Comments on: Nellie Drops a (Small) Bomb

By: Ewok

Ewok — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:48:31 +0000

I think what we are witnessing now is the result of competition among these players for their positions.

CWatson and DNelson emerged as legits and they will remain this way for as long as they are hungry to remain this way.

The real question is, In the absence of Monta, Who will be the next big time scorer for the team? Certainly, its not Bellineli with his inconsistentcy! and since its quite noticeable that we only have two centers in Biedrins and Turiaf and non of them are stoppers, Is this healthy for the team for a grind of 80 games?

By: goingforthemoney.com

goingforthemoney.com — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:19:35 +0000

Hey everybody, the W’s are who you think they are. They have some interesting parts to work with and will if nothing else be entertaining. It really doesn’t matter to much who they keep or let go. The future is difficult to predict. They are all talented player however the only one that has star quality is Anthony Randolph. With that said It would behove Nelson to start Randolph’s learning curve immediately or risk messing with young Randolph’s phyche. I too originally though that D. Nelson would be one of the odd man out however he has the make-up to be star in this league. I know that is a stretch but if you pay close attention he can pretty much do it all as long as his confidents stays up and he doesn’t let people get into his head and he start to think he’s not a good shooter. As for Belinelli, the W’s can let him go. Morrow is a as good a shooter and a better player period. Also the W’s don’t need Williams cause he lacks the mental fortitude. Anybody who can’t pick up the W’s offense obviously has some mental deficiencies. Just my casual observation.

By: Ewok

Ewok — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:12:19 +0000

Jaysohn,

I think your opinon is bright and you do have a great point. However, I still disagree.

Baron makes things happen. It’s that simple. Sure he has his flaws, his bad habits and inconsistencies, but who’s to say they can’t be corrected, Who’s to say he won’t adjust his game? who’s to say he won’t compromise with the other great talents of the team?

While we were seeded to lose against Dallas for obvious reasons, we beat them. Even Avery Johnson conceeded it was Baron Davis as the great factor why they lost.

By: Phil

Phil — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:31:45 +0000

They have the nucleus, they’re missing the superstar.

By: Phil

Phil — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:18:39 +0000

Jaysohn,

I agree with the facts, but not necessarily the conclusion. Nellie is too good at overachieving, so he never gets top draft picks.

With Monta (if healthy), Andris and Randolph, they have a great nucleus and lots of other talent. If these guys develop into superstars and others develop, this is a very deep team opening lots of possibilities for this group or for trades.

I like Nellie with that many options, so I’d like to see where he can take it. Besides, there aren’t a lot of other coaches available I’d trust to be better.

By: mm

mm — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 22:07:38 +0000

If anyone has been watching\listening to the preseason games, Demarcus Nelson is the better option at PG at this moment. I’m not surprised.

I’d like to see more of Anthony Randolph though

By: Jaysohn

Jaysohn — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:50:01 +0000

Let me kick some basketball knowledge for you, Baron was not going to EVER take the Warriors to the promise land or anywhere near a championship. Don’t get me wrong, I loved the guy and he made Warriors basketball relevant again but I think we rode him as far as we could. As good as he was he was maybe the 5th best point guard in the West behind Paul, Williams, Nash and Parker. He was great in Nellie’s system but he is a lazy defender, a shoot-a-holic (horrible shooting %) and an awful free throw shooter for a point guard. Spending 12 – 13 million on him for 3 more years was only going to keep the Warriors at best at status quo just good enough to miss the playoffs. This team desperately needs one of their young players to turn into a superstar to go along with Monte then maybe the Warriors can truly build something lasting. My hopes are on Randolph. He seems to be the only guy with a little something special. As far as Mully is concerned I would like for him to stick around but honestly his track record hasn’t been that great. Beidrins has been the only decent first round pick he has made. Diogu, O’Bryant, Wright, Bellinili.. thats pretty bad. When was the last time the Warriors drafted an all-star quality player? Webber?? Spreewell?? Its all about talent and so far Mully hasn’t done that good of a job at drafting star talent.

By: Phil

Phil — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:52:22 +0000

After the last game in China, ball handling is the premium. So if DeMarcus can play D and not turnover the ball, he’ll do OK. Wright and Randolph have shown some good spark. I like Kurz, but you can’t keep 5 PF’s and none of these guys can play the 3.

Bellinelli and Marcus Williams have been disappointing and I don’t see them getting minutes. Marco may do OK against slower players, but don’t even dress him against quick athletic guys. I’d like to see more of Morrow, but he hasn’t shown anything yet.

Without Baron, the W’s will turn the ball over more. If they can limit it, they’ll compete, but if they play like they did in China, they’ll struggle into the low 30 wins.

But I’m still optimistic to see the starters work together and see how they control the ball.

By: JustPuked

JustPuked — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:15:35 +0000

oops, that’s NOT that great.

By: JustPuked

JustPuked — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:15:09 +0000

Welcome back Marcus. It’s not a bomb if you’ve been watching the preseason games. Nelson has grown into the role and he’s got the trust of his teammates. He’s Nellie’s next great diamond in the rough, the type of Avery Johnson guy that gets Nellie fired up about coaching again that that’s exactly what this team needs: Nellie excited about coaching again.

They should platoon Randolph and Wright at PF behind Harrington until one of them consistently out performs the other. They both have tremendous upside and a host of youthful mistakes in front of them. Neither is ready to start at this point but they both need to get minutes if they’re going to develop, not just one of them.

On paper, at the beginning of the pre-season, it looked like Nellie might finally have a deep rotation. Even with Ellis shelved and Nelson at PG, you’ve got CJ, Williams (ugh) Az, Bells, Randolph, Wright & Turiaf coming of the bench. When Ellis gets back, CJ and Williams can mercifully drop out of the rotation. But that’s that great! On paper you still have to wonder if CJ, Williams, (and more importantly long term, if) Belinelli, Randolph and Wright are actually ready for consistent minutes. Barnes and Pietrus are no longer in the way and yet it looks like we’re in for another year of frustrating up and down bench play from everyone except Kelenna & Turiaf. Until Belinelli, Wright and Randolph prove otherwise, this isn’t a deep team…again.