Feb 27, 2016, 10:24 PM

@Wolfs said:

By all rights, he should have been taken by one of the two picks Minnesota had ahead of the Warriors, but they took Rubio and Flynn. IIRC, Curry didn't even really work out for the Warriors before the draft, but Larry Riley took a shot on him.

Larry Riley said he never really considered Curry because he didn't believe he'd be available at that time. Like you, he firmly believed Minnesota was going to grab him up. When he was still available. The fact that they didn't do any of the workouts and scouting they normally did on a player didn't even matter. They took him.

As for the screening, there's always specific rules that are laid off in every sport. Michael Jordan was notorious for using the hand check on his cross over step back jumpers to push off the defender. There's one of his last shots from a game in a finals that keep getting replayed over and over (I can't remember which one), where he practically shoves the guy to the ground before taking his shot. He makes the bucket and seals the game and walks back victorious, and everyone forgets that hand checking opponents is illegal. But that's just a part of the game, and as any coach will tell you, you play the game that is called, not the game that is written. It certainly didn't take away form Jordan and the Bulls, I doubt it will affect Golden State's history much.

However, @Wolfs also mentioned how very little respect Golden State gets already (from some people). And I don't understand it. I know there's a certain amount of jealousy but damn. It was this lack of respect when they won the title last year which I think prompted this extra level of play this year. And they still can't get respect from some people. Haters. I'm no GS fan, but I find it impossible not to respect what GS has done the last 2 years.