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OAKLAND, Calif. - Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr approached Andre Iguodala during the preseason to discuss a somewhat radical idea he wanted to try out.Kerr asked Iguodala how he felt about being the teams top reserve and Harrison Barnes starting ahead of him at small forward. Iguodala, who had started all 807 games he played in his first 10 seasons in the NBA, wasnt thrilled about the idea but agreed to go along with the experiment.Kerr thanked Iguodala for accepting the role and named him a team captain alongside Stephen Curry this season.Its kind of a sacrifice. Sometimes you want to be selfish, you want to get your shots. You want to make sure you get your minutes, Iguodala said. Honestly, were all human. I go through times where I want to do this, I want to do that. But being a captain, I think about that and seeing the bigger picture — what are we trying to do? Where are we trying to get to?The situation is a perfect example of what Kerr expects out of the Warriors: unselfish basketball without worrying about individual accomplishments.Kerr has gotten players to embrace that philosophy, rolling out a new offence and a new rotation that are working wonders for the Warriors so far. Golden State is 3-0 for the first time in 20 years, and Kerr is the franchises first coach to begin his career with three straight wins since Neil Johnston did it to start the 1959-60 season.Kerr said he has been proud of the way his players have accepted his way of doing things, which couldve been complicated after the team fired popular predecessor Mark Jackson following a 51-win season and back-to-back playoff berths. Hes also quick to note that the season is just a week old and his rotation is far from flawless.Were trying to find the right group together, Kerr said about the second unit. I feel like were sort of treading water right now, but eventually I think well be able to make a surge with that group.What has pleased Kerr most is that the Warriors are still winning while adjusting.Power forward David Lee has missed all three games because of a strained left hamstring. He expects to return when the Warriors host the Clippers on Wednesday night in a rematch of last seasons first-round playoff series won by Los Angeles.Reserve guard Shaun Livingston, the teams top free agent signing this summer, is playing limited minutes while working his way into shape after missing all of the preseason recovering from surgery on his right big toe. And backup centre Festus Ezeli is still finding his rhythm after sitting out last season rehabilitating from right knee surgery.Even with roles and responsibilities still being cemented under Kerr, the Warriors look like the contender many expected them to be in the deep Western Conference.It says a lot about the guys we have on this team from top to bottom that no matter what situation youre thrown into that you can somehow produce and allow things to happen, Curry said.One of the most recognizable changes the Warriors have made under Kerr is an offence that has more ball movement, breaking away from the isolation-heavy system Jackson used the past three years.Kerrs style has flavours of the triangle offence from his days playing for Phil Jackson in Chicago, the pace-and-space attack of mentor Gregg Popovich in San Antonio and the up-tempo schemes assistant coach Alvin Gentry employed during their time together in Phoenix.The defence, which was among the best in the NBA under Mark Jackson, has remained stout — and the all-around game has given Golden State positive results.The Warriors whipped Sacramento 95-77 on Wednesday, routed the depleted Lakers 127-104 on Saturday and won 95-90 at Portland on Sunday.Were going to continue to get better. Were going to continue to grow, Iguodala said. Theres going to be some ups and downs. Having a year under my belt with this team is going to help weather the storm when things dont go the way we want them to.___Antonio Gonzalez can be reached at: www.twitter.com/agonzalezAP Wholesale Fashion Shoes . A quick first step to get to the hoop for a layup. A rousing dunk on the break off a high outlet pass saved by teammate Ramon Sessions. Cheap Shoes USA . -- Edwin Encarnacion hit a three-run homer, Colby Rasmus drove in two runs and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Detroit Tigers 9-4 on Saturday. http://www.discountshoescheap.com/ .com) - Australian Open champion Li Na, former Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova and former world No. Cheap Shoes Free Shipping . Crawford hit his slam off Pirates starter Edinson Volquez to give San Francisco a four run lead in the fourth and they never looked back. Brandon Belt had three runs batted in as well. 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Despite the loss, Dwyane Wade put on a show and deposited a game- and season- high 42 points for the Heat, who were again without star big man Chris Bosh. Bosh missed his third straight game with a calf strain. You want to win games like that so you can feel good about yourself, Wade said. Its hard when you lose, even when you have a good individual performance. Miami, which opened a seven-game homestand, fell to 4-8 at home this season. Hayward scored 13 points in a first quarterr that was dominated by the visitors.dddddddddddd The Jazz shot 13-for-20, made four of their five shots from behind the arc and led 33-16 after one. Exums 3 early in the second made it 38-20 and forced Miami into a timeout. The Heat won the second quarter, 25-22, but still trailed 55-41 at halftime. Wade did all he could to keep the Heat close. His three-point play five minutes into the second half had Miami within seven points, but Kanter drained a corner 3 at the other end, then finished a spinning layup to push the margin back to 12. Joe Ingles fed a cutting Exum for a layup that started a 5-0 run to close out the quarter for Utah, which was up 77-59 after three and led by at least 10 the rest of the way. Wade scored 15 of Miamis 28 fourth-quarter points. Game Notes Jazz forward Trevor Booker was ejected late in the second quarter after receiving two technical fouls ... Alec Burks and Derrick Favors scored 12 and 11 points, respectively, for Utah ... Miami shot 27-for-70 from the floor. Wade went 12-for-19 ... Wade shot 16-for-21 from the foul line ... Miami had won nine of its last 10 home games against the Jazz. ' ' '