As much as I enjoyed the last few years from an excitement point of view, we are now suffering the pains of wrong players for the wrong system. It also points to Nelson’s coaching inflexibility-it is hard for him to change, he is not a re building type coach. Because of Baron the last few years, it forced teams to play down to Nelson’s small lineups-except for Sloan, who just pounds the Warriors.
Now its rare when another team goes small, earlier in the year on one of the rare wins, the warriors played big, he should have built on that.
Why is it that all of us fans are so understanding of re building?
I would not mind the loses as long as Wright, Randolph, Kurz, Morrow and even DeMarcus saw regular time so they could build on their games, even if its at the detriment of time for Jackson.
Its just such a short sited view of how to build a team, you win a game here a game there by playing Jackson 42 minutes, Crawford 40, Azubuke 35, then what everybody else watches, and does not improve?
Even if the young players make mistakes, there is nothing like real game experience. And its not like I don’t see Jackson making just as many mistakes often at critical points in the game. Jim Barnett calls these mistakes lack of awareness, to me its also lack of basketball IQ.
At this point what do we have to loose?

But I truly feel I have a right.

Did you know that I have been a season ticket holder for the last 3 years?

Did you know I spend $1000′s of dollars every year to buy these tickets?

Anyway, because I do and because I’m a serious fan, I get into it. But I understand your point.

I’ll be the bigger man here and take the high road!

Marcus, ain’t it about time a beat writer besides TK started writing about Nelson’s demented approach with this team, his insane repetition of small ball craziness, and his inexplicable rotations (except that, come Hell or high water, Jack ALWAYS plays, always shoots, and always throws the ball away)? And mightn’t a “beat” note that Nelson hasn’t coached a player to become better in years?

Why is it only the national press that seems to get it — a la Hollinger’s comment on ESPN today that Nelson’s Warriors are “a walking affront to the game.” The Fat Man is TANKING — and about to destroy our remaining core — and the beats continue to whistle in the dark. What’s up with that?

You seriously need to get a grip on your anger. It’s one thing to care about a team….it’s another to write daily vulgarity laced novels about how dumb management is, how a much the coach doesn’t care and about how much better the team would be if you ran it. Might be time to re-evaluate some things.

That being said, the Felton thing is perplexing to say the least.

I think, that with the proper coaching and playing time, Belinelli can be just like Ginobili.

But he also has to start taking it to he basket more, like Ginobili does. Once he learns that and learns how to get to the free throw line, I believe we may have a decent NBA player ladies and gentleman.

Are we pursuing yet another back court player in hopes that he may be our point guard of the future.

I don’t know what this team is doing these days.

You gotta a selfish coach who appears to be throwing the season in hopes he will be let of the hook with a buyout and a plane ticket to Maui. You got the proposed leader of your team (Jackson) denying his injury is that bad, but playing like shit on the court and already starting to show a little bit of the old Stephen Jackson.

I don’t know.

Another funny thing, about 2 weeks ago Brandon Wright was a legitimate part of the rotation and Belinelli was nowhere to be found in the rotation. These were 2 guys who came into the league at the same time, were drafted in the same year, and we always kind of bunch them together in that group. Just like Monta and Andres came in together, we kind of bunch them together as well. Kobe and Derek Fisher, I can go on and on.

But the point I’m making is that now B. Wright is nowhere to be found in the rotation and Belinelli is starting for us.

Just another example of the inconsistent coaching and lack of a direction by not only Nelson but also upper management.

I just don’t understand what this team is trying to accomplish at this point?

We’re 12 games under .500 for god’s sakes,the Clippers just passed us up, we lost to Memphis twice this year and Sacramento once, I mean what the fuck is wrong with this team?

OTOH, Lowell Cohn is a hack. His work is rarely worth the time it takes to read.