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**nutmeged3** · 10-10-2007, 07:13 AM

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This already feels like home. You can see it in his constant smile and in his interaction with teammates. Yes, he was shaken when Golden State traded him in June, but he's adapted so quickly, you'd think he was here his whole career.

"I get along with the guys, I've learned the offense. Everything is going well right now," said Richardson, who'll start at shooting guard tonight in the Bobcats' first exhibition in Orlando against the Magic.

"I don't see a lot of difference (between what the Warriors were last season and what the Bobcats are.) We're going to be a fast-breaking team, play tough defense and we have a lot of guys who can shoot the ball and push the ball at different positions.''

In other words, his kind of team. Richardson wasn't exactly known for his defense as a Warrior, but you wouldn't guess that from his practices so far. He's scrambling all over the place, using his speed and length to disrupt the passing lanes.

Give that all the time, and his coach, Sam Vincent, will be happy, too.

Vincent says Richardson typically arrives for practice 15 to 20 minutes before any other player. That sends the signal he's serious about his work.

"He's a superstar kind of guy, but you enjoy being around him because he doesn't take shortcuts,'' Vincent said. "It's obvious he worked hard to get where he is.''

He is the Bobcats' most dangerous scorer, and the way point guard Raymond Felton launches lob passes to him, you might see him first as a slasher. Not so.

"I'm definitely more of a shooter than a slasher," Richardson said, and that's evident in the pregame warmup, when he launches a half-dozen shots 30 feet from the basket.

Shoot, dunk and run. It's a pretty familiar pattern for a guy who moved across the country this summer.

"I told my ex-teammates you better watch out for us,'' Richardson said, "because we're running as much as you guys.''

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