Even bad teams have a diamond in the rough

Here's the take on Stephen Curry, the rookie guard for the Golden State Warriors {from SF Gate}:

1. Late at night, 10 or 11 o'clock on non-game nights, Curry lets himself into the Warriors' practice gym in downtown Oakland, and shoots.  These sessions are on top of the half hour or so of extra shooting Curry does after team practices

2. He can play, but the shot wasn't there at first. In the Warriors' summer-league games, Curry's shooting was, he said, "terrible," and during preseason, it was only "OK," which doesn't get you to where Curry wanted to get. So he works. While he gradually adjusted to the height, quickness and athleticism of the league's defenders, he kept practicing, shooting.

3. "He doesn't care how many shots he misses. He thinks he is going to make the next one. That confidence rubs off on the other guys and makes you forget he is a rookie."

4.  Warriors coaches say he is extremely responsive to suggestions.

     a. Some weeks ago, the coaches told Curry to get to the free-throw line more often, do more penetration.  Done.

     b. The coaches told him to come off the screens faster and more aggressively, thinking shot first.  He's doing that, while teaching himself to see the court clearly at the increased speed.

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