My Pre-Game Jitters have been posted on Golden State of Mind. I will be doing the recap there as well.
Entries tagged as ‘Don Nelson’
Pre-Game Jitters: Memphis Grizzlies
March 20, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Categories: Golden State Warriors · Pre-Game Jitters · Previews
Tagged: Don Nelson, Golden State Warriors
Thoughts on the New Orleans Game
March 18, 2010 · 33 Comments
Don Nelson: Can we just take a moment to admire what Don Nelson did in his management of Hunter and Tolliver’s minutes? Rather than match up conventionally, Nellie used Tolliver at center to start the game, pulling Okafor out of the lane. If you want a reason why Tolliver scored 30 points, its because Nellie made him a focus of the offense going at Okafor, not David West.
Categories: Don Nelson · Game Recaps · Golden State Warriors
Tagged: Anthony Morrow, anthony randolph, Anthony Tolliver, Chris Hunter, Devean George, Don Nelson, Golden State Warriors, Monta Ellis, Reggie Williams
Thoughts on the Laker Game
March 16, 2010 · 20 Comments
Stephen Curry: Is going to become the best pick and roll guard in the NBA since Nash and Paul. His work last night with Chris Hunter was incredible. If Curry can find the seams against the best defense in the league, working with a D-leaguer, what can’t he do?
Categories: Don Nelson · Game Recaps · Golden State Warriors
Tagged: Anthony Tolliver, Chris Hunter, Devean George, Don Nelson, Golden State Warriors, Monta Ellis, Stephen Curry
Crazy Nellie: Why Don Nelson is the Best Coach for the Warriors
March 14, 2010 · 18 Comments
“How come sportswriters never suffer season-ending injuries?”
Tim Kawakami has just published a piece in the Merc calling for the firing of Don Nelson. I disagree essentially with every line of what he has written, and in particular with his conclusion. I think it would be a huge mistake for the Warriors to fire Nellie. Here is my rebuttal. (more…)
Categories: Crazy Nellie · Don Nelson · Golden State Warriors
Tagged: Don Nelson, Golden State Warriors
Curry to Watson: Warriors 108 Hawks 104
February 22, 2010 · 19 Comments
“Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.” – Silvio Dante, quoting Michael Corleone.
At 6:05 of the fourth quarter, Stephen Curry received the ball under his own basket, looked up court and threw a 70 foot chest pass that hit a double-covered CJ Watson in the hands for a layup. This sensational play capped a 16-0 Warriors run that tied the game at 95, and sent the Oracle into delirium. And thanks to the good folks at Golden State of Mind, the Thaiblonde and I were right in the midst of the madness. We were eight rows back behind the backboard jumping up in joyous disbelief as Watson caught the ball over his shoulder and layed in the reverse.
Categories: Don Nelson · Game Recaps · Golden State Warriors
Tagged: Andris Biedrins, Chris Hunter, CJ Watson, Devean George, Don Nelson, Golden State Warriors, Monta Ellis, Stephen Curry
Things to Chew On: Warriors 132 Clippers 102
February 11, 2010 · 40 Comments
1) Let’s get the obvious out of the way first: the Clippers showed up to this game already on vacation. In other words, they didn’t show up.
2) I was a huge fan of Baron Davis when he was with the Warriors.
3) I am SO happy now that the Warriors did not re-sign him. His game was heavily dependent on athleticism, and his athleticism is gone. His legs are shot. He is a shadow of himself.
4) How good is Stephen Curry? I will avoid maudlin gushing and simply repeat what I have been saying since the start of the season: Better than Steve Nash was in his third NBA season. (more…)
Categories: Game Recaps · Golden State Warriors
Tagged: Andris Biedrins, Anthony Morrow, corey maggette, Don Nelson, Golden State Warriors, Monta Ellis, Rony Turiaf, Stephen Curry
Lone Star: Mavericks 110 Warriors 101
February 4, 2010 · 13 Comments
The Warriors lost their seventh game in a row last night, and are currently the third worst team in the league, by record. It is easy to get down as a Warriors fan watching this season play out, particularly when the Warriors don’t give much of an effort, as we saw in the Houston game. In this game, however, with the return from injury of Corey Maggette, and the return to dominance of Monta Ellis, we saw the return of the heart and effort that has characterized the Warriors’ play in this most tragic and difficult of seasons. As a fan, I can derive enjoyment from that, even if the result is a loss. (more…)
Categories: Game Recaps · Golden State Warriors
Tagged: Andris Biedrins, Anthony Morrow, anthony randolph, CJ Watson, corey maggette, Don Nelson, Golden State Warriors, Monta Ellis, Rony Turiaf, Stephen Curry
Pre-Game Jitters: Mavs
February 3, 2010 · 10 Comments
Vlad Rad is the latest Warrior casualty. Nellie stated post-game last night that he is shutting Vlad down indefinitely until his achilles tendon heals. So fingers out, everybody. It’s Dallas, scene of the 6-man massacre, so let’s count what we have left. (more…)
Categories: Pre-Game Jitters · Previews
Tagged: Coby Karl, corey maggette, Don Nelson, Monta Ellis, Stephen Curry, Vladimir Radmanovich
Pre-Game Jitters: Rockets
February 2, 2010 · 8 Comments
The Warriors are in Houston tonight. The Rockets have struggled badly after a hot start to the season. They are 4-6 in January, and have lost 4 out of 5 games on their current home stand. Their problem has been putting the ball in the hole. With Trevor Ariza and Shane Battier at the two and three, the Rockets are perhaps the only team in the league that doesn’t have a natural scorer at either of the wing positions. Their effort to make Ariza into a go-to guy has been a failure: He is shooting a miserable 38% from the floor, taking 15 shots a game, and 30% from three, taking 6 a game. (more…)
Categories: Golden State Warriors · Pre-Game Jitters · Previews
Tagged: Andris Biedrins, corey maggette, Don Nelson, Golden State Warriors, Monta Ellis, Stephen Curry, Vladimir Radmanovich
No Lightning: Thunder 112 Warriors 104
January 31, 2010 · 6 Comments
This game highlighted a lot of the things that the Warriors are currently lacking. The Warriors lack, quite obviously, a long wing defender who could have been used to guard Kevin Durant. No Stephen Jackson, no Kelenna Azubuike, not even a Cartier Martin. Durant went for an effortless 45 and 11. The Warriors lack, at least at the moment, a starting center who can rebound and defend the paint. The Thunder out-rebounded the Warriors by 14, and Russell Westbrook went to the line for 17 free throws, making 14 on the way to a 28 point 8 assist performance. The Warriors lack a power forward who is capable of matching up against the Jeff Greens of the league. Like, perhaps, Anthony Randolph. The Warriors were forced to give Anthony Tolliver help on Green, which exacerbated their problems on the boards.
And the Warriors lack Monta Ellis, superstar. Monta is back, but he has not been the star of any of the three games he has played since his return.
Categories: Game Recaps · Golden State Warriors
Tagged: Andris Biedrins, CJ Watson, Coby Karl, corey maggette, Don Nelson, Golden State Warriors, Monta Ellis, Rony Turiaf, stephen jackson, Vladimir Radmanovich
