gordon SG Stephen Curry Rasual Butler SF Kelenna Azubuike Al ...

Kings Whip Out 104-99 Win Over Jazz in SLC
Sactown Royalty — ... Whether this is imminently repeatable has so much to do with Tyreke Evans, and how he attacked the Jazz defense. There's really nothing like a 32-point, 7-assist game to buoy your numbers, especially early in the season. Evans (16-19 from the line) pushed his season free throw shooting near 70 percent, pushed his per-game scoring up above 14, and finally took over the per-game assists lead from Jason Thompson. (Evans is now at 4.2 -- behind only Stephen Curry [5.8] and Brandon Jennings [4.4] among rookies.) But ...

GAME THREAD: Game 5- Golden State Warriors @ Sacramento Kings- JUST WIN IT (seriously)
Golden State Of Mind — ... Rookie Point Guards: Stephen Curry vs Tyreke Evans- On a team of me-first players all looking "to get theirs" first, young Kid Curry has stood out as the only Warriors player looking to distribute and set others up first. There's something to be said about a rookie who has the highest hoops IQ on his squad. Kings point guard Evans is coming off an extremely impressive outing against ...

Preview: Warriors at Kings, Game 7
Sactown Royalty — ... 0.0 3.3 4.3 76.5 0.8 3.8 4.5 1.3 2.0 0.8 0.0 4.0 11.3 Stephen Curry 4 31.0 4.0 8.0 50.0 0.8 ...

Not in the face!
Canis Hoopus — ... When I fired up the post editor Golden State had an astounding 48% oReb rate: 11 offensive rebounds on 23 misses.  Awesome? I know.  Flash forwarding to Stephen Curry's buzzer-beating 3 pointer to end the 3rd quarter and this is what the Four Factors look like: ...

Preview and Game Thread #8: Atlanta Hawks @ New York Knicks
Peachtree Hoops — ... . It is college enthusiasm with NBA skill every time down the court. And it makes me think about Stephen Curry and that makes me happy. ...

RECAP: Warriors 125, Bucks 129 - At least we were entertained...?
Golden State Of Mind — ... I'll have to give it up to Stephen Curry.  Okay, it's pretty obvious that I'm on his jock a bit too much.  And there's nothing "Wonder"ful about him picking up 5 fouls in 26 minutes.  But Curry showed me that we might have a point guard of the present (notice how I didn't say future).  The fact that he doesn't always drive in predictable straight lines a la Maggette, Jackson, and at times Monta pleases me... as it should please you! ...

Prowling the NBA: Nov 15 - When it rains, it pours
Canis Hoopus — ... and Stephen Curry, both who play far, far less than they should, as well as a heated argument between Nelson and point guard ...

Talking Trade: Warriors GM Larry Riley + Former Warriors "Captain" Stephen Jackson Videos and More
Golden State Of Mind — ... Just like his buddy the "Captain", Monta sounds extremely delusional. Monta is one of the worst defenders in the entire association. It's hilarious how he pouted about how bad of a defensive combo he and rookie Stephen Curry would be (by the way true) before the season started, while not realizing that he was publicly admitting how terrible his effort and results were on that end of the court.  ...

RECAP: Warriors 111, Mavericks 103 - Wait... what just happened?
Golden State Of Mind — ... Stephen Curry #30 / Guard / Golden State Warriors Height: 6-3 Weight: 185 Born: Mar 14, 1988 College: Davidson ...

Game Thread #13: Warriors @ Spurs
Pounding The Rock — The Spurs need to take care of business tonight.  Sure, this looks like a dream matchup on paper, but let's look at how Golden State has done(shorthanded, I might add) in their last two contests:  They beat Portland and Dallas.  The boys in silver and black better not take this game lightly. Probable Starters Warriors   Stephen Curry Monta Ellis Anthony Morrow Vladimir Radmanovic Mikki Moore Spurs   Tony ...