Golden State Warriors’ rookie Stephen Curry really came into his own in the final months of the season, but it was not enough to win the Rookie of the Year Award over the Sacramento Kings’ star rookie Tyreke Evans.  Curry really played well down the final stretch of the season, as he averaged 19.8 points, 7.3 assists, 4.3 rebounds, and 1.8 steals in the month of March.  In April he really poured it on, averaging 26.4 points, 8.1 assists, 6.4 rebounds, and 2.6 steals. Curry was definitely the more exciting player to watch and was a much better shooter, put Evans’ put together a great full season and his overall numbers were better than Curry’s, so he deserved the Rookie of the Year Award.  Curry’s final season averages came to 17.5 points, 5.9 assists, 4.5 rebounds, and 1.9 steals.  Evans averages were 20.1 points, 5.8 assists, 5.3 rebounds, and 1.5 steals.  They both shot about 46% from the field, so overall their numbers were similar, but Evans was putting up those numbers from day one.  It took Curry about two months to get used to the NBA game.  Curry is by far the better shooter though, as he shot a blazing 43% from three, and Evans hasn’t really developed much of a three-point shot, hitting only 26% of his threes.  Although I think both have room for improvement, I think Curry has a higher upside down the line.  Evans won’t be able to put very much more on his 6′6″ 220 lbs. frame, but Curry can still add 20 lbs. of muscle to his wiry 6′3″, 185 lbs. frame.  That, along with his great outside shooting, has me thinking that Curry will end up as the better player when it is all said and done.  Either way, both of these guys are going to have great NBA careers.

23-year old small forward Reggie Williams came out of nowhere (actually the D-League) to shine for the Warriors as a rookie. He played in 24 games (10 starts) for the Warriors this year and he averaged 32.6 minutes, 15.2 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game. The Warriors have found a keeper in Williams as he was a bright spot in a bad season for them.

The Warriors outscored the Blazers 37-25 in the 4th quarter to prevail last night in Portland. The most amazing thing about this win is that the Warriors only had six players available in this game. Stephen Curry, Monta Ellis, Anthony Tolliver and Reggie Williams played all 48 minutes last night. Stephen Curry led the way for the Warriors last night with 42 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals. Monta Ellis was also lights out offensively as he finished up with 34 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. Anthony Tolliver was outstanding around the basket with 19 points, 15 rebounds and 3 assists in this game. Devean George came off the bench to score 16 points, grab 8 rebounds, dish out 3 assists and he had 4 steals. Reggie Williams was also busy with 11 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists last night. The Warriors finish the season with a 26-56 record.

Stephen Curry got off to a little bit of a slow start in the first two months of his rookie season, but he kept improving and became one of the better play-making scorers in this league.  Curry proved that in the Golden State Warriors final game of the season by dropping 42 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block.  That wrapped up a great rookie season for Curry, who averaged 17.5 points, 5.9 assists, 4.5 rebounds, and 1.9 steals.  Coming into his first NBA season this year, it was still up in the air whether he would be able to score and make plays the way he did when he captured the basketball world’s attention at Davidson College.  He proved that he can, especially in the final month of the season.  Some still believe that Curry’s numbers are inflated because of Don Nelson’s system, which may have some truth to it, but the bottom line is that Curry has had more than a few games with eye-popping numbers and he became one of the more exciting players to watch in this league.  Curry will likely lose the Rookie of the Year Award to the Sacramento Kings’ Tyreke Evans, but Curry is a close second.  He is definitely more fun to watch play than Evans, and the NBA loves to have exciting players to build interest in the league.  It’s now safe to say the Curry will be around in this league for a while, and he will continue to have games like he did last night.

The Warriors only shot 38.1% from the floor last night and they were outrebounded 61-35 which explains the scoreboard. Devean George led the way for the Warriors last night with 21 points, 5 rebounds and 3 steals in only 27 minutes on the court. Stephen Curry also had a decent game with 17 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals. Anthony Tolliver was tough around the basket as he finished up with 15 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists. The Warriors are now 25-56 on the year.