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Here is Golden State Warriors assistant Michael Malone talking about the team’s defensive goals to CSN Bay Area:

“We’re going to be a defensive team. The Golden State Warriors are going to defend every night. We’re going to rebound. We’re still going to look to run but run with discipline — not just running and taking bad shots.

The last thing is taking care of the basketball. If we can do those four things every night, we feel we’ll have a chance to be a successful team. But it starts with the defense, finishing off that possession with a rebound — which they did a very poor job of last year – and then we still want to look to attack.

There’s a common misperception that you cannot be a good defensive team and still be a good running team. We don’t want to take away from our guys’ creativity and their ability to get out and run. They do that very well here.

The difference is we want to run off misses and rebounds instead of taking the ball out of the net and looking to run all the time. So, defend, rebound, run with discipline and value the basketball. Those are the four things we’re going to harp on day in and day out.”

— Reported by Matt Steinmetz of CSN Bay Area

Curry, 23, is back on his old stamping grounds at Davidson, finishing up a degree in sociology.

“It’s about finishing what I started,” Curry said.

Going back to school may sound noble considering the pampered, diva label often affixed to NBA players. But in Curry’s world, such a decision was “not a big deal.” And that probably explains why transitioning back into school has been as smooth as his jump shot.

“I was excited, but I really wasn’t surprised,” said Curry’s mom, Sonya. “It’s a big deal to get a Davidson degree. And that’s the expectation that (Davidson) Coach Bob McKillop set — that his players graduate. I didn’t want my baby being the
only one who didn’t.”

The lockout has afforded Curry a rare opportunity to knock out a bulk of classes at Davidson, which is in Charlotte, N.C. So instead of signing to play internationally, where he could make money and expand his fame globally, Curry is back on the scholastic grind.

Offseason surgery in May to repair two ligaments in his right ankle made the decision to avoid full-time basketball easier. Curry’s ankle is still not 100 percent, though he was cleared for full activity on Sept. 14.

— Reported by Marcus Thompson II of the Bay Area News Group

The Warriors announced on Thursday that a pair of additions to their training staff.

Chad Bergman, who had been with the San Antonio Spurs for the past six seasons, was named the Warriors’ head athletic trainer and JoHan Wang was named the team’s director of athletic performance.

Tom Abdenour, who had been the Warriors’ head athletic trainer for 23-plus seasons, took a job at San Diego State University in January. He was replaced on an interim basis by Troy Wenzel.

— Reported by Matt Steinmetz of CSN Bay Area