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Stephen Curry Dominates as Warriors Top Denver 109-101 in Rare Road Win
February 10
Oakland Tribune
 
"You might've expected Warriors guard Monta Ellis, who learned Thursday he was not selected as an All-Star reserve, to have one of his captivating performances. You know, prove they were wrong. Instead, the captivating performance was provided by his backcourt mate Stephen Curry. The Warriors' third-year point guard finished with 36 points in Golden State's 109-101 win over Denver. He was 13 of 17 shooting and had seven assists, seven rebounds, two blocks and a steal with just one turnover. Golden State (9-14) snapped a two-game losing streak and got a much-needed road victory. "You can rave about the shooting, rave about the points," coach Mark Jackson said of Curry, "but he played the"
Monta Ellis, Stephen Curry, David Lee combine for 85 points as Warriors blow past Utah
February 3
Oakland Tribune
 
"The Warriors' starting back court broke out of their slump Thursday. Guards Monta Ellis and Stephen Curry combined for 62 points on 45 shots and six steals, leading Golden State to a comfortable 119-101 win over the Utah Jazz. On top of that, the Warriors' back court had some help. Forward David Lee overcame a 2-for-12 start and finished with 23 points. He was a big reason Golden State racked up 71 second-half points, tying the mark for most points in a half by any team this season. "We played Warriors basketball," Ellis said."
Curry's ankle better, but still not quite right
February 1
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"On the surface, everything appears fine with Stephen Curry and his surgically repaired right ankle. He ran without a limp and shuffled without a hitch in starting his fifth consecutive game Tuesday night - his longest stretch without re-spraining the ankle this season. He's averaged 19.3 points on 42.9 percent three-point shooting, four rebounds, 5.3 assists and 2.3 steals since missing eight straight games last month. But then there's this: "The ankle is feeling good, but it doesn't respond well after games," the Warriors' point guard said. "It takes a while to get the soreness out of it.""
Stephen Curry returns to Warriors lineup in loss to Indiana Pacers
January 21
Oakland Tribune
 
"The Warriors like their chances with the ball in Monta Ellis' hands and the score tied in the final seconds. That scenario went horribly wrong Friday night. Ellis was picked clean by the Indiana Pacers' George Hill as he attempted a drive to the basket. Hill raced in for a layup, was fouled and converted a three-point play with 1.8 seconds left. Just like that, the Warriors were left to digest a 94-91 loss -- one that left coach Mark Jackson steamed on several fronts. Replays appeared to show Hill kick the ball right after knocking it free from Ellis. The referees ruled it unintentional and let play continue rather than blow the whistle. "The referees felt it wasn't intentional, obviously"
Stephen Curry returns to Warriors' lineup in loss
January 21
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"It might be time to try something different. Even the officials are tired of watching Monta Ellis in isolation sets at the end of quarters and games. Video replays clearly showed that George Hill's right foot kicked the ball on Ellis' dribble with 3.9 seconds remaining Friday. The officials didn't call a kicking-the-ball violation, and Hill raced to the other end of the court for a three-point play that gave Indiana a 94-91 victory over the Warriors at Oracle Arena. "It was a tough missed call," head coach Mark Jackson said. "He clearly kicked the basketball. The referees felt that it wasn't intentional, but obviously it was. "At the end of the day, I don't blame the referees. I blame our"
Mark Jackson, Stephen Curry Practicing Serious Patience
January 17
Oakland Tribune
 
"Warriors point guard Stephen Curry will not play Tuesday night against Cleveland as his sprained right ankle has not recovered well enough. It will be Curry's seventh straight game missed. Since Saturday is the earliest possible day for the Warriors' next practice, where Curry can test out his ankle again in a full-contact setting, he may not return until Monday against the Memphis Grizzlies. If that is the case, he will have missed nine games and gotten 18 days of rest."
Double disappointment for Stephen Curry
January 17
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"Warriors point guard Stephen Curry shed his usual collected demeanor for a few moments Monday and offered some unfiltered responses on a day in which he had a double dose of disappointment. Curry was one of two players (along with Indiana's Danny Granger) from the 2010 World Championships team left off the USA Basketball finalists roster for the 2012 Olympics."
Warriors stun Heat, get bad news on Stephen Curry
January 11
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"Warriors coach Mark Jackson has been telling anyone who would listen during the past month that his team has a new identity. With few outsiders believing, the Warriors put that never-quit, defensive-minded identity on full display in a showcase against the league's best team Tuesday night in front of a hysterical crowd of 19,596 at Oracle Arena. "There was a point, just like in life, where you can fold the tent, or you can begin to believe and fight back. We did that," Jackson said moments after the Warriors' 111-106 overtime victory against the Miami Heat. "It's great for my guys, because the bottom line is you need results in order to trust a system.""
Exam, rest for Stephen Curry in Charlotte likely
January 8
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"Warriors point guard Stephen Curry had his sprained right ankle evaluated by team doctors before Saturday night's game against Utah, and he will hop a plane to Charlotte to meet with his surgeon Monday. The most realistic projection is that Curry will return to the lineup next Saturday at Charlotte. It's hard to imagine that he'll fly cross-country to play in the Warriors' home game against Miami on Tuesday. It doesn't make much logistical sense to fly back from Charlotte for Thursday's home game against Orlando, just to double back. Instead, he can stay in Charlotte and get some home cooking and rehab, and then he can greet his teammates when they play the Bobcats on Saturday. "It's not"
Curry targeting Thursday return
January 7
ESPN.com
 
"Stephen Curry isn't playing for the Golden State Warriors against the Los Angeles Lakers Friday night because of his sprained right ankle. He says he won't play against the Utah Jazz Saturday, when he'll have a doctor examine the ankle again. He hopes to return next Thursday, Jan. 12, when the Warriors play the Orlando Magic in Oakland. Curry had surgery to repair two of the three main ligaments in his ankle and now has sprained the third. He hurt the ankle in a preaseason game against the Sacramento Kings, then in the second regular season game against the Chicago Bulls and again vs. the San Antonio Spurs on Jan. 4."
Stephen Curry out at least the next two games; team then will determine next course of action
January 6
Oakland Tribune
 
"Warriors point guard Stephen Curry won't play Friday against the Los Angeles Lakers. Nor will he play Saturday against the Utah Jazz. No one knows when he will play again on that sprained right ankle. Three sprains in just over two weeks have sounded an alarm in Warriors world. Concern, frustration and resolve are at an all-time high. "We -- the training staff and doctors -- all agreed that as long as I didn't have any pain while I was playing, it was good enough to go," Curry said after Thursday's practice. "So maybe, I don't know, we're going to have to have that discussion again." That's now seven sprains, plus surgery and rehab, on the same ankle in the past 15 months. Curry's right"
Curry shaken, despondent after latest tweak
January 5
CSN Bay Area
 
"For the third time this season and for the seventh time in the past 15 months, Warriors point guard Stephen Curry sprained his right ankle during a game. It happened late in the third quarter of the Warriors' 101-95 loss to the Spurs in San Antonio and it wasn't dissimilar from the other half-dozen times he rolled the ankle. This time, though, was different. Maybe not different in terms of severity because that remains to be seen. But different in terms of how Curry reacted to the injury."
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry sprains right ankle again in loss to Spurs
January 5
Oakland Tribune
 
"Monta Ellis gave one of the gutsiest performances of his career, totaling 38 points and seven assists in 44 minutes Wednesday. But with his backcourt mate Stephen Curry knocked out of the game with another sprained ankle, and the Warriors defense succumbing down the stretch, Ellis wasn't enough. Golden State lost 101-95, its 27th straight defeat at San Antonio, where the Warriors haven't won since Feb. 14, 1997. It's the third straight defeat for the Warriors (2-4). "He was incredible and inspiring," Warriors coach Mark Jackson said of Ellis. "Not only was I asking him to make the plays on the offensive end, but I was asking him to defend Tony Parker on the other end. He gave me everything"
Warriors lose Curry, another game in San Antonio
January 5
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"The groundhog that roams these parts when the Warriors come to town made his expected appearance at the AT&T Center on Wednesday night, but he showed up in an unusual way. With the Warriors playing some of their best basketball of the season and threatening to end a 26-game losing streak to the Spurs in San Antonio, the groundhog popped out of his hole to trip Stephen Curry."
Curry optimistic about playing against Philly
December 31
CSN Bay Area
 
"Warriors point guard Stephen Curry participated in parts of the team's practice on Friday and remains day-to-day heading into Saturday's game against the Phladelphia 76ers at Oracle. But Curry sure sounded like he was going to give it a go. Curry did non-contact drills early in practice but did not participate in any of the team's full-court scrimmaging. "It's still sore but hopefully another 24 hours and I'll be able to go (Saturday) and be ready," Curry said. Curry sprained his right ankle for the second time this season in the fourth quarter of Monday's game against the Chicago Bulls when he came down on the foot of Kyle Korver. He missed Wednesday's game against New York."
Stephen Curry misses practice with bad ankle
December 28
Oakland Tribune
 
"Warriors point guard Stephen Curry did not practice Tuesday because of his sprained right ankle and has been listed as day to day. Results of an MRI exam Tuesday confirmed the original diagnosis of a sprain, according a Warriors news release. Curry, who could play in Wednesday night's home game against the New York Knicks, aggravated the surgically repaired ankle midway through the fourth quarter of Monday night's 99-91 victory over the Chicago Bulls. He did not return to the game, but X-rays taken after the game were negative, the team announced. If Curry sits out Wednesday's game, he would have four days of rest and treatment since Golden State doesn't play again until Saturday against"
Warriors' Curry won't play against Knicks: report
December 28
New York Post
 
"For the second straight game, the Knicks will not have to worry about their opponent's best player. According to USA Today, the Warriors' Stephen Curry will sit out Wednesday's game against the Knicks, who beat the Celtics playing without Paul Pierce in their opener. Curry hurt his ankle in the preseason and tweaked the injury in Monday night's 99-91 win over the Bulls. "They did X-rays (Monday) night. Everything's fine. It's OK," agent Lance Young told the newspaper."
Stephen Curry lifts Warriors to 1st win of season
December 27
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"Stephen Curry's Christmas miracle came a day late, but it didn't make it any less special. A night after a sprained right ankle limited Curry physically and made him timid in decision-making, he appeared healed for the first 42 minutes of Monday's game against Chicago. He led the Warriors to a 99-91 victory, the first in coach Mark Jackson's career, in front of a sellout crowd of 19,596 at Oracle Arena. "It means something because I have dreamed of this moment," Jackson said. "I didn't see the fellas in uniform, but I thank God it was them because of their commitment, focus and dedication. I'm extremely proud of that group. "This win is really theirs." It was mostly Curry's win. He had a"
Warriors wants Stephen Curry to step up as leader
December 24
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"It's time for Stephen Curry to wholly embrace his role as the face of the Warriors franchise. Or, as first-year coach Mark Jackson analogizes, it's time for Curry to grab a microphone and become what Gladys Knight was to the Pips. "I challenged him in our first meeting to stop deferring, and he's made incredible strides," Jackson said. "I'm proud of him. He very easily could have said, 'I'm going to be who I am, I'm going to be very successful, and I'm going to make a lot of money doing it.' "But he's listened, made the adjustments and become a better player because of it.""
Stephen Curry isn't ruling himself out of season opener
December 23
Oakland Tribune
 
"Stephen Curry isn't ruling himself out of Sunday's Christmas Night opener against the Los Angeles Clippers, but the Warriors point guard said it's too soon to tell if his surgically repaired sprained right ankle will respond that quickly. Curry, who sprained the ankle Tuesday night in Sacramento, attended practice Thursday but did not participate. He was able to walk without crutches, however, after MRI results Wednesday revealed he did not damage the ligaments. "Trying to gauge how long it's going to be before I can get back on the floor, it's hard to say right now because I've never dealt with a post-surgery injury before," Curry said. "I'm optimistic that with four days of rehab, I'll"
Problems with Ellis, Curry hinder Warriors
December 23
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"Another day came and went Thursday without any explicit answers to the most potentially damning questions that face the Warriors. Shooting guard Monta Ellis, who was sued Wednesday for alleged sexual harassment, left practice as the media entered because of what the Warriors called a bruised right shoulder. Point guard Stephen Curry, who rolled his surgically repaired right ankle Tuesday night, didn't know if he'd be ready to play in the season opener Christmas Night. Head coach Mark Jackson didn't offer specifics for how the Warriors would deal with the hard times, offering only a promise that they would. "I truly feel like we're going to handle it and we're going to respond," Jackson"
Problems with Ellis, Curry hinder Warriors
December 23
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"Another day came and went Thursday without any explicit answers to the most potentially damning questions that face the Warriors. Shooting guard Monta Ellis, who was sued Wednesday for alleged sexual harassment, left practice as the media entered because of what the Warriors called a bruised right shoulder. Point guard Stephen Curry, who rolled his surgically repaired right ankle Tuesday night, didn't know if he'd be ready to play in the season opener Christmas Night."
Curry optimistic he'll play Sunday
December 22
CSN Bay Area
 
"Warriors point guard Stephen Curry is listed as day-to-day after spraining his right ankle during Tuesday's exhibition game against the Sacramento Kings. That means his status is up in the air for Sunday night's regular-season opener against the L.A. Clippers at Oracle Arena. But Curry sounded optimistic about being in the starting lineup, particularly with three days to rest and rehab the ankle."
Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry gets good news on ankle
December 22
Oakland Tribune
 
"Warriors point guard Stephen Curry received some good news from Wednesday's MRI exam on his sprained right ankle. Tests revealed Curry didn't sustain any ligament damage in Tuesday's exhibition loss to Sacramento. The repairs made in his offseason surgery are still intact. Curry will officially be listed as day to day, but it's going to take some quick healing for him to be able to play Sunday, when the Warriors host the Los Angeles Clippers in their season opener. "Hoping for the Christmas Miracle," Curry said."
Stephen Curry reinjures ankle in Warriors loss
December 21
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"Power forward David Lee couldn't pretend to be interested in the Warriors' huddle during the final seconds of the first half. His heart and his eyes were on the south tunnel at Power Balance Pavilion, where the team's future and arguably the most important piece of their present had just been helped to the locker room. Point guard Stephen Curry turned his surgically repaired right ankle in an ugly scene in the final minute of the first half of ' the Warriors' 95-91 loss to the Kings on Tuesday night."
Curry lights up open scrimmage
December 13
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"Warriors head coach Mark Jackson mostly stalked the sideline during Monday's open scrimmage at Oracle Arena, but midway through the second quarter, he stopped in his tracks and shook his head in disbelief. Point guard Stephen Curry had just made his fourth consecutive three-pointer, was 6-for-6 from the field and had knocked down his only free-throw try for 17 points, to the amazement of Jackson and the delight of about 6,000 fans - the largest in the history of these events."
Talks slow, but California teams leading race for All-Star Paul
December 8
SI.com
 
"No decision has been made by New Orleans about where to send point guard Chris Paul, but a source with a good read on the talks puts the list of leaders for his services as such: the Lakers, Clippers and Warriors. There are other teams making a push, among them Dallas and Houston, but there are no indications that they're being seriously considered by Hornets general manager Dell Demps. But the situation doesn't begin and end with the Hornets' intentions, since Paul's perspective on where he might agree to stay long-term is a major factor. The Celtics, for example, have the assets (Rajon Rondo) and the incentive, but sources close to Paul says he has no interest in a long-term future in"
Lakers still in hunt to work deal for Hornets' Paul
December 7
NBA.com
 
"The Los Angeles Lakers are not out of the Chris Paul Sweepstakes. A league source involved in the discussions said late Tuesday night that the Lakers are still among the teams the New Orleans Hornets are having advanced discussions with on a potential trade of Paul, the four-time All-Star guard who is seeking a trade after spending his first six seasons in the Big Easy. The Lakers, Clippers, Warriors and Celtics currently have a leg up on other teams that are trying to acquire Paul. Yahoo! Sports had reported earlier Tuesday that the Clippers, Warriors and Celtics had the three best offers on the table for Paul. The Lakers' potential offer would send either center Andrew Bynum or forward"
Hornets engaged in serious CP3 talks
December 6
CBSSports.com
 
"The Hornets began to seriously engage in trade discussions for superstar Chris Paul Tuesday, with the Celtics, Clippers, Warriors and Mavericks among the most serious suitors, sources told CBSSports.com. The Clippers' opening salvo was an offer that included Eric Gordon and restricted free agent DeAndre Jordan, with L.A. hoping that the prospect of playing with electrifying forward Blake Griffin and the big stage of Los Angeles would be enticing enough to Paul that he would eventually commit to the team long term. The details of offers surrounding talks with Dallas and Golden State weren't known, though Yahoo Sports reported that the Warriors' offer centered around Stephen Curry and rookie"
Curry Again Considering Going Overseas
November 16
Oakland Tribune
 
"Warriors point guard Stephen Curry is now considering going overseas to play, since it's looking as if NBA action appears to be a ways away. Curry said via text message he is currently weighing his options. He will not only consider where to play and for how much, but when. Curry is enrolled at Davidson College and wants to finish the semester."
Curry Again Considering Going Overseas
November 15
Oakland Tribune
 
"Warriors point guard Stephen Curry is now considering going overseas to play, since it's looking as if NBA action appears to be a ways away. Curry said via text message he is currently weighing his options. He will not only consider where to play and for how much, but when. Curry is enrolled at Davidson College and wants to finish the semester."
Steph Curry uninjured in car crash
November 2
Charlotte Observer
 
"Former Davidson basketball star Stephen Curry had a car accident in the Charlotte area last week, but he walked away from the crash uninjured, according to his father. "He's fine,'' Dell Curry told the Observer in a brief phone interview Tuesday night. "He ran into the back of someone who stopped short.''"
Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry goes back to school at Davidson
October 19
Contra Costa Times
 
"Stephen Curry strolled in late for an interview at the Davidson College newspaper last month, a look of disinterest on his face. With an iPod earbud attached to one ear, the Warriors point guard sent text messages as he answered questions and even interrupted the interview to take a call. Then, suddenly, Curry burst into laughter, his attempt at playing the part of a bigheaded sports star gone awry. "Steph tried to punk us," said Andrew Barna, co-sports editor of The Davidsonian. "But he could only last three minutes because he is such a nice and down-to-earth guy." Clearly, Curry is right where he belongs. He could be playing overseas, earning back some of the money he is losing during"
Curry squelches rumor of wish to leave Warriors
October 1
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"Before the idea that Stephen Curry wants to play for the Charlotte Bobcats instead of the Warriors could go completely viral Friday, he squashed it via Twitter. The Warriors' point guard wrote, "If you have read a certain rumor today, plz don't confuse my love for my family as a WISH to play in Charlotte. I'm a #GSW for life and ready for the long haul. Just answering a question about the pressure of family in my hometown. OK, that's all. Thanks." Curry told the Charlotte Observer's Rick Bonnell, one of the league's most respected reporters, that if he ever left the Warriors, he would like to play for Charlotte - a statement that got twisted and turned into a virtual trade request as"
Stephen Curry: Right ankle is 'perfectly fine'
September 16
CSN Bay Area
 
"Stephen Curry said his right ankle is "perfectly fine" and there was no re-injuring of it during a pickup game at Impact Basketball on Thursday night. Four minutes into Thursday's game featuring several Warriors players, guard Curry left the floor, took his right shoe off and began getting some treatment on his right ankle. He watched the second quarter while icing the ankle. All precaution, according to Curry. "I've had a schedule for my recovery of coming back and I've been doing some high-impact workouts and I just wanted to run up and down the court a little bit," Curry said. "I have no limitations right now and am just pacing myself to get back to 100 percent.""
Stephen Curry doesn't need NBA season to stay busy
August 31
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"This is the time of year when Stephen Curry usually ramps up his workout schedule to prepare for training camp. With no end in sight to the NBA lockout, however, the Warriors' point guard is ramping up his schedule in other ways. Curry got married last month and returned from a 10-day honeymoon in Bora Bora just in time to start three courses at Davidson College that will leave only a thesis paper between him and a degree in sociology. He'll play in a golf pro-am before the culminating event of the FedEx Cup playoffs next month in Atlanta, host a charity golf tournament in San Francisco a week later and coordinate a players-only basketball training camp somewhere in between."
Curry reconnects with Davidson for degree, more, during lockout
August 29
CBSSports.com
 
"Not even 10 seconds into a call with Stephen Curry, we were interrupted. It was his wife on the other line. She was calling to check in with him after his first Wednesday class of the semester. "It's going well -- we're still talking," Curry said of his new marriage to his high school sweetheart, Ayesha. This is the new Steph Curry: on-hiatus NBA player for the Golden State Warriors, born-again Davidson undergraduate and obeying husband for all of three weeks. Curry is arguably making more out of the NBA lockout than any other player. And perhaps no other program is benefiting from the pros' work stoppage like Davidson. That's because Curry is taking advantage of an opportunity and"
Golden State Warriors' players thinking of going overseas
July 15
Contra Costa Times
 
"Warriors point guard Stephen Curry and forward Dorell Wright said they are considering playing overseas if the NBA lockout extends into the season. Neither has a deal in place or a destination set in stone, but they could end up in the same location. "China is looking promising," Curry said via text message. "There's no deal yet on the table, but my agent is going to entertain offers and see what happens. If it works, I'll go." Wright said China would be his first choice. He has an endorsement deal with Peak, a Chinese basketball shoe company. "I would definitely like to play in China," Wright said via text. "But I'm open to other options. I'm going to China for a week (in August), so I'll"
Stephen Curry rehabing surgically repaired right ankle
July 7
Yahoo! Sports
 
"If it were up to Stephen Curry, he'd be using the next couple months to rehab his surgically repaired right ankle at the Golden State Warriors' practice facility under the watch of the team's training and medical staffs. He'd also use the time to get to know Mark Jackson and the rest of the Warriors' new coaches, and better familiarize himself with the system they plan to implement. The NBA lockout has put most of those plans on hold. Instead, Curry will rehab in Charlotte, N.C., and Washington with his own doctors and trainer. Nor can he speak to Jackson or anyone in the Warriors' front office, which also has been overhauled since the season ended. "This would be a crucial time for us to"
Warriors exercise contract options for Stephen Curry, Ekpe Udoh
June 30
CSN Bay Area
 
"Guard Stephen Curry and forward Ekpe Udoh had their contract options picked up by the Warriors Wednesday. For Curry it was a fourth-year option and for Udoh it was for year three. The moves were expected. Curry averaged 18.6 points, 3.9 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game last season. Udoh posted averages of 4.1 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.5 blocks."
Other teams bring up Curry as he recovers from surgery
June 21
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"Warriors point guard Stephen Curry is recovering from right ankle surgery and is expected to be out of his cast by Monday. Curry hasn't been rumored in offseason trades with near the fervor of his backcourt mate Monta Ellis. General manager Larry Riley said he's fielding more calls about Curry but isn't having the same conversations. "I always shift them off pretty quick, but we get a bunch of calls about Steph," Riley said. When asked to measure the calls about Curry and Ellis, Riley raised his hand to the sky. Curry missed eight games last season and limped through a score more. In San Antonio his ankle simply gave out."
Curry has surgery on unsteady ankle
May 26
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"Warriors point guard Stephen Curry had surgery to strengthen his right ankle, the team announced Wednesday. No rehabilitation timeline was released, but team sources said Curry should be fully recovered for the start of training camp. Dr. Bob Anderson, a foot and ankle specialist at the OrthoCarolina Clinic in Charlotte, N.C., repaired instability in the ankle because of recurrent sprains that caused Curry to miss eight games and limp through a handful of others."
Curry & Co. launch website
May 16
Charlotte Observer
 
"Stephen Curry becomes a video star today. A former Davidson All-American, he is working with two of his former teammates, Dan Nelms and Steve Rossiter, in launching a website (www.amzini.com) designed to raise awareness of the many social networking sites available online. Curry will be featured in two videos shot this year in San Francisco with the intention of drawing more people - and their videos - to the site. "The idea is there are all these different social opportunities out there that people aren't aware of," said Nelms, president of Amzini Enterprises LLC."
How can Warriors make Ellis, Curry more efficient?
April 13
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"The Warriors spent last season trying to convince themselves that Monta Ellis and Stephen Curry could coexist. The Warriors spent this season trying to identify exactly what steps need to be taken to help the guards thrive together. After nearly two years of watching Ellis and Curry dazzle offensively and flounder defensively, the Warriors maintain their belief that they have the makings of a playoff backcourt. They admit, however, that the slight build of the guards mandates some serious strength training and equal amounts of roster bolstering to make the postseason a reality. "I think they've continued to show that they can play together, and now we have to continue to grow our team and"
Stephen Curry needs to draw more fouls
April 7
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"Warriors point guard Stephen Curry is on pace to the lead the NBA in free-throw shooting and to pass Rick Barry with the franchise's best single-season percentage, but the team brass wants more. "If you're going to lead the league in free-throw shooting, you might as well find a way to get to the line more often," general manager Larry Riley said. Curry went into Wednesday's game shooting 93.1 percent from the foul line, which would pass Barry's 92.4 percent from 1977-78. It would also make Curry the first Warrior to lead the league since Mark Price did it in 1996-97 with a 90.6 percentage. But Curry has gotten to the line only 217 times, a far cry from the league's most-fouled point"
Stephen Curry quiets Cavs as Warriors win 95-85
March 9
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"Warriors coach Keith Smart has been begging one of his players to step up and make a tough play. With three minutes remaining in the sixth game of their seven-game road trip, Smart got the big play he sought from the smallest guy on the floor. Point guard Stephen Curry grabbed an offensive rebound and put it back to effectively end Cleveland's comeback attempt and secure the Warriors' 95-85 victory Tuesday night at Quicken Loans Arena. Asked about the offensive rebound by Curry, who is listed at 6-foot-3, 180 pounds, power forward David Lee joked that the point guard must have gained weight. "He played a great game for us tonight. Those little plays make a big difference," Lee said. The"
Warriors need to assist Curry
February 23
Contra Costa Times
 columnist Cam Inman
"Let's count up all of Steph Curry's assists for the Warriors' in Tuesday night's 115-93 loss to the visiting Boston Celtics. Ready, set, go: His first assist came on the Warriors' opening basket, his second came on their next field goal and then ... That's it. Two assists. Total. That's sad, and that epitomizes the wobbly state of the Warriors, whose modest three-game win streak ended. Curry should have many more assists. Maybe 10 more. But not with this bunch of lackadaisical and lower-tier teammates, too many of whom looked glum, disinterested and incapable of making an open shot in their first game back from the All-Star break. The Celtics have so many weapons you can't help but"
Stephen Curry, learning a new position, is on point with Golden State Warriors
February 21
Oakland Tribune
 
"Some say point guards are born and not bred. The position is too dependent on intangibles, too innate to teach. The great ones have something extra, something God-given. And then there's the Warriors' Stephen Curry, among the bred. "I'm a natural point guard," Utah's Deron Williams said. "I think I was born to play point guard. But some guys can make the adjustment. Since he's gotten to the NBA, I think Steph's done a great job. He balances his scoring and gets his assists. He can pass. He just has a great knack for the game." When Curry, 22, gained national fame, leading Davidson to the Elite Eight of the 2008 NCAA tournament, he wasn't the point guard. That title belonged to senior Jason"
Stephen Curry wins Skills Challenge
February 20
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"On a Saturday night, at the Staples Center, and in front of an international TV audience, Warriors point guard Stephen Curry finally felt like he got the vindication he was seeking. "That dunk was for all of the guys who make fun of my dunking ability," Curry said. "I tried to dunk again on the second run, but I had to let that one go a little early, and then Russell (Westbrook) came behind me and showed me up with a thunderous tomahawk." Interestingly, it was Curry's second run through the point guard Skills Challenge - the one that ended with a layup instead of a dunk - that clinched the title in 28.2 seconds. Westbrook followed with a 44.2-seconds run to finish second. Curry advanced to"