Last year in Indy

More over at The Davidson Project.

Unfazed

Marcus Thompson:

The Currys, who hail from Charlotte, N.C., are the typical Southern family -- massive and down-to-earth. Curry has no shortage of aunties and uncles, cousins and family friends to keep him grounded.

To them, he isn’t the baby-faced Davidson rock star, or the answer to the Warriors’ troubles. He’s just Wardell Stephen Curry II.

“He ain’t changed one bit,” said Warriors second-year guard Anthony Morrow, who has been friends with Curry since the two played against each other while at rival Charlotte high schools. “Not even exaggerating. He is the same Steph from when he was in high school. Great kid.”

Also of note: The game that sold Larry Riley on Stephen Curry? Purdue.

More backlash

Seth Davis in this week’s SI: Davidson’s not as good as it was last year. After losing three starters from their Elite Eight squad, the Wildcats (8-2) need superhuman efforts from guard Stephen Curry to beat top teams. Curry shot 5 for 26 in an 18-point loss to Purdue.

The day after

Things I thought watching from my spot on the baseline at Conseco: Brendan is getting better. I’m comfortable with the ball in Max’s hands too. Frank is going to be excellent. Will looked good. Stephen looked beat. Wasn’t the first time. Steve’s got to stay on the floor. Bryant’s defense? Three-point defense? The first time Stephen didn’t live up to or exceed expectations with so many watching: a moment that was inevitable. And important. It’ll tamp down some of the hyperbole. Not all bad. Seasons are seasons for reasons: up and down, peaks and dips, problems to solve. December is early. Merry Christmas.

Purdue postmortem

Words: Charlotte. Charlotte. Indianapolis. Indianapolis. AP. ESPN. Old Gold Free Press. DeCourcy. Gary. Fort Wayne. Fort Wayne. More Fort Wayne. Davidson.

Indianapolis

Tomorrow at Conseco

Preview grab bag: Fort Wayne. Charlotte. More Charlotte. Still Charlotte. Chicago. Rivals. AP. Jerry Palm. TSN via NBC. Big Ten Geeks. Davidson. Indianapolis. Gary. FanHouse. All Things Boilermaker.

Saturday on CBS

The view from Purdue: “Once he gets it, you’re kind of at his mercy.”