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Looking at Curry's teammates during his first two years in the NBA, in his rookie season, his outside teammates were Ellis, Maggette, and Reggie Williams, both starting teammates and the first substitute in the backcourt needed the ball in their hands; in the second year, his teammates turned into Ellis, David Lee, Reggie Williams, Al Thornton… all of them were the types who handled the ball.
Playing alongside these people, if Curry didn't fight for ball-handling rights and instead just ran to be an off-ball shooter, he would definitely have been devoured by this group, leaving no bones behind.
In such a 'Gu'-breeding environment, Curry had to improve, had to be competitive, and with this lineup, the Warriors' record was bound to be terrible, and the fierce competition among players wouldn't affect the team's chances of getting draft picks to stockpile talent...