i think harrington is largely misued, having him shoot 3s and play out in the perimeter. he needs to drive, take his man off the dribble, and post up. the way he scored back in atlanta. he needs to be more assertive rather than settling for 3s.

wright – looks like a nice rebounder and defensive presence. but didnt shown any low post game, not that he did even back in carolina. probably more of a mid range 4 than a low block guy. “potential” – the deadly word. i still think joakim noah would have contributed more this year. but he lacks the potential. wright is a big project.

I wonder if the drop in Harrington’s FG% was related to that thumb injury he had on his right hand. I can’t remember when he injured it, but his FG% seemed to start dropping in Feb.

2007
496 reb / 2563 min = .1935

2007 Golden State only
270 reb / 1355 min = .1993

2008
439 reb / 2190 min = .2005

Andris – He’s a top ten center in the NBA right now and he’s only going to get better. He brought it night after night and contributed consistently despite having his starting job and minutes on Nellie’s yo-yo. He still needs to add either the ability to score in post up mode or a mid-range jumper but he’s the ONLY competent and dependable big the Warriors have. A-

Al – He was all over the map! His defense got noticeably worse, he still has trouble finishing shots at the rim and now his outside game came and went. His rebounding was solid for a day or two and then he’d completely disappear. You have to be somewhat reliable and Harrington wasn’t even close. The good doesn’t outweigh the problem of establishing yourself as a performer and then not showing up time and time again. D+

Austin – I know being injured wasn’t his fault and when he wasn’t injured he brought it. But I can’t give him high marks for part time work. C-

Brandan – Wow potential, but middling production right now. Between all the other inconsistent guys in the rotation, Wright had an opportunity to establish himself as the go to guy off the bench to provide energy, rebounding, shot-blocking and some timely interior scoring. Too often he failed to run back on defense, lost track of his man on the boards or just got caught in no mans land. But the highlights were always phenomenal and it’s clear it’s all about gaining experience and strength with Wright. C+

Chris – What a clusterfrack. F

Kosta – When he got in the game he showed a nose for the ball and made a bee line for the front off the rim both on both offense and defense. Still a bit slow but man he knows he’s a center and doesn’t pussy foot around the perimeter. Warrior could use some more of that. He’s still got a ways to go though. C

Patrick – If only his whole season could have been the Clippers game. Back in reality O’Bryant was a non factor even in garbage time. After posting amazing numbers in the NBDL, he came back and got pushed around and was consistently out of position for both blocked shots and rebounds. Hopefully he’ll figure it out but it’s going to be somewhere else. D-