SFGate.com · Apr 21, 2017
Warriors’ Patrick McCaw shows aggressiveness in fill-in start
It didn’t take long for the Warriors to get familiar with Patrick McCaw’s savvy on-court demeanor. In late September, during one of the first practices of training camp, assistant coach Willie Green called him “P-Nice” because the spindly rookie was unfazed against Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson.
The nickname stuck. Over the past seven months, as he became the rare second-round draft pick to contribute in his first NBA season, McCaw made good on his new moniker. The only issue? Often, he was too calm on the court. Open shots were ignored at the risk of hurting Golden State’s offensive flow.