The Official Golden State Warriors 2009-2010 Season
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so players cant have a little fun at practice? this shit goes on with every team and every practice. this ONE time something happens and it is immediately stupid as hell.
im glad they are playing around and goofing off. that means they like each other as a team and are having fun. we dont play til tuesday so he should be aight by then.
im glad they are playing around and goofing off. that means they like each other as a team and are having fun. we dont play til tuesday so he should be aight by then.
BaysickBrian said this to me after the blazers won:
" and the home team has won the last 9 games in the Blazers-Warriors series. We'll get yall when we fully healthy."
lol, we didnt have Aldridge, Blake, Rudy, Outlaw, Batum, Oden, or Przybilla........we are the last team you should use that excuse on.
" and the home team has won the last 9 games in the Blazers-Warriors series. We'll get yall when we fully healthy."
lol, we didnt have Aldridge, Blake, Rudy, Outlaw, Batum, Oden, or Przybilla........we are the last team you should use that excuse on.
Nelson went after his team today, turning what was initially scheduled to be an off day into a grueling two-hour practice. They ran a bunch of defensive drills, including taxing one-on-one post-up defense drills (one player would have to guard each player in the group consecutively, one-on-one in the post). They even ran a three-man weave.
The players were visibly feeling it. A few balls were slammed, a few expletives were shouted in frustration. Corey Maggette and Monta Ellis got the night off. Maggette showed up on the court halfway through practice and sat on the side and watched. Ellis apparently came and lifted weights, but stayed in the locker room area.
Nelson was so disappointed in the effort during Saturday’s loss at Portland that he put it on them at practice. During practice, he went off on them about his disappointment, two players told me. He shared some of his frustrations during his post-practice interview. Here is the transcript:
So, what made you torture the team today?
They deserved it.
You hadn’t planned on practicing today, right?
No, I hadn’t. We needed to get some work done.
Mostly on the defensive side?
100 percent
Feel good about what you saw?
We needed to do what we did. There was some slippage. Only had 7, 8 guys and it was hard to do much.
It looked like Curry took a pounding. That’s good for him, right?
He’s gotta toughen up. They all do. They’re too soft. Gotta toughen up. Our centers are back now, time for them to step up.
Some guys showed some frustration today. You think it’s time for somebody to get mad?
I don’t call that having any benefit on anything. Kicking the ball or something like that. I need somebody to do something on the floor positive.
Did you see something good out of Andris?
I thought the bigs needed the work that they did on both ends. We worked them hard. You know, it’s time for them to know that they’re not going to get re-injured. It’s time now to put the injury behind them and start playing up to their potential. We’ve given them a few days, a few games. I don’t need it to take two weeks to get it done. They need to step up and do it now.
Can having another big body leaning on you help you realize you’re not going to get hurt again?
Oh yeah. They’ve got to go against big guys. Luckily the guy that got hurt tonight was my fourth guy. Or today. Hunter sprained his ankle.
Monta and Corey got the day off just because of minutes?
Yeah. I didn’t need to get them banged up today because we were going to have a pretty tough practice. I didn’t want to get them dinged up after playing all those minutes.
Will practice be different tomorrow? Will it be more like a walk through?
We’re going to practice. We’ll do that the next day, the walk through.
Did Ronny take a step back?
It was a hard game to play on the match-ups. For whatever reason I thought I could play one big, but they didn’t seem to get much done. So, anyway, I went with Randolph in that spot. I thought he was the most effective big that I had. They should’ve had more of an influence on the game as far as I was concerned.
You talked about smalls after the game. Did you know you needed more from the bigs last night or you saw something on film?
I did. I thought we could play one big the whole game and have more of an influence on the game. Other than the first quarter, nobody had a game after that. Not blaming anybody but we need better performances out of everybody.
Randolph got matched up on Andre Miller a couple times. Impressed by Randolph’s defensive versatility?
If I had it to do over again, I would’ve played a big on him. Not necessarily Randolph. I thought I should’ve probably played Corey on him to start with. It would take one post-up guy away. Our smalls couldn’t guard him. And then Radmanovic, although he’s got an Achilles Tendon, I don’t know how that’s effecting him, was another guy that could’ve guarded him. I put Morrow on him, but he just couldn’t handle him.
Ronny and Andris playing timid?
Timid on the offensive end. Ronny’s been very good on the defensive end. They worked both ends. It was a defensive day, but you’ve got to have an offensive day against the defense, too. So I really liked what the big guys were doing.
For the most part, the players agreed that the practice was something they needed. But they stopped short of calling themselves soft.
WATSON: “I guess this was good for us. We needed it. We had a bad game, but it showed us we’ve got a lot of stuff we need to work on. So we’ve just got to get better defensively as a team and try to make some shots on offense, too. I don’t think (we were soft). Just that one game, we had a bad — it wasn’t really a bad defensive game because we were still in the game late and had a chance to win. We just had some open shots that we missed and stuff like that. But we’ve been playing pretty hard I think. Not really soft. We weren’t letting people push around, so I don’t think we were playing soft at all.”
MAGGETTE: “Just gotta just try to play as hard as you can and play aggressive. I’m just used to doing it. I know some guys not used to doing it and coach probably would call them out. I think in the beginning of the game its how your intensity starts off that really prepares you throughout the whole game. I think each time I step on the floor, I just want to be as aggressive as possible. We’ve got guys, I think all our guys do that. We just had a night like last night that we didn’t do it.”
The players were visibly feeling it. A few balls were slammed, a few expletives were shouted in frustration. Corey Maggette and Monta Ellis got the night off. Maggette showed up on the court halfway through practice and sat on the side and watched. Ellis apparently came and lifted weights, but stayed in the locker room area.
Nelson was so disappointed in the effort during Saturday’s loss at Portland that he put it on them at practice. During practice, he went off on them about his disappointment, two players told me. He shared some of his frustrations during his post-practice interview. Here is the transcript:
So, what made you torture the team today?
They deserved it.
You hadn’t planned on practicing today, right?
No, I hadn’t. We needed to get some work done.
Mostly on the defensive side?
100 percent
Feel good about what you saw?
We needed to do what we did. There was some slippage. Only had 7, 8 guys and it was hard to do much.
It looked like Curry took a pounding. That’s good for him, right?
He’s gotta toughen up. They all do. They’re too soft. Gotta toughen up. Our centers are back now, time for them to step up.
Some guys showed some frustration today. You think it’s time for somebody to get mad?
I don’t call that having any benefit on anything. Kicking the ball or something like that. I need somebody to do something on the floor positive.
Did you see something good out of Andris?
I thought the bigs needed the work that they did on both ends. We worked them hard. You know, it’s time for them to know that they’re not going to get re-injured. It’s time now to put the injury behind them and start playing up to their potential. We’ve given them a few days, a few games. I don’t need it to take two weeks to get it done. They need to step up and do it now.
Can having another big body leaning on you help you realize you’re not going to get hurt again?
Oh yeah. They’ve got to go against big guys. Luckily the guy that got hurt tonight was my fourth guy. Or today. Hunter sprained his ankle.
Monta and Corey got the day off just because of minutes?
Yeah. I didn’t need to get them banged up today because we were going to have a pretty tough practice. I didn’t want to get them dinged up after playing all those minutes.
Will practice be different tomorrow? Will it be more like a walk through?
We’re going to practice. We’ll do that the next day, the walk through.
Did Ronny take a step back?
It was a hard game to play on the match-ups. For whatever reason I thought I could play one big, but they didn’t seem to get much done. So, anyway, I went with Randolph in that spot. I thought he was the most effective big that I had. They should’ve had more of an influence on the game as far as I was concerned.
You talked about smalls after the game. Did you know you needed more from the bigs last night or you saw something on film?
I did. I thought we could play one big the whole game and have more of an influence on the game. Other than the first quarter, nobody had a game after that. Not blaming anybody but we need better performances out of everybody.
Randolph got matched up on Andre Miller a couple times. Impressed by Randolph’s defensive versatility?
If I had it to do over again, I would’ve played a big on him. Not necessarily Randolph. I thought I should’ve probably played Corey on him to start with. It would take one post-up guy away. Our smalls couldn’t guard him. And then Radmanovic, although he’s got an Achilles Tendon, I don’t know how that’s effecting him, was another guy that could’ve guarded him. I put Morrow on him, but he just couldn’t handle him.
Ronny and Andris playing timid?
Timid on the offensive end. Ronny’s been very good on the defensive end. They worked both ends. It was a defensive day, but you’ve got to have an offensive day against the defense, too. So I really liked what the big guys were doing.
For the most part, the players agreed that the practice was something they needed. But they stopped short of calling themselves soft.
WATSON: “I guess this was good for us. We needed it. We had a bad game, but it showed us we’ve got a lot of stuff we need to work on. So we’ve just got to get better defensively as a team and try to make some shots on offense, too. I don’t think (we were soft). Just that one game, we had a bad — it wasn’t really a bad defensive game because we were still in the game late and had a chance to win. We just had some open shots that we missed and stuff like that. But we’ve been playing pretty hard I think. Not really soft. We weren’t letting people push around, so I don’t think we were playing soft at all.”
MAGGETTE: “Just gotta just try to play as hard as you can and play aggressive. I’m just used to doing it. I know some guys not used to doing it and coach probably would call them out. I think in the beginning of the game its how your intensity starts off that really prepares you throughout the whole game. I think each time I step on the floor, I just want to be as aggressive as possible. We’ve got guys, I think all our guys do that. We just had a night like last night that we didn’t do it.”
why are you quoting articles from last night today? ur a day behind cus that practice was sunday.
anyways
The Golden State Warriors have waived center Mikki Moore, the team announced today. Moore, 34, appeared in 23 games with Golden State this season (20 starts), averaging 5.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 17.7 minutes. A 12-year NBA veteran, Moore underwent surgery to remove bone spurs in his right heel on December 18.
With today's transaction, Golden State's roster currently stands at 15 players.
anyways
The Golden State Warriors have waived center Mikki Moore, the team announced today. Moore, 34, appeared in 23 games with Golden State this season (20 starts), averaging 5.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 17.7 minutes. A 12-year NBA veteran, Moore underwent surgery to remove bone spurs in his right heel on December 18.
With today's transaction, Golden State's roster currently stands at 15 players.
why are you a fag?
did you think i sit in practice and post stories while i'm there watching?
i posted it because it wasnt posted yet and it was worth posting... if u dont like it then fuck off. why do u come into this thread if ur gonna bitch about a warriors article being posted? so what if its 1 day late.
this was the first time it seemed like nelson actually cared and was focusing on something relevant to what the team needs to win. he is still a shitbag coach but at least it wasnt his typical bullshit where he says a bunch of nothing.
he even had hindsight about defending andre miller, normally he would just say something dumb like "we have to get better if we want to win". but that shit was retarded obvious during the game somebody stronger needed to guard their guards. and i was pissed watching it live while he did nothing.
i hope the next player we sign is more nba ready than chris hunter. i like hunter but he is inconsistent so far. we need someone to fill in for the absence of azubuike--- he was our scottie pippen "glue" type player.