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He's not in the Final Four, but Davidson's Stephen Curry is the undisputed star of the NCAA Tournament, and he and his dad, former NBA player Dell Curry, are making the media rounds, including this stop on the CBS Early Show:

Curry was asked about his decision to pass, rather than shoot, just before the buzzer in Davidson's regional final loss to Kansas. "You're double-teamed, the guys are on you," CBS's Harry Smith asked, "If you had a second to re-think that last pass, would you have done anything differently?"

Curry's response: "Not at all. Based on the situation in the play, Jason was open at the top of the key, and he had the best look out of anybody on the floor."

That's obviously the right answer, and it bothers me that there are people suggesting that Curry somehow choked by passing up the final shot. Kansas played such great defense against Curry on the play that it would have been selfish and stupid for Curry to throw up a desperation heave when he had an open teammate. By passing, Curry showed that he's not just a good shooter, he's a good team player.

Davidson guard Stephen Curry has a torn ligament in his left wrist that will require surgery and two months of rehab, the Charlotte Observer is reporting, but the right-handed Curry will try to finish out the season first.

Curry's father, former NBA player Dell Curry, said Stephen is willing to play through the year with the wrist heavily taped.

"I think when he realized that it was a two month thing, that option went out the window," Dell Curry said.... "We wanted to see how it would react after Wednesday's game. It won't get worse if he keeps playing with it, it is just a matter of playing with the pain. He has to learn to play with it. It is going to be sore."

Curry is the best player on one of the country's best mid-majors, and for selfish reasons every college basketball fan will want to see him play all year. But it always makes me a little queasy to hear about college players playing through serious injuries, putting their futures on the line when they're not getting paid.

Still, thanks to his father, Curry is in a better position to make an informed decision than just about any college basketball player in the country would be in this situation. Apparently he thinks he can make it for four more months; let's hope he's right.