The delightful arrogance of the Golden State Warriors

"The WHAT? How?" asked Stephen Curry, almost incredulously but with a hint of a smile as he finished his media session at the United Center Wednesday, slightly surprised but a little intrigued at where the conversation was going.

The NBA’s reigning MVP and odds-on favorite for a repeat was given an observation, that his team, the champion Golden State Warriors, was the cockiest team in the NBA.

"Does 'cocky' have a good connotation?" The Best Shooter Ever fired back to CSNChicago.com, already knowing the answer.

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Of course it doesn’t, particularly for African-American athletes in society where everything is under the microscope, but when Curry pulls up from the end paint of an opposing team’s logo to confidently swish a 3-pointer, the word "cocky" can float around in one’s head.

Curry, when elaborating, slightly relented.

"I would call it 'extreme confidence,'" he said. "People I’ve talked to when it comes to the mental aspect of the game, coaches, great minds of the game, they always talk about the great line between confidence and cockiness."