Stephen Curry responded to finishing second in the Rookie of the Year voting with a statement released from his hometown of Charlotte: "Congrats to Tyreke for winning Rookie of the Year. There's no doubt he deserves it. For me to have been in the conversation all year and to finish [...]
There were some rumors I heard that the ROY voting was nearly a tie, with the Kings' Tyreke Evans beating the Warriors' Stephen Curry by only a few votes. It turns out that was just a rumor. The voting was close, but Evans was the clear-cut winner. Here are the [...]
Jason Jones of the Sacramento Bee is reporting that Kings guard Tyreke Evans has been voted Rookie of the Year, according to three sources. Evans, Warriors point guard Stephen Curry and Milwaukee Bucks point guard Brandon Jennings were the three most qualified candidates for the award. The official announcement is [...]
I always like to look at players' stats adjusted to reflect starters' minutes (36 per game). I'm fully aware it's not an exact science; especially for players who get very few actual minutes on the court, it can present some false perceptions of a player's ability. In addition, just because [...]
Well, you can't blame Stephen Curry if voters don't name him Rookie of the Year. He certainly has done everything possible to demonstrate that he is the NBA's most talented rookie, including a sparkling performance in the regular-season finale against the Blazers (42 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals, [...]
I have no problem admitting when I'm wrong. I wrote a couple times last week that the Warriors wouldn't win any of their three final games of the regular season against a trio of Western Conference powers -- Oklahoma City, Utah and Portland. I was wrong. This group of Warriors, [...]
Do you remember last summer, when the Warriors backed away from a deal that involved Suns all-star power forward Amar'e Stoudemire? The Suns and Warriors had a deal on the table during last summer's draft that would have sent Stephen Curry, Andris Biedrins, Brandan Wright and Marco Belinelli [...]
Warriors point guard Stephen Curry was named NBA Western Conference Rookie of the Month for March. Curry was also named rookie of the month in January. Curry played in 14 games in March, averaging 19.8 points, 7.3 assists, 4.3 rebounds and 1.79 steals in 37.5 minutes per game. Curry shot [...]
The other day, I wrote that Tyreke Evans had all but clinched the rookie of the year award this season. My reasoning was that Evans was still playing well and that Curry hadn't done enough to outplay him since his outstanding stretch in February. I spoke too soon. Since that [...]
CANDIDATES Stephen Curry, Warriors, point guard Season stats: 35.8 minutes, 16.0 points, 4.2 rebounds, 5.4 assists, 1.8 steals, 3.02 turnovers, percentages (.454, .414, .879) March stats: 39.7 minutes, 18.3 points, 3.8 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 1.5 steals, 4.3 turnovers, percentages (.404, .447, .929) Thursday's game (Trail Blazers 110, Warriors 105): [...]
Press Democrat Assistant Sports Editor (and rabid NBA fan) Jared Cowley breaks down the latest on the Golden State Warriors and other news from around the Association.