Comments on: It’s All Good in Warriors Land Right Now

By: Tim1234

Tim1234 — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 06:17:52 +0000

After 20 games Smart will be gone. “But Nellie was super low on Vlad Rad. I think David Lee has some skills…” Maybe after 40 years in the league Nellie can evaluate the skills of players. Have you seen Rad play? The player moves this off season were terrible. Not signing Morrow…Tolliver…Matt Barnes as a starting 3? David Lee is a white Troy Murphy (that is a joke laughter please). He is not close to being an all star in the west and did well in the no D open system of New York. If he was a difference maker NY would have kept him to play with Amare. The Magetti trade was just as bad as the Jackson deal and Magetti did not want to leave. I don’t blame Nellie, these guys are a worse team than his D league all stars. Maybe Nellie will be bored and decide to take the Clippers to the play offs. Would you bet against him if the Clips hired him?

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By: some guy

some guy — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 19:59:23 +0000

the head coach only matters in who he decides to play. this team (when healthy) is a 30-40 win team in the realm of the Memphis Grizzlies. the coach isn’t going to change that. they still lack a player to build around that can carry a team on his back to 50 wins like Kevin Durant, Brandon Roy, Chris Paul, or Deron Williams (or Yao if he’s healthy). and they don’t have the collective talent like the Lakers, Nuggets, Mavs or Spurs.

let’s not forget that for all intents and purposes, Smart was the HC (ran practice, training camp and the defense) and the team still was horrible defensively. like Smart himself stated, they’ll be better defensively b/c they got better defensive players (yet to be proven, but DWright, Amundson, Bell, Gadzuric and Carney all have history as good defenders). not b/c he’s the coach.

By: jclay09

jclay09 — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:53:30 +0000

I find it funny that David Lee is being referred to as The All Star as if he’s this legend who no further description is required. He certainly earner his All Star bid last season, and he has a solid game, but he is far from a shoe in All Star in the West where the big boys play.

Guess that’s what happens when it’s been 16 years since you’ve had an All Star rep.

Hey, if the Ghost of Beidrins Past rears it’s head may be this team can be pretty decent.

By: HoopsFan

HoopsFan — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 11:21:31 +0000

MT, yes, Ellis has good rapport with with Keith Smart, but that will only be good enough to raise his market value before he’s traded for a bigger guard who can help Curry to defend on the perimeter and cover opposing guards posting up.

By: feltbot

feltbot — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 08:02:08 +0000

It’s news to me that Nellie hated Vlad Rad, but he wouldn’t be the first coach to feel that way if true. It looked to me like Vlad was doing some good things as a small ball 4 until he got injured. I just assumed Nellie hated the way he was playing while injured (as with Biedrins), which is what he said to the press.

What do you think Smart will do with Vlad Rad? Leave him parked on the bench? Personally, I think he’s only playable at the 4; he can’t guard anyone at the 3.

By: robert rowell

robert rowell — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 04:26:19 +0000

must have been some value, tough guy, got you to respond.

By: ParkerLewis

ParkerLewis — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 02:56:34 +0000

This is what’s wrong with the Internet:

“wait and see” that’s been the W’s mantra for how long now?”

No value in that response.

By: GO WARRIORS

GO WARRIORS — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 02:08:41 +0000

Thanks Marcus for the update, it was very thorough and insightful. As you mentioned, as most of the players that management signed this off-season do not fit the system that Nelson runs (probably why he was happy to leave), they obviously want to run another system. Are they sure that Smart can run “their” system and are they sure that “their” system will work? We know that Nelson’s system, given the right players, works very well (e.g. Early 1990′s Warriors; one team going 55-27, the Dallas teams; one going 60-22, and the 2007 “We Believe” team). In addition, as David Lee signed on believing that the Warriors would be running Nelson’s system, something he would fit into very well, how happy and/or effective will he be in this “new system” that “new management” wants to run? Look, as they paid $450 million for this team, they have the right to do anything they want. It’s just too bad that, as a long suffering Warrior fan, had Nelson stayed and management made the off-season moves he’d wanted, this Warriors team featuring Monta, Curry, and Lee, with Nelson running his system, could have had a really great year. Instead, it’ll be another “transition” year as “new management” learns the lessons that it took “old management” many, many years to learn; as evidenced by Cohan rehiring Nelson and, subsequently, giving him the extension.

By: jsl

jsl — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 21:17:14 +0000

Nice analysis, MT: especially good response to Felty.

More, please.