The most amazing part about Anthony Morrow’s performance Saturday was that it wasn’t that amazing. Sounds like a contradiction, right? But check out these numbers stats:
*Of his 15 made baskets, only four was from the 3-point line
*He only had three points from the free throw line, one on a three-point play
*He took no more than [...]
The Warriors got a win on Tuesday when they very much needed one. For a team already struggling to hang onto the fringes of the respectability, losses to the Wolves, the Kings and the Griz (twice!) would have been hard on the early season psyche. But the Warriors found a way to gut out a [...]
Tags: Al Jefferson, Anthony Morrow, Anthony Randolph, basketball, Brandan Wright, Craig Smith;, Don Nelson, energy, Jack, Marco Belinelli, Marcus Williams, microwave;, National Basketball Association, Paul Milsap;, Rob KurzGone are the days when the excitement in Warriors games came from challenging the best of the NBA. Today, those still tuning in for Warriors basketball do so for more subtle pleasures. Want to see a winning basketball team? Look elsewhere, at least for now. Want to see what happens when rookies, sophomores, walk-ons, and [...]
Tags: Al Harrington, Anthony Morrow, Anthony Randolph, basketball, Brad Miller;, Brandan Wright, China, Karl Malone;, Kelenna Azubuike, Marco Belinelli, Marcus Williams, National Basketball Association, Rob Kurz, Ronny Turiaf, The Warriors Developmental League;, Warriors Developmental League;The Warriors’ bench full of youngsters might not quite yet be ready for greatness or capable of putting the team on their shoulders, but they’re coming along nicely. Some careless mistakes by the 21-and-under crowd might have jeopardized the Warriors’ chances at a win Friday night against the Griz, but that’s a price I’m willing [...]
Tags: Al Harrington, Anthony Randolph, Brandan Wright, Corey Maggette, Denver, energy, Marco Belinelli, Marcus Williams, Memphis, National Basketball Association, New Orleans, paint, similar energy;, TorontoFind yourself experiencing wild swings of emotions? Fluctuate between nihilism and doe-eyed optimism with little provocation? Think that hope is important but failure is inevitable? Have I got an NBA team for you. Within 48 hours starting the countdown to implosion, the Warriors knock off the trade-crippled Nuggets 111-101 and suddenly everything looks a bit [...]
Tags: Al Harrington, basketball, Brandan Wright, Don Nelson, energy, Kelenna Azubuike, Marco Belinelli, Marcus Williams, National Basketball Association, Ronny Turiaf, Stephen Jackson, Steve Nash, WatsonI had the good fortune of missing the Warriors’ 90-79 race to the bottom against the Griz thanks to an auspicious DVR malfunction. While I’m sorry to have missed yet another big step on Andris’ path to becoming a dominant center, it doesn’t sound like there was much else worth spending time in front of [...]
Tags: Al Harrington, Corey Maggette, Don Nelson, Kelanna;, Kelenna Azubuike, magic solution;, Marc Gasol, Marcus Williams, Memphis, WatsonAccording to a source close to point guard Marcus Williams, the Warriors are not going to pick up the option of the third-year guard out of UConn, meaning he will become a free agent at the end of the season and the Warriors will not have to spend the just over $2 million on Williams [...]
Tags: Al Harrington, Brandan Wright, C.J. Watson, DeMarcus Nelson, Don Nelson, Marco Belinelli, Marcus Williams, Monta Ellis, New Jersey, Patrick O Bryant, Stephen Jackson, USDThe evolution of the Warriors’ point guard position goes something like this: Baron Davis goes Hollywood. Monta Ellis climbs on a moped. Marcus Williams and C.J. Watson perform like, well, a career backup and D-League refugee. And that brings us to DeMarcus Nelson.
Tags: C.J. Watson, Marcus Williams, Monta EllisSome observations from The open-to-the-public practice at the Oracle:
• Monta Ellis was on hand, this time on crutches and not the mini-bike. He was wearing all black - t-shirt sweats and hat. What stood out about his attire was that he was wearing a pair of black K-Swiss classics - and not a boot. Oh [...]
The Warriors have to get the roster down to 15 by Monday at 3 p.m. They have 16 players in camp (including Monta, who, technically, isn’t in camp). That means one has to go. Who would you cut?
Rob Kurz?
Anthony Morrow?
Or, do you waste some money and dump someone else, keeping the two young shooters around?
The [...]