» Tuesday, October 19 2010
Curry says he’s ready to take on the full time playmaking point guard duties that new head coach Keith Smart has laid out for him. “Down the stretch of last season with so many injuries I think my role would be to distribute the ball, and 1A was to score. This year I think it’s more managing the game, we have such a powerful lineup this year I’ll be able to pick and choose when I want to attack, when I want to get people the ball.” CBSSports.com
Curry smiled when asked about the turnovers. “I won’t have that many every night.” He says he’s still adjusting to his new teammates, and vice versa, and feels like he’s being given as much time and space as he needs to develop into the point guard role. “They want me to be aggressive, make plays, but you can’t be careless with it,” Curry says. “You can’t take that freedom and running around the floor. I think they trust me to be smart with the ball, be aggressive, make the right play. Nights like tonight where I’m making a lot of dumb plays, it shows the trust they have in me to make the right ones by keeping me out there and letting me work through it.” CBSSports.com
Marc J. Spears: Warriors forward Lou Amundson expected to miss about six weeks after right index finger surgery today, league source tells Yahoo! Sports. Twitter
The Chris Cohan era is almost over. According to multiple sources, the group led by Joe Lacob is on the verge of becoming the next owner of the Golden State Warriors -- it’s only a matter of how quickly it happens. Lacob is not expected to get the vote he was seeking during the Oct. 20-21 meeting of the NBA’s Board of Governors. And it’s going to be tight as to whether he officially takes over by the season-opener on Oct. 27. CSNBayArea.com
But every source agrees Lacob’s financing is in place, and he will own the team no later than the first week of November. Lacob declined comment when contacted by CSNBayArea.com on Monday morning. CSNBayArea.com
» Monday, October 18 2010
But Dorell Wright finally broke through and played in 72 games last year — the most he’s ever logged in his six NBA seasons. Now he’s looking to take the next step, to fulfill the promise he’s only managed to tease thus far in his young career. “I’ve walked into a great situation for myself,” he said of his decision to sign with the Golden State Warriors. “I’m looking forward to helping a good young team, bringing all the different tools I know win games and being a vocal leader out there on the court.” SLAM
When he’s played, he’s shown flashes of defensive brilliance and offensive versatility. That makes him an ideal fit on a Warriors team that would like to maintain some aspects of its freewheeling offense, but also upgrade on the defensive end. “Defensively, I think he’s going to help us guard some bigger threes we struggled with last year,” second-year point guard Stephen Curry said of his new teammate. “He’ll give Monta (Ellis) some rest in that regard. “He’s also had some plays called for him now where he can showcase all the talents that he has,” Curry continued. “He’s going to be an X-Factor for us.” SLAM
Matt Steinmetz: I'm no doctor but Amundson's finger surgery likely to mean months, not weeks Twitter
Ellis wasn't shy about expressing his concerns about whether the two could co-exist in the same back court (you can read about that here) , but after solid individual seasons for both players in their first year together, it seemed as if it just might work. Ellis however, doesn't seem so excited about the future of the duo in the Bay Area. "We showed that (the two can play together) last year at the end of the season and, really, pretty much the whole season," Ellis told HOOPSWORLD following the team's preseason loss to the Blazers on Saturday night. But he didn't stop there. "Hey, we gotta do what we gotta do. We are here now. I'm going to be here for the next four years and he (Curry) is going to be here for however long he signed for. Until we see each other on the other side of the court, right now, we gotta put it together and make it work". HoopsWorld
"Steph is the point guard," Smart said of Curry. "He is the point guard. He plays the one, he initiates a lot of the offense. But, yet, Monta would also do the same thing as well. For now, he (Curry) is the point guard." HoopsWorld
Curry says he’s ready to take on the full time playmaking point guard duties that new head coach Keith Smart has laid out for him. “Down the stretch of last season with so many injuries I think my role would be to distribute the ball, and 1A was to score. This year I think it’s more managing the game, we have such a powerful lineup this year I’ll be able to pick and choose when I want to attack, when I want to get people the ball.” CBSSports.com
Curry smiled when asked about the turnovers. “I won’t have that many every night.” He says he’s still adjusting to his new teammates, and vice versa, and feels like he’s being given as much time and space as he needs to develop into the point guard role. “They want me to be aggressive, make plays, but you can’t be careless with it,” Curry says. “You can’t take that freedom and running around the floor. I think they trust me to be smart with the ball, be aggressive, make the right play. Nights like tonight where I’m making a lot of dumb plays, it shows the trust they have in me to make the right ones by keeping me out there and letting me work through it.” CBSSports.com
Marc J. Spears: Warriors forward Lou Amundson expected to miss about six weeks after right index finger surgery today, league source tells Yahoo! Sports. Twitter
The Chris Cohan era is almost over. According to multiple sources, the group led by Joe Lacob is on the verge of becoming the next owner of the Golden State Warriors -- it’s only a matter of how quickly it happens. Lacob is not expected to get the vote he was seeking during the Oct. 20-21 meeting of the NBA’s Board of Governors. And it’s going to be tight as to whether he officially takes over by the season-opener on Oct. 27. CSNBayArea.com
But every source agrees Lacob’s financing is in place, and he will own the team no later than the first week of November. Lacob declined comment when contacted by CSNBayArea.com on Monday morning. CSNBayArea.com
» Monday, October 18 2010
But Dorell Wright finally broke through and played in 72 games last year — the most he’s ever logged in his six NBA seasons. Now he’s looking to take the next step, to fulfill the promise he’s only managed to tease thus far in his young career. “I’ve walked into a great situation for myself,” he said of his decision to sign with the Golden State Warriors. “I’m looking forward to helping a good young team, bringing all the different tools I know win games and being a vocal leader out there on the court.” SLAM
When he’s played, he’s shown flashes of defensive brilliance and offensive versatility. That makes him an ideal fit on a Warriors team that would like to maintain some aspects of its freewheeling offense, but also upgrade on the defensive end. “Defensively, I think he’s going to help us guard some bigger threes we struggled with last year,” second-year point guard Stephen Curry said of his new teammate. “He’ll give Monta (Ellis) some rest in that regard. “He’s also had some plays called for him now where he can showcase all the talents that he has,” Curry continued. “He’s going to be an X-Factor for us.” SLAM
Matt Steinmetz: I'm no doctor but Amundson's finger surgery likely to mean months, not weeks Twitter
Ellis wasn't shy about expressing his concerns about whether the two could co-exist in the same back court (you can read about that here) , but after solid individual seasons for both players in their first year together, it seemed as if it just might work. Ellis however, doesn't seem so excited about the future of the duo in the Bay Area. "We showed that (the two can play together) last year at the end of the season and, really, pretty much the whole season," Ellis told HOOPSWORLD following the team's preseason loss to the Blazers on Saturday night. But he didn't stop there. "Hey, we gotta do what we gotta do. We are here now. I'm going to be here for the next four years and he (Curry) is going to be here for however long he signed for. Until we see each other on the other side of the court, right now, we gotta put it together and make it work". HoopsWorld
"Steph is the point guard," Smart said of Curry. "He is the point guard. He plays the one, he initiates a lot of the offense. But, yet, Monta would also do the same thing as well. For now, he (Curry) is the point guard." HoopsWorld
