Ken @ #18: Law’s line looked very good, except for the lack of assists. Last night, none of the Warriors were collecting assists; but Law will need to start dishing with success soon in order be considered as a viable PG.

I am backing off my more optimistic predictions for the season (http://feltbot.com/), but not because of this game.

His heart is pounding a little fast right now, the game is coming at him like a bullet train. Give it a little time.

I always notice that the haters run rampant after bad losses. Wouldn’t your points carry more weight if you tried to make them after a win? I know they would with me.

I like his game, I like his ability to score in a multitude of ways……I have always said that at his best, Curry can be a Devin Harris type player, maybe a little less quick, but can score in the open court, has range from the perimeter and is creative off the dribble.

We’ll see what happens…….

“Fierce”……good point about Curry maybe not driving enough.

I’ve never understood why young players settle so much for perimeter shots. I always say, “Take it to the basket” “Put the pressure on the defense.”

Establish yourself in the league as a guy who gets to the basket. The refs will respect you more, you will get more calls, you will get “And Ones”……

That would make defenders sag off you a little bit and you will keep them honest. That way, you can open up your perimeter game as well.

I would like to see Curry, Ellis, Morrow, Azubuike, Maggette all get to the basket more this year.

I like the kid, but Stephen Curry needs to step up his shooting. Maybe he’s not used to the quickness in the NBA as opposed to college?

Let’s see. Curry’s college FG was .467 and his 3PT FG was .412 (based on the shorter college stripe), so the fact that he’s struggling with his shot so mightily is a surprise.

In two exhibition games, Stephen Curry has shot 2-10 and 5-15. In addition, he’s shot 1-3 and 1-5 from 3PT range.

If you combine this with his 5 game Summer League performance, when player’s usually thrive due to lack of defense, his total FG is 33-105 or .314. His total 3PT FG is 12-37 or .324.

What’s more bothersome is that his 2PT FG is worse than his 3PT FG. His total 2PT FG is 21-68 or .309. Maybe he’s not driving enough? Or he’s just a 3PT specialist?

I know, this is a small sample size, but it’s not meaningless.

He’s likely going to improve over the course of a season – how can he not, but I won’t be surprised if he continues to struggle with his shot through the first couple of months of the regular season.

If he’s going to thrive this year, he’s got to shoot better.

Re Acie Law: keep in mind a lot of his play came after the game was over, against Laker scrubs, so that extrapolation to 40 minutes doesn’t hold. When the starters were in Law had trouble handling the ball.

Looking forward to seeing what we can do when we get Buike, Turiaf, Monta, and CJ back.

16 points and 11 out of 12 free throws in 20 MINUTES.

If he had played 40 minutes, that would have been 32 points and 22 out of 24 free throws.

Not one comment from MT about WHY the world champions had to foul Law six times in 20 minutes ?

Law, a real NBA point guard (something unknown on the Ws), had more assists per minutes than any other Warrior.

In 20 minutes, Jackson had 5 points.

Law had more points per minute than any W other than Morrow.

Note that Law had the same excellent free throw percentage in the playoffs.