As a precursor to the five Christmas games on ABC and ESPN, NBA analysts P.J. Carlesimo and Jalen Rose hosted a conference call Tuesday morning. Their first topic of conversation was Warriors point guard Stephen Curry.
Carlesimo coached with six different teams for parts of 1994-2013. He praised Curry’s work ethic, saying the point guard could have used the excuse of playing late into the summer, but instead, he out-trained players who needed it more.
“His work ethic is excellent,” Carlesimo said. “I think his decision-making is even a little better this year.