Comments on: Biedrins Benched

By: cocojambo

cocojambo — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:21:53 +0000

Hi guys! The story of Biedrins is really bad. But there is one thing, during the summer he was unable to perform any physical activity, as he had burst abdominal muscles. No weight rooms – nothing.
Most likely this summer he will play the European Championship with the Latvian team, and the primary to be worried about Latvian specialists is how to get back on track Andris.
But the fact that the team has changed, I agree completely. There is not nothing to play it, as did the 07-08 season. There is no pick & roll, which was just icing on the cake AB.
Here’s a little video, Biedrins 17 years old, one year before the drafts, during the game scored 3-point shots, two points distant shots … Where did it all gone? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-onAwrZ_d-E

Sorry for bad English …

By: W's in 2010

W's in 2010 — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 02:49:28 +0000

Biedrins is absolutely AWFUL. He needs to be benched. Unbelievable, and this was Keith Smart’s big project this past summer? What an epic fail job. NELLIE got more out of Biedrins.

By: atom

atom — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 20:07:18 +0000

Back on track?… Does that mean we look forward to the day when we can once again have our – 6 points/6 rebounds per game – monster BACK?!?!?

He’s struggling this year because he’s always been mediocre (on his best days) and is now getting older and (amazingly) even slower. If he’s looking to improve his game he can start by not back-peddling away from the paint the second the Warriors put up a shot.

Udoh has better, faster feet. Plays with more energy. Is a better shot blocker/rebounder. And sets better picks (getting to good spots and setting his feet faster) – than Biedrens.

We can only speculate whether Udoh’s scoring will improve but Biedrens has had 6 seasons to show us that he’s flat out sub-mediocre and slowwwwww. This season is over. Give Udoh the minutes so he can develop and we can see what kind of player we have in him. Biedrens is a known quantity – Fluff.

By: Mr. B

Mr. B — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 04:54:17 +0000

Pitiful inside game we have or not. We need a LaMarcus Aldridge or something like that. Lee is ok but this is the west and we need some bigs who can bully other bigs around. Draft does not look promising either so unless there is a major trade, then we this is what we have for the next two to three years.

By: Bill

Bill — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 19:43:33 +0000

one more rant..

we can’t run an inside-out offense because only Monta penetrates (gets fouled but the whistle never blows) and we have no one we can post down low….

By: Bill

Bill — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 19:42:18 +0000

Biedrins never did any off season work. He should have made an effort to improve his shooting and to get into the weight room. Hire him a psychiatrist if it’s all in his head but lolling around like a sad little latvian doll is getting (has become) old. He showed up fairly healthy but shooting 19% at foul line. Unacceptable. Un-blankin’-acceptable. Ditto Amundsen, who can’t catch the damn ball! Biedrins has become worse than a non-contributor; he’s a liability. He’s in the wrong position on offense and late on defense. He’s overpaid. Too bad once we dump Radmanovic as well as Biedrins there’s no one out there who wants the money to come to the bay area. And although early returns on Thornton are speculative, he is really just here to showcase himself to get an offer for more money elsewhere, and at the same time force Reggie to the bench. I used to be a pretty big Smart supporter but lately his terrible substitution patterns drive me nuts. And he has to learn to think on his feet, to fly by the seat of his pants. Loyalty is a great thing, but loyalty to a weakling like Biedrins is disloyalty to the rest of the team breaking their necks to get a few wins. One more thing. Love Monta, but he has to stop telling post game interviewers that the team is still thinking about getting the 8th spot in the playoffs. Ain’t gonna happen, man. You’ve got two teams between you and Phoenix six games up and not enough time to catch anybody. It’s the same old sad story of wait until next year. I think probably Warriors fans are doomed like Giants’ fans to spend 50 years waiting. Monta will be an old man who finished his career in some godawful place like Detroit or Toronto.

sigh

By: PJ

PJ — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 13:51:16 +0000

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:D5D4QYHVlGoJ:blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/2006/10/31/patrick-obryant-might-be-arriving-faster-than-i-thought/+Patrick+O%27Bryant+might+be+arriving+faster+than+I+thought&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a&source=www.google.com

“Patrick O’Bryant might be arriving faster than I thought”

He’s my guy. I wrote that the Warriors should take center Patrick O’Bryant with the ninth pick overall last June and–jaw drop here–they took him with the ninth pick overall. So I should not be overly surprised that he’s the new best thing in Warrior camp as the season kicks off. I shouldn’t be shocked that a lot of important people at Warrior HQ are nodding their heads and smiling wide when O’Bryant’s name comes up. O’Bryant will get hit with fouls, because all young big men get fouls, it’s an NBA law. He can stand up straighter, though, sort of Tim Duncan-style, and still be effective. He can play that game and there aren’t many in the league who can. That’s why I thought the Warriors had to take him. Still, if he proves me right by January,

http://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/2007/07/17/burning-questionrumor-did-warriors-garnett-deal-blow-up-on-draft-night-because-of-communication-problems/
But J-Rich for Wright and a $10M exception? Sure, smart people know it was a great deal for the Warriors’ future…

http://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/2007/11/01/insta-answering-machine-brandan-wright-or-joakim-noah/

I think Wright was the right choice. I like Noah, but I think Wright and Biedrins–assuming Biedrins is the long-term center–is a potential winning frontline, and that’s how you have to plan it, if you’re the Warriors.

You could look stupid for a while and maybe forever, if Noah turns into Andrei Kirilenko–my guy! I just don’t even know if that will happen, and I’m willing to see if Wright turns into Chris Bosh.

http://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/2008/04/08/warriors-blocked-shot-in-the-dark-could-patrick-obryant-get-a-look-tonight/
And OBryant and Wright, as loyal readers must know, are my guys on this roster. Well, they’re the guys Nelson associates with my nagging, that’s for sure.

http://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/2007/06/27/hey-warriors-fans-and-don-nelson-patrick-obryant-might-not-be-the-bust-you-think-he-is/
I’m still arguing that O’Bryant can be a good NBA center. I see it in practice sometimes. I see it when he runs the floor, catches a pass, and hits a shot. He might never do it for Nelson, but I still think he can do it for somebody, somewhere.

By: W's in 2010

W's in 2010 — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 09:32:36 +0000

Don’t blame Curry, it’s the offense Smart runs. We have potentially the best pick n roll combo, yet Smart sticks with his motion offense or whatever the heck they’re doing. I wish Nellie was still here, it would be PickNRoll all game long.

By: Ultimate Warrior

Ultimate Warrior — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 06:41:01 +0000

What is really wrong is that the catalyst to his game is gone. Check his production pre and post Baron and there is your answer. As good as we hope Curry will become, he doesn’t drive and dish. He is currently more apt to stop and pop. When he does drive the team wins.

By: Mr. B

Mr. B — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:41:23 +0000

Got to trade in the lemon in Biedrins rather than the repair the damage. I think we’ve wasted too much time and money on this guy. when you ain’t got it, you ain’t go it.

Bigger picture, this team has a bunch of underachievers. We need to do something with this team as they go down the toilet again. we need some serious bigs here. Our payroll is not getting any smaller and we ain’t getting any better. 11 years of being a season ticket holder gets old when you crappy product.