One of the great advances in modern athletics was the discovery that individual skill work does much more to improve a player than playing in games. Thanks in large part to the influence of no-Pistons assistant coach Tim Grgurich, first name in an NBA arena has a long process of individual skill work. Aside from how it helps to get players ready, the first-name drills offer a way to improve between practices. However, that is not where most growth comes from. Players “add” things in the offseason; the season itself is a showcase for all that work in the warmer months.
This may be the market efficiency that Steph Curry has and the Warriors hobbled in after their injury-plagued season left them outside the Orlando playoff bubble. They have ions to just work on their games, refining and refining many other responsibilities. Right now, while the NBA elite is in the bubble, Curry is in the lab. His personal trainer, Brandon Payne, has …
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