Comments on: Exhibition #7: Ws vs. Lakers in Ontario

By: Earl Monroe

Earl Monroe — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:34:29 +0000

Eventually Randolph is going to be a 3 and mostly because of his body type plus his ability to handle the ball, being a 3 does not mean he isn’t going to rebound or block shots, the kid just has a knack for being around the ball. His game is not suited for the classic power forward spot. He is better facing the basket, and once his jumper settles down a bit……..

By: don't do it

don't do it — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:00:01 +0000

Fools, AR4 not only wears #4, he is a 4. NOT a 3. He might be ok at the 3 sometimes, and maybe one day he will get there. But he needs to be close to the basket, his advantage is speed over a typical 4, and he isn’t as effective defensively if he is on the perimeter. We have a few 3′s already, (14 of them since Nellie likes Law at the 3 too). AR needs another 10lbs and he is a lock down at the 4. 3 is the easiest position to draft, maybe next season (when Jackson is playing in Greece), we can draft a 3. But all you doorknobs pining for our stud PF to play out of position, you just think about LeBron, Pierce, Artest, Melo, Thorton, Jefferson, Durant, Josh Howard, Redd, there is no way AR4 is going to be consistent in defending those guys. And after he gets run into the ground, he might start hating Nellie. And, he would make Nowitzki cry while he swats his little fade aways into the stands.

By: deano

deano — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:07:41 +0000

Tdubb: I like your starting lineup, especially Buike at SG. He’s a good shooter, and I think he’s the best perimeter defender on the team. Buike is a good choice to pair with any of our diminutive “PGs”. I hope he gets healthy soon.

By: Earl Monroe

Earl Monroe — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:48:12 +0000

Of course I can picture Monta in the triangle, the whole point of the triangle is to put players in position to best use their skill set,
Monta would flourish in the structure, the triangle values mid range jump shooting, in fact before the 3 point shot the triangle basically
featured back door cuts and mid range jump shots, and it was built to work that way.

The Lakers are not running the same triangle that the Bulls ran or that Carrill used at Princeton. The triangle is modified because in a real triangle you have excellent motion with the Lakers once Kobe gets the ball most of the technical triangle motion stops and because he is such a good finisher they get away with it.

By: Earl Monroe

Earl Monroe — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:38:46 +0000

And another thing, you really believe that Maggette is more of a “philosophy”
kind of player? did you see him play defense last year?

By: Earl Monroe

Earl Monroe — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:36:59 +0000

Randolph is hurt, has been playing hurt, the kid is special, playing hurt he still gets 12 rebounds and 3 blocks, his desire is unquestionable, you can build around this, writing that he cannot be part of a “philosophy” is silly, ask Jerry Sloan or Popovich if
they would like to have Randolph on their team. All of the players the Warriors have are playing to Don Nelson’s “philosophy”
right or wrong, but yes it does help to have John Stockton, Karl Malone, Tim Duncan, David Robinson etc etc to build your “philosophy”. Without these players Sloan and Popovich are just average or below so in the NBA is it coaching philosophy or the players? As far I can tell the NBA is a players league.

By: sartre

sartre — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:14:19 +0000

Based on pre-season trends I like the idea Monta featuring more in the first two quarters when his efficiency is generally at its highest, with Curry’s superior passing skills and court vision getting more PT in the second half. I’d actually use Speedy as the third PG. He’s looked good in the scant minutes given to him and is more of a natural PG than Watson is ever likely to be. I like Watson playing some off-guard. I also welcome Law’s Mini Me riff off Maggette – it offers something different to the mix. Not saying he should get lots of PT, but he could prove useful here and there. Ideally Law & Speedy are part of a trade that brings us another strong front-court player – ideally a quality defender who is at least a useful rebounder – wouldn’t that be a novelty?

By: Tdubb

Tdubb — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:44:52 +0000

The big line-up is the best defensively with just a little tweek.

Andris
Ronny
Jax
Buike/Morrow
Ellis

Bench
Buike/Morrow
Randolph
Curry
Moore
Maggette
Watson

The problem is the offense because Jax is a blackhole with the ball in his hands. Mark my words when he is on the the floor the ball slows down. The second unit can score, a Morrow Maggette inside out game could be nice if Corey learns to pass ha ha ha.

The second unit will move the ball better because Curry looks for the open man and he is confident Morrow will make his shots, when Ellis and Jax are trying to get theirs when Morrow is with them.

Get ready for the ride because you’ll see three or four different starting line-ups in the first month. You can quote me. That’s Nellie BALL!

By: Gizzm

Gizzm — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:06:47 +0000

Um, most Argentinans ARE of European descent.

By: deano

deano — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:33:23 +0000

Danikil49: I agree that the W’s focus should be on player develpoment, but I do think that AR’s growth will be at SF. He will always be too tall and too slow to keep up with the better SFs. He will not always be too skinny to handle the better PFs. When he puts on some bulk, he could be dominant at 4.

Also, Jack at SG is trouble. He is not a good enough ball-handler, and he is a quality SF. This puts AR on the bench, and Morrow or Ellis as the starting SG.