For long stretches, particularly in the second half, Tuesday’s match up between the Warriors and Blazers looked like many of the other games of the Warriors’ young season: Stephen Jackson or Corey Maggette settled into isolation plays while the four other Warriors stood around and watched on offense. CJ Watson, Kelenna Azubuike, and Stephen Jackson [...]
Tags: Anthony Morrow, Chicago, Corey Maggette, energy, Greg Oden, Kelenna Azubuike, Monta Ellis, relentless energy;, Ronny Turiaf, Stephen JacksonGiven the ups and downs of this early season, it’s easy to forget what we were going through a year ago. Baron Davis was fresh off a restful summer and kicking off a contract year. Most Improved Monta Ellis was moped-free. Don Nelson had shocked the world a few months earlier, collected a fresh contract, [...]
Tags: Anthony Randolph, Azubuike, basketball, Chris Mullin, classic sports cliché;, Corey Maggette, Don Nelson, film/entertainment/media empire;, Michel Jordan;, Monta Ellis, Morrow;, Scottie Pippen;, Stephen Jackson, Stephen Jesse Jackson Academy;, Turiaf;, USDThe 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 [...]
Monta Ellis is scheduled to have the screws in his surgically repaired ankle removed Wednesday and should begin basketball-related activity in two weeks, according to the Warriors and Ellis’ agent. The updated timeframe isn’t a surprise to Ellis’ teammates,…
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Monta Ellis is scheduled to have the screws in his surgically repaired ankle removed Wednesday and should begin basketball-related activity in two weeks, according to the Warriors and Ellis’ agent. The updated timeframe isn’t a surprise to Ellis’ teammates,…
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According 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 EllisWarriors guard Monta Ellis turned down interviews with media at Sunday’s practice because he didn’t want to talk until his situation was resolved. That suggested he was planning to appeal the 30-game suspension handed to him by the Warriors for violating the terms of his six-year, $66 million contract.
Tags: Monta Ellis, USDIt’s not just that Baron Davis is gone. Or that Monta Ellis is hurt. When the lights dim Wednesday and the Warriors announce their opening night lineup, no amount of fireworks or drumming can cover up their biggest issue. Starting at point guard will be an…
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Monta Ellis spoke out for the first time Monday since the Warriors suspended him 30 games for injuring his ankle in an offseason moped accident. “While management and I do not agree on their actions, I want to be clear that my injury is based on my mistake in…
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